WorldAssociated PressWith Bolsonaro tamed in defeat, Brazil steps back from brink
In the run-up to Brazil's presidential election, many feared a narrow result would be contested and spell the death knell for Latin America's largest democracy. So far, however, the worst fears have been averted, despite a nail-biting victory for former leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva over far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, and ongoing protests by some of Bolsonaro's supporters across the country. The conservative leader's allies quickly recognized da Silva's victory, the military stayed in the barracks and vigilant world leaders swooped in to offer support for da Silva and nip in the bud even the thought of anything resembling the Jan. 6 insurrection that overtook the U.S. Capi...
BusinessAfroTechFans Created GoFundMe Pages To Get Kanye West Back To Billionaire Status — Here's The Result
It hasn't been long since Kanye West reportedly lost his billion-dollar status, and already some fans are going the extra mile to restore West's net worth. Billionaire status: As AfroTech previously reported, the Yeezy founder's severed ties with adidas led his net worth to fall to $400 million, according to Forbes. Yet, it appears some steadfast fans are looking to create a redemption arc for West, and are using GoFundMe pages to organize their efforts.
U.S.Sacramento BeeHe was accused of stealing huge amounts of water over 23 years. Here’s why no one noticed
California's water police struggle to track where water is flowing and whether someone is taking more than they're supposed to. A criminal case unfolding in the San Joaquin Valley underscores how the federal government seems to have similar problems. Earlier this year a federal grand jury indicted Dennis Falaschi, the former general manager of the Panoche Water District in the western San Joaquin Valley, on charges of conspiracy, theft of government property and filing false tax returns.
WorldAssociated PressOfficials: Saudis tell US that Iran may attack the kingdom
Saudi Arabia has shared intelligence with American officials that suggests Iran could be preparing for an imminent attack on the kingdom, three U.S. officials said Tuesday. The heightened concerns about a potential attack on Saudi Arabia come as the Biden administration is criticizing Tehran for its crackdown on widespread protests and condemning it for sending hundreds of drones — as well as technical support — to Russia for use in its war in Ukraine. “We are concerned about the threat picture, and we remain in constant contact through military and intelligence channels with the Saudis,” the National Security Council said in a statement.
BusinessBusiness InsiderA Twitter employee shared a picture of his boss in a sleeping bag and mask on the office floor, illustrating Elon Musk's new hardcore work culture
A Twitter employee shared a photo appearing to show his boss asleep on the office floor. Insider previously reported that some staff have been asked to work 24/7 since Elon Musk's takeover. A Twitter employee shared a photo appearing to show his boss asleep on the office floor just days after Tesla CEO Elon Musk took over the company.
U.S.NextShark4 men plead guilty to conspiring to sexually assault sedated wives
Four men pleaded guilty on Monday in a Singapore court to conspiring with other men to drug their wives with sedatives before raping them afterward to fulfill their wife-sharing fantasies. Prosecutors in the case are seeking to have the men imprisoned for the incident, with K and M reportedly expected to receive 19 to 23 years of jail time and 24 strokes of the cane; N reportedly expected to receive 17 to 21 years of jail time and 24 strokes of the cane; and L potentially facing 11 to 16.5 years of jail time with a six-month extension instead of caning.
BusinessReutersRussian retail sales fall deeper, jobless rate rises in Sept - data
Russian retail sales fell deeper and the jobless rate slightly increased in September, official data from the state statistics service Rosstat showed on Wednesday, after the Kremlin announced its first mobilisation since World War Two. Since September, the Kremlin has called up around 300,000 reservists for what it calls a "special military operation" in Ukraine. According to Rosstat, Russian retail sales plunged 9.8% in September in year-on-year terms after an 8.8% fall in the previous month and the jobless rate increased to 3.9% of the workforce from August's record low of 3.8%.
U.S.The Daily BeastBodycam Shows Moment Cops Found Hope Solo Passed Out in Walmart Parking Lot
Bodycam footage has shown the moment police discovered former U.S. soccer star Hope Solo passed out in a North Carolina parking lot with her 2-year-old twins asleep in the back seat. The footage, from Winston-Salem Police Officer A.J. Sereik's camera and obtained by Queen City News, shows the moment the officer pulls up in front of a black GMC Yukon in the Walmart parking lot on March 31, 2022. Solo appears disoriented as she converses with Officer Sereik, and when another officer arrives after four minutes, Sereik explains “she's completely oblivious to everything that's like going on right now.
U.S.FTW OutdoorsFisherman’s knees buckle upon seeing his ‘super unheard of’ catch
“Once I saw it was a muskie, my knees immediately became like Jello,” Will Sampson told CTV News Toronto. When he saw the color of the fish, he immediately recognized it as a muskie, which is related to northern pike but is typically a light silver, green or brown color, according to CTV. “We knew it was a unicorn, like obviously there's muskie in Lake Ontario, [but] in Toronto Harbor it's super unheard of,” Sampson told CTV.
BusinessTechCrunchEvolito, with an axial-flux motor lighter than Tesla’s, starts ramping up its team
Last year YASA, a British electric motor startup with a revolutionary “axial-flux” motor, was acquired by Mercedes-Benz to develop ultra-high-performance electric motors for Mercedes's AMG.EA electric-only platform. YASA's axial-flux electric motors had previously garnered a reputation for efficiency, high power density, small size and low weight. While Mercedes acquired the automotive rights, they passed on the rights to an aerospace version of the engine.
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Winning Powerball ticket sold in Westmoreland County
A Powerball ticket worth $150,000 for the Monday drawing was sold at a Westmoreland store. The ticket matched four of the five white balls drawn, 13-19-36-39-59, and the red Powerball 13 to win $150,000. Without the $1 Power Play option, the ticket would have been worth $50,000.
WorldBusiness InsiderTop Russian generals frustrated by humiliating losses mused about nuking Ukraine — but US intelligence isn't sure what to make of it
Russian generals have reportedly deliberated using tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine. Putin ultimately decides if Russia will use tactical nukes through a multi-step process that would take time. Frustrated by mounting battlefield setbacks in Ukraine, top Russian generals have reportedly discussed using tactical nuclear weapons in the eastern European country — and US intelligence isn't quite sure what to make of the situation.
WorldAssociated PressChina fishing fleet defied U.S. in standoff on the high seas
This summer, as China fired missiles into the sea off Taiwan to protest House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the island, a much different kind of geopolitical standoff was taking shape in another corner of the Pacific Ocean. Thousands of miles away, a heavily-armed U.S. Coast Guard cutter sailed up to a fleet of a few hundred Chinese squid-fishing boats not far from Ecuador's Galapagos Islands. Its mission: inspect the vessels for any signs of illegal, unreported or unregulated fishing.
U.S.CBS NewsEx-heavyweight boxer charged with trafficking over $1 billion of cocaine
The Department of Justice on Monday charged a former professional heavyweight boxer with trafficking over 20 tons of cocaine worth more than $1 billion through U.S. ports, most of which was from what prosecutors in 2019 called "one of the largest drug seizures in United States history." Goran Gogic, 43, was arrested Sunday after being indicted by a grand jury in New York, the Justice Department said in a news release. Gogic, who is from Montenegro, was arrested while trying to board a flight at Miami International Airport.
U.S.USA TODAYThe graphic video of Takeoff's death and what it says about our desensitization to trauma
On Tuesday morning, Migos rapper Takeoff was killed during a Houston shooting – a moment that was recorded, posted and even shared by media outlets, like TMZ. Think back to the leaked photos of Kobe Bryant's helicopter crash, and more recently to the bystander-recorded video of rapper PnB Rock's death, which circulated on Instagram in September. Takeoff was an influential and popular musician, but he was also a human being who deserves respect and compassion, says trauma-informed psychotherapist Lizandra Leigertwood.
WorldReutersU.S. cautioned Germany against a Chinese controlling stake in Hamburg port
MUNSTER, Germany (Reuters) -The United States cautioned Germany against allowing China to obtain a controlling stake in a Hamburg port terminal, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Wednesday, in a deal that has been seen as a gauge of how far Germany is willing to toughen its stance on its top trading partner. Chinese shipping giant Cosco made a bid last year to take a 35% stake in one of logistics firm HHLA's three terminals in Germany's largest port, but the German coalition has been divided over whether to let the deal go ahead. Germany approved a sale of 24.9% of the terminal to Cosco last week, down from the stake originally planned amid objections to the deal from the two junior partners in German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-way coalition.
BusinessBuzzFeed"I Had To Reject The Application": This Recruiter Shared Why "White Wording" Isn't The Résumé Hack People Think It Is
Look, I'm all for bamboozling the system, but this hack definitely didn't seem foolproof to me, and I had some follow-up questions. For answers, I turned to Erica Rivera, a senior Google recruiter based out of the Chicagoland area — who also offers job-hunting advice on TikTok as @career.diva. Having worked in recruiting for a number of different companies, including Indeed, Erica is no stranger to the ATS.
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Moment armoured vehicle carrying fleeing Russian soldiers flips over on road
Armoured vehicle carrying Russian soldiers trying to escape from the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine flips over on road. Source: BUTUSOV PLUS, Telegram
PoliticsAssociated PressExec: Trump Organization changed pay practices post-election
Donald Trump's election as president was a wake-up call — not just for the political establishment, but also for the company synonymous with him, his wealth and his fame, a top executive testified Tuesday. Suddenly, with the boss heading to the White House in 2017, the Trump Organization found itself scrambling to scrub some pay practices and financial arrangements now at issue at the company's criminal tax fraud trial in New York, senior vice president and controller Jeffrey McConney told jurors. The Trump Organization changed its ways in 2017 or 2018 after bringing in a Washington lawyer to audit its tax practices following Trump's election, McConney said in his second day on the witness stand before testing positive for COVID-19, a development that abruptly suspended the trial until Monday.
WorldThe Daily Beast‘Final Destruction’: Russia Threatens Norway With Ugly Fall Out
Russia announced Wednesday that it views Norway's work with other countries in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as provocative, warning that Norway's efforts to bolster its military in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine this year will likely be the death knell for Oslo-Moscow relations moving forward. “Oslo is now among the most active supporters of NATO's involvement in the Arctic,” Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Wednesday, according to TASS. “We consider such developments near Russian borders as Oslo's deliberate pursuit of a destructive course toward escalation of tensions in the Euro-Arctic region and the final destruction of Russian-Norwegian relations.”
PoliticsThe HillCNN’s Jake Tapper to leave prime time following midterms
Jake Tapper's stint in CNN's prime-time television slot is coming to a close. Tapper was chosen in September by new President Chris Licht to host a show at 9 p.m., a slot that's been occupied by a rotating cast of pundits in recent months since Chris Cuomo was fired by the network late last year. At the time, the network said the switch in Tapper's time slot, and several others CNN made to its lineup for the midterm elections, were expected to run through the week of the Nov. 8.
U.S.Associated Press‘People are mad’: Portland votes on government changes
The proposal would scrap a century-old commission form of government that Portland is the last major U.S. city to use, and also implement a rare form of ranked choice voting. The campaigns on these questions have been emotional, reflecting different visions of Portland's future: one that maintains the city's reputation as a testing ground for unique ideas and upholds its unofficial slogan, “Keep Portland Weird,” and another that sets unconventional methodology aside in a quest for stability. Portland is known for its progressive politics.
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Chile's Mapocho River turns from wasteland to wetland
The transformation didn't happen overnight. It's the result of a decade-long effort between the regional government - and nearby communities. They wanted to revive the river's biodiversity and turn it into an 11-mile-long protected park.
U.S.Miami Herald3 brothers die in suspected drug overdose, CO family says. ‘All I can do is cry’
Three brothers died of a suspected drug overdose in Colorado, police and local media outlets reported. On Sunday, Oct. 30, police announced they were investigating three deaths at a home on Kittredge Street, in Denver, the city's police department stated in a news release. Preliminary investigation revealed that it is possibly a drug overdose,” the department stated.
U.S.Yahoo SportsFederal investigation into Commanders reported hours after Dan Snyder says he’ll explore selling team
The Washington Commanders have already faced considerable scrutiny over the past few years, but now the team's allegations financial impropriety have reportedly reached the world of federal law enforcement. The U.S. attorney's office in the Eastern District of Virginia has opened a criminal investigation with a focus on several areas of the team, according to ESPN's Don Van Natta Jr. The investigation was reportedly triggered by a letter from the House Committee on Oversight and Reform to the Federal Trade Commission in April, after the committee said it received evidence of the Commanders underreporting ticket revenue to the NFL and withholding security deposit money from fans.
“I look forward to the day we stop using sentient beings in laboratory experiments.”
“Animal research has played an essential role in improving the health of humans and animals alike.”
“If you can show a better way to do it, bring it on because I promise you people will be beating your door down.”
“Humans are not dogs, mice or pigs and our bodies don’t react to treatment the same.”
“Scientists have developed effective methods that can allow for rapid drug discovery … rendering animal testing obsolete.”