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Gov. Murphy and other New Jersey Democrats call on Sen. Menendez to resign over bribery charges
Democratic officials in New Jersey wasted little time Friday in calling for Sen. Bob Menendez to resign following his indictment earlier in the day on allegations that he and his wife had accepted bribes from three New Jersey businessmen.
4 min read - HealthYahoo News
3 questions for the CDC about how COVID-19 is still transforming our lives
The CDC's deputy director spoke to Yahoo News about how Americans should think about, and respond to, the current coronavirus mini-surge.
4 min read - PoliticsYahoo News
Trump legal news brief: Judge to rule on Letitia James's summary judgment request — or whether to dismiss Trump case altogether
A New York judge hears dueling arguments Friday on whether to find former President Donald Trump, his adult sons and his business liable for financial fraud, as well as whether to dismiss the case outright.
41 min read - BusinessYahoo News
The UAW strike and electric cars: Does Trump have a new wedge issue?
Former President Donald Trump will give a speech to autoworkers in Detroit next Wednesday, and he is expected to attack President Biden’s policies promoting a transition to electric cars.
4 min read - USYahoo News
Read the indictment against Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife
Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., his wife and three associates have been charged by federal prosecutors with accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for the U.S. senator’s influence.
1 min read - PoliticsYahoo TV
Katie Couric ended Sarah Palin's vice presidential hopes on this day in 2008
Palin's rising star was brought back to Earth after her sit-down with Couric.
7 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Labor strikes, inflation and Nike earnings: What to know this week
A stacked calendar with inflation data and updates on several macro economic headwinds awaits investors in the week ahead.
8 min read - TechnologyEngadget
How to use StandBy mode on your lock screen in iOS 17
Apple’s new StandBy mode that accompanied iOS 17 lets you use your phone’s lock screen in a number of unique ways. Here’s how to do just that.
3 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Factoring time into your investments
Regardless of if you’re trading for the short term or investing for the long term, making money in the stock market is a process. And processes involve time.
9 min read - USEngadget
Hitting the Books: Beware the Tech Bro who comes bearing gifts
In 'Optimal Illusions' UC Berkeley applied mathematician Coco Krumme explores our historical fascination with process optimization and how that pursuit has led to unintended is in the systems we're streamlining.
14 min read - PoliticsYahoo Finance
Lawmakers are pushing ideas to end government shutdowns forever
One area of agreement in Washington as it heads toward a possible shutdown is that these regular government stoppages are a pattern worth trying to break.
6 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Return-to-office mandates could be detrimental to working mothers
The labor force participation rate for women with children under 5 is at an all-time high of 70.4% — for now.
7 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
Elon Musk threatens to charge for X, OpenAI launches DALL-E 3 and Cisco acquires Splunk
This week was as newsy as any other, what with Elon Musk threatening to charge all X (formerly Twitter) users a fee, OpenAI launching DALL-E 3 and Cisco acquiring Splunk in a deal worth $28 billion. Elsewhere, outgoing TC editor-in-chief Matthew Panzarino published his iPhone 15 review, Apple released iOS 17, Y Combinator got defensive and Microsoft researchers accidentally exposed terabytes of data.
5 min read - BusinessAutoblog
This iconic luxury off-road SUV is about to undergo major changes
Current Mercedes-Benz G-Class reportedly ends production in January. Facelifted, electrified G debuts next year with all-electric EQG twin.
3 min read - NewsYahoo News UK
Is 'Ukraine fatigue' creeping in?
Amid a bitter row with Poland and questions over military aid, is 'Ukraine fatigue' creeping in?
5 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
AI ‘supercharges' voice scams, making it easier for Americans to fall prey
In March, the Federal Trade Commission warned of an increase in AI voice scams.
7 min read - NewsYahoo News UK
After years of chemo, 4-year-old Dillan relapsed and now his only hope is an experimental treatment
Dillan was initially given a 93% cure rate but has relapsed three times and doctors now say there are no more treatment options in the UK.
4 min read - USYahoo Finance
Student loans: Predatory lending isn’t just coming from for-profit schools
Some highly regarded universities are licensing their name for use by for-profit schools.
2 min read - PoliticsINSIDER
Cassidy Hutchinson says Mark Meadows burned so many documents before leaving the White House that the then-chief of staff's wife complained about dry-cleaning bills to remove the 'bonfire' smell: repo
Cassidy Hutchinson told The Times that staffers were worried "deep state" individuals would try to find the documents they were disposing of.
3 min read - USCNN
Operator of bus involved in fatal New York crash was listed by the state as an ‘unacceptable operator’ after failing several safety inspections
The transportation company that owns the bus involved in a fatal crash in New York this week while bringing high school students to a band camp was listed as an “unacceptable operator” by the state after failing several safety inspections since 2022.
3 min read - USFox News
'Sugar Bear' pimp known for torturing prostitutes pleads guilty after shocking find in freezer: feds
Somori Moses, 47, will face 15 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to the murder of Leondra Foster in 2017 and sex trafficking eight other women, prosecutors said.
5 min read - BusinessMotley Fool
OPEC Just Did Social Security Retirees a Huge Favor
If you're a retiree collecting Social Security, you probably know that one of the most important days of the year is just around the corner. The Social Security Administration (SSA) announces the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) every year in mid-October. The COLA is the amount by which your Social Security checks will increase next year, and the size of the increase is based on a specific inflation rate, the CPI-W, or the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers.
4 min read - PoliticsSheKnows
Ted Cruz Claims This Is Who He Thinks Is the ‘Most Likely & Most Dangerous’ Candidate to Replace Joe Biden
Because 2023 is just full of surprises, we’re getting another shocking opinion from an unlikely political figure. This time around, former Presidential candidate Ted Cruz is now talking about the upcoming election, specifically who he thinks will “most likely” become US President Joe Biden’s successor. During a new episode of his podcast entitled Verdict with …
2 min read - USAdvnture
Clueless Yellowstone tourist escorted away after challenging bull elk to a fight
Bringing an elk call to a National Park is never a good idea, particularly during the rut
2 min read - USINSIDER
A woman bought a lighthouse in Ohio for $71,000 and has spent over $300,000 on a decade-long renovation
In 2011, Sheila Consaul purchased a 1920s lighthouse as part of a government scheme and has spent more than 10 years renovating it.
5 min read - BusinessBuzzFeed
Europeans Have Started The "American Mind Can't Comprehend" Meme, And These Pictures Would Literally Rock Americans' Worlds
I have to admit I'm a bit confused by some of these.
4 min read - WorldBusiness Insider
Ukraine used US-provided Strykers to break through a key Russian defensive line littered with minefields and trenches
These armored vehicles helped Ukraine break through the Surovikin Line, a series of Russian defenses with anti-vehicle spikes and minefields.
1 min read - ScienceThe Cool Down
Scientists sound alarm over ‘unheard of’ ocean conditions: ‘We could see mass mortality’
"It will go unnoticed."
3 min read - HealthINSIDER
A hospital chaplain reveals the two things people worry about on their deathbeds
Chaplain Joon Park is present at every death at the Florida hospital where he works, to counsel people in their last moments.
3 min read - USThe Cool Down
Shocking images show snowplows cleaning city streets after summer storm brings 12 inches of ice and snow
Residents of the city of were stunned when they got 12 inches of snow in August.
2 min read - HealthFort Worth Star-Telegram
Obese and facing diabetes, Southlake man shed 100 pounds in months. Here’s his message
“I was amazed at how many calories I was likely taking in per day.”
7 min read - USAtlanta Black Star
‘Thought His Mate Donald Was Going to Bail Him Out’: Already Financially Strapped Rudy Giuliani Misses Defamation Payment Fees Deadline, Now Owes Almost Double
Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City and personal attorney to President Donald Trump, failed to meet deadlines for paying legal fees to […]
3 min read - USNBC News
13-foot alligator spotted with human remains in its mouth in Florida canal
A 13-foot alligator was spotted with human remains in its mouth in a canal in unincorporated Largo, Florida.
1 min read - WorldBloomberg
Ukraine Recap: Russia Says ‘Let’s Decide It on the Battlefield’
(Bloomberg) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called Ukrainian proposals for restoring its pre-invasion territory “unrealizable” and said that if Ukraine’s allies want war, they can have it. Lavrov’s comment jibes with a view taking hold among Ukraine’s allies that the war is likely to go on for years.Most Read from BloombergWells Fargo Preps for Wealth Battle After $1 Billion TurnaroundUS to Keep a Distance From India-Canada Dispute, Signum’s Myers SaysBond Market Faces Quandary After F
2 min read - WorldBusiness Insider
Ukraine has 'completely defeated' a Russian naval infantry brigade of the Black Sea Fleet — for a second time, says think tank
Ukrainian forces destroyed the Russian marine brigade last year, forcing them to rebuild the unit before returning to combat.
2 min read - BusinessGOBankingRates
Are You Richer Than You Think? 8 Key Signs You’re Wealthier Than Most Americans
Controversial but consummately successful podcaster Joe Rogan once said he felt like he'd "made it" financially when he had enough money to eat at a restaurant at night without feeling guilty and...
5 min read - WorldThe Cool Down
At least 57 athletes fall seriously ill following world triathlon championship: ‘The swim should have been cancelled’
"The team will undertake an investigation of cases.”
2 min read - WorldThe Telegraph
Prince Harry told to ‘give notice’ as he is denied room at Windsor Castle during visit
The Duke of Sussex must give due notice if he wishes to stay on a royal estate, The Telegraph understands, after he was denied a room at Windsor Castle earlier this month.
3 min read - PoliticsINSIDER
Donald Trump turns on old friend Howard Stern calling him a 'broken weirdo' and a 'disloyal guy'
Former President Donald Trump hit out at his old friend, the radio personality Howard Stern, in a late-night Truth Social post.
2 min read - WorldMarie Claire US
Leonardo DiCaprio’s New Girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti—and His Most Recent Ex, Gigi Hadid—Both Walk in Versace Show Yesterday
Though DiCaprio is reportedly in Milan for Milan Fashion Week, he skipped this show.
1 min read - WorldKyiv Independent
National Resistance Center: Russian strongholds in Kursk Oblast deserted
Russian military strongholds in Kursk Oblast are largely abandoned and only imitating defensive positions, the National Resistance Center reported on Sept. 23.
1 min read - USCNN
Missing toddler found sleeping in woods using her dog as a pillow after walking 3 miles barefoot
A 2-year-old girl who walked barefoot more than three miles with her family’s two dogs was found sleeping off a wooded Michigan trail using the smaller dog as a pillow, authorities said.
2 min read - ScienceAssociated Press
Science paints a new picture of the ancient past, when we mixed and mated with other kinds of humans
Earlier forms, like the Neanderthals, were thought to be just steps along the path of evolution, who died out because we were better versions. Ancient DNA technology has revolutionized the way we study human history and has quickly taken off, with a constant stream of studies exploring the genes of long-ago people. For most of human history we shared the planet with other kinds of early humans, and those now-extinct groups were a lot like us.
7 min read - OpinionLA Times
Opinion: Yes, there was global warming in prehistoric times. But nothing in millions of years compares with what we see today
When the last ice age ended thousands of years ago, the rate of global warming — which was roughly 10 times slower than what we see today — was rapid enough to wipe out entire species.
5 min read - WorldCNN
The Philippines condemns China for installing floating barrier in disputed South China Sea
The Philippines on Sunday condemned the Chinese coast guard for installing what it called a “floating barrier” in a disputed area of the South China Sea, saying that it prevented Filipino boats from entering and fishing in the area.
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