Rep. Bowman pulls fire alarm before govt. funding vote, causes office evacuation
Thousands of faith leaders in the U.S. are losing their ability to stay in the country
France vows action as 'widespread' bedbugs sweep Paris
HBO doc explores the sinister intent behind Charlottesville rally
The largest U.S. health care strike in history could happen next week
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- USYahoo News
NYC flooding live updates: Subways suspended, streets under water amid heavy rain
Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency across New York City, Long Island, and the Hudson Valley.
- BusinessThe New Republic
The White House’s Two-Faced Climate Rhetoric
Look at just about any White House event, and you’re likely to see a reference to a specific number: 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit), a goal in line with meeting the Paris Agreement’s ambition to limit warming to “well below” two degrees Celsius. A fact sheet on America’s partnership with climate-vulnerable Pacific Islands this week noted that the U.S. “will continue to work with the Pacific Islands to enhance global ambition to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius.”
5 min read - WorldFox News
Whale capsizes boat leaving 1 person dead, another injured in ‘absolute freak accident’: officials
One man was killed and another was taken to a hospital after their boat capsized in Australia when it was hit by a breaching whale, officials said.
2 min read - USFox News
Republican lawmakers livid over 'Squad' Dem's fire alarm drama: 'Potentially criminal'
House Republicans unleashed after toward Rep. Jamaal Bowman pulled a Capitol complex fire alarm on Saturday, with one calling for his expulsion.
2 min read - USFox News
WATCH: Dolphins rescued from shallow Massachusetts river are returned to ocean
Marine rescuers in Massachusetts rescued and released two dolphins found stranded in the shallow waters in a river on Cape Cod.
2 min read - USFox News
Migrant numbers hit highest ever recorded in one month: sources
Migrant encounters hit 260,000+ in September, sources tell Fox News, marking a new record high for the migrant crisis now deep into its third year.
3 min read - WorldFox News
UK home secretary says multiculturalism has ‘failed’ as Europe faces migrant crisis
The U.K.'s top immigration official said this week multiculturalism has failed, and she made a call to reconsider how refugee and asylum claims are adjudicated.
3 min read - PoliticsYahoo Finance
A last-second deal is set to avert a government shutdown as the business world celebrates
In a surprise turnabout following several days when a stoppage seemed all but inevitable, Congress acted with lightning speed Saturday to avert a government shutdown.
4 min read - HealthYahoo Canada Style
Travis Barker says he had COVID, a root canal and trigeminal neuralgia. What is it?
The drummer and husband of Kourtney Kardashian says he can now handle anything "God throws at me."
4 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Energy consumption 'to dramatically increase' because of AI
AI brings many promises for the future, as well as energy challenges. Are there solutions?
5 min read - BusinessAutoblog
Here's how much more a Toyota Highlander or Highlander L will cost as a 2024 model
The 2024 Toyota Highlander drops base L trim, entry price jumps $2,500. The Bronze Edition also retired, Highlander Hybrid gets Nightshade Edition.
2 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
Tinder goes ultra-premium, Amazon invests in Anthropic and Apple explains its new AirPods
It's that time of the week again, folks -- time for Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch's newsletter that recaps the past few days in tech. On the agenda for this blustery, fall-vibes edition of WiR (it's really starting to feel like autumn on the East Coast), we have Tinder's wildly expensive ($499 per month) new premium tier, Amazon investing up to $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic, and Apple executives breaking down the AirPods' new features. Tinder goes ultra-premium: Tinder has rolled out a
6 min read - TechnologyEngadget
How to leave video messages on FaceTime in iOS 17
iOS 17 has new features, including FaceTime Video Messages. Here's how to record and send video messages to your loved ones when they can't pick up the phone.
2 min read - NewsYahoo News UK
Bedroom destroyed by fire after vape left on charge
A fire service has released pictures of the burnt-out room in Chelmsford as a warning.
3 min read - NewsYahoo News UK
Police withdraw competition to name one of its horses after black pioneers
Police were criticised for launching a competition to name one of their horses after people involved in the historic Bristol Bus Boycott.
4 min read - BusinessAutoblog
Hot Wheels orders up an off-road-modified Porsche 944 — it's a toy car and a real car
Hot Wheels turned a 1987 Porsche 944 into an off-road-ready shooting brake, and it's offering it as a built-to-order diecast car.
2 min read - USYahoo Finance
Obamacare: Report highlights the 'ridiculous' Medicaid coverage gap in the US
Medicaid has become a key political issue since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — commonly known as Obamacare — expanded the healthcare program back in 2014.
5 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Nike's earnings showed a consumer slowdown won't derail all retailers
Commentary from Nike executives showed that despite mounting headwinds, demand isn't slowing down for the global athletic apparel leader.
3 min read - NewsYahoo News UK
Former Nationwide manager receives £350,000 compensation after bosses stopped work-from-home for staff
Senior lending manager Jayne Follows was made redundant after her bosses decided to end remote working.
4 min read - TechnologyTechCrunch
Humane’s ‘AI Pin’ debuts on the Paris runway
The company's origin dates all the way back to 2017, when it was founded by former Apple employees, Bethany Bongiorno, Imran Chaudhri. In spite -- or perhaps because -- of such mysteries, Humane is now an extremely well-funded early stage startup. The $100 million B round arrived the following September, including Tiger Global Management, SoftBank Group, BOND, Forerunner Ventures and Qualcomm Ventures.
3 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
How much can artists make from generative AI? Vendors won't say
As tech companies begin to monetize generative AI, the creators on whose work it is trained are asking for their fair share. A recent open letter from the Authors Guild signed by more than 8,500 writers, including Margaret Atwood, Dan Brown and Jodi Picoult, urges generative AI companies to cease using their works without proper authorization or compensation. Artists, meanwhile, have brought numerous lawsuits against generative AI vendors like Stability AI, MidJourney, and Microsoft regarding
8 min read - TechnologyAutoblog
What is traction control on your car, and how does it save lives?
Traction control is an electronic monitoring system that senses if a wheel (or multiple wheels) is spinning faster than it should and reduces power to regain grip.
3 min read - PoliticsYahoo Finance
This week in Bidenomics: The risks of picketing
Biden has formally sided with striking auto workers against their corporate bosses. Here's what could go wrong.
4 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance UK
Behind the brand: Kymira, the infrared sportswear company
Kymira's wearable tech garments are used from Premier League footballers and NFL athletes to club bouncers and care home residents.
4 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Government shutdown could derail home sales in flood-prone places
About 9,000 mortgage closings a week could be affected.
4 min read - USYahoo News
'Child care cliff' could see 3.2 million kids lose child care access as federal funds set to expire
Saturday, Sept. 30, is when $24 billion in pandemic-era stimulus funding for child care runs out. This would incite a so-called child care cliff that would bring a ripple of consequences to the American people.
5 min read - NewsYahoo Finance Singapore
Singapore electricity tariff to increase by 0.98 cents per kWh for last quarter
The electricity tariff is set to rise by 0.98 cents per kWh hour for the final quarter of 2023. How much more can households expect to pay?
2 min read - PoliticsThe Wrap
MSNBC Anchor Recuses Herself From Covering Dad Sen. Bob Menendez’s Indictment (Video)
He allegedly took bribes to help the Egyptian government The post MSNBC Anchor Recuses Herself From Covering Dad Sen. Bob Menendez’s Indictment (Video) appeared first on TheWrap.
2 min read - USFox News
Tennessee teacher charged with raping 12-year-old rearrested for telling victim he'll 'regret doing this'
A former Tennessee elementary school teacher charged with raping a child was rearrested at her Covington home for allegedly telling a victim he'll "regret doing this."
3 min read - USDetroit Free Press
Police arrest 2 men in killing of Pontiac man known for fooling sexual predators
Robert Wayne Lee, who posed as a 15-year-old girl online to lure and catch sexual predators was shot and killed during a confrontation Friday night.
2 min read - USPeople
Event Planner Sentenced to Over 8 Years in Prison for Shoving Beloved Vocal Coach, 87, to Death
The judge cited Lauren Pazienza's "inability to take responsibility for her actions" for sentencing her to 8 1/2 years in prison
3 min read - PoliticsINSIDER
Ex-House Speaker Newt Gingrich says he could 'afford to have five or six people be idiots' during standoffs in the 1990s, a contrast to the numerous GOP hardliners creating challenges for McCarthy
Gingrich recently remarked to Politico of the tough predicament of current GOP leaders, who have virtually no margin for error in vote counts.
2 min read - WorldFox News
Married pilot snorts cocaine off topless woman in booze-fueled romp before flight: report
A pilot with British Airways was suspended and later fired after he revealed to a fellow crew member that he had used cocaine the night before a flight.
3 min read - PoliticsINSIDER
Cassidy Hutchinson says Ted Cruz told her not to be a 'tattletale' after she complained to Mark Meadows that Cruz crashed a Trump tarmac arrival in Texas
"I was infuriated," Hutchinson wrote in her memoir of finding out Cruz was on the tarmac waiting for Trump. "I spotted Cruz and made a dash for him."
3 min read - USDeadline
Arrest In AMC Movie Theater Incident Where Patron Was Brutally Attacked In Dispute Over Reserved Seats – Update
UPDATE, SEPT. 29: A 27-year-old man has been arrested for a widely publicized fight with a 63- year-old man over movie theater seats in Pompano Beach, the Broward Sheriff’s Office announced Friday. Jesse Montez Thorton II, 27, faces one count of aggravated battery with great bodily harm. “BSO detectives worked this case for months,” BSO …
3 min read - PoliticsHuffPost
Trump's Appalling Paul Pelosi Dig Gets Laughs From California GOP Crowd
Social media users ripped the former president's "disgusting" remarks about a hammer attack that resulted in serious injuries for Rep. Nancy Pelosi's husband.
2 min read - OpinionThe Telegraph
It’s time to admit it: Black Lives Matter hysteria made fools of us all
Remember the Black Lives Matter protest in Bristol? The one where the mob tipped the statue into the harbour? In court this week, one of its organisers admitted fraud, after £30,000 in donations from Black Lives Matter supporters went missing.
5 min read - PoliticsFox News
Democratic lawmaker falsely claims House Republicans tried to 'provide themselves with a pay raise'
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., falsely accused House Republicans of attempting to “provide themselves with a pay raise" Saturday amid negotiations on a bill to avoid a government shutdown.
3 min read - USThe Daily Beast
Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson’s Former Assistant Is Murdered in Texas
GoFundMe, GettyThe former personal assistant to Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, was murdered in Texas this week, allegedly by her own husband. Ferguson paid tribute to her former aide in an Instagram post released Friday, as news spread that Jenean Chapman, 46, had been found murdered in her Dallas apartment on Monday. “Jenean was loyal, hardworking, beautiful and fun and my heart breaks for her family and friends,” Ferguson wrote. “I heard from her just a couple of months ago and she seeme
3 min read - USWSB Cox articles
2 killed, 4 injured in 10-car crash that shut down I-285 for hours, authorities say
Authorities have shut down part of Interstate 285 following a severe crash.
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