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FA Cup: When Sunderland beat Leeds in 1973
BBC - 4 Jan 2024 08:20
Watch the weird and wonderful coverage of the 1973 FA Cup final between Sunderland and Leeds.
French booze-free January falls flat with Macron government
BBC - 4 Jan 2024 17:56
President Emmanuel Macron is accused of caving in to the wine lobby by failing to back the campaign.
Hostage whose body was seen in Hamas video was killed during failed IDF rescue mission
New York Post - 4 Jan 2024 18:47
The Israel Defense Forces has revealed that hostage whose body was featured in a Hamas propaganda video was killed during a rescue attempt by the military.
HarbourVest's Scott Voss Sees a Return to Core Strategies This Year
Wall Street Journal - 4 Jan 2024 13:00
Forecasts were all over the map in 2023 and mostly wrong, the managing director says. This year, investors should resist the urge to market-time and be guided by 'sound long-term investment policy.'
Outgoing Harvard president Claudine Gay accused of 'lying' about 'promptly requesting corrections' to plagiarized works
New York Post - 4 Jan 2024 18:54
One of the first people to highlight widespread plagiarism by now-ousted Harvard president Claudine Gay has bluntly accused her of "lying" by claiming she "promptly requested corrections" to her published work.
Robert Schumann: Piano Works (Llŷr Williams) album review
The Guardian - 4 Jan 2024 16:30
(Signum, two CDs)The two-disc set of six works, which includes two of Schumann's best known keyboard pieces, feels a little studied at points, but the playing is immaculate Having worked his way through the sonatas of bo...
China Expects Air Travel to Accelerate Recovery in 2024
Wall Street Journal - 4 Jan 2024 12:17
China air travel is likely to rev up its recovery this year, with more direct flights to and from the U.S., the country's aviation regulator said.
Max Verstappen Gets Rejected After Trying To Get Behind The Wheel Of A Mercedes
IBTimes - 4 Jan 2024 12:00
The rental company's policy indicated that Verstappen was too young to drive the car he wanted.
Multiple Gunshot Victims at Iowa High School: What to Know
Time - 4 Jan 2024 17:39
An active shooter led to multiple gunshot victims at Perry High School in Iowa. Everything we know so far
Jeffrey Epstein: documents linking associates to sex offender unsealed
The Guardian - 4 Jan 2024 03:39
Names were contained in court documents filed as part of Virginia Giuffre's lawsuit against Ghislaine Maxwell Explainer: who was Epstein and what are court documents about?
Steve Borthwick condemns 'appalling' online abuse driving people out of rugby
The Guardian - 4 Jan 2024 20:46
Owen Farrell and official among those who have stepped away 'I don't think any of us expected that level of vitriol' Steve Borthwick has condemned as "appalling" the online vitriol that has crept into rugby and forced th...
South Korea spy agency says Kim Jong Un's daughter is likely heir to dictatorship
Fox News - 4 Jan 2024 14:35
South Korean intelligence agencies are now confident that Kim Jong Un's young daughter, Ju Ae, is the likely heir-apparent to assume the North Korean dictatorship.
Daywatch: Illinois finds 46,400 people missed by 2020 census
Chicago Tribune - 4 Jan 2024 14:33
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
Bomb threats cause evacuations at multiple US statehouses
BBC - 4 Jan 2024 00:33
Statehouses in Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, Connecticut and Michigan had to be evacuated.
Exploding toilet at a Dunkin' store in Florida left a customer filthy and injured, lawsuit claims
Boston - 4 Jan 2024 18:54
After the explosion left the man covered in human waste and debris, an employee told him that they were aware of the "problem with the toilet," according to the suit. The post Exploding toilet at a Dunkin’ store in Flo...
Claudine Gay's resignation had nothing to do with plagiarism | Moira Donegan
The Guardian - 4 Jan 2024 18:05
Her resignation is merely the latest episode in the right wing's assault on education - a project that has increased in its virulence in recent years Any political observer who is not too stupid or too full of himself to...
2 teenage boys arrested 30 minutes after armed-robbery Wednesday on Near North Side, cops say
Chicago Tribune - 4 Jan 2024 16:54
Two teenage boys, 16 and 15, were arrested about 30 minutes after allegedly robbing a woman at gunpoint on the Near North Side, Chicago police said
Ride-share driver wounded during attempt carjacking overnight in Austin neighborhood, cops say
Chicago Tribune - 4 Jan 2024 15:30
A ride-share driver was wounded Wednesday night during an attempt carjacking on the West Side in Austin neighborhood, Chicago police said.
Russia-Ukraine war live: UN inspectors locked out of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
The Guardian - 4 Jan 2024 09:58
Three reactors off-limits at Russian-held plant, says UN watchdog Hello, you join us as we resume the Guardian's live coverage of the Russian war in Ukraine, which has entered its 680th day. Here are the main points: Nuc...
Deforestation effect of UK consumption unsustainable, say MPs
The Guardian - 4 Jan 2024 07:00
Committee finds British consumers contributing particularly highly to destruction of world's forests UK consumption is having an "unsustainable" impact on the world, and contributing particularly highly to deforestation,...
Oil Edges Higher Amid Geopolitical Tensions in Middle East
Wall Street Journal - 4 Jan 2024 03:41
Oil edged higher in the morning Asian session amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
Homicides and Shootings Fell in New York City as Felony Assaults Rose
The New York Times - 4 Jan 2024 03:07
Car thefts also increased amid a slight drop in crime overall in 2023, police officials said on Wednesday.