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From the Editor's Desk After a near-death experience, the boxer is preparing, his wife by his side, for his big fight against Jake Paul. |
| Work Wildfires Spread Across New Jersey and Connecticut: 'No End in Sight' Some of the worst conditions in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions are in New Jersey, where most of the state is in a severe drought or worse, and the threat of fire is ranked as “extreme,” the forest fire service’s highest rating. |
| Work Army to fund first US-based TNT factory since the 1980s in Kentucky “If the Russians are not defeated in Ukraine, that won’t be the last loss,” the senator said. “That will be just the beginning. ... A way to look at this is an impending conflict between authoritarian parts of the world and democratic parts of the world.” |
| Work Snow way: Frederick delivers all-encompassing performance in snowy 1st-round win Frederick will now have eight days to prepare for Montrose, which went 10-0 in the regular season and got a first-round bye. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m, per Frederick’s public announcer. |
| Work Colorado's first major winter storm of the season drops nearly 3 feet of snow, closes most major highways The storm’s impacts were not limited to the ground as travelers passing through Denver International Airport faced more than 1,300 canceled or delayed flights on Friday, including 269 canceled SkyWest flights, 127 canceled Southwest flights and 64 canceled Frontier flights. |
| Work Jamal Murray returns from concussion, Jimmy Butler leaves with injury and Nuggets defeat Heat Tyler Herro led Miami with 24 points. Adebayo added 20. The Heat, never a team that gives up, made a late push to get the margin as close as seven, but Jokic buried a 3-pointer to stretch the lead back to 13 with 90 seconds left. It also pushed him over the 30-point threshold for the third time this season. The triple-double was the 135th of his career. |
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| Work Today in History: November 9, Berlin Wall falls after 28 years In 2011, after 46 seasons as Penn State’s head football coach and a record 409 victories, Joe Paterno was fired along with the university president, Graham Spanier, over their handling of child sex abuse allegations against former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. |
| Work ABC15 gets exclusive look inside Tempe hotel-turned-shelter for homeless community Reporter Ford Hatchett got an exclusive first look inside the shelter, including what amenities and services it has to offer for those in need. |
| Work Coronado City Council race still too close to call, but John Duncan has clear path to mayoral victory Many of Coronado’s issues don’t fall neatly along party lines, but a majority of the candidates were endorsed by a major political party this year — including Sinton, who was endorsed by the local Democratic party, and Fleming and Duncan, who were supported by the Republican party. |
| Work New vote totals don't help San Diego sales tax measure Two other city measures — one to skip primaries in San Diego Unified School District races with two or fewer candidates, and one to bolster the Ethics Commission’s independence — were passing by wide margins. |
| Work Man dies after falling off U.S.-Mexico border wall in Otay Mesa The 40-year-old fell from the border wall near Drucker Lane and Kerns Street early Friday, police said |
| Work California regulator OKs stricter clean air standards. What will it mean for gas prices? The Air Resources Board updates the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard for the first time in 5 years. |
| Work Man, 39, jailed, accused of raping teenage girl in Encinitas He allegedly sexually assaulted the girl and fled, Nguyen said. The lieutenant said detectives from the department’s Sexual Assault Unit “were able to quickly identify the suspect and his vehicle” by using automated license plate readers. |
| Work Want to understand why Trump won in 2024? Talk to an Uber driver Wednesday night, as the sun set on the Harris campaign’s last hurrah, I spoke with some of the crestfallen who had arrived a day earlier filled with hope. None could understand what happened. |
| Work Police arrest naked man living in crawlspace of El Sereno home “The noises were kind of like knocking. It was kind of like, as my wife was walking, they were kind of knocking back from under the house so she says, you know something's wrong,” said Silva. |
| Work Bomb threat forces evacuation of voter registration offices in Riverside and Orange counties In Orange County, the threat received at the Santa office also led to the immediate evacuation of the building. A press release said that all staff and people who evacuated the building are safe. |
| Work Trump blasts Newsom's plan to shield California from the next White House Hailey Branson-Potts is an enterprise reporter on the State Team who joined the Los Angeles Times in 2011. She reports on a wide range of issues and people, with a special focus on Northern California and the Central Coast. She grew up in the small town of Perry, Okla., and graduated from the University of Oklahoma. |
| Work How the Mountain fire exploded into Southern California's most destructive in years Sandra McDonald is an intern with the Fast Break Desk, the Los Angeles Times’ breaking news team. She grew up in north central Florida, just an hour south of the University of Florida where she studied journalism and worked with the local NPR station, WUFT, and Fresh Take Florida, a news service focused on statewide and political coverage. |
| Work Jim McDonnell sworn in as LAPD chief amid concerns over immigration enforcement Richard Winton is an investigative crime writer for the Los Angeles Times and part of the team that won the Pulitzer Prize for public service in 2011. Known as @lacrimes on Twitter, during almost 30 years at The Times he also has been part of the breaking news staff that won Pulitzers in 1998, 2004 and 2016. |
| Work Proposition 5 ballot measure to make it easier to fund affordable housing fails “The fight to address California’s housing crisis and infrastructure needs is far from over,” the Yes on 5 campaign said in a statement. “California needs to take serious, transformative action to build more housing that is affordable and improve critical infrastructure in our communities.” |
| Work Newsom fined $13,000 for failing to report on time payments made at his request Click noted that Newsom has filed a thousand other reports on time, and said, “Many of these identified in the report were filed only a few weeks late and due to delayed notification of receipt of payment by the recipients.” |
| Work Orange, Riverside county registrars of voters evacuated after bomb threats Clara Harter is a breaking news reporter at the Los Angeles Times. Previously, she covered politics and education for the L.A. Daily News. While at the Daily News, she published a series on fentanyl addiction that won a first-place investigative journalism award from the L.A. Press Club. Harter majored in political science and Middle Eastern studies at Columbia University. She loves surfing and, when not reporting, can most likely be found in the ocean. |
| Work Brush Fire in Brooklyn's Prospect Park May Burn All Night New York City was put under a drought watch on Nov. 2. Mr. Iscol said he expected that a drought warning, a higher level of caution, was coming next, given that weather experts were anticipating a dry November and December in the region. |
| Work Trump's Deportation Vow Fuels Fear and a Potential Showdown in New York Mr. Trump’s vow to more aggressively secure the U.S.-Mexico border could stem the number of migrants arriving in New York — more than 200,000 since 2022. A reduction could be welcome news for Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, who has repeatedly denounced the burden the influx has placed on the city. |
| Work How Spencer Liff, TV and Off Broadway Choreographer, Spends His Sundays THERAPEUTIC Since I was probably 10 years old, I have found a flea market to go to on a Sunday. You’ve got to get there right when it opens so you can get the good stuff. Every single weekend when I was in my teenage years, I would scour the flea markets in Chelsea, which are sadly all gone; now they’re all luxury high-rises. On the Upper West Side I go to the Grand Bazaar. I find it incredibly therapeutic. |
| Work In 'Give Me Carmelita Tropicana!,' Alina Troyano Explores How Art Can Live Inside Others The trippy premise is that when Alina threatens to kill Carmelita, an alarmed Branden asks her to sell him the persona instead. How this would work when Carmelita has lived inside Alina since before Branden was born is the mind-bending question at hand. |
| Work Will NYC Revive Congestion Pricing After Trump's Victory? “The timing is everything,” said Danny Pearlstein, a spokesman for Riders Alliance, the riders’ group that is planning the ad blitz. If congestion pricing has not started by January, he added “it’s very unlikely it would start.” |
| Work Tesla hits a $1 trillion market cap after the stock rallies 27% following Trump's election win Significant deregulation under Trump could also fast-track Tesla's Full Self-Driving platform to market. Tesla's premium valuation has largely hinged on its progress in delivering a fully autonomous vehicle, so investors would most likely cheer any progress on that front. |
| Work Exclusive-Toyota aims to ramp up China production in a strategy pivot, sources say Toyota announced at its earnings on Wednesday that operating income in China fell during the first half of the financial year mainly due to higher marketing costs brought about by heavy price competition against Chinese brands. |
| Work 3 Top REIT Stocks to Buy in November Reuben Gregg Brewer has positions in Federal Realty Investment Trust and W.P. Carey. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Rexford Industrial Realty. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. |
| Work My 2 Favorite Stocks That Investors Will Be Piling Into Next Year John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Ally is an advertising partner of Motley Fool Money. Brett Schafer has positions in Amazon and Coupang. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon and Coupang. The Motley Fool recommends General Motors and recommends the following options: long January 2025 $25 calls on General Motors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. |
| Work Ethereum Skyrocket 70% To Reclaim Its Peak Once This Happens, Says Crypto Expert This well known prop trading firm is offering 100% of your first $25,000 profit per account and 90% after that. Here's how to get a special 50% OFF CODE that lets you start out with monthly investments as low as $147 today. |
| Work Trump's presidency could help small-cap stocks soar in the coming years, Fundstrat's Tom Lee says Doubts, though, are swirling around some aspects of Trump's economic agenda, which experts have warned could stoke inflation and keep interest rates higher for longer. Trump's policies were thought to be more inflationary than Harris' by 70% of polled economists, according to a survey conducted by the Financial Times and the University of Chicago. |
| Work Super Micro Computer Stock Has Dropped 60% on Troubling News. Here's What You Need to Know After the Company's Latest Update. Adria Cimino has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Intel, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: short November 2024 $24 calls on Intel. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. |
| Work Stock market today: Indexes end the week at records as investors cheer Trump's victory Investors will turn their attention to inflation data next week, with the October consumer price index set to be released on Wednesday and the October producer price index set to be released on Thursday. |
| Work Tony Todd, star of Candyman, dies aged 69 “The industry has lost a legend. We have lost a cherished friend. Rest in peace, Tony, -Your Final Destination Family,” New Line Cinema, which produced the horror franchise, wrote on Instagram. |
| Work Mental health tips on how to handle Trump blues and anxiety Joining a local political party or activist group can open opportunities to discuss and debate pressing local and international issues. It may give you a voice in the drawing up of local or national policies, and offer opportunities for you to get your point across through elected roles as well as marches, demonstrations, and petitions. Donating financially to good causes close to your heart is another way to show solidarity. |
| Work Texas woman sets record for donating more than 2,000 liters of breastmilk A statement from the executive director of Mothers’ Milk Bank of North Texas, Shaina Stanks, said her institution was left “astounded and inspired” by how Ogletree had delivered “an incomprehensible amount of surplus breastmilk to fragile infants”. |
| Work Elwood Edwards, voice of AOL 'You've got mail' greeting, dies aged 74 He later worked at WKYC-TV in Cleveland as a "graphics guru, camera operator, and general jack of all trades", the station said. Edwards also did freelance voiceover work for radio and television commercials. |
| Work Nancy Pelosi blames Joe Biden for election defeat as Democrats turn on each other ? US politics live The judge overseeing Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case has granted a request from the special counsel's office to pause proceedings in his trial on charges related to trying to overturn the 2020 election. Jack Smith asked judge Tanya Chutkan to pause the case against the president-elect to "assess the unprecedented circumstances" in which the office finds itself. |
| Work Ofcom warns tech firms after chatbots imitate Brianna Ghey and Molly Russell In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email [email protected] or [email protected]. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org |
| Work Exhibition brings London HQ of Rastafarian faith back to life “Today in 2024, we’ve seen some of the worst barbaric racism in years with the far-right riots. The battle lives on, really, and you need to look back to connect across generations, and reasoning with elders to get their experiences.” |
| Work 'The lower your profile the better': social media's role in rise of high-profile UK burglaries "Some of these individuals, film stars, football stars etc, need to look very carefully at their own publicity and particularly those who give access to magazines, which show interiors, who then go on to boast about their watches, cars, you name it." |
| Work US model 'elated' that sexual assault suit against agency boss revived in New York "There's more effort in the works to really continue to push to revive these claims that really should have never expired in the first place." She hopes that this kind of legislation is taken up by all states to "clear a path forward for more survivors". |
| Work First recipients of Elizabeth Emblem for those who died in line of duty revealed The chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council, chief constable Gavin Stephens, said: “When a colleague dies in the line of duty, shockwaves and sadness reverberate throughout policing. The families, friends and loved ones left behind bear the enduring pain of sacrifice in public service. We owe them a debt of gratitude as we remember their loved ones, always. We recognise their next of kin and pay tribute to them.” |
| Work Bomb blast at Pakistan train station kills at least 24 The assaults in August were the most widespread in years by militants fighting a decades-long insurgency to win secession of the resource-rich south-western province, home to major China-led projects such as a port and a gold and copper mine. |
| Work 'Strong likelihood' of imminent famine in northern Gaza, food experts warn, as Israel continues siege "The daily average number of trucks entering Gaza in late October was about 58 per day," Jean-Martin Bauer, the UN World Food Programme's director of food security and nutrition analysis, said on Friday. "We were getting about 200 a day in September and August, so that's really a big, big decline." |
| Work Middle East live: at least nine Palestinians killed after reported Israeli attack in 'humanitarian zone' Amsterdam's police chief, Peter Holla, said there had been "incidents on both sides", starting on Wednesday night when Maccabi fans tore down a Palestinian flag from the facade of a building in the city centre and shouted "fuck you Palestine". A social media video verified by Reuters showed Maccabi fans setting off flares and chanting "Olé, olé, let the IDF win, we will fuck the Arabs", referring to the Israel Defense Forces. |
| Work MPs urge government to regulate UK psychotherapists and counsellors “Anyone seeking therapy deserves to have confidence and trust in their healthcare professional, which is why we urge the use of qualified practitioners accredited by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care. To meet the standards for PSA accreditation, an organisation must have a focus on public protection and robust processes for handling complaints against practitioners.” |
| Work Markets and farm shops among targets of organised crime gangs, say experts The latest strategic report by the National Food Crime Unit and the Scottish Food Crime and Incidents Unit, published in September, noted that “criminal networks diversifying into food crime will use individuals who are legitimately placed within the food chain to enable and facilitate food crimes”. |
| Work NSW regulator chose to reveal content of Sydney's mystery beach balls on day of US election "Sydney Water acknowledges the tar balls may have absorbed wastewater discharge, which was already present in the water while forming, however, they did not form as a result of our wastewater discharges." |
| Work More than half of Australia sweats through heatwave as BoM forecasts more scorching temperatures “That heat is lingering and is stagnating over those northern parts of the continent, and it’s just not going anywhere. So it’s unfortunately likely to persist in much the same way for the next little while at least.” |
| Work Man charged with murder after stabbing death in Adelaide Lewis Parkin, 23, was found with life-threatening injuries and taken to hospital after an incident at a unit complex in the CBD |
| Work Man arrested following discovery of teenager's body in bushland in Sydney's south-west The 15-year-old's body was found in bushland in Wilton early Saturday morning |
| Work North Korea accused of GPS jamming attacks on South Korean ships and aircraft On Friday, Seoul’s presidential office said cyber-attacks by pro-Russian hacking groups against South Korea have increased following North Korea’s troop dispatch for Russia’s war in Ukraine. |
| Work Iranian Agents Plotted to Kill Trump, U.S. Says in Unsealed Charges The new allegation about a plan to kill Mr. Trump is the latest alarming development for U.S. security officials, who have been concerned since the summer that Iran appeared to be escalating plans for violence inside the United States, including against the president-elect, who has been Tehran’s nemesis. |
| Work The Long Global Trail of Resentment Behind Trump's Resurrection The curious resurrection and resounding victory of Donald J. Trump amounted to the apotheosis of a long-gathering revolt against the established order. No warning of the fragility of democracy or freedom, no allusion to 20th-century cataclysm or Mr. Trump’s attraction to dictators, could hold back the tide. |
| Work Tesla's social media posts falsely implied that its cars are robotaxis, NHTSA warns Musk, who emerged as the principal backer of President-elect Donald Trump's campaign, aims to cut federal spending and regulations when the new administration begins. He also seeks to create a federal motor vehicle safety standard for autonomous vehicles. |
| Work Voter Turnout Figures Have Set Off Conspiracy Theories on the Left and Right As more ballots were counted in the days since, estimates from The Associated Press suggest that the number of votes cast this year will be about 157.6 million, down about 700,000 from 2020. The gap between Mr. Trump and Ms. Harris has continued to narrow as more votes are counted in left-leaning states like California, Washington and Oregon, which take time to process mail ballots. |
| Work How Trump's Win Is Explained by Right and Left Media Outlets In one article, the reporter John Carney ticked through what he saw as the reasons behind Mr. Trump’s victory. He pointed to the costs of basic necessities like groceries, housing and health care, all of which had soared over the last four years, as well as fears surrounding high levels of immigration. Americans, in Mr. Carney’s view, wanted “less inflation, more economic nationalism and an economy they could feel great about again.” |