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16 days ago
Live updates: Bitcoin above $86,000 as traders price out an October Fed hike

@coindesk
Live updates: Bitcoin above $86,000 as traders price out an October Fed hike
A weak September jobs report took a rate hike off the table, but bitcoin is still stuck below $87,000, with FOMC minutes due Wednesday.
UK
16 days ago
Watch: Brazil election goes to run-off as right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro wins first round

BBC News
Watch: How Brazil's dramatic election unfolded
Millions of Brazilians took to the polls on Sunday for the first round of the country's presidential elections.
Politics
16 days ago
Head of Jewish Greens says she may leave party over ‘Zionism is racism’ vote

the Guardian
Head of Jewish Greens says she may leave party over ‘Zionism is racism’ vote
Vivien Lichtenstein says she believes motion is unhelpful as anger grows over Zack Polanski’s absence for vote
Politics
16 days ago
Shadow chancellor to address Tory conference as he claims slashing red tape could cut cost of new houses by £50,000 – UK politics live

the Guardian
Tory plan to cut energy efficiency rule for builders will cost new home owners £1,000 a year, sa...
A researcher at a climate change think tank says the Conservative policy would be a ‘disaster for first time buyers’
Finance
16 days ago
Spain's PM Sanchez calls snap election after housing crisis protests

CNBC
Trump's nemesis in Europe: Why Spain's Sanchez is calling a snap election
Pedro Sánchez has been Europe's voice of dissent on U.S. foreign policy. Back home, the plight of an 87-year-old woman has ignited public anger.
Dev
16 days ago
Nearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies from Plague

The Moscow Times
Nearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague
Health authorities in Siberia’s Irkutsk region have placed nearly 200 people under medical observation after a laboratory worker died from plague...
Finance
16 days ago
Brazil election headed to runoff, projection shows, as Bolsonaro lead narrows

CNBC
Brazil election headed to runoff, projection shows, as Bolsonaro lead narrows
Flavio Bolsonaro led Brazil’s first-round presidential vote as more than half the ballots were counted, with Datafolha projecting a runoff.
Tech
16 days ago
Trump unveils his new Super Intelligence Force

TechCrunch
Trump unveils his new Super Intelligence Force | TechCrunch
This new task force is Trump's latest response to the debate over AI safety.
Tech
16 days ago
Can ‘super intelligence’ and a non-binding safety pact solve AI’s image problem?

TechCrunch
Can ‘super intelligence’ and a non-binding safety pact solve AI’s image problem? | TechCrunch
On Equity, we discussed the Trump administration's attempts to rebrand AI.
UK
16 days ago
Polls close in Brazil as Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro remain neck and neck

BBC News
Brazil election goes to run-off as right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro wins first round
With neither candidate getting more than 50% of the vote, the election will go to a run-off on 25 October.
UK
16 days ago
US removes all bombers from RAF Fairford base

BBC News
US removes all bombers from RAF Fairford back to home stations
No reason has been given for the withdrawal, but it follows a major incident last week when police were alerted to "suspicious vehicles" near the a...
UK
16 days ago
Green Party members back 'Zionism is racism' motion

BBC News
Green Party members back 'Zionism is racism' conference motion
The vote has caused divisions among figures at the top of the party at its conference in Brighton.
Finance
17 days ago
Trump reiterates pledge to send $5,000 checks, and hands out smaller payments, as midterm elections loom

CNBC
Trump reiterates pledge to send $5,000 checks, and hands out smaller payments, as midterm electio...
Trump is promoting two federal payment programs already underway while reiterating a $5,000 dividend promise contingent on Republicans retaining Co...
UK
17 days ago
US Marine arrested over murder of woman in Okinawa, Japan

BBC News
US Marine arrested over murder of woman in Okinawa, Japan
Japan's government lodged a formal protest with the US, demanding that military officials take action.
UK
17 days ago
Yemen's government announces all-out war to reclaim land from Houthis

BBC News
Yemen government announces major operation to retake Houthi territory
The Yemeni president's announcement comes amid an exchange of strikes between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition.
Finance
17 days ago
Trump taps Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as AI czar

CNBC
Trump taps Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as AI czar
Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton will lead the administration's AI policy.
Politics
17 days ago
Green party votes to adopt policy that equates Zionism with racism

the Guardian
Green party votes to adopt policy that equates Zionism with racism
Motion calling for single Palestinian state, which is opposed by most Green MPs and expected to be challenged, passes by 1,022 votes to 813
UK
17 days ago
Kyiv bridge hit in further Russian drone attack as German chancellor makes surprise visit

BBC News
Kyiv bridge hit in further Russian drone attack as German chancellor makes surprise visit
Footage shows a drone hitting the Pivnichyi (Northern) Bridge as vehicles move across it, creating a large fireball.
Finance
17 days ago
More tankers struck in the Middle East as Iran reiterates conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz

CNBC
All U.S. bombers leave UK air base on concerns of suspected terror plots; more tankers struck nea...
Tehran's conditions include a halt to U.S. "acts of aggression," an end to the naval blockade and economic warfare, and the release of Iranian ass...
UK
17 days ago
What to know about Brazil's election pitting Lula against Flávio Bolsonaro

BBC News
What to know about Brazil's election pitting Lula against Flávio Bolsonaro
Polls suggest the election will be a closely run contest between the left-wing incumbent and his right-wing rival.
Politics
17 days ago
Burnham must remember: more regulation is not the best way to improve public services | Phillip Inman

the Guardian
Burnham must remember: more regulation is not the best way to improve public services | Phillip I...
In the NHS as in the private sector, the measure of success should be customer satisfaction and not just box-ticking
Finance
17 days ago
Singapore debuts a state-backed dating app for young government workers as it works to slow a demographic crisis

CNBC
Singapore debuts a state-backed dating app for young government workers as it works to slow a dem...
Singapore's government is playing matchmaker for young public officials against a backdrop of ultra-low fertility.
Politics
17 days ago
Conservatives claim ‘major victory’ as Tory conference begins after Labour scraps plans to curb jury trials – UK politics live

the Guardian
As it happened: Israel condemns Green party passing ‘Zionism is racism’ as a ‘stain on hist...
Party formally adopts policy which equates Zionism with racism, a move has alarmed some Jewish members
UK
17 days ago
Cornell president says university 'must do better' after frat house rape allegations

BBC News
Cornell University president says school 'must do better' after rape allegations
Michael Kotlikoff described the allegations of a woman who says she was drugged and gang raped as "deeply disturbing".
Finance
17 days ago
Lula or Bolsonaro: Wall Street braces for two wildly different results in Brazil election

CNBC
Lula or Bolsonaro: Wall Street braces for two wildly different results in Brazil election
With the first round of Brazil's presidential election taking place Sunday, Wall Street is gearing up with starkly different market predictions.


