Month: October 2022

Read More The storm caused the heaviest losses of any storm ever to hit Florida, and trailed only Katrina for damage nationally Hurricane Ian was responsible for between $53 billion and $74 billion in insured losses, according to data released on Friday by modeling firm RMS, which gave its best estimate for the storm’s damages…

Read More Morgan Stanley and six others committed in April to raise $13bn in debt to finance the purchase – before a deterioration in credit markets Several large US and international banks would lose $500m or more if they proceed with obligations to fund Elon Musk’s $44bn takeover of Twitter, according to a report on…

Read More NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Pamela White, who served as the U.S. ambassador to Haiti from 2012 to 2015, about why she thinks the call for outside help is necessary. NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Pamela White, who served as the U.S. ambassador to Haiti from 2012 to 2015, about why she thinks…

Read More NPRs Michel Martin speaks with Dorsa Derakhshani, who defied her government by playing chess internationally without a hijab. NPRs Michel Martin speaks with Dorsa Derakhshani, who defied her government by playing chess internationally without a hijab.

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Read MoreIsraeli police say a Palestinian gunman has seriously wounded two people after opening fire at an Israeli military checkpoint in east Jerusalem.Israeli police say a Palestinian gunman has seriously wounded two people after opening fire at an Israeli military checkpoint in east Jerusalem.

Read MoreResidents are being allowed to return to a coastal Florida island that was decimated by Hurricane IanResidents are being allowed to return to a coastal Florida island that was decimated by Hurricane Ian

Read More Ian Blackford says Tory mini-budget will go down as one of worst financial interventions in modern history Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget “will go down as one of the worst financial interventions in modern history”, the Scottish National party’s Westminster leader has said. Speaking on the first day of the party’s conference…

Read MoreSchools cannot open unless they have bomb shelters.Schools cannot open unless they have bomb shelters.

Read MoreLaunch is Pyongyang’s seventh weapon test during a two-week period amid American-South Korean military manoeuvres.Launch is Pyongyang’s seventh weapon test during a two-week period amid American-South Korean military manoeuvres.

Read More A team of curators, conservators and scientists from the National Gallery of Art say Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with a Flute was actually painted by someone else. (Image credit: National Gallery of Art) A team of curators, conservators and scientists from the National Gallery of Art say Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with a Flute was…

Read More “We would have liked to have more people, but I would consider it a success,” event organiser John Paul Moran told The Daily Beast “We would have liked to have more people, but I would consider it a success,” event organiser John Paul Moran told The Daily Beast

Read MoreA fire rages and thick, dark smoke rises after a blast on the peninsula’s only land link to Russia.A fire rages and thick, dark smoke rises after a blast on the peninsula’s only land link to Russia.

Read MorePresident Mohamud has launched a counterinsurgency campaign against the al-Qaeda-linked group.President Mohamud has launched a counterinsurgency campaign against the al-Qaeda-linked group.

Read More Mr Musk alleged that their relationship had been affected by the “neo-Marxists” mentality she had fallen victim to at the unspecified elite university she attends Mr Musk alleged that their relationship had been affected by the “neo-Marxists” mentality she had fallen victim to at the unspecified elite university she attends

Read More Public opinion for repealing the package jumped 7% from the previous month as people become better informed about the consequences Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast Public support for the stage three tax cuts continues to fall, with polling showing increased support for scrapping the $243bn plan.…

Read MoreAfter weeks of battlefield defeats, Moscow appoints general as the sole leader of the faltering war in Ukraine.After weeks of battlefield defeats, Moscow appoints general as the sole leader of the faltering war in Ukraine.

Read More Valeriy Tarasenko was left with ‘significant injuries’ but expected to survive, according to Quebec police An associate of the Ukrainian woman who posed as a member of the Rothschild banking family at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club was reportedly shot outside a lakeside resort north-west of Montreal, Canadian newspaper LaPresse has reported. The shooting…

Read More Launch is latest in country’s barrage of weapons tests Launch is latest in country’s barrage of weapons tests

Read MoreAuthorities say 10 people have been killed in an explosion that destroyed a gas station in a small village in northwest Ireland.Authorities say 10 people have been killed in an explosion that destroyed a gas station in a small village in northwest Ireland.

Read More The payment processor will slap violators with a $2,500 penalty at its sole discretion for posting ‘misinformation’ Payment processor PayPal has warned users that spreading misinformation will be a deplatforming-worthy offense under new terms of service released on Friday and set to take effect next month. Not only could users lose their accounts…

Read More Launch is part of several rounds of weapons tests and follows drills by US and South Korea in region North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward South Korea’s eastern waters, Seoul has said, the latest in a barrage of weapons tests in recent days. South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff said the…

Read More Sergei Surovikin feared to be responsible for potential war crimes in Syria and attacks on civilians in Ukraine Sergei Surovikin feared to be responsible for potential war crimes in Syria and attacks on civilians in Ukraine

Read More Staff and students at University Park Elementary in Melbourne, Florida, were ordered to shelter in place after the bomb threat Staff and students at University Park Elementary in Melbourne, Florida, were ordered to shelter in place after the bomb threat

Read More Police in Creeslough are investigating the cause of the blast that leveled the gas station building, which held the main shop and post office for the village. (Image credit: Brian Lawless/AP) Police in Creeslough are investigating the cause of the blast that leveled the gas station building, which held the main shop and…

Read More Pyongyang’s aviation authority described the launches as justified self-defense against “direct military threats” from the US North Korean missile tests are nothing more than “normal and planned” acts of self-defense against Washington’s “direct military threats,” a spokesman for the country’s aviation authority said on Saturday. Over the last 12 days, the DPRK has…

Read More The death toll from Ian reached 100 on Friday, making it the third most deadly hurricane to hit the mainland in a decade.The number of confirmed deaths across three states continues to climb nine days after Ian roared ashore in Florida with 150-mile (240-kilometer) winds, leveling homes, unleashing floods and knocking out power…

Read More Kamri McLendon said she was “shocked” by the church’s refusal to baptise her infant daughter Presleigh because she was “living in sin” Kamri McLendon said she was “shocked” by the church’s refusal to baptise her infant daughter Presleigh because she was “living in sin”

Read MoreOfficials blame violence on a splinter of the FRUD group, which launched a 1991 uprising but later signed a peace deal.Officials blame violence on a splinter of the FRUD group, which launched a 1991 uprising but later signed a peace deal.

Read More The facility, named for the late retired general Richard Cavazos, will become the first to honor a Latino service member The US army’s first Latino four-star general is set to become the namesake of the country’s largest active-duty armored military base, replacing the Confederate leader after whom the facility was originally named. In…

Read More From a childhood spent like a ‘little king’ to a scandalous association with underage sex trafficking as an adult, Prince Andrew: Banished takes a forensic look at how the Queen’s ‘favourite’ son fell from grace on a royal and international scale, Sheila Flynn reports From a childhood spent like a ‘little king’ to…

Read MoreNATO has stressed the need to protect critical infrastructure after what it called acts of gas pipeline sabotage.NATO has stressed the need to protect critical infrastructure after what it called acts of gas pipeline sabotage.

Read More Fresh blood was found on patient’s gown Fresh blood was found on patient’s gown

Read MoreWorkers went on strike and street clashes erupted across the country over the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody.Workers went on strike and street clashes erupted across the country over the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody.

Read More Truck bomb caused the blast, Russian officials say Truck bomb caused the blast, Russian officials say