FedEx faces US racketeering lawsuit by former delivery contractor ( www.reuters.com )
PYNQ alleged that FedEx violates laws governing contractors by exercising the same level of control over those service providers as it would over employees....
Do not let Putin win, Biden pleads with Republicans on Ukraine ( www.reuters.com )
President Joe Biden pleaded with Republicans on Wednesday for a fresh infusion of military aid for Ukraine, warning that a victory for Russia over Ukraine would leave Moscow in position to attack NATO allies and could draw U.S. troops into a war....
India finds quality issues with cough syrup linked to Cameroon deaths ( www.reuters.com )
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Henry Kissinger Has Died ( www.reuters.com )
There is a discussion on Hacker News, but feel free to comment here as well.
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EU antitrust regulators say Amazon's iRobot deal may restrict competition ( www.reuters.com )
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Broadcom closes $69 billion VMware deal after China approval ( www.reuters.com )
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Insect populations are declining at an unprecedented rate ( www.reuters.com )
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US public support for Israel drops; majority backs a ceasefire, Reuters/Ipsos shows | Reuters ( www.reuters.com )
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China agrees to nuclear arms-control talks with US -WSJ ( www.reuters.com )
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BBC World Service to launch emergency radio service for Gaza ( www.reuters.com )
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Moscow will confiscate EU assets if Brussels 'steals' frozen Russian funds, Putin ally says ( www.reuters.com )
Archived version: https://archive.ph/2XIDN...
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Russia hikes rates to higher-than-expected 15% as budget pressure tells ( www.reuters.com )
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Donald Trump fined $10,000 for second gag order violation in civil fraud case ( www.reuters.com )
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Alex Jones must pay $1.1 billion of Sandy Hook damages despite bankruptcy - court ( www.reuters.com )
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones cannot use his personal bankruptcy to escape paying at least $1.1 billion in defamation damages stemming from his repeated lies about the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school massacre, a U.S. bankruptcy judge ruled Thursday.
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Microsoft in talks to sign on Amazon as customer in $1 bln cloud tools deal ( www.reuters.com )
Oct 17 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O) is preparing to bring Amazon.com (AMZN.O) as a customer for its 365 cloud productivity tools in a deal worth over $1 billion, news site Insider reported on Tuesday, citing an internal document and a person familiar with the matter....
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Scientists propose sweeping new law of nature, expanding on evolution ( www.reuters.com )
"The authors proposed three universal concepts of selection: the basic ability to endure; the enduring nature of active processes that may enable evolution; and the emergence of novel characteristics as an adaptation to an environment."
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Novelist Salman Rushdie's memoir on 2022 stabbing to be published next year ( www.reuters.com )
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US prisons rife with human rights abuses, especially against Black people, UN says ( www.reuters.com )
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Scores dead in Israel and Gaza after Hamas shock attack on Israeli towns ( www.reuters.com )
This seems far more serious than the typical lobbing explosives at each other in which Hamas and Israel habitually partake.
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Apple considered switching to DuckDuckGo from Google for Safari - Bloomberg News ( www.reuters.com )
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US FCC chair to seek reinstating net neutrality rules rescinded under Trump ( www.reuters.com )
And the pendulum swings.
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Four killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine - Ukrainian officials ( www.reuters.com )
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Macron: there can be no Russian flag at Paris 2024 ( www.reuters.com )
Tesla creates uniform policy during UAW campaign to prevent workers from wearing union Tshirts ( www.reuters.com )
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