November 17, 20240 Comments

Police seek husband of murdered Harshita Brella

Northamptonshire Police Police have released a photo of Pankaj Lamba, who they believe has fled the country Police have said they are searching for the husband of Harshita Brella after her body was found in the boot of a car. They believe Pankaj Lamba murdered 24-year-old Ms Brella in Northamptonshire earlier this month. Mr Lamba is suspected to have fled the country after transporting her body by car to Ilford,

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November 17, 20240 Comments

Sixth typhoon in a month makes landfall in Philippines

Weather worsens in Philippines as Super Typhoon Man-yi gets closer A super typhoon has made second landfall on the Philippines’ main island of Luzon, with forecasters warning of “life-threatening storm surge”, heavy rains and severe winds. Man-Yi, known locally as Pepito, first touched down on the country’s eastern Cantanduanes island at 21:40 local time (13:40 GMT) on Saturday, with maximum sustained wind speeds of 195 km/h (121mph), the state forecaster

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November 17, 20240 Comments

Blackouts in Ukraine as Russia targets power grid

A “massive” Russian missile and drone attack has targeted power infrastructure across Ukraine, the country’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. It is the largest such assault since early September, with reports of multiple explosions across the country, according to authorities and local media. “Peaceful cities, sleeping civilians” and “critical infrastructure” were targeted, Ukraine’s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said. Emergency blackouts were enacted in Kyiv and two other regions in the

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November 16, 20240 Comments

A week before Texas mom Alyssa Burkett’s murder, the killer received a text: “I hope you handle it”

After Alyssa Burkett was murdered, detectives quickly learned that the prime suspect was the father of her child, Andrew Beard. But as the investigation unfolded, they would find out that Beard wasn’t the only one involved in the murder plot.  Take a look inside the investigation. Oct. 2, 2020 | 9 a.m. On the morning of Oct. 2, 2020, Alyssa Burkett parked outside the Greentree Apartments leasing office when a

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November 16, 20240 Comments

30-year-old took a pay cut to work for herself—and doesn’t regret it

In 2023, Anna-Marie Ortiz worked remotely for a fintech startup, where she earned $60,000 a year. She liked the job well enough, but wasn’t sure what her future at the company would look like. “I realized I can’t wait around for other people’s dreams, and that’s when I decided to go all in on mine,” she tells CNBC Make It. That July, Ortiz used the last of her $2,000 in

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November 16, 20240 Comments

G7 backs Ukraine as Zelenskyy says he wants to end war next year | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine president says Kyiv will do everything possible so the war with Russia ends in 2025 ‘through diplomatic means’. Leaders of the G7 alliance have reaffirmed support for Ukraine “for as long as it takes” as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he wants to end the war through talks next year. The Ukrainian president said in a radio interview aired on Saturday that his side will do everything possible so that

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November 16, 20240 Comments

Dow ends 300 points lower as rate-cut doubts stall postelection rally

U.S. stocks finished lower on Friday, capping off the worst week for the S&P 500 since early September, as creeping doubts about a December interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve helped interrupt a postelection rally. Economic data on inflation and retail sales coupled with comments from senior Fed officials, including Chair Jerome Powell, about there being no big rush to cut rates weighed on investors’ minds this week. Investors also

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