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Washington CNN  —  A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Race Deconstructed newsletter. To get it in your inbox every week, sign up for free here. The social media outburst this month from the rapper Ye, né Kanye West, may be the example of antisemitism capturing the most attention these days. But we’d be remiss not to locate this instance of anti-Jewish bigotry within a larger social climate. Mere days after Ye’s rant (and after the comedian Sarah Silverman was rebuked for suggesting that Black Americans haven’t condemned Ye; read on to learn more about the knotty dynamics at…

On Saturday October 8, the UK’s top bank executives were summoned to an emergency video call with Sam Woods, head of the Bank of England’s regulatory arm.Ten days earlier the BoE had intervened in the bond market, pledging to buy up to £65bn of long-dated gilts to stabilise prices after turmoil started by Kwasi Kwarteng’s “mini” Budget and amplified by the UK’s huge pension funds.The unprecedented fall in prices and surge in yields had taken the banks and officials by surprise.“Before you get a big earthquake, you normally get a few tremors,” said one chief executive on the call with…

Good morning from New York, where the weather is sharply cool again and October means one thing: Yankee baseball. The Bronx Bombers are down two games in a best-of-seven series against bitter rivals the Houston Astros to decide who heads to the World Series. The city has not fielded a team to the Major League Baseball championship since the Mets’ appearance in 2015 – and the Yankee drought since 2009 is an especially dry spell for the winningest team in the history of the sport.Meanwhile, here at Scoreboard US HQ, we are in the final stretch before our second annual…

Many people procrastinate, some of us chronically, but why do we do that? Is there a way to counteract procrastination, and does this habit ever bring benefits? In this Special Feature, we explore the science of procrastination: What happens in the brain, what happens in the mind, and can we change it?Everyone procrastinates at some point in their lives. Whether it relates to paying a bill, making a doctor’s appointment, completing a school project, or meeting a work deadline, it is sometimes easier to put off important tasks we may not fully enjoy and would rather accomplish some other time.…

The women’s giant slalom race in Solden has been postponed due to bad weather in Austria, delaying the start of the Alpine Skiing season until at least Sunday.It was due to start at 9am UK time, but heavy rain means that it will not be possible to race on the Tyrolean resort.”Due to current weather conditions and forecasts, the jury and the local organizing committee have decided to cancel the women’s giant of the day,” said the organisers in a press release.Alpine SkiingHow to watch Alpine Ski World Cup12 HOURS AGOCompetitors were unable to use the course for official training…

CNN  —  An almost two-kilometer fortification has been constructed outside the Russian-occupied town of Hirske, in eastern Ukraine, new satellite images from Maxar Technologies show. The fortification comprises of four rows of cement pyramids that the Russians hope will stop any Ukrainian vehicles and tanks from moving eastward. A large trench is located behind the anti-tank fortifications. Additional satellite imagery from the European Space Agency shows that the trench digging was conducted in two parts: the first section of trench was dug starting on September 25; the second section of trench was dug sometime between September 30 and October 5.…

Calamity Monitoring CEO Daniel Lewkovitz says governments are “very good” at “overreacting” to problems because they have to be seen taking action.“The question is whether what they’re doing is actually helping the problem,” he told Sky News Australia. Mr Lewkovitz’s remarks come as the Albanese government is set to increase the financial penalty for companies suffering privacy breaches to a maximum $50 million fine following the Optus and Medibank data hacks. “The government just kind of throwing fines at it might be good headlines for them to say ‘we’re doing something’, but what concerns me is that it doesn’t necessarily…

CNN  —  The Ukrainian military said it used anti-aircraft missile units and mobile fire groups to destroy 18 Russian cruise missiles during a string of attacks on energy infrastructure across the country Saturday morning. “18 enemy cruise missiles were destroyed by aviation, anti-aircraft missile units and mobile fire groups,” a post from the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said. “In addition, the Russians attacked from ships in the Black Sea with Kalibr cruise missiles. A total of 16 starts,” it continued. CNN cannot independently confirm the Ukrainian military’s claims. Several rockets flying towards Kyiv on Saturday were…

CNN  —  In May 2020, Mississippi’s state auditor announced that the Department of Human Services had wasted tens of millions of dollars in federal money meant to be used to help needy families. Since then, the investigation into those misspent funds has expanded to include state officials, bureaucrats and celebrity sports figures, including retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre. Six people have faced criminal charges, and back-and-forth legal filings in an ongoing civil lawsuit have led to the publication of eye-opening private text messages. Here’s what we know about the welfare scandal, Favre’s role and where the case stands now. Mississippi…

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