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The Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal from a former Texas police officer convicted in the death of a woman who was shot through a window of her home. Aaron Dean was convicted of manslaughter in Atatiana Jefferson’s fatal shooting and he was sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison. Dean was originally charged with murder. He argued on appeal that prosecutors should not have been allowed to ask the jury to consider the lesser charge at the end of the trial. Dean shot Jefferson after a neighbor called... Читать дальше...

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It is not trite to say that businesses are only as good or as bad as their members. Businesses are, after all, human endeavors, and their success or failure depends on the competence and good will of their members. Yet the assaults on hierarchical firms and market economies, often in the form of philippics that seem ceaselessly to gush forth from news media, Hollywood, and beyond, often have little to say about the particular nature of firms and their members, except perhaps to single out a few bad actors in a firm’s C-suite. Читать дальше...

The department did not comply with environmental law in its previous ammonia emissions advice to planners.

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar visiting Pakistan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting is a "good step" and hoped that the ties between the two countries will improve. India on Friday announced that Jaishankar will travel to Pakistan to attend a conclave of the SCO. Pakistan is hosting the SCO Council of Heads of Government (CHG) meeting on October 15 and 16. It will be for the first time in nearly nine years that India's... Читать дальше...

Experts say card rates could decline at some point — but what will it take for these rates to drop significantly?

Holiday gifts can be found at bazaars

The Generator enterprise hub has opened a site at Royal Mills in Ancoats. It is the second to launch as part of a multi-site project to support early-stage business across Greater Manchester.

This robot mower let me lollygag all summer and I don’t want to say goodbye.

(Telecompaper) MaxLinear has unveiled a new AI suite for optimised service deployments of Wi-Fi equipment...

ICC revealed it's men's Player of the Month nominees for September; Australian batter and two Sri Lankan stars are shortlisted for this award.

• Book Review of What Went Wrong with Capitalism? by Ruchir Sharma.1

Capitalism has a “Pretty Pig” problem. The reference is to a state fair livestock contest, where there is a judging of the beauty of adult swine. There are only two entrants, because adult swine just aren’t pretty. The first pig is brought out, and the judges are horrified, because it’s ugly. The judges give the “Pretty Pig” award to the second pig, sight unseen.2

1. ‘Fortnite’ And Disney Team-Up Means Some Character Can’t Use Guns  Forbes
2. Epic and Disney want to make ‘what every Disney fan has ever wanted’  The Verge
3. Epic Boss Tim Sweeney says Unreal Engine 6 will be a 'metaverse' joining Fortnite and other Unreal games, including an upcoming 'persistent universe' in development with Disney  PC Gamer
4. Fortnite's big Disney mode likely won't let Mickey Mouse wield an uzi  Eurogamer
5. Epic detail plans for Unreal Engine 6 and share vision of a metaverse spanning "Roblox... Читать дальше...

Elon Musk famously endorsed Donald Trump in a post on X within minutes after a gunman tried to kill the former president in July.

1. Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun  The New York Times
2. Nobel Prize in medicine goes to two American biologists for work on the discovery of microRNA  CNN
3. 2 scientists snag Nobel in medicine for discovering 'microRNAs'  Livescience.com
4. Victor Ambros, researcher at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, wins Nobel Prize  Worcester Telegram
5. Nobel 2024: Medicine prize goes to Ambros and Ruvkun for microRNA discovery... Читать дальше...

MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry are deplorable and were nasty about the royals just to cash in, an expert has blasted.

Former Tottenham star Dimitar Berbatov singled out Destiny Udogie for criticism in the defeat against Brighton on Sunday, with the Italian defender not covering himself in glory for the first goal that sparked the home side’s comeback. Spurs took a 2-0 lead away to the Seagulls, but ended up losing 3-2 in what will have […]

City launched a challenge to the associated party transaction rules under competition law earlier this year.

October 7 – It’s been described by some experts as Bosman Mark 2 and could have significant implications for years to come.

Huger promised to be "open and transparent" about her DUI as soon as she could speak about it.

Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold are into the final 12 months of their respective contracts at Liverpool.

Veteran archer Inge Sirkel-Suviste took bronze medal in the women's longbow category at the recent 3D Archery World Championships in Mokrice, Slovenia.

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The recent deluge of national articles — The Athletic, ESPN and Sports Illustrated among them — bashing the White Sox and Jerry Reinsdorf in particular — “An owner who thinks he knows everything” etc. — has led to what is claimed to be a letter from Reinsdorf to fans, but reads a... Читать дальше...