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Hannah Waddingham's friends weren't exactly ready to celebrate Christmas when they received an invitation to attend a live taping of her holiday special last May at the London Coliseum. If I’m going to be sweating, so can you.’”“ Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas," debuting Wednesday (along with an accompanying soundtrack), is a dream come true for the performer, an Emmy Award-winner and three-time Olivier Award nominee. Her mother, Melodie Kelly, was an opera singer and Waddingham says she essentially spent her childhood at the Coliseum. Some of her pals from “Ted Lasso” also appear. Besides “Ted Lasso” airing its fourth season, and taping “Home for Christmas,” she hosted the Olivier Awards, and also co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest and the Earthshot Prize in Singapore alongside Prince William and actor Sterling K. Brown.

Persons: Hannah Waddingham's, weren't, ”, Waddingham, Hannah Waddingham, Olivier, Melodie Kelly, Ted Lasso ’, Leslie Odom Jr, Luke Evans, Sam Ryder, Ted Lasso ”, ‘ Hannah, “ Ted Lasso, Prince William, Sterling K, Brown Organizations: London, Waddingham Locations: London, Singapore

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Global pop star Shakira has been summoned Monday to a Barcelona courthouse to attend the first day of her trial for allegedly defrauding Spanish tax officials of millions of euros. Shakira, 46, faces six counts of failing to pay the Spanish government 14.5 million euros (about $15.8 million) in taxes between 2012 and 2014. In a separate investigation, Spanish state prosecutors charged Shakira in September for her alleged evasion of 6.7 million euros in tax on her 2018 income. They accused her of using an offshore company based in a tax haven to avoid paying the tax. Shakira, whose full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, has two children, Milan and Sasha, with Barcelona soccer star Gerard Pique.

Persons: Shakira, Prosecutors, Llorente, “, José Manuel del Amo, Madonna, Bono, Marco Juberías, ”, Juberías, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, Sasha, Gerard Pique, triumphing Organizations: Prosecutors, Shakira, NBC, Real Madrid, Barcelona, “ Locations: BARCELONA, Spain, Barcelona, Colombian, Bahamas, Cuenca, Molins, United States, Milan, Miami, Seville

“The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” topped the North American box office in its first weekend in theaters with $44 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. “The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” is an interesting case study for a franchise that’s been dormant for 8 years and is testing the waters for a new era. Its $44 million from 3,776 locations, including 1,610 premium screens, marks a low for films carrying “The Hunger Games” in the title. With an added $54.5 million from 87 international markets, the film has already earned $98.5 million out of the gates. “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes,” $44 million.

Persons: ”, Jennifer Lawrence, Katniss Everdeen, Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Adam Fogelson, Suzanne Collins, Collins, Coriolanus Snow, Paul Dergarabedian, “, Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Eli Roth, Patrick Dempsey, Addison Rae, Michael Fassbender, Taika Waititi, Paul Giamatti, “ Priscilla, Sofia Coppola, Disney's, ” Ridley, Napoleon ”, ” Dergarabedian, Comscore, “ Taylor Swift Organizations: American, Lionsgate, Rotten, SAG, Universal, DreamWorks Animation, Marvel, TriStar Pictures, Spyglass Media, Walt Disney Co, Searchlight Pictures, Toronto Film Locations: Germany, Plymouth , Massachusetts

☆ 3 senior OpenAI researchers resign in the wake of Sam Altman's shock dismissal as CEO, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Sam Altman was fired from OpenAI in a shock move on Friday. AdvertisementThree senior researchers have quit from artificial intelligence firm OpenAI following the dismissal of its CEO Sam Altman, The Information reported, citing multiple people familiar with the situation. Ilya told Sam he was being fired and that the news was going out very soon," he wrote. AdvertisementOpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever speaks alongside the company's CEO Sam Altman. Under Altman's tenure, OpenAI launched the pioneering AI chatbot ChatGPT and secured $10 billion in investment from Microsoft.

Persons: Sam Altman, —, Altman, OpenAI, Jakub Pachocki, Aleksander Madry, Szymon Sidor, Pachocki, Greg Brockman, Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, Sam, Ilya, Greg, Sutskever, JACK GUEZ, chatbot ChatGPT Organizations: Service, Google, OpenAI, Microsoft Locations: OpenAI

☆ OpenAI President Greg Brockman posted that he's quitting following Sam Altman's abrupt ousting
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Lloyd Lee | Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Greg Brockman co-founded OpenAI with Sam Altman and Elon Musk in 2015. Hours later, Brockman posted on X that he was leaving the company, too. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Brockman became a founding executive of OpenAI in 2015, along with Elon Musk and Altman, after leaving payment platform Stripe. Brockman became president of OpenAI in May of 2022, the company announced.

Persons: Greg Brockman, Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Altman, Brockman, —, We've, what's, Kara Swisher, Per Swisher, Swisher, OpenAI, ChatGPT, " Brockman Organizations: OpenAI's, Service, Elon, OpenAI, MIT Technology, Time Magazine Locations: openai, OpenAI

HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — Kaedin Robinson’s toe barely touched the goal line before the football squirted out, scoring the winning touchdown in overtime as Appalachian State beat previously unbeaten and 18th-ranked James Madison 26-23 on Saturday. Aguilar was 28 for 46 passing for 318 yards and three touchdowns with an interception for Appalachian State (7-4, 5-2). Elijah Sarratt had eight catches — including two that helped force overtime — for 128 yards and a touchdown for James Madison. Appalachian State remained in the hunt for the division title if the Dukes can beat Coastal Carolina next week. Appalachian State hosts Georgia Southern.

Persons: James, James Madison, Camden Wise, Joey Aguilar, Robinson, James Madison's, General, Aguilar, Jordan McCloud, Elijah Sarratt, Dukes, McCloud, Eli Wilson, Wilson, JMU, JMU’s, Jason Miyares Organizations: Appalachian State, James Madison, Camden, Dukes, NCAA, Virginia, Football, Mountaineers, Sun, Coastal Carolina, AP, James, Coastal, Georgia Southern Locations: HARRISONBURG, Va, Appalachian, JMU, Sarratt, Virginia, Coastal Carolina

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Carson Beck threw for 298 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. He completed 17 of 20 passes for 210 yards and two touchdowns, leading the Bulldogs to a 24-10 lead. Tennessee gained 75 rushing yards on the first snap and had 37 the rest of the half. FACTS & FIGURESWhen Wright went 75 yards for a touchdown on the team's first snap, Tennessee made it six straight games when Georgia opponents have scored on their opening drive. This year, back-to-back losses to Missouri and Georgia have relegated Tennessee to consideration for a lower-tier bowl game.

Persons: — Carson Beck, Dillon Bell, Marcus Rosemy, Jacksaint, Jaylen Wright, Beck, Wright, Dolly Parton, Peyton Manning, . Georgia RG, . Georgia RG Tate Ratledge, Vanderbilt Organizations: Tennessee, Bulldogs, Georgia, SEC, Volunteers, Vols, . Georgia RG Tate, College Football, Georgia Tech, . Tennessee, Rocky, AP Locations: KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Georgia, Tennessee, ., . Georgia, Alabama . Tennessee, South Carolina, Missouri

With a heavy dose of Bay Area slang, E-40 created a lane for his unique hip-hop vernacular that has made him one of the genre’s most revered artists. In a recent interview, E-40 spoke with The Associated Press about being an underrated legend, his unorthodox rap style and the new cookbook called “Snoop Dogg Presents: Goon With The Spoon, ” which released earlier this week. AP: Where does your unorthodox rap style and wisdom come from? E-40: I’m the oldest of four. E-40: Snoop, that’s my guy.

Persons: —, he’s, Larry June, Gucci Mane, Droop, Snoop, aren’t, That’s, I’m, I’ve, Lewis, Earl, ”, He's, You’ve, Kamala Harris, DJ Kool Herc, Flash, “, ” I’ve Organizations: ANGELES, Oracle, “, NBA, Associated Press, White, Grambling State University Locations: San Francisco, “ Federal, London, Vallejo , California

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares have retreated after Wall Street added a bit more to its big rally from a day before, while U.S. futures and oil prices were lower. Biden and Xi emerged from their first face-to-face meeting in a year vowing to stabilize the fraught relationship between the world's two biggest economies. Target helped lead the market with a 17.8% jump after it reported much stronger profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected. Prices at the wholesale level were 1.3% higher in October than a year earlier, and they surprisingly fell from September’s levels. That breathed more life into hopes that inflation is indeed cooling enough for the Fed to halt its barrage of rate hikes.

Persons: Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Biden, Xi, ” Biden, Hang Seng, ’, retracing, Goldman Sachs, Praveen, Brent Organizations: Nikkei, Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Federal Reserve, Fed, U.S, Traders, New York Mercantile Exchange Locations: BANGKOK, Shanghai, Seoul, Australia, Japan, India, Bangkok, U.S

BALTIMORE (AP) — Lamar Jackson hurt an ankle and lost one of his top targets to a more severe injury. Jackson threw two touchdown passes in the second quarter — one of which came thanks to a fortuitous carom — and the Ravens beat Cincinnati 34-20 on Thursday night after the Bengals lost Joe Burrow to a wrist injury. Burrow left in the second quarter after throwing a touchdown pass and wasn't able to return. “That's like receiver one sometimes.”Ravens coach John Harbaugh announced after the game that Andrews' injury appears to be season-ending. Cincinnati won the division the past two years, when late-season injuries kept Jackson off the field for the Ravens.

Persons: — Lamar Jackson, Jackson, Joe Burrow, Burrow, Mark Andrews, ” Jackson, “, ”, John Harbaugh, Andrews, Zac Taylor, hasn't, Joe Mixon, Jackson's, Germaine Pratt, Nelson Agholor, Rashod Bateman, Jake Browning, Ja'Marr Chase, Browning, ” Browning, Joe, Gus Edwards bookended, Deshaun Watson, ” Harbaugh, I'd, Cam Taylor, Britt, ___ Organizations: BALTIMORE, Cincinnati Bengals, Ravens, Cincinnati, Bengals, AFC, ” Ravens, Baltimore, AFC North, Cleveland, Super, San, NEXT, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles Chargers Locations: Cincinnati, Baltimore, Florida, San Francisco, New Orleans

☆ Dollar firm ahead of US inflation data; yen hovers near one-year low
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Brigid Riley | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Japanese yen remained vulnerable, hovering not far from a one-year low against the greenback as markets remained on watch for possible intervention by Tokyo. The dollar index , which measures the dollar against a basket of currencies, was last mostly flat at 105.80. There was little relief for the yen, however, which has come under pressure from rising U.S. Treasury yields and continued dollar strength. The Japanese currency was trading around 151.58 yen against the dollar on Monday, just under a one-year low of 151.74 hit at the end of October. Elsewhere, sterling stood at $1.2228 to the dollar, firm ahead of UK average weekly earnings data on Tuesday and a CPI reading on Wednesday.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Jerome Powell, Lenny Jin, Jin, Moody's, Tony Sycamore, Brigid Riley, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Federal Reserve, greenback, Global FX, HSBC, U.S, CPI, Treasury, IG, Bank of Japan, Thomson Locations: United States, Tokyo, U.S, New York

Mississippi State fired Zach Arnett on Monday after less than one season as head coach, just under a year since he took over the Bulldogs after the tragic passing of Mike Leach from a heart issue. Mississippi State announced Arnett's dismissal on its athletics website. Mississippi State has games remaining against Southern Mississippi and rival Mississippi. The contract length was the maximum allowed under Mississippi state law. Mississippi State had scored just 23 combined points over its previous three contests, one of which was a 7-3 victory at Arkansas.

Persons: Zach Arnett, Mike Leach, Greg Knox, Arnett, Zac Selmon, ” Selmon, Selmon, Leach, Will Rogers, Kevin Barbay, Jimbo, Fisher, Rogers, Chris Parson, Mike Wright Organizations: Mississippi, Bulldogs, Mississippi State, Southeastern Conference West Division, SEC, Southern, Air, Texas, . Mississippi State, Arkansas, AP Locations: Southern Mississippi, Mississippi, Texas

LAS VEGAS (AP) — On a night when Josh Jacobs finally ended his 100-yard dry spell, he couldn't quite forget the fumble that gave the New York Jets life late in the game. Political Cartoons View All 1240 ImagesThe Raiders (5-5) improved to 2-0 under interim coach Antonio Pierce, who replaced Josh McDaniels. “He's not a rookie,” said Davante Adams, who led the Raiders with six catches for 86 yards. Daniel Carlson made his second field goal, a 54-yarder on the final play of the first half, to get the Raiders to 9-6. CB Amik Robertson suffered a concussion early in the second quarter trying to tackle Hall.

Persons: Josh Jacobs, ”, Jacobs, Robert Spillane, Zach Wilson’s, “ There's, ” Spillane, Antonio Pierce, Josh McDaniels, “, ” Pierce, ” Jacobs, Aidan O'Connell, Michael Mayer, Mike Rae, “ He's, Davante Adams, O'Connell, Mayer, Jordan Whitehead, Zach Wilson, Garrett Wilson, Greg Zuerlein, Zuerlein, we’re, Robert Saleh, Daniel Carlson, DeAndre Carter, Carlson, O’Connell, Pierce, Mosley, Saleh, LB Sam Eguavoen, LT Kolton Miller, Jermaine Eluemunor, Thayer Munford, Marcus Peters, Amik Robertson Organizations: LAS VEGAS, New York Jets, Las Vegas Raiders, Las Vegas, Raiders, New York Giants, Jets, ” Jets, Breece, LB C.J, LB, LT, RT, Hall, UP NEXT Jets, AFC East, Miami Locations: —, New York, Buffalo

☆ Philip Schlamberg: Final US combat death of World War II was Jewish teen in Japan
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“The Last Fighter Pilot” says when the service saw those scores, Schlamberg was offered his pick of jobs and chose to be a fighter pilot. During that trip, he saw Japanese war veterans up close and felt a kinship, he said. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty ImagesFitting endingsYellin died in December 2017, shortly after “The Last Fighter Pilot” was published. In the foreword to “The Last Fighter Pilot,” Yellin recounted how World War II’s end was fitting for the times. “And that the final combat life in the defense of freedom would be laid down by a teenage Jewish fighter pilot who had not yet learned to even drive a car.”

Persons: Emperor Hirohito, Jerry Yellin, Philip Schlamberg, Yellin, Schlamberg, “, ” Yellin, Hirohito, ”, Phil, they’d, Ian Hitchcock, I’m, “ I’m, ” Schlamberg, Andrew Caballero, Reynolds, Melanie Sloan, ” “, ” Sloan, Philip, Sloan, Don Brown, he’d, Schlamberg’s smarts, Jerry Yellin’s, ‘ I’m, ’ ”, Yellin’s, Michael, ’, ” Michael Yellin, Saul Loeb, Helene, Robert, Taro Yamakawa, Yamakawa, “ Yellin Organizations: CNN, US Army Air Corps, US Defense Department, Nazi, US, 78th Fighter Squadron, National Archives, Iwo, Fighter Squadron, American, T150 Defence Force Air, Culpeper Regional Airport, Getty, Abraham Lincoln High School, Army Air Corps, Memorial, of, Monuments, New, Montclair Local, Arsenal, Democracy, US Air Force, Arlington National Cemetery, “ Locations: Tokyo, Nazi Germany, Europe, Brooklyn, Iwo Jima, Ukraine, East, Sudan, Myanmar, United States, Nagasaki, Japan, Hiroshima, Utah, Townsville, Australia, Culpeper, Brandy Station, Virginia, AFP, Honolulu, Honolulu , Hawaii, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, New Jersey, America, Washington ,, Arlington, Pacific, New York

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Robert Saleh raised some eyebrows a few weeks ago when he declared the New York Jets have “embarrassed” some of the NFL's top quarterbacks this season. “So whether it's a Super Bowl defending (champion) quarterback, an MVP quarterback or a first-year starting quarterback, we're going to treat them the same way. “Our goal is to be leading in turnovers on defense and obviously a great defense knows how to score or set up scores," Mosley said. The impressive numbers on defense are in stark contrast to those being put up by Wilson and the offense. The Jets rank 31st in overall offense, 30th in both scoring and passing and last in third-down percentage and red-zone conversion percentage.

Persons: — Robert Saleh, ”, wasn't, “ They’re, Zach Wilson, Justin Herbert, Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes, Aidan O'Connell, who's, C.J, Mosley, we're, York hasn’t, Tom Brady, Sauce Gardner, Davante Adams, we've, We're, “, Josh Jacobs, Jeff Ulbrich, “ It’s, Wilson, “ I'm, ” Saleh, Quinnen Williams, Billy Turner, LB Chazz Surratt, Will McDonald, ___ Organizations: New York Jets, Jets, Las Vegas, Chargers, Raiders, NFL, Bowl, Tampa, Buccaneers, New, ” Locations: FLORHAM, N.J, New, Las, Los Angeles, ”, York, New Orleans, New York, Dallas

☆ Dollar eyes best week against yen in three months; cryptos leap
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Rae Wee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Four thousand U.S. dollars are counted out by a banker counting currency at a bank in Westminster, Colorado November 3, 2009. The dollar stood near a one-year high at 151.38 yen on Friday and touched one-week highs against the Australian and New Zealand dollars. The greenback, however, regained its footing this week and was eyeing a weekly gain of roughly 1.3% against the yen, its best performance since August. The Aussie and the kiwi were likewise headed for a 2.4% and 1.8% weekly decline against the dollar respectively, also their steepest drop in months. "Even though we don't expect Powell to deliver on the tightening bias, that tightening bias does support the dollar," said Kong.

Persons: Rick Wilking, Jerome Powell, Powell, Tina Teng, it's, Carol Kong, Carl Szantyr, Rae Wee, Lincoln Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Federal, New, CMC Markets, Fed, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Australian, New Zealand, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, Thomson Locations: Westminster , Colorado, Rights SINGAPORE, New Zealand, U.S, China

☆ NHL roundup: Connor Bedard's 4 points pace Blackhawks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

1 overall in June, producing four points as the Blackhawks stormed to a 5-3 win over the host Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday. He became the youngest player in Blackhawks history to have a multi-goal game and at least three points. At 18 years and 115 days old, the top-line center is the third-youngest player in NHL history with a four-point game. Anthony Cirelli had a goal and an assist for the Lightning, and Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos also scored. Vincent Trocheck had a goal and two assists as the Rangers improved to 8-0-1 in the past nine games.

Persons: Connor Bedard, Kim Klement Neitzel, Chicago's Connor Bedard, Bedard, Tyler Johnson, Corey Perry, Kevin Korchinski, Nick Foligno, Philipp Kurashev, Petr Mrazek, Anthony Cirelli, Nikita Kucherov, Steven Stamkos, Mikhail Sergachev, Jonas Johansson, Bryan Rust, Sidney Crosby, Lars Eller, Jake Guentzel, Magnus Hellberg, Pittsburgh's Erik Karlsson, Carl Grundstrom, Adrian Kempe, Kevin Fiala, Pheonix Copley, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Jaden Schwartz, Matt Beniers, Adam Larsson, Vince Dunn, Philipp Grubauer, Nathan MacKinnon, Valeri Nichushkin, Bowen Byram, Ivan Prosvetov, Artturi Lehkonen, Jamie Oleksiak, Alexis Lafreniere, Vincent Trocheck, Artemi Panarin, of Famer Rod Gilbert, Blake Wheeler, Charlie Coyle, David Pastrnak, Trent Frederic, James van Riemdsyk, Brad Marchand, Linus Ullmark, Brock Nelson, Simon Holmstrom, Ilya Sorokin, Cole Caufield, Mike Matheson, Nick Suzuki, Matheson, Cayden Primeau, Christian Fischer, Compher, James Reimer, Elias Pettersson, Ilya Mikheyev, Casey DeSmith, Vancouver's J.T, Miller, Brock Boeser, Andrei Kuzmenko, Phillip Di Giuseppe, Drake Batherson, Artem Zub, Anton Forsberg, Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele, Mason Appleton, Cole Perfetti, Brenden Dillon, Dylan DeMelo, Alex Iafallo, Laurent Brossoit, Filip Forsberg, Philip Tomasino, Tyson Barrie, Oskar Sundqvist, Robert Thomas, Louis, Joel Hofer, Lawson Crouse, Karel Vejmelka, Matt Duchene, Tyler Seguin, Jake Oettinger, Mason Marchment, Craig Smith, Jason Robertson, Nils Lundkvist, Boone Jenner, Kirill Marchenko, Spencer Martin, Mackenzie Blackwood, Tomas Hertl, Fabian Zetterlund, Filip Zadina, Darnell Nurse, Ryan Nugent, Hopkins, Stuart Skinner Organizations: Chicago Blackhawks, Tampa Bay Lightning, Amalie Arena, Blackhawks, Lightning, Chicago, NHL, Penguins, Pittsburgh, Los, Avalanche, Seattle, Colorado, Rangers, New York, Minnesota, of Famer, New, Bruins, Islanders, Boston, Canadiens, Red Wings, Montreal, Detroit, Canucks, Senators, Vancouver, Ottawa, Jets, Predators, Winnipeg, Nashville, Coyotes, Arizona, Blues, Blue Jackets, Dallas, Columbus, Stars, Sharks, Oilers, Jose, Edmonton, Philadelphia Flyers, Thomson Locations: Tampa , Florida, USA, Los Angeles, Colorado, Denver, New, York, New York, Detroit, St

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears weren’t too concerned about appearances. D’Onta Foreman ran for a touchdown and the Bears boosted their shot at the top pick in the draft, beating the Carolina Panthers 16-13 on Thursday night. Political Cartoons View All 1239 ImagesForeman gave the Bears a 16-10 lead in the third quarter with a 4-yard run. SLOW STARTThe Panthers led 10-9 at halftime even though the Bears outgained them 205 yards to 97. Chicago answered with a 54-yard field goal by Santos.

Persons: D’Onta Foreman, ” Foreman, “, Moore, Foreman, Carolina’s Eddy Pineiro, Darnell Mooney, Tyson Bagent, Justin Fields, Fields hasn’t, Eberflus, ” Eberflus, ” Cairo Santos, Bryce Young, ”, Montez Sweat, I’m, Carolina’s Ihmir Smith, Marsette, Young, Adam Thielen, ” Young, Foreman —, Carolina —, Carolina, Trenton Gill, Pineiro, Santos . Smith, Josh Blackwell, Santos ., Bear Pineiro, Santos, ___ Organizations: CHICAGO, Chicago Bears, Bears, Carolina Panthers, “, NFL, Panthers, Arizona, Division II Shepherd University, Detroit, ”, ” PANTHERS, Indianapolis, Carolina, Chicago, Trenton, TD, NEXT, Dallas Locations: Chicago, Atlanta, West Virginia, Minnesota, Washington, Detroit

11 College Football Playoff ) coupled with a UNC loss, clinches a spot in the conference championship against No. That poses a huge challenge for Virginia (2-7, 1-4), which is coming off a 45-17 loss at Georgia Tech. Virginia is also pretty solid defending it (215.1 yards allowed per game) and has shown it’s not afraid of ranked teams. Obviously, we’ve been running the ball really well.”NOT DONE YETVirginia was eliminated from bowl consideration with the Georgia Tech loss, but coach Elliott insists there is more at stake. Virginia will play its first Thursday game after facing Maryland and N.C. State on consecutive Friday nights in September.

Persons: — Louisville’s, ”, Jeff Brohm, you’re, Pitt, “ We’ve, Tony Elliott, “, don’t, Isaac Guerendo’s, Jordan, Guerendo, Maurice Turner, Tony Muskett, Mike Hollins, Kam Robinson, Muskett, Robinson, Hollins, Sackett Wood, Anthony Colandrea, overshadowing Jack Plummer’s, Plummer, He’s, what’s, we’ve, Elliott, We’ve, Hank Kurz Jr Organizations: Virginia, Cavaliers, ACC, Pittsburgh, Cardinals, Louisville, Atlantic Coast Conference, Football, UNC, Florida State, Virginia Tech, Hokies, Georgia Tech, Miami, Tech, Duke, North Carolina State, AP Locations: LOUISVILLE, Ky, Carolina, Florida, Louisville, Duke, Virginia, Wisconsin, Maryland, N.C, State

☆ Japan's inflation-adjusted wages slip in September for 18th month
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsTOKYO, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Japan's real wages slipped in September for an 18th month, government data showed on Tuesday, with rising prices squeezing consumers' purchasing power, and likely to add to pressure from labour groups for higher wage increases. Financial markets worldwide pay close attention to the wage trends in the world's third-largest economy. Inflation-adjusted real wages, a barometer of consumer purchasing power, dropped in September by 2.4% from a year earlier after a revised 2.8% fall the month before, data from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare showed. Base salary growth in September advanced by 1.4% year-on-year, from a revised 1.2% increase the previous month, the data showed. Overtime pay, a gauge of business activity, went up in September by 0.7% year-on-year, after a revised 0.2% gain in August.

Persons: Androniki, Fumio Kishida's, Satoshi Sugiyama, Robert Birsel Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Financial, Bank of Japan, Ministry of Health, Labour, Welfare, Rengo, UA, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Base

More than 1,400 Israelis were killed in the assault, and more than 240 were taken hostage, according to a count by Israeli officials. The Ministry of Health in Ramallah says more than 10,000 Palestinians have died in the military campaign launched in response by Israel. On October 31, an Israeli airstrike targeting Hamas commanders and infrastructure in Gaza’s largest refugee camp, Jabalya, left catastrophic damage and killed many. Both the cause of the blast and casualty figures are contested – the Gaza health ministry said 471 died, while an initial US intelligence assessment said the number of dead was between 100 and 300. The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Ramallah has reported 192 health workers have been killed and 113 health-care facilities hit.

Persons: don’t, —, Israel, Ibrahim Biari, CPJ, ”, Arlene Getz, ” Getz, Getz, “ Organizations: CNN, Hamas, Health, Palestinian Ministry of Health, Gaza, UN, Human Rights, Israeli Defense Forces, IDF, World Health, Al, Islamic Jihad, WHO, Protect Journalists Locations: Israel, Ramallah, Gaza, Ukraine, Gaza’s, Ahli, Russia, Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Philippines

☆ NFL roundup: C.J. Stroud breaks out as Texans clip Bucs
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

Stroud led a 75-yard drive in 40 seconds after Baker Mayfield put Tampa Bay ahead with a 14-yard touchdown pass to Cade Otton, the duo's second scoring hookup of the day. Stroud completed 30 of 42 passes, connecting with Noah Brown six times for 153 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown. Mayfield connected on 21 of 30 passes for 265 yards for the Buccaneers (3-5), who lost their fourth straight game. Vikings 31, Falcons 28Joshua Dobbs fired a go-ahead, 6-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Powell with 20 seconds remaining, and Minnesota beat host Atlanta. Tune completed 11 of 20 passes for 58 yards, threw two interceptions and lost a fumble on one of Cleveland's seven sacks.

Persons: C.J ., Shaquil Barrett, Troy, Stroud, Tank, . Stroud, Baker Mayfield, Cade Otton, Noah Brown, Dalton Schultz, Dell, Dare Ogunbowale, Ogunbowale, Ka'imi Fairbairn, Mayfield, Joe Burrow, Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs, Joe Mixon, Mixon, Tee Higgins, Allen, Diggs, Dalton Kincaid, Joshua Dobbs, Brandon Powell, Dobbs, Jaren, Taylor Heinicke, Mary, A.J . Brown, DeVonta Smith, Kenneth Gainwell, Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, Lamb, Patrick Mahomes, Bryan Cook's, Tua Tagovailoa, Raheem Mostert, Hill, Keaton Mitchell, hadn't, Gus Edwards, Odell Beckham Jr, Justin Tucker, Seattle's Geno Smith, Jaxon Smith, Njigba, Cleveland, Clayton Tune, Tune, Jordan Love, Aaron Jones, Brett Rypien, Matthew Stafford, Rypien, Sam Howell, Howell, Chad Ryland, Washington, Jahan Dotson, Joey Slye, Paulson Adebo, Adebo's takeaways, Derek Carr, Tyson Bagent, Justin Fields, Kenny Moore, Moore, Bryce Young's, Josh Jacobs, Antonio Pierce, Josh McDaniels, York's Daniel Jones, Jones Organizations: Houston Texans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, NRG, Tank Dell, ., Tampa Bay, Texans, Buccaneers, Bengals, Bills, Cincinnati, Buffalo, Vikings, Falcons, Atlanta, Arizona Cardinals, Eagles, Cowboys, Philadelphia, Dallas, Chiefs, Dolphins, Kansas City, NFL, Miami, Ravens, Seahawks, Baltimore, Seattle, AFC, Browns, Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, Packers, Rams, Patriots, Washington, New England, New, Saints, Bears, Chicago, Colts, Panthers, Indianapolis, Carolina, Pro Football, Raiders, Giants, Las Vegas, The Raiders, Las, ESPN, Thomson Locations: Houston , Texas, USA, C.J . Stroud, Troy Taormina, Tampa, Dell, Buffalo . Buffalo, Minnesota, Miami, Frankfurt, Germany, Arizona, Green, Los Angeles, New, Foxborough, New England, New Orleans, Charlotte, N.C, Carolina, Las, New York, Las Vegas, York

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals showed a national TV audience on Sunday night they are still serious AFC playoff contenders. The latest was a 24-18 victory over the Buffalo Bills in a rematch of a divisional playoff game from last season. Joe Burrow threw for a season-high 348 yards and two touchdowns, and Cincinnati's defense forced two turnovers and held off the Bills. The subsequent Bengals drive ate up 5:20 and a 20-yard field goal by Evan McPherson extended Cincinnati's lead to 24-10. Aided by a roughing the passer call on the Bills' Tim Settle, Burrow put together another extended drive.

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Jalen Milroe rushed for 155 yards and four touchdowns and passed for another 219 yards to lead No. Milroe matched big plays both running and passing with the Tigers' Heisman Trophy candidate Jayden Daniels and the Crimson Tide (8-1, 6-0 Southeastern Conference, No. Garrett Nussmeier finished off the game and did move LSU into Alabama territory late. Both starting quarterbacks had 100-plus rushing yards and topped 160 passing by halftime, when it was tied 21-21. The teams traded rushing touchdowns by Josh Williams and Roydell Williams in the third quarter.

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☆ Exclusive: Hedge fund Caxton wins on bond rout to claw back performance losses - sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Nell Mackenzie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

They added that the fund had about a negative 2% performance for the year to the end of October. The CGI fund, at the end of June had been down about 8%, added one of the sources. The CGI fund did well from a view that the Bank of Japan would ease its ultra-loose monetary policy, said two of the sources. They also said short bets that bond prices would fall, as well as bets the U.S. Treasury yield curve would steepen were some of the top earners for the fund. Caxton's CGI fund also profited from the difference between Japanese and U.S. stock prices, the sources said, adding that losses on commodities bets in gold and a yen hedge detracted from performance.

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