November 9, 2022 - Brief Briefing

President Biden says Elon Musk’s relationships with other countries are worth looking into

Joe Biden, left, and Elon Musk Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters; Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asked on Wednesday whether Tesla, SpaceX and...

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President Biden says Elon Musk's relationships with other countries are worth looking into

Business

Mental health epidemic is shrinking UK workforce and fuelling staff shortages

Britain is in the grip of a mental health crisis that is causing workers to drop out of the labour market and fuelling staff...

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Mental health epidemic is shrinking UK workforce and fuelling staff shortages

World

Joe Biden says he ‘gets’ voter frustration but midterm results are ‘clear message to preserve democracy’

Joe Biden has described the midterm results so far as a “good day for democracy” and a “good day for America”. Speaking at the...

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Joe Biden says he 'gets' voter frustration but midterm results are 'clear message to preserve democracy'

Sports

Small-sample superstars for all 32 NHL teams: Who can can keep it up?

9:30 AM ET When it comes to NHL debates, “small sample size” is the most reliable counterargument. If there’s a team off to a...

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Small-sample superstars for all 32 NHL teams: Who can can keep it up?

Technology

Binance backs out of FTX rescue, leaving the crypto exchange on the brink of collapse

Binance is backing out of its plans to acquire FTX, the company said Wednesday, leaving Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire on the verge of collapse....

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Binance backs out of FTX rescue, leaving the crypto exchange on the brink of collapse

Environment

‘If I’d lost my mum, I’d go’: Tearful Boy George reacts to Matt Hancock entering jungle

Boy George has revealed his mother was in hospital during the pandemic and said if she had not survived he would have quit I’m...

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‘If I’d lost my mum, I’d go’: Tearful Boy George reacts to Matt Hancock entering jungle

Boy George has revealed his mother was in hospital during the pandemic and said if she had not survived he would have quit I’m...

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Sports

Big Bertha, a Texas oilman and how the Longhorns won CFB’s drum wars

7:00 AM ET Like many of the state’s most colorful tales, the story of Texas’ Big Bertha and a decades-long rivalry over the biggest...

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Big Bertha, a Texas oilman and how the Longhorns won CFB's drum wars

World

Russia orders troops to abandon key city of Kherson

Russian troops have been ordered to withdraw from the city of Kherson and surrounding areas in the south of Ukraine. Russia’s top commander in...

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Russia orders troops to abandon key city of Kherson

World

Russia orders troops to withdraw from key city of Kherson

Russian troops have been ordered to withdraw from the city of Kherson and surrounding areas in the south of Ukraine. Russia’s top commander in...

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Technology

Elon Musk took over a struggling business with Twitter and has quickly made it worse

The Twitter profile page belonging to Elon Musk is seen on an Apple iPhone mobile phone. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images When Elon...

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Elon Musk took over a struggling business with Twitter and has quickly made it worse

World

Russia is withdrawing troops from key city of Kherson

Russian troops have been ordered to withdraw from the key city of Kherson, in southern Ukraine. In televised comments, General Sergei Surovikin said it...

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Russia is withdrawing troops from key city of Kherson

World

British man dies fighting in Ukraine

A British man has died after travelling to Ukraine to help fight against Russia. Simon Lingard died on 7 November, according to his family....

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Uncategorized

Meta Platforms Stock Is Surging: What’s Going On?

Meta PlatformsInc META shares are trading higher Wednesday morning after the company confirmed details surrounding layoffs in a letter to employees. According to a...

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Politics

Prime Minister’s Questions: Rishi Sunak says it is ‘absolutely right’ Gavin Williamson resigned – and admits ‘regret’ over appointment

Rishi Sunak has said it is “absolutely right” that Sir Gavin Williamson resigned and admitted he has “regret” over appointing him as a cabinet...

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Prime Minister's Questions: Rishi Sunak says it is 'absolutely right' Gavin Williamson resigned - and admits 'regret' over appointment

Politics

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris set to push back deadline to hold Stormont election

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris is set to announce that the UK government intends to extend the deadline for calling a fresh Assembly election,...

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Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris set to push back deadline to hold Stormont election

Sports

Lace bite to NHL breakout: Inside Mason Marchment’s hockey journey

8:00 AM ET This season will include 103 exclusive regular-season games across ESPN, ESPN+, Hulu and ABC. More than 1,000 out-of-market games will be...

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Lace bite to NHL breakout: Inside Mason Marchment's hockey journey

US midterms: Red wave of Republican wins fails to materialise as future looks better for Biden

Republican hopes of wiping out the Democrats in the US midterm elections appear to have faded away as a “red wave” of wins has...

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US midterms: Red wave of Republican wins fails to materialise as future looks better for Biden

Business

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta to lay off more than 11,000 staff

Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, has become the latest big tech player to wield the axe in the tougher global economy, laying...

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Facebook and Instagram owner Meta to lay off more than 11,000 staff

Business

Elon Musk sells almost $4bn more of Tesla shares after Twitter takeover

Elon Musk has sold Tesla stock worth almost $4bn (£3.46bn) after completing his takeover of Twitter. The founder and chief executive of the electric...

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