July 31, 2023 - Brief Briefing

Meta’s stock just wrapped up its ninth straight monthly gain as Wall Street cheers cost cuts

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, Meta Platforms, in July 2021. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images A year ago, Meta’s stock was in...

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Meta's stock just wrapped up its ninth straight monthly gain as Wall Street cheers cost cuts

Women’s World Cup: Stanway ready to step up as England play China in final group game

Georgia Stanway says she will lead by example in the absence of midfield partner and best friend Keira Walsh when England take on China...

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Women's World Cup: Stanway ready to step up as England play China in final group game

Sports

Rugged roads or easy street? Breaking down CFB’s most and least challenging schedules

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJul 31, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee...

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Rugged roads or easy street? Breaking down CFB's most and least challenging schedules

‘Doomsday mom’ Lori Vallow jailed for life for murdering two of her children

A woman dubbed the “doomsday mom” has been jailed for life without the possibility of parole for the murders of two of her children...

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'Doomsday mom' Lori Vallow jailed for life for murdering two of her children

Did fear of apocalypse drive ‘doomsday mom’ Lori Vallow to murder her children?

“I’m basically a ticking time bomb,” Lori Vallow says with a wide smile and a laugh. She’s speaking at the Mrs Texas beauty pageant...

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Did fear of apocalypse drive 'doomsday mom' Lori Vallow to murder her children?

Cardi B reported to police after ‘fan hit by microphone rapper threw into crowd’

A woman who says she was hit by a microphone that Cardi B hurled into the crowd at a Las Vegas concert has filed...

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Cardi B reported to police after 'fan hit by microphone rapper threw into crowd'

World

Chinese zoo denies its bears are humans in costume

A zoo in China has denied suggestions some of its bears might be people in costumes after photos of the animals standing like humans...

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Chinese zoo denies its bears are humans in costume

World

England win thrilling final Ashes Test as Stuart Broad takes winning wicket to draw series with Australia

England have won the final Ashes Test match after a thrilling finish to draw the series with Australia. With Australia chasing down 384 to...

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England win thrilling final Ashes Test as Stuart Broad takes winning wicket to draw series with Australia

Technology

Elon Musk’s X Corp. seen taking down giant glowing sign in San Francisco

CNBC/Kif Leswing SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk marked San Francisco as the spot for X Corp. over the weekend, erecting a giant lighted X...

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Elon Musk's X Corp. seen taking down giant glowing sign in San Francisco

Sports

Churchill Downs to install new safety measures

Associated Press Jul 31, 2023, 01:46 PM ET LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Churchill Downs will implement safety measures for its September meet including new track...

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Churchill Downs to install new safety measures

Drug addict who featured in Sky News investigation given second chance by rehabilitation charity

Last week, Sky News revealed that councils are spending half of what they did on addiction treatment services 10 years ago, and the number...

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Drug addict who featured in Sky News investigation given second chance by rehabilitation charity

Six-year-old girl dies after being hit by propeller of boat her mum was driving

A six-year-old girl has died after she was accidentally struck by the propeller of a boat her mum was driving in an Arizona lake....

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Six-year-old girl dies after being hit by propeller of boat her mum was driving

Canada wildfires: Border town evacuated as blazes cross into US

Thousands of people have been ordered to leave a Canadian border town due to an “out-of-control” wildfire. The fire, known as Eagle Bluff, has...

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Canada wildfires: Border town evacuated as blazes cross into US

Politics

Fire safety concerns delay arrival of first asylum seekers on Bibby Stockholm barge

Asylum seekers will not be moved on to the controversial Bibby Stockholm barge on Tuesday as planned after last minute meetings responding to fire...

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Fire safety concerns delay arrival of first asylum seekers on Bibby Stockholm barge

Technology

America’s first new nuclear reactor in nearly seven years starts operations

Vogtle nuclear reactor 3 Source: Georgia Power Monday marked the first time a new nuclear reactor has begun delivering power to the electric grid...

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America’s first new nuclear reactor in nearly seven years starts operations

Pee-wee Herman actor Paul Reubens dies

US actor Paul Reubens, who came to fame in the 1980s as children’s TV star Pee-wee Herman, has died. The 70-year-old died overnight after...

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World

Zelenskyy warns war is coming to Russia – as Putin teases path to ‘peace’

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says war is coming to Russia after suspected Ukrainian drones hit skyscrapers in a wealthy Moscow neighbourhood. Vladimir Putin suggested an African...

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Zelenskyy warns war is coming to Russia - as Putin teases path to 'peace'

World

Toppled Niger government encouraged French strikes to free captured president, junta claims

Niger’s military junta, which has overthrown the country’s elected leader, has claimed the ousted government authorised France to carry out strikes to free the...

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Toppled Niger government encouraged French strikes to free captured president, junta claims

World

FIFA President Gianni Infantino returns to Women’s World Cup after almost a week away on Pacific islands

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has returned to the Women’s World Cup after almost a week away – to make his first appearance of the...

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World

Instruments thrown on fire as Taliban declares music immoral in Afghanistan

Musical instruments have been thrown on a bonfire in Afghanistan, with the ruling Taliban government declaring music is immoral. Since they seized power in...

by admin July 31, 2023