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Airman at facility overseeing US ballistic missiles caught smoking pot on duty – report

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An airman at a US Air Force base, overseeing nuclear-tipped missiles and bombers, has reportedly been caught red-handed puffing a joint in a missile alert facility, prompting an investigation. The news about the incident has begun spreading like a... Read More

British officials create 41-mile detour for 65-foot-long road closure

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Talk about taking the long way home. Motorists in southwest England will need to pay special attention when driving...

Jim Jordan defends GOP lawmakers who stormed impeachment inquiry room

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House Freedom Caucus Member Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, defended Republican lawmakers who stormed the sensitive compartmented information facility room where...

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Instagram bans ‘cosmetic surgery’ filters

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Instagram is removing all augmented reality (AR) filters that depict or promote cosmetic surgery, amid concerns they harm people’s... Read More

BBC News launches ‘dark web’ Tor mirror

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The BBC has made its international news website available via Tor, in a bid to thwart censorship attempts. Tor... Read More

Facebook’s Zuckerberg grilled over Libra currency plan

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has tried to reassure sceptical US lawmakers over the safety of the social network’s proposed... Read More

WeWork’s new chairman defends payouts to founder, says company will survive

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(Reuters) – WeWork’s new Executive Chairman Marcelo Claure on Wednesday defended huge payouts to the office-sharing company’s founder Adam... Read More

Markets

FOREX-Pound pauses for breath amid Brexit limbo, dollar steadies

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HONG KONG (Reuters) – The British pound stabilised on Thursday as the Brexit project entered a fresh holding pattern,... Read More

Morning News Call – India, October 24

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To access a PDF version of this newsletter, please click here here If you would like to receive this... Read More

U.S. SEC investigates India’s Infosys on whistleblower complaints

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FILE PHOTO: An employee walks past a signage board in the Infosys campus at the Electronics City IT district... Read More

UPDATE 3-Chile’s Codelco resumes operations after union calls for end to strike

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(Recasts throughout) By Fabian Cambero and Dave Sherwood SANTIAGO, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Chile’s Codelco, the world’s top copper... Read More

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Asian shares edge up as earnings, geopolitics sway sentiment

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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares pulled ahead on Thursday as corporate earnings and a ceasefire in northern Syria helped prop up sentiment, though the backdrop of trade and brexit uncertainties was enough to prevent a decisive shift towards riskier... Read More

Ghosn’s lawyers seek dismissal of charges, accuse prosecutors of misconduct

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FILE PHOTO: Former Nissan Motor Chariman Carlos Ghosn leaves the Tokyo Detention House in Tokyo, Japan April 25, 2019....

Oil slips on profit-taking, weak demand outlook

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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices dipped on Thursday after sharp gains in the previous session following a surprise draw...

Lifestyle

Rick Astley: Inside the home studio where he masterminded his comeback

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Media playback is unsupported on your device “We’ve tidied up a bit,” says Rick Astley, welcoming us into his... Read More

Zoe Ball’s Radio 2 show loses 364,000 listeners

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Zoe Ball has lost 364,000 weekly listeners from her Radio 2 breakfast show, the latest industry figures reveal. The... Read More

Workers in pain: Employers take a new twist to prevent costly injuries

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Your job does not have to be physically demanding to literally be a pain in... Read More

Already a star, singer King Princess releases debut album

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LONDON (Reuters) – Twenty-year-old singer-songwriter King Princess releases one of pop music’s most hotly anticipated debut albums on Friday,... Read More

Health

NHS in Scotland ‘could face £1.8bn shortfall’

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The health service in Scotland could face a £1.8bn shortfall in less than five years if it is not... Read More

People ‘more likely to feel pain on humid days’

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People with long-term health problems such as arthritis are more likely to feel pain on humid days, a study... Read More

Baby born weighing less than 1 pound goes home from NICU nearly 5 months later

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One of the smallest babies born in the state of Arizona finally went home from the hospital on Monday,... Read More

After miscarriages, woman discovers condition was giving her uterus ‘an acid bath’

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A 22-year-old British woman who suffered two miscarriages and a failed round of IVF learned a condition was preventing... Read More

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‘Make New Mexico pay for it!’ Twitter baffled after Trump vows to build wall in Colorado

In another geography gaffe, President Donald Trump appears to have lost track of the US border, promising to construct a “big, beautiful” wall in Colorado, where countless netizens soon reminded him no border exists. Speaking to a crowd at a rally on Wednesday, the president waxed enthusiastic about [...]

House Republicans storm impeachment inquiry deposition: What went down

CAPITOL HILL – Fox News learned in more detail how things went down Wednesday in the House Intelligence Committee when 25-30 House Republicans barged into a closed-door deposition of Pentagon official Laura Cooper. Sources said House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., summoned Ho [...]

Lady Gaga’s mother opens up about the singer’s younger days: ‘She went through a lot of difficult times’

Cynthia Germanotta, Lady Gaga‘s mother, recently revealed details about her daughter’s mental health in middle school. In an interview with CBS This Morning that aired Wednesday, Germanotta recalled when Gaga’s mental health struggles began. “Stefani was very unique and that wasn’t always appreciate [...]

Asian shares edge up; investors anxious over earnings, Brexit

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares pulled ahead on Thursday with corporate earnings buffeting trading as investors remained anxious about the business impact of the Sino-U.S. trade war while Brexit uncertainties kept overall sentiment in check. FILE PHOTO: Passersby are reflected on a screen displaying [...]

Oil pares U.S. stock-draw gains on weak demand outlook

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices dipped on Thursday on lingering concerns about a weak demand outlook, after surging more than 2% in the previous session on the back of a surprise draw in U.S. crude stocks. FILE PHOTO: Pumpjacks are seen during sunset at the Daqing oil field in Heilongjiang province [...]

Ghosn’s lawyers accuse Japan officials, Nissan executives of collusion

FILE PHOTO: Former Nissan Motor Chariman Carlos Ghosn leaves the Tokyo Detention House in Tokyo, Japan April 25, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato TOKYO (Reuters) – Lawyers for former Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) chairman Carlos Ghosn submitted filings to the Tokyo District Court on Thursday seeking the dismissa [...]

UPDATE 3-Chile’s Codelco resumes operations after union calls for end to strike

(Recasts throughout) By Fabian Cambero and Dave Sherwood SANTIAGO, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Chile’s Codelco, the world’s top copper miner, said it had resumed normal operations after its unionized workers struck a deal with government officials late Wednesday to end a day-long walk-off amid a week of rauc [...]

RPT-FOCUS-Teva’s proposed opioid settlement could cost drugmaker pennies on the dollar

NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd’s proposed $23 billion drug giveaway to settle thousands of U.S. opioid lawsuits will likely cost the company a fraction of that figure due to how it has valued those medicines, according to a Reuters review of pricing data and industry [...]

UPDATE 1-GSK gets FDA nod for wider use of ovarian cancer drug Zejula

(Reuters) – GlaxoSmithKline said U.S. regulators had approved its ovarian cancer treatment Zejula for wider use in some advanced cancers, in a boost to the British drugmaker’s oncology portfolio as it competes with rival AstraZeneca. FILE PHOTO: The GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) logo is seen on top of GSK A [...]

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HR SaaS firm e-days appoints former Fairsail CEO as board advisor to accelerate global growth

Nottingham, London, UK. 22nd October 2019. e-days, the Nottingham-based global absence management platform, has appointed former Fairsail CEO Adam Hale as a strategic advisor to the board, following recent rapid business growth. Hale is advisor to the ScaleUp Group, chairman of employee experience c [...]

Appogee HR grow their integration portfolio with LinkedIn Talent Hub

Appogee HR have today announced their new integration with LinkedIn’s applicant tracking system (ATS), LinkedIn Talent Hub, allowing for an all-in-one solution for candidate tracking throughout the hiring process, transferring seamlessly through to employment. Appogee HR are a leading HR Management [...]

Transforming the Talent Experience at Cornerstone Convergence EMEA 2019

More than 30 Cornerstone clients will present over the two-day conference, including Henkel, Novartis, Schneider Electric and Volvo Group London – 22 October 2019 – Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSOD), a global leader in cloud-based learning, talent management and emerging talent experience so [...]

Range Announces Third Quarter 2019 Results

FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION (NYSE: RRC) today announced its third quarter 2019 financial results. Highlights – Sold 2.5% overriding royalty in southwest Appalachia leases for gross proceeds of $750 million Total asset sales of approximately $1.1 bi [...]

Martin Midstream Partners Reports Third Quarter 2019 Financial Results and Revised Guidance

Execution of Strategic Initiatives Continues with Sale of East Texas Pipeline Quarterly Distribution Coverage Ratio Above Internal Forecast Update on Structure Damage at Neches Terminal KILGORE, Texas, Oct. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Martin Midstream Partners L.P. (Nasdaq:MMLP) (the “Partnership”) [...]

Amplify Energy Announces Third Quarter 2019 Earnings Release Date

HOUSTON, Oct. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amplify Energy Corp. (“Amplify” or the “Company”) (NYSE: AMPY) announced today that it will report third quarter 2019 financial and operating results on November 6, 2019. Following the announcement, management will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. CT to [...]

Instagram bans ‘cosmetic surgery’ filters

Instagram is removing all augmented reality (AR) filters that depict or promote cosmetic surgery, amid concerns they harm people’s mental health. Effects that make people look like they have had lip injections, fillers or a facelift will be among those banned. Research suggests face-changing filters [...]

BBC News launches ‘dark web’ Tor mirror

The BBC has made its international news website available via Tor, in a bid to thwart censorship attempts. Tor is a privacy-focused web browser used to access pages on the dark web. The browser can obscure who is using it and what data is being accessed, which can help people avoid government survei [...]

Facebook’s Zuckerberg grilled over Libra currency plan

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has tried to reassure sceptical US lawmakers over the safety of the social network’s proposed digital currency Libra. At a fractious hearing in Washington, members of Congress attacked plans for the payment system, warning it could be abused by criminals and terrorists. [...]

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NHS in Scotland ‘could face £1.8bn shortfall’

The health service in Scotland could face a £1.8bn shortfall in less than five years if it is not reformed, the public spending watchdog has said. Audit Scotland’s annual report said the NHS was “seriously struggling to become financially sustainable”. Auditor General Caroline Gardner said the integ [...]

People ‘more likely to feel pain on humid days’

People with long-term health problems such as arthritis are more likely to feel pain on humid days, a study has suggested. Folklore suggests the cold makes pain worse – but there is actually little research into the weather’s effects. And this University of Manchester study of 2,500 people, which co [...]

Baby born weighing less than 1 pound goes home from NICU nearly 5 months later

One of the smallest babies born in the state of Arizona finally went home from the hospital on Monday, nearly five months after she made her early debut. Kallie Bender, who was born at 25 weeks gestation, weighed just 13 ounces at birth, and was facing a heart defect, Fox 10 Phoenix reported. “The s [...]

Chevron aims to cut intensity of greenhouse gas emissions from production

(Reuters) – Chevron Corp (CVX.N) aims to reduce the intensity of greenhouse gas emissions from its oil production by 5% to 10% over a seven-year period ending 2023 as part of an ongoing effort to combat global climate change, the U.S. energy major said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: A Chevron gas station [...]

Trump administration likely to announce details of biofuels deal by Friday: sources

(Reuters) – The Trump administration is expected to announce by Friday details of a U.S. biofuels policy deal to help farmers angry over waivers granted to refiners exempting them from using corn-based ethanol and other biofuels, four sources familiar with the matter said. The White House has held w [...]

Scientists find toxic fungus near Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

Poison Fire Coral fungus is seen in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, in this undated picture obtained from social media. RAY PALMER /via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A highly poisonous fungus, with toxins that c [...]