Chicago artist fills in the city's potholes with mosaics
Artist Jim Bachor has been filling holes in the road in Chicago by creating mosaics which use the colours of the flag of the city and feature a fake serial number to highlight the severity of the pothole problem. Read more...
Jose Abreu and Freddie Freeman Win 2020 MVP Awards
The slugging first basemen, Abreu for the White Sox and Freeman for the Braves, have plenty in common, including thriving in M.L.B.s pandemic-shortened season. Read more...
Clarence Williams Teacher 'duct tapes 11-year-old student's mouth shut for more than a half hour'
Clarence Williams, of Palo Alto Middle School in Killeen, Texas, has been placed on paid leave for a week while the local school district reviews a report of the incident. School officials did not provide details on what prompted the teacher to allegedly tape the boy's mouth shut on October 23. Read more...
BlackRock and the trillion fund industry should be broken up, antimonopoly group says
BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street manage a stunning trillion in combined assets, equivalent to more than three-quarters the size of the US economy. Read more...
Why Australians will be banned from going overseas for at least another year
An influential federal government agency is expecting Australia's ban on travelling overseas for a holiday to continue until the end of 2021. This restriction could even be extended, it feared. Read more...
MARKET REPORTInvestors hail 16.5bn defence spending pledge
Boris Johnson's drive to 'end the era of retreat' and bolster Britain's defence spending was music to traders' ears. Shares in military contractors advanced after he twisted Rishi Sunak's arm. Read more...
Pfizer Applies for Emergency F.D.A. Approval for Covid-19 Vaccine
A large team of regulators at the agency will take about three weeks to review an application spanning thousands of pages. Read more...
Pennsylvania and Nevada certify their election results for Biden, North Carolina for Trump
Pennsylvania and Nevada have certified their election results, showing President-elect Joe Biden as the winner there, while North Carolina certified that President Donald Trump won in that state. Read more...
The Transition Formally Begins (Finally)
The G.S.A. administrator faces reality as Trump creeps closer to it This is your morning tip sheet. Read more...
GMP equalisation must also cover pension transfers, rules High Court
Businesses could have to redo their sums for savers who transferred out of their pension schemes as well as those who stayed, following the latest ruling in a complex court saga. Read more...
Facebook's war with CMA could end in 3bn fine
The social media giant has lost a legal case to overturn an order by the watchdog that demanded Facebook freeze a host of business activities while officials investigated its takeover of Giphy. Read more...
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The CMA has revealed it could investigate the tech giant over controversial changes it is making to data rules. It follows a complaint from Marketers for an Open Web. Read more...
Offbeat Streaming Knock Knock, John Lewis and Sleight
If you are looking for something off the radar to watch, try these suggestions. Read more...
Candice Warner is 'thankful' there was no social media amid her toilet tryst scandal in 2007
She briefly spoke out about her infamous 2007 toilet tryst with Sonny Bill Williams during her stint on Channel Seven's SAS Australia. Read more...
Christmas blow for elderly in care homes Insurance row could strand Covid-19 OAPs on hospital ward
The UK Department of Health wanted to discharge elderly people from overcrowded wards into 500 new dedicated care homes until they are no longer infectious. Read more...
Cold-stunned 350-pound turtle is rescued by Cape Cod officials who found it unresponsive
A 350-pound loggerhead turtle was rescued on a Cape Cod beach, after officials found it on its back and unresponsive. This turtle is among 150 others that have been found cold-stunned on the shore. Read more...
Shoppers share the items they buy from other sections that save them money
Kids' shoes, men's shower gel and gym gear are three of the items female shoppers buy from other sections in their favourite stores to save them money. Read more...
Alabama Tops First College Football Playoff Rankings of a Chaotic Season
The final rankings will not come until at least Dec. 20. But on Tuesday night, the playoffs selection committee gave an early look at how it is approaching the pandemic-upended year. Read more...