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Some game-changing QB switches in FBS even with most Week 1 starters still in that role

October 31, 2024 4:00 AM Associated Press

AP Sports Writer While two-thirds of the FBS quarterbacks who began this season as QB1 also started in the latest game for their teams, there have been some game-changing switches. Tenth-ranked Texas A&M (7-1) is the only team in the expanded SEC going into November without a conference loss after redshirt freshman Marcel Reed replaced

No. 11 Iowa State seeks 1st 6-game Big 12 winning streak after getting into November undefeated

October 31, 2024 3:58 AM Associated Press

AP Sports Writer Things to watch this week in the Big 12 Conference: Game of the week No. 11 Iowa State (7-0, 4-0 Big 12) vs. Texas Tech (5-3, 3-2), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN). Iowa State is going into November without a loss for only the third time in the program’s 133-year history. The

She was condemned to death in 1685. But England’s last ‘witch’ may have survived

October 31, 2024 3:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — Up to 60,000 so-called “witches” are thought to have been executed across Europe during the 1600s and 1700s, with tens of thousands more put on trial. But new research suggests that one English woman convicted of witchcraft and condemned to be hanged may have escaped the noose. Alice Molland

At least 10 people are killed by police in Mozambique post-election protests, medical groups say

October 31, 2024 3:47 AM Associated Press

MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Two medical groups in Mozambique say at least 10 people were fatally shot by police and 63 others sustained gunshot wounds when authorities cracked down on unrest following the presidential election. The country is bracing Thursday for more protests against a vote criticized as fraudulent by opposition parties and questioned by

Russian bomb hits building in Ukraine’s 2nd largest city, killing 3, including 2 teens

October 31, 2024 3:41 AM Associated Press

Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces have struck a residential building in Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv, killing three, including two teenage boys, and injuring scores of others. The region’s governor says a 12-year-old boy was fatally injured when the building was hit by a Russian 500-kilogram glide bomb early Thursday. He said

New rule may make it easier to switch banks and transfer your financial data, but there is already legal pushback

October 31, 2024 3:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — A lot of people stick with their bank for years. Many, many years. That may be because they’re satisfied with the services they get. But in some instances it may be because it’s just too much of a hassle to move their money, especially if they have automated bill

Samsung reports ‘major’ progress in supply deal for AI chips

October 31, 2024 3:18 AM Associated Press

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics has reported progress on a major supply deal for artificial intelligence-focused chips, aiming to reassure investors following a slowdown in semiconductor profits during the last quarter. The South Korean technology giant said Thursday its operating profit for the July-September period increased by more than 277% from

New York semiconductor site picked for $825 million in funding

October 31, 2024 3:07 AM Associated Press

Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer says a semiconductor research facility in upstate New York will be getting $825 million in funding as one of three national technology centers. Schumer on Thursday announced that the Albany NanoTech complex was selected by federal officials as the national headquarters for research into a

Ping! Harris and Trump are blowing up your phones with political texts in campaign’s last days

October 31, 2024 3:03 AM Associated Press

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For the millions of Americans on the radar of the Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigns and those of their allies, the apocalypse is only a text message away. The very future of the republic is at stake, some of the texts say and many others imply. But you —

Fifty years after ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre,’ is the classic slasher film dead, or just waiting in the shadows?

October 31, 2024 3:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — Fifty years ago, two independent filmmakers named Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel had a gruesome vision for a new kind of film. Their idea involved merciless kills, a chainsaw, a group of youths and a homicidal family with a craving for human flesh; all set against the backdrop of

Election officials are outmatched by Elon Musk’s misinformation machine

October 31, 2024 3:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Zachary Cohen, Sean Lyngaas and Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk’s misinformation megaphone has created a “huge problem” for election officials in key battleground states who told CNN they’re struggling to combat the wave of falsehoods coming from the tech billionaire and spreading wildly on his X platform. Election officials in pivotal battleground

LA County district attorney sends letters requesting clemency for Menendez brothers

October 31, 2024 2:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Matthew J. Friedman and Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón “strongly supports” Erik and Lyle Menendez’s bid for clemency and has written letters on behalf of each brother to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, he announced Wednesday. The letters, published by Gascón’s office, describe the 1989 murders by the Menendez

At least 14 killed in long-running land dispute between rebel clans in southern Philippines

October 31, 2024 2:47 AM Associated Press

COTABATO, Philippines (AP) — Philippine military and civilian officials say at least 14 people have been killed in a long-seething land dispute involving two Muslim guerrilla commanders and their followers in a southern Philippine town. The fighting erupted Wednesday between the two commanders of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in a village in Pagalungan town

Singapore’s affluent veneer hides repression and corruption, says son of its modern-day founder

October 31, 2024 2:41 AM Associated Press

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew’s youngest son, who fled to Britain to seek asylum from what he describes as a campaign of persecution, says the city-state has become much more repressive and that corruption has worsened in the decade since his father died. Lee Hsien Yang said in