Daily Alerts for Significant News Events

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We understand that staying informed can be overwhelming, that's why we have created this page to make it easy for you to stay up-to-date on the latest developments in the news. Whether you are a journalist, researcher, or simply interested in a specific person or organization, our Daily Alerts page is a valuable resource for staying informed.

Google

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YouTube Music users in Canada will be able to access the feature free of cost on both Android and iOS devices from Nov 3. Google cutting fuel use and traffic delays by 10% to 20% at four locations in Israel. Company next plans to test the software in Rio de Janeiro.

Urban Meyer

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Former NFL executive Michael Lombardi posted an ominous tweet on Tuesday. Jaguars owner Shad Khan would not reveal what was said in the conversation. On Saturday, video surfaced of Meyer dancing with a younger woman obviously not his wife.

Facebook

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US oil prices rose to their highest level in seven years on Monday. Facebook's shares also fell by 4.9 percent, translating into $47.3 billion in lost market cap. Mark Zuckerberg's net worth dropped by $6 billion (£4.4 billion) The company blamed a ‘faulty configuration change’ for the problem.

Giorgio Parisi

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Japanese-born American Syukuro Manabe, German Klaus Hasselmann and Italian Giorgio Parisi win. Their work helps understand complex physical systems such as Earth's changing climate. One half of the 10-million Swedish crown ($1.15-million) prize goes in equal parts.

Frances Haugen

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Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen gave scathing testimony to Congress about the social media platform’s alleged practices. Haugen said the company suffered from "moral bankruptcy" and is "stuck in a loop it can't get out of" Facebook spokesman: Haugen "did not work on child safety or Instagram"

the French Catholic Church

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French Catholic Church showed "deep, cruel indifference toward victims," report says. Of the 3,000 abusers identified, two-thirds are priests. Report only covers minors and authors say there could be many young men and women over the age of 18.

Owen Diaz

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US jury orders Tesla to pay ex-employee $137 million over workplace racism. Owen Diaz says he was subjected to racist abuse and a hostile work environment. Jury awards Diaz $130 million in punitive damages and $6.9 million for emotional distress.

Mark Zuckerberg

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Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger went down on Monday. It took until 5pm Eastern Time (10.45pm GMT) for the servers to be reconnected. CEO Mark Zuckerberg lost an estimated $6 billion off his net worth in the hours following the crash. Zuckerberg, with a total wealth of USD 121.6 billion, has fallen behind Bill Gates.

Instagram

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Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram suffer worldwide outage. Whatsapp, Facebook and Instagram all reported down on Monday afternoon. Users rushed to unaffected social media apps including Twitter, TikTok and Snapchat.

Lars Vilks

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Lars Vilks, 75, was riding in a police car with his security detail, when their automobile struck a truck. Two police officers were also killed and the truck driver was injured. Investigators believe there were no external influences that led to the death of the artist.

Frances Haugen

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Frances Haugen, a 37-year-old data scientist from Iowa, says Facebook is "substantially worse" than anything she had seen before. Haugen said the tech firm prioritised profit over safety and was ‘tearing our societies apart’ Facebook disbanded the Civic Integrity team of which Haugen was a member.

Rishi Sunak

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UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak announces 2,000 new AI scholarships for disadvantaged youth. Sunak announced £500 million funding package to expand job support schemes. He said he was "proud" to have supported Brexit, and leaving the EU would make the UK more "agile"

WhatsApp

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Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram have all gone down in a major outage overnight. The three apps – which are all owned by Facebook and run on shared infrastructure – completely stopped working just before 3AM. Nearly 150,000 people reported being unable to access Facebook, Instagram or WhatsApp in the space of just half an hour.

the New England Patriots

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat New England Patriots 19-17 on Sunday night. It was Tom Brady's first game against his old team since he left and led his new team to a Super Bowl championship. Brady became the fourth quarterback to beat all 32 teams in NFL history.

the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat New England Patriots 19-17. Ryan Succop hits winning 48-yard field goal late in fourth quarter. Ronald Jones added an 8-yard scoring run for defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay. Tom Brady became NFL's all-time passing-yardage leader during his homecoming.

Facebook

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Facebook stock took a dive Monday as the site suffered one of its worst outages of the past decade. The stock ended the day down nearly 5%, with Facebook shedding tens of billions in market cap value as the company sorted through the pieces. Mark Zuckerberg is estimated to have lost his fifth position on Forbes’ list of the world’s top billionaires.

Tom Brady

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat New England Patriots 19-17 at Foxborough. Arizona Cardinals are the last remaining undefeated team in the NFC. Ryan Succop kicked four field goals, including a 48-yard field goal with 1:57 left.

William Shatner

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Actor known for portraying Captain Kirk in ‘Star Trek’ is slated to join spaceflight on Oct. 12. Liftoff is currently set for 8:30 am CT from Launch Site One in West Texas. This will be the second flight for Blue Origin following its inaugural trip to space in July.

David Julius

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U.S. scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian win 2021 Nobel Prize for Medicine. discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch could pave the way for new pain-killers. The more than century-old prize is worth 10 million Swedish crowns ($1.15 million)

Cristiano Ronaldo

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Manchester United were held to a 1-1 draw by Everton at Old Trafford. Andros Townsend’s 65th-minute goal cancelled out an opener from Anthony Martial. Cristiano Ronaldo was left on the bench despite his midweek heroics against Villarreal in the Champions League.