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Hybrids make gains in US auto market amid high gasoline prices

Electric vehicle growth has hit a speed bump in the United States, but hybrid autos are gaining market share thanks to the jump in fuel prices due to the Iran war.

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NFL referee faces 112-mile dash on double-duty Sunday after FAA ground stop

An NFL official faces an unusual Sunday doubleheader as Friday’s nationwide flight stoppage forces changes across US professional and college sports

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Portugal immortalise Cristiano Ronaldo’s No 7 shirt in tribute to national legend

Original No 7 design preserved to honour player Career brought 146 goals and three major titles Portugal have made a permanent change to the No 7 shirt to honour the legacy of Cristiano Ronaldo and ensure the number remains forever associated with their greatest footballing icon. The former forward, whose career spanned 23 years and 246 caps in which he scored 146 goals, announced his retirement on 5 November after a falling out with coach Jorge Jesus. His last appearance for Portugal was on 24 September, in a 1-0 home win over Wales in the Nations League. Continue reading...

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Portugal immortalise Cristiano Ronaldo’s No 7 shirt in tribute to national legend

Original No 7 design preserved to honour player Career brought 146 goals and three major titles Portugal have made a permanent change to the No 7 shirt to honour the legacy of Cristiano Ronaldo and ensure the number remains forever associated with their greatest footballing icon. The former forward, whose career spanned 23 years and 246 caps in which he scored 146 goals, announced his retirement on 5 November after a falling out with coach Jorge Jesus. His last appearance for Portugal was on 24 September, in a 1-0 home win over Wales in the Nations League. Continue reading...

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Chelsea go top of WSL as Sandy Baltimore bullet sees off Manchester City

Pragmatic, resolute and gutsy. Sonia Bompastor showed her ruthless side and delivered a tactical masterclass as Chelsea earned a 1-0 win over Manchester City and leapfrogged them at the top of the Women’s Super League. Lucy Bronze credited fellow full-back Katie McCabe with firing Chelsea up pre-match, having told them they “had to be dogs” in the game, and a dogged performance followed. Sandy Baltimore’s stunning strike in added time at the end of the first half was the difference as the west London side nullified the threat of a team that had scored in each of their preceding 21 games in all

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Chelsea go top of WSL as Sandy Baltimore bullet sees off Manchester City

Pragmatic, resolute and gutsy. Sonia Bompastor showed her ruthless side and delivered a tactical masterclass as Chelsea earned a 1-0 win over Manchester City and leapfrogged them at the top of the Women’s Super League. Lucy Bronze credited fellow full-back Katie McCabe with firing Chelsea up pre-match, having told them they “had to be dogs” in the game, and a dogged performance followed. Sandy Baltimore’s stunning strike in added time at the end of the first half was the difference as the west London side nullified the threat of a team that had scored in each of their preceding 21 games in all

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US suggested Ukraine cede parts of Donbas to Russia to become part of NATO

Zelenskyy rejected the possibility of Ukraine committing to neutrality and said he refused to cede territory to Russia.

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‘Don’t lie to me to get free stuff’: how small businesses are fighting back against influencers

From diva-like behaviour to freebie requests that never result in a review, ‘entitled’ content creators are a growing blight on small-business owners. Now entrepreneurs are calling them out Nicole Flanagin remembers exactly the moment an influencer came after her business. It was the early hours of a March morning and the cat cafe owner in Lenoir, North Carolina, got a message. “At 1.37,” she says, “a friend sent me the link to this girl’s TikTok.” The 41-year-old was already having a bad 24 hours. A mother of four, Flanagin also works at a pet rescue shelter and had spent the previous day uns

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‘Don’t lie to me to get free stuff’: how small businesses are fighting back against influencers

From diva-like behaviour to freebie requests that never result in a review, ‘entitled’ content creators are a growing blight on small-business owners. Now entrepreneurs are calling them out Nicole Flanagin remembers exactly the moment an influencer came after her business. It was the early hours of a March morning and the cat cafe owner in Lenoir, North Carolina, got a message. “At 1.37,” she says, “a friend sent me the link to this girl’s TikTok.” The 41-year-old was already having a bad 24 hours. A mother of four, Flanagin also works at a pet rescue shelter and had spent the previous day uns

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I felt nothing but numbness at my dad’s death – but then I read the book he gave me on my wedding day

Dylan Thomas’s Under Milk Wood reminded me of my dad’s decency and mischief. I laughed as I cried, and realised there’s no right way to go through the grieving process I expected to break. But I felt nothing. I did not cry, nor struggle to sleep. I seldom thought of him. I felt only guilt about how little I felt. Ours was a complex relationship. As a teen, I often resented my dad, occasionally despised him. I expected the world and found disappointment. But, as I grew older, I understood that he had struggles of his own. I learned to appreciate his decency and humour, his ability to make every

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I felt nothing but numbness at my dad’s death – but then I read the book he gave me on my wedding day

Dylan Thomas’s Under Milk Wood reminded me of my dad’s decency and mischief. I laughed as I cried, and realised there’s no right way to go through the grieving process I expected to break. But I felt nothing. I did not cry, nor struggle to sleep. I seldom thought of him. I felt only guilt about how little I felt. Ours was a complex relationship. As a teen, I often resented my dad, occasionally despised him. I expected the world and found disappointment. But, as I grew older, I understood that he had struggles of his own. I learned to appreciate his decency and humour, his ability to make every

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How SAF successes in Sudan’s Kordofan could turn tide against the RSF

The SAF successes in Kordofan are seeing the battle against the RSF turn in favour of the Sudanese government.

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‘I relive that mission every single day of my life’: how Black soldiers handled the Vietnam war

In ambitious documentary Soul Patrol, the complicated experiences of the Vietnam war’s first Black special ops team are explored both on and off the battleground Ask the average American to name an elite US fighting force, and they might kick off with the Rangers or the Seals. But during the Vietnam war, a specialized patrol of army volunteers became critical to the US military effort. Known as long-range reconnaissance patrols, or LRRPs, these small teams of six to eight soldiers were dropped behind enemy lines to track supply routes and hostile positions, sometimes for days at a time. Stealt

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‘I relive that mission every single day of my life’: how Black soldiers handled the Vietnam war

In ambitious documentary Soul Patrol, the complicated experiences of the Vietnam war’s first Black special ops team are explored both on and off the battleground Ask the average American to name an elite US fighting force, and they might kick off with the Rangers or the Seals. But during the Vietnam war, a specialized patrol of army volunteers became critical to the US military effort. Known as long-range reconnaissance patrols, or LRRPs, these small teams of six to eight soldiers were dropped behind enemy lines to track supply routes and hostile positions, sometimes for days at a time. Stealt

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Guardian to follow lives of eight young people in their search for work

How long will it take? What challenges will they face? Series to shine light on one of biggest crises facing UK ‘The social contract is broken’: young people on feeling shut out of careers Britain is at risk of creating a lost generation. Across the country, almost a million young people – one in eight – are struggling to make the leap from school to the world of work on a lasting basis. Before the landmark Alan Milburn review, which is expected on Tuesday, the Guardian is launching a new series to chronicle the lives of eight young people battling to get a start on the career ladder. Continue

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Guardian to follow lives of eight young people in their search for work

How long will it take? What challenges will they face? Series to shine light on one of biggest crises facing UK ‘The social contract is broken’: young people on feeling shut out of careers Britain is at risk of creating a lost generation. Across the country, almost a million young people – one in eight – are struggling to make the leap from school to the world of work on a lasting basis. Before the landmark Alan Milburn review, which is expected on Tuesday, the Guardian is launching a new series to chronicle the lives of eight young people battling to get a start on the career ladder. Continue

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