Louisiana high school football Week 7 schedule in Acadiana

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Asian markets fluctuate as traders digest China rate cut
Asian markets swung Monday as traders weigh Chinese central bank interest rate cuts aimed at reigniting the world's number two economy, while gold hit a record high on geopolitical concerns.The real interest rate in China is too high."
Reuters
Indonesia's Prabowo plans military academy retreat for new cabinet
Indonesia's new President Prabowo Subianto will take his cabinet members on a three-day retreat at a military academy nestled in a Javanese mountain range, where they will sleep in tents, an unusual start for a government in the Southeast Asian country. Former special force commander Prabowo was sworn in as Indonesia's eighth president on Sunday, taking over from Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to lead the world's third-biggest democracy. First on the agenda will be the retreat this weekend at a military academy in Magelang, Central Java, surrounded by volcanoes about 500 km (310 miles) east of Jakarta.
Reuters
Factbox-Key ministers of Indonesia's President Prabowo
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's new cabinet consists of a mix of professional and political appointees with some names remaining on the job after serving for Prabowo's predecessor, Joko Widodo. Indonesia's first woman finance minister, Sri Mulyani, 62, is already one of the country's longest serving finance ministers, working under presidents Yudhoyono and Widodo.
AFP
Hurricane Oscar makes landfall in Cuba amid huge power outage
Hurricane Oscar made landfall on Sunday evening in Cuba, where residents were preparing for more chaos and misery as the country grapples with a nearly nationwide power outage in its third day. Oscar, a Category 1 storm, made landfall in eastern Cuba at 5:50 pm local time (2150 GMT) on Sunday, the US National Hurricane Center said.
AFP
Toll from attack in India-controlled Kashmir rises to seven: reports
Gunmen in Indian-administered Kashmir raked a construction site work camp with bullets, killing seven people and wounding several others, Indian media reported Monday, updating an earlier toll.Gunmen fired automatic weapons at the camp from forested hills around, Indian newspapers reported.
Reuters
Asia shares wobble; bitcoin rallies on 'Trump trade'
Asia shares dipped in and out of positive territory on Monday, under pressure from weakness in Chinese stocks, but bitcoin scaled a three-month peak as "Trump trades" continued to ramp up. The dollar hovered not too far from a high of more than two months against a basket of currencies on Monday, with the dollar index last at 103.46.
Time
What a Down Payment Aid Could Mean For First-Time Homebuyers
Kamala Harris has said she will provide $25,000 in down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers, if elected.
CNN
Exclusive: Inside the prison that executes people for supplying cannabis
Though he is provided with a straw mat, Matthew says he prefers to sleep on the concrete floor of his cell in the maximum-security wing of Singapore’s Changi Prison.
Associated Press
Environmental delegates gather in Colombia for a conference on dwindling global biodiversity
Global environmental leaders gather Monday in Cali, Colombia to assess the world’s plummeting biodiversity levels and commitments by countries to protect plants, animals and critical habitats. The two-week United Nations Biodiversity Conference, or COP16, is a follow-up to the 2022 Montreal meetings where 196 countries signed a historic global treaty to protect biodiversity. “We hope that (COP16) will be an opportunity for countries to get to work and focus on implementation, monitoring and compliance mechanisms that then have to be developed in their countries and in their national plans,” said Laura Rico, campaign director at Avaaz, a global activism nonprofit.
AFP
China's central bank cuts two key rates to boost economy
China's central bank on Monday said it had cut two key interest rates to historic lows, in the latest move by Beijing to boost sluggish spending and kickstart the world's second-largest economy.The country's top banks on Friday cut interest rates on yuan deposits for the second time this year in another potential boost to spending.
CNN
Cuban power grid collapses for fourth time as hurricane nears
The majority of Cubans remain without power for the third day in a row after fresh attempts to restore electricity failed overnight
AFP
BHP goes on trial in London over 2015 toxic Brazil mine disaster
Australian mining giant BHP goes on trial on Monday over one of Brazil's worst environmental disasters, potentially triggering billions of dollars in compensation to be shared among hundreds of thousands of plaintiffs.The Australian mining giant said the quality of river water contaminated by the fallout has returned to pre-disaster levels.
AFP
Pakistan passes constitutional amendments aimed at courts
Pakistan's government on Monday narrowly passed a package of constitutional amendments it said would stop the country's courts from issuing rulings that "interfere in parliament"."The goal of the amendments is to block the judicial verdicts that interfere in parliament," Defence Minister Asif Khawaja said on Saturday as the government courted support from smaller religious groups.
AFP
Fungi finding: mushroom hunters seek new species and recognition
You can't walk very far through a forest in this part of the United States without stumbling upon a mushroom, an eruption from a vast fungal kingdom that all life depends on, but about which we know very little.For participants on the mushroom hunt, the opportunity to find new fungal life was eye-opening.
AFP
Beware: US election disinformation masked as 'breaking news'
"Breaking" news, screamed an online post by a conservative American influencer as he pushed disinformation about Kamala Harris, illustrating how journalism lingo has been co-opted as a tool to amplify election falsehoods."On the other hand, charlatans -- many of whom claim to be doing citizen journalism -- co-opt journalism lingo to push out baseless speculation or fabrications in mere seconds."
AFP
Texas death row man in 'shaken baby' case to testify before lawmakers
A Texas man whose execution was called off at the last minute is to testify on Monday before state lawmakers looking into his controversial conviction in a "shaken baby syndrome" case.Texas lawmakers have ordered Roberson, who is autistic, to testify on Monday before a House committee that is examining his conviction.
Reuters
China cuts key lending rates to support growth
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -China cut benchmark lending rates as anticipated at the monthly fixing on Monday, following reductions to other policy rates last month as part of a package of stimulus measures to revive the economy. The one-year loan prime rate (LPR) was lowered by 25 basis points to 3.10% from 3.35%, while the five-year LPR was cut by the same margin to 3.6% from 3.85% previously. The lending rates were last cut in July.
USA TODAY
'I'm not that close to 80': Trump on defense on age ahead of visit to Steelers game
Donald Trump defended himself against attacks on his age at a town hall event in Pennsylvania with just over two weeks left until the election.
CNN
Georgia authorities investigating ‘catastrophic’ failure of boat dock gangway that killed 7 during Gullah-Geechee festival
Authorities are investigating the cause of a partial ferry dock collapse on Georgia’s Sapelo Island that turned a day of celebration into tragedy, leaving at least seven dead and six critically injured as crowds gathered for a cultural festival.
TODAY
Frozen waffles products sold at major retailers recalled for listeria risk
Frozen waffles sold across popular United States retailers are being recalled for possible Listeria contamination.

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Environmental delegates gather in Colombia for a conference on dwindling global biodiversity

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Cuban power grid collapses for fourth time as hurricane nears

BHP goes on trial in London over 2015 toxic Brazil mine disaster

Pakistan passes constitutional amendments aimed at courts

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Beware: US election disinformation masked as 'breaking news'

Texas death row man in 'shaken baby' case to testify before lawmakers

China cuts key lending rates to support growth

'I'm not that close to 80': Trump on defense on age ahead of visit to Steelers game

Georgia authorities investigating ‘catastrophic’ failure of boat dock gangway that killed 7 during Gullah-Geechee festival

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