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Manchester City’s weaknesses under Enzo Maresca are being exposed

After three straight defeats, City’s manager says he will use the international break to reassess. Their problems may go beyond tactics Sign up for our free newsletter here Enzo Maresca seemed, if not quite baffled by his side’s Saturday defeat to Nottingham Forest, then at least a little put out. After seven straight wins from the start of the season, that’s now three straight defeats, a pattern so unusual that it’s been recorded only once before in top-flight English history, by Sheffield Wednesday in 1904-05. The three defeats were all different, Maresca said, although in all of them City h

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Crypto

BlackRock: Security Fears Are Driving Bitcoin Whales Into IBIT

Bitcoin Magazine BlackRock: Security Fears Are Driving Bitcoin Whales Into IBIT BlackRock's Robbie Mitchnick told Barron's demand to swap directly held bitcoin for IBIT shares is at its highest yet, with "security and peace of mind" the top reason as kidnappings and hacks rise. This post BlackRock: Security Fears Are Driving Bitcoin Whales Into IBIT first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman.

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Politics

‘Black English’ and ‘Asian English’ should be census options, MPs say

Exclusive: Cross-party call for ethnicity options to be broadened beyond ‘English’ being only within ‘White’ category Britons should be able to define themselves as both black and English, according to senior MPs who are calling to broaden the range of ethnicity options in the census. The cross-party push is a riposte to Reform UK politicians who have claimed that people from minority ethnic backgrounds cannot have English ethnic identity. Continue reading...

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International

In China, a very lucrative “singles party”

In China, buying fever is rising as November 11 approaches, the date of Singles' Day. In two days, millions of consumers will flock to the promotions of this event which has become a giant of global commerce. But why this date and how has China transformed this day into an essential commercial event? Explanations from Baptiste Fallevoz, France 24 correspondent in China.

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