International Donors Will Pledge $16b In Afghan Aid

Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Aquarius. Happy Birthday for Friday, Nov. 8, 2024: You are persistent and dedicated to what you value. You have tenacity. You also have strong opinions and colorful relationships. This is the last year of a nine-year cycle, which means it’s time to take inventory and let go of people, places and things that are holding you back. ARIES (March 21-April 19) ★★★ Discussions with friends and groups will be positive this morning.

Today is Friday, Nov. 8, the 313th day of 2024. There are 53 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 8, 2018, tens of thousands of people fled a fast-moving wildfire in Northern California that would become the state’s deadliest ever, killing 86 people and nearly destroying the community of Paradise. Also on this date: In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln won reelection as he defeated Democratic challenger George B.

For about 58 minutes, the Colorado Avalanche played a fantastic game at Canada Life Center in Winnipeg. The problem for the Avs? The best team in the NHL to date was the opponent, and Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck looked a lot more like a two-time Vezina Trophy winner than he did the last time the Avalanche saw him. Gabriel Vilardi scored 66 seconds in, and that was enough for the Jets to fend off the Avs in a 1-0 game Thursday night.

The glorious Joni Mitchell was born on November 7, 1943 and continues to woo audiences to this day. Rolling Stone: Categories don’t apply to Joni Mitchell, and they never have. She became famous in the early Seventies as the ultimate confessional singer-songwriter, but she’ll go down as maybe the greatest formal innovator in modern pop.

Republican Dave McCormick defeated incumbent Democratic Sen. Bob Casey in Pennsylvania’s pivotal Senate race, the Associated Press projected Thursday evening, delivering the GOP yet another win after it regained control of the Senate. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] McCormick’s projected victory marks a pivotal moment for the Republican Party, solidifying their gains in what was one of the nation’s most expensive Senate races and giving them a significant foothold in Pennsylvania, a state that has long been a key battleground in national elections. But with an estimated 91,000 votes still being counted, Casey’s campaign said it would not concede yet.

BUENOS AIRES — Three people have been charged in connection with the death of Liam Payne, a former member of musical group One Direction who died after falling from the balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires last month, Argentine prosecutors said Thursday. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Prosecutor Andrés Madrea charged the three suspects, whose identities were not revealed, with the crimes of “abandonment of a person followed by death” and “supplying and facilitating the use of narcotics,” the prosecutor’s office said.