1. Upbeat earnings results lift stocks
Wall Street advanced Tuesday as the third-quarter earnings season hit the ground running
with a spate of upbeat reports that brought buyers back to the equities market. Fred
Katayama reports. Pentagon chief visits Iraq as troops withdraw from Syria. U.S. Defense
Secretary Mark Esper arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday, where he is likely to face
questions about how long U.S. troops withdrawing from northeast Syria will stay in Iraq.
Rough Cut (no reporter narration). The chat? Oh dear. The food? Oh yes! The room, while
comfortable, tries a touch too hard. But Adam Rawson is the real thing, a chef who mixes fine
technique with a well-honed palate and a sharp culinary mind. Rafael Nadal Story of a tennis
legend. Spain's 19-time grand slam champion Rafael Nadal comes from a sporting family
and it's shaped his life and how he plays the game. Chemicals used in plastic, soap,
cosmetic and cleaning products linked to lower IQ children. Experts looked at levels of 26
chemicals known to have the potential to disrupt the endocrine system or hormones in the
bodies of women during the first three months of pregnancy. CNN en Espaol. Habla espaol?
Visit CNN en Espaol for all the latest news and updates in Spanish. Britons are happier and
less anxious despite the Brexit crisis. In the year to March, anxiety ratings (left) fell as
happiness leapt across the UK. And since the first happiness scores were calculated in 2013,
life satisfaction has gone up by 3.4 per cent. Angelina Jolie 'lookalike' is paraded on Iranian
state TV. The Iranian regime-run channel IRTV2 introduced Sahar Tabar (pictured) as an
example of how 'the madness to become famous on social media has ruined a real life'.
Royal Opera House sparks outrage after selling nearly all tickets to biggest show of 2020 to
members. The 'hotly anticipated' six-night run of Beethoven's Fidelio in March 2020 can host
more than 13,000 people. But just 'hundreds' of tickets to the show are left to go on general
sale today. US Air Force acquires a new anti-drone laser that can fire 'a nearly infinite
number of shots'. Raytheon has delivered an experimental new anti-drone weapon to the Air
Force. The weapon will now be put through a year of testing overseas before finally being
ready for live use on the battlefield. Nikes Chief Executive, Mark Parker, Is Stepping Down.
Mr. Parker, who was involved in multiple controversies in recent years, will become executive
chairman of the sportswear company. Zosia Mamet to star alongside Kaley Cuoco in thriller
drama series The Flight Attendant. Zosia Mamet has signed-on to star alongside Kaley
Cuoco in the HBO Max thriller drama series The Flight Attendant. Democrats set December
impeachment target, but obstacles abound. By Susan Cornwell, David Morgan, Mark
Hosenball and Jonathan Landay. Naomi Wolfs Publisher Cancels U.S. Release of Outrages.
The book had been postponed for months after errors were uncovered earlier this year. Met
Police release video of armed officer pretending to be school terrorist shooter. The
Metropolitan Police hopes the videos will help Facebook develop technology that can identify
terrorist live streams so the company can tip police off about attacks early on. Preserving the
Past for Museum Visitors of the Future. Conservators come out of back rooms into public
spaces, sharing the once closely held secrets of restoring works of art. Derek Sawyer. An
article about convicted paedophile Derek Slade was published on 11 September 2010. Derek
Sawyer, the former chairman of the London Regional Courts Board, has complained that it
falsely alleged that he knew Slade was committing crimes against children and protecting
him. We did not intend to make this allegation and are happy to make this clear. NRL great

2. Andrew Johns takes aim at Valentine Holmes and Jarryd Hayne. NRL great Andrew Johns
told his 'Freddy and the Eighth' podcast the pair had sunk potentially lucrative deals in
Australia when they travelled overseas to try their hand in the NFL. Rangers Get Jacob
Trouba in a Major Deal, Hastening Their Rebuild. To get Trouba, the Rangers traded
defenseman Neal Pionk plus the 20th choice in Friday nights first round of the N.H.L. draft.
Monopoly-themed attraction to open in Hong Kong. Hong Kong's Victoria Peak, home to the
world's two most expensive properties, will soon have a new neighbor -- the top-hat wearing,
mustachioed Rich Uncle Pennybags, aka Mr. Monopoly. Whats on TV Saturday Tell Me Who
I Am and Patsy Loretta. An incredible story of amnesia and family trauma hits Netflix, and the
tale of Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynns friendship airs on Lifetime.