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Keir Starmer puts ousted aide Sue Gray in the Lords: Ex-civil servant turned Labour apparatchik handed a peerage after losing No10 power struggle
3 days, 10 hours ago

Keir Starmer puts ousted aide Sue Gray in the Lords: Ex-civil servant turned Labour apparatchik handed a peerage after losing No10 power struggle

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer has handed his ousted former aide Sue Gray a peerage, it was confirmed today. Ms Gray, a former senior civil servant, stepped down as the Prime Minister's £170,000 chief of staff in October following reports of a clash with other senior aides. The Tories, for their party, handed peerages to Liz Truss's former deputy PM Thérèse Coffey, ex …

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'It'll be a Biden shutdown': Trump tries to shift blame ahead of a potential disaster
4 days, 8 hours ago

'It'll be a Biden shutdown': Trump tries to shift blame ahead of a potential disaster

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday helped to blow up a bipartisan deal to keep the federal government open, and he's already trying to shift the blame. In an interview with ABC News' Jonathan Karl, Trump reiterated his warning that any government funding package needed to either significantly raise the debt ceiling or even abolish it completely. Republican-led government shutdowns during …

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Democrats dodge a debt ceiling deal
5 days ago

Democrats dodge a debt ceiling deal

Politico  

“Let’s get rid of the debt limit. As much as Democrats would love to disarm this particular legislative time bomb, they’re not in any mood to negotiate with Republicans after Trump and billionaire ally Elon Musk sabotaged the prior deal to keep the government open and provide billions in disaster and farm relief. Rep. Brad Schneider, the incoming chair of …

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Trump Will Reportedly Block the US Government and Military From Buying EVs
6 days, 10 hours ago

Trump Will Reportedly Block the US Government and Military From Buying EVs

Wired  

The incoming Trump administration has even more plans to delay electric vehicle adoption than previously thought. According to Reuters, which has seen transition team documents, the Trump team wants to abolish EV subsidies, claw back federal funding meant for EV charging infrastructure, block EV battery imports on national security grounds, and prevent the federal government and the US military from …

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Takeaways from the AP’s reporting on nuclear bunkers
6 days, 12 hours ago

Takeaways from the AP’s reporting on nuclear bunkers

Associated Press  

Global security leaders are warning that nuclear threats are growing as weapons spending has surged around the world. “Look, this fallout exposure is entirely preventable because it is something that happens after the detonation,” said Brooke Buddemeier a radiation safety specialist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, where the U.S. government designs nuclear weapons. Sanders-Zakre called radiation the “uniquely horrific aspect …

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Japan enacts supplementary budget, approves bill to abolish policy activity funds
1 week ago

Japan enacts supplementary budget, approves bill to abolish policy activity funds

China Daily  

By Jiang Xueqing in Tokyo | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-12-17 19:27 The fiscal 2024 supplementary budget, designed to support the Japanese government's economic measures, was approved and enacted on Tuesday during a plenary session of the House of Councillors, the upper house of Japan's national legislature. Also on Tuesday, three political reform bills, including one to abolish policy activity funds, …

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School Teachers’ Federation of India passes resolution to abolish CPS and bring back old pension scheme
1 week, 1 day ago

School Teachers’ Federation of India passes resolution to abolish CPS and bring back old pension scheme

The Hindu  

Members of School Teachers’ Federation of India during their State-level meeting here on Sunday, demanded the State government to abolish the Contributory Pension Scheme and bring back the old pension scheme. The Government Order 243 which interferes with the transfer and promotion of intermediate teachers, would largely affect women teachers, who would prefer working in their zones owing to various …

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Turkey Says Syria’s New Rulers Agree to Abolish Kurdish Forces
1 week, 1 day ago

Turkey Says Syria’s New Rulers Agree to Abolish Kurdish Forces

Live Mint  

-- Turkey said Syria’s new rebel government agrees with Ankara on the need to dismantle Kurdish military forces — a critical US ally in the northern region of Syria — as countries rush to shape the future of the region after the downfall of the Assad regime. “It is out of the question for the Syrian people, or the new …

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Polio survivor Mitch McConnell slams ‘dangerous’ push by RFK Jr lawyer to kill vaccine
1 week, 2 days ago

Polio survivor Mitch McConnell slams ‘dangerous’ push by RFK Jr lawyer to kill vaccine

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Senate Republican leader and polio survivor Mitch McConnell on Friday condemned …

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'Specious disinformation': McConnell smacks down RFK Jr. aide's 'dangerous' effort
1 week, 3 days ago

'Specious disinformation': McConnell smacks down RFK Jr. aide's 'dangerous' effort

Raw Story  

Outgoing Senate Leader Mitch McConnell on Friday condemned Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s aide Aaron Siri for his efforts to abolish the polio vaccine, The New York Times reported. Kennedy, an outspoken anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist who has also attacked medical consensus on issues ranging from municipal water fluoridation to 5G cell service, is Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health …

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Trump vows to abolish daylight saving time in US
1 week, 3 days ago

Trump vows to abolish daylight saving time in US

ABP News  

Washington, Dec 14 : President-elect Donald Trump has said his Republican Party will "use its best efforts" to eliminate daylight saving time in the US as it is inconvenient and costly to the nation. In a post on his social media site Truth Social on Friday, Trump said, "The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving …

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Trump vows to abolish daylight saving time in US: 'Inconvenient, very costly'
1 week, 3 days ago

Trump vows to abolish daylight saving time in US: 'Inconvenient, very costly'

India Today  

US President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday that he wants to end daylight saving time, describing the long-standing practice as "inconvenient" and "very costly" to Americans. "The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn’t!" His 2022 Sunshine Protection Act, which sought to make daylight saving time …

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'The next recession starts here': Trump team weighs abolishing bank regulators
1 week, 3 days ago

'The next recession starts here': Trump team weighs abolishing bank regulators

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump and his advisers are reportedly considering plans to weaken—or abolish altogether—top bank regulators, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that members of Trump's transition team and the new Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency have asked nominees under consideration to head the FDIC …

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Biden Could Block Another Trump Execution Spree
1 week, 3 days ago

Biden Could Block Another Trump Execution Spree

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING During his final six months as president, Donald Trump’s administration carried out an unprecedented execution spree, killing 13 people. With the stroke of a pen, Biden could commute every federal death sentence to life in prison and block the incoming Trump administration from carrying out its stated mass killing agenda. At the same time, Justice Department lawyers …

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‘Bengaluru must…’: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw joins the chorus to abolish toll plaza at airport road
1 week, 3 days ago

‘Bengaluru must…’: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw joins the chorus to abolish toll plaza at airport road

Hindustan Times  

Biocon Ltd executive chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw joined former Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai in demanding the abolishment of the toll collection practice at Bengaluru airport. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw joined former Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai in demanding the abolishment of the toll collection practice at Bengaluru airport. Here is what she said In an X post, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw said, “A justified demand to …

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Letters to the Editor: Don’t target insurance CEOs. Target the medical insurance industry
1 week, 4 days ago

Letters to the Editor: Don’t target insurance CEOs. Target the medical insurance industry

LA Times  

Police guard the scene outside a Hilton hotel in New York where the UnitedHealthcare CEO was killed Dec. 4. Many civilized nations don’t even have private medical insurance, except at the margins and mainly for the rich. When they were ready to release her, they said apologetically, “Since you are not French citizens, when you come back in three days …

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Zimbabwe’s president once faced the death penalty and is now set to abolish it
1 week, 4 days ago

Zimbabwe’s president once faced the death penalty and is now set to abolish it

Associated Press  

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s Senate has approved a bill to abolish the death penalty, a key step in scrapping a law last used in the southern African nation nearly 20 years ago. Amnesty International, which campaigns against the death penalty, urged Mnangagwa to sign the bill into law “without delay” and commute death sentences. Zimbabwe is one of more than …

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Nobel laureate warns Putin about danger of nuclear weapons
2 weeks ago

Nobel laureate warns Putin about danger of nuclear weapons

Raw Story  

This year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Japan's atomic bomb survivors' group Nihon Hidankyo, on Monday urged Russia to stop issuing nuclear threats in a bid to prevail in its war in Ukraine. "President Putin, I don't think he truly understands what nuclear weapons are for human beings," said Terumi Tanaka, the 92-year-old co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo and a survivor of …

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol apologises for martial law attempt
2 weeks, 2 days ago

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol apologises for martial law attempt

Hindustan Times  

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday apologised for his brief attempt to impose martial law, offering to accept any legal consequences ahead of a parliamentary vote on his impeachment. A television screen shows a live footage of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivering a speech, at Seoul Station in Seoul, South Korea In a televised address, Yoon …

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Why is the Legacy Act being abolished and what does it mean for Northern Ireland?
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Why is the Legacy Act being abolished and what does it mean for Northern Ireland?

The Independent  

Without anyone much noticing, the government is to abolish one of the most controversial pieces of legislation passed by the last government: the Northern Ireland Troubles Act 2023, commonly called the Legacy Act. It was deeply resented by many in Northern Ireland, who saw it as denying them justice for loved ones killed or injured in the Troubles, but supported …

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Elon Musk wants to abolish daylight savings time. It might actually be a good idea
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Elon Musk wants to abolish daylight savings time. It might actually be a good idea

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Now Donald Trump's new bureaucratic slasher-in-chief Elon Musk says he wants to put an …

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'Disaster': Senior Republican aide predicts what will get Elon Musk 'bounced by Trump'
2 weeks, 4 days ago

'Disaster': Senior Republican aide predicts what will get Elon Musk 'bounced by Trump'

Raw Story  

X CEO Elon Musk is scheduled to meet with congressional Republicans to pitch his drastic budget-cutting plans, and it's already causing concern for some on Capitol Hill. An unnamed Republican Senate aide who spoke with Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman on Thursday predicted that Musk and fellow Department of Government Efficiency leader Vivek Ramaswamy would create massive political headaches for Republicans …

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Brett Kavanaugh Is Using the Logic of Dobbs to Pursue a Dangerous New Agenda
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Brett Kavanaugh Is Using the Logic of Dobbs to Pursue a Dangerous New Agenda

Slate  

Wednesday’s oral arguments in the landmark civil rights case Skrmetti v. U.S. offered the Supreme Court an opportunity to prove it would stand by long-settled law on sex equality in the face of political backlash from politicians seeking to impose gender conformity by legislative fiat. He scolded Prelogar for failing to engage with this document, at one point demanding: “Is …

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Challenge to Starmer as SNP pledges to scrap two child benefit limit in Scotland
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Challenge to Starmer as SNP pledges to scrap two child benefit limit in Scotland

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Keir Starmer is under increasing pressure to scrap the controversial two …

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