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'We got a big mess on our hands': GOP senator undercuts hope of a smooth Trump transition

While most Republicans were declaring victory at getting a budget deal done late Friday night to avoid a government shutdown, one GOP senator exuded gloom about what had transpired and predicted the first few months of Donald Trump's presidency will remain chaotic. In an interview, Sen. Ron Johnson poured cold water on the deal, saying it was shortsighted to not …

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4 days, 3 hours ago

Latinx Files: Muchas gracias, Jorge Ramos

LA Times

In fall 2013, I took a job as a digital editor with Fusion, an upstart cable news network launched by Univision and ABC News aimed at reaching a diverse millennial audience. Ramos, who had anchored the nightly news program “Noticiero Univision” since 1987, was also the face of Fusion’s flagship show, “America With Jorge Ramos.” That her son would be …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Trump invites Xi Jinping to inauguration despite tariff rhetoric. Is it a business negotiation move? EXPLAINED

India TV News

US President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping and other world leaders to his inauguration next month, an unorthodox move that would fold US allies and adversaries into a very American political tradition. Trump's unprecedented move His comments came soon after his incoming White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, confirmed during a Thursday morning appearance on “Fox & …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Madhya Pradesh HC Questions State For Delaying Retired Lokayukta Member's Family Pension Inspite Of Amendment Made In Rules

Live Law

In a plea for grant of family pension of Lokayukta members, the Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday questioned the State for not examining the petitioners' case in respect of amendments made to the Rules under the state Lokayukta Act, noting that the pendency of the plea could not have been a reason for not taking …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Tamil Nadu Rains: SpiceJet issues travel advisory for flights to and from Chennai amid widespread downpours

Live Mint

Tamil Nadu rains: SpiceJet issued an advisory for its passengers as widespread rains lashed parts of Tamil Nadu on December 12. The Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai predicted heavy rains at isolated places over Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Cuddalore, Perambalur, Tiruchirappalli, Sivaganga, Ramanathapuram, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Karur, Theni, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Tenkasi, Thoothukudi districts of Tamil Nadu, …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Trump invites China’s Xi to his inauguration even as he threatens massive tariffs on Beijing

LA Times

Then-President Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Japan in 2019. Trump’s incoming press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, confirmed Thursday that Trump invited Xi, but said it was “to be determined” if the leader of the United States’ most significant economic and military competitor would attend. Danny Russel, vice president …

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1 week, 5 days ago

‘Wanted’ healthcare CEO and other execs' posters appear in NY as America obsesses over Brian Thompson murder suspect

Hindustan Times

America has hailed Luigi Mangione, the prime suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s murder, its folk hero in the fight against a system that has left millions saddled with medical debt. After an absurd attempt at showing support for the Ivy League graduate-turned-murder suspect by organising a shooter look-alike contest in Washington Square Park, NYC has now outrightly declared consequential …

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2 weeks ago

Firm confidence in prospects of economy

China Daily

That China's consumer inflation fell to a five-month low in November, climbing 0.2 percent from a year ago, according to data the National Bureau of Statistics released on Monday, serves to show that it remains a challenge for the world's second-largest economy to effectively stimulate its weak domestic demand. That also explains the great attention paid to the "1+10" Dialogue …

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Firm confidence in prospects of economy: China Daily editorial

China Daily

A view of Beijing's CBD area on Aug 19, 2022. That also explains the great attention paid to the "1+10" Dialogue Chinese Premier Li Qiang hosted in Beijing on Monday with the heads of 10 international economic organizations, including the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the World Trade Organization and the Bank for International Settlements, under the theme of …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

US announces nearly $1 billion more in longer-term weapons support for Ukraine

Associated Press

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — The United States will provide nearly $1 billion more in longer-term weapons support to Ukraine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Saturday as the Biden administration rushes to spend all the congressionally approved money it has left to bolster Kyiv before President-elect Donald Trump takes office next month. Austin said he was “confident that President Reagan would …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Forget What Your Parents Told You: It’s Time To Start Talking To Strangers.

Huff Post

SDI Productions via Getty Images The connections we have with strangers are more powerful than you realize. “These results suggest that talking to strangers is a critical part of a rich and diverse social life.” - Hanne Collins, a Harvard Business School PhD student and researcher She offered an example: Let’s say you had 10 conversations in a day. Collins …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

AOC launches bid for 'profound and consequential' role as top Dem on House Oversight panel

Raw Story

Hoping to help lead a congressional panel that could be in a position to hold President-elect Donald Trump accountable to the American public in the coming years, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday notified her colleagues that she is officially seeking the top Democratic seat on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. The responsibility of leading Democrats on the …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Is Muhammad Yunus preparing Bangladesh for crisis or elections?

Firstpost

Muhammad Yunus, the 84-year-old Nobel laureate, took the reins of Bangladesh after Sheikh Hasina fled to India in August. However, Yunus’ government continues to delay elections in the name of reforms without giving any firm timeline, take consequential foreign policy decisions such as drawing closer to Pakistan and alienating India — all as the economy crumbles Is Muhammad Yunus preparing …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Garib Rath Express narrowly escapes major accident after engine separates from coaches

India TV News

Jaynagar-Delhi Garib Rath Express narrowly escaped a major accident on Friday. The engine of the train got separated from the coaches as it neared Khajauli railway station after departing from Madhubani district’s Jayanagar area near. The entire process took about forty minutes following which several express trains from Jayanagar got delayed, reports Kumar Gaurav. Meanwhile, Union Minister of Railways Ashwini …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Republican lawmakers struggle with 'challenge' of 'razor-thin' House majority: report

Raw Story

Donald Trump's plans for the start of his second presidency will be complicated by a razor-thin Republican House majority. The GOP conference will have just 220 members, two fewer than the five-seat majority that House speaker Mike Johnson struggled to lead since taking over for Kevin McCarthy, and Republicans can only afford to lose support from two of them to …

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'Where is the apology?' Trump rages against NY Times' Maggie Haberman in midnight attack

Raw Story

Donald Trump leveled a late-night attack against the New York Times and demanded an apology from the newspaper for its recent coverage of him. He singled out reporter Maggie Haberman, whose name he misspelled intentionally and "Will the failing New York Times apologize to its readers for getting years of 'Trump' coverage so wrong," Trump posted. Haberman and Swan reported …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

RS Pathak: Chief Justice of India who pulled the Supreme Court out of 'dark days'

New Indian Express

November 25 marked the birth centenary of Justice RS Pathak, the 18th Chief Justice of India. It's time the nation reacquainted itself with the life and work of a thorough gentleman who had a consequential innings on the Supreme Court bench. He was appointed an additional judge of the Allahabad High Court in 1962, a permanent judge in 1963 and …

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1 month ago

Europe prepares for WW3: Now Germany reveals plans to mobilise national defence and 800,000 NATO troops after Kremlin nuke threat - as US announces new weapon Kyiv can use to stop Russia after allowin

Daily Mail

European nations are gearing up for an all-out war on the continent as Ukraine launched US-made missiles into Russia for the first time and Vladimir Putin officially lowered the threshold for Moscow to consider a nuclear strike. According to a 1,000-page document entitled 'Operationsplan Deutschland', Germany would host hundreds of thousands of troops from NATO countries if the conflict to …

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1 month ago

Government tells Future Fund to invest in climate and housing but preserve focus on returns

ABC

The federal government will direct the Future Fund to invest in housing and the green energy transition where profitable, in the most consequential role change in its 18-year history. Mr Combet said the announcement reflected "confidence in the work we do" and would allow the fund to stay focused on delivering a return while adding to its portfolio of energy …

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1 month ago

Russia starts mass-producing mobile nuclear bunkers capable of housing dozens and protecting against shockwaves and radiation - as Putin lowers threshold for launching nukes

Daily Mail

Russia has begun mass-producing mobile bomb shelters that can protect against shockwaves and radiation from a nuclear blast. Emergency personnel walk into radiation-resistant mobile bomb shelters in Nizhny Novgorod region in February last year Vladimir Putin this morning signed off on an updated version of the Kremlin's nuclear doctrine that broadens the scope for Moscow to turn to its fearsome …

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1 month ago

Delhi pollution: 400 flights delayed in season’s worst smog

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: Flight operations at the Indira Gandhi international Airport were severely impacted as the city reported season’s worst smog on Monday leading to poor visibility. “Some diversions were necessitated as certain pilots lacked training in CAT III operations, required for managing flights under extremely low visibility conditions,” the official added. SpiceJet shared, “Due to poor visibility in Delhi, all …

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Delhi: 15 Flights Diverted, Over 100 Delayed At IGI Airport Amid Smog-Induced Poor Visibility

ABP News

Delhi Smog: A total of 15 flights were diverted, and over 100 others were delayed at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on Monday, as poor visibility caused by bad weather conditions severely impacted flight operations, according to an official. IndiGo, in a Sunday night advisory, cautioned: “#6ETravelAdvisory: Fog is currently affecting visibility in Delhi, which may result in slow moving …

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1 month ago

Messy fight for Trump’s treasury chief spills into public

Live Mint

A messy fight over who should be President-elect Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary has played out privately at Mar-a-Lago in recent days. Musk’s support for Lutnick even went as far as to discredit another finalist for the job, investor Scott Bessent, whom Trump has expressed great admiration for and who is considered a top contender. Earlier this week, Lutnick caught wind …

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1 month ago

RBI Gov Flags Mis-Selling Products, Concentration Risks

Deccan Chronicle

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday asked banks to stop mis-selling products and opening banking accounts without proper Know Your Customer verification. Das in his keynote address ‘Transformative Governance through Sound Boards’ at the conference of the directors of private banks asked banks' Board of Directors to focus on strengthening the internal governance framework within …

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'We got a big mess on our hands': GOP senator undercuts hope of a smooth Trump transition

Latinx Files: Muchas gracias, Jorge Ramos

Trump invites Xi Jinping to inauguration despite tariff rhetoric. Is it a business negotiation move? EXPLAINED

Madhya Pradesh HC Questions State For Delaying Retired Lokayukta Member's Family Pension Inspite Of Amendment Made In Rules

Tamil Nadu Rains: SpiceJet issues travel advisory for flights to and from Chennai amid widespread downpours

Trump invites China’s Xi to his inauguration even as he threatens massive tariffs on Beijing

‘Wanted’ healthcare CEO and other execs' posters appear in NY as America obsesses over Brian Thompson murder suspect

Firm confidence in prospects of economy

Firm confidence in prospects of economy: China Daily editorial

US announces nearly $1 billion more in longer-term weapons support for Ukraine

Forget What Your Parents Told You: It’s Time To Start Talking To Strangers.

AOC launches bid for 'profound and consequential' role as top Dem on House Oversight panel

Is Muhammad Yunus preparing Bangladesh for crisis or elections?

Garib Rath Express narrowly escapes major accident after engine separates from coaches

Republican lawmakers struggle with 'challenge' of 'razor-thin' House majority: report

'Where is the apology?' Trump rages against NY Times' Maggie Haberman in midnight attack

RS Pathak: Chief Justice of India who pulled the Supreme Court out of 'dark days'

Europe prepares for WW3: Now Germany reveals plans to mobilise national defence and 800,000 NATO troops after Kremlin nuke threat - as US announces new weapon Kyiv can use to stop Russia after allowin

Government tells Future Fund to invest in climate and housing but preserve focus on returns

Russia starts mass-producing mobile nuclear bunkers capable of housing dozens and protecting against shockwaves and radiation - as Putin lowers threshold for launching nukes

Delhi pollution: 400 flights delayed in season’s worst smog

Delhi: 15 Flights Diverted, Over 100 Delayed At IGI Airport Amid Smog-Induced Poor Visibility

Messy fight for Trump’s treasury chief spills into public

RBI Gov Flags Mis-Selling Products, Concentration Risks