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18 hours, 46 minutes ago

Trump’s big Mike Johnson decision

Politico

He’s unhappy that he didn’t get the debt ceiling hike he made clear he wanted. “The president is upset — he wanted the debt ceiling dealt with,” said one Trump insider, who like others was granted anonymity to speak candidly about Trump and Johnson. “If he wanted to bury Mike Johnson, everyone knows he could — and he hasn’t,” said …

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18 hours, 46 minutes ago

Couple recognized in historic Westerbork film, identified by amateur historian

NL Times

Two individuals featured in the 1944 Westerbork film, a crucial historical document from World War II, have been identified after years of obscurity, as reported by NOS. Amateur historian Koen Hulsbos confirmed that the couple in question were Marcus Pels and Hendrika Brandon, who were captured by filmmaker Rudolf Breslauer during their time at the Westerbork transit camp. "It’s hard …

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2 days, 2 hours ago

Biden signs bill that averts a government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Saturday that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to days of upheaval after Congress approved a temporary funding plan just past the deadline and refused President-elect Donald Trump’s core debt demands in the package. That’s good news for the American people.” House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., had insisted …

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2 days, 18 hours ago

Biden signs bill that averts government shutdown after days of upheaval

LA Times

The Capitol is pictured in Washington on Friday. President Biden signed a bill into law Saturday that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to days of upheaval after Congress approved a temporary funding plan just past the deadline and refused President-elect Donald Trump’s core debt demands in the package. That’s good news for the American people.” House Speaker …

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2 days, 18 hours ago

Joe Biden signs bills to avert shutdown, ending days of political turmoil in Washington

India Today

President Joe Biden on Saturday signed legislation that averts a government shutdown heading into Christmas, bringing a final close to days of upheaval in Washington after Congress passed a bipartisan budget plan just past the deadline and rejected Donald Trump’s core demand in the negotiations. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., had insisted lawmakers would “meet our obligations” and not allow …

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2 days, 22 hours ago

'Does not bode well': Ex-Trump official warns plans already at risk of being derailed

Raw Story

The bedlam unfolding on Capitol Hill over passing a stopgap bill to avert a government shutdown could portend trouble for the GOP's broader legislative agenda, former Donald Trump director of legislative affairs Marc Short told CNBC News on Friday. CNBC anchor Carl Quintanilla asked Short whether tech billionaire Elon Musk's interference in the process — which led the GOP caucus …

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3 days, 3 hours ago

Government shutdown is averted just after deadline as Congress rejects Trump’s debt limit demands

Associated Press

▶ Follow live updates on federal funding negotiations as a government shutdown looms. WASHINGTON — Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, dropping President-elect Donald Trump’s demands for a debt limit increase into the new year. But the day’s outcome was …

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3 days, 6 hours ago

Inside Tyson Fury's insane £1.9million watch collection as the Gypsy King picks up another career high payday for Oleksandr Usyk rematch

Daily Mail

Tyson Fury, aptly nicknamed 'The Gypsy King,' doesn't just dominate in the ring—his watch collection packs just as much of a punch. Tyson Fury, aptly nicknamed 'The Gypsy King,' doesn't just dominate in the ring—his watch collection packs just as much of a punch, with it valued at an insane £1.9million Jacob & Co. 'Ring of Fire' The Jacob & …

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3 days, 18 hours ago

"You wanna be speaker?": Johnson jokes he offered Musk House leadership role

Salon

House Speaker Mike Johnson says he joked with Elon Musk about taking his job after several members of the Republican delegation in the chamber floated the billionaire Tesla CEO for the role. The third attempt at funding the government beyond midnight tonight was without an agreement package to suspend the federal debt ceiling for two years, something President-elect Donald Trump …

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3 days, 18 hours ago

Government funding bill clears Congress and heads to Biden, averting a shutdown

LA Times

“If there is going to be a shutdown of government, let it begin now,” President-elect Donald Trump posted on social media. Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, dropping President-elect Donald Trump’s demands for a debt limit increase into the new …

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4 days, 18 hours ago

安徽省商务英语课程思政示范课程课题组巧解课程思政教育难题

China Daily

商务英语类基础必修课如何开展移动课堂教学？安徽省商务英语课程思政示范课程课题组进行了创新尝试。课程负责人、合肥工业大学管理学院副教授孙超平认为，商务英语课程思政教育的难点在于如何赓续中华文化根脉，化输入式教学为输出式教学，弘扬优秀传统文化，讲好中国故事，守好商务英语课程这段渠，种好商务英语教学的责任田，使得商务英语课程与思想政治理论课同向同行，形成协同效应。为破解以上难题，课题组在教学实践中集成了“五位一体”的双语教学体例，即“学习情境化、情境主旨化、主旨双语化、双语总结化、总结应用化”，并依托该体例开展移动课堂教学深化课程思政教育。授课以安徽名人馆、渡江战役纪念馆和合肥工业大学校史馆为基地，运用英文经典句式概括“伟大出自平凡，平凡造就伟大”的名人事迹、以及“坚定信念、革命到底；军民团结、奋勇争先；攻坚克难、勇于牺牲”的渡江精神和“艰苦奋斗、自强不息、追求卓越、勇攀高峰”的工大精神，并要求学生围绕经典结构模拟造句，不仅创造性地解决了商务英语等基础必修课开展移动课堂教学的路径问题，而且还激活了课堂氛围，润物无声地推进了课程思政教育。八皖大地，钟灵毓秀，名人辈出。安徽名人馆陈列以史为纲，以时为序，人物、事件相结合，重点展出了120余位安徽名人的事迹，诠释了历史文明的变迁。孙超平认为，走进安徽名人馆，有助于激发广大学生爱安徽、爱国家、爱中华文化的情感认同，所谓名人，其实就是“活出了不平凡的人生，创造不平凡的成就”的人，其事迹都能一言以蔽之，都能运用中英文双语提炼归纳主旨，这是五位一体的双语教学体例的灵魂。 “例如，我们带领学生认真学习了在甲午海战中将家国命运系于一体的民族英雄陈京莹的家书，将其主旨提炼为‘家是最小国，国是千万家’，并翻译为‘The nation is composed of families, and families are all that matter to the nation.’。” 与安徽名人馆相向而立的渡江战役纪念馆，全面记录了渡江战役的壮阔场景，再现了“钟山风雨起苍黄，百万雄师过大江”的激情岁月。渡江战役打响时，正是凭借着近万只大小各异的木船穿梭往来，承载着人民解放军，穿过密集的炮火，乘风破浪，形成了“百万雄师过大江”的波澜壮阔的历史画卷和排山倒海的磅礴力量，为解放全中国、建立新中国奠定了胜利基础。课题组认为，这段故事的介绍可以用“人民就是江山，江山就是人民”来概括其主旨，翻译为“The nation is composed of the people, and the people are all that matter to the nation.”。在此基础上，又提炼出“哪有什么岁月静好，不过是有人替我们负重前行”来呼应主旨句，翻译为“A peaceful life is impossible unless someone undertakes the hard work.”，从而形成“总—分—总”的表达结构。在提炼出主旨句以后，课题组要求学生运用“A is composed of B, and B is all that matters …

4 days, 18 hours ago

Tata Steel facing a potential 27 million euro fine and withdrawal of its permit

NL Times

Tata Steel must significantly reduce emissions of harmful substances within eight weeks, otherwise the Noord-Holland steel manufacturer will be issued fines that could go up to 27 million euros. The environmental service also reported that it is "considering the step towards withdrawal of the permit" if Tata Steel's coking gas factory 2 still fails to meet the legal requirements in …

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4 days, 18 hours ago

Can you get a personal loan with low credit score? Check details

India Today

Getting a personal loan with a low credit score might seem challenging, but it’s not impossible. HERE ARE SOME TIPS FOR OBTAINING A PERSONAL LOAN WITH A LOW CREDIT SCORE Bring in a guarantor or co-applicant Personal loans are unsecured, meaning no collateral is required. If your credit score is below the lender’s threshold, consider involving a guarantor or co-applicant …

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4 days, 20 hours ago

Spurs have election every match – Postecoglou says managing harder than politics

The Independent

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ange Postecoglou believes being a modern-day manager is …

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5 days, 4 hours ago

Trail of Google Street View clues that snared a killer: A mystery figure with a wheelbarrow, a 'body' getting stuffed in a car boot... the astonishing train of events that could solve a village murder

Daily Mail

An astonishing series of Google Street View images - including one apparently showing a body being loaded into a car boot - may have helped solve a grisly village love triangle murder in Spain. A frame captured by the Google camera car shows a person dressed in dark clothing pushing a wheelbarrow carrying a large white package The photo shows …

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Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior and Barcelona’s Bonmati win FIFA Best awards

Al Jazeera

Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior was named the men’s player of the year at the world football governing body FIFA’s The Best awards, where Barcelona playmaker Aitana Bonmati continued to clean up in the prizes for women’s soccer. 🏆 — FIFA World Cup December 17, 2024 Vinicius echoed those sentiments in an Instagram post, where he took a thinly disguised …

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Flat world is nothing but a utopia

China Daily

The overt and covert competition between China and the US has made it extremely difficult for companies to walk a tightrope between the two countries As a cornerstone of the information and communications technology industry and the burgeoning artificial intelligence industry, semiconductors are becoming the battlefield of industrial competition between major countries. On the one hand, TSMC's production should be …

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Flat world is nothing but a utopia

China Daily

YAN GUO/FOR CHINA DAILY As a cornerstone of the information and communications technology industry and the burgeoning artificial intelligence industry, semiconductors are becoming the battlefield of industrial competition between major countries. On the one hand, TSMC's production should be highly concentrated given the comparative advantages of factor endowments and the characteristics of the chipmaking industry, while on the other hand, …

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5 days, 18 hours ago

A fantastical exploration of the ache that comes with wanting the impossible

LA Times

Book review How We Know Our Time Travelers: Stories By Anita Felicelli WTAW Press: 216 pages, $18.95 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Many such scenarios can be found in Anita Felicelli’s new collection of short stories, “How We Know Our Time Travelers.” Though these …

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5 days, 18 hours ago

Insurers Are Deserting Homeowners as Climate Shocks Worsen

New York Times

Insurers Are Deserting Homeowners as Climate Shocks Worsen Without insurance, it’s impossible to get a mortgage; without a mortgage, most Americans can’t buy a home. Alaska Fla. Hawaii NONRENEWAL RATES, 2023 1 in 200 1 in 100 1 in 50 1 in 25 State rate shown Wash. Maine N.D. Mont. Nev. Utah Colo. Calif. Kan. Okla. Ariz. N.M. Texas Alaska …

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6 days ago

Vinicius Junior wins Best FIFA Men’s Player award

The Hindu

Vinicius Junior won the Best FIFA Men’s Player award and became the first Brazilian to do so since its inception in 2016. In the 2023-24 season, he racked up 24 goals in 39 appearances across all competitions for Real Madrid, with which he lifted the La Liga, the UEFA Champions League, and the Supercopa de Espana. Vinicius topped the votes …

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6 days, 8 hours ago

Bolivia prosecutor seeks Morales arrest over 'trafficking' of minor

Raw Story

An arrest warrant has been issued for Bolivian ex-president Evo Morales with calls for an initial detention period of six months on suspicion of "trafficking" a 15-year-old girl while in office, authorities said Monday. "The exceptional measure of preventive imprisonment for six months in a public jail is being requested," the country's attorney general Roger Mariaca said late Monday. Hours …

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6 days, 11 hours ago

HistoriCity: A note on the tabla, maestro Zakir Hussain’s choice of instrument

Hindustan Times

Hindustani classical music is unthinkable without the tabla and its varying tempo of beats. In the devotional music of all three major religions as well as Sufi and Bhakti sects, the tabla is what often enables transcendence, its beats grounding the devotee in prayer and ‘dhyan’. Since then, the tabla has reigned supreme and has steadily risen in social prestige, …

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6 days, 16 hours ago

Twelve die from carbon monoxide poisoning at Georgian ski resort

The Independent

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Trump’s big Mike Johnson decision

Couple recognized in historic Westerbork film, identified by amateur historian

Biden signs bill that averts a government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval

Biden signs bill that averts government shutdown after days of upheaval

Joe Biden signs bills to avert shutdown, ending days of political turmoil in Washington

'Does not bode well': Ex-Trump official warns plans already at risk of being derailed

Government shutdown is averted just after deadline as Congress rejects Trump’s debt limit demands

Inside Tyson Fury's insane £1.9million watch collection as the Gypsy King picks up another career high payday for Oleksandr Usyk rematch

"You wanna be speaker?": Johnson jokes he offered Musk House leadership role

Government funding bill clears Congress and heads to Biden, averting a shutdown

安徽省商务英语课程思政示范课程课题组巧解课程思政教育难题

Tata Steel facing a potential 27 million euro fine and withdrawal of its permit

Can you get a personal loan with low credit score? Check details

Spurs have election every match – Postecoglou says managing harder than politics

Trail of Google Street View clues that snared a killer: A mystery figure with a wheelbarrow, a 'body' getting stuffed in a car boot... the astonishing train of events that could solve a village murder

Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior and Barcelona’s Bonmati win FIFA Best awards

Flat world is nothing but a utopia

Flat world is nothing but a utopia

A fantastical exploration of the ache that comes with wanting the impossible

Insurers Are Deserting Homeowners as Climate Shocks Worsen

Vinicius Junior wins Best FIFA Men’s Player award

Bolivia prosecutor seeks Morales arrest over 'trafficking' of minor

HistoriCity: A note on the tabla, maestro Zakir Hussain’s choice of instrument

Twelve die from carbon monoxide poisoning at Georgian ski resort