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Trump has the country swamped in 'ludicrous dysfunction' before being sworn in: analyst

In his column for the Washington Post, longtime political observer Dana Milbank marveled at Donald Trump's ability to gum up the works of the U.S. government more than a month before he is sworn in. As the analyst noted, the president-elect could have stayed on the sidelines as opposing members of the House hammered out a budget deal to make …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

‘Death in the air’: How is life different in world’s most polluted city?

Al Jazeera

India’s capital New Delhi is swamped by smog, and air pollution kills 2 million Indians a year. “You are stopping like we have an option.” For nearly three weeks, India’s capital has been swamped by deadly smog — one evening, the Air Quality Index hovered over 1,700, more than 17 times higher than the acceptable limit. ‘Vastly inequitable’ impact Noor …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Finance COP fails to offer adequate finance to developing countries for climate action

Live Mint

New Delhi: After an extension and over two weeks of intense negotiations, the 29th UN climate change conference or COP29 in Baku finally reached a consensus on a new collective quantified goals on climate finance but disappointed developing countries with only $300 billion per year by 2035 as against a required $1.3 trillion. Onus on developed countries The final draft …

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1 month ago

Floods strike thousands of houses in northern Philippines

Raw Story

Floodwaters reaching more than four meters high swamped thousands of houses in the storm-battered northern Philippines on Tuesday after rivers overflowed following heavy rain and a dam release. Buildings, lamp posts and trees poked through a lake of brown water in Tuguegarao city in Cagayan province where provincial disaster official Ian Valdepenas said floodwaters reached more than four meters in …

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1 month ago

As Shashi Tharoor suggests capital switch over smog, Indonesia is already at it

India Today

"Is Delhi still fit to be India's national capital," questioned Congress MP Shashi Tharoor as pollution soared to extremely severe levels in the national capital, with several areas touching the 500 AQI mark. Jakarta, which is home to about 10 million people, has been plagued by worsening air quality year after year WHAT THE NEW CAPITAL WILL LOOK LIKE? An …

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1 month, 1 week ago

French club Lyon risks relegation to second tier if finances are not rectified

Deccan Chronicle

Paris: Seven-time French champion Lyon risks relegation to the second tier at the end of the season and has been hit with a transfer ban because of financial irregularities. The decision to provisionally relegate Lyon to Ligue 2 followed an audit of the club's finances by the French league's football watchdog, known as DNCG. Textor had sounded confident after presenting …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Trump & the art of milking the ‘immigrant invasion’

New Indian Express

The world and its many ivory tower pundits are still struggling to come to terms with the shock victory of Donald Trump. With hindsight, the pundits say Trump succeeded in convincing people the US economy was far worse than it was 4 years ago; that the Biden administration was a failure in securing the borders; that immigrants had taken over …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Stuart Hogg’s wife breaks silence amid abuse case

The Telegraph

Gillian Hogg has expressed her gratitude to friends and family after her husband Stuart Hogg, the former Scotland full-back, was charged with abusing her. Stuart Hogg, now at Montpellier having come out of retirement and signed for the French club earlier this year, pleaded guilty to a single charge of domestic abuse when he appeared at Selkirk Sheriff Court on …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Swamped with pleas, Mumbai court asks for tutorial on filing poll nominations

India Today

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the poll body officials to conduct a tutorial on how to fill out the election nomination forms, while adjudicating multiple petitions moved by people after their nomination forms were rejected. Directing the Election Commission officials, a bench of Justices Arif Doctor and Somsekhar Sundaresan said, "ECI should have video tutorials on how to …

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Election results: Trump won. It’s real. Now there's one question left.

Slate

Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election in a broad shift to the right across the country. Even inside the Republican Party, Trump’s effort to turn the page seemed doomed and pathetic; polls in late 2022 began to show him getting swamped in the GOP primary by Florida Gov. Once his campaign began spending money in earnest to define …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Valencia flood miracle as woman is found alive after being trapped with her dead sister-in-law for THREE days in their car - as rescue teams continue grim hunt for victims of deadly mega storm

Daily Mail

A woman has been found alive after being trapped with her dead sister-in-law for three days in their car, following severe flooding in Spain. Footage posted online shows the moment the woman is pulled to freedom by rescuers who have been searching for survivors The woman, wearing a yellow dressing gown, is seen being lifted into an emergency rescue vehicle …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

The most shocking unseen footage from Valencia floods horror... from rooftop helicopter rescue and pensioners swamped in sewage to heartbreaking moment woman calls out for missing loved ones

Daily Mail

Survivors of the worst natural disaster to hit Spain this century awoke to scenes of devastation this morning after villages were wiped out by monstrous flash floods that claimed at least 95 lives. A view shows debris and a car stuck on a bridge, in the aftermath of torrential rains that caused flooding, in Torrent, Valencia region, Spain October 31, …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Joe Marler is OUT of the England squad amid call for the Haka to be 'binned' - but Harlequins prop's absence is unrelated to controversial comments

Daily Mail

Joe Marler is out of the England squad after claiming that the All Blacks’ famous Haka should be ‘binned’ — but his absence is not related to comments which have caused uproar in New Zealand. The 34-year-old Harlequins prop left the national team’s training base on Monday for personal reasons and his prospects of a return during the forthcoming Autumn …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Bordeaux: A Tale of Decline and Hope

Associated Press

Bordeaux, a renowned soccer club in France, is facing financial struggles and is on the brink of liquidation. The club, once a six-time national champion, has been struggling in recent years, with its revenue declining due to the pandemic and a collapsed television deal. The club's recent ownership changes and financial losses have led to a decline in player salaries …

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2 months ago

Storm-triggered floods in Philippines spark frantic calls to rescue trapped people, some on roofs

The Independent

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2 months ago

Flooding Threatens Philippines as Storm Trami Wreaks Havoc

Associated Press

Storm-triggered floods in the Philippines spark frantic calls to rescue trapped people, some on roofs. The storm, about 310 kilometers east of Baler town in the northeastern province of Aurora, brought heavy rain and strong winds, causing widespread flooding and trapping people on roofs. The government shut down public schools and government offices, and thousands of villagers have evacuated to …

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2 months ago

China’s Disinformation and US Elections: What to Watch for in Congressional Contests

The Diplomat

Russia may be the primary culprit regularly attempting to influence foreign elections, but since 2018 the Chinese Communist Party has also stepped into the ring, often with a different set of goals, priorities, leverage points, and tactics. Still, based on research and investigations surrounding the 2020 and 2022 midterm U.S. elections, ongoing activity by PRC-linked fake accounts and social media …

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2 months ago

Civil Rights Groups Call on Tech Giants to Combat Election Disinformation

CNN

Civil rights groups are calling on social media companies to take action against election disinformation. The groups say that social media companies have a responsibility to separate fact from fiction and to address the issue of misinformation. They also suggest that social media companies should establish and enforce civic and elections policies, address AI-generated and manipulated media, resource election teams …

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2 months ago

BBC announces brand new nature series after legendary shows Countryfile and Autumnwatch are swamped with viewer backlash

Daily Mail

The BBC have announced the commission of brand new nature series Secret Garden which will take viewers across the wilds of Scotland to the urban jungle. BBC have announced a brand new nature series Secret Garden after legendary shows Countryfile and Autumnwatch are swamped with viewer backlash Telling the surprising stories that live right on our doorsteps in Britain, the …

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2 months, 1 week ago

The Ozempic Election: US Candidates Show Little Appetite for Big Ideas

Bloomberg

In 2008, Barack Obama campaigned for the US presidency on a complete overhaul of the country’s health insurance system aimed at extending coverage to everyone not covered by private insurance or Medicaid. Four years later, Mitt Romney laid out an elaborate set of proposals for reigniting economic growth after the Great Recession that called for vastly simplifying the tax code …

2 months, 2 weeks ago

What to know about Hurricane Milton as it speeds toward Florida

The Independent

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Getting swamped’: Ted Cruz complains Colin Allred is turning Texas into a ‘battleground’

Raw Story

Senator Ted Cruz is complaining his Democratic opponent, U.S. Rep. Colin Allred has turned his re-election race into a "battleground," and "Chuck Schumer and George Soros" are flooding the state with cash, while the Cook Political Report just published more bad news for the Texas Republican. "Look, there's no doubt Texas is a battleground today," Cruz told Newsmax on Tuesday, …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

A Pennsylvania bakery known for its election cookie poll is swamped with orders

The Independent

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

A huge Hurricane Helene is expected to hit Florida as a major storm and strike far inland

LA Times

Jerry McCullen, top of left ladder, and Carson Baze, top of right ladder, put plywood over the windows of a house ahead of Hurricane Helene in Alligator Point, Fla., on Wednesday. An enormous Hurricane Helene swamped parts of Mexico on Wednesday as it churned on a path forecasters said would take it to Florida as a major storm with a …

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Trump has the country swamped in 'ludicrous dysfunction' before being sworn in: analyst

‘Death in the air’: How is life different in world’s most polluted city?

Finance COP fails to offer adequate finance to developing countries for climate action

Floods strike thousands of houses in northern Philippines

As Shashi Tharoor suggests capital switch over smog, Indonesia is already at it

French club Lyon risks relegation to second tier if finances are not rectified

Trump & the art of milking the ‘immigrant invasion’

Stuart Hogg’s wife breaks silence amid abuse case

Swamped with pleas, Mumbai court asks for tutorial on filing poll nominations

Election results: Trump won. It’s real. Now there's one question left.

Valencia flood miracle as woman is found alive after being trapped with her dead sister-in-law for THREE days in their car - as rescue teams continue grim hunt for victims of deadly mega storm

The most shocking unseen footage from Valencia floods horror... from rooftop helicopter rescue and pensioners swamped in sewage to heartbreaking moment woman calls out for missing loved ones

Joe Marler is OUT of the England squad amid call for the Haka to be 'binned' - but Harlequins prop's absence is unrelated to controversial comments

Bordeaux: A Tale of Decline and Hope

Storm-triggered floods in Philippines spark frantic calls to rescue trapped people, some on roofs

Flooding Threatens Philippines as Storm Trami Wreaks Havoc

China’s Disinformation and US Elections: What to Watch for in Congressional Contests

Civil Rights Groups Call on Tech Giants to Combat Election Disinformation

BBC announces brand new nature series after legendary shows Countryfile and Autumnwatch are swamped with viewer backlash

The Ozempic Election: US Candidates Show Little Appetite for Big Ideas

What to know about Hurricane Milton as it speeds toward Florida

‘Getting swamped’: Ted Cruz complains Colin Allred is turning Texas into a ‘battleground’

A Pennsylvania bakery known for its election cookie poll is swamped with orders

A huge Hurricane Helene is expected to hit Florida as a major storm and strike far inland