Tue, December 10, 2024

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: Sky

Unions hint at public sector industrial action over 'offensive' 2.8% pay rise recommendation

The Royal College of Nursing says the proposed pay rise is as little as £2 extra a day - "less than the price of a coffee". The National Education Union (NEU) said the amount "won't do". It follows a period that has meant a combined increase of over 17% over the last three pay awards.

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: The New York Times

U.S. Data Agency Blames Old Tech and Other Failures for Missteps

The Bureau of Labor Statistics, which tracks jobs and inflation, issued a report on what caused embarrassing episodes in which data was released improperly.

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: CNN

Supreme Court is poised to weaken environmental review of infrastructure projects

The Supreme Court appeared poised Tuesday to significantly weaken the scope of environmental reviews of major infrastructure projects in a case that could hand President-elect Donald Trump an early win on an issue he often hammered on during his first term.

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: The Hill

Progressive left signals some 'DOGE' curiosity

The Republican-led "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) has intrigued the progressive left, offering potential and unexpected common ground. The brainchild of Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: Lincoln Journal Star

Developers want northeast corner of 84th and Van Dorn to become commercial site with hotel

Developers want the City Council to approve annexation and zoning changes on the corner of 84th and Van Dorn streets so they can build a commercial area with a hotel.

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: Leader-Post

Sask. government orders third-party review of misconduct, racism at Regina hospitals

More than a year after several Regina doctors filed a complaint with the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission alleging racism and unprofessionalism, the government has ordered a third-party review to improve working conditions at Regina's hospitals.

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: The Mirror

NHS staff and teachers told how much pay could rise next year triggering anger

NHS workers and teachers have responded with fury after a pay rise of 2.8% was proposed by ministers - with fears raised the country could descend into strikes again

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: London Evening Standard

Unions attack 2.8% Government pay rise proposal for NHS workers and teachers

Inflation is predicted to average 2.5% this year and 2.6% next year, according to forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility.

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: The Daily Telegraph

Reeves set for battle with unions over 2.8pc pay rise for teachers, nurses and civil servants

Ministers claim offer reflects 'challenging financial backdrop' despite being only 0.2 per cent above projected inflation

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: Charlotte Observer

'Unhealthy conditions.' Charlotte must make 2 changes to protect tenants, advocates say

Charlotte housing advocates are calling for the city to create stricter code enforcement policies after unhealthy conditions and evictions at three Charlotte housing complexes.

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: ABC

Watchdog raises concerns over Trump-era leak probes of reporters, members of Congress

A top government watchdog raised concerns over the handling of leak investigations during the first Trump administration that targeted members of Congress and the media.

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: Richmond

Virginia to receive $275M federal grant to expand chip factory in Manasssas

Micron Technology Inc. will use the grant to jump-start a $2.2 billion expansion of its semiconductor chip factory in Manassas for a new line of computer memory chips currently made only in Taiwan.

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: The Daily Telegraph

Reeves plans 2.8pc pay rise next year for teachers, nurses and civil servants

Ministers claim the offer reflects a 'challenging financial backdrop'

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: The Hindu

Under pressure and despite the gaffes, Krishna walked the fine line of diplomacy

S.M. Krishna's tenure as Minister of External Affairs (2009-2011) is often remembered for gaffes, like the time in 2011 when he accidentally began to read out the Portuguese Foreign Minister's speech at the United Nations,

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: Sydney Morning Herald

We've entered the era of gutless government

Labor has turned its mind to fixing the problems left by the Morrison government. But its timidity is holding up essential reform.

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: Sydney Morning Herald

Watch the exits: The 'real issue' missing in the migration debate

More than 80,000 temporary visitors, including "bogus asylum seekers", are refusing to leave Australia once their last resort to stay has lapsed.

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: The Express Tribune

PTI calls govt's attempts to drag military into politics 'shameful, condemnable'

Party also rejected attempts to target former military official, General Faiz Hameed, under the name of Imran Khan

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: Daily Express

More than 300 tractors to descend on Westminster to protest against 'stalinist' Government

More than 300 tractors will tomorrow rumble into Whitehall tomorrow to rally against the Government's "anti-farming Stalinist offensive". The farmers will descend on Westminster from all over the country to protest against Labour's inheritance tax ...

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: Click2Houston

US says it will support new Syrian leaders who protect women and renounce terrorism

The Biden administration says the United States will recognize and support a new Syrian government that renounces terrorism, destroys chemical weapons stocks and protects the rights of minorities and women.

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: WPLG

US officials to investigate labor and human rights abuses in Nicaragua

A U.S. official says the Biden administration is opening an investigation into labor and human rights abuses in Nicaragua.

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: Mail & Guardian

SACP to endorse decision to campaign alone for 2026 local government elections

The party will hold a special policy conference to decide on how to reconfigure its longstanding alliance with the ANC

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: The Globe and Mail

Freeland signals government will miss deficit target ahead of releasing fall economic update

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland gave the strongest signal yet that her government will blow past its most recent deficit target when she tables the fall economic statement next week, only committing publicly to one of the three benchmarks she set for herself just months ago.

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: Fox News

'Unified government': Incoming House Republican reveals agenda for new Congress after ousting Dem incumbent

Fox News Digital spoke to newly elected GOP Rep.-elect Gabe Evans about his successful defeat of an incumbent and his priorities in the next Congress in January.

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: Reuters

Brazil's left caught in the long shadow of ailing patriarch Lula

Emergency surgery to relieve a cranial hemorrhage has raised questions in Brazil over President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's short-term agenda - and the vacuum he would leave on the left if he does not run for reelection in 2026.

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: MSN

Support Reason To Support Free Speech and Open Debate

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[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: MSN

Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Republicans unified in squeezing DC and how Trump can target birthright citizenship

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: MSN

Judicial overhaul champion Rothman says Netanyahu trial motivated him to join politics

The post Judicial overhaul champion Rothman says Netanyahu trial motivated him to join politics appeared first on The Times of Israel.

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: MSN

Under Pressure, Biden Opts For Minimum Acreage Possible In Drilling Decision

The Biden administration announced on Monday it will proceed with the smallest possible oil and gas lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. This move barely meets the mandates set by Congress,

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: MSN

Abia: Otti budgets N750.2bn for 2025, allocates 35% to education, health

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: MSN

G-7 to Endorse Syrian Transition as Qatar Reaches Out to Rebels

Group of Seven leaders are willing to support a new Syrian government if the transition process respects minorities, while Qatar has become one of the first nations to establish communication with the rebels that toppled President Bashar al-Assad.

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: MSN

DOJ v. DEI: Trump's Justice Department likely to target diversity programs

President-elect Donald Trump is set to challenge policies aimed at boosting diversity at companies and universities when he takes office next month, throwing the weight of the U.S. government behind growing conservative opposition to such practices.

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: MSN

What Happens Next in Syria?

The speed of the rebel offensive, which culminated with the capture of Damascus, left its instigators little time to plan for what happens next. The main leader of the rebellion called for respect for Syria's institutions,

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: MSN

Israel hits Syria with airstrikes, seizes buffer territory after Assad's ouster

Fox News' Greg Palkot reports the latest after the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad.

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: MSN

New lieutenant-governor of Saskatchewan talks volunteerism, curling and reconciliation

Bernadette McIntyre, a former CEO with the Wascana Centre Authority and Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame inductee, will be Saskatchewan's next lieutenant-governor. She stopped by the CBC/Radio-Canada station in Regina to talk about what she hopes to achieve in her new role.

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: Raleigh News & Observer

Black NC voters twice as likely to have ballots challenged in Griffin election protests

Griffin is challenging the validity of over 60,000 ballots in the NC Supreme Court race. An N&O analysis found that Black voters were twice as likely to have their votes challenged as white voters.

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: Sky

Birmingham council agrees 'historic outcome' to equal pay claims with unions

The dispute relates to council workers in female-dominated roles, such as cleaners and catering staff, historically being paid less than those in male-dominated roles, like waste collection - leaving the council with £760m of liabilities.

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: MSN

Remembering Donald Trump's last political abduction racket

Miller went on Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures" and told slavering host Maria Bartiromo that on Inauguration Day, his master, Donald Trump, plans to "issue a series of executive orders that seal the border shut and begin the largest deportation operation in American history.

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: The New York Times

How Some Voters Moved From Bernie Sanders to Donald Trump

For some young men in particular, the populist pitches from Mr. Sanders and Mr. Trump aligned with their attitudes about the ruling class.

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: Oregonian

Multnomah County commissioner beat out more experienced candidates to land division director job

Interview panelists praised Commissioner Lori Stegmann's leadership, but some expressed concerns that she'd struggle in the role.

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: The Diplomat

The Economic Costs of Delaying the Impeachment of South Korean President Yoon

Already, concerned investors are withdrawing from South Korea's stock markets. Prolonged instability will exacerbate the economic damage.

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: MSN

UN says Israel bombardment of Syria 'must stop'

The UN special envoy for Syria called Tuesday on Israel to halt its military movements and bombardments in Syria, after a war monitor reported 300 air strikes since the fall of president Bashar al-Assad.

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: MSN

Ex-DOJ officials sound alarm on Trump's 'incredibly harmful' Bondi and Patel picks

During his 2024 campaign, Donald Trump vowed to nominate only MAGA loyalists for positions within the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and use them as instruments of revenge against his political enemies.

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: Sacramento Bee

Did Trump gain ground in Sacramento and California? See vote share from 2020 to 2024

Kamala Harris soundly defeated Donald Trump in the Sacramento region and across California, but President-elect Donald Trump's share of the vote grew in most places from 2020 to 2024—particularly in areas with a high proportion of Latino, Black or Asian residents, according to a Bee analysis of final election returns.

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: Raleigh News & Observer

NC Democrats to watch next year as GOP says it expects to have 'working supermajority'

Republicans will again have to try to bridge a one-vote gap to enact bills that could be vetoed by incoming Democratic Gov. Josh Stein.

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: MSN

Israel's Netanyahu Testifies in Corruption Trial for First Time

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stand on Tuesday to testify in his long-running corruption trial even as he manages a multi-front war—underscoring the tensions around his leadership Netanyahu,

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: MSN

Live Briefing: Israel launches dozens of airstrikes on Syria, draws U.N. condemnation

Assad's fall, targeted Syrian military facilities, including a possible chemical weapons facility, said two Western officials.

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: MSN

UK 'keeping close eye' on British jihadists in Syria - minister

Home Office minister Angela Eagle tells the BBC that UK intelligence services are monitoring the situation.

[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ]: THE WEEK

What Assad's fall means beyond Syria

Russia and Iran scramble to forge new ties with Syrian rebels as Israel seeks to exploit opportunities and Turkey emerges as 'main winner'

More than 300 tractors to descend on Westminster to protest against 'stalinist' Government

More than 300 tractors will tomorrow rumble into Whitehall tomorrow to rally against the Government's "anti-farming Stalinist offensive". The farmers will descend on Westminster from all over the country to protest against Labour's inheritance tax ...

The article from Express.co.uk discusses Labour's Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves' visit to a farm in Yorkshire, where she highlighted the challenges faced by British farmers due to the Conservative government's policies. Reeves criticized the government for not supporting farmers adequately, particularly in light of the upcoming budget. She emphasized that farmers are struggling with increased costs, labor shortages, and the impacts of Brexit, which have not been mitigated by sufficient government aid. Reeves promised that a Labour government would prioritize food security and support for rural communities, aiming to make farming a more sustainable and profitable sector. She also mentioned the need for a budget that would address these issues directly, ensuring that farmers can continue to produce high-quality British food.

Read the Full Daily Express Article at:
https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1986975/farming-rachel-reeves-budget-tractor