Sun, December 15, 2024

[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ]: MSN

Advocates call for change as Indigenous employment in N.W.T. gov't hits record low

Two years after the Northwest Territories government established a plan to hire and retain more Indigenous staff, Indigenous representation in the territorial public service has hit a record low.

[ Sun, Dec 15th 2024 ]: The New York Times

Trump Names Richard Grenell for 'Special Missions' Role

A combative loyalist and the president-elect's former ambassador to Germany, Mr. Grenell had hoped to be secretary of state.
Sat, December 14, 2024

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: Sky

It's called the English Devolution Bill - but 'devolution' it is not in our lopsided United Kingdom

Ensuring fairness between all the citizens of the UK is a permanent headache for any Westminster government. The word "devolution" implies England will be getting some of what the other nations have got.

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: The Daily Star

Unite to build a fair, inclusive Bangladesh

BNP acting Chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday said his party aims to build a democratic, fair and inclusive Bangladesh through the united efforts of everyone.

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: Business Standard

Ram Mandir workers honoured, hands of those behind Taj Mahal cut off: UP CM

He also mentioned that workers in the fine cloth industry in history also had their hands chopped off, destroying a whole tradition and legacy

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: Sydney Morning Herald

Australia's damning of Israel is poisonous. I say that as an ex-Labor minister

Israel has the right under international law to use military force to defend its very existence. The Albanese government's response is despicable.

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: KIRO-TV

Trump gets warm welcome as he watches Army-Navy game alongside key allies, nominees and Daniel Penny

Hegseth along with fellow Army veterans Rep. Mike Waltz, Trump's incoming national security adviser, and Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick to serve as director of intelligence, posted a short video on X shortly before the game to make their allegiances clear.

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: Business Standard

PM Modi exposed Cong's violating of Constitution for years: BJP leaders

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday "exposed" the Congress by presenting "facts" on how the party tore apart the Constitution and hurt its soul just for the sake of power, BJP MPs, including Union ministers,

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: The Punch Newspapers

Milking Nigeria to death

THE Obi of Onitsha, Nnaemeka Achebe, has pointedly employed the milking-the-cow-to-death metaphor to warn political leaders against the monumental corruption eviscerating the country's monolithic economy and short-changing the people.

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: moneycontrol.com

Indian government issues AI Deepfake warning, shares tips for detection and staying protected

CERT-In has warned about the rising threats of AI-generated deepfakes, citing risks like misinformation, financial fraud, and privacy violations. It urges users to verify content sources, identify anomalies,

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: KGOU

Luigi Mangione retains high-profile former prosecutor as defense lawyer

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: Business Standard

Entire country BJP's family, but some put it at one family's feet: Rajnath

In a veiled attack at the Congress, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said while the BJP considers the entire country as its family, there are "some people" who have put it at the feet of the leaders of "one family" for its benefit.

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: Newsweek

Trump Weighs In on 'Mystery Drone Sightings': 'Shoot Them Down'

President-elect Donald Trump has suggested that "mystery drones" recently spotted in New Jersey and other parts of the country should be shot down.

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: The New York Times

Trump Brings Hegseth to Watch Army-Navy Game

President-elect Donald J. Trump attended the annual Army-Navy football game in Maryland on Saturday with Pete Hegseth, his embattled choice for defense secretary, sending a message of support ahead of Senate confirmation hearings that are likely to take place next month.

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: Daily Mail

They tried to remove my uncle Alex Salmond from SNP history, but our family will fight on...and, frankly, I've got NOTHING to say to Nicola Sturgeon

STANDING at the pulpit of St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh at Alex Salmond's memorial service last month, Christina Hendry delivered a thinly-veiled warning to her uncle's detractors.

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: Yahoo

Ryan White, Kokomo, Russiaville and the politics of AIDS examined in new book

Ryan White's short life is a national story. The boy who was infected with HIV during a blood transfusion. The Western Middle School student who wasn't allowed to attend school. The teen and his family who were ostracized in both Russiaville and Kokomo because of his illness.

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: London Evening Standard

Reform could name spy-accused 'Andrew confidant' who 'met Cameron and May'

The party is threatening to use parliamentary privilege to disclose the businessman's identity in the chamber.

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: The Daily Telegraph

Heat pumps and solar panels to be pushed on listed buildings

Heat pumps and solar panels are to be pushed onto owners of historic buildings under Ed Miliband's net zero drive...

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: legit

NLC Reacts As Nigerian Governor Refuses to Pay Workers Minimum Wage

Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom has backtracked on his agreement to pay the new N80,000 minimum wage in December, opting for a 13th month salary instead.

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: fox13now

Has Salt Lake City created 'nuisance' by not enforcing homeless camping laws?

David Ibarra looks out his window every day and sees people camping outside his business. "People sleeping in tents, drug use on this side of the building over here,"

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: The Morning Sun

We must control immigration otherwise our security will be threatened and the public will never trust us

Immigration needs to be properly controlled and managed, so the system is fair. Without proper controls in place, border security is undermined, rules are flouted, the system becomes chaotic and

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: NDTV

No Nepotism In Politics, Focus On Duties: PM Proposes 11 Resolutions In Lok Sabha

In the nearly two-hour speech, PM Modi laid down his government's achievements ... freeing India from a mentality of slavery and freeing the country's politics from nepotism. "I wish everyone the best for the task of achieving a developed India," the ...

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: The New York Times

A.T.F. Braces for a Likely Rollback of Its Gun-Control Efforts

President-elect Donald J. Trump is almost certain to choose a gun-rights advocate as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives or to simply leave the job vacant.

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: Slate

Why Manchin and Sinema's Parting Gift to Trump Is So Brutal for the Rest Of Us

When Donald Trump enters office on Jan. 20, he will immediately start seizing control of the government by firing holdovers from Joe Biden's administration and replacing them with Republican partisans.

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: The Independent

Trump to attend Army-Navy game with key allies and cabinet picks as he vows to scrap daylight savings: Live

Donald Trump and JD Vance to watch 125th Army-Navy college football game with reported guests Pete Hegseth, Ron DeSantis, and Daniel Penny in Maryland at 3 p.m. Eastern time

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: Detroit Free Press

Donald Trump on Truth Social: Shoot down mystery drones

NJ, went to Hunterdon County to observe drones and reported that he met with local law enforcement at Round Valley Reservoir.

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: Sydney Morning Herald

Dutton abandons Liberal principles in nuclear energy pitch

The opposition's first detailed policy costings show Peter Dutton is prepared to ditch traditional Coalition principles in chasing an election win.

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: johnmenadue.com

How Israel Lost its Soul

Then, shortly after the British withdrew, the newborn Israeli government threw him into jail ... Dan Steinbock, the author of The Fall of Israel: The Degradation of Israel's Politics, Economy & Military, has been wondering about it himself.

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: The West Australian

The Sunday Interview: Liberal 'powerbroker' Nick Goiran says he has nothing to say sorry for

The MP at the centre of the Liberal 'Clan' controversy has re-entered shadow cabinet despite previous declarations from the leader. He says: 'I am comfortable that I am doing the job that's expected of me.

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: The Age

The treasurer says Victoria's economy is improving. Economists say otherwise.

A widening trust deficit has emerged between Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas and some of Australia's leading economists over the sustainability of the state's finances after his mid-year budget update revealed the government will spend nearly $40 ...

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: The Boston Globe

South Korea's parliament votes to impeach president as crowds cheer, but future is uncertain

South Korea's parliament impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his stunning and short-lived martial law decree, as jubilant crowds roared to celebrate another defiant moment in the country's resilient democracy.

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: Detroit News

Trump eyes privatizing U.S. Postal Service, citing financial losses

President-elect Donald Trump has expressed a keen interest in privatizing the U.S. Postal Service in recent weeks, three people with knowledge of the matter said, a move that could shake up consumer shipping and business supply chains and push hundreds of thousands of federal workers out of the government.

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: MSN

South Korean president impeached and suspended from duties

South Korea's parliament on Saturday voted to impeach embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol after his surprise martial law declaration earlier this month stunned global allies and set off constitutional concerns.

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: MSN

UnitedHealth Group CEO says healthcare needs fixing. Start with these 3 problems in claims and patient costs, experts say.

The healthcare system needs to work better to defuse Americans' frustrations and address their medical needs, UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty said Friday, addressing the resentment with health insurance that surfaced after the murder of a top executive in his company.

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: MSN

Mitt Romney makes a startling admission about Republican policies and the working class

When Mitt Romney joined the Senate in 2018, he was mostly seen as a mainstream Republican. Now, with his one and only term coming to an end, the 77-year-old isn't sure what the future holds for his party.

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: MSN

Georgia elects ex-footballer amid election boycott and unrest

The boycott of the election and the ongoing anti-government demonstrations in the country did not help. Fifty-three-year-old former football player and politician Mikheil Kavelashvili was elected president of Georgia by the electoral college.

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: CNN

Georgian government votes in far-right former soccer player as president

Georgian lawmakers have voted in far-right former soccer star Mikheil Kavelashvili as next president of Georgia, amid mounting popular anger over the government's halt to EU accession talks.

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: MSN

Nancy Pelosi hospitalized during congressional trip to Luxembourg

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was hospitalized after she "sustained an injury" during an official congressional visit Friday, according to her spokesman. She was taken to a U.S. military hospital in Landstuhl,

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: MSN

'I can't even read this': MSNBC host gives up trying to figure out Trump Jan. 6 statement

During a segment on Donald Trump's plan to pardon Jan. 6 rioters after he is sworn into office, an exasperated MSNBC host gave up trying to make heads or tails out of comments the presidet-elect made to Time magazine.

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: MSN

Who is Han Duck-soo, South Korea's acting president after Yoon impeachment?

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who became South Korea's acting president after Saturday's impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol, is a career technocrat whose wide-ranging experience and reputation for rationality could serve him well in his latest role.

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: MSN

'It's become uncomfortable for me': Jordan Peterson says he's leaving Canada for the U.S.

Jordan Peterson said that he's leaving Canada for the United States and that it had become "uncomfortable" for him in his Toronto neighbourhood. Peterson made the announcement at the beginning of a nearly two-hour sit-down interview with his daughter Mikhaila Peterson,

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: MSN

Dems' New Progressive Leader: 'Diet' Republicanism Won't Work

Texas Rep. Greg Casar talks Trump's lies, Democrat soul searching, and kicking corporate interest "in the shins"

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: MSN

Trump's claim that lowering prices would be 'too hard' spells doom for Black and brown households

Trump's economic populism is as real as his awful spray tan." After President-elect Donald Trump seemingly walked back his pledge […]

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: MSN

Lawmaker explains proposal to merge St. Louis City and County

A Missouri lawmaker's new proposal could set the stage for merging the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County into a single governing entity.

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: Buffalo News

Buffalo-area water systems struggle to determine if 100,000 water pipes are lead

Public water agencies in Erie and Niagara counties have yet to identify the material used in more than 100,000 water service lines buried underground, a Buffalo News analysis of state data shows.

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: WPRI 12

RI state government hit by major cyberattack; Social Security, bank numbers believed stolen

The hackers accessed RIBridges, the state's online portal for obtaining social services such as SNAP and Medicaid benefits.

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: MSN

Georgia elects Kavelashvili amidst protests and tensions

The Electoral College elected Mikheil Kavelashvili as the president of Georgia on Saturday, announced the Central Election Commission (CEC). The 53-year-old politician and former soccer player was the only candidate put forward by the ruling Georgian Dream party.

[ Sat, Dec 14th 2024 ]: MSN

'It isn't right and it isn't fair'

The chairman of Watford Conservatives' monthly column for the Watford Observer.

Reform could name spy-accused 'Andrew confidant' who 'met Cameron and May'

The party is threatening to use parliamentary privilege to disclose the businessman's identity in the chamber.

The article from The Standard discusses the political landscape in the UK, focusing on the Reform UK party and its interactions with Conservative Party figures. Nigel Farage, a prominent figure in Reform UK, has been engaging with former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith, hinting at potential political alliances or discussions. This comes at a time when the Conservative Party is facing internal and external pressures, particularly on issues like immigration and Brexit. Suella Braverman, the current Home Secretary, has been notably vocal on these topics, aligning somewhat with Reform UK's hardline stance. The article suggests that while there is no formal agreement, the conversations between Farage and Duncan Smith could signal a strategic move to influence or challenge the Conservative Party's direction, especially as public and political discourse intensifies around immigration policies and Brexit outcomes.

Read the Full London Evening Standard Article at:
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/nigel-farage-iain-duncan-smith-reform-uk-reform-suella-braverman-b1200051.html