• Sat, January 11, 2025

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Youngkin backs push for cutting federal workforce, spending

Gov. Glenn Youngkin has joined other GOP governors in a letter to congressional leaders voicing their "overwhelming support" for efforts by President-elect Donald Trump and his new Department of Government Efficiency to cut the federal government workforce and spending,

by: NDTV

Indian-Origin Anita Anand Drops Out Of Canada PM Race After Justin Trudeau's Exit

Anita Anand has bowed out of Canada's prime ministerial race and announced that she won't seek re-election to parliament either.

by: MSN

Schools nationwide brace for Trump, including measures compelling teachers not to cooperate with ICE

K-12 school districts, universities and state-level education leaders in the U.S. are drawing up plans to protect students from Trump's immigration enforcement.

by: MSN

BBC license fee 'could be scrapped by end of 2027 and swapped for tax'

The BBC TV licence fee could be scrapped and replaced by funding from general taxation under plans reportedly being considered by Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy.

by: MSN

Biden is still considering pardons for people who have been criticized or threatened by Trump

President Biden says he is still considering whether to give pardons to people who have been criticized or threatened by President-elect Donald Trump.

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Israel's Netanyahu sends Mossad chief to Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire negotiations in Qatar. View on euronews

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Joe Biden boasts of greatest presidency for job growth in history

President Joe Biden had good news to deliver in the final jobs report of his administration, which saw jobs growth that defied expectations. Speaking from the Roosevelt Room in the White House on Friday evening,

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Former B.C. premier says she 'misspoke' when claiming she was never a Conservative

Former British Columbia premier Christy Clark, who is considering a run for federal Liberal leader, has backtracked on her claim this week that she'd never been a member of the Conservative party.

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Jack Smith resigns from Justice Department after completing Trump reports

Jack Smith resigns from Justice Department after completing Trump reports - The Hague prosecutor was appointed to oversee federal criminal investigations into the president-elect

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Trump gave Newsom 'the playbook' for handling these fires: Jason Chaffetz

Fox News contributor Jason Chaffetz discusses the criticism facing California leaders over the handling of the wildfires tearing through Los Angeles County on 'The Bottom Line.'

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Former Austrian chancellor Nehammer withdrawing from top politics

Karl Nehammer, who resigned a week ago as Austria's chancellor after attempts to form a coalition government without the far right collapsed, is withdrawing from national politics and giving up his seat in parliament,

by: MSN

Canada prepares retaliatory tariffs on US goods amid Donald Trump's 25% tax threat

Canada is considering retaliatory tariffs on US goods like orange juice, ceramics, and steel in response to Trump's 25% tax threat, aiming to target key products while minimizing impact on Canadian consumers.

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Sheikh Hasina should be allowed to stay in India as long as she wants: Mani Shankar Aiyar

Former career diplomat, ex-union minister and Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Saturday night said that deposed Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina should be allowed to stay in India as long

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Merrick Garland offered easy path to release Jack Smith's Mar-a-Lago report immediately

According to a former SDNY Criminal Division Deputy Chief, Attorney General Merrick Garland can resolve his dilemma over the release of special counsel Jack Smith's investigation of Donald Trump's stolen government documents with a simple instruction to his Department of Justice.

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Germany: Olaf Scholz Confirmed as SPD Chancellor Candidate, Criticizes Hard-Right Politics and Foreign Interference

Germany's ruling Social Democratic Party (SPD) on Saturday, January 11, 2025, formally confirmed Chancellor Olaf Scholz as its candidate for the Feb. 23 parliamentary election. Delivering a wide-ranging speech at a special party convention in Berlin,

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Biden honors Pope Francis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom

President Joe Biden on Saturday honored Pope Francis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction, the highest civilian award given by the president, saying the pontiff was "a light of faith,

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Fact check: AfD head called Hitler 'communist.' He was not

In a live talk with X owner Elon Musk, Alternative for Germany chancellor candidate Alice Weidel claimed that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler was not "right-wing," but a communist instead. Historians vehemently disagree.

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Netanyahu to send Mossad director to Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar

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Far-right AfD and SPD named their candidates for German chancellor

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has nominated its candidate for chancellor for the first time. At the same time, the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) has officially confirmed the candidacy of the current Chancellor Olaf Scholz,

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Guv Ravi a habitual offender who intentionally violates norms and tradition of TN Assembly: MK Stalin

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Trump's words on Greenland and borders ring alarms in Europe, but officials have a guarded response

Trump's words on Greenland and borders ring alarms in Europe, but officials have a guarded response - President-elect Donald Trump has tossed expansionist rhetoric at U.S. allies and potential adversaries with arguments that the frontiers of American power need to be extended into Canada and the Danish territory of Greenland,

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Democratic state senators condemn migrant crime bill backed by Gallego, Kelly and Hobbs

Democratic Arizona Senate leaders are rejecting the bipartisan Laken Riley Act, a tough immigration bill in Congress.

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Andrew Tate's 'bro politics' is coming for the UK. Should we be worried?

Andrew Tate's 'bro politics' is coming for the UK. Should we be worried? - Tech bros and the far right are uniting in an attempt to shake up British politics. How much influence are they really set to have?

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Obama and Trump's bromance latest sign of Democratic acceptance of MAGA 'reality'

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Of The Plutocrats, By The Plutocrats, And For The Plutocrats

Every morning," the billionaire Marc Andreessen smiled a few weeks after Donald Trump's re-election this past November, "I wake up happier than the day before." The stoked Andreessen, with Trump's re-entry into the White House only days away,

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Denmark spoke with Trump team about increasing U.S. military presence on Greenland, says report

Denmark spoke with Trump team about increasing U.S. military presence on Greenland, says report - Incoming president has repeatedly said he wants the U.S. to have more control over Greenland

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The most important thing Trump must do is get rapid growth, Rep. Claudia Tenney says

The most important thing Trump must do is get rapid growth, Rep. Claudia Tenney says These actors never use their real accent. For this list, we'll be looking at, and listening to actors whose accent we hear most on screen isn't the one they use in their real lives.

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Jeff Bezos' WaPo reeling from losses and 'internal drama' as Trump returns to DC: report

At a time when the always newsworthy Donald Trump is headed back to the White House, the venerable Washington Post should be gearing up to cover his second term but instead is being subjected to an exodus of top reporters and internal strife,

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'The rug has been pulled from under them!' Reform councillor slams Tories and Labour for 'running scared' amid push to delay elections

A Reform UK councillor in Kent has slammed his local authority's plan to axe local elections in May, accusing the Tory-led council and Labour Government of "running scared" amid the success of the populist party.

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Trump to sign over 100 orders on day one after inauguration, reports say

US President-elect Donald Trump is preparing over 100 executive orders for his first day in the White House. These will address border security, deportations, and a range of other political priorities,

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Chinese FM Wang Yi makes surprise visit to Maldives, holds talks with President Muizzu

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited the Maldives, met President Mohamed Muizzu, discussed strengthening bilateral relations, infrastructural projects, economic diversification, and tourism. Wang assured support for Maldives' development.

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Delhi Elections 2025: 'CAG Report Leaked...' From CM Residence To Liquor Scam, Listen To Sangeet Ragi | ABP News

Amid mounting political tensions in Delhi, accusations over a liquor scam have resurfaced with BJP and AAP leaders exchanging sharp remarks. BJP's Anurag Thakur questioned why the CAG report, which allegedly highlights discrepancies in Kejriwal's governance,

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Criminal conviction demonstrates Donald Trump's utter unsuitability for highest office - The Irish News view

Next four years will provide the greatest test of how much damage has been done to the system of checks and balances put in place by America's founding fathers

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Protests at far-right party's conference as Germany's election campaign warms up

The two-day conference started a little over two hours late as many delegates' trips to the venue were slowed by blockades.

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'China won't save us': Reeves under pressure as borrowing costs surge

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DWP to cut PIP and other benefits to save billions of pounds

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  • Sun, January 12, 2025

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'Short-lived and volatile': Senior Tory warns Badenoch on Musk support

The shadow Housing Secretary, Kevin Hollinrake, did not rule out the Tories accepting a donation from Musk amid reports that he was interested in destabilising Sir Keir Starmer and removing him from office before the general election.

by: BBC

Reform could win next Senedd election, party says

Reform could form a new government in Wales after next year's Senedd election, the party's Welsh spokesman has said. Oliver Lewis told BBC Wales this was "well within the realms of feasibility", with Reform winning "20, 30, or hopefully 40" seats in an enlarged 96-member Welsh Parliament.

by: MSN

BBC licence fee 'could be scrapped by end of 2027 and swapped for tax'

The BBC TV licence fee could be scrapped and replaced by funding from general taxation under plans reportedly being considered by Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy.

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Lebanon and Syria will work together to strengthen borders, Najib Mikati says after Damascus talks

Lebanon and Syria will work together to secure their land borders, as well as to delineate both land and sea borders, Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said during a visit to Damascus on Saturday.

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KLEIN: Health care needs solutions, not egos and political spin

A man has died after waiting eight hours in a Winnipeg emergency room after being triaged as a low-priority patient. Last month, a woman lost her leg after waiting days in an emergency room. These are not simply tragic stories.

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DeSantis slams media's coverage of LA wildfires

Lago, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis accused the media of creating 'division' and said the media would have raked Gov. Newsom if he were a Republican.

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Has the war in Gaza radicalised young Palestinians?

Each bomb Israel drops on Gaza is an amplifier," says Mr Qashoo, an exile from the West Bank city of Nablus: "We are the carriers making sure Palestine's story lives." Mr Qashoo is part of a new generation of activists among Palestinians whose sense of identity had been waning.

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Unscrupulous PACS staff face action over paddy procurement at prices lower than MSP: Krushna Chandra

JAGATSINGHPUR: Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare minister Krushna Chandra Patra on Saturday warned of strict action against unscrupulous staff of primary agriculture cooperative societies (PACS) found indulging in procuring paddy from farmers at prices lower than the minimum support price fixed by the government.

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Zelenskyy orders increase in drone procurement for Ukrainian forces

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued an order on 11 January to increase the number of drone orders for the Ukrainian military, describing it as a guarantee of independence. Source: Zelenskyy on social media Details: Drone operations and procurement were the focus of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff meeting held on 11 January.

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Murkomen promises to deal with critics misusing freedom of speech: "I don't do politics"

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has promised to firmly deal with government critics misusing their freedom of speech on social platforms.

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Jaishankar to represent India at US President-elect Donald Trump's swearing-in ceremony

External affairs minister S Jaishankar will represent the government at the swearing-in ceremony of US President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance in Washington DC on January 20.The ministry of external affairs said that Jaishankar will also meet with the representatives of Trump administration during the visit.

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'It's a reality': Trump critics warned they'll regret not accepting Biden pardons

Recalling how he was pursued when Donald Trump was in the White House the first time, a former Trump lawyer suggested that critics of the president-elect would be foolish if they didn't ask President Joe Biden for a pardon or turned one down if offered Appearing on MSNBC's "The Weekend,

DWP to cut PIP and other benefits to save billions of pounds

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The article from MSN discusses the UK government's plans to reform the welfare system, specifically targeting Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and other benefits to achieve significant cost savings. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is considering changes such as revising eligibility criteria, altering assessment processes, and possibly replacing cash payments with vouchers or a catalogue/receipt scheme for PIP recipients. These reforms aim to reduce expenditure by billions of pounds, with suggestions that the current system might be too generous or open to exploitation. The government's proposals have sparked concerns among disability rights groups and opposition parties about the potential negative impacts on disabled people's independence and financial security. The changes are part of a broader effort to manage public spending, with the government also looking at other benefits like Universal Credit for similar reforms.

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