Is there a £22bn ‘black hole’ in the UK’s public finances

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Sports - ESPN - October 25

Dodgers shut out Yankees to take commanding 3-0 lead over Yankees in World Series

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Sports - ESPN - October 28

Chris Martin falls through hole in Melbourne stage weeks after Olivia Rodrigo’s mishap

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World - The Guardian - November 8

Paul Waring shoots 61 in Abu Dhabi to set 36-hole record on European tour with 19-under par

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Sports - ABC News - November 8

GTA 5 Actor Says He Is Filled With Bullet Holes Like His Character

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Tech - GameSpot - November 13

Defense for man accused of killing Laken Riley tries to poke holes in prosecution timeline

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Sports - CBS Sports - Yesterday

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Australian businesses complain they are ‘public enemy number one’

Labor government adopts increasingly populist position ahead of general election due in May

World - Financial Times - October 28

Armie Hammer returns to public life — with a new podcast

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Here's why Argentina's public universities are paralyzed by protests

After 11 months in office, Argentina’s right-wing President Javier Milei has fulfilled his flagship pledge to eliminate the country’s monumental deficits by shrinking the public payroll, slashing ...

World - ABC News - October 31

Why the public dismisses Biden’s legislative accomplishments

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Politics - The Hill - November 1

How RFK Jr. could influence public health

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Politics - The Hill - November 11

Queen to return to public duties after chest infection

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Jordan: Gaetz ethics report 'shouldn't go public'

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Politics - The Hill - November 15

In America, if Everything Is a Public Health Crisis, Nothing Is

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Texas board approves Bible curriculum option in public schools

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Court of Appeal sides with UK consumers over ‘secret’ car loan commissions

Close Brothers shares plummet after landmark ruling that puts sector at risk of redress

Business - Financial Times - October 25

German finance minister warns of retaliation if U.S. kicks off trade war

German Finance Minister Christian Lindner on Friday warned that if the U.S. kicked off a trade war with the European Union, there could be retaliation.

Business - CNBC - October 25

Boeing’s record $21bn fundraising boosts hopes of avoiding downgrade

Aircraft maker is racing to ease pressure on its balance sheet exacerbated by a labour strike

Business - Financial Times - October 29

This policy gap is harming Americans’ health — and finances, doctor group warns

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Business - MarketWatch - October 30

Here are all the ways sports gambling is hurting some bettors’ finances

A new report shows that bettors are losing more than just parlay bets

Business - MarketWatch - November 5

What England’s tuition fee rise means for student and university finances

Experts say measures will not be enough to fix higher education funding or attract students from poorer backgrounds

Business - Financial Times - November 5

Germany's Scholz fires his finance minister as his coalition collapses

Germany’s center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced he is firing Finance Minister Christian Lindner, which could undermine the ruling three-party coalition that relies on Lindner’s ...

World - ABC News - November 6

German government collapses after Olaf Scholz sacks finance minister

Unexpected move throws Europe’s largest economy into political disarray and is likely to lead to snap elections in March. The German government has collapsed after the chancellor, Olaf Scholz, ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

Germany's ruling coalition collapses as Chancellor Scholz fires finance minister

The three-year-old union between Scholz's Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Greens and Lindner's Free Democratic Party (FDP) had been on shaky ground for some time.

Business - CNBC - November 6

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