Johnson forced to delay vote on stopgap funding plan as GOP opposition rises

Bentley Motors further delays all-EV plan amid weak demand as it embraces plug-in hybrids

Bentley said it plans to offer a new EV or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) each year until 2035, starting with its first all-electric vehicles in 2026.

Business - CNBC - 2 days ago

Bentley Motors further delays all-EV plan amid weak demand as it embraces plug-in hybrids

Bentley Motors is once again pushing back a target to exclusively offer all-electric vehicles, with plans to continue leaning into plug-in hybrid electric vehicles until at least 2035.

Johnson says Harris is lying over his Affordable Care Act plans if Trump wins

House Speaker Mike Johnson is rebuking Vice President Kamala Harris' comments about the future of the Affordable Care Act if former President Donald Trump becomes president again. CBS News' Nikole ...

Michigan stars Will Johnson, Kenneth Grant have no plans to sit out remainder of 2024 season despite setbacks

Johnson has been dealing with injury while Grant has boosted his NFL Draft stock with impressive play

Sports - CBS Sports - 21 hours ago

'A lot of women are rising up': Harris hopes hinge on female vote

Polls show young women overwhelmingly support Harris - some of them tell the BBC why.

Boeing workers vote for 38% pay rise deal to end costly strike

Jet production set to resume after disruption that took estimated $2.7bn toll

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Retailers Adjust Holiday Sales Plans to Handle Rising Consumer Stress Levels

Shoppers’ worries about the presidential election and its economic consequences threaten holiday season spending. Retailers are scrambling to limit pullbacks.

Business - Inc. - October 23

Treasury confirms plans for inflation-busting rise in UK social housing rents

Rachel Reeves also announces £500mn cash boost to promote building of affordable homes

Business - Financial Times - October 25

Pearson Underlying Sales Rise, Plans Further Growth Through AI

Pearson delivered higher underlying sales for the third quarter, supported by growth across all divisions, and said it planned to accelerate its artificial-intelligence capabilities to drive ...

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 29

UK borrowing costs rise as Reeves’ spending plans unnerve investors

Ten-year gilt yield hits five-month high after chancellor’s first Budget

Business - Financial Times - October 30

GOP claims widespread voting by non-citizens but officials say impact is extremely rare

Claims of voting by non-citizens are part of a national Republican effort to challenge voter applications called "Protect the Vote," but Democrats allege it's a way to sow confusion. Officials say ...

Former GOP Rep. Tom Rice helped impeach Trump — but won't vote for Harris

Former Rep. Tom Rice (R-S.C.), one of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Trump after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, said he will vote for neither Trump nor Vice ...

Politics - The Hill - October 25

Puerto Rico GOP leader won't vote for Trump unless he apologizes for comedian's remarks

Puerto Rico GOP Chair Ángel Cintrón says he will not vote for Donald Trump in Puerto Rico’s symbolic presidential poll on Election Day unless the former president personally apologizes for a ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

Harris and Trump focus on Sunbelt states during final weekend push for votes

Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump are zeroing in on Sunbelt states as they embark on one last weekend quest to sway undecided voters in battleground states that will determine the ...

Sports - ABC News - 6 days ago

Vermont's GOP governor votes for Harris: 'I had to put country over party'

Vermont’s Republican Gov. Phil Scott said Tuesday that he voted for Vice President Harris, arguing he had to “put country over party.” Scott cast his ballot for the Democratic nominee on Tuesday ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Klarna sells loans to hedge fund Elliott to free up £30bn for growth

Firm founded by US financier Paul Singer will take on risks and returns of the ‘buy now, pay later’ portfolio

Business - Financial Times - October 16

Social Security funds could run out in 6 years under Trump plans: Analysis

Social Security’s trust fund reserves could be depleted as early as 2031 under former President Trump’s proposals, several years earlier than recent projections, according to an analysis from the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 21

Trump's win maintains his hold on the GOP. It also kicks off plans for a succession.

Donald Trump’s return to the presidency has done something no political opponent could: put an end date on his time atop the Republican Party.

Moldova president condemns ‘assault’ on democracy by ‘foreign forces’ as EU vote hangs in balance

Pro-western leader Maia Sandu spoke as pivotal referendum on EU membership remained too close to call. Moldova’s pro-western president, Maia Sandu, blamed an “unprecedented assault on our country’s ...

World - The Guardian - October 20

Ukraine's former armed forces chief endorses 'victory plan' in first speech since his dismissal

Ukraine’s former commander-in-chief, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, has expressed his support for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s “victory plan,” despite the tensions between the two that led to his dismissal ...

World - ABC News - October 17

Auburn team plane forced to return to airport after players fight on flight to Houston for Saturday's game

Freshman Jahki Howard and senior Ja'Heim Hudson were kept back and will not play Saturday vs. the Cougars after altercation in air

Sports - CBS Sports - 1 hour ago

Portugal’s Far-Right Chega Party to Vote Against Budget Plan

World - Yahoo News - October 15

Germany's Baerbock relieved as Moldova votes by a whisker for EU plan

World - Yahoo News - October 21

Can Harris’s Economic Plans Sway Small Business Owners to Vote Democratic?

Kamala Harris has leaned in with promises to aid start-ups, but proprietors are often more focused on taxes and regulations.

Business - The New York Times - October 29

Private schools vote for legal action over VAT plans

The Independent Schools Council, which represents 1,400 schools, votes to proceed with legal action.

James O’Keefe in alleged plan to secretly film US voting and ballot counts

Nearly 70 people committed to Project Veritas founder’s election scheme, whistleblower says. US elections 2024 – live updates The far-right political influencer James O’Keefe, founder of ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Americans eye the economy from kitchen tables and hourly jobs as they plan their votes

Some Americans are voting for their wallets.

Black men are a coveted — somewhat movable — voting bloc. Seven told us how they planned to vote.

The campaigns are putting significant time and attention toward courting Black men, seen as a crucial voting bloc in a tight presidential race. We asked some how they planned to vote.

Why are so many women hiding their voting plans from their husbands? | Rebecca Solnit

A lot of households are not democracies; they’re dictatorships. This may mean voter intimidation and suppression. Lots of memes and tweets and posts and videos are popping up, assuring women that ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

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Bentley Motors further delays all-EV plan amid weak demand as it embraces plug-in hybrids

Bentley Motors further delays all-EV plan amid weak demand as it embraces plug-in hybrids

Johnson says Harris is lying over his Affordable Care Act plans if Trump wins

Michigan stars Will Johnson, Kenneth Grant have no plans to sit out remainder of 2024 season despite setbacks

'A lot of women are rising up': Harris hopes hinge on female vote

Boeing workers vote for 38% pay rise deal to end costly strike

Retailers Adjust Holiday Sales Plans to Handle Rising Consumer Stress Levels

Treasury confirms plans for inflation-busting rise in UK social housing rents

Pearson Underlying Sales Rise, Plans Further Growth Through AI

UK borrowing costs rise as Reeves’ spending plans unnerve investors

GOP claims widespread voting by non-citizens but officials say impact is extremely rare

Former GOP Rep. Tom Rice helped impeach Trump — but won't vote for Harris

Puerto Rico GOP leader won't vote for Trump unless he apologizes for comedian's remarks

Harris and Trump focus on Sunbelt states during final weekend push for votes

Vermont's GOP governor votes for Harris: 'I had to put country over party'

Klarna sells loans to hedge fund Elliott to free up £30bn for growth

Social Security funds could run out in 6 years under Trump plans: Analysis

Trump's win maintains his hold on the GOP. It also kicks off plans for a succession.

Moldova president condemns ‘assault’ on democracy by ‘foreign forces’ as EU vote hangs in balance

Ukraine's former armed forces chief endorses 'victory plan' in first speech since his dismissal

Auburn team plane forced to return to airport after players fight on flight to Houston for Saturday's game

Portugal’s Far-Right Chega Party to Vote Against Budget Plan

Germany's Baerbock relieved as Moldova votes by a whisker for EU plan

Can Harris’s Economic Plans Sway Small Business Owners to Vote Democratic?

Private schools vote for legal action over VAT plans

James O’Keefe in alleged plan to secretly film US voting and ballot counts

Americans eye the economy from kitchen tables and hourly jobs as they plan their votes

Black men are a coveted — somewhat movable — voting bloc. Seven told us how they planned to vote.

Why are so many women hiding their voting plans from their husbands? | Rebecca Solnit

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