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World - Financial Times
Local government has become a chokehold for Chinese business
Beijing is promising change, but it comes at an unsettling price5 hours ago -
Top stories - The New York Times
A Local’s Guide to Cornwall, England
Locals recommend the area’s best pies, wild gardens and coastal footpaths.19 hours ago -
Top stories - BBC News
The King's Balmoral estate 'has no plans' to become wedding venue
Plans to upgrade facilities for events and functions at the estate do not mean it will host commercial weddings.4 days ago -
World - Financial Times
Police reform has become a forgotten issue
Fatal shootings by armed UK officers are rare and statistics suggest system for monitoring cases is reasonable4 days ago -
World - Financial Times
China struggles to break US chip design ‘chokehold’
Beijing pushes for bigger share of crucial electronic design automation market4 days ago -
Top stories - BBC News
New football regulator to be given power to tackle controversial 'parachute payments'
"Strengthened" legislation to establish an independent football regulator for the elite men's game in England is set to be introduced to parliament by the government.4 days ago -
Tech - VentureBeat
JRPG developer Falcom contemplating AI for localization efficiency
Non-English game developers may soon be looking toward AI as a means to shorten localization times. In an interview with 4Gamer (translated by Siliconera) at Tokyo Game Show, Nihon Falcom president ...4 days ago -
Politics - NBC News
Study finds local governments are less polarized despite national political divisions
Local governments are uniquely able to combat growing national polarization, according to a new study out Wednesday from the nonprofit research organization CivicPulse and Carnegie Corporation of ...5 days ago -
Top stories - CBS News
Jury selection begins in deadly New York City subway chokehold trial
Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a Marine veteran accused of putting a man in a fatal chokehold on a New York City subway. CBS News New York's Alice Gainer was inside the courtroom and ...6 days ago -
Top stories - NBC News
Jury selection begins for man accused in NYC subway chokehold death
Daniel Penny's trial in the subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely is set to begin Monday in New York City.October 21 -
Tech - The New York Times
Elon Musk’s Big Business and Conflicts of Interest With the U.S. Government
Mr. Musk, who holds billions in federal contracts, wants to be in charge of the regulators that oversee him if Donald Trump wins.October 21 -
Top stories - NBC News
Trial of man accused in NYC subway chokehold death begins
Jury selection is underway in the trial of Daniel Penny, the former Marine accused of fatally choking Jordan Neely on a New York City subway train after Neely allegedly threatened passengers.October 21 -
World - The Guardian
The Canary Islands: why locals are protesting against tourists
Thousands of residents took to the streets this weekend to campaign against overtourism. And they aren’t the only ones bemoaning an influx of holidaymakers. Name: Canary Islands.. Age: ...October 21 -
World - The Guardian
Volkswagen fined £5.4m for mistreating customers; UK interest rates ‘to fall to 2.75%’ next year – business live
Volkswagen Finance has agreed to pay over £21.5m in redress to around 110,000 customers who may have suffered harm because of its failings.. Volkswagen Financial Services has apologised for the ...October 21 -
Tech - Wired
US Government Says Relying on Chinese Lithium Batteries Is Too Risky
A new document shows the Department of Homeland Security is concerned that Chinese investment in lithium batteries to power energy grids will make them a threat to US supply chain security.October 21 -
Top stories - NBC News
Daniel Penny to stand trial as jury selection begins in NYC subway chokehold death
Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of Daniel Penny, a retired Marine charged in the deadly subway chokehold of Jordan Neely.October 21 -
Sports - Yahoo Sports
Sondheimer: George Hastings has become a do-it-all sophomore football star at Agoura High
George Hastings has played quarterback, running back, tight end, slot receiver, free safety, strong safety, middle linebacker and outside linebacker for the Chargers.October 20 -
Top stories - BBC News
Welsh village becomes UK area where everyone has ultrafast broadband
Before the changes, one resident said it was quicker to send a postcard than message.October 19 -
Business - The New York Times
The Powerful Companies Driving Local Drugstores Out of Business
The biggest pharmacy benefit managers are profiting by systematically underpaying independent drugstores, creating “pharmacy deserts” across the country.October 19 -
World - The New York Times
What Will Happen to Yahya Sinwar’s Body?
Uncertainty surrounds the fate of the Hamas leader’s corpse as experts say Israel will likely try to avoid having his resting place become a shrine.October 19 -
World - The Guardian
The electoral college has become a gun held to the head of US democracy | Lawrence Douglas
Created as a constitutional afterthought, the system now holds millions of voters hostage to a handful of counties. These are not easy days for supporters of American democracy. But what twists my ...October 18 -
Politics - The Hill
It’s localization, not globalization, for the health of the US economy
The U.S. is undergoing a transformative shift away from globalization and toward localization, with initiatives such as the Inflation Reduction Act and the CHIPS and Science Act prioritizing ...October 17 -
Top stories - The New York Times
The Power of Government Policies
The U.S. has the capacity to address its biggest problems. Whether it does is a different matter.October 17 -
World - ABC News
Kashmir gets a largely powerless government 5 years after India stripped its special status
Leaders of Kashmir’s biggest political party have been sworn into office to run a largely powerless local government for the first time after India stripped the region of its special status five ...October 16 -
Business - Financial Times
Why has your Big Mac become so much more expensive?
Governments and business are trying to work out who to blame for cheapflationOctober 16 -
Business - The New York Times
How Kamala Harris’s Economic Plan Has Been Shaped by Business Leaders
The vice president has repeatedly incorporated suggestions from business executives into her economic agenda.October 16 -
World - The Wall Street Journal
How the U.S. Is Trying to Challenge China's Cobalt Chokehold
Talks over mining company Chemaf in Congo are part of a push by the Biden administration to secure global supplies of a metal used in everything from jet fighters and drones to electric-vehicle ...October 15 -
Top stories - The New York Times
Local Officials Cannot Refuse to Certify Election Results, Georgia Judge Rules
The ruling cuts at the heart of a key argument made by right-wing activists since the 2020 election, when Donald Trump sought to disrupt the certification process as part of his bid to subvert the ...October 15 -
Top stories - NBC News
Local election officials in Georgia must certify results, judge rules
County election boards in Georgia are not allowed to refuse to certify election results, a state judge ruled on Tuesday.October 15 -
World - Financial Times
Western business, the Kremlin and the war
This collection of articles explores the fallout of the war in Ukraine on Western companies operating in RussiaOctober 15 -
Politics - The Hill
Americans trust local government over Congress, media: Gallup
Americans trust local government more in comparison to Congress and the media, according to a new poll. The Gallup survey, released Monday, shows 67 percent of respondents said they had a "great ...October 15 -
Business - CNBC
Overtourism: It's not the tourists — it's local 'lack of management,' says sustainability expert
Overtourism can be alleviated by better awareness and management at the local level, said Randy Durband, CEO of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council.October 15 -
Top stories - The New York Times
Trump Has Become Unmoored in Time
His grim vision of America seems stuck in the past.October 14 -
Business - CNBC
ServiceNow, Coreweave and others to invest $8.2 billion in UK data centers to fuel AI growth
American enterprise software giant ServiceNow and cloud computing startup CoreWeave plan to invest billions of dollars in their U.K. operations.October 14 -
World - ABC News
An Israeli airstrike has killed at least 20 people at a school in central Gaza, according to local hospitals
An Israeli airstrike has killed at least 20 people at a school in central Gaza, according to local hospitalsOctober 13 -
World - Financial Times
Business takes centre stage
Plus, earnings season peaks, Nike’s new boss begins, Tokyo Metro IPO pricing unveiled and Labour woos UK investmentOctober 13 -
Top stories - NBC News
The story of the California couple mauled by chimps has become even more disturbing
St. James and LaDonna Davis spent 30 glorious years with a pet chimp they raised like a son. A horrific attack changed their lives, and then a man allegedly targeted their bank accounts .October 12