Ramaswamy: 'We expect certain agencies to be deleted outright'

Tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, who accepted a role alongside Elon Musk in President-elect Trump’s incoming administration to lead the new "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE), said ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 hours ago

European agency says 2024 is "virtually certain" to be warmest year on record

Climate scientists working at the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service have announced that 2024 is "virtually certain" to be the warmest year on record.

Ramaswamy: 'We want to go in and slash and burn that bureaucracy'

Vivek Ramaswamy, who landed a role alongside tech billionaire Elon Musk in President-elect Trump’s incoming administration as heads of the new "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE), ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Mets make flurry of roster moves; DJ Stewart, Joey Lucchesi outrighted, elect free agency

The Mets announced a few roster moves on Monday, including sending OF DJ Stewart and LHPs Joey Lucchesi and Matt Gage outright to Triple-A.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 4

Trump nominates Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead new efficiency department to ‘restructure federal agencies’ – live

Tesla CEO and onetime Republican presidential hopeful put forward to lead department to ‘dismantle government bureaucracy’ . Trump’s cabinet picks and likely contenders so far Joe Biden is ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Juan Soto rumors: Dodgers expected to join free agency sweepstakes; Scott Boras weighs in during World Series

The Yankees star is currently going head-to-head with the Dodgers in the World Series

Sports - CBS Sports - October 28

Juan Soto free agency: Mets owner Steve Cohen expected to meet with slugger, agent Scott Boras, per report

Soto is the prized free agent of the winter and the Mets have made their interest well known

Sports - CBS Sports - November 7

MLB free agency: Three things we learned Monday as Yankees, Braves, more make notable contract decisions

Monday was a busy day for Major League Baseball transactions

Sports - CBS Sports - November 4

Mattel and Outright Games release Barbie Project Friendship

Mattel and Outright Games today launched Barbie Project Friendship, on the PC and consoles. Players can join Barbie “Malibu” Roberts and Barbie “Brooklyn” Roberts as they team up to save the Malibu ...

Tech - VentureBeat - October 25

USC beats UCLA to claim first outright conference championship in women's soccer

The Trojans win their first outright conference title as Maile Hayes scores the game's only goal in the 36th minute Sunday at Dignity Health Sports Park.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 27

Violent image of King deleted as heckling row grows

Some Indigenous leaders criticise a senator who heckled the King, as she removes a violent image posted online.

Marler criticised after saying haka 'needs binning'

England prop Joe Marler is criticised after posting that the haka "needs binning" before Saturday's match against New Zealand.

Why the Australian Ambassador Deleted Tweets Critical of Trump

The envoy, Kevin Rudd, said that he had removed the posts “out of respect for the office of the president.” But it was a sign of broader anxiety over Donald J. Trump’s return to power.

World - The New York Times - November 7

Mary Trump: Election results 'worst possible scenario that we could have expected'

President-elect Trump’s niece Mary Trump said that her uncle’s victory last week was the “worst possible scenario that we could have expected.” “As far as I’m aware, the House still hasn’t been ...

Politics - The Hill - November 11

Euphoria: what can we expect from more of TV’s most talked-about show?

After a loved and hated second season, more of the button-pushing teen drama has been on pause but production is soon to officially begin. You would be forgiven for thinking that Euphoria was all ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Liz Cheney Is Certain That Kamala Harris Will Win

And it’s not because of democracy issues.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 26

Book excerpt: "A Certain Idea of America" by Peggy Noonan

In her new collection of Wall Street Journal columns, Pulitzer Prize-winner Peggy Noonan writes about the history and character of our nation, threats to the social fabric, and the "better angels" ...

Harris with Obama in Georgia, Trump to West with Gabbard, Ramaswamy

Vice President Kamala Harris is campaigning with former President Barack Obama in Atlanta, Georgia, as former President Donald Trump stops in Arizona and Nevada to campaign with allies Tulsi ...

Ramaswamy says top priority for Trump is 'uniting the country'

Former GOP presidential primary candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said “uniting the country” is a top priority for President-elect Trump. “I think he cares about uniting the country. I think that is Donald ...

Politics - The Hill - November 10

Ramaswamy calls for unity, defends Trump's immigration plan

Vivek Ramaswamy, an ally of Donald Trump, said the president-elect would bring the country together while also defending his immigration plan for mass deportations.

Elon Musk, Ramaswamy land Trump admin roles

President-elect Trump has tapped tech entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead an advisory group focused on cutting federal spending and reducing the size of the government. Trump ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

FirstFT: Musk and Ramaswamy to lead Trump drive on efficiency

Also in today’s newsletter, Klarna files for US IPO and potential ‘white knight’ bidder emerges for Seven & i

World - Financial Times - 5 days ago

George Conway: Musk, Ramaswamy to lead 'nonexistent department'

Conservative pundit George Conway downplayed President-elect Trump's proposed advisory group focused on cutting federal spending and reducing the size of the government Tuesday, calling it ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Behind Trump's plans for Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy

Donald Trump's plans for Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's roles in his government are emerging after he announced they would head a temporary agency known as the Department of Government Efficiency. ...

Facebook and Instagram to delete ads that use celebrities without their consent

Celebrities including Elon Musk and Martin Lewis repeatedly feature in ads for products they have not endorsed.

How a deleted LinkedIn post was weaponised and seen by millions before the Southport riot

The social media post was quickly taken down, but screenshots were viewed millions of times.

MLK Jr.'s daughter demands MAGA account delete 'vile' deepfake

Bernice King, daughter of civil rights icon the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., is calling for a Trump-supporting social media account to remove an ad featuring her father generated by artificial ...

Politics - The Hill - November 4

Top Harris adviser deletes account after post suggesting criticism of Biden

James Carville: Why I’m Certain Kamala Harris Will Be President

Why I’m not sweating this election.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 23

Human brain can process certain sentences in ‘blink of an eye’, says study

Researchers say findings differ from previous theories that words are understood one by one. Whether it is news headlines or WhatsApp messages, modern humans are inundated with short pieces of ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

Japan's ruling coalition loses a majority in the lower house, creating political uncertainty

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition has lost a majority in the 465-seat lower house in a key parliamentary election Sunday

World - ABC News - October 27

Japan’s ruling party is certain to lose a majority in the lower house, broadcaster says

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s conservative ruling party braced for a blow to its comfortable majority in the lower house of parliament in Sunday’s elections.

Supreme Court won't block counting of certain provisional ballots in Pennsylvania

The order means that election officials must tally provisional ballots submitted on Election Day by voters who returned defective mail ballots.

This year ‘virtually certain’ to be hottest on record, finds EU space programme

Copernicus Climate Change Service says 2024 marks ‘a new milestone’ and should raise ambitions at Cop29 summit. It is “virtually certain” that 2024 will be the hottest year on record, the European ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

Israel says ‘certain progress’ made in Lebanon ceasefire talks

Foreign minister says talks continuing over Israel’s stated objectives of pushing Hezbollah away from Israeli border. Israel’s foreign minister, Gideon Saar, said on Monday that “certain progress” ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

UK will allay Trump concerns over Chagos Islands, says minister, as Priti Patel says Tories opposed to deal– as it happened

Stephen Doughty, foreign office minister, says if UK had not negotiated a deal with Mauritius, ‘a legally binding decision against UK seemed inevitable’. Wes Streeting has now delivered his ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Patrick Kane Lifts Red Wings Over Kings, Maple Leafs and Wild Win Outright as Home Underdogs in Saturday Best Bets

Detroit's Patrick Kane has four goals and six assists for ten points over his last 11 games versus the LA Kings

Sports - Yahoo Sports - Yesterday

Ramaswamy: Trump would win 'decisively' if election were tomorrow

Ex-GOP presidential primary candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said in a Tuesday interview with Politico that former President Trump would win the upcoming election “decisively” if it were held now. “I'm ...

Politics - The Hill - October 22

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