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Tory peer faces ban over drunken outburst
An investigation finds Lord Ranger called a group of women "useless" while drunk in a Commons bar.BBC News - Top stories -
Labour backs ICC independence over Gaza in split with Tories
After call for arrest warrant, UK shadow foreign secretary David Lammy calls court “cornerstone” of justice systemFinancial Times - World -
Rishi Sunak faces cabinet backlash over plans to curb foreign student visas
Education secretary Gillian Keegan, Jeremy Hunt and David Cameron oppose move, while university leaders warn of economic and cultural impact. Rishi Sunak is facing a cabinet revolt over plans to scrap a graduate visa scheme that allows overseas ...The Guardian - World -
Love Island to bring back social media ban
Friends and family will not be able to post on behalf of the islanders while they're in the villa.BBC News - Top stories -
UN Security Council rejects Russia-backed resolution on banning weapons in space
The United States says that Russia last week launched a satellite that could be part of weaponizing spaceABC News - Tech - Russia -
The Gruenberg Backlash Builds
The FDIC chief says he’ll resign, but notice there’s no clear timeline.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Smoke fills street as London bus catches fire
Firefighters tackled huge flames from the blazing bus on Saturday as people looked on.BBC News - Top stories -
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Senate Republicans introduce legislation to legalize IVF treatment nationally
Republican Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas) and Katie Britt (Ala.) announced Monday that they are introducing legislation to protect legal access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) nationwide in the wake of an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that embryos created ...The Hill - Politics - Republican Party -
MP writing to Netflix over Baby Reindeer evidence
John Nicolson wants Netflix to substantiate what it told a committee about Baby Reindeer portrayal.BBC News - Top stories - Netflix -
Water firm's response to outbreak contemptible - MP
South West Water says some 16,000 homes and firms are affected but it is clearing the contamination.BBC News - Top stories -
MP calls for water parasite outbreak compensation
Totnes MP Anthony Mangnall says he wants South West Water to pay firms in Devon what they "deserve".BBC News - Top stories -
Super Bowl star 'homemaker' speech sparks backlash
Harrison Butker also attacked "degenerate cultural values" and "the tyranny of diversity, equity and inclusion".BBC News - Top stories - NFL -
Sketchy Politics: Sunak's sinking feeling
The FT's UK political commentator Robert Shrimsley and deputy opinion editor Miranda Green sketch out Rishi Sunak's defectors, the fallout from the recent elections, and political drama in ScotlandFinancial Times - World -
How it went wrong for Project Sunak
His supporters hoped Rishi Sunak would breathe life back into the Conservatives. Few are convinced he has.BBC News - Top stories -
Can Rishi Sunak turn it around?
What was Project Sunak? And what is life like in Number 10?BBC News - Top stories -
His High-School Ride Blew Black Smoke. Now It Burns Rubber and Turns Heads.
Matthew Ibrahim rebuilt his 1975 Datsun 280Z with parts from high-performance cars and some he made.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Germany probes far-right MP accused of taking Russian bribes
Petr Bystron’s properties and offices raided as Bundestag lifts his immunity from prosecutionFinancial Times - World - Russia -
Hunt to claim only Tories will cut UK tax burden after the election
Chancellor to attack Labour in keynote speech after canvassing tech bosses’ views on growth measuresFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
Fundamentals win the day, but none look likely to save Tories from defeat
How both main parties are positioning themselves in this long election campaignFinancial Times - World -
Hunt signals pre-election tax cut as Tories move on to campaign footing
UK chancellor accuses Labour of ‘a lie’ and funding ‘black hole’ in political speechFinancial Times - Business -
Rishi Sunak plans crackdown on student visa salesmen
Prime minister seeks more ways to cut international university attendeesFinancial Times - World -
Sunaks' wealth rises to £651m in latest rich list
Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty are richer than King Charles, according to The Sunday Times.BBC News - Top stories -
Rishi Sunak apologises for ‘calamity’ of infected blood scandal
Public inquiry finds British state guilty of ‘chilling’ and ‘pervasive’ cover-upFinancial Times - Business -
Delaware, Inc agonises about Musk backlash as its lawyers seek changes
About two-thirds of US companies are incorporated in the small, mid-Atlantic stateFinancial Times - Business - Elon Musk -
UK pension providers in backlash over green league tables
Carbon footprint of plans revealed for the first timeFinancial Times - World - United Kingdom -
Raucous congressional hearing with 'fake eyelashes' comment sparks backlash
Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday said he is disappointed in the chaos and name-calling that happened during a raucous House Oversight Committee markup on Thursday night.ABC News - Top stories -
Backlash to Anitta’s Music Video Evokes a Painful History in Brazil
Outrage over the pop star’s new music video brought Brazil’s struggle with religious intolerance into view.The New York Times - World - Brazil -
England's Kane suffers injury scare on Euros' eve
England captain Harry Kane is struggling with a back injury less than a month out from the European Championship, with Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel confirming he will miss the final game of the season.ESPN - Sports -
Higher education is failing — and our democracy is suffering
Educators must grapple anew with the question of how to teach democracy, so that students master both the theory and the hands-on practice of it.The Hill - Politics -
Helicopter carrying Iran's President Raisi suffers 'crash landing'; search and rescue underway
A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “crash landing” on Sunday, Iranian state television reported.NBC News - Top stories -
PM says 'day of shame' as he apologises to blood scandal victims
An inquiry concludes that thousands of people were failed repeatedly by the NHS and successive governments.BBC News - Top stories -
‘Day of shame’: Rishi Sunak offers unequivocal apology for infected blood scandal
Prime minister says successive governments failed and vows to pay whatever it takes to compensate victims . Rishi Sunak declared Monday a “day of shame for the British state” as he apologised for the failures of successive governments over the ...The Guardian - World -
Sunak Apologizes After Damning Report on U.K. Infected-Blood Scandal
A nearly six-year inquiry found that the deaths of about 3,000 people and the infection of more than 30,000 others could have mostly been avoided.The New York Times - World - United Kingdom -
British MPs are attacking abortion rights. We can’t follow the same path as the US | Hilary Freeman
My own traumatic experience shows why we must push back against those who try to chip away at our freedom of choice. As the criminal justice bill stumbles through parliament this week – beset by delays and controversies, and picking up amendments ...The Guardian - World - Abortion -
Tories scout for post-election jobs as UK parties dial up campaign mode
With a poll date still unknown, concerns grow over Labour readiness for officeFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
‘I perpetually think we’ll win. We always lose’: Labour’s Jon Cruddas on elections, class and life as an MP
The member for Dagenham and Rainham says he can’t wait to leave parliament. So why did he spend the past 23 years there? And what does he think he achieved?. ‘Labour, to me, has always been a bit of a life sentence,” Jon Cruddas says. “I don’t get ...The Guardian - World -
As Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital Faces Closure, Patient Care Suffers
Amid a standoff with the state over whether Beth Israel Hospital will close, severely ill patients keep arriving to a hospital that cannot always care for them.The New York Times - Top stories - Israel -
Dutch woman, 29, granted euthanasia approval on grounds of mental suffering
Zoraya ter Beek, who has chronic depression, anxiety, trauma and unspecified personality disorder, expected to end her life soon. Europe’s slowly shifting attitudes towards assisted dyingA 29-year-old Dutch woman who has been granted her request ...The Guardian - World - Netherlands -