Voters must learn to accept that Britain’s challenges are too big to solve straight away

Voters must learn to accept that Britain’s challenges are too big to solve straight away | Sonia Sodha

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The assisted dying debate: Charles Falconer and the Observer’s Sonia Sodha tackle the issues

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World - The Guardian - November 17

England's universities flex their muscles to hike fees, while students get a bum deal | Sonia Sodha

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World - The Guardian - November 10

Harris concedes to Trump: 'We must accept the results of this election'

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U.K. Budget Makes a Big Bet on Spending for Growth

The Labour Party is betting that extra spending on public services and more investment will eventually revitalize the country’s stagnant economy.

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Most voters ready to accept election results but doubt Trump will: Poll

Eighty-six percent of registered voters in a new ABC News/Ipsos poll say they personally are prepared to accept the outcome of the 2024 election as legitimate.

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Politics - The Hill - November 9

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Chelsea break a Conference League record with their demolition of Noah – and leave observers wondering what they are even doing in the tournament.

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World - The Guardian - November 6

Humans must adapt to AI’s fundamental changes to the labor market and the future of learning

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How Trump learned to love big business

Nothing separates the man from his 2016 self more than his disappearing qualms about capitalism

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Why Michael Learns to Rock Is Big in Asia

Michael Learns to Rock hoped for success west of their native Denmark. But for 30 years, they’ve had a devoted following on the other side of the world.

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Britain's Labour Party Bets on Big Taxes, Borrowing to Boost Economy

The U.K.’s new government presented its plan to jolt the country out of years of moribund growth: more taxes and a bigger state.

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As Trump pushes Ukraine to negotiate, Britain’s MPs say UK must ensure ‘just terms’

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is aiming to reach a peace deal with Russia next year as his backers signal that they are preparing for talks. British MPs and peers from all parties have called on the ...

World - The Guardian - November 16

Too little, too late? Biden's big reversal boosts Ukraine and infuriates the Kremlin

Ukrainians welcomed the U.S. move to let it strike in Kursk with ATACMS, as a wave of deadly Russian attacks on Sumy and Odesa caused power cuts.

Most swing state voters believe Trump will not accept defeat if he loses election

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World - The Guardian - October 30

Mike Johnson impersonates Trump: 'Make it too big to rig'

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Politics - The Hill - November 5

Former Obama adviser: Democrats must realize 'our democracy' angers voters

Former Obama White House aide Ben Rhodes argues that Democrats have lost touch with the anger people feel at government and must focus on what they stand for and how they tell their story.

Politics - The Hill - November 8

Bengals fritter away another big lead in a second frustrating loss to Ravens

Another tight game, another loss for the Cincinnati Bengals

Sports - ABC News - November 8

Virginia seeks Supreme Court's intervention in challenge to voter roll purge

Exactly 90 days before Election Day, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced a systematic program to remove from voter rolls people unable to verify their citizenship to the DMV.

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New Louisiana election laws creating challenges for voters with disabilities

Laws in more than 20 states, including Louisiana, now restrict various elements of mail-in ballots, which includes the kinds of assistance a voter can ask for.

Pennsylvania officials say "bad-faith" challenges target over 3,500 voters

"It's about disenfranchising voters in a swing state and overturning the outcome of an election," said Josh Maxwell, chair of the Board of Commissioners in Chester County.

Voters rejected a 'woke' America — time for Democrats to listen and learn

Kamala Harris’s version of freedom was a caring kind of freedom, but it was also a technocratic, policy wonk kind of freedom — and many Americans are now deeply disillusioned with government and ...

Politics - The Hill - November 11

Here’s the big barrier Amazon stock must overcome to reach fresh highs

There is a fundamental reason why the shares have been rebuffed at the $200 mark

Business - MarketWatch - November 4

Dolphins defense comes up big vs. Rams in must-win game

Miami kept LA's offense out of the end zone all night on "Monday Night Football" to begin what the Dolphins hope is a huge turnaround.

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‘I don’t have time for tourism’: Xabi Alonso returns to Liverpool with Leverkusen

Anfield will forever celebrate their hero of Istanbul but the Leverkusen head coach returns with a new fairytale to write. Xabi Alonso took centre stage at Anfield elegantly, considered his options ...

World - The Guardian - November 4

Spanish central banker set to inherit big challenges as next BIS head

Pablo Hernández de Cos to take over amid fears Donald Trump will derail progress on setting capital standards for world’s biggest lenders

Business - Financial Times - November 8

The Memo: Susie Wiles faces big challenges as Trump’s first chief of staff

The second Trump administration is beginning to populate, with the president-elect appointing a border czar, nominating an ambassador to the United Nations and choosing a leader of the ...

Politics - The Hill - November 11

This climate startup is challenging Tesla in the race to electrify big rigs

Unlike its rivals, California-based Range Energy is focused on electrifying trailers, not tractors.

Business - CNBC - November 12

Expanded geographic footprint has posed challenges for Big Ten teams

Lincoln Riley and the USC Trojans are just 2-5 in Big Ten play this season.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 14

Lightricks bets on open-source AI video to challenge Big Tech

Lightricks releases LTXV, a breakthrough open-source AI model that generates professional-quality videos in real-time on consumer hardware, challenging tech giants with faster processing speeds and ...

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What we learned in NFL Week 10: Answering the big questions from each game

Our NFL Nation reporters react to all the action, answering lingering questions and detailing everything else you need to know for every team.

Sports - ESPN - November 11

With Trump heading for the White House, the Democrats must learn these lessons – and fast | Owen Jones

An economic populism for the majority – irrespective of gender, race, religion or sexual orientation – is the way forward. Did the Democrats really lose because they were too “woke”, too obsessed ...

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Chef-level fillings, queues down the street, big on TikTok: Britain’s new sandwich boom

Deluxe, restaurant-quality sandwiches have become a national obsession. Here’s why tuna mayo will never be the same again. It’s a weekday lunchtime and about 30 people, mostly millennials in ...

World - The Guardian - November 17

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