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UK approves 5 subsea cables to boost clean energy supply

Interconnectors will tackle intermittency and strengthen North Sea industry, says Ofgem

World - Financial Times - November 12

EU Court Upholds Approval of Vodafone Deal With Liberty Global

The European Union’s General Court upheld the bloc’s decision to approve Vodafone’s $20 billion-plus acquisition of some of Liberty Global’s telecommunications assets in Europe, thwarting a legal ...

Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 13

NBA star Rudy Gobert voices approval of RFK Jr. nomination

NBA star Rudy Gobert shared his approval of President-elect Trump tapping antivaccine activist and environmental attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services ...

Politics - The Hill - November 15

Palm Springs approves reparations settlement with displaced families of color

The city of Palm Springs, Calif., will pay nearly $6 million in reparations to Black and Brown families who were displaced from a neighborhood there during the 1960s. The tentative settlement will ...

Politics - The Hill - November 15

Gabon approves law allowing junta leader to contest elections

World - Yahoo News - 5 days ago

Abuse survivors urge the Vatican to globalize the zero-tolerance policy it approved in the US

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse are urging the Vatican to adopt the same zero-tolerance policy that it approved for the U.S. Catholic Church in 2002

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

U.S. envoy in Beirut for talks after Lebanon and Hezbollah approve truce draft

U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein landed in Beirut on Tuesday for talks with officials on a truce between armed group Hezbollah and Israel.

Trump team ramps up pressure on Senate GOP to approve controversial nominees

President-elect Trump’s transition team is ratcheting up the pressure on Republican senators to embrace his controversial nominees to head the Justice Department, Health and Human Services, the ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Biden Agrees to Supply Ukraine With Anti-Personnel Mines

The decision is the latest in a series of moves by the U.S. and Russia that have escalated tensions between the two.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

European parliament reaches deal on approving von der Leyen’s top team

European Commission should take office on 1 December after centre-right EPP and Socialists forge compromise. European parliament leaders have reached a deal to approve Ursula von der Leyen’s top ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Ukrainians' approval of Zelensky, government at lowest point of war: Survey

Ukrainians' approval of President Volodymyr Zelensky and their national government has dropped more than 15 percentage points since 2023, a new Gallup survey revealed. The drop marks the lowest ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Texas approves allowing Bible-based teachings in public grade schools

The State Board of Education heard testimony from over 150 teachers and parents on the matter.

Bible-Based Lessons for Public Schools Get Final Approval in Texas

The state’s board of education narrowly voted to allow schools to start using the reading and language arts curriculum next fall if they choose.

Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday

Texas approves optional Bible-based lessons for public schools

Texas gave final approval Friday to optional biblical lesson plans for kindergarten through 5th grade classes in state public schools. The State Board of Education voted 8-7 to allow lessons on ...

Politics - The Hill - 23 hours ago

Texas education board approves Bible lessons in public schools

The Texas State Board of Education has adopted new curriculum that will include lessons focused on the Biblical teachings and Christianity's impact on history.

Politics - NBC News - 23 hours ago

Texas Board of Education votes to approve Bible curriculum in elementary schools

The Texas Board of Education narrowly voted Friday to allow Bible-based curriculum in elementary schools.

Texas approves Bible-based curriculum in public grade schools

The Texas State Board of Education voted to incorporate Bible teachings in certain grades of public grade schools. CBS News' Jason Allen has the latest on the controversial decision.

Nicaragua: Ortega and wife to assume absolute power after changes approved

Loyalist lawmakers give green light to constitutional amendment as authoritarian president, 79, tightens grip. Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega and his wife are set to assume absolute power ...

World - The Guardian - 20 hours ago

Plan to Impose $9 Manhattan Congestion Pricing Gets Approval

Congestion pricing will be the first of its kind across the country.

Business - Inc. - 19 hours ago

Why Boeing workers rejected latest union contract offer

Striking Boeing workers rejected a contract offer that would have provided a pay raise and some improvements to benefits because it did not include a pension, a deal-breaker for many. CBS News' ...

Angel Reese signs contract extension with Reebok, will get signature shoe in 2026

Reese is now the sixth active WNBA player with a signature shoe deal

Sports - CBS Sports - October 24

Rangers sign Alexis Lafrenière to 7-year contract extension

The New York Rangers have signed winger Alexis Lafrenière to a seven-year contract extension

Sports - ABC News - October 25

Mel Tucker, Michigan State Battle Over $95M Contract

Michigan State’s ousting of head football coach Mel Tucker last year in the wake of a sexual harassment scandal is now at the heart of Tucker’s civil rights, breach of contract and defamation ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 28

Boeing, Strikers Meet for First Time Since Last Week’s Contract Rejection

The two sides come together with a push from the Labor Department as the strike stretches to a seventh week.

Business - Inc. - October 30

A key manufacturing index in China turned positive in October after months of contraction

A closely watched survey on manufacturing in China has edged into positive territory

World - ABC News - October 31

Huntington Ingalls' Shares Tumble on Outlook Cut, Navy Contract Delay

The biggest U.S. military shipbuilder pulled its five-year free cash-flow forecast amid uncertainty about a submarine contract, supply-chain disruption and the loss of experienced workers.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 31

Boeing union backs sweetened contract offer that could end strike, sets vote for Monday

The unionized machinists walked off the job on Sept. 13, halting most of Boeing's aircraft production.

Business - CNBC - November 1

From the archives: House Speaker Newt Gingrich discusses the "Contract with America"

House Speaker Newt Gingrich joined Face the Nation in 1995 to discuss his plans for the "Contract with America," a series of legislative measures meant to shrink the size of the federal government.

Charities, universities and GPs warn NI tax rise will hit jobs and services

Funding boost will be wiped out by cost of meeting higher employer levy, say contracted service providers and education bodies

Business - Financial Times - November 1

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