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Dean Kamen Knows How CEOs Can Fix STEM’s Talent Shortage
The entrepreneur, engineer, and inventor talks with Mansueto Ventures CEO Stephanie Mehta about what American business owners need to do now to protect the future of STEM in the U.S.Business - Inc. - October 21 -
UK public borrowing exceeds official forecast in September
Data comes as chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares to raise taxes in next week’s BudgetBusiness - Financial Times - October 22 -
Australian businesses complain they are ‘public enemy number one’
Labor government adopts increasingly populist position ahead of general election due in MayWorld - Financial Times - October 28 -
Armie Hammer returns to public life — with a new podcast
Armie Hammer is back — in your earbuds, anyway, for those who are interested in tuning in to his new project that will in part document him “putting my life back together.”Top stories - NBC News - October 28 -
Did Labour mislead UK public ahead of Budget?
Rachel Reeves’ tax-raising measures come after she pledged not to be a levy-hiking chancellorWorld - Financial Times - 4 days ago -
Here's why Argentina's public universities are paralyzed by protests
After 11 months in office, Argentina’s right-wing President Javier Milei has fulfilled his flagship pledge to eliminate the country’s monumental deficits by shrinking the public payroll, slashing ...World - ABC News - 4 days ago -
Is there a £22bn ‘black hole’ in the UK’s public finances?
Economists say the state of public finances should not have come as a complete surprise to the new government.Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago -
Why the public dismisses Biden’s legislative accomplishments
My take is that Biden’s legislation has not been received well received principally because the American public does not see the direct benefits to them.Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Postal Service: Restoring service in hurricane-hit areas may take 'some time'
Officials for the United States Postal Service gave an update Wednesday on recovery efforts following hurricanes Helene and Milton, saying that restoring full service in affected areas may take ...Politics - The Hill - October 23 -
Debt rule to change to fund major projects
Government claims the move contrasts with former PM Liz Truss's controversial mini-Budget.Top stories - BBC News - October 18 -
Billions of levelling-up cash in limbo
Towns and cities call on the Labour government to deliver the funds promised for vital regeneration.Top stories - BBC News - October 27 -
Mass deportation could cost billions
Bankrolling mass deportation would be costly. It would also require a lot more manpower.Top stories - CBS News - October 27 -
BBC World Service retreat ‘helping Russia and China push propaganda’
BBC director-general Tim Davie to warn world facing ‘all-out assault on truth’ as state-funded media operators broadcast unchallenged. The BBC director-general will warn that the retreat of its ...World - The Guardian - October 13 -
Pakistan security services pressured utilities over government power deal
Talks that led to expected state savings of nearly $1.5bn described as ‘more an execution than a negotiation’Business - Financial Times - October 13 -
After Trump campaign request, Secret Service details added protection
The Secret Service detailed Sunday the added protection for former President Trump after his campaign sent “several requests” for additional security. “The United States Secret Service is prepared ...Politics - The Hill - October 13 -
FirstFT: China launches large military exercises near Taiwan
Also in today’s newsletter, Trump backs strong dollar, says adviser, and EY delays start dates for recruitsWorld - Financial Times - October 14 -
BBC boss warns of Russian and Chinese propaganda
The UK is losing out because of cuts to the World Service, the BBC's director general warns.Top stories - BBC News - October 14 -
Did a staffing crisis leave the Secret Service unprepared for 2024?
The assassination attempts on former President Donald Trump are shedding some light on larger problems within the Secret Service. Eric Lipton, investigative reporter for The New York Times, spoke ...Top stories - CBS News - October 14 -
Taiwan to have satellite internet service as protection in case of Chinese attack
Coverage with UK-European provider will be in place by end of month, says island’s main telecoms company. Taiwan is expected to have access to low earth orbit satellite internet service by the end ...World - The Guardian - October 15 -
Several thousand attend a funeral service in southern Bosnia for 19 killed in devastating floods
Several thousand mourners in southern Bosnia have converged around 19 caskets covered in traditional Islamic green cloth, part of a funeral service held for those killed during the destructive ...World - ABC News - October 15 -
Men shot during Trump assassination attempt accuse Secret Service of 'negligence'
Two men who were injured during the shooting at former President Trump's rally in Pennsylvania in July are speaking out, claiming the Secret Service is responsible for "negligence" and the security ...Politics - The Hill - October 15 -
Secret Service calls for new local units in push to prevent mass shootings
Secret Service officials encouraged law enforcement agencies across the nation to adopt behavioral assessment units in an effort to curb targeted violence in a Wednesday report issued by the ...Politics - The Hill - October 16 -
Watch live: Biden gives eulogy at memorial service for Ethel Kennedy
President Biden is set to deliver a eulogy for Ethel Kennedy, the wife of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy (D-N.Y.), during a memorial service Wednesday afternoon in Washington. Kennedy died Oct. 10 ...Politics - The Hill - October 16 -
Biden, Clinton and Obama remember Ethel Kennedy at memorial service
President Biden eulogized Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Robert F. Kennedy, in Washington. Former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton also spoke at the service.Top stories - CBS News - October 16 -
Biden, Obama, Clinton honor Ethel Kennedy at memorial service
President Biden and former Presidents Obama and Clinton on Wednesday made a rare showing together at a memorial service to honor the late Ethel Kennedy. Biden, who gave the final eulogy at the ...Politics - The Hill - October 16 -
Investigation into Trump rally shooting finds "deep flaws" in Secret Service
An independent panel probing the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, found "deeper systemic issues that must be addressed with urgency."Top stories - CBS News - October 17 -
Panel Calls for Secret Service Overhaul in Report on Trump Shooting Attempt
The findings of a review of the attempted assassination of Donald J. Trump in July are stark but familiar, underscoring the challenge of overhauling the agency.Top stories - The New York Times - October 17 -
Trump rally shooting review finds 'deep flaws' in Secret Service
An independent review of the July 13 assassination attempt of former President Trump offered a critical review of the Secret Service, said the episode “reveal[s] deep flaws” in the agency and ...Politics - The Hill - October 17 -
Secret Service needs reform or another Butler 'will happen again': DHS
"Without reform" to the Secret Service "another Butler can and will happen again," DHS independent review findsTop stories - ABC News - October 17 -
Secret Service chief warns of Trump shooting report's "impact on agency morale"
The independent review panel found the Secret Service suffers from "deep flaws" and called for it to undergo "fundamental reform" to carry out its mission of protecting top government officials ...Top stories - CBS News - October 17 -
Independent report on Trump shooting says Secret Service needs fundamental reform
An independent panel tasked by President Biden to review the July assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump is calling for the Secret Service to undergo fundamental reform. CBS News ...Top stories - CBS News - October 17 -
Acting Secret Service director responds to critical report about agency
In an exclusive interview, Ronald Rowe, the acting Secret Service director, said changes at the agency are already underway. He responded to a highly critical report from an independent panel that ...Top stories - NBC News - October 17 -
Independent report outlines several failures by Secret Service in Trump rally shooting
An independent bipartisan panel released a report Thursday that examined the Secret Service failures that led up to the attempted assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump during a ...Top stories - CBS News - October 17 -
Secret Service has 'deep flaws' and must overhaul leadership, report says
An independent panel reviewing the shooting at Donald Trump's rally calls for the agency to overhaul its leadership.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 18 -
Trump overcharged Secret Service to stay at his D.C. hotel, report says
A new report by House Democrats accuses Trump of charging the Secret Service "exorbitant rates" when agents stayed at his hotel as the protective detail for Trump family members.Top stories - CBS News - October 18
