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Starmer picks Blair aide Powell as security adviser
Jonathan Powell will replace Sir Tim Barrow, who has held the role since September 2022.Top stories - BBC News - November 8 -
Blair-era health secretary returns as NHS advisor
Campaigners raise concerns about Alan Milburn's private sector links in his new role overseeing NHS reforms.Top stories - BBC News - November 9 -
Tony Blair: There were no rules that he really abided by
The former prime minister remembers the moment in the 2001 general election campaign when John Prescott punched a member of the public.Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
Blair leads tributes to Labour giant John Prescott
The former deputy prime minister, who was major figure in the New Labour project, has died aged 86.Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
Tony Blair Institute falls to $2.2mn loss as staff costs mount
Think-tank founded by former PM reports rising sales but 60% jump in operating expenses last yearBusiness - Financial Times - October 25 -
AI may displace 3m jobs but long-term losses ‘relatively modest’, says Tony Blair’s thinktank
Rise in unemployment in low hundreds of thousands as technology creates roles, Tony Blair Institute suggests. Artificial intelligence could displace between 1m and 3m private sector jobs in the ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
Farage says Reform UK now ahead of Tories in Wales – UK politics live
Party leader prepares to address conference and cites polling showing Reform UK has 21% support in Wales. Keir Starmer has hosted veterans and charities at Downing Street with defence secretary ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
John Prescott, pugnacious deputy U.K. prime minister to Tony Blair, dies at 86
John Prescott, the pugnacious deputy prime minister to Britain’s Tony Blair during his 10 years in government, has died aged 86 after a battle with Alzheimer’s, his family said on Thursday.Top stories - NBC News - 2 days ago -
The struggle to get humanitarian aid into Gaza
For months, hungry Gazans have tried to rob food aid trucks, but now armed criminal gangs are looting whole convoys. Over the weekend, more than 100 aid trucks were attacked. Elizabeth Palmer ...Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
Atlas of Finance — a visual aid to the global money maze
An eclectic and ambitious series of maps, graphs and diagrams helps disclose the locations of hidden richesBusiness - Financial Times - October 25 -
What’s the best way to brown meat? | Kitchen aide
You need a really hot pan, no moisture and plenty of space to get the best out of your meat . Colour equals flavour, thanks to a process known as the Maillard reaction , which occurs when proteins ...World - The Guardian - October 29 -
Bill Gates criticises Budget cut to overseas aid
Hidden in the Budget was a decision not to renew a Tory-era £2.5bn top-up to the UK's overseas aid budget.Top stories - BBC News - October 31 -
FEMA grants NC's request for aid extension into January
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) granted a request from the state of North Carolina that will extend its deadline to apply for federal hurricane relief into January. FEMA announced ...Politics - The Hill - October 31 -
People Are Hooked on Costco Hearing Aids, and This Is Why
Devoted customers come for the free hearing aid cleanings and leave with full carts.Tech - The Wall Street Journal - November 2 -
The U.S. election is a make-or-break moment for aid to Ukraine
Ukrainian officials are likely watching U.S. polls with more than a touch of nervousness this week, as the vote remains too close to call.Business - CNBC - November 5 -
These Guys Hacked AirPods to Give Their Grandmas Hearing Aids
Three technologists in India used a homemade Faraday cage and a microwave oven to get around Apple’s location blocks.Tech - Wired - November 13 -
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Volunteers enter South Africa shaft to aid miners
This week a government minister said those underground illegally would be "smoked out".Top stories - BBC News - November 15 -
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UN says gangs looted aid trucks in Gaza
United Nations agencies confirm gangs violently looted dozens of aid trucks in Gaza. And speaking from Beirut Tuesday, where meetings were taking place regarding a possible cease-fire in the ...Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
How gangsters took over Gaza’s aid routes
Armed thieves who raid UN trucks are acting with Israel’s tacit support, officials sayBusiness - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
Is Trump More Flexible on China Than His Hawkish Cabinet Picks Suggest?
President-elect Donald J. Trump is assembling a team of aides bent on confrontation with China. But he also has advisers who do business there, including Elon Musk.World - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
Biden's 11th hour Ukraine aid surge
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Biden's 11th hour Ukraine aid surge The U.S. in the past week has ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Netanyahu Aide Is Indicted Over Leaked Document on Hamas
One of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s advisers is accused of leaking a top-secret document to a German tabloid in an attempt to influence public sentiment on hostage negotiations.Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Best Natural Sleep Aids (2024), Tested and Reviewed
I tested an array of alternative sleep aids, from CBD capsules to mushroom chocolate to bath bombs, to see if they would help my chronic insomnia.Tech - Wired - Yesterday -
AI Could Boost Humanitarian Aid. But It’s Not Without Consequences
Hardship has driven up demand for humanitarian assistance, and AI could be the solution.Business - Inc. - 18 hours ago -
US says it will not limit Israel arms transfers after some improvements in flow of aid to Gaza
The Biden administration says Israel has made some good but limited progress in increasing the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza, and therefore it will not limit arms transfers to Israel as it had ...World - ABC News - November 12 -
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More ‘lifelong Republican’ former Trump aides denounce ex-president in letter
Chorus of voices speaking out against Trump grows after former Trump chief of staff John Kelly called him a fascist. ‘Fascist’, ‘conman’, ‘predator’, ‘cheat’: what 11 former Trump staffers say ...World - The Guardian - October 25 -
Some Storm Victims Seeing $1,000 Disaster Aid Through AI
The nonprofit GiveDirectly intends to send direct payments of $1,000 to households impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton.Business - Inc. - October 25 -
Army releases report on incident involving Trump campaign aide at Arlington cemetery
The U.S. Army on Friday released a heavily redacted copy of a police report stemming from an August incident in which a staffer from former President Donald Trump’s campaign allegedly pushed an ...Top stories - NBC News - October 25 -
As U.S. Election Looms, Biden Aides Struggle With Middle East Wars
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken tried to get Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to envision a U.S.-backed plan for ending the war in Gaza, but there was no sign of progress.World - The New York Times - October 26 -
Penny Hires Jury Consultant Who Aided O.J. Simpson and Kyle Rittenhouse
The courtroom presence of Jo-Ellan Dimitrius illustrates the pressure on the 12 people who will decide if Daniel Penny is guilty of manslaughter for choking a man on a New York subway train.Top stories - The New York Times - October 26 -
Budget watchdog will break impartiality, claims Hunt
The former chancellor says the publication of a review which could criticise the Conservatives on Budget day would "cross a line".Top stories - BBC News - October 28 -
Harris Aides Hopeful That Casting Trump as a Fascist Could Shift Election
While still cautious, advisers and allies believe that casting Donald Trump as a fascist is working, and that their expansive ground game and appeals on abortion rights may carry the day.Top stories - The New York Times - October 28 -
Gaza aid fears as Israel bans UN Palestinian refugee agency
Israel passes two laws which Western governments fear could have devastating consequences for civilians in the Gaza Strip.Top stories - BBC News - October 29 -
Israel’s Parliament Passes Bills Banning UNRWA, Agency That Aids Palestinians
Most of the provisions of the laws, which could threaten UNRWA’s work by barring its operations in the country, will not take effect for three months.World - The New York Times - October 29
