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How does the Electoral College work?

Kamala Harris or Donald Trump will need to secure at least 270 votes in the Electoral College to win the 2024 presidential election.

King champions food poverty project on working birthday

The King is spending his 76th birthday opening new hubs to redistribute food which would otherwise be thrown away.

Why rudeness has no place at work

Straight talkers take pride in honesty but can demotivate colleagues

World - Financial Times - November 17

Is This the End of the White Working-Class Democrat?

Democrats hoped to lose by less in blue-collar areas that had drifted toward Donald Trump. In many places, they may have lost by more.

Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Reddit Back After Tens of Thousands of Users Report a Second Outage

Reddit users reported having problems with the site two days in a row.

Business - The New York Times - 2 days ago

How to put Europe’s savings to work

The EU must redeploy capital it squirrels away abroad

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

How to Handle Trash Talk at Work

One of my co-workers criticized another in Spanish. Should I tell them that they were understood?

Business - The New York Times - 13 hours ago

German labour minister touts recruitment of skilled Indian workers

World - Yahoo News - October 26

Reeves: ‘My budget will match greatest economic moments in Labour history’

The chancellor says she will invest to reverse Tory decline, but stands accused of breaking party manifesto promises . Labour will launch a new era of public and private investment in hospitals, ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

The Papers: Budget 'to match Labour best' and King back to full duties

Rachel Reeves promising to keep Labour's promises and King Charles's health, lead the papers.

Former Tory treasurer Malik Karim dispels corporate fears over Labour

Fenchurch Advisory boss points to uptick in M&A and industry shifts for boost in profits

World - Financial Times - October 27

Labour suspends MP after video appears to show him punching man

Mike Amesbury also has the whip withdrawn, as police say a 55-year-old man has been interviewed under caution over the incident.

Labour suspends MP Mike Amesbury after video appears to show him punching man

Footage appears to show MP for Runcorn and Helsby knocking man to ground before aiming six more blows at his head. Labour has suspended the whip from the MP Mike Amesbury after footage appeared to ...

World - The Guardian - October 27

Labour MP suspended after footage appears to show him punching man

Keir Starmer approves action against backbencher Mike Amesbury

Business - Financial Times - October 27

British lawmaker suspended from Labour Party after video of apparent assault

A member of the British Parliament has been suspended by the Labour Party after a video appeared to show him punching and knocking a man to the ground

World - ABC News - October 27

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".

Britain's Labour government to deliver debut Budget this week, settling weeks of uncertainty

U.K. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves will deliver the government's hotly awaited debut budget on Wednesday, putting to bed weeks of uncertainty over potential tax hikes and spending cuts.

Business - CNBC - October 28

Traders expect calm response to U.K. budget after event caused turmoil two years ago

The bar is set very high for calamitous British budgets

Business - MarketWatch - October 30

Budget will end neglect of ‘broken not beaten’ NHS, say Labour ministers

Funding for more surgical hubs and radiotherapy machines planned in what PM says will be budget to ‘fix foundations’. The budget will revive a “broken but not beaten” NHS, Labour ministers have ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

The Papers: Labour targets waiting lists but tax rises 'won't cure NHS'

The measures expected in Wednesday's Budget, particularly those focused on the NHS, lead the papers.

In U.K. Budget, Labour’s First Big Political Moment Offers Risk and Reward

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government has stumbled since his party won a landslide victory, but the financial plan to be announced on Wednesday offers a possible relaunch.

World - The New York Times - October 29

Royal Mail couriers vote to strike as labour tensions mount

The union’s vote at the group’s eCourier unit casts a shadow over Daniel Křetínský’s £5.3bn takeover deal

World - Financial Times - October 30

Taxes, spending and borrowing all higher as the new Labour government seeks to 'rebuild' the UK

British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves says taxes will rise by $52 billion to plug a hole in the public finances and provide new funding for the U.K.‘s cash-starved public services, as she announced ...

World - ABC News - October 30

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.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 30

UK Budget: Labour Party to Raise Taxes by 40 Billion Pounds

Rachel Reeves, the finance minister, announced substantial tax increases in her first budget as she sought to strengthen public finances and services.

Business - The New York Times - October 30

Ikea to pay €6mn to compensate for forced labour by ex-prisoners in East Germany

Political and other prisoners were made to work producing furniture for the retailer from 1960 until 1990

Business - Financial Times - October 30

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