Parliament Re Elects

Stay or Go: Should Mets re-sign Pete Alonso?

In the case of free agent Pete Alonso and the Mets, there's more at work here than 'how much should we offer a power-hitting first baseman entering his age-30 season?'

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 30

Will the Dodgers re-sign Teoscar Hernández? Walker Buehler? The offseason questions begin

As the offseason gets underway for the Dodgers, here's a primer on where things stand, and the questions they'll face as defending champions this winter.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 2

NFL Winners and Losers: Picking up the pieces from Sunday

Jim Harbaugh didn't need any time to get used to the NFL again, the Rams simply refuse to go away and the Bears' coaching staff is under a microscope.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 3

Stay or Go: Should Yankees re-sign Gleyber Torres?

Gleyber Torres is a free agent after seven seasons in pinstripes. Should the Yankees bring back their second baseman?

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 5

Stay or Go: Should Mets re-sign Jose Iglesias?

Of all the players on the 2024 Mets, the easiest throughline to cite when it comes to the team going from very bad to very good is Jose Iglesias.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 6

Stay or Go: Should Yankees re-sign Anthony Rizzo for 2025 season?

The Yankees declined Anthony Rizzo's club option for 2025 but should that be the end of the veteran first baseman's time in pinstripes?

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 8

Swiss Re Net Profit Falls On U.S. Liability Reserve Increase

The reinsurer said resilient underwriting and contributions from all its business lines were offset by a $2.4 billion increase in the liability reserves of its property and casualty U.S. business.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 14

Stay or Go: Should the Mets re-sign J.D. Martinez for 2025 season?

Should the Mets re-sign veteran designated hitter J.D. Martinez for another season, or go in a different direction in 2025?

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 16

7 Best Digital Photo Frames (2024): Wi-Fi, High-Res

Get your pictures off your phone and in front of your friends and family with these connected displays.

Tech - Wired - 6 days ago

UK-India trade talks to re-launch in the new year

Sir Keir Starmer met Indian prime minister Narendra Modi at the G20 summit of global economic leaders.

Texts threatening deportation and 're-education' for gays stoke both fear and defiance

From Latino teens in Georgia to a lesbian Las Vegas business owner, they're the latest to receive offensive and disturbing text messages that the FBI is investigating.

Metroid Prime 4 Re-emerges, Reiterates 2025 Release

Fans holding out hope for any news about Metroid Prime 4 may have reasons to celebrate. Nintendo has added the title to the official Metroid home page, which notes that players will be able to ...

Tech - GameSpot - 4 days ago

Israeli parliament passes law banning UN Palestinian refugee agency

Western nations concerned over how UNRWA will operate in war-torn Gaza

Business - Financial Times - October 29

Israel's parliament votes to ban a U.N relief agency in Israel

Israel's parliament voted to ban a U.N. relief agency from operating in Israel, a move that could threaten aid work in Gaza as the war rages there. Iran's foreign ministry said Iran “will use all ...

Israeli parliament votes to ban Unrwa from Israel within 90 days

Lawmakers also voted to declare UN relief agency a terror group, banning any direct interaction with Israeli state. Middle East crisis – latest updates Israel’s parliament has voted to ban the ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

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

Updates: Israel’s Parliament Passes Bill That Threatens Work of U.N. Agency for Palestinians

The Knesset opened its winter session and approved legislation that banned the agency known as UNRWA from operating in Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his spy chief was back home ...

World - The New York Times - October 29

Canadian opposition party says it wants to topple Trudeau's government in Parliament

A Quebec nationalist party says it will work with other opposition parties in Canada’s Parliament to topple Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s minority government

World - ABC News - October 29

State Department reacts to Israel's parliament vote to ban UNRWA

U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said the Biden administration is concerned over a vote in Israel's parliament to ban UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for ...

‘If I don’t do it, who will?’: Greenlandic MP defends actions in Danish parliament

Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam, who was ordered to leave podium after refusing to translate speech, attacks ‘racist’ mindset. A Greenlandic MP has accused Copenhagen of “cognitive dissonance” after she was ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

Controversial bill to reinterpret New Zealand’s founding document reaches parliament

The widely criticised bill aims to redefine Treaty of Waitangi principles that guide relations between Māori and ruling authorities. New Zealand’s Treaty of Waitangi explained in 30 seconds A ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

British Parliament member charged with assault over an altercation in the street

A British Parliament member has been charged with assault after video showed him beating a man in the street

World - ABC News - November 7

Russian parliament advances bill to ban adoptions by gender-transition countries

Russia’s lower house of parliament has passed final reading of a bill to ban adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender transitioning is legal

World - ABC News - November 12

Insults and a haka in New Zealand parliament as MPs debate Māori rights bill

Voting temporarily suspended amid disruptions including a Māori party MP ripping up a copy of the bill. New Zealand’s parliament has erupted into fiery debate, personal attacks and a haka over a ...

World - The Guardian - November 14

Moment MP leads haka to disrupt New Zealand parliament

Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke led the haka and ripped up a copy of a contentious bill being voted on.

Watch: New Zealand MP leads haka to disrupt parliament

The Treaty Principles Bill seeks to redefine the principles that have been used in support of Māori.

New Zealand Parliament Suspended as Maori Lawmakers Perform Haka to Protest Bill

Opposition lawmakers performed the haka during a reading of a bill that would redefine the country’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people.

World - The New York Times - November 15

Protesters storm Abkhazia parliament over Russian investment deal

Black Sea separatist region is backed by Moscow but recognised as part of Georgia by most of the world. Protesters have stormed the regional parliament in Abkhazia, forcing the government to halt ...

World - The Guardian - November 15

Tens of thousands crowd New Zealand's Parliament grounds in support of Māori rights

As tens of thousands of marchers thronged the streets in New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, the column of people, flags aloft, had the air of a festival or a parade rather than a protest

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

Tens of thousands march on NZ parliament in protest against Māori treaty bill

Police say about 42,000 people gathered at parliament in the last stage of the nine-day protest in opposition to the Treaty of Waitangi bill. New Zealand’s Treaty of Waitangi explained in 30 ...

World - The Guardian - 5 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 - 3 days ago

Australia's parliament considers legislation banning social media for under 16s

Legislation for the world's first legal ban on children under 16 using social media has been introduced in Australia's Parliament

Tech - ABC News - 3 days ago

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