Undercut Pledge Quit

The Papers: Labour to 'miss homes pledge' and 'pension megafunds' plan

Concerns over housing targets and plans to make councils merge their pension funds lead the papers.

Indian and Nigerian leaders pledge stronger security ties and support for Global South

The leaders of Nigeria and India have pledged stronger ties in maritime security and counterterrorism during Prime Minister Narendra Modi first visit to Nigeria

World - ABC News - Yesterday

Trump expands search for Treasury secretary

President-elect’s top economic appointment has kicked off fierce lobbying among loyalists

Business - Financial Times - 20 hours ago

German minister Schulze pledges aid to Chad for Sudanese refugees

World - Yahoo News - 8 hours ago

L.A. Times editorial editor quits after owner blocks plans to endorse Harris

The Los Angeles Times editorials editor resigned Wednesday after the publication's owner reportedly decided against making an official presidential endorsement -- specifically for Vice President ...

Politics - The Hill - October 24

Head of Australia’s largest listed tech group quits after reports on private life

Billionaire Richard White steps down as WiseTech Global chief following 20% fall in company’s shares

Business - Financial Times - October 24

Major airlines are cutting services to China or quitting entirely amid low travel demand, high costs

A new report from travel news site Skift shows that seven major airlines have retreated from the country in the past four months.

Business - CNBC - October 25

The end is nigh! Experts on when it’s time to quit your relationship, your job, your diet and more

When is a friendship or romance dead? And is it OK to stop reading a book before the end? Here’s how to know when to give up – and what to do next. “Am I staying out of fear, attachment, obligation ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

Army football tried, and failed, to quit the flexbone: How a rocky breakup made the Black Knights stronger

Army learned a lot during its one-year sabbatical as a shotgun-only offense

Sports - CBS Sports - October 30

Super Micro Computer's shares plunge 33% after server maker's accounting firm quits

Shares of Super Micro Computer have plunged more than 33% after the server maker disclosed that Ernst & Young had resigned as its public accounting firm

Tech - ABC News - October 30

Ranking last 10 World Series: Dodgers vs. Yankees can't quite live up to hype in 2024 Fall Classic

The Dodgers-Yankees series had high hopes and huge moments, but only lasted five games

Sports - CBS Sports - October 31

Cowboys injury updates: Micah Parsons 'not quite there yet;' DaRon Bland activated off injured reserve

Dallas coach Mike McCarthy indicated Parsons still has a ways to go to return to practice

Sports - CBS Sports - October 31

Dutch junior finance minister quits after questions over his personal investments

The Dutch junior minister for finance has quit following criticism of his refusal to publish details of his personal investments

World - ABC News - November 1

I Quit the First Trump Administration in Protest. Principled Conservatives Must Serve in the Second.

It’s our best hope.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 6

Rudy Giuliani lawyers seek to quit defamation claim case over 'fundamental disagreement'

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is continuing to deal with legal fallout from his representation of Donald Trump after the 2020 election.

Business - CNBC - 4 days ago

‘I can hardly walk across a room’: David Lynch urges smokers to quit after emphysema diagnosis

The Twin Peaks director, who began smoking at eight, says he ‘saw the writing on the wall and it said, “You’re going to die in a week if you don’t stop”’. The film-maker and lifelong smoker David ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Eagles CB’s trash talk at Commanders rings true — but not quite how he intended it

C.J. Gardner-Johnson made it clear the NFC East runs through Philly, which looks like the case this season even if it hasn't always been the case in the recent past.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 3 days ago

French foreign minister says conference for Lebanon raised $1 billion in pledges for humanitarian aid, military support

World - ABC News - October 24

Recap: Trump rallies Pennsylvania voters as Harris makes final pitch in DC

Vice President Harris is delivering a closing argument to voters in Washington D.C. while former President Trump is minimizing damage from comedian Tony Hinchcliffe's Puerto Rico remarks, and his ...

Politics - The Hill - October 30

Starbucks CEO pledges to fundamentally change strategy as sales fall for third straight quarter

Investors are expecting that Niccol will share more details about his turnaround strategy during the company's conference call, scheduled for 5 p.m. ET.

Business - CNBC - October 30

Amazon CEO pledges AI investments will pay off as capital expenditures surge 81%

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy reassured shareholders that the company expects to make money on its generative AI investments.

Business - CNBC - November 1

GB Energy gets just £100mn over 2 years in Budget despite £8bn pledge

Sum raises questions over state-owned company’s ability to help meet 2030 target for decarbonisation

Business - Financial Times - November 1

Counting the cost of Spain's hellish floods, the government pledged $11B, local officials want $34B

World - Yahoo News - November 5

Tech leaders congratulate Trump on winning 2024 election, pledge to work together on innovation

Leaders of AI companies and other tech organizations cited the need to maintain American AI leadership in congratulating Donald Trump.

Tech - VentureBeat - November 6

Trump has pledged to wage war on planet Earth – and it will take a progressive revolution to stop him | George Monbiot

Voters have never been swayed by ‘rational debate’. Only a genuine change in the way we do politics can prevent the march of the right. We were losing slowly. Now we are losing quickly. Democracy, ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

Cop 29 live: Argentina’s negotiators ordered to withdraw from climate summit; French minister cancels trip

France’s ecology minister cancels after Azerbaijan’s president attacks French actions in overseas territories. Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan, has joined a chorus of ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ pledge may be a win-win for drivers and oil producers alike

President-elect Donald Trump’s pro-energy policies don’t seem all that supportive for the oil market — at first glance.

Business - MarketWatch - 4 days ago

Burberry shares soar 20% as new CEO pledges focus on fashion brands’ heritage

Shares in Burberry jumped by a fifth after the British fashion brand’s new boss pledged to “act with urgency to course correct” the company after it swung to a first-half loss.