Councillors to Be Allowed to Work from Home

Cop29 live: campaigners say talks are ‘reaching point of real emotion’

‘Talks aren’t just about figures on paper, they’re about people’s lives’, says Climate Action International as talks reach critical final days. Earlier today I posted about an excellent piece ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Musk and Ramaswamy call for ending work-from-home for federal employees

Pair suggest Trump could require government workers to be in-office five days a week as part of effort to trim workforce. Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy suggested Donald Trump could require ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Fathers more likely than mothers to work from home, UK data shows

Office for National Statistics analysis finds parents more likely to follow hybrid pattern

Business - Financial Times - November 11

Palestinians will not be allowed to return to homes in northern Gaza, says IDF

Brig Gen Itzik Cohen said in a briefing that aid would only be allowed to enter south of Gaza Strip, not the north. Israeli ground forces are getting closer to “the complete evacuation” of northern ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

Federal judge allows Iowa to challenge validity of ballots from potential noncitizens

A federal judge on Sunday ruled that Iowa may continue to challenge the validity of hundreds of ballots from possible noncitizens over objections from critics who warned that people who recently ...

Politics - The Hill - November 4

Russia bans child adoption from countries that allow gender transition

The adoption ban would apply to at least 15 countries, most of them in Europe, and Australia, Argentina and Canada.

Mazyouna’s face was ‘ripped off’ when a rocket hit her home. Israel has refused to allow her evacuation

The 12-year-old is one of 2,500 children in Gaza that need to be evacuated urgently yet humanitarian agencies say few are being allowed to leave by the Israeli authorities. It was the morning of 8 ...

World - The Guardian - November 15

'Electrical work' done at home where boy and dad died

Muhammad Esmael, 3, died in a fire at his home in Swansea, with his dad dying days later.

From fantasy to Freud, Bloomsbury’s independence has worked

UK publisher has broadened revenues beyond its bestsellers JK Rowling and Sarah J Maas

Business - Financial Times - October 29

New 'Star Wars' trilogy in the works from Lucasfilm

“X-Men” alum Simon Kinberg is preparing to visit a galaxy far, far away.

Sinn Féin councillor suspended over alleged inappropriate messages

JJ Magee is suspended from the party after an allegation that inappropriate online messages were exchanged between him and a minor.

Supreme Court allows Virginia to purge voter rolls ahead of the election

The Supreme Court allowed Republican officials in Virginia to revive a plan aimed to removing noncitizen voters from the rolls ahead of next week’s election.

Texas firefighters save toddler from burning home

Two firefighters are being hailed as heroes after saving a toddler from a burning home in Grandbury, Texas. Omar Villafranca spoke with the firefighters and the little boy's mother.

Our son lived in our basement ‘finding himself.’ We give him an allowance — and now he lives off gig work in a studio with his girlfriend. What can we do?

“He isn’t interested in further formal education.”

Business - MarketWatch - November 4

Paul Mescal on what he learned from working with Denzel Washington

Paul Mescal discusses his experience working with Oscar winner Denzel Washington in "Gladiator II," and what it was like to work on intense scenes together.

Australia wants to ban kids from social media. Will it work?

The government has just tabled laws to block access to under-16s - but the proposal is divisive.

Caregivers’ retirement security — often jeopardized by time away from work — could get a boost from these proposals

“Family members often make tremendous sacrifices to leave the workforce and care for their aging relatives, and as a result, they miss out on key years of saving for their own golden years.”

Business - MarketWatch - 5 days ago

Black Friday 2024: Tips for Finding the Best Deals From Home

The biggest retail event of the year has grown into an entire month of sales that ebb and flow. Here’s how to make the most of it.

Tech - Wired - November 1

'I lost my leg on the way home from school'

World - Yahoo News - November 2

Emperor penguin turns up on Australian beach, thousands of miles from home

World - Yahoo News - November 6

Playing Out a Dream, a Long, Long Way From Home

An academy of a team in England’s lower leagues offers Americans at the end of their collegiate eligibility a chance to continue their soccer careers.

World - The New York Times - November 8

Hungry and far from home, an emperor penguin comes ashore in Australia

Rescuers are trying to rehabilitate an emperor penguin that came ashore some 2,000 miles from its natural habitat, and what comes next is "still being worked through."

Emperor penguin found 2,000 miles from home on Australian tourist beach

A malnourished emperor penguin that was found more than 2,000 miles from its icy Antarctic home is being been taken care of by a wildlife expert, the Australian government said Monday.

WATCH: This penguin was found very far from its home in Antarctica

The penguin somehow traveled from Antarctica to a beach in Western Australia.

Raw sewage from new homes being flushed into river

Raw sewage is being dumped into London's rivers from at least 100 homes, a charity finds.

Everything I’ve learned as a beauty columnist about the products that actually work, from £17 body cream to LED masks

Overwhelmed by the number of products on sale? Tempted to try a time-saving trick? Our beauty columnist shares her expert tips on what works – and what to swerve • 50 best beauty bargains for ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

Guatemalan journalist released from prison fears for the future and being targeted for his work

When Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora returned to his home last week after more than two years in prison without a conviction, he found it empty

World - ABC News - October 29

Shohei Ohtani is working through his shoulder injury with Dodgers one win away from World Series title

The presumptive NL MVP's shoulder injury was clearly affecting him in Game 3

Sports - CBS Sports - October 29

Sharks' Macklin Celebrini returns to team activities as he works his way back from injury

The San Jose Sharks announced rookie Macklin Celebrini will return to team activities nearly three weeks after he was placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury

Sports - ABC News - October 31

Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91

Quincy Jones has died at age 91

Entertainment - ABC News - November 4

Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander reflects on trade from Clippers: 'I'd say it worked out in my favor'

Gilgeous-Alexander was part of the Clippers' blockbuster trade package for Paul George in 2019

Sports - CBS Sports - November 4

Quincy Jones, Music Titan Who Worked With Artists from Sinatra to Michael Jackson, Dies at 91

The extraordinarily productive executive, arranger, and producer put an indelible stamp on the sound of American music from Big Band greats to Thriller, the best selling record of all time.

Business - Inc. - November 4

‘Gimp play is a craft’: how a Canadian writer went from fetish sex work to creating powerful BBC drama

Jordan Tannahill has turned his novel, The Listeners, into a tense, timely BBC drama inspired by cults and conspiracy theories. He talks Brexit, banging raves and exploring kinks with closeted ...

World - The Guardian - November 15

From traditional workspaces to “sanctuaries”: how Mo Hamzian is shaping the culture of remote work

CONTRIBUTOR CONTENT: Nearly 28% of the global workforce works remotely, and 38% of the global workforce are freelancers who don’t commute to traditional office spaces: remote work is here to ...

Tech - VentureBeat - November 15

Hegseth works to shore up support as Gaetz withdraws from attorney general pick

Matt Gaetz has withdrawn his name from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump's next attorney general amid allegations of drug abuse and sexual misconduct, which he denies. Pete Hegseth, ...

Is ‘working people’ working for Labour?

Plus what to expect from the ‘bazooka’ Budget

Trump picks Linda McMahon for education, and says he won’t reconsider Matt Gaetz nomination – live

President-elect picks prominent donor and co-chair of transition team as education secretary; Trump won’t rethink Gaetz for attorney general despite mounting scrutiny. Trump nominates transition ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

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