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Pensioners' fears over income tax burden
Charities report heightened concern among pensioners who fear being dragged into paying income tax.BBC News - Top stories -
Protests Turn Violent atYale
Administrators sit on their hands as a Jewish student is poked in the eye with a flagpole and hospitalized.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Fears of antisemitism at Columbia University as protests continue
Columbia University held classes online Monday as pro-Palestinian campus protests entered a sixth day. CBS News' Meg Oliver reports on heightened campus security, and Sam Vinograd, a CBS News contributor and former counterterrorism official, ...CBS News - Top stories -
Oil Falls More Than 1% on Easing Middle East Fears, Economic Concerns
Oil prices fell more than 1% as fears of a broader conflict in the Middle East faded and the prospect of higher-for-longer interest rates weighed on sentiment.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Columbia protests continue after more than 100 arrested
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators reoccupied Columbia University's main lawn for a fourth day of protests in Upper Manhattan.CBS News - World -
Trump Calls for More Protests Outside Trial: ‘Rally Behind MAGA’
With support from demonstrators in Lower Manhattan spotty so far, Donald Trump issued a call to “rally behind MAGA,” and suggested the poor turnout was a result of a plot against his supporters.The New York Times - Top stories - Donald Trump -
Google fires more workers who protested its deal with Israel
An activist group says Google fired at least 20 more workers in the aftermath of protests over technology the company is supplying the Israeli government amid the Gaza warABC News - Tech - Google -
Google fires more workers who protested its deal with Israel
An activist group says Google fired at least 20 more workers in the aftermath of protests over technology the company is supplying the Israeli government amid the Gaza warABC News - Top stories - Google -
Google fires more workers after protests against contract with Israel
Google has fired more than 20 additional workers following last week’s protests over the tech giant’s cloud computing contract with the Israeli government, the group that organized the protests said Monday night. The latest firings bring the ...The Hill - Politics - Google -
Five including child die trying to cross Channel
The deaths come hours after the UK Parliament passes its Rwanda bill, which aims to deter small boat crossings.BBC News - Top stories -
How much is the state pension worth now?
Payments to pensioners have risen by 8.5% following the government's "triple lock" pledge.BBC News - Top stories -
How France Is Fighting ‘Shrinkflation’
Merchants will be required to put signs in front of all products that have been reduced in size without a corresponding price cut.The New York Times - Business -
‘National security suicide’: Alaska senator slams Biden admin's move to restrict drilling and mining
The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management officially recommended against building the Ambler Road, effectively killing the project.Politico - Politics - Joe Biden -
Party leaders try to break standoff over Johnson's foreign aid package
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Bankrupt just a decade ago, it's now America's most unlikely boomtownThe Wall Street Journal - World -
Elon Musk accuses Australia of censorship after court bans violent video
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has accused Australia of censorship after an Australian judge ruled that his social media platform X must block users worldwide from accessing video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney churchABC News - Tech - Elon Musk -
Elon Musk accuses Australia of censorship after court bans violent video
Tech billionaire Elon Musk accused Australia of censorship after an Australian judge ruled that his social media platform X must block users worldwide from accessing video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church.NBC News - Top stories - Elon Musk -
Colombian Fund Managers Eye $750 Million Fee Bonanza After Senators Tweak Pension Bill
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France being ‘pounded’ by Russian disinformation, says minister
Jean-Noël Barrot says propaganda via social media and fake websites may distort EU election results. France is being “pounded” by Russian disinformation that could distort the result of the upcoming EU parliamentary elections, France’s minister ...The Guardian - World - Russia -
Why the Loire is France’s most exciting wine region
From the Massif Central to Nantes, it’s home to freethinking winemakers making elegant drinks – including thrillingly reinvigorated muscadet. When I first visited muscadet country in the early 2000s, things were looking bleak for producers of the ...The Guardian - World -
Fears Over Iran Buoy Netanyahu at Home. For Now.
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, lost considerable support after the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attacks on Israel. Tensions with Iran have helped him claw some of it back.The New York Times - World - Iran -
Iran on Edge Amid Airstrikes, Crackdowns and Fear of War
Facing deep economic troubles and a restive population, the government seems to have adopted a policy of declaring victory over Israel and cracking down at home, analysts say.The New York Times - Top stories - Iran -
Fears grow for British Steel’s rescue deal
UK struggling to reach state aid agreement with Chinese-owned company 18 months after plea for £500mn support packageFinancial Times - World -
Iran on Edge Amid Airstrikes, Crackdowns and Fear of War
Facing deep economic troubles and a restive population, the government seems to have adopted a policy of declaring victory over Israel and cracking down at home, analysts say.The New York Times - World - Iran -
Investors fear Thames Water contagion, Barclays says
A potential failure at the UK’s biggest water provider could carry sector-wide risks, survey findsFinancial Times - Business -
Several prominent universities took steps to stem further fallout from on-campus confrontations over the Israel-Hamas war, as the schools braced for more heated protests and escalating security concerns.
Several prominent universities took steps to stem further fallout from on-campus confrontations over the Israel-Hamas war, as the schools braced for more heated protests and escalating security concerns.The Wall Street Journal - World -
2nd former Arkansas officer pleads guilty to civil rights charge from violent arrest caught on video
A second former law enforcement officer from Arkansas has pleaded guilty to violating the civil rights of a man he repeatedly punched during a violent arrest that was caught on videoABC News - Top stories -
Niger has formally ordered the U.S. to withdraw counterterrorism troops, derailing an American strategy to defeat a violent Islamist insurgency.
Niger has formally ordered the U.S. to withdraw counterterrorism troops, derailing an American strategy to defeat a violent Islamist insurgency.The Wall Street Journal - World -
‘All died violently’: 5 people, including 2 kids, found dead in Oklahoma City home
Five people, including two children, were found dead inside an Oklahoma City home Monday morning, police said.NBC News - Top stories -
Women's Six Nations: Wales v France - Six try visitors set up Grand Slam decider - reaction
Watch live coverage and follow live text updates as Wales host France at Cardiff Arms Park in the Women's Six Nations.BBC News - Top stories -
Grisez goes 'coast to coast' to score 95m try for France
Watch as Joanna Grisez bolts 95 metresfrom 'coast to coast' to score for France in the Women's Six Nations.BBC News - Top stories -
Even after $1.5B, France has a big, dirty Olympic problem
With less than 100 days to go before the Paris 2024 Olympic games in France, concerns about pollution in Paris' Seine river are being raised.Yahoo Sports - Sports -
Five people die in attempt to cross Channel in small boat from France
Three men, a woman and a child reported dead with vessel said to have been carrying more than 110 people. Five people, including a child, have died in an attempt to cross the Channel in a small boat near the town of Wimereux, south of Calais, ...The Guardian - World -
Rodolphe Saadé, shipping boss who sailed into France’s business elite
Head of CMA CGM has been on a €35bn deal spree and followed fellow billionaires buying up media assetsFinancial Times - Business -
Arrests of Europeans for Aiding Russia Raise Fears of Kremlin’s Reach
A string of arrests, including two Poles accused of attacking a Navalny aide and a third for ties to a possible plot against Ukraine’s president, have amplified worries of Russian infiltration.The New York Times - World - Russia -
Labour shifts poll tactics to target fearful Tory over-65s
Alarm grows over possible pension cuts as research suggests Jeremy Hunt tax cut announcement was ‘blunder’. Labour is to wage a new campaign to win over Tory-supporting pensioners in an attempt to neutralise one of the government’s last remaining ...The Guardian - World -
Indonesia volcano: thousands evacuated amid spreading ash and tsunami fears
More than 11,000 people told to leave their homes after Mount Ruang erupted at least three times since Friday afternoon. More than 2,100 people living near an erupting volcano on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island were evacuated on Friday due to the ...The Guardian - World - Indonesia -
Sunak Enters Rwanda Migration Plan Endgame With Tories Fearing Fresh Failure
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Gold Futures Prices Drop as Safe-Haven Demand Melts Away
Gold futures fell 1.8% as diminishing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East hit safe-haven demand.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Floods swamp southern China, spark extreme weather fears
Floods swamped a handful of cities in southern China’s densely populated Pearl River Delta with record-breaking rains, sparking worries about defense against extreme weather.NBC News - Top stories - China