The surprising casualties of Benjamin Netanyahu’s torrent of terror
Bibi has abandoned the remaining Israeli captives in the evangelical pursuit of Trump's sick plan.
She’s a waitress raised on a farm – can Rebecca Cooke win a key Wisconsin seat?
Moderate Democrat believes she can unseat Republican Derrick Van Orden, who was at the Capitol on January 6
Wisconsin’s third congressional district has voted for Donald Trump every time he’s been on the ballot, but the moderate Democrat Rebecca Cooke, a waitress who grew up on a dairy farm, thinks she can flip the state’s most competitive seat next year.
Last year, Cooke outperformed other Democrats when she tried to unseat incumbent Derrick Van Orden, a retired US Navy Seal who attended the January 6 “Stop the Steal
” rally at the Capitol and shouted “lies” during Joe Biden’s 2024 state of the union address. She lost the race by less than three points.
Japan-owned UK glass factory could shut if no buyer found, risking 250 jobs
Closure of Nippon Electric Glass plant would put further pressure on Rachel Reeves’s industrial strategy
A glass factory in Wigan that produces fibreglass for electric cars and wind turbines faces closure and the loss of 250 jobs unless its Japanese owner can find a new partner or a buyer.
In the latest blow to Britain’s industrial base, Nippon Electric Glass (NEG) announced a “strategic review” of its composites business Electric Glass Fiber UK (EGF), which it expects to last approximately two months, putting about 250 jobs at risk.
Continue reading...Democrats decry reported dismissal of NSA director Tim Haugh
Lawmakers say dismissing head of US Cyber Command puts country at risk at a time of ‘unprecedented cyber threats’
Top congressional Democrats are protesting against the reported firing of Gen Tim Haugh as director of the National Security Agency (NSA), with one lawmaker saying the decision “makes all of us less safe”.
Haugh and his civilian deputy at the NSA, Wendy Noble, have been dismissed from their roles, the Washington Post reported late on Thursday, with CNN reporting likewise, both outlets citing multiple unnamed officials and other senior sources close to the matter who had requested anonymity.
Continue reading...Anti-abortion campaigner convicted of breaching buffer zone outside UK clinic
Livia Tossici-Bolt given conditional discharge and ordered to pay £20,000 costs in case that drew US state department concern
An activist whose case had been cited by the US state department over “freedom of expression” concerns in the UK has been convicted of breaching a buffer zone outside an abortion clinic.
Livia Tossici-Bolt, an anti-abortion campaigner, went on trial at Poole magistrates court last month accused of breaching a public spaces protection order on two days in March 2023 near to a clinic in Bournemouth. On Friday she was found guilty of two charges of breaching the order.
Continue reading...US authors’ copyright lawsuits against OpenAI and Microsoft combined in New York with newspaper actions
California cases over AI trainers’ use of work by writers including Ta-Nehisi Coates and Michael Chabon transferred to consolidate with New York suits from John Grisham and Jonathan Franzen and more
Twelve US copyright cases against OpenAI and Microsoft have been consolidated in New York, despite most of the authors and news outlets suing the companies being opposed to centralisation.
A transfer order made by the US judicial panel on multidistrict litigation on Thursday said that centralisation will “allow a single judge to coordinate discovery, streamline pretrial proceedings, and eliminate inconsistent rulings”.
Continue reading...Cost of Easter rises as UK chocolate, lamb and hot cross bun prices soar
Shoppers also face more ‘shrinkflation’ as manufacturers ‘try to offset rising production costs’
Exchanging Easter eggs and tucking into a roast dinner are among the highlights of the spring holiday but Britons face paying more for this year’s celebrations after a sharp rise in the price of essentials such as chocolate, lamb and hot cross buns.
A leg of lamb joint now costs on average £13.94 a kilo in supermarkets, which is 10%, or £1.31, more than last year, according to the price analysts Assosia. Over two years, the jump is nearly 27%, or approaching £3 more a kilo, based on the pre-promotion price across Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons.
Continue reading...US added 228,000 jobs in March despite Trump’s deep cuts to federal workforce
Figure up from 117,000 jobs added in February, far higher than expected, as unemployment rose slightly to 4.2%
The US added 228,000 jobs in March, far more than expected, as the US economy shook off the blow from the Trump administration’s deep cuts to federal workers.
The figure was up from an adjusted 117,000 jobs added in February. Unemployment rose slightly to 4.2%.
Continue reading...De Bruyne to leave Man City at end of season
Belgium international Kevin De Bruyne announces he will leave the Premier League champions.
Massad Boulos: US envoy says he and Donald Trump are working on DR Congo mineral deal – BBC
- Massad Boulos: US envoy says he and Donald Trump are working on DR Congo mineral deal BBC
- After tariffs, US dangles billions of dollars in Congo mineral investment Reuters
- Mineral-rich, war-torn DRC first stop for Trump's new Africa czar NPR
- The US is negotiating a minerals deal with conflict-hit Congo, a Trump official says AP News
- Trump Envoy Says US-Congo Mining and Security Deal Moving Ahead Bloomberg.com
Wisconsin recipient of $1m from Musk was active in Republican campaigning
Nicholas Jacobs was immersed in party activities, even working to elect the Musk-favored candidate who lost
Archived social media posts from a student Republican operative, Nicholas Jacobs, who received a $1m check from Elon Musk, show that he was deeply immersed in Republican electioneering over the last year, working not only to elect Donald Trump but other party candidates in the state.
They included failed Wisconsin Republican senate candidate Eric Hovde; first-term congressman Tony Wied; incumbent Milwaukee Republican vice-chair Brett Galaszewski; and Brad Schimel, the state supreme court candidate whom Musk has spent $25m supporting.
Continue reading...India’s Modi, Bangladesh’s Yunus hold first talks since 2024 uprising
Modi says he wants 'positive and constructive relationship' with Bangladesh where pro-India Hasina was ousted last year.
Myanmar junta chief meets foreign leaders, UN says military choking aid – Reuters
- Myanmar junta chief meets foreign leaders, UN says military choking aid Reuters
- The smell of death still lingers in the town at the epicenter of Myanmar’s earthquake CNN
- Devastating scenes from quake-hit Myanmar Reuters
- A devastating earthquake brings more uncertainty to Myanmar NPR
- Minnesota sisters from Myanmar raise money for earthquake relief in homeland CBS News
Libya expels aid groups accused of ‘African’ population plot
The groups, including the UN refugee agency, are accused of trying to change Libya's "demographic composition".
Pope Francis continues to improve at Casa Santa Marta – Vatican News
- Pope Francis continues to improve at Casa Santa Marta Vatican News
- Pope Francis faces new phase of papacy National Catholic Reporter
- Pope is following doctors’ orders for his convalescence, Vatican says Chicago Catholic
- Pope’s condition shows ‘slight improvement’ as medical care continues Catholic News Agency
- Pope Francis continues to improve, respiratory infection less serious Crux | Taking the Catholic Pulse
UK set for warmest day yet this year as firefighters warn of more wildfires
Temperature could hit 24C in central England on Friday with ‘very high to extreme’ risk of wildfires across Britain
The UK could experience its warmest day of the year so far, with temperatures higher than European holiday hotspots.
The Met Office said much of the country would be dry and sunny on Friday, and some of central England could hit 24C (75F) as weather “nearer to what we’d expect in July” continued.
Continue reading...India Passes Contentious Bill Increasing Oversight of Muslim Land Trusts – The New York Times
- India Passes Contentious Bill Increasing Oversight of Muslim Land Trusts The New York Times
- India’s parliament passes bill that would change Muslim land endowments AP News
- India passes controversial bill on Muslim properties after fierce debate BBC
- Battle over waqf bill reaches SC with blitz of petitions Times of India
- Waqf Bill: Narrow margin of defeat in Rajya Sabha surprises Opposition The Hindu
‘It’s only a matter of days’: Palestinians bid farewell as Israel rains bombs on Gaza – Middle East Eye
- ‘It's only a matter of days': Palestinians bid farewell as Israel rains bombs on Gaza Middle East Eye
- War on Gaza: How Palestinians are resisting existential despair Middle East Eye
- CAFOD: Continuing war in Gaza will not bring security or peace Vatican News
- Israel has chosen military occupation over a ceasefire in Gaza. Where does this end? | Sanam Vakil The Guardian
- Does anyone remember phase two of the Gaza hostage deal? - opinion The Jerusalem Post
Australia’s Outback Becomes an Inland Sea After Torrential Rains – SciTechDaily
- Australia’s Outback Becomes an Inland Sea After Torrential Rains SciTechDaily
- Bigger than Texas: the true size of Australia’s devastating floods The Guardian
- Rain forecast accuracy in the spotlight as Queensland reels from more flooding Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Australian PM candidates campaign in country’s north four weeks out from election Social News XYZ
- Floodwaters receding to reveal damage in outback Queensland MSN
Risking Reprisals, Protesters in Gaza Call on Hamas to Step Aside – The New York Times
- Risking Reprisals, Protesters in Gaza Call on Hamas to Step Aside The New York Times
- What the Anti-Hamas Protests in Gaza Actually Mean Time Magazine
- Protests broke out against Hamas in Gaza. What do Palestinians think about the militant group? AP News
- The Gazan revolt JNS.org
- Anti-Hamas protests erupt in Gaza. Where are our pro-Palestine 'allies' now? | Opinion USA Today