Show us the money: How big money dominates the 2024 US election
Each election cycle, billions of dollars flow into US political campaigns. But where does all this cash come from?
Survivors tell of brutal RSF attacks on Sudan’s Gezira state
Survivors of the RSF's attacks on Sudan’s Gezira state say they have witnessed mass killings and sexual violence.
Real Madrid’s LaLiga match against Valencia postponed due to deadly floods
The Spanish Football Federation adjusted this week's LaLiga schedule in response to the disaster.
UN says one child a day killed in Israel’s war on Lebanon in past month
As Israel expands its offensive and campaign of forced displacements, UNICEF says 10 children are injured daily.
Adversarial Journalism: Gaza, the US Vote, and the Future of News
Investigative journalist, Jeremy Scahill talks about the future of journalism, the US elections, and the Gaza war.
Marquez leads MotoGP riders against staging race in flood-hit Valencia
The six-time MotoGP world champion is one of several riders who believe the season-ending race should be held elsewhere.
Huge fire engulfs shopping centre in Brazil
There have been no reported fatalities, according to the fire department.
Harris’s Ellipse Rally
Kamala Harris's 'Closing Argument'
Conflict-induced famine, hunger deaths likely in Gaza, Sudan in months: UN
'Hunger hotspots' include South Sudan, Mali and Haiti where millions are being pushed to the brink, new report says.
Russia fines Google more money than there is in entire world
The mind-boggling figure has been levied due to the company restricting Russian state media on YouTube.
US says Lebanon ceasefire talks making ‘good progress’ – as it happened
US secretary of state and defence secretary express hope of ceasefire in near future as Hamas rules out short-term truce for Gaza
Reuters reports that the Israeli military said on Thursday it had shot down a drone smuggling weapons from Egyptian territory to Israel on Wednesday.
No other information was provided. We will update the blog as more details come in.
Rafael and Lala Goliev … residents of Lod, were arrested after they carried out tasks on behalf of an Iranian cell that recruits Israelis from the Caucasus countries in Israel.”
Continue reading...Strike on Gaza Hospital Destroys U.N. Supplies, Palestinian Officials Say – The New York Times
- Strike on Gaza Hospital Destroys U.N. Supplies, Palestinian Officials Say The New York Times
- IDF says it hit terrorists hiding in Gaza hospital, claims Hamas crumbling in Jabalia The Times of Israel
- At least 46 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, hospital hit, says Gaza ministry Reuters
- IDF hits north Gaza’s last functioning hospital, officials say; U.S. envoys visit Israel The Washington Post
- Director of north Gaza hospital won’t leave despite killing of his son Al Jazeera English
Ofcom fines GB News £100,000 for breach of impartiality rules over Sunak interview
GB News to challenge decision and watchdog will not enforce sanction until proceedings are concluded
Ofcom has fined the rightwing broadcaster GB News £100,000 for “breaking due impartiality rules” after an interview with the former prime minister Rishi Sunak earlier this year.
The media regulator said it chose to impose a fine over the programme titled People’s Forum: The Prime Minister because it considered the breach serious, and because of GB News’s track record of breaking impartiality rules.
Continue reading...Spain floods: number killed passes 150 as scientists say climate change ‘most likely explanation’ – as it happened
At least 155 people have reportedly died with more rain forecast for the flood-hit region of Valencia
- Death toll expected to rise amid anger over preparedness
- People in Spain: have you been affected by flooding?
Experts have been giving their reaction to yesterday’s disaster - sounding a warning about our preparedness and ability to cope.
Extreme weather events are becoming more intense, are lasting longer and are occurring more frequently as a result of human-induced climate change, scientists say.
Continue reading...Reeves’s long-term spending figures almost as unrealistic as Tories’ were, IFS says – UK politics live
Institute for Fiscal Studies says budget ‘looks like the same silly games’ as seen under the Conservatives
Rachel Reeves is now being interview on ITV’s Good Morning Britain.
She is being interviewed by Ed Balls, the former Labour shadow chancellor who is now a TV presenter. He asks her to confirm that workers will end up losing out because of the employers’ national insurance contributions (NICs) increase.
Continue reading...South Africa beat Bangladesh by an innings and 273 runs for 2-0 series win
The hosts crumbled for 159 and 143 all out in Chittagong to hand South Africa their biggest Test win by margin.
Fact check: Would Trump slash social security and Medicare?
Kamala Harris claims Donald Trump would allow medical insurance companies to deny coverage for pre-existing conditions.
Jennifer Lopez campaigns with Harris in Las Vegas – as it happened
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A lot of money has been spent on this year’s elections.
Only 150 billionaire families have contributed $1.9bn in support of presidential and congressional candidates, according to a new report from Americans for Tax Fairness.
Of this giant figure 72% went to support Republicans compared with the 22% spent on Democrats.
Continue reading...Sweden abolishes tax on plastic bags despite warnings usage could rise
Levy that reduced usage by more than three-quarters in four years fell victim to rightwing culture wars, say critics
A tax that has reduced plastic bag consumption in Sweden by more than three-quarters in four years is being abolished on Friday, despite warnings that the move could lead to usage rising back towards previous levels.
Since the introduction of the 3 kroner (£0.21) tax in May 2020, plastic bag usage in the country has slumped. In 2019, before the levy was introduced, people in Sweden used an average of 74 plastic bags (15-50 micrometres thick) per person each year each. In 2023 that number had dropped to 17.
Continue reading...Political violence in US could potentially surge after elections, experts warn
Trends in online chatter mirror patterns observed in the lead-up to 2020 elections and January 6 Capitol attack
There could be a potential surge in political violence following the upcoming US election, and pro-Trump rightwing vigilante “poll watchers” might surveil ballot drop boxes as Americans cast their votes, experts warned this week.
A new report from the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism (GPAHE) highlighted alarming trends in online chatter, mirroring patterns observed in the lead-up to the 2020 election and the January 6 Capitol insurrection.
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