Bomb threats made against Trump cabinet nominees
Police are investigating a wave of incidents which happened on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
‘LOL WUT’: Joe Rogan Weighs In After Australian Broadcaster Attacks Him In Insane Rant – The Daily Wire
- ‘LOL WUT’: Joe Rogan Weighs In After Australian Broadcaster Attacks Him In Insane Rant The Daily Wire
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- 'Lol wut': Joe Rogan responds to ABC's Kim Williams 'deeply repulsive' remarks on his podcast The Times of India
- 'They prey on fear': ABC chair Kim Williams bemoans the 'Joe Rogan effect' – video The Guardian
- Elon Musk and Joe Rogan respond to criticism of US podcaster by ABC's chair Kim Williams ABC News
Communications minister’s office admits gambling ad reform taking ‘longer than hoped’
Exclusive: Emails seen by Guardian Australia from Michelle Rowland's office say they ‘can’t commit to a revised timeframe’ on the long-awaited reforms
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The communications minister’s office has apologised to multiple people harmed by the gambling industry after delaying long-awaited advertising reforms, admitting government action has taken “longer than hoped”.
Emails seen by Guardian Australia shows Michelle Rowland’s office “can’t confirm a revised timeframe” for when it will formally respond to a report from the late Labor MP Peta Murphy, which called for a total wagering ad ban some 18 months ago.
“I acknowledge the ongoing toll this is taking on you and others, and I’m personally very sorry that we have not been able to secure an outcome thus far,” a staffer for the minister said in an email.
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Continue reading...How vital is a company’s CEO?
Boeing, Nike and Starbucks have changed their bosses, but how much difference can one person make?
Why Russia’s Africa propaganda warrior was sent home
A shadowy operative appears to overstep his mark in the battle for Russian influence in Africa.
Democrat Derek Tran ousts Republican rival in key California House seat
Son of Vietnamese refugees beats Michelle Steel in seat drawn to give Asian Americans stronger voice in capital
Democrat Derek Tran ousted Republican Michelle Steel in a southern California House district Wednesday that was specifically drawn to give Asian Americans a stronger voice on Capitol Hill.
Steel said in a statement: “Like all journeys, this one is ending for a new one to begin.” When she captured the seat in 2020, Steel joined Washington state Democrat Marilyn Strickland and California Republican Young Kim as the first Korean American women elected to Congress.
Continue reading...See the Chinese cargo ship suspected of sabotaging critical undersea cables between 4 NATO countries – Business Insider
- See the Chinese cargo ship suspected of sabotaging critical undersea cables between 4 NATO countries Business Insider
- Exclusive | Chinese Ship’s Crew Suspected of Deliberately Dragging Anchor for 100 Miles to Cut Baltic Cables The Wall Street Journal
- E.U. Vessels Surround Anchored Chinese Ship After Cables Are Severed in Baltic Sea The New York Times
- Chinese vessel ‘sabotaged’ Baltic deep sea cables and may have been under orders from Russia Yahoo! Voices
- Satellite Image Shows Chinese Ship Suspected of Sabotage in 'NATO Lake' Newsweek
Prisoners denied dignity while receiving NHS care, watchdog finds
Health Services Safety Investigation Body reveals difficulties inmates have when they leave jail for treatment
A female inmate remained handcuffed to a male prison officer while she had a mammogram, in an example of prisoners being denied their dignity while receiving NHS care, a watchdog has revealed.
The incident is highlighted in a report by the Health Services Safety Investigation Body (HSSIB) into the difficulties prisoners can face when they leave jail to see a GP or visit a hospital.
Continue reading...Reddit overtakes X in popularity of social media platforms in UK
Discussion platform takes fifth place in rankings and is the fastest growing large social media platform in the UK
Reddit, the American online discussion platform, has overtaken X to become the fifth most popular social media platform in the UK, according to the communications watchdog.
Ofcom said Reddit, where users post on discussion threads within topic-based communities, was visited by 22.9 million UK adults in May this year, compared with 22.1 million on X.
Continue reading...Missing hiker found after surviving more than a month in Canada’s snowy wilderness – CNN
Counter-terrorism police arrest seven in London raids connected to PKK
Kurdish Community Centre in Haringey among properties being searched by officers investigating banned group
UK-based Kurdish advocacy groups have condemned the arrest of seven people by counter-terrorism police in London as part of an investigation into the banned Kurdistan Workers’ party, known as the PKK.
Four men aged 23, 27, 56 and 62, and two women aged 31 and 59, were arrested at separate addresses during dawn raids in the capital on Wednesday and remain in custody, the Metropolitan police said. A 31-year-old man was arrested Wednesday afternoon in west London. All are yet to be charged.
Continue reading...Uniqlo does not use Xinjiang cotton, boss says
It is the first time the CEO of the chain's owner, Fast Retailing, has directly addressed the issue.
Colombia-led operation seizes world record 225 tonnes of cocaine, and uncovers new Australia trafficking route
Operation Orion, a cooperative operation between 62 countries, finds some of the record haul on a new drug route being used by a ‘narco submarine’
Colombian authorities working with dozens of other countries have seized 225 tonnes of cocaine in the space of six weeks, a global record for any single anti-narcotics operation, finding some of that haul on a “narco submarine” travelling on a new drug trafficking route to Australia.
In the six-week Operation Orion, law enforcement agencies and other organisations from 62 countries halted six semi-submersible vessels stuffed with cocaine and confiscated 1,400 tonnes of drugs in total, including more than 1,000 tonnes of marijuana.
Continue reading...Doctors hail first breakthrough in asthma and COPD treatment in 50 years
Results of trial of benralizumab injection could be ‘gamechanger’ for millions of people around the world
Doctors are hailing a new way to treat serious asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease attacks that marks the first breakthrough for 50 years and could be a “gamechanger” for patients.
A trial found offering patients an injection was more effective than the current care of steroid tablets, and cuts the need for further treatment by 30%.
Continue reading...Biden pushes Netanyahu to get a Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal after Lebanon truce – Axios
- Biden pushes Netanyahu to get a Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal after Lebanon truce Axios
- As Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes hold, Biden heralds new push for truce with Hamas in Gaza CBS News
- 'Let's get the hostages out': Biden urges Netanyahu to reach Gaza deal after Lebanon truce - report The Jerusalem Post
- Hamas official says group 'appreciates' Lebanon's right to reach agreement Reuters
- Exclusive | Hezbollah cease-fire deal will help finally get back Hamas hostages — including Americans — Israel's UN ambassador tells the Post New York Post
Israelis survey damage and mull return to north as ceasefire begins
The deal has triggered discussions of what it would take for people displaced by Hezbollah attacks to return.
Police officer who Tasered 95-year-old woman found guilty of manslaughter – The Washington Post
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- Australia police officer who Tasered 95-year-old woman Clare Nowland in care home found guilty of manslaughter CBS News
- Police officer who shocked woman, 95, with a Taser found guilty of manslaughter CNN
Mohamed Al Fayed may have raped and abused more than 111 women, say police
Scale of the criminality would make Fayed, who died last year at the age of 94, one of Britain’s most notorious sex offenders
Police believe Mohamed Al Fayed may have raped and abused more than 111 women over nearly four decades, with his youngest victim said to have been just 13 years old.
The scale of the criminality would make Fayed, who died last year at the age of 94, one of Britain’s most notorious sex offenders, and raises urgent questions about how he got away with his crimes.
Continue reading...Republican senator introduces bill to abolish US Department of Education
Mike Rounds submitted bill that needs supermajority to pass, unlikely even in GOP-controlled Senate next year
A bill that would accomplish Donald Trump’s goal of abolishing the federal Department of Education has been introduced into the US Senate.
The Republican senator Mike Rounds of South Dakota introduced the bill, called the Returning Education to Our States Act, on Thursday. If passed, the bill would see $200bn in funding and the work of the education department redistributed to other federal agencies and states.
Continue reading...The families fleeing Delhi to escape deadly smog
Some people are choosing to move out of Delhi to escape the Indian capital's poisonous air.