November 16, 20240 Comments

Big farmers protest as Starmer defends Budget

Getty Images Farmers have descended on Llandudno to protest outside Welsh Labour’s conference Hundreds of protesters opposing changes to inheritance tax rules for farms gathered outside the Welsh Labour conference as the prime minister defended his government’s recent Budget measures. Farming unions have said the planned changes will have “disastrous” consequences. Sir Keir Starmer told the conference in Llandudno, Conwy, he would defend the Budget “all day long” for taking

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November 16, 20240 Comments

Top China influencer returns after three years

A Chinese influencer, with a huge global following and the approval of the Communist Party, has returned to the internet after a three-year hiatus. Famous for idyllic videos of life with her grandmother in a village in Sichuan province, the 34-year-old has released three videos since Tuesday – and they have millions of views already. Li first rose to fame in 2016 when China’s fast-growing social media users found comfort

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November 16, 20240 Comments

Moon’s far side once had erupting volcanoes, scientists find

Volcanoes were erupting on the mysterious far side of the moon billions of years ago, US and Chinese researchers have found. Analysis of samples collected by a Chinese mission found basalt (volcanic rock formed after an eruption) fragments dating back more than 4.2 billion years. The findings were published in the Nature and Science journals on Friday. While scientists already knew of volcanic activity on the near side of the

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November 16, 20240 Comments

11/15: CBS Evening News – CBS News

11/15: CBS Evening News – CBS News Watch CBS News Speaker Johnson says it’s not “appropriate” to release House Ethics report on Matt Gaetz; Son surprises dad with classic Camaro decades after he gave one up to start a family Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link

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November 16, 20240 Comments

Trump picks RFK Jr. for Health and Human Services secretary

President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday that he will nominate vaccine skeptic and conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Health and Human Services Department. If the Senate approves Kennedy, the former independent presidential candidate will lead a sprawling department responsible for the huge Medicare and Medicaid health coverage programs, the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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November 16, 20240 Comments

Xi-Biden meet: Tariffs to Taiwan, what ails US-China ties as Trump looms | Donald Trump News

United States President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping of China will meet on Saturday in what is expected to be their last face-to-face meeting during Biden’s term as Beijing braces for a Donald Trump presidency in Washington. The two leaders are attending a two-day heads of state meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation group in Lima, Peru, that began on Friday. Saturday’s meeting will be the third time

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November 16, 20240 Comments

‘Pray’ for Davina and ‘£280 hike to bills’

BBC The i Weekend writes people should expect a £280 hike to household bills in a “new blow to cost of living”. It reports council tax, energy bills, water, broadband and train travel will add £278 to the costs of a typical household next year. The paper also warns inflation is expected to climb on Wednesday. Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has written in the Daily Mail warning against the

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