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Rail, Tram and Bus Union denies it was a concession, suggesting train officials misread its initial demandsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn emergency court hearing might be needed to ward off the largest shut-down in recent memory on Australia’s busiest train network. Trains from Newcastle to Wollongong and across Sydney are due to lay dormant from Friday morning until Sunday night amid an escalating pay dispute between the NSW government and drivers.But early on Wednesday morning Transport for NSW said it had agreed with the union to

Dr Oz, best known for his daytime talkshow, leaned heavily into Trumpism during his failed 2022 run for US SenateDonald Trump has chosen Mehmet Oz, best known for starring in his eponymous daytime talkshow for more than a decade and leaning heavily into Trumpism during his failed 2022 run for a Pennsylvania Senate seat, to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The cardiothoracic surgeon, who faced immense backlash from the medical and scientific communities for pushing misinformation at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, will oversee the agency that operates on a $2.6tn annual budget and provides

Cantor Fitzgerald chair and former Senate candidate served in president-elect’s cabinet in first administrationLinda McMahon, co-chair of Donald Trump’s transition team, has been nominated for education secretary in his upcoming administration.In a statement, Trump extolled the “incredible” job she was doing as transition team co-chair and said: “As Secretary of Education, Linda will fight tirelessly to expand ‘Choice’ to every State in America, and empower parents to make the best Education decisions for their families. … We will send Education BACK TO THE STATES, and Linda will spearhead that effort.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/19/trump-nominates-linda-mcmahon-education-secretary Author : Guardian staff

Wendy Hansen’s four-wheel drive found at train station in Brisbane after 63-year-old’s body found in Coffs HarbourFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe bizarre disappearance and death of a Queensland grandmother found partially buried hundreds of kilometres from her hometown has taken another turn.Police have located a car belonging to Wendy Hansen, 63, at a train station in Brisbane’s north. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/20/car-found-as-police-investigate-disappearance-of-queensland-woman-found-dead-800km-from-home-ntwnfb Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2024-11-20 02:00:11 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Northerners, Scots and Irish better at identifying people mimicking accents than southernersIt wasn’t only Londoners born near a certain church in Bow who grimaced when Dick Van Dyke’s chimney sweep, Bert, opened his mouth in the 1964 musical, Mary Poppins, an offence for which he apologised more than half a century later.But if Van Dyke murdered the cockney accent, it seems Londoners, and southerners more broadly, are among the worst at spotting people mimicking their accents, with northerners, Scots and the Irish performing better. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/nov/20/southerners-among-worst-at-spotting-fake-english-accents-study-finds Author : Ian Sample Science editor Publish date : 2024-11-20

Famed session musician, who also performed with the Beatles, Tom Jones, Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton, died after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’sVic Flick, the famed British session musician who picked out the famous jangly guitar motif on the James Bond theme song, has died aged 87.The musician’s son, Kevin Flick announced his father died on 14 November, after having been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/nov/20/vic-flick-james-bond-theme-guitarist-dies-aged-87 Author : Sian Cain Publish date : 2024-11-20 00:49:25 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Some experts liken tariffs to a game of whack-a-mole, with trade flows simply rerouted if the potential rewards are big enough Businesses are bracing for the economic impact of a second Trump presidency, which, if his campaign promises are to be believed, will mean tariffs across nearly all imports to the US, especially those from China.But amid the gloom over the spectre of a renewed global trade war, some manufacturers may be looking to those who already have a playbook on dealing with aggressive US levies, such as China’s solar companies. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/20/donald-trump-tariffs-plan-china-imports-companies-impact-ntwnfb Author : Amy

The strike with US-made missiles prompted fears of a reprisal that would broaden the scope of a frontlineA Ukrainian strike using American-made missiles to hit targets deep inside Russia has prompted renewed fears of reprisal through “hybrid warfare” – a chaotic tool of conflict that muddies borders and broadens the scope of a frontline.Over recent years, European nations have witnessed a spate of incidents – cyber-attacks, arson, incendiary devices, sabotage and even murder plots. The aim of such episodes, security officials believe, is to sow chaos, exacerbate social tensions among Ukraine’s allies and disrupt military supplies to Kyiv. Continue reading...

The 76-year-old founder of now-closed Apple Daily will testify for the first time in trial which could carry a sentence of life in prisonPro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai will take the stand in his collusion trial on Wednesday, testifying in court for the first time despite being the subject of five previous trials in almost four years.Lai’s case is one of the most prominent under the national security law imposed by Beijing in 2020, with western countries and rights groups demanding his release. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/20/jimmy-lai-hong-kong-witness-stand-collusion-trial Author : Agence France-Presse Publish date : 2024-11-19 22:53:01 Copyright for

Bell, 19, was last seen leaving her Brunswick home in October and remains yet to be formally identified have been found in DandenongFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has been charged with murder and another as his accomplice after human remains were found in the search for missing Melbourne teenager Isla Bell.Bell, 19, was last seen leaving her home in Brunswick on 4 October.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/20/isla-bell-death-missing-melbourne-teen-brunswick-two-men-charged-ntwnfb Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2024-11-19

President-elect arrived in Texas earlier in the day for sixth planned SpaceX launch The term Starship refers to the entire launch vehicle, namely the booster rocket and spacecraft of the same name.A main purpose of the program is to return humans to the surface of the moon for the first time since 1972. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/science/live/2024/nov/19/spacex-launch-live-updates-musk-trump Author : Léonie Chao-Fong Publish date : 2024-11-19 21:35:05 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

More doctors will be trained next year than ever before, according to the GPs’ peak body. Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOxfam reacts to Australia’s Cop29 pledgeOxfam Australia has welcomed the government’s Cop29 pledge of $50m towards a global loss and damage fund to help the world’s most vulnerable people to repair the damage from climate breakdown.If climate change losses and damages are not included in the new global climate finance goal, the new fund for responding to loss and damage risks becoming an empty vessel.The danger is that developed country

Summit leaders have reshoot in Rio after Biden, Justin Trudeau and Giorgia Meloni were no-shows the day beforeThe first time G20 leaders took their photo together at a summit in Rio, they forgot Joe Biden. On Tuesday they had a reshoot – with the outgoing US president firmly back in the frame.Biden, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau and Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni all missed the photo on Monday due to what US officials called “logistical issues”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/19/joe-biden-g20-leader-photo Author : Associated Press in Rio de Janeiro Publish date : 2024-11-19 19:47:43 Copyright for syndicated content

Years long fight by local tribes has paid off after four dams, which had blocked passage for fish for decades, came downA giant female Chinook salmon flips on her side in the shallow water and wriggles wildly, using her tail to carve out a nest in the riverbed as her body glistens in the sunlight. In another moment, males butt into each other as they jockey for a good position to fertilize eggs.These are scenes local tribes have dreamed of seeing for decades as they fought to bring down four hydroelectric dams blocking passage for struggling salmon along more than

Russian agents suspected of nerve agent attack may have used portable heat sealer during ‘missing 33 minutes’Two Russian agents suspected of carrying out the Salisbury nerve agent poisoning may have used a portable heat sealer to repackage a fake perfume bottle containing novichok during a “missing 33 minutes” when they vanished from CCTV cameras shortly after the attack, an inquiry heard.The police counter-terrorism chief who leads the investigation said it was possible they slipped into a toilet block, re-sealed the novichok container in plastic and left it in a bin in the city centre before re-appearing on security cameras. Continue

California governor will wait until new LA district attorney Nathan Hochman is in office before deciding brothers’ fateGavin Newsom said this week that he will postpone a decision on clemency for the Menéndez brothers until the new Los Angeles district attorney reviews the case.George Gascón, the current DA, announced late last month that he would recommend brothers Lyle and Erik be resentenced for the 1989 killings of their parents, arguing they had “paid their debt to society” and wrote to the governor in support of the pair. The brothers have long said they killed their parents after years of abuse.

Morning Joe host accuses critics of being disconnected from ‘the real world’ amid outcry over Mar-a-Lago visitThe Morning Joe star Joe Scarborough brushed off criticism of last week’s meeting with Donald Trump in Florida amid reports that the get-together was motivated by the liberal news network show host’s fear of retribution from the US president-elect.Scarborough, along with his co-host Mika Brzezinski, revealed during Monday’s broadcast that they personally met with Donald Trump last week to “restart communications” following their unrelenting opposition of his campaign for the White House. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/19/joe-scarborough-trump-meeting Author : Marina Dunbar Publish date

Consultant who raised concerns says there could have been earlier victims she has not been convicted of killingLucy Letby was “likely” to have harmed more babies than those she has been convicted of murdering on a hospital neonatal unit, a senior doctor has told a public inquiry.Dr Stephen Brearey, a consultant paediatrician who raised concerns about the nurse, told the Thirlwall inquiry he believed Letby “didn’t start becoming a killer” in June 2015 and that she may have had earlier victims. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/19/lucy-letby-likely-to-have-harmed-other-babies-doctor-tells-inquiry Author : Josh Halliday North of England editor Publish date : 2024-11-19 16:14:13

Human rights groups concerned after handing down of sentences of up to 10 yearsGovernments and human rights groups have expressed concern and outrage at the sentencing of 45 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong after the city’s largest national security trial.On Tuesday, a court handed down sentences ranging from four years and two months, to 10 years, to activists, former legislators, councillors and academics, who together with two people acquitted in May made up a group known as the Hong Kong 47. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/19/international-outrage-sentencing-pro-democracy-activists-hong-kong Author : Amy Hawkins and Helen Davidson Publish date : 2024-11-19 15:34:49 Copyright

First such use of missiles came hours after Vladimir Putin lowered Moscow’s threshold for using nuclear weaponsRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesUkraine has fired US-made long-range missiles into Russia for the first time since the Biden administration lifted restrictions on their use, drawing a warning from Moscow that it would respond “accordingly”.Russia’s defence ministry reported that Ukraine launched six US-made Atacms missiles targeting the south-western Bryansk region overnight. The ministry claimed that five of the missiles were shot down and another was damaged. The ministry added that debris from the rockets caused a fire at an unnamed military facility. Continue

South Carolina Republican Nancy Mace introduces bill two months before Sarah McBride is to be sworn inAfter Delaware elected the first ever openly transgender member of Congress earlier this month, a Republican introduced a bill to ban her from using the bathroom that corresponds with her gender identity.The South Carolina Republican Nancy Mace introduced the bill, which comes a little less than two months before Sarah McBride is due to be sworn in as the first openly transgender member of Congress. The measure would charge the House sergeant at arms with enforcing the bill, though it is unclear exactly how,

Authorities seek to dismantle monopoly on search market and also want action related to AI and AndroidBusiness live – latest updatesUS justice department officials plan to ask a judge to force Google to sell off its Chrome browser to dismantle the monopoly it has over the internet search market, in a major intervention against one of the world’s biggest tech companies.The Department of Justice (DoJ) last month filed court papers saying it is considering enforcing “structural remedies” to prevent Google from using some its products. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/19/us-doj-sell-chrome-browser-ai-android Author : Mark Sweney Publish date : 2024-11-19 13:40:49

Trump said to be digging in on choice for job, according to media report, despite growing cross-party concernAs we have been reporting, Matt Gaetz, Trump’s controversial pick to be the new attorney general, is at the centre of a number of allegations which could prevent him from passing Senate confirmation for the high-profile role.As my colleague Anna Betts reports in this story, an attorney representing two women who he says testified before the House ethics committee has claimed that Gaetz paid both women for sex and that one of the women alleged she witnessed Gaetz having sex with a minor.

Increase in national insurance contributions and national living wage will add to costs, says BRCBusiness live – latest updatesLarge UK retailers including Tesco, Boots, Marks & Spencer and Next have written to Rachel Reeves to say that a £7bn increase in annual costs after last month’s budget would lead to job cuts and higher prices.The letter, with 79 signatories sent by the industry body the British Retail Consortium (BRC), warns the chancellor of the financial impact of the impending increase in the national living wage and employer national insurance contributions (NICs). Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/19/uk-retailers-rachel-reeves-budget-tax-rises-brc Author : Mark

Chris Bowen argues for more ambitious emissions targets, raising hopes for new commitments from his governmentGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian climate change minister, Chris Bowen, has declared the landmark Paris agreement “is working” as it had brought the world back from “the brink of catastrophic 4C warming”, but argued countries must set the most ambitious emissions targets possible for 2035 to limit worsening global heating.Giving Australia’s national statement on the conference floor at the Cop29 summit in Azerbaijan, he also pledged $50m towards a global loss and damage fund to help the world’s