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Carr has claimed Google, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft ‘censor’ Americans and criticized NBC for letting Harris appear on Saturday Night Live President-elect Donald Trump will tap Brendan Carr, a critic of the Biden administration’s telecom policies and big tech, as chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), he has said in a statement.Carr, 45, is the top Republican on the FCC, the independent agency that regulates telecommunications. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/18/brendan-carr-trump-fcc-nomination-career-history Author : Reuters Publish date : 2024-11-18 03:35:28 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Senator rips up paper copy of motion against her and says she was ‘denied my right’ to be present during vote Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLidia Thorpe has ripped up a paper copy of the Senate motion censuring her protest against King Charles, promising “I’ll do it again” and that she was not concerned about the parliamentary rebuke.The independent senator was censured by the Labor and Coalition on Monday, as was United Australia party senator Ralph Babet after he posted a tweet containing several offensive slurs.Sign

Sen Const Kristian James Samuel White said situation with 95-year-old carrying knife ‘was not going to be resolved without the use of force’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA police officer who tasered a 95-year-old woman in a nursing home – after which she died – said he tried to give her “every opportunity to drop the knife” she was carrying, but she had “made her intent clear: she was going to use that knife on anyone that got near her”.Sen Const Kristian James Samuel White tasered great-grandmother

Environmentalists say appointment of Liberty Energy’s Chris Wright highlights US interests ‘driving fracking’ in Northern TerritoryFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDonald Trump’s nomination for energy secretary has connections to fracking operations for gas in the Beetaloo basin in the Northern Territory.Chris Wright is the chief executive of Liberty Energy, a company that provides services to the oil and gas industry across North America. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/18/donald-trump-chris-wright-beetaloo-basin-liberty-energy-tamboran-resources Author : Lisa Cox Publish date : 2024-11-18 01:32:27 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Vehicles damaged on Sydney Harbour Bridge by steel plate dislodged in downpour while heavy rains prompt emergency calls around the stateFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHomes are without power and businesses and cars have been damaged as the clean-up begins after major east coast storms.State Emergency Service volunteers across New South Wales responded to 278 calls for help on Sunday night and Monday morning.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/18/nsw-sydney-storms-power-cut-heavy-rain-victoria-weather Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2024-11-18 00:25:43

Former Sydney radio host – who has previously denied all allegations against him – taken into custody by specialist detectivesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe former Sydney radio host Alan Jones has been arrested by New South Wales police after a “long, thorough, protracted” investigation into alleged indecent assault and sexual touching offences spanning two decades.Child abuse squad detectives arrested the veteran broadcaster and former Wallabies coach about 7.45am on Monday at a unit in Sydney’s Circular Quay. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/18/alan-jones-arrested-alleged-indecent-assaults-ntwnfb Author : Kate

A digital avatar of the king’s head, complete with ‘meticulously researched’ voice, is on display at York Theatre Royal Technology has been used to recreate the voice of the medieval king Richard III, complete with a distinctive Yorkshire accent.A digital avatar of the monarch went on display at York Theatre Royal on Sunday after experts helped to generate a replica of his voice. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/17/technology-used-to-recreate-richard-iiis-voice-with-yorkshire-accent Author : Tom Ambrose and agency Publish date : 2024-11-17 23:46:20 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

California-based Grimmway Farms recalls carrots amid 39 reported illnesses in 18 states, including 15 hospitalizationsA California-based farm is recalling its carrots, including whole and baby organic carrots, following an E coli outbreak that has infected multiple people across the country.In a statement on Saturday, Grimmway Farms in Bakersfield said that it has issued its recall of the carrots “that should no longer be in grocery stores but may be in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers”. The recall comes amid 39 reported E coli infections across 18 states, including 15 hospitalizations and one death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and

PM’s comments come as controversy continues about investigation into Telegraph columnist’s deleted tweetWhat is the Allison Pearson ‘racist’ tweet incident all about?Responding to tweets should not be the police’s first priority and forces should “concentrate on what matters most to their communities”, the prime minister has said, as Essex police investigate an allegation of inciting racial hatred by the Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson for allegedly posting a message on X labelling protesters as “Jew haters”.Keir Starmer said he would defend the police’s right to make operational decisions, and said they would be “held to account” for them. Continue reading... Source

PM ‘absolutely confident’ that ‘vast majority’ of farms will be exempt as union prepares protests in LondonKeir Starmer has vehemently defended the imposition of inheritance tax on farms, as a new analysis suggested farmers are being increasingly squeezed out of the market for agricultural land by wealthy investors.Amid an battle between the government and the National Farmer’s Union (NFU) over what proportion of farms could be affected by the change, announced in last month’s budget, Starmer said he was “absolutely confident” that the overwhelming majority of farmers would be exempt. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/17/keir-starmer-defends-inheritance-tax-change-amid-farmers-outrage Author : Peter Walker

Richard Besser criticizes Trump’s health secretary pick, and says falsely linking vaccines to autism is a ‘cruel thing to do’The former acting director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has criticized Robert F Kennedy Jr’s nomination by Donald Trump as secretary of the country’s health and human services (HHS), calling his false vaccine theories “cruel”.In a new interview on ABC, Richard Besser, who led the CDC during Barack Obama’s administration, called Kennedy’s push to falsely link vaccines to autism a “cruel thing to do”, adding, “There are things we do for our own health, but there are

Man, 23, in custody after stabbings in Moss Side on Sunday morning, which are being treated as isolated incidentA man in his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of a double murder after two men were fatally stabbed in Manchester.Police said they were called to Great Southern Street in the Moss Side area of the city at about 5am on Sunday, responding to reports of two people being stabbed. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/17/police-make-arrest-after-two-men-fatally-stabbed-in-manchester Author : Mark Brown North of England correspondent Publish date : 2024-11-17 19:57:30 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The prime minister is expected to meet Xi Jinping in the wings of the international gathering. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHappy Monday, and welcome back to the Australian politics live blog as we enter the final two sitting weeks of this year’s parliament. There are more than 30 pieces of legislation set to be considered this fortnight, which could shape the looming election, just months away.Questions remain as to whether – or how – the government will negotiate its bills that remain stalled in the Senate, with the prime minister declaring

Ukraine orders nationwide energy rationing after more than 200 missiles and drones used in attack that killed seven peopleRussia launched more than 200 missile and drones at Ukraine’s energy grid overnight and in the early morning, killing seven people in its largest-scale attack in months, and forcing the country to announce nationwide electricity rationing from Monday.Ukrenergo, Ukraine’s principal energy supplier, said blackouts and consumption restrictions would be introduced “in all regions” as engineers tried to repair as much of the damage to power facilities as possible. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/17/russia-targets-ukraines-power-grid-in-biggest-missile-strike-in-months-officials-say Author : Dan Sabbagh in Kyiv Publish date

Pankaj Lamba is the main suspect in death of Harshita Brella of Corby, whose body was discovered in IlfordAn international manhunt is under way for the husband of a woman who police believe was murdered and whose body was found in the boot of a car.On Sunday Northamptonshire police named Pankaj Lamba as the prime suspect in the murder of 24-year-old Harshita Brella of Corby. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/17/international-manhunt-begins-for-husband-pankaj-lamba-of-woman-harshita-brella-found-dead-in-car-boot Author : Tom Ambrose Publish date : 2024-11-17 18:14:20 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Challenging finances and polarised political landscape blamed for closure after nearly decade of activismMembers of the Women’s Equality party (WEP) have voted to dissolve the organisation after nearly a decade of activism, with its leaders blaming challenging finances and a more polarised political landscape.The move, backed by the WEP’s leader, Mandu Reid, and the party co-founders Catherine Mayer and Sandi Toksvig, was supported by 78% of members at the special conference, narrowly above the three-quarters majority needed for it to pass. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/nov/17/womens-equality-party-wep-members-vote-dissolve-organisation Author : Peter Walker Senior political correspondent Publish date : 2024-11-17 17:49:56 Copyright

Peter Hegseth, pick for defense department, says encounter was consensual but woman was paid undisclosed sumPeter Hegseth, the military veteran, Fox & Friends chat host and Donald Trump’s pick to head the department of defense, reportedly paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault – an encounter that he insists was consensual.According to the Washington Post, the unnamed woman was paid an unknown sum after signing a nondisclosure agreement. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/17/trump-defense-pick-pete-hegseth-sexual-assault-allegations Author : Guardian Staff Publish date : 2024-11-17 16:51:24 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Extremists, including Tommy Robinson allies, expected to attend but organisers say they want event to be nonpolitical Far-right groups are seeking to hijack the farmers’ protest against tax changes introduced by the chancellor, Rachel Reeves.Extremists, including close associates of Tommy Robinson, have been using social media to urge supporters to turn up at the protest in London on Tuesday, as farming leaders sought to remind those attending of their responsibilities. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/17/far-right-groups-plan-to-hijack-farmers-protest-in-london-against-tax-changes Author : Ben Quinn and Helena Horton Publish date : 2024-11-17 16:29:41 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Claims management company expects claims over collapsed Neil Woodford fund to exceed £200mMore than 5,000 people who invested in Neil Woodford’s collapsed equity fund are suing Hargreaves Lansdown, claiming that the investment platform was still promoting the fund even when it was aware of its problems.The number of people suing Hargreaves Lansdown, the UK’s largest investment site, has almost doubled in the past two years, according to the claims management firm RGL Management. Two years ago the number of people taking part stood at 2,750. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/17/leap-number-investors-suing-hargreaves-lansdown-neil-woodford Author : Julia Kollewe Publish date : 2024-11-17 15:28:49

Attorneys and lawmakers who oppose pardons for Capito rioters would not be able to stop him, legal analysts warnlf Donald Trump follows through on his promise to pardon people who participated in the January 6 riot at the US Capitol, attorneys and lawmakers who oppose such moves would not be able to stop him, according to legal experts.If Trump does issue the pardons, it could indicate to many of his supporters that there was nothing illegal about the riot to prevent the peaceful transfer of power, and would undermine the US constitution, the experts said. Continue reading... Source link :

Minor party’s offer, which includes ban on native-forest logging, represents its second concession on stalled legislation in less than a weekGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Greens have dropped their demand for a climate trigger to be incorporated in the government’s stalled Nature Positive legislation, indicating they are now prepared to pass the bills in return for a Australia-wide ban on native-forest logging alone.The party has previously refused to support Labor’s legislation, insisting that both a climate trigger and forest-logging ban must be included.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link

Americans who elected a leftist Democrat and a Republican president say the pair share an anti-establishment spiritPolitics makes for strange bedfellows. US political minds will be reminding themselves of this fact as the dust settles on America’s election, with some results showing that a few voters were able to simultaneously support Donald Trump and progressive-leaning Democratic candidates.In the Bronx in New York, a strongly Black, Asian and Latino community, Trump’s support jumped 11 points to 33% over 2020, one of the largest margins citywide. At the same time, the leftwing firebrand Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez secured 68.9% of the vote, returning

Mohammed Afif killed in first Israeli airstrike on central Beirut in more than a month, official saysWilliam Christou reports for the Guardian from Beirut on the strike by Israeli forces on a Ba’ath party center in Ras al-Nabaa, central Beirut, on Sunday afternoon, the first strike on central Beirut in over a month:The attack on the busy residential neighbourhood came without warning, and appeared to cause damage to neighbouring buildings.The strike comes as Israel intensifies its airstrikes across Lebanon as Lebanese officials prepare to give their response to an Israeli ceasefire proposal on Monday. The Israeli military issued a series

Attack in Beit Lahiya follows reports of deadly attacks elsewhere in territory as Israel also strikes targets in Lebanon Dozens of Palestinians have been killed or injured by an Israeli strike on a multistorey residential building in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza, local medics and officials in the territory have said.The government media office in Gaza, which is run by Hamas, put the number of those killed at 72. It said the strike on Sunday morning hit a residential building that housed six families. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/17/dozens-reported-killed-israeli-airstrike-residential-building-north-gaza Author : Jason Burke in Jerusalem Publish date : 2024-11-17 12:11:35

Brown bears, introduced into Trentino province 20 years ago, have begun to clash with the local human populationFranca Gherardini used to cherish the sublime views from her home in Caldes, a village surrounded by forests on the slopes of the Brenta Dolomites in northern Italy’s Trentino province.But now she tries to shut out the scene as much as possible, rolling down the window canopy in the morning to avoid looking towards the area where her son, Andrea Papi, 26, was killed by a bear. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/17/how-fatal-bear-attack-led-italian-comune-rally-against-rewilding Author : Angela Giuffrida in Caldes Publish date : 2024-11-17