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A week before Christmas 1972, when I was a newly elected 30-year-old United States senator, excited to be down in Washington DC interviewing staff, I got a call. My wife Neilia and our 18-month-old daughter Naomi had died in a car accident while out shopping. Our sons Beau and Hunter had been in the car, … Read more
Labour was facing a new civil war last night as Left-wing MPs and the party’s biggest union backer attacked Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to deny Jeremy Corbyn the whip. Sir Keir said his predecessor had ‘undermined’ work to restore trust in Labour’s ability to tackle anti-Semitism. Mr Corbyn was suspended as a Labour member last month … Read more
A new mum has revealed her fury after her ex-partner who she shares custody with dropped off the wrong baby. The anonymous woman, believed to be from the UK, took to Reddit, to explain how she was in the middle of a work call when her son’s father dropped the 17-month old baby at her … Read more
Global markets were plunged into turmoil as Covid cases surged in Europe and the US. Wall Street followed European indexes into the red as fears rose that spiking infection rates will lead to tougher restrictions, piling more pressure onto damaged economies and killing off more businesses. The Dow Jones fell by 2.3 per cent, while … Read more
Tories in turmoil over Marcus Rashford’s free school meals drive as MPs spark outrage and Downing Street refuses to back down – but poll shows 71% of voters support the footballer’s campaign Downing Street said it would not back down on the free school meals campaign Two Tory MPs criticised for controversial remarks about Marcus … Read more
Elon Musk has kept a tight lid on his brain chip startup Neuralink, but the billionaire is set to ‘show neurons firing in real-time on August 28.’ The unveiling will be a major event for the firm, but according former Neuralink employees the progress has come at a cost. Ex-staff members told STAT that the … Read more
Now gold is tipped to reach $3,500 an ounce as stock market turmoil forces investors to seek out safe havens By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 5 August 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 5 August 2020 Gold prices soared to record highs after breaking through the $2,000 an ounce mark for … Read more
Kim Kardashian shared several family photos as she continues grappling with problems in her marriage to Kanye West. In her first photos since Kanye’s wild presidential rally last week, Kim posted two snaps which appeared to have been taken at Khloe Kardashian’s birthday last month, including one of herself with her daughter North, seven, and … Read more
Banks caught in crossfire over Hong Kong turmoil: HSBC and Standard Chartered facing threat of US sanctions By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 2 July 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 2 July 2020 Pressure is mounting on HSBC and Standard Chartered as the banks find themselves ‘caught in the crossfire’ of … Read more
This year’s events may be a surprise to many Americans, but one scientist predicted predicted the current political, economic and social instability a decade ago. Peter Turchin, a researcher at the University of Connecticut, published a paper in 2010 forecasting that these instabilities would peak around the year 2020. He highlights a rise in public … Read more