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Hung parliament and quarrels among allies have brought back traumatic memories of government instability

More employers pause buyout plans with insurers after improvements to scheme funding positions

Billionaire investor plans to use social media and Buffett-like annual meeting to connect with investors

The EU says its pioneering legislation will protect humans from AI’s dangers. Critics say it is undercooked and will stifle innovation

Law firm’s hiring spree of ‘top-notch’ talent helps it pull away from ‘magic circle’ rivals in world’s biggest legal market

Lawrence Gosden’s total pay rises to £764,000 even as company is ordered to rewrite ‘inadequate’ business plan

Comparisons with the last days of the Soviet Union are revealing

A new focus on rehabilitation may be scuppered by public concern

A young migrant runs through the Peace Oasis of the Holy Spirit Amparito shelter where migrants sleep on the floor on mats in Villahermosa, Mexico, late Friday, June 7, 2024. After the head of Mexico's immigration agency ordered a halt to deportations in December, migrants have been left in limbo as authorities round up migrants across the country and dump them in the southern Mexican cities of Villahermosa and Tapachula. (Photo by Felix Marquez/AP Photo)

Take a look at some editorial cartoons from across the U.S. and world.

Big US tech companies are not the only growth story in town

Take this Bose portable speaker everywhere you go and receive a discount during Amazon Prime Day.

Exorbitant costs, carbon emissions, and time management are some of the reasons for scrapping the monthly commute of the entire European Parliament to Strasbourg, according to advocates of the idea. However, the dual residency of the institution is deeply rooted in European history and is actively supported by activists in the French city.

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This is part 2 in a series.    Read part 1 here. The Indispensable Nation meme originates not in the universal condition of mankind and the nation-states into which it has been partitioned. Instead, it stems from an erroneous take on the one-time, flukish and historically aberrant circumstances of the 20th century that gave raise to giant totalitarian states in Hitler’s … Continue reading "Living With Wilson’s Folly Over 100 Years Later"

Christianity has so overtaken and reshaped the lifestyle of the Igbo people of Nigeria that it is hard to say for certain what is originally Igbo and what is not. The fact that the Igbo – like many pre-colonial African societies – did not have an organised system of writing on paper and storing in

The summer Amazon Prime Day shopping event with a massive selection of price drops across every product category you can imagine. The Samsung, Google, OnePlus, and Motorola tech deals are here, but we are expecting a whole lot more as we push through day one of the summer Prime event and then another drop for day two as well. The deals also already include smart home tech, smart TVs, e-bikes, fashion offers, PC gaming gear, and well, the list is near endless, and it’s only going to get even more extensive as the day rolls on. Читать дальше...

Democrats should have known what they had in Biden, and they should have known — and many did know — that he was in no condition to remain president for another 4½ years.

Republicans aimed for unity in the wake of Trump's assassination attempt, but also fell back into old attacks on the first night of the convention.

Americas GE Aerospace has demonstrated a dual-mode Ramjet (DMRJ) engine that could enable the development of more efficient long-range hypersonic aircraft and missiles. A threefold airflow increase was demonstrated by the engine compared to previous hypersonic demonstrators, according to the company. Testing began at an Evendale, Ohio, testing facility in March just 11 months after the launch of design efforts. Louisiana-based Bollinger Shipyards has joined a trilateral project between the US, Canada... Читать дальше...

Choice of Vance gives his base another reason to be enthusiastic.

Global Health Ltd. key Products/Revenue Segments include Hospital Services, Pharmaceuticals and Other Operating Revenue for the year ending 31-Mar-2023.

Here are some hints to help you win Wordle #1,123.

Joe Biden sat down for an interview with NBC’s Lester Holt to discuss the assassination attempt against President Trump.

This year, Transport Topics is honoring trucking professionals who served communities in need. While natural disasters and catastrophic disruptions occurred around the country, a few remarkable individuals endeavored to lend aid to their neighbors and deliver needed supplies. If you have a hero in your life who offered tremendous support to your community this year, nominate them to be the next Trucking′s Frontline Hero