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cited by Reuters on Wednesday.
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Counterfeit weight loss drugs sold online, feeding demand for cheaper
options
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Slickly designed websites. Unbelievable markdowns. A simple online
search for semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic or Wegovy,
can lead consumers down a rabbit hole of seemingly reputable online
pharmacies in search of weight loss drugs at a discounted price.
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Supreme Court overrules 1967 verdict, refrains from deciding whether
Aligarh Muslim University is a minority institution
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The Supreme Court on Friday (November 8, 2024) overruled a 1967
verdict that held that the Aligarh Muslim University could not be
considered a minority institution as it is a central university.
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How to Grow a Forest: It Takes More Than Just Planting Trees
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Trees and forests are often seen as symbolic of nature, and for good
reason: They are vitally important to both the planet and to people.
More than three-quarters of the world?s terrestrial biodiversity
occurs in forests.
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The Dead Hang Delight: How This Quick, Surprisingly Simple Exercise
Can Change Your Life
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Would you like to strengthen your upper body and core muscles, while
improving your flexibility and breathing? Here?s how to do it.
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This Man Owns The World?s Most Advanced Private Air Force After Buying
46 F/A-18 Hornets
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A conversation with the owner of Air USA about probably the most
incredible private aircraft purchase of all time and the future of his
adversary business.
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12 Literary Plagiarism Scandals, Ranked
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From Hellen Keller to Jonah Lehrer, some more legitimate than others.
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The Secret to a Meaningful Life is Simpler Than You Think
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Unhappy people fail to recognize what matters, instead becoming overly
focused on what they believe is missing from their existence.
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The Biggest Obstacles to Innovation in Large Companies
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It turns out that the word ?innovation? is not a Harry Potter-esque
magical incantation that, once spoken, renders companies more
inventive, creative, and entrepreneurial. The word can be uttered by a
CEO speaking to employees or Wall Street analysts.
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Book Clubs and the Blitz: How WWII Britons Kept Calm and Got Reading
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Books were an important weapon on the home front.
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The Google, Samsung, Qualcomm XR devices are coming in 2025,
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not in 2024 if you were holding out hope. The apparent delay of the
AI-infused eXtended Reality (XR) headsets manufactured by Samsung
comes courtesy ofa slide from Sammy?s official earnings release.
Work
Endangered icebergs and melting glaciers are prompting the rise of
?last-chance tourism? in Greenland
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?The effects of global heating are at their most pronounced in the
Arctic,? Michael Hall, a University of Canterbury professor and
tourism expert, told AFP.
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The CPO of Lattice says CHROs need to rethink their CEO relationships:
?Alignment doesn?t necessarily mean agreement?
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A successful CHRO-CEO relationship has perhaps never been more
important. Together, they can create a solid company culture, attract
top talent, and help employees become more engaged. But getting other
C-suite executives to listen to ideas, much less implement your
policies, can be tricky.
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The Trump administration transition starts now. Here?s what to know
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WASHINGTON (AP) ? Donald Trump?s impending return to the White House
means he?ll want to stand up an entirely new administration from the
one that served under President Joe Biden.
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Inside the NBA Arena That?s Trying to Change How Fans Cheer
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The Los Angeles Clippers? Intuit Dome rewards fans for passion ? and
boasts more technology (and toilets) than anywhere else.
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Will South Africa Become First Country to Accept Controversial Form of
Human Genome Editing?
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Researchers have voiced concerns after South Africa updated its
health-research ethics guidelines to include a new section on
heritable (or germline) human genome editing.
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Foreign firms pull more money from China?s slowing economy
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BEIJING ? Foreign companies pulled more money from China last quarter,
a sign that some investors are still pessimistic even as Beijing rolls
out stimulus measures aimed at stabilising growth. China?s direct
investment liabilities in its balance of payments dropped US$8.1
billion (S$10.
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Why luxury cheese is being targeted by black market criminals
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When dairy farmer Patrick Holden sat down at his kitchen table to read
his emails one day in July, he couldn?t believe his luck. A buyer, who
claimed to represent a French supermarket chain, wanted to buy 22
tonnes of Hafod, his specialist cheddar.
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UK, US carry out air strikes on Yemen, including Sanaa
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The United States and the United Kingdom have launched air strikes in
Yemen, including the capital, Sanaa, a television station run by the
Houthi rebel group has reported, with the Pentagon saying it targeted
advanced weapons storage facilities in the raids.
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LIVE: Israeli attack kills dozens in Gaza, including children
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A predawn strike by Israeli forces on northern Gaza?s Jabalia refugee
camp kills 33, including 13 children. UNRWA says ?famine is likely
happening in northern Gaza? as a doctor flags ?alarming cases of
malnutrition? among children and adults.
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Sting operations, whistle-blowers and detailed menus: China doubles
down on food safety
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CHONGQING ? Eateries in south-western Chongqing will soon have to let
their customers know how their dishes are prepared, including the
ingredients used, right down to the exact parts of the livestock.
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Spain floods: Protesters demand resignation of Valencia leader for
bungling flood response
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Protesters filled the centre of Valencia demanding the resignation of
regional government leader Carlos Mazon, the news agency Reuters
reported on Sunday (Nov 10).
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Spike in bad customer behaviour in Japan sees firms like 7-Eleven push
back
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The Japanese are often said to be well regarded for their etiquette
and social graces. But if this is especially true for those working in
Japan?s service industry, the same cannot always be said of their
customers.
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'SNL' shares its message to Trump after his election win
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"Two of the most polar-opposite people ever. It's like, 'Oh, let's
see, what does the orange bigot have to say? What about the real
estate agent who speaks through her nose?'" Burr added, doing his
impression of an undecided voter.
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Clark Atlanta to face Miles College for SIAC football title in
Fairfield, Alabama
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Clark Atlanta University Panthers secure spot in SIAC title game with
victory over Morehouse College. Read about their journey to the
championship.
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Monarch's dominant D ushers in football program's first playoff win
since 2013
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LAFAYETTE: Monarch’s Riley Montemayor throws a pass against Green
Mountain in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs at Spangenberg
Field Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Photo by Brent W. New/BoCoPreps.com)
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CU Buffs vs. Texas Tech quick hits: Coach Prime's team now has clear
path to College Football Playoff thanks to Robert Livingston's defense
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Complete control: The scoreboard in Lubbock wasn’t the only one that
went CU’s way on Saturday. With Kansas upsetting No. 17 Iowa State
45-36 in Kansas City, the Buffs’ path to the Big 12 championship
game is now this simple: Win out and CU will be playing for a
conference championship and likely a College Football Playoff berth on
Dec. 7 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Who would’ve seen that
coming before Shedeur Sanders’ Hail Mary against Baylor?
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Renck: 2015 Broncos showed how to make Arrowhead Stadium "go silent."
What can Bo Nix, current team learn from it?
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“When the Broncos go there now, the Chiefs don’t respect us at all
anymore. They’ve got us in a headlock. But it doesn’t have to stay
that way,” Chris Harris said. “It would be huge to get a win. We
did it. And all I can say is to shut that whole crowd up, to hear that
stadium go silent, there is nothing like it.”
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CSU Pueblo takes down Colorado Mines to claim RMAC football title
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The Thunderwolves totaled six sacks on the game as Mines struggled on
third and fourth down, converting 4 of 16 attempts on the former and 1
of 4 on the latter. They also picked off Mines quarterback Joseph
Capra twice, including on the Orediggers’ last drive of the game.
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Keeler: CU Buffs, Travis Hunter overcome trashy Texas Tech fans, Big
12 refs, tortillas to control College Football Playoff destiny
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Rock Chalk in Kansas City will be the Buffs’ problem in two weeks,
although it’s a delicious one. Because CU controls its own destiny
now. And said destiny is on the express lane to Dallas, Coach
Prime’s backyard, and to a berth in the Big 12 title game.
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Avalanche stars power stunning surge, comeback victory against
Hurricanes
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The Avs are still without key forwards but should get a couple of them
back this week. They believe Valeri Nichushkin will play Nov. 15
against the Capitals, assuming his full reinstatement hearing with the
league goes as they hope. And Jonathan Drouin could return before that
from an upper-body injury.
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Today in History: November 10, "Sesame Street" debuts
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In 2021, Kyle Rittenhouse took the stand in his murder trial,
testifying that he was under attack and acting in self-defense when he
shot and killed two men and wounded a third during a turbulent night
of street protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (He would be acquitted of
all charges.)
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$28M 'library of the future' opens in Pacific Highlands Ranch
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The project was paid for using developer fees in four neighborhood
Facility Benefit Assessment funds: Black Mountain Ranch, Del Mar Mesa,
Pacific Highlands Ranch and Torrey Highlands. Idea lab supplies are
being paid for using donations from Friends of the Pacific Highlands
Ranch Public Library, which are matched by the city, Jones said.
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'I Can Still Recall One Subway Ride I Took After Moving to New York'
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A trip with an unusual passenger, voices from a Brooklyn past and more
reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
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What a Trump Presidency Might Mean for Mayor Adams's Criminal Case
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“I don’t think it’s fitting to anyone to state that the former
president is equal to being Hitler,” said Mr. Adams, who was
briefing reporters about security plans ahead of Mr. Trump’s rally
at Madison Square Garden last month.
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Hochul, in Unwanted Position, Says She Is Ready to Work With Trump
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It was a sharp tone shift away from that of other prominent Democratic
governors. Gov. Gavin Newsom of California quickly stepped back into
the role of opposition leader, announcing a special legislative
session “to safeguard California values and fundamental rights.”
In Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker mocked Mr. Trump’s competence and
vowed to be “a warrior” for Democratic values. “You come for my
people, you come through me,” he said.
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Buffalo Bills Fans Buy Municipal Bonds to Help Fund New Stadium
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Kevin Hardwick, the Erie County comptroller, thought Bills fans, among
the most devoted in the N.F.L., would like a chance to buy some of
these bonds. They wouldn’t be able to call themselves “owners”
like fans of the Green Bay Packers, a publicly owned team that issues
essentially worthless stock to its shareholders. But he thought fans
could express their loyalty and make a prudent investment by buying a
bond or two.
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If You Invested $1,000 In Bitcoin When Jay-Z & Jack Dorsey Opened The
Bitcoin Academy, Here's How Much You'd Have Now
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Arrived Home's Private Credit Fund’s has historically paid an
annualized dividend yield of 8.1%*, which provides access to a pool of
short-term loans backed by residential real estate. The best part?
Unlike other private credit funds, this one has a minimum investment
of only $100.
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Trump Victory Signals 'Golden Era' For Crypto, Says Binance CEO As
Bitcoin Tops $79K For First Time
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Price Action: Bitcoin is trading at $79,167 on Sunday night, marking a
15.45% increase over the past week, according to data from Benzinga
Pro. BTC surpassed the $79,000 threshold for the first time.
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NextEra Energy CEO Says NuScale Energy's Business Model Isn't
Worthwhile
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Reuben Gregg Brewer has no position in any of the stocks mentioned.
The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends NextEra Energy. The
Motley Fool recommends NuScale Power. The Motley Fool has a disclosure
policy.
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Bitcoin on Cusp of $80,000 for First Time on Optimism Over Trump
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“Trump has promised supportive regulation, and the sweep of the
House and the Senate makes the passage of crypto bills much more
likely,” wrote Noelle Acheson, author of the Crypto Is Macro Now
newsletter.
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Bitcoin Smashes $79K in Bullish Weekend Pump, With $280M Bearish Bets
Liquidated
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A liquidation occurs when an exchange forcefully closes a trader's
leveraged position due to the trader's inability to meet the margin
requirements. Large-scale liquidations can indicate market extremes,
like panic selling or buying. A cascade of liquidations might suggest
a market turning point, where a price reversal could be imminent due
to an overreaction in market sentiment.
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Foreign Firms Pull More Money From China's Slowing Economy
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Chinese companies such as BYD Co. have been rapidly increasing their
overseas footprint to secure raw materials and build up production
capacity in foreign markets. That trend is likely to continue and
expand, as more countries put tariffs on some Chinese exports such as
steel and the US threatens to impose punitive tariffs on all Chinese
goods.
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Exclusive-US ordered TSMC to halt shipments to China of chips used in
AI applications, source says
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The U.S. has been delayed in updating rules on tech exports to China.
As Reuters reported in July, the Biden administration drafted new
rules on some foreign exports of chipmaking equipment and planned to
add about 120 Chinese companies to the Commerce Department's
restricted entity list, including chipmaking factories, toolmakers,
and related companies.
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Anti-Trump protests erupt across US from New York City to Seattle
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“We are afraid of what’s coming, but we are not going to back
down,” Steve Capri, an organizer with Socialist Alternative, told
WPXI TV. “Trump is an attack on all of us so we need to unite, we
need to get organized, join movements, study and learn together.”
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Republicans on the verge of clinching control of the US House
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Republican senators will decide next week who will serve as the
party’s leader in the Senate in 2025, with John Thune, John Cornyn
and Rick Scott vying for the job. On Saturday, Senators Bill Hagerty
and Rand Paul endorsed Scott over the more senior Thune and Cornyn,
who have been viewed as favorites.
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Trump wins Arizona to clinch sweep of seven battleground states
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Associated Press declares Trump victory in state, giving him expected
final total of 312 electoral college votes
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'He hears me': Trump's Wall Street fixer prepares to assemble obedient
administration
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During a recent two-hour podcast appearance, Lutnick was in the midst
of a detailed account of his ascent in finance when he stopped to
describe his relationship with Trump. "He hears me," Lutnick said of
the president-elect. "He doesn't always listen to what I say. He
didn't always do what I say. But he hears me."
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Donald Trump wins Arizona as US House moves closer to Republican
control ? US politics live
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An employee at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) has been
fired from her job and is being investigated because she told a
disaster relief team she was directing in Florida after Hurricane
Milton to avoid homes displaying election campaign signs supporting
Trump, conduct that the agency head on Saturday called
"reprehensible".
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Plans for a new national park in Wales met with opposition from local
residents
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The current consultation on a new national park states it would have
the secure funding and planning to address problems such as nature
restoration and the climate crisis. "The climate is changing ⦠and
unless we give national parks the opportunity to address this crisis
we're all going to be in trouble," said Roberts.
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King Charles to lay wreath and lead nation in Remembrance Sunday
silence
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Philippa Rawlinson, the director of remembrance at the Royal British
Legion, said: “We owe those who choose to serve in the armed forces
our gratitude and this weekend we encourage people to take a moment to
reflect and remember their service.”
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New film unravels mystery of the Russian 'spy whale'
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Hvaldimir was found dead earlier this year by two men fishing in
Risavika Bay, southern Norway. Police opened an investigation after
animal rights groups claimed he had been shot. However, an autopsy
showed he had died after a stick became lodged in his mouth.
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Cambridge could lose city centre cows if council cuts out-of-hours
rescue service
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Cambridge city councillor Simon Smith said the council needed to save
£6m annually to balance its books, due to its “substantial and
growing budget deficit”. “There are difficult decisions to be
made,” he said, and urged residents to participate in the
consultation online. “The pinder service is just one of many
services we are consulting on.”
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Stefanos Kasselakis, ousted leader of Greece's Syriza, leaves party to
launch new movement
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They openly derided him for his "post-politics" and one prominent
party person even compared him to former US president Donald Trump and
comedian Beppe Grillo, founder of the populist Five Star party in
Italy.
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Deleted tweets, missed warnings and calls for the 'hangman': the
bitter political fallout from Spain's floods
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As well as the videos of cars spinning helplessly along torrents of
mud-coloured water and pictures of sodden piles of furniture, one of
the abiding images of the disaster will âbe of the thousands of
broom-and-bucket clutching volunteers crossing a bridge in Valencia to
reach those in need. When the waters finally recede and the last
bodies have been reclaimed from the mud, their actions, at least, will
be beyond reproach.
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