The Israelis certainly owe Bret Stephens a favour. Yesterday, The New York Times opinion columnist took to the pages of the United States newspaper of record to promote his latest deranged argument, headlined: “No, Israel Is Not Committing Genocide in Gaza”. Never mind that numerous global institutions, ranging from various United Nations bodies to Amnesty […]
EPA US House Speaker Mike Johnson announced an early adjournment of the chamber, stalling efforts to force the release of documents related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. The move delays a politically fraught vote on the matter until September amid growing bipartisan pressure for transparency. It followed a key committee vote to subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell, […]
Dearbail Jordan & Esme Stallard BBC News Getty Images Water bills have to rise steeply to make up for years of underinvestment, a major review into the state of the water industry in England and Wales has found. The long-awaited Independent Water Commission report found there had been pressure to keep household prices low for […]
There is an ongoing staffing crunch at the Social Security Administration. Here is one of the agency’s field offices, on Staten Island, N.Y. Olga Ginzburg for Newsportu hide caption toggle caption Olga Ginzburg for Newsportu The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently reassigned a small share of its field office employees in an effort to bring […]
BBC Dr Emily Jones returned to work after learning that she may have a cancerous lump in her abdomen A GP has said she kept on working through a cancer scare because otherwise her patients would not have been seen due to staffing issues made worse by funding. Dr Emily Jones is not alone feeling […]
The project on a river that runs through Tibet and India downstream could dwarf the Three Gorges Dam when completed. China has started building a mega-dam on the Yarlung Zangbo River in Tibet, which could become the world’s largest source of hydroelectric power when completed, according to Chinese officials. The mega-project in the foothills of […]
Chris Craddock BBC Jersey communities reporter BBC Sports groups like Skateboard Jersey were at ‘Every Girl Moves’ Girls have been encouraged to get involved in different sports at an event where they could have a go at a range of them. The ‘Every Girl Moves’ event was held at Les Quennevais School on Monday with […]
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. sits speaks on the telephone after encountering a white mob protesting against the Freedom Riders in Montgomery, Alabama, May 26, 1961. On Monday, the Trump administration released a trove of records about King’s assassination. Express Newspapers/Getty Images/Hulton Archive hide caption toggle caption Express Newspapers/Getty Images/Hulton Archive Newsportual Archives has published […]
A row has broken out between NHS England bosses and the British Medical Association over the level of cover that will be made available during a five-day strike by doctors. NHS England has ordered hospitals to only cancel non-urgent care, such as hip and knee operations, in exceptional circumstances. But the BMA has warned this […]
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