WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week and while layoffs remain low, it was the fifth consecutive week that claims topped the 230,000 mark. Applications for jobless aid for the week ending July 2 rose to 235,000, up 4,000 from the previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. First-time applications generally track with the number of […]
Read moreA new version of omicron is dominant in the U.S. The coronavirus subvariant known as BA.5 accounted for nearly 54% of the country's Covid cases as of Saturday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A similar subvariant, BA.4, makes up 17% more. "They're taking over, so clearly they're more contagious than earlier variants of omicron," said David […]
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Is this the most brutal man in politics? How Nadhim Zahawi – who plunged the final knife in Boris just a DAY after being made Chancellor – has ‘been secretly plotting his own leadership bid for months’ (…with the PM’s campaign guru) Former health minister Nadhim Zahawi was to role of Chancellor after Rishi Sunak quit on Tuesday evening Yesterday […]
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Senior £180,000-a-year UK executive sacked by Russian billionaire behind Stolichnaya vodka after he objected to ‘brutal’ 30% staff pay cuts at profit-making alcohol firm during pandemic wins £1.6m in unfair dismissal claim Vlad Zabelin was fired over the phone for complaining about salary reductions Vodka boss Yuri Shefler cut the pay of 2,000 workers despite good performance Mr Zabelin wins […]
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Boris Johnson’s world continues to crumble around him, with a raft of cabinet and government resignations making Wednesday (July 6) a historic day in Parliament. And if a succession of MPs seemingly deserting a sinking ship isn’t bad enough, even Larry the Cat, Downing Street’s resident ‘Chief Mouser’, has also stuck the boot in. Footage released on Larry’s parody Twitter […]
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EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: When Lord McDonald called time on Boris Johnson When Boris Johnson quit as foreign secretary in 2018, Lord McDonald showed enthusiasm beyond the call of duty to have him ousted from his official Carlton Gardens residence by demanding his telephone and a timetable for his departure. According to biographer Tom Bower, Foreign Office boss McDonald emailed that Boris […]
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A Denver police officer arrested an innocent man because he failed to fully investigate a drunk driving incident, causing the man to spend thousands of dollars on legal fees to fight the charge. Officer Ryan Okken on June 14 received a 40-day suspension for his failure in that incident, according to disciplinary records obtained by The Denver Post through a […]
Read moreWASHINGTON – The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol last year has called its next hearing for July 12 where it is expected to lay out evidence on how the pro-Trump mob was organized, assembled and financed. The public hearing, the panel’s seventh, is set for 10 a.m. EDT. No witnesses have been unveiled. But one […]
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A WOMAN who shot dead her husband and cut up his body after he vowed to force her daughter and granddaughter into prostitution has been freed. Mafalda Secreto, 65, admitted shooting brutal Jose Luis Arena in the face after repeated violence and intimidation, an Argentine court heard. During their relationship, he forced her to sleep with men for money and […]
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