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Police officers in England and Wales must hold a work licence or face the sack, the Home Office has announced. Officers must also renew the Licence to Practise over the course of their career. The plans, which come as part of reforms set to be announced by the Home Office, are designed to teach officers…
Right now, as you read this, Iranian protesters are facing live ammunition in Tehranβs streets. Women risk execution for removing their hijabs. Some 12,000 to 20,000 people are feared dead from the protest crackdown. The regime is vulnerable, weakened by strikes on its nuclear program, facing economic collapse, confronting a population that has repeatedly chosen…
Marcus Alvarado, saying he had lost his love for baseball after dealing with constant complaints from parents, has resigned as baseball coach at Chatsworth High, where he guided the Chancellors to a 2022 City Section Open Division championship at Dodger Stadium. βIβm just tired about hearing parents complain,β he said Friday. βWe call it travel…
Switzerland has been neutral ground in the heart of Europe for more than 500 years. This week, Davos provided a safe space for a full-frontal assault on the continent’s economic and political model that will be felt long after the canapes are cleared. The World Economic Forum has always relied on a political presence to…
The Academy Foundation earlier this month laid off all five staffers with its Oral History Projects team, effectively dissolving the department responsible for conducting and preserving interviews with notable members of the film industry. Two of those laid off were transitioned into different union roles within the Academy Foundation, the organization confirmed, Friday. The layoffs…
Senior Tories claim the government is in retreat on its controversial Chagos Islands handover, after the latest showdown in parliament was unexpectedly postponed. The government has withdrawn a debate and votes in the House of Lords due on Monday in the latest round of parliamentary “ping pong” on the Chagos legislation. Welcoming the move, a…
The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to stop demanding medical records that identify young patients who received gender-affirming care from Childrenβs Hospital Los Angeles, ending a legal standoff with families who sued to block a subpoena that some feared would be used to criminally prosecute the parents of transgender kids. The agreement, filed in…
Trinity Rodman has re-signed with the Washington Spirit, ending a months-long saga that led the NWSL to adjust its salary cap rules in order to retain one of its biggest stars. Financial details of the three-year contract werenβt released, but ESPN reports that the deal is worth more than $2 million annually, including bonuses, making…
TalkTalk Group has kicked off talks with prospective bidders for divisions including one of Britain’s biggest consumer internet providers. Sky News has learnt that TalkTalk, which supplies landline and broadband services to about 1.7 million UK customers, has begun discussions with potential buyers in the last few days. The initiation of talks comes about four…
The long and winding road over the fate of TikTok β the enormously popular social video platform that has been a force in American youth culture and entertainment β has come to an end. After years of questions about TikTokβs future in America, the social media platform and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, have finalized…
