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Slide over, Steve Garvey. It appears another former Major League Baseball slugger with Southland ties will run for political office. Mark Teixeira, who batted a robust .358 in a two-month stint with the Angels in 2008 before signing a longterm lucrative contract with the New York Yankees, announced his campaign for Texas’ 21st Congressional District…
Rachel Reeves will stress the need for “hard work matched by fair reward” when she unveils plans for a “youth guarantee” to drive down unemployment. The chancellor will make the case for a society founded on “contribution” in her speech at Labour‘s annual conference in Liverpool today. She is expected to confirm plans for every…
Those who deliver the news can’t always break the news, even when it concerns themselves. Molly Qerim discovered that firsthand when it was reported that she would be leaving the ESPN morning staple “First Take” after serving as host since 2015. She acknowledged as much Tuesday, writing on Instagram, “Now that the news came out…
👉 Click here to listen to Electoral Dysfunction on your podcast app 👈 Nigel Farage’s Reform won more than 40% of seats at May’s council elections. The Conservatives lost control of 16 English councils and won 20% of seats – one of the lowest proportions in the past two decades. How do the Tories make…
OpenAI, the company that developed ChatGPT, announced new parental controls on Monday aimed at helping protect young people who interact with its generative artificial intelligence program. All ChatGPT users will have access to the control features from Monday onward, the company said. The announcement comes as OpenAI, which technically allows users as young as 13 to…
Kemi Badenoch has accused Sir Keir Starmer of “lying to the whole country” about what he knew regarding Peter Mandelson’s correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein. Lord Mandelson was this week stripped of his position as ambassador to the US amid fresh scrutiny over his years-long friendship with the convicted paedophile. The prime minister initially defended the…
The government has vowed to push for a “major new crackdown” on people smuggling gangs with a £100m cash boost for border security. The investment will support the pilot of the new “one in, one out” returns agreement between the UK and France, and other efforts to crack down on small boat crossings. Home Secretary…
WASHINGTON — President Trump made dozens of promises when he campaigned to retake the White House last year, from boosting economic growth to banning transgender athletes from girls’ sports. But one pledge stood out as the most important in many voters’ eyes: Trump said he would not only bring inflation under control, but push grocery and energy…
There have been nearly 1.5 million reports of fraud so far this year, which is up from 1.3 million for the same period last year. Ash-har Quraishi got a behind-the-scenes look at VISA’s high-tech cyber fusion center in Virginia to see how it’s fighting fraud.
Ten British “far-right activists” have been banned from France for “reconnaissance and destruction activities” against small boats used in migrant crossings. The country’s interior ministry said in a statement that the individuals were identified as part of the Raise the Colours movement. Raise the Colours told Sky News it has not received formal notification of…
