2025 holiday gift ideas from Techno Claus
Who dresses as St. Nick and speaks an odd brogue? Why, it’s Techno Claus, a.k.a. David Pogue! He offers “Sunday Morning” viewers his valuable tips for the gadget lovers on your gift-giving list.
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‘Without precedent’: Virtually all news outlets reject restrictive Pentagon press policy
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ An extraordinary new policy from the Defense Department that equates basic reporting methods to criminal activity has prompted a revolt among Pentagon journalists that could leave the nationβs largest agency and the worldβs largest military without a press corps. The new policy, from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, is a dramatic departure from historic standards at…
Children from struggling families to be vaccinated at home – as immunisation rates drop | Politics News
Children from struggling families will be able to be vaccinated at home across parts of England in a new government pilot scheme. Health visitors – specialist public health nurses who support families with children under five – will administer the jabs during routine health visits, which removes the “obstacles” that some families face in accessing…
Celeste Perkins makes maximalist cakes for artists around L.A.
This story is part of Imageβs October Abundance issue, reveling in indulgence, maximalism and the deliciously impractical. On a Wednesday evening in August, Celeste Perkins walked into El Atacor #1 in Cypress Park holding a towering three-tiered cake, frosted in American buttercream and airbrushed in oversaturated hues of red, green and blue. Thick, excessive piping…
Ex-RFU chair Ilube provides missing LINK for ATM network | Money News
The operator of Britain’s biggest cash machines network has recruited a former head of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) as its next chairman. Sky News understands that Tom Ilube, who stepped down as the RFU chair in 2024, will become the new chairman of LINK. An announcement is expected to be made on Monday. A…
RFK Jr’s vaccine committee changed its MMRV recommendations
A key committee of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted Thursday to alter its recommendation on an early childhood vaccine, after a discussion that at times pitted vaccine skeptics against the CDCβs own data. After an 8 to 3 vote with one abstention, the CDCβs Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will no…
Centennial High’s comeback story, going from 1-23 to 12-12
To say that DeAndre Cole inherited a difficult challenge when he became the boysβ basketball coach at Compton Centennial this season would be an understatement. The team went 1-23 last season and had a streak of seven consecutive losing seasons since finishing 13-13 in 2017-2018. βThe expectation was to bring the winning culture, to bring…
Tipping point? The scramble to contain global energy crisis
It’s easy to lecture world leaders about how fuel subsidies ruin the environment and bleed state coffers dry, but try telling that to beleaguered Bolivians and cornered Kenyans, two of the many nations where the energy crisis has reached breaking point with citizens unable to keep up with prices at the pump. It’s not just…
Bank of England chief Andrew Bailey ‘shocked’ by Peter Mandelson’s alleged leaks to Jeffrey Epstein | Money News
Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England, is not given to emotional outbursts or shooting from the hip. Being measured in your public comments is part of the job description for running a central bank, and Mr Bailey has stuck to it since succeeding Mark Carney in 2020. (To understand the constraints of the…
Car finance scandal: What happened and am I eligible for compensation? | UK News
Millions of motorists who were mis-sold car finance agreements are due to receive Β£829 on average in compensation, it has been announced. But why is this happening, and who can make a claim? Sky News explains… The scandal When you buy a car on finance, you are effectively loaned the money for the vehicle, which…