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Former BBC Woman’s Hour presenter Jenni Murray dies aged 75
The former BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour presenter Jenni Murray has died at the age of 75.Murray, who joined the programme in 1987 and left in 2020, established a...
Attacks on synagogues and Jewish shops in the UK, Europe and the US don’t hurt Netanyahu. They just hurt ordinary Jews | Jonathan Freedland
Let us begin with a brief exchange on GB News, confirmed this week as the TV arm of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. Following an attack on a synagogue last...
No, Timothée Chalamet, opera isn’t ‘dead’ – it’s been alive for centuries | Letters
Every generation seems to produce someone ready to declare opera and ballet irrelevant. And yet, century after century, these art forms continue to endure – evolving, expanding and moving...
Health
Supreme Court will hear challenge to Liberal gun ban
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will hear arguments against the Liberal government’s controversial firearms ban. The top court said on Thursday that it will simultaneously hear...
Supreme Court justice asked to consider recusing himself from Emergencies Act appeal
OTTAWA — A group involved in the Emergencies Act case says Chief Justice Richard Wagner should consider recusing himself from upcoming Supreme Court deliberations on the appeal because comments...
McGuinty cites ‘policy of being very careful’ for government silence over Iranian strike on Canadian base
OTTAWA – Defence Minister David McGuinty said he was following the advice of operational experts in the Canadian Armed Forces when his government failed to inform the public and...
'Mean tweets' video of Avi Lewis has Alberta New Democrat calling for apology
OTTAWA — Former Alberta NDP environment minister Shannon Phillips wants an apology from NDP leadership frontrunner Avi Lewis, after a years-old video re-emerged of Lewis and wife Naomi Klein...
Politics
‘Hard reset’: Education department shrinks with handoff of student-loan management to Treasury
The Trump administration announced plans Thursday to transfer responsibility of the massive federal student-loan portfolio to the U.S. Treasury Department, the latest step in the strategy to dissolve the...
Former counterterrorism official says he wasn’t allowed to share Iran war concerns with Trump
Joe Kent, the former counterterrorism director who resigned this week over concerns about the Iran war, said Wednesday that he and other senior officials with doubts about the airstrikes...
House asks Fairfax County officials to testify on sanctuary status
The House Judiciary Committee has called Fairfax County Sheriff Stacey Kincaid and Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano to testify and defend their sanctuary policies at a hearing next month. The...
Trump says he is asking to delay trip to China due to war with Iran
President Trump said Monday that the U.S. has asked Beijing to delay his planned trip to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping by “a month or so” because of...
Technology
SoCal’s defense startups secure vital funding boost
A bill restoring crucial federal funding to defense startups in Southern California is on its way to the president’s desk after making it through Congress on Tuesday.The Small Business...
AI pilot program in L.A. County courts will help judges craft rulings in some cases
Judges in one of the nation’s largest court systems have started using artificial intelligence, testing a tool that can rapidly distill hundreds of pages of legal motions and use...
Amazon speeds up deliveries in L.A. and elsewhere with one-hour option
Amazon is offering one-hour deliveries to hundreds of U.S. cities and towns including parts of the Los Angeles metropolitan area.The e-commerce giant said that it is also offering three-hour...
Sports
Arsenal and Man City fans given urgent warning over £1k Carabao Cup final fines
A new law comes into force ahead of Sunday's Carabao Cup final at WembleyArsenal and Manchester City fans would face heavy penalties if they breach the new law(Image: Mike...
Michael Carrick shares plan for £55m star as manager set for transfer U-turn
Manchester United are preparing to face Bournemouth in the Premier League on Friday nightManchester United manager Michael Carrick has spoken about a midfielder(Image: Shaun Brooks - CameraSport via Getty...
Arsenal star ‘could be gone’ after Max Dowman breakthrough with role in doubt
Arsenal teenager Max Dowman became the Premier League's youngest scorer at the weekend and his continued rise could have a knock-on effect for other players at the EmiratesMax Dowman...
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