Cyril Ramaphosa faces ‘ring-fenced’ second term
Read More Leash: Party insiders say if ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa is re-elected his actions will be scrutinised by a national executive committee that includes Paul Mashatile , who hopes to be elected deputy president of the party. (Rajesh Jantilal/AFP) President Cyril Ramaphosa is edging closer to retaining — and regaining — his status as […]
Harry & Meghan Netflix documentary: second instalment launches – live reaction
Read More Historian David Olusoga was one of the people interviewed in the documentary to talk about race in Britain, and he also wrote for the Observer at the weekend, saying Meghan and Harry’s documentary has hit the raw nerve of tabloid prejudice: The series reminds us that, back in 2017, when news of her […]
Republicans plan probe into Hunter Biden’s Chinese business deals: ‘Accountability is coming’
Post Content FIRST ON FOX: House Republicans are planning an investigation into Hunter Biden’s business deals in China and any possible connections to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), declaring that “accountability is coming” for the first family once Republicans retake the majority in the lower chamber next month. Several members of the House Committee on […]
Sam Brinton helped craft model school policy keeping parents in dark about kids’ gender change
Post Content Sam Brinton, the non-binary former federal government official who is now facing the possibility of significant prison time, played a key role in developing a model school policy adopted in multiple states that instructs school districts to keep “unaffirming” parents in the dark about a potentially suicidal child’s gender identity or sexual orientation. […]
Russia-Ukraine war live: Kursk airbase in Russia hit, Ukraine official claims; Canada resumes Nord Stream sanctions
Read More Military analysts say a winter deadlock could now set in, even as fierce fighting continues especially in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk, where Russian forces are pushing to capture the town of Bakhmut. The White House national security spokesman, John Kirby, said the scale of the ongoing violence tempered hopes for an […]
Editorial | ANC conference: The problem is the party, not Ramaphosa
Read More Is this weekend’s ANC elective conference the last one of significance for the oldest liberation movement on the continent? Many are probably hoping so. Like a toxic relationship with a long-suffering partner, the governing party has sapped the strength of scores of its supporters and left disappointment, bitterness and a floundering economy with […]
Labour hoping for easy win in Stretford and Urmston byelection
Read More Voters in the Greater Manchester constituency of Stretford and Urmston go to the polls on Thursday in a byelection called after the sitting Labour MP quit to become Andy Burnham’s mayoral deputy. Labour will be hoping for a comfortable win after the party’s comfortable victory in Chester earlier this month. Kate Green, a […]
TikTok self-harm study results ‘every parent’s nightmare’
Read More TikTok’s recommendation algorithm pushes self-harm and eating disorder content to teenagers within minutes of them expressing interest in the topics, research suggests. The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) found that the video-sharing site will promote content including dangerously restrictive diets, pro-self-harm content and content romanticising suicide to users who show a preference […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi official portrait unveiled during ceremony on Capitol Hill
Post Content House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was immortalized at the Capitol on Wednesday, during a ceremony in Statuary Hall where her official portrait was unveiled. She also became the first female in U.S. history to receive such an honor. Pelosi’s tenure as Speaker was celebrated alongside her husband Paul and other current and former members […]
Congress averts partial government shutdown with short-term funding bill
Post Content House lawmakers averted a partial government shutdown on Wednesday night after approving a short-term funding bill that will last through Dec. 23. The one-week extension was approved in a 224-201 vote, with all congressional Democrats and nine Republicans voting in favor of it. The exterior of the U.S Capitol is seen during the […]
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