Politics
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Labour minister says pandemic highlights need to settle on right-to-disconnect rules
OTTAWA — The federal labour minister says the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to give workers the ability to…
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Green Britain: Boris Johnson says green plan is about jobs and growth, not bunny hugging
Boris Johnson addresses political challenges at climate summit On Earth Day he urged world leaders to join forces to cut…
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Covid costs push government borrowing to highest since WW2
“But the big story in a sense is they are £250bn more than a year ago,” he said. “And that,…
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Woman at centre of sexual misconduct allegations against Vance tells House committee he fathered 2 of her kids
TORONTO — Maj. Kellie Brennan says she was subject to unfair power imbalances throughout her years with the Canadian Armed…
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Biden plans to nominate ocean scientist Rick Spinrad to head NOAA, the country’s premier climate science agency.
President Biden on Thursday announced he would nominate Rick Spinrad, a professor of oceanography at Oregon State University, to head…
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Republicans Look to Slash the Size of Biden’s Infrastructure Plan
“The point is not to go out and incur new and additional debt,” Mr. Toomey said. He rejected the Democratic…
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Number 10 sources accuse Dominic Cummings of leaking Boris Johnson’s texts with Dyson and Saudi crown prince
Downing Street has mounted a fightback against “sleaze” accusations by planting stories in Tory-supporting newspapers accusing Dominic Cummings of leaking…
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Take that, Brussels! Brexit row over EU shellfish export ban set to END as waters upgraded
The ban announced by the European Commission prevents scallops, clams, cockles, oysters and mussels known as bivalve molluscs from being…
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Biden to propose capital gains tax of 39.6% to fund education and child care, reports say
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about jobs and the economy at the White House in Washington, April 7, 2021. Kevin…
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Biden pressured to disclose political appointees’ ethics agreements as advisor’s brother lobbies White House
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the COVID-19 response and the state of vaccinations at the South Court Auditorium…
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Analysis | How to understand the numbers of climate change
This quick flip was useful for politicians uninterested in addressing the central threat the Earth faces. Instead of there being…
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$100 million NJ deli company was delisted for ‘irregularities’ — related firm E-Waste is under scrutiny, too
Your Hometown Deli in Paulsboro, N.J. Google Earth The $100 million company that owns a New Jersey deli was delisted…
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Greensill: Treasury publishes emails amid lobbying row
More details emerge about the former PM’s work for now-failed failed finance firm Greensill Capital. Source
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London mayor election poll: YouTuber Niko Omilana to snatch majority win from Sadiq Khan
Sadiq Khan, the Labour candidate and current Mayor of London, is running for a second term in the much-coveted City…
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With Few New Clotting Cases, Johnson & Johnson Pause Could Be Lifted Soon
WASHINGTON — Federal health officials appear to be leaning toward lifting their recommended pause on the use of Johnson &…
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COVID-19: Wales speeds up lifting of lockdown restrictions once again
Wales is again speeding up the lifting of COVID lockdown restrictions by bringing forward further reopenings by two weeks. The…
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MPs grapple with future of British wrestling
An all-party group calls for more regulation to help the industry thrive in UK rings. Source
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Senate passes bill to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) speaks during a news conference following the weekly Democrat policy luncheon on Capitol Hill on April…
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1.9M vaccine doses coming next week, but Canada could administer 3.1M: PHAC head
OTTAWA — Canada could be administering 3.1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses a week, but well into what the federal government…
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David Cameron lobbying: Bank of England documents suggest ‘Dodgy Dave’ turned to ‘Desperate Dave’ over Greensill
In a House of Commons debate last week on the Greensill lobbying scandal, several Labour MPs referred to former prime…
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