The Guardian

Feeding America thanks Swift for major donation in response to hurricanes Helene and Milton, following her previous philanthropy for tornado relief in TennesseeTaylor Swift has donated $5m to relief efforts connected to hurricanes Helene and Milton.The charity Feeding America thanked Swift, saying it was “incredibly grateful … This contribution will help communities rebuild and recover, providing essential food, clean water, and supplies to people affected by these devastating storms.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/oct/10/taylor-swift-donates-5m-hurricane-relief-efforts-helene-milton Author : Ben Beaumont-Thomas Publish date : 2024-10-10 08:35:41 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Exclusive: Letter signed by union leaders and renters’ groups urges government to tackle root cause of unaffordable rentsUnions are calling on ministers to undo “years of damage to the housing sector” by the previous Conservative government and honour its pledge to tackle the housing emergency by introducing a form of rent cap.Steve North, the president of Unison, the UK’s largest union; Mick Lynch, the general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), and Matt Wrack, general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union, are among seven major union leaders and 19 signatories, including thinktanks, an estate agency firm and

US ambassador to UN says Israel needs to stop ‘intensifying suffering’ by limiting aid deliveries to GazaBiden and Netanyahu speak as Gallant warns of ‘deadly’ surprise attack on IranIsrael’s defence minister has warned its next strike on Iran will be “deadly, precise and surprising”, reports the Associated Press (AP).Yoav Gallant issued the warning in a video message on Israeli media on Wednesday night, broadcast after he postponed a scheduled trip to Washington, and a few hours after the conversation between Benjamin Netanyahu and Joe Biden.These catastrophic conditions were predicted months ago, and yet, have still not been addressed. That must

Former Sydney Morning Herald reporter part of community protest to protect endangered species in Bulga state forestGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRetired journalist Margo Kingston was arrested at a community protest in the mid-north of New South Wales on Thursday after she locked on to machinery to protest logging operations in endangered greater glider habitat.Kingston and another activist who protested alongside her are the 13th and 14th people arrested since forestry operations recommenced at the Bulga state forest last week. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/10/margo-kingston-arrested-nsw-anti-logging-protest-ntwnfb Author : Lisa Cox Publish date : 2024-10-10 06:54:28

Online publication takes out two out of three nominations for digital media innovation, including interactive based around messages between friends in Gaza and US Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGuardian Australia has picked up eight nominations in the 69th annual Walkley awards for excellence in journalism.The online publication dominated the category for digital media innovation, taking out two of the three nominations.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/oct/10/walkley-nominations-2024-guardian-australia Author : Amanda Meade Publish date : 2024-10-10 06:09:24 Copyright for syndicated

In today’s newsletter: Conservative MPs have whittled down the candidates to Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick. What does that say about the direction of the party?• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. Well that was unexpected …It took them a full three months, but yesterday, Conservative MPs finally whittled down the candidates to succeed Rishi Sunak to two: Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick.US news | A weakening but still tremendously powerful Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida’s west coast on Wednesday night as a category 3 storm, leaving more than 2 million homes without power while bringing

Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick will be the next leader of the Conservatives, after MPs selected the pair to go to a final vote before party members. But who will survive the rough and tumble of Tory hustings? Plus, Morgan McSweeney is now all-powerful in Keir Starmer’s top team – but is this reset enough to stop the chaos in government? John Harris is joined by the Guardian’s political correspondent Kiran Stacey to explore these issuesSupport the Guardian today: theguardian.com/politicspod Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/audio/2024/oct/10/tories-cleverly-jenrick-labour-reset-politics-weekly-uk Author : Presented by John Harris with Kiran Stacey; produced by Frankie Tobi, music

Former Beaumaris primary school student will receive biggest known payout by a state government to a sexual abuse survivor in AustraliaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA sexual abuse survivor from an infamous Victorian public school will receive a record $8m settlement from the education department, and the state government could be on the hook for more compensation.The former student was sexually abused at Beaumaris primary school by Darrell Ray, one of four paedophiles who taught at the school in Melbourne’s south-east in the 60s and 70s.Sign up

Woman taken to hospital in a critical condition after being attacked by the dogsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThree dogs have been shot dead by police who were trying to save a woman being mauled in a Melbourne back yard.Police were called to Ross Street at Dandenong in the city’s outer south-east about 10am on Thursday, where the woman was being attacked by the dogs in a back yard. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/10/melbourne-dandenong-dog-mauling-attack-police-shoot-dead-ntwnfb Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2024-10-10 02:23:16 Copyright for

The country had faced a campaign from rights groups who accused it of being ‘unfit to serve on the Human Rights Council’Saudi Arabia narrowly failed in its bid to win a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council, a blow to Riyadh’s efforts to boost the country’s rights reputation abroad, four years after it was rejected in a 2020 bid to join the 47-member body.Saudi Arabia is spending billions to transform its global image from a country known for strict religious restrictions and human rights abuses into a tourism and entertainment hub under a plan its Crown Prince, Mohammed

Powerful cyclone slams into coast, bringing deadly storm surge to Sarasota, Tampa, St Petersburg and Fort MyersHurricane Milton – latest updatesA weakening but still tremendously powerful Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida’s west coast on Wednesday night as a category 3, pushing ahead of it a massive and potentially deadly wall of water from the Gulf of Mexico, as well as “catastrophic” winds likely to cause significant property damage.The cyclone, described earlier in the day by Joe Biden as “the storm of the century”, made landfall at near Sarasota, Florida, just after 8:30pm ET, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami

Greens say revelations a ‘damning indictment’ that speak to a ‘broken governance culture’ at prestigious universitiesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe University of Sydney has spent millions of dollars more on external contractors and consultants – including PwC – for calculating and administering liability for wage underpayments and a review of its systems than it has paid out to staff, answers provided to the Greens have revealed.In the answers to supplementary questions, provided to chair of the New South Wales education committee, Greens MLC Abigail Boyd, it

Hailstones up to 7cm recorded, while roofs collapse at a supermarket and a martial arts studio Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSevere storms were forecast to continue to lash parts of Queensland on Thursday after intense rainfall caused ceilings to collapse and brought a dashing of tiny hail resembling snow.Storms began developing on Wednesday morning across parts of Queensland and New South Wales, according to a senior Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist, Miriam Bradbury.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/10/queensland-weather-forecast-bom-rain-storms Author

Residents braced for potentially catastrophic storm surge as state pounded by severe winds and heavy rainSeven tornadoes hit Florida in advance of MiltonSome locals choose to stay: ‘We have faith in the Lord’Florida is bracing for imminent landfall of Hurricane Milton, with winds along the west coast of the state continuing to increase as the center of the storm bears down on Sarasota.A sustained wind of 58mph and a gust of 77mph were reported near Tampa Bay, according to the National Hurricane Center. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/oct/09/hurricane-milton-landfall-florida-latest-updates Author : Cecilia Nowell Publish date : 2024-10-09 23:15:46 Copyright for

Tornado watch remains in place ahead of storm’s expected landfall late on Wednesday or early on ThursdayHurricane Milton – live updatesTell us: how have you been affected by Hurricane Milton?Seven tornadoes have hit Florida in advance of Hurricane Milton, the National Weather Service in Miami said on Wednesday.Hurricanes and tropical storms have the ability to produce tornadoes. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/09/tornado-warning-florida-hurricane-milton Author : Maya Yang Publish date : 2024-10-09 21:18:54 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Car was bought as part of the drug abuse education program that uses flashy vehicle to make police seem approachableA police department in California has purchased a flashy new piece of equipment to impress local children: a $150,000 Tesla Cybertruck.In a Facebook video featuring lightning graphics, the Irvine police department said it believed the vehicle to be “the first police cybertruck in the nation”. It’s unlikely to be in any high-speed chases: police say it will mostly be used by officers for school programs, though it is able to respond to emergencies. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/09/irvine-california-police-cybertruck Author :

FCC chair condemns state health department for sending cease-and-desists over spot supporting abortion rightsThe Florida health department has fired off cease-and-desist letters to local news stations over an advertisement urging people to vote in favor of a ballot measure that would expand abortion rights in the state.In the ad, a woman identified as Caroline from Tampa, Florida, talks about being diagnosed with brain cancer while pregnant. The state currently bans abortion past roughly six weeks of pregnancy. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/09/florida-news-abortion-ballot-coverage Author : Carter Sherman Publish date : 2024-10-09 19:37:10 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

The Labor government has proposed changes to rules for the oversight of the public service. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our rolling news coverage from Canberra. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories before Amy Remeikis gets into the main action soon.One of the most senior advisers in the Albanese government claims she has effectively been sacked from her job as chief of staff to deputy prime minister Richard Marles. Jo Tarnawsky claims she has been barred from her office and has had no direct engagement

British drugmaker agrees payment to resolve 80,000 cases alleging cancers were linked to drug known generically as ranitidineThe British drugmaker GSK has struck an agreement to make a payment of up to $2.2bn (£1.7bn) to resolve litigation brought in the US over its heartburn treatment Zantac.The company said it had struck agreements with 10 plaintiff law firms who represent about 93%, roughly 80,000, of the US state court product liability cases pending against it. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/09/gsk-strikes-22bn-deal-to-resolve-legal-cases-in-us-over-heartburn-treatment-zantac Author : Jane Croft Publish date : 2024-10-09 18:43:21 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The woman, who has not been named, near Poulsbo, Washington, called the county sheriff, who sent deputiesFeeding wild raccoons around her home had seemed harmless enough, if odd, for one woman in the north-west for 35 years – until about 100 of them surrounded her home and demanded food.The woman, who has not been named, was essentially trapped in her home near Poulsbo, Washington, and scared as the animals can be aggressive. She called the sheriff’s office, saying the raccoons were around her place day and night after their population “exploded” about six weeks ago. Continue reading... Source link :

Despite being in evacuation zones, correctional facilities will keep thousands of residents on siteSeveral Florida jails and prisons are refusing to evacuate their residents ahead of Hurricane Milton despite being in the evacuation zone of the storm.Manatee county jail, which has 1,200 incarcerated people and is located on the south-east side of Tampa Bay, in the path of the hurricane that was roaring towards it across the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, will not be evacuating, a representative of the jail told Newsweek on Tuesday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/09/inmate-evacuation-hurricane-milton-jail-prison-florida Author : Gloria Oladipo Publish date : 2024-10-09 18:03:24

Former foreign and home secretary loses out in shock result in final round of MPs’ votingThe next Conservative leader will be from the populist right of the party after Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick were selected as the final two candidates, with Tory MPs eliminating James Cleverly in a stunning turnaround.In a result which left many Conservatives shocked, and some Labour and Lib Dem officials openly delighted, a final vote of Tory MPs saw Badenoch come first, just ahead of Jenrick, with Cleverly last. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/oct/09/kemi-badenoch-or-robert-jenrick-will-be-tory-leader-after-cleverly-eliminated Author : Peter Walker Senior political correspondent Publish date :

Advocates believe governor is unfit for emergency planning due to policies that fuel the crisis worsening stormsRon DeSantis, Florida’s Republican governor, is back in the spotlight as he briefs residents on the arrival of Hurricane Milton, amid warnings it could be one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the state.DeSantis, who dropped his presidential campaign in January, is as governor responsible for implementing Florida’s emergency plan by coordinating agencies, marshaling resources and urging residents to follow evacuation orders. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/09/hurricane-milton-helene-florida-desantis Author : Dharna Noor Publish date : 2024-10-09 16:48:03 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Biden withdrawal from talks in Germany due to Hurricane Milton followed by other world leaders pulling outAn international summit on Ukraine where Volodymyr Zelenskyy was going to present a “victory plan” to western leaders has been formally postponed – though the Ukrainian president will try to organise a tour of European capitals instead.Organisers said that the Saturday meeting of about 20 world leaders at the US Ramstein airbase in Germany would be rescheduled, a day after Biden had said he had to stay at home to respond to Hurricane Milton’s landfall in Florida. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/09/european-summit-to-discuss-volodymyr-zelenskyy-victory-plan-is-postponed Author

Raid centred on Jabaliya camp is worsening hunger and threatening polio vaccine campaign, says Philippe LazzariniMiddle East crisis – live updatesHundreds of thousands of civilians in Gaza remain trapped by the latest Israeli offensive centred on Jabaliya refugee camp, according to UN agencies and human rights groups.“At least 400,000 people are trapped in the area,” Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN Palestinian refugee agency, Unrwa, posted on X on Wednesday, amid witness accounts of bodies lying uncollected in the streets because of the renewed fighting. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/09/at-least-400000-people-trapped-by-israels-latest-gaza-offensive-says-unrwa Author : Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem Publish date