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Cryptocurrency boosters are expecting the president-elect’s economic team to be crypto-friendlyThe price of bitcoin scaled a fresh all-time high on Wednesday, soaring above $93,000 as cryptocurrency investors continued to cheer the election victory of Donald Trump.Dogecoin, a meme coin previously backed by Elon Musk, has risen as much as 150% in value since election day. It continued to rise after the president-elected announced that Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy would lead the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), a new outside advisory group. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/13/bitcoin-share-price-btc Author : Lauren Aratani in New York Publish date : 2024-11-13 17:40:02

Star of Korean dramas Moon Embracing the Sun and Queen Woo was found dead at his home in SeoulSong Jae-lim, a South Korean actor known for his roles in dramas Moon Embracing the Sun and Queen Woo, was found dead at his home in Seoul. He was 39.Officials at Seoul’s Seongdong district police station didn’t immediately comment on the cause of death. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/nov/13/song-jae-lim-south-korean-actor-dies Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2024-11-13 16:25:20 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Robert Califf says Trump and RFK Jr could bring disruption and uncertainty to Food and Drug AdministrationSweeping changes to health policy under the incoming Trump administration, and at the likely direction of vaccine denier Robert F Kennedy Jr, will bring disruption and uncertainty to an agency currently “at peak performance”, the outgoing head of the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned.Robert Califf, speaking at the Friends of Cancer Research annual meeting in Washington DC on Tuesday night, said he was personally disappointed by the election result, and that FDA staff were “putting their heads down and doing their

Washington Post art critic says Édouard Manet launched into ‘painful’ incident with fellow painter Berthe MorisotAlmost 140 years before a term was belatedly coined for the practice of men patronisingly setting women right on how certain things ought to be seen or done, it seems that a certain French painter had already become adept at the art of what must inevitably be called Manetsplaining.Details of this late 19th-century case of mansplaining are laid out in a new book by the Pulitzer prize-winning Washington Post art critic Sebastian Smee, which explores how impressionism emerged as a response to the siege of

Decision puts 2,000 jobs at risk overall as part of ‘streamlining’ plans that will include £250m pay increaseThe Post Office plans to close 115 branches and says about 2,000 jobs are at risk in a move condemned by unions as “tone deaf and immoral” in the wake of the Horizon IT scandal.The Post Office confirmed on Wednesday that it was seeking to offload 115 branches, known as crown post offices, it centrally owns, but said it expected to maintain the total network at 11,500 branches across the UK.AldwychAntrimBaker StreetBangorBarnes GreenBarnetBelfast CityBexhill-on-SeaBidefordBirminghamBransholmeBreck RoadBridlingtonBrixtonBroadwayCaernarfonCambridge CityCanning TownChester-le-StreetCity of LondonClapham CommonCoshamCricklewoodCrossgatesCroydon High StreetDerehamDidsbury VillageDunraven

Leader of opposition claims climate commitments made at Cop29 will make life more expensiveWes Streeting has now delivered his speech to the NHS Providers conference in Liverpool, and it is being described as a potential turning point in his time as health secretary. Here is a verdict from Shaun Lintern, the Sunday Times’ health editor.Bullish, specific. Streeting is beginning to move from era of “reviews” to actual starting to direct the NHS on what Govt wantsWes Streeting at @NHSProviders conference gives a clear message and mission for ICBs and ICB leaders - you are a strategic commissioner and will lead

Scholz due to speak following announcement Germany will hold election on 23 February after break-up of ruling coalitionThe opposition CDU/CSU alliance is comfortably ahead in the race to become the largest political force, according to the latest opinion poll from Forsa.Based on a survey last week, it shows the CDU/CSU, far ahead of their nearest rivals, the far-right Alternative für Deutschland, which looks set to become the main opposition.CDU/CSU – 33% AfD – 17% SPD 16% Greens 11%Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht 5% FDP 4% Linke (left) 3% Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/nov/13/germany-election-olaf-scholz-bundestag-spd-fdp-politics-latest-live-news Author : Jennifer Rankin Publish date : 2024-11-13

Pair, put in charge of new ‘Department of Government Efficiency’, both lead firms with lucrative government contractsIn an analysis piece for CNN, Stephen Collinson has described Donald Trump’s flurry of announcements as “a night of Maga shock and awe.”He writes:The selection of people such as Elon Musk, Kristi Noem and Pete Hegseth are partly designed to honor the aspirations of Trump’s voters and epitomize the president-elect’s own outsider brand — as well as his deeply developed craving for loyalty.His choice of ultra-loyalists is borne out of Trump’s frustration that establishment military officers, officials and conventional Washington operators reined in his

Julie Conalty, bishop of Birkenhead, welcomes resignation of Justin Welby but says institutional changes neededA bishop and a cabinet minister have said more senior clergy in the Church of England may need to resign after a damning report into a sadistic abuser.Julie Conalty, bishop of Birkenhead and deputy lead bishop for safeguarding, said Justin Welby had “done the right thing” on Tuesday by resigning as archbishop of Canterbury. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/13/bishop-more-church-england-clergy-resign-abuse-scandal Author : Harriet Sherwood Publish date : 2024-11-13 09:23:09 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Humanitarian groups say almost none of the US’s demands that Israel improve conditions in Gaza have been metThe Israeli army on Wednesday told residents of parts of Beirut’s southern suburbs to leave, the third such warning in 24 hours, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP).“You are located near facilities and interests affiliated with Hezbollah, against which the Israel Defense Forces (military) will act in the near future,” army spokesperson Avichay Adraee said in a post on X that included a map of the areas in question. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/nov/13/middle-east-crisis-live-israel-aid-gaza-us-ultimatum-sanctions-lebanon Author : Amy Sedghi Publish date : 2024-11-13 08:29:09 Copyright

Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Toowoomba and Lismore forecast to receive worst of wild weather, BoM saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLithgow hospital briefly lost power on Wednesday as “dangerous” thunderstorms continued to rumble across eastern Australia, with giant hail and flash flooding on the cards for several areas according to the Bureau of Meteorology.It issued severe weather warnings for Queensland and New South Wales forecasting “isolated very dangerous storms are possible about south-east Queensland and north-east NSW which may bring destructive winds, giant hail and intense

It took authorities more than a day to release details of the incident, in which a man drove his car into a crowd, killing 35 peopleIn the hours since a 63-year-old man rammed his car into a sports centre in Zhuhai, killing 35 people and severely injuring 43 others, questions have swirled on Chinese social media about why it took authorities so long to reveal the details.The driver, identified by his family name of Fan, was discovered in the car with self-inflicted knife wounds to his neck. Police said their preliminary investigation suggested he was dissatisfied with the split of

Federal inquiry hears support for a nuclear industry in central Queensland even though local councillors say they were not consultedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland regional councils and utility companies were not consulted about plans to build a nuclear power plant in their area before it was publicly announced, an inquiry has been told.But the controversial energy technology could be welcomed by many central Queensland residents regardless, with business people and farmers telling MPs they preferred nuclear and coal to renewable energy sources. Continue reading... Source link

Beloved by Toni Morrison, Normal People by Sally Rooney, and Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut, among books pulled Florida’s department of education has released a list of more than 700 books that were “removed or discontinued” from schools across the state after changes to a state law last year that allows parents and residents to challenge the content of library books.This year’s list, which has doubled in size from last year, includes titles such as Beloved by Toni Morrison, Normal People by Sally Rooney, and Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/13/florida-book-bans-removals-education-department-list Author : Coral Murphy Marcos Publish

Victorian Electoral Commission says high number of multiple returned votes detected in Knox and Whittlesea city councilsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Victorian Electoral Commission has referred allegations of suspected postal vote tampering in two Melbourne council elections to police.The VEC on Wednesday afternoon said it had detected a high number of multiple returned votes in Knox city council, in Melbourne’s east, and Whittlesea city council, in Melbourne’s north, after voting closed in the state’s council elections last month.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue

The 26-year-old Snake Valley man remains in hospital with police expecting to charge him on Wednesday afternoonFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man will be charged after allegedly carjacking a 70-year-old woman before breaking into a Melbourne home and holding a father and his toddler inside in an hours-long siege.A 26-year-old Snake Valley man, known to police, allegedly carjacked the woman in the western Victorian town about 2.30pm on Tuesday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/13/melbourne-snake-valley-melton-siege-alleged-carjacking-charges-ntwnfb Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2024-11-13 02:00:17 Copyright

ABS confirms wage price index rose an annual rate of 3.5% in September quarter, bringing some relief to households battling cost of living pressuresFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralians’ wages have increased faster than inflation for a fourth quarter in a row, bringing some relief to households battling with cost of living pressures.The wage price index rose at an annual rate of 3.5% in the September quarter, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday. That result compared with a pace of 3.6% expected by economists and

Opponents say closing Great Highway to cars will increase traffic as supporters argue it will mitigate coastal erosionCalifornians have voted to close part of a nearly century-old highway in San Francisco to cars, transforming a two-mile section into a park for pedestrians and cyclists.On election day, city residents voted to approve Proposition K, extending the ban on vehicles on a portion of the Upper Great Highway along the coastline. The measure has sparked intense debate over whether cars should have regular access to the area. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/12/san-francisco-prop-k-upper-great-highway Author : Coral Murphy Marcos Publish date : 2024-11-12

Killing of Antônio Vinicius Lopes Gritzbach, 38, former First Capital Command member, spawns number of theoriesPolice investigating a brazen murder at the arrivals area of Brazil’s main airport are pursuing at least three lines of inquiry in their attempt to track down the killers – and the possible masterminds of the shocking crime.Antônio Vinicius Lopes Gritzbach, 38, was leaving São Paulo international airport on Friday afternoon when two hooded men jumped out of a car and fired a hail of bullets. The brazen attack, captured on security cameras, marked a dramatic escalation of criminal violence in the country. Continue reading...

Move by US authorities comes after plane was shot at on Monday, injuring attendant and forcing airport shutdownThe US Federal Aviation Administration has banned civilian flights into Haiti for 30 days after a jetliner was shot at on approach to Port-au-Prince.Bullets hit the Spirit Airlines plane when it was about to land on Monday, injuring a flight attendant and forcing the airport to shut down. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/12/faa-ban-us-haiti-flights Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2024-11-12 21:32:24 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Meteorologists track disturbance in Caribbean Sea predicted to become storm named Sara Florida is at risk of being hit by yet another major tropical storm only weeks after Hurricanes Helene and Milton devastated towns across the state.Meteorologists are currently tracking a new disturbance predicted to evolve into a storm in the Caribbean Sea. The storm, to be named Sara, will form in the western Caribbean later this week and may make a turn towards south Florida as a powerful hurricane next week if wind patterns change, according to the Hurricane Tracker App. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/12/florida-tropical-storm-sara Author :

Girls now see porn for the first time before they are 14, on average. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGirls are now seeing porn for the first time at 13.6 years, on average – two years younger than they were in 2018.And more than 70% of young people say porn often shows aggression and violence towards women, a new report from Our Watch has found.Our Watch’s concern is with the representation of certain people, particularly women, rather than porn itself.It’s the frequent viewing of violent porn, that is sexist and derogatory, associated

Ombudsman’s report on death of Katie Simpson, 21, adds to concerns at levels of gender-based violence in Northern IrelandThe Police Service of Northern Ireland “failed” the family of a 21-year-old woman after her death two years ago in Derry, initially treating it as suicide rather than a suspected murder, the police watchdog has said.The report by the Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland comes amid renewed concerns that gender-based violence is not being taken seriously enough in the region with the highest rate of femicide per capita of all nations in the UK and in the island of Ireland. Continue reading...

US may soon impose sanctions as organisations say Israel has failed to help relieve dire humanitarian situationA coalition of international aid organisations have accused Israel of ignoring a US ultimatum that threatened sanctions if Israel did not implement a series of measures to counter the acute humanitarian crisis in Gaza.The 30 day ultimatum– due to expire on Tuesday or Wednesday – was delivered on 13 October, and almost none of its demands have been met, the humanitarian groups say. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/12/aid-groups-accuse-israel-of-ignoring-us-ultimatum-on-apocalyptic-gaza-crisis Author : Jason Burke in Jerusalem Publish date : 2024-11-12 17:52:31 Copyright for syndicated content

Doctor involved in review of deaths and collapses at hospital says she was not ‘adequately briefed’A neonatal expert who reviewed the deaths and collapses of babies harmed by Lucy Letby has said she feels misled over her commissioning by hospital bosses.Dr Jane Hawdon, a consultant neonatologist, said she was not “adequately briefed” about the suspicions of senior doctors about Letby before she carried out her analysis. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/12/expert-claims-she-was-misled-over-lucy-letby-analysis Author : Josh Halliday North of England editor Publish date : 2024-11-12 16:47:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.