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• Banking crisis? How worried should I be?

  18-03-2023 15:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two US banks have collapsed and shares have tumbled prompting concerns on both sides of the Atlantic.
  
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• Trudeau to announce US-Canada asylum deal after Biden talks

  24-03-2023 22:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Move following meetings in Ottawa with the US president will in effect close a controversial border crossingJustin Trudeau’s government has announced a major shift in how Canada and the US handle asylum claims, a move that effectively closes a controversial border crossing, after meetings in Ottawa on Friday with Joe Biden.Under the deal, which Canadian officials hope will temper the increase in irregular border crossings in recent months, Canada will bring in 15,000 more South and Central
  
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• Australia news live updates: NSW election 2023 underway as polling booths open; Dutton facing voice dilemma – latest news

  24-03-2023 22:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Labor and Chris Minns are hoping to return to power after 12 years in oppositionGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastVoting underway in NSWVoting is under way in NSW, with more than 4 million people across the state set to decide who will form government for the next four years.Election time is our time to shine in western Sydney, it seems. It’s always a tight contest. This time round, it’s no different. There’s roughly about seven seats that
  
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• Emmanuel Macron takes off ‘luxury’ watch during pensions TV interview

  24-03-2023 21:03 via theguardian.com
  
  Discreet removal causes social media outrage with claims timepiece is worth €80,000 and he is ‘president of the rich’Emmanuel Macron has sparked social media outrage after eagle-eyed television viewers spotted him removing his “luxury” watch midway through an interview over his fiercely contested pension changes.The television appearance on Wednesday came one day before more than 1 million protesters – 3 million according to unions – demonstrated around F
  
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• ‘Reckless’ Trump rhetoric could get someone killed, top Democrat warns

  24-03-2023 20:53 via theguardian.com
  
  House leader Hakeem Jeffries condemns former president over behavior related to expected indictment in New YorkDonald Trump’s incendiary rhetoric over his expected indictment in New York could “get someone killed”, the Democratic leader in the US House warned.“The twice-impeached former president’s rhetoric is reckless, reprehensible and irresponsible,” Hakeem Jeffries, from New York, told reporters at the Capitol in Washington. Continue reading...
  
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• Liz Truss requests peerages for some of her closest Tory supporters

  24-03-2023 20:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Former prime minister understood to have submitted list despite governmentlasting only seven weeksLiz Truss has requested peerages for some of her closest Tory supporters despite her government lasting only seven weeks after a disastrous budget.The former prime minister is understood to have submitted a list of peerages, while No 10 is also still considering whether to grant a long list of honours requested by Boris Johnson as well. Continue reading...
  
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• Rishi Sunak bans media from Conservatives’ spring conference

  24-03-2023 20:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Press and public barred from attending, with party claiming it is an ‘internal event closed to media’Politics live – latest updatesRishi Sunak has banned the media from the Conservative party’s spring conference, with his appearance and a business day held behind closed doors.The prime minister was due to hold a Q&A and host drinks with party activists at the conference in Birmingham – the party’s second-biggest gathering in the political year. However, th
  
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• US teens say they have new proof for 2,000-year-old old mathematical theorem

  24-03-2023 20:36 via theguardian.com
  
  New Orleans students Calcea Johnson and Ne’Kiya Jackson recently presented their findings on the Pythagorean theoremTwo New Orleans high school seniors who say they have proven Pythagoras’s theorem by using trigonometry – which academics for two millennia have thought to be impossible – are being encouraged by a prominent US mathematical research organization to submit their work to a peer-reviewed journal.Calcea Johnson and Ne’Kiya Jackson, who are students of St M
  
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• Do not expect privacy if charged with a crime, says police standards body

  24-03-2023 20:36 via theguardian.com
  
  College of Policing statement comes after ICO proposes forces across England and Wales no longer ‘should’ name those chargedPeople charged with a crime should have no reasonable expectation of privacy, the national policing standards body has said.The statement from the College of Policing came after media organisations raised concerns over proposed changes to the college’s guidance that stated forces across England and Wales no longer “should” name those charged wi
  
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• UK’s migration bill could put thousands of children ‘into arms of criminals’

  24-03-2023 20:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Children’s social services bosses in England denounce plans that will ‘irreversibly distort the care system’Politics live - latest updatesChildren’s social services bosses have launched an outspoken attack on the government’s illegal migration bill, warning it could lead to thousands of youngsters in care running away “into the arms” of traffickers and criminals.The Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) in England said the proposed
  
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• Denver school students rally for gun safety at state capitol after shootings

  24-03-2023 20:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Students from at least five local high schools called on legislators to take action to address gun violence after two recent incidentsMore than a thousand Denver high school students protested over gun violence in their schools, rallying on Thursday and Friday at Colorado’s capitol after yet another such incident had occurred.Students from at least five Denver high schools gathered late on Thursday to demonstrate after a fatal shooting at an area high school earlier this week, following an
  
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• Rishi Sunak could face major rebellion by his MPs over illegal migration bill

  24-03-2023 19:52 via theguardian.com
  
  At least 60 Tories likely to support attempt to limit judges’ powers to stop deportations, and Labour also wants a number of changesRishi Sunak is braced for what could be the biggest rebellion of this parliament over his illegal migration bill, with many Conservative MPs calling for it to be “toughened up”.At least 60 Tories are expected to back an amendment that will block judges from granting injunctions to stop migrants being deported, which they believe is the only way the
  
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• Hotel Rwanda’s Paul Rusesabagina to be released from prison

  24-03-2023 19:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Ex-hotelier whose actions saved lives during 1994 genocide has sentence for terrorism charges commutedPaul Rusesabagina, a businessman whose role in saving more than 1,000 lives during the 1994 Rwandan genocide inspired the film Hotel Rwanda, is to be released from prison on Saturday after his 25-year sentence on terrorism charges was commuted.The announcement by the Rwandan government follows intense diplomacy by the US, where Rusesabagina has permanent residency rights. Historically close ties
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war: UN reports dozens of summary executions of PoWs; Nordic nations agree joint air defence plan – as it happened

  24-03-2023 19:46 via theguardian.com
  
  This blog is now closed. You can see the latest developments at a glance below:What we know on day 394 of the invasionThe UK Ministry of Defence has issued its daily intelligence briefing on Ukraine, in which it suggests Russia has been training troops in Belarus for both practical and political reasons. It writes:As of mid-March 2023, Russia had likely redeployed at least 1,000 troops who had been training at the Obuz-Lesnovsky training ground in south-western Belarus.Although no new rotation o
  
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• One person dies in UK after eating cheese contaminated with listeria

  24-03-2023 19:37 via theguardian.com
  
  Health authorities warn consumers not to eat Baronet semi-soft cheeses after three cases linked to productsOne person has died after eating cheese contaminated with listeria, as public health bodies in the UK warned consumers not to eat Baronet semi-soft cheeses, because of contamination at exceptionally high levels in some cheeses.An alert from the Food Standards Agency (FSA), updated on Monday, said the Old Cheese Room, a Wiltshire-based manufacturer, had extended its recall of Baronet, Baby B
  
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• Head of Credit Suisse talks of his profound sadness over UBS takeover

  24-03-2023 19:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Ulrich Körner acknowledges an ‘emotional and challenging week’ after deal was forced through by Swiss authoritiesBusiness live: latest coverageDeutsche Bank leads sell-off in European bank sharesThe chief executive of stricken Credit Suisse has said that he shares its employees’ “profound sadness and disappointment” after its emergency takeover by rival UBS earlier this week.UBS took over Credit Suisse on Sunday in a £2.65bn deal forced through by Swiss a
  
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• Two teachers in Virginia county arrested for inappropriate sexual contact with students

  24-03-2023 18:44 via foxnews.com
  
  Two teachers in the same Virginia school district have been arrested for "inappropriate contact" with students following an investigation. Emily Walker, a P.E. teacher at Frederick County Middle School, and Sherando High School teacher’s aide Matthew Geyer have both been arrested after a Frederick County Sheriff's Office investigation launched in March concluded that both had "inappropriate contact" with students, Fox 5 DC reported. Walker, 23, is said to have had relations with
  
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• Poland honors citizens who helped Jews during Holocaust

  24-03-2023 18:42 via foxnews.com
  
  Polish President Andrzej Duda took part in nationwide observances Friday to honor Poles who risked — and often lost — their lives trying to save Jews from the Holocaust during the Nazi German occupation of Poland. Duda spoke at a memorial site in Markowa, a village in southeastern Poland where on March 24, 1944 Nazi forces shot and killed a farmer, his pregnant wife and their six children along with eight Jews the family was hiding at their farm. Pope Francis has declared the members
  
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• McCarthy rips 'extreme minority party' after no Dems support 'parents bill of rights'

  24-03-2023 18:39 via foxnews.com
  
  Democratic and Republican leaders took turns accusing the other party of being "extreme" Friday after the House of Representatives passed the Parents Bill of Rights Act mostly on party lines. In the lead up to the vote, Democrats accused the bill of promoting "fascism" and said it was "extreme," claiming it will lead to banning books and outing LGBTQ+ students. No Democrats voted for the legislation, and after it passed House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., told reporters the GOP was at
  
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• Germany faces EU backlash over U-turn on phasing out combustion engine

  24-03-2023 18:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Row a further signal of tensions over the green deal landmark proposals to tackle climate crisisGermany is facing a growing backlash inside the EU over its U-turn on a law to phase out the combustion engine in new cars by 2035, despite signs of an end to the standoff with Brussels.The row comes amid growing concerns over France’s push to include nuclear across a swathe of laws on green technologies, a further signal of tensions over the EU green deal, landmark proposals to tackle the clima
  
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• Senate makes bipartisan push to cap insulin prices at $35 for all Americans

  24-03-2023 18:34 via foxnews.com
  
  A bipartisan pair of senators have revived the bid to cap insulin prices at $35 for all Americans who need it, a similar measure to one that narrowly failed as an amendment to President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act last year. The new legislation, if passed, would guarantee that even those who are uninsured would not pay more than $35 per month for the vital diabetes medication. The bill was introduced on Thursday by Sens. John Kennedy, R-La., and Raphael Warnock, D-Ga. "By making preven
  
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• Person missing after flash flooding in southwestern Missouri

  24-03-2023 18:26 via foxnews.com
  
  One person was missing Friday after flash floods in southwestern Missouri swept away a vehicle. Heavy rain Thursday night and Friday morning caused flash flooding in parts of the state. Near the southwestern Missouri town of Fordham, a vehicle became stranded near a low-water crossing at Finley River around 10:30 p.m., officials with the Logan Rogersville Fire Protection District said on Facebook. ST. LOUIS ZOO'S ESCAPE-ARTIST BEAR IS HEADING TO A TEXAS ZOO WITH A MOAT Two people were rescued bu
  
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• Louisiana man creates Waffle House painting inspired by heartwarming memory with his wife

  24-03-2023 18:25 via foxnews.com
  
  A Louisiana man has gone viral for his love of art and a special memory of Waffle House. Matt Dawson, a pharmacist from Pineville, has been an artist for more than 30 years, but it wasn't until 2012 that he started turning this hobby into a side job to "make some extra money," he told Fox News Digital. VAN GOGH, THE ONE-EARED DOG WHO ‘PAINTS’ TO END PET HOMELESSNESS, GETS $10K BID ON ‘STARRY NIGHT’ AT AUCTION Now, Dawson's latest piece, "Starry Waffles," is capturing atte
  
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• Former Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes sues over zoning dispute

  24-03-2023 18:25 via foxnews.com
  
  Former Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes has filed a lawsuit against Cobb County regulators after a rezoning request to build homes on his farmland was denied. The lawsuit, filed this week, asks Cobb County Superior Court Judge Sonja Brown to declare parts of the county's zoning code unconstitutional, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The lawsuit has not been scheduled for trial but is expected to be heard soon, the newspaper said. Barnes, who served as governor from 1999 to 2003, could not be re
  
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• Missouri driver fleeing police fatally strikes 2 people riding on motorcycle

  24-03-2023 18:23 via foxnews.com
  
  A motorist fleeing from Missouri police in a suspected stolen vehicle has struck and killed two people riding on a motorcycle, authorities say. The pursuit started Wednesday night when officers spotted the suspicious Jeep Cherokee, Sgt. John Syme, an Independence police spokesman, said Thursday. The driver is accused of swerving at oncoming vehicles, including a police cruiser, before striking the motorcycle, The Kansas City Star reports. The two victims were not immediately identified. ST. LOUI
  
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• March planetary alignment: How and when to see it

  24-03-2023 18:19 via foxnews.com
  
  A planetary alignment is reportedly slated for the end of the month.  Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus – and our moon – will be visible in the night sky on Tuesday, March 28.  "Don’t forget to look to the sky the end of the month for the planetary alignment which will have at least five planets – plus the moon – all visible in almost an arc shape as seen from Earth," a former Apollo astronaut tweeted earlier this month.  Speaking with "Good Morni
  
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• Chris Rock to Paul Pelosi: Only guy that knows how I feel

  24-03-2023 18:15 via cnn.com
  
  Adam Sandler is the 2023 recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday, March 26, at 8pm ET.During the event Chris Rock took to the stage, and roasted Will Smith's famous Oscar slap.
  
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• Arizona woman found dead after Jeep swept away by floodwaters

  24-03-2023 18:13 via foxnews.com
  
  Arizona authorities said Thursday that a 64-year-old woman was found dead in Holbrook after her vehicle was swept off a dirt road by floodwaters.  The Navajo County Sheriff's office said in a statement that it received a call reporting the incident on Hutch Road west of State Route 377 at around 10:48 a.m. local time.  A local couple was traveling on Hutch Road and the caller reported his wife was missing.  The office said the husband reported that on the evening of March 22, he a
  
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• In time for Easter, cat with sad story wins Cadbury Annual Bunny Tryouts: 'Pawsome personality'

  24-03-2023 18:09 via foxnews.com
  
  Just in time for Easter, a rescue cat named Crash has been named this year’s Cadbury Bunny. Cadbury’s 5th Annual Bunny Tryouts "Rescue Pets Edition" ended on Tuesday with a winner crowned. Crash — from Boise, Idaho — was awarded his bunny ears as the first-ever cat to win the title. SENIOR POODLE IN SAN FRANCISCO, SUFFERING FROM BLINDNESS, IS READY TO LIVE HER ‘GOLDEN YEARS’ IN NEW HOME The cat received an "impressive number of votes from animal lovers across
  
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• KY Gov. Andy Beshear vetos GOP bill aimed at regulating transgender youth

  24-03-2023 18:07 via foxnews.com
  
  Kentucky's Democratic governor issued an election-year veto Friday of a Republican bill aimed at regulating the lives of transgender youths that includes banning access to gender-affirming health care and restricting the bathrooms they can use. The bill also bans discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools and allows teachers to refuse to refer to transgender students by the pronouns they use. It easily passed the GOP-led legislature with veto-proof margins, and lawmakers wil
  
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