Gen Christopher Donahue, commander of forces in Europe and Africa, is leaving after just 18 months in the job The army’s commander of its forces in Europe and Africa – who was famously the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan in 2021 – is unexpectedly stepping down from his post after just 18 months in the job, the Army confirmed late Tuesday. Gen Christopher Donahue, commanding general of US Army Europe and Africa and commander of Nato’s Allied Land Command, will relinquish his command on
Makerfield MP considering northern base for PM’s office as part of measures to devolve power away from London Andy Burnham is planning to move parts of the No 10 operation to Manchester as part of measures to devolve power away from London. The Makerfield MP will say next week he wants to transfer parts of the prime minister’s office to the north should he become prime minister later this year. Continue reading...
Bahrain Mujagata is just 21 years old and balances taxi driving with university studies and acting classes “I’ve got T-shirts older than you!” The joke draws laughter from a table of black-cab drivers gathered in the Astral cafe on Regency Place in Westminster. Around the table, cabbies swap stories accumulated over decades behind the wheel: picking up the England World Cup hero Geoff Hurst, ferrying senior politicians around London, and navigating the capital long before smartphones and satnavs
Buying a phone without tying it directly to your identity could get much harder. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering tougher "know your customer" rules for voice providers. The proposal would push phone companies to collect and keep more personal information before giving many new or renewing customers access to service. That could include your name, physical address, government-issued identification number and an alternate phone number. The FCC says the goal is to make li
After an absolutely crazy night at the ballpark where mayflies were literally falling out of the sky by the thousands, the sun is up, the birds are doing their thing and it's a beautiful morning in this part of the country for another edition of Wednesday Screencaps . Imagine my surprise this morning when I fired up Twitter to see viral superstar German soccer fan Freddy was driving through the nearby town of Elmore, Ohio as part of his trip east to see more World Cup action. This is the town wh
Fox News · Oct 8
Failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is still railing against the Electoral College, which cost her the presidency in 2016, calling it an "abomination" in a trailer for the new Netflix docuseries titled "The American Experiment." In a trailer for the upcoming series, which is executive-produced by Tom Hanks, Clinton remarks, "Well, I personally think the Electoral College is an abomination. For obvious reasons." Set to drop today, the new five-part docuseries marks 250 years of U.S. ind
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Camp owners said total debt exceeds $10m in chapter 11 filing after catastrophic flood last July Camp Mystic, the Christian summer camp in Texas where 28 people died in a catastrophic flood last July, has filed for bankruptcy, according to court records. In a Chapter 11 filing, submitted Wednesday in the southern district of Texas, the camp’s owners said that the camp’s total debt “exceeds $10m”. Continue reading...
BBC World News · Oct 8
Brad Lander unseats Dan Goldman in a race that laid bare the city's divisions over the Israel-Gaza war.
Fox News · Oct 8
A U.S. airstrike last week in Syria killed a top ISIS leader, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Wednesday. A post on X noted that CENTCOM "forces conducted an airstrike in northwest Syria, June 19, that resulted in the death of a senior ISIS leader." "The precision strike killed Ali Husayn al-‘Ulaywi and is part of ongoing U.S. efforts to disrupt and eliminate terrorists seeking to attack Americans abroad or the U.S. homeland. CENTCOM forces continue to work alongside regional partners
