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Labor leaders call veto of collective bargaining bill a ‘betrayal’ by Virginia governor

Union leaders say veto from Democrat Abigail Spanberger is an about-face from promises she made on campaign trail Virginia’s Democratic governor Abigail Spanberger vetoed a bill Thursday that would have restored collective bargaining rights for 50,000 public sector workers in the state. Union leaders say the veto is a “betrayal” and “slap in the face” after the governor campaigned last year on promises to restore collective bargaining rights. Though majorities in both chambers of Virginia’s gene

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Inside China’s race to dominate humanoid robotics industry

A bionic face prototype at X-Humanoid in Beijing.

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Oregon emergency room doctor sentenced to prison after hit-and-run

Silverton Hospital in Silverton, Ore.

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Xavier Becerra faces pushback from Biden-era colleagues as he rises in California

Former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra is polling at the top of the crowded California governor's race.

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Global bonds sink and oil prices jump, triggering a stock sell-off

The yield on a 30-year U.S. Treasury bond rose above 5.12%, its highest level in nearly a year.

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Belle and Sebastian write Scotland anthem after dramatic World Cup qualifier

Lead singer Stuart Murdoch’s self-deprecating It Only Takes One Lion is inspired by team’s current song, Yes Sir, I Can Boogie The lyrics came to Stuart Murdoch in the hazy aftermath of Scotland’s dramatic qualification for the World Cup. The Belle and Sebastian frontman had watched his side’s playoff victory over Denmark through his fingers before deciding to write his own anthem to a team he has followed for more than 50 years. “Most people recognised instantly the next day that they’d witness

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NBC News · Oct 8

Justice Alito pushes back on calls to sit out a major Supreme Court climate case

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in 2021.

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NPR News · Oct 8

Can the NFL's Rooney Rule survive the DEI backlash?

Florida's attorney general says the NFL's Rooney Rule, which requires teams to interview minority candidates for top jobs, is discriminatory. Trump's EEOC has challenged such policies elsewhere. (Image credit: Kevin C. Cox)

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Guardian - World · Oct 8

Ministers have no authority to withhold Mandelson vetting file, committee says

Group of MPs and peers in effect accuse government of failing to comply with parliament’s will over release of files A powerful parliamentary committee tasked with reviewing files relating to Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador has revealed that the government is withholding his vetting file despite not having the authority to do so. In an extraordinary intervention, the intelligence and security committee (ISC) has criticised the government over its handling of the release of Mandels

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Guardian - World · Oct 8

Czech police find stolen skull of 13th-century saint and arrest man

Man admits to coating relic in concrete after taking it from church because he objected to it being displayed, police say Czech police have found the skull of a 13th-century saint, days after it was stolen from a church in the north of the country. Police said they had arrested a suspect, who they said admitted to taking the skull of Saint Zdislava of Lemberk from a glass shrine in the basilica of St Lawrence and St Zdislava in the town of Jablonné v Podještědí on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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Mali’s forces target rebel alliance in junta’s fight to keep power

Army supported by Russian mercenaries launches airstrikes after offensive by coalition of Islamist extremists and Tuareg separatists Mali’s armed forces, supported by Russian mercenaries, have launched airstrikes targeting a rebel alliance of Islamist extremists and Tuareg separatists as the ruling junta struggles to maintain its hold on power in the unstable west African country. Earlier this week warplanes targeted the key northern town of Kidal, which was lost when the rebels launched a surpr

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Rivals actor Katherine Parkinson lauds series for depicting women’s view of sex

Bafta winner tells preview screening in Bristol there is not enough on television about the female perspective The Bafta-winning actor Katherine Parkinson has lauded the television series Rivals for its “radical” depiction of sex from a woman’s perspective. Speaking at a preview screening in Bristol, where much of the series was filmed, Parkinson, who plays the romance author Lizzie Vereker in the show, said there were not enough examples on television of a woman’s view of sex. Continue reading.

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Minnesota Democratic lawmakers stage sit-in over gun violence protection bill

Representative Samantha Sencer-Mura leads action after Republican speaker rescinds promise to bring bill to vote Democratic state representatives in Minnesota staged an overnight sit-in in their house chamber on Thursday after the Republican speaker failed to put a gun violence prevention bill up for a vote. Samantha Sencer-Mura, a Democratic representative from Minneapolis, first announced the plan on Wednesday from the floor of the state’s house of representatives, giving speaker Lisa Demuth,

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Guardian - World · Oct 8

Erling Haaland to make film acting debut – as a Viking called Haaland

The Manchester City striker will feature in Viqueens, an animated film by director Harald Zwart, who described him as ‘powerful, fearless and uniquely Norwegian’ Manchester City striker Erling Haaland is to make his feature acting debut, in an animated film as the voice of a Viking – called Haaland. According to the Hollywood Reporter , the Norwegian international is to play “an animated version of himself” in Viqueens, directed and co-written by Harald Zwart, the Dutch-Norwegian director of The

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Guardian - World · Oct 8

Angus Taylor says migrants are a ‘net drain’ on Australia. The numbers say the opposite is true

Migrants are generally younger than the average Australian, are skilled and more educated. And they typically pay more tax than they receive in benefits Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Angus Taylor’s thinly veiled attempt to paint migrants as bludgers is not supported by the facts. The typical migrant over their lifetimes pays more in taxes than they receive in government services. Far from lobbing up on our shores and demanding welfare , most migrants arrive hungry

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Guardian - World · Oct 8

Secret documents reveal preferred Australian nuclear submarine base – and warn it could be a military target

Port Kembla residents will likely resist base due to risk of nuclear accident and potential as target for ‘military adversaries’, documents state Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A proposed nuclear submarine base in Port Kembla “could be a target for Australian military adversaries”, previously secret New South Wales government documents have revealed. The documents, prepared by the NSW cabinet office and premier’s department, identify Port Kembla – 75km south of Sydn

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Voting Rights Act ruling is ‘red meat’ to Republicans in south, says Black lawmaker targeted by gerrymander

Mississippi politicians are threatening to redraw the district of Bennie Thompson, the state’s lone Democrat in Congress The supreme court decision that effectively gutted the Voting Rights Act (VRA) “was red meat to the Republican legislators of the south” the US House representative Bennie Thompson said. Conservative lawmakers in Mississippi, where Thompson is both the state’s lone Black and only Democratic congressional representative, have used the opportunity to explicitly target him, threa

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What was actually achieved at Trump and Xi’s ‘stalemate summit’ in Beijing?

US president said he and Chinese leader ‘settled a lot of different problems’ but gave little detail on solutions Trump China visit live – latest updates Donald Trump’s whirlwind trip to Beijing – the first US presidential visit in nearly a decade – wrapped up with much fanfare but little clarity about what was actually achieved. Trump said on Friday that he and Xi Jinping, China’s leader, “settled a lot of different problems that other people wouldn’t have been able to solve”. But he didn’t pro

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What to know about Mackenzie Shirilla, the Ohio teen who killed her boyfriend and his friend in 100 mph crash

Mackenzie Shirilla cries as she is found guilty of murder on Aug. 14, 2023.

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Tories suspend leader at Worcestershire council after he made deal to oust Reform

Adam Kent suspended after Tory councillors joined forces with Greens and Lib Dems to end Reform’s minority control The Conservatives have suspended the party’s leader at Worcestershire county council after he made a deal with the Greens and Liberal Democrats to oust Reform. Reform UK gained control of the council a year ago but its tenure has been marked by a series of controversies and political infighting. This included a bitter leadership battle in which the now former Reform councillor Jo Mo