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Will Dana White Take Trump's Job Offer? UFC Chief Keeps Reporters Guessing
Dana White was in London for a boxing event when he was asked whether he would accept Trump's offer to become the next White House press secretary.
22 Injured, Windows Shattered As 5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan
Japan's Meteorological Agency put the quake's magnitude at 5.7, while the US Geological Survey reported it at magnitude 5.5. Smaller aftershocks were reported.
Second world war veterans outnumber former PMs for possible last time on Remembrance Sunday
Andy Burnham takes part for first time alongside eight ex-premiers as 12 veterans participate in ceremonySecond world war veterans outnumbered former prime ministers for what could be the last time at the national service of remembrance at the Cenotaph in central London.The number of veterans from that conflict has dwindled to about a dozen, the oldest of whom was Jeffrey Brereton who served in the RAF. He volunteered for the RAF in 1940, at the age of 19, and served as a mechanic on Hurricane aircraft during the Battle of Britain. Continue reading...
‘We feel the love’: Epstein survivors overwhelmed by messages of support at pop-up art exhibition
Visitors to a touring show drawing attention to Epstein’s crimes have left thousands of ‘powerful’ notes – and survivors say it means a great dealWhen Danielle Bensky first went to The Donald J Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room, she didn’t know what to expect.“What happens if I walk in and survivors’ names are just plastered everywhere?” Bensky wondered about the reading room, a traveling exhibition of Epstein investigative files, first held in a New York City gallery this May. “I was a little worried in the beginning that this would be a form of exploitation for survivors. Continue reading...
US datacenter demand spurs increased fossil fuel pipeline projects as rules are discarded
Trump administration has gutted regulations that protect lives and natural resources as pipeline build-out continuesDatacenters are spurring a boom in fossil fuel pipeline projects at a time when the Trump administration is gutting rules that protect from disasters along the lines, a new review of federal records shows.The report, compiled by the Environmental Integrity Project, also found pipelines are being built to meet demand for natural gas exports fueled by wars in Ukraine and Iran. Federal records identified almost 200 pipeline projects that are proposed or in the works, and would collectively span 17,000 miles (27,000km). Continue reading...
Stimulant overdoses on the rise as opioid deaths decline, but treatment is complex
More people recognize opioid overdoses, but education about stimulant overdoses hasn’t been as clear-cutOverdoses involving stimulants are on the rise in many parts of the country, according to recently available data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but experts say recognizing and responding to them is more complex when compared with opioid overdoses.“The rate of overdose decline was not nearly what we expected” in California, said Dr Taylor Nichols, an emergency and addiction medicine physician based in Sacramento. Continue reading...
Trump's Job Offer To Dana White Puts Spotlight On Their 25-Year Friendship
When Donald Trump won reelection in 2024, Dana White appeared alongside the Republican for his victory speech
How the story of ‘the girl of 100 portraits’ inspired two books
Luc Corlouër made ‘deal’ with Prix Goncourt winner Philippe Jaenada over his research into model Louise Cansot, murdered in Paris in 1949For almost eight decades the artists’ model Louise Cansot, the subject of the novel winning France’s most prestigious literary prize this year, was one of Paris’s forgotten murder victims.After her body was found near the Seine in September 1949, city police wrote off the young woman, immortalised as “the girl of 100 portraits”, as loose, libertine and – worse – an unmarried mother. They closed their investigation after just four months having made little effort to find her killer. Continue reading...
Cop31: what is at stake at the UN climate summit and what can it achieve?
Delegates from more than 190 countries are gathering in Turkey for climate talks, but the US will be absentAs the planet faces unprecedented human-caused global heating, heads of government are meeting for the next fortnight for the latest round of climate talks. We ask why it matters and what is likely to be achieved. Continue reading...
Mother of Royal Navy sailor missing for 40 years calls for suspected killer to confess
Margaret Parkes and her husband, in their 80s, want Allan Grimson to reveal location of their son Simon’s remainsThe mother of a teenage Royal Navy sailor who vanished 40 years ago has called for a “serial killer” suspected of murdering him to finally reveal where her son’s body is hidden.Speaking as Simon Parkes’ suspected murderer, the former navy petty officer Allan Grimson, was sentenced for sexual offences against four boys and men, Margaret Parkes, 80, said time was running out for her and her 84-year-old husband, David, to find out what happened to their son. Continue reading...
Did Trump Pick Wrong Dana White For Press Secretary? Internet Is Convinced
The speculation began on Saturday when Trump announced that he was offering the press secretary's job to Dana White, the president and CEO of the UFC and one of his longtime allies.
Explosions Heard On Iran's Qeshm Island After Missile Strikes
Iran has hit vessels it says have violated its restrictions on passage through the waterway, as it seeks to assert control over the strait and exert pressure on Washington.
