3 hours ago Trump’s tariff threats to Mexico already causing storm as he taps Covid skeptic for health agency: Live

President-elect announced on Monday proposed tariffs on some of nation’s biggest trade partners

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9 hours ago Only the best people: 17 of Trump’s top administration picks have lost elections

So far, at least 10 cabinet members have experience losing an election at some point in their careers

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10 hours ago Shelley Kerr to lead Hearts’ male player development in groundbreaking move

Former national coach to make Scottish football historyShe will also assist B team and monitor coach progress Hearts will create Scottish football history by appointing Shelley Kerr, a former manager of the women’s national team, to a key position relating solely to the development of male players.The Edinburgh club are poised to confirm Kerr as their first technical development manager, giving the 55-year-old significant responsibility for the transition from academy to first-team football. Kerr will become the first woman to take on such a ­position at a major Scottish club. The Uefa pro licence holder will also assist with the Hearts B team and monitor the progress of coaches at the training base. Continue reading...

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15 hours ago The 1920s desecration of a Gutenberg Bible shocked the US – but miraculously gave a Jewish family new life in Australia

Michael Visontay discovered that a ‘crime against history’ in the book world set off a chain of events that led to his family’s delicatessen in 1950s Sydney It was a brazen act of extreme literary vandalism that desecrated one of the world’s most valuable books. But it also allowed a family of Holocaust survivors to forge a new life in Australia.The extraordinary tale was uncovered by the author and journalist Michael Visontay while researching his family history during Covid lockdown and has now been published as a book, Noble Fragments. Continue reading...

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18 hours ago Trump’s tariffs plan sends global markets into turmoil as cabinet picks sidestep FBI background checks: Live

President-elect flexes muscles on world stage after securing brace of legal wins

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19 hours ago Trump officials to receive immediate clearances and easier FBI vetting

Exclusive: president-elect’s team planning for background checks to occur only after administration takes over bureauDonald Trump’s transition team is planning for all cabinet picks to receive sweeping security clearances from the president-elect and only face FBI background checks after the incoming administration takes over the bureau and its own officials are installed in key positions, according to people familiar with the matter.The move appears to mean that Trump’s team will continue to skirt FBI vetting and may not receive classified briefings until Trump is sworn in on 20 January and unilaterally grant sweeping security clearances across the administration. Continue reading...

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