46 minutes ago Trump promised federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe. Will he follow through?

When Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigned in North Carolina, both candidates courted a state-recognized tribe there whose 55,000 members could have helped tip the swing state

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47 minutes ago ‘We’ve heard these promises before’: is this the end of the line for Irish fishing?

Devastated by quota changes post-Brexit, fishers are pinning all their hopes on Ireland’s politicians as they head into a general electionWords and pictures by Finbarr O’ReillyGale force winds gusting across the North Atlantic Ocean kicked up thick spumes of spray from the heaving swell soon after the Ocean Crest and Carmona trawlers left the main Irish fishing port of Killybegs in County Donegal. No other boats were fishing in the area when the storm swept over Ireland’s north-west coast. This was February, and the window for catching migrating mackerel was quickly closing but the two trawlers had yet to fill their quotas.“This weather is about the limit of what we can fish in,” said skipper Gerard Sheehy as the nose of the Ocean Crest plunged into the trough of a swell, sending a wall...

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47 minutes ago ‘By 8pm it is time to head home’: whatever happened to the big night out?

This week, the chief executive of a major bar group suggested 3pm is the new 9pm. Why have we stopped drinking and dancing the night away on a Friday and Saturday night?The atmosphere in the club is friendly, people generally aren’t drunk, and since it’s dark inside, it could just as well be 4am instead of 4pm. Welcome to the daytime rave, where you can dance, meet people and still be curled up on the sofa afterwards in time for Newsnight. It’s a home from home for Joyce Harper, who says she has been “a big clubber my whole life. In the 1990s, I used to go religiously twice a month and we’d stay up all night. We were knocked out for days and always felt terrible. I realised, as I’ve got older and wiser, the importance of sleep.”Last week she was at a day rave at the London club Fabric, ...

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48 minutes ago Hong Kong plans crypto tax break for hedge funds and billionaire families

The Chinese territory is competing with Singapore and Switzerland to become a top offshore finance hub

Economics

78 minutes ago Scots 'should ditch Black Friday and join Green Friday revolution by embracing second

Second-hand buys better for planet and wallet with app Faircado as research reveals four in ten Scots planning to take part in Black Friday sales.

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84 minutes ago 'I'm a doctor never have this drink after 3pm to reduce heart attack and stroke risk'

Dr Sriram Iyer appeared on BBC Breakfast to discuss new findings which reveal that people who do not stick to regular bed and wake times have a higher risk of stroke and heart attack

Events

1 hour ago Ruben Amorim has a Manchester United problem Erik ten Hag rarely had to face

Man United head coach Ruben Amorim could find it challenging to select his starting XI for Thursday night's Europa League clash with Bodo/Glimt.

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2 hours ago NASA has revealed how astronauts celebrate Thanksgiving in space and the food they eat

Thanksgiving is a time for getting together with family and celebrating all the blessings in the world over the past year, but how do people celebrate it if they're not in the world?

Technology

2 hours ago Revealed: The exact amount of time the average Briton spends scrolling on their smartphone each day

A new study has revealed that the average Briton spends four hours and 20 minutes online every day, with women clocking up 33 minutes more than men.

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2 hours ago Trump claims Mexico’s new president promised to ‘stop migration’ in ‘excellent’ phone call

Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said she and Trump had an ‘excellent conversation’

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