6 h. ago WNBA players authorize strike ‘when necessary’ as talks over new CBA stall

Players vote overwhelmingly to authorize strikeRevenue sharing and salaries remain key issuesCBA deadline set to expire on 9 JanuaryWNBA players have authorized their union’s executive council to call a strike if necessary, the union announced Thursday as it continues to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement with the league.The WNBPA and league have been negotiating a new agreement for the past few months, extending the deadline a couple of times with the latest one set to expire on 9 January. The move gives union negotiators another tool to use in talks. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Man sues Tennessee county after he was jailed over meme related to Charlie Kirk killing

Lawsuit alleges that Larry Bushart’s first amendment rights were violated when he was arrested and jailed for 37 daysA former law enforcement officer in Tennessee is suing his county and sheriff after he was jailed for more than a month for posting a meme on Facebook related to the 10 September assassination of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk.According to the new 30-page lawsuit filed this week, 10 days after Kirk’s killing, Larry Bushart, 61, shared a post in the comments of a Facebook post about a vigil for Kirk in Perry county, Tennessee. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Top Tory tells poor people they shouldn't watch tele as it "rots their brain"

Kemi Badenoch's director of strategy sparked fury with her social media comments which saw her compared to a Dickensian villain by one wag and saw another ask: "What is wrong with you?"

Politics

17 h. ago Food production no longer profitable for English farms, says review

Nearly a third of businesses were lossmaking last year as rising costs and volatile weather hit household income

Politics

33 h. ago Bombshell claim John Travolta's son is Elvis Presley's 'secret great

Bombshell new legal filings in £37 million lawsuit allege Grease star John Travolta's youngest son was conceived using an egg donated by Elvis Presley's granddaughter, Riley Keough

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54 h. ago UK insists US tech deal not dead as Trump threatens penalties against European firms

Keir Starmer’s office claims UK still in ‘active conversations’ about deal for tech industries in both countries to cooperateDowning Street insists the $40bn Tech Prosperity Deal between the US and UK that is on hold is not permanently stalled. The BBC reported on Tuesday evening that the prime minister’s office claimed that the UK remains in “active conversations with US counterparts at all levels of government” about the wide-ranging deal for the technology industries in both countries to cooperate.The agreement, previously billed as historic, was paused after the US accused the UK of failing to lower trade barriers, including a digital services tax on US tech companies and food safety rules that limit the export of some agricultural products. The New York Times first reported British confirmation that negotiations had stalled. Continue reading...

Economics

60 h. ago Trump v BBC: broadcaster to fight $10bn lawsuit | The Latest

The BBC has vowed to defend itself against the $10bn lawsuit that the US president, Donald Trump, filed against it. Trump alleges the broadcaster “intentionally, maliciously and deceptively” edited the 6 January speech he gave before the attack on the US Capitol. On Tuesday, a BBC spokesperson said: “As we have made clear previously, we will be defending this case. We are not going to make further comment on ongoing legal proceedings.”Lucy Hough speaks to the head of national news, Archie Bland Continue reading...

Politics

64 h. ago Thames Water halts plans to hand £2.5m retention bonuses to bosses

The firm was expected to hand £2.46 million to 21 senior executives in so-called retention awards.

Economics

67 h. ago Warning to one group of people who 'should not eat' viral Dubai chocolate

The Food Standards Agency said some products failed to meet UK food and safety requirements

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3 d. ago Purse pirates: UPS ripped off seasonal workers with unfair pay practices, lawsuit alleges

New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit accusing UPS of stealing tens of millions of dollars in pay from seasonal workers who help deliver packages during the busy holiday season

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3 d. ago US green card holder sues ICE over claims of ‘violent assault’

Hilda Ramirez Sanan and her two US citizen children were ‘illegally and forcefully detained’, the lawsuit allegesA US immigrant with legal status and her two American children have filed a lawsuit against ICE, after they were hospitalized following a “violent” and “unlawful” detention in Massachusetts.Hilda Ramirez Sanan, a green card holder who has lived in the United States for more than 20 years, and her two US citizen children were “illegally and forcefully detained”, the lawsuit alleges. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center should serve as a warning to UK arts institutions | Charlotte Higgins

Culture is not immune from the advances of the hard right – but it isn’t too late for resistanceInto the pale stone wall of the Kennedy Center, above its elegant terrace on the edge of the Potomac river, are carved bold and idealistic sentiments. “This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor. To further the appreciation of culture among all the people, to increase respect for the creative individual, to widen participation by all the processes and fulfillments of art – this is one of the fascinating challenges of these days.” Those are the words of John F Kennedy, after whom the US’s national performing arts centre is named. The impulse to build it came from Dwight D Eisenhower; it was given JFK’s name after his assassination; and it opened in 1971, to the music of Leonard Bernstein and the choreography of Alvin Ailey, in the presidency of Richard Nixon. The Kennedy Centre, in short, was designed to be bipartisan, a place of gathering for Democrats and Repub...

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4 d. ago Aldi urgently recalls popular £2.99 Christmas food over dangerous health risk as shoppers warned ‘do not eat’

A FESTIVE food product sold in a major UK supermarket has been urgently recalled due to a health risk linked to an undeclared allergen. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) issued a recall notice on Friday for Aldi's Perfect Christmas Mozzarella Sticks in Blankets. The product, crispy crumbed mozzarella sticks wrapped in smoky bacon, contains egg which is...

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4 d. ago I tried the walking method that offers ‘10 times the benefits’ of walking 10,000 steps per day

Movement in any form can benefit your health, says senior fitness writer Harry Bullmore. But can this latest walking trend help time-poor people step up their exercise plans?

Politics

5 d. ago Aldi recalls popular Christmas food product over allergy risk

Supermarket chain urges customers not to eat a batch of Perfect Christmas Mozzarella Sticks in Blankets

Events

6 d. ago 81 women file civil suit against army gynecologist already charged criminally

Blaine McGraw accused of inappropriately touching and secretly filming patients during appointments on baseAnother 81 women have joined a civil suit against a US army gynecologist who was recently criminally charged in connection with accusations that he secretly filmed dozens of his patients during medical examinations.The civil lawsuit, which initially began in November, alleges that Blaine McGraw, a doctor and army major at Fort Hood in Texas, repeatedly inappropriately touched and secretly filmed dozens of women during appointments at an on-base medical center. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago ‘Food and fossil fuel production causing $5bn of environmental damage an hour’

UN GEO report says ending this harm key to global transformation required ‘before collapse becomes inevitable’The unsustainable production of food and fossil fuels causes $5bn (£3.8bn) of environmental damage per hour, according to a major UN report.Ending this harm was a key part of the global transformation of governance, economics and finance required “before collapse becomes inevitable”, the experts said. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids

Massachusetts’ highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state’s lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users

Events

2 w. ago BBC Normal People star lands 'dark' new role with Nicholas Hoult from Poor Things writer

The six-part series will be coming to Disney+ in the UK as production gets started next year

Politics

2 w. ago Quality of migraine care dependent on ethnicity, UK survey finds

Ethnic minority people more likely to experience poor treatment and even racism, Migraine Trust research showsPeople from ethnic minority backgrounds are more likely to experience worse migraine care and to fear discrimination because of their condition, a survey by a leading UK charity has found.Migraines are characterised by a severe headache, alongside other symptoms including dizziness, numbness and vision problems. About one in seven people in the UK are affected by the condition. Continue reading...

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