11 h. ago Trump to sign executive order changing Pentagon’s name to ‘Department of War’

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Friday that will officially change the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War.

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39 h. ago Cracker Barrel sales slid immediately after political backlash on logo change

Cracker Barrel executives reportedly spoke to the White House and told Trump officials the president’s commentary convinced them to reverse course on its logo design

Politics

46 h. ago CRC Evans appoints Mauro Piasere as new Chief Executive Officer

Edinburgh-headquartered CRC Evans, the leading global welding and coating specialist across international energy and infrastructure projects, has announced the appointment of Mauro Piasere as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

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5 d. ago Social Security whistleblower who claimed DOGE uploaded 300 million people’s data to the cloud quits post

DOGE whistleblower Charles Borges wrote that new leadership in the technology and executive offices ‘created a culture of panic and dread’

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7 d. ago Russian missiles will not stop our support for Ukraine – the British Council’s vital work goes on | Scott McDonald

Our colleagues deliver educational and cultural programmes in some of the world’s most dangerous places. And they don’t give up when things get toughScott McDonald is chief executive of the British CouncilOn Wednesday night, our office in Kyiv was damaged in a Russian missile attack. It was a stark reminder of the risks that an organisation such as ours faces in conflict-affected areas. I was relieved to hear that all colleagues were safe and accounted for. One colleague was injured and admitted to hospital but thankfully he is in a stable condition.Working under such conditions around the world is challenging, and yet, time and again, our colleagues and partners demonstrate courage and commitment in carrying on despite the dangers. Their resilience is extraordinary. We are working to find ways to minimise disruption and continuing to support our team there.Scott McDonald is chief executive of the British Council Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Trump seeks ‘capital, capital punishment’ for ‘anybody’ who kills in DC, where death penalty is banned

Local officials abolished executions more than 40 years ago, teeing up yet another political and legal fight

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1 week ago Victoria police shooting live updates: ‘Significant search’ underway for alleged offender after two officers dead, one injured while executing search warrant at rural property

Follow live updatesPorepunkah shooting: two Victoria police officers dead, one injured in attack at rural propertyWhat we know so far about the shooting in rural AustraliaWangaratta police have confirmed there is still an “active incident” ongoing and are continuing to urge people to avoid the area.In a statement published to its social media page a moment ago, the local police service said Victoria police “continues to respond to an incident at a property in Porepunkah”.This is still an active incident and we will provide more information when it’s operationally safe to do so.We ask people avoid the area.Tonight’s Ordinary Council Meeting has also been postponed, and will be rescheduled for two weeks’ time. Further details will be provided at a later date.We thank you for your patience and understanding. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Lil Nas X pleads not guilty after being accused of attacking police in LA

Musician held on bail after officers say he charged at them when they confronted him for walking naked down streetLil Nas X was charged on Monday with four felonies after police say he charged at them when they confronted him for walking naked down a Los Angeles street last week.Prosecutors charged the musician, whose legal name is Montero Lamar Hill, with three counts of battery with injury on a police officer and one felony count of resisting an executive officer, the district attorney’s office said. He was initially booked on suspicion of misdemeanor obstructing an officer on Friday. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Lil Nas X charged with four felonies after allegedly attacking police in Los Angeles

Police say musician charged at them when they confronted him for walking naked down an LA street last weekLil Nas X was charged on Monday with four felonies after police say he charged at them when they confronted him for walking naked down a Los Angeles street last week.Prosecutors charged the musician, whose legal name is Montero Lamar Hill, with three counts of battery with injury on a police officer and one felony count of resisting an executive officer, the district attorney’s office said. He was initially booked on suspicion of misdemeanor obstructing an officer on Friday. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Cannabis and ketamine worth over £150,000 found during police raid

Officers executed a warrant after spotting a man in possession of drugs on a Glasgow street.

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2 w. ago Police uncover drug farm in dawn raids across Greater Manchester

Officers executed raids in Bolton as part of Operation AVRO

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2 w. ago Tiger Woods takes up PGA role but unification in golf is as distant as ever | Ewan Murray

Sporting great will chair committee aimed as reshaping the game’s future – but the LIV question still lurksTiger Woods will chair a newly created PGA Tour committee aimed at reshaping golf’s competitive landscape in the US. But comments made by Brian Rolapp, the Tour’s newly appointed chief executive, showed that unification between the sport’s traditional ecosystem and the Saudi Arabian‑backed LIV circuit is as distant as ever.Woods, who has not competed since the 2024 Open Championship because of injury, was the headline name when Rolapp addressed the media in Atlanta on the eve of the Tour Championship. After just three weeks in office, the chief executive has formed a future competition committee that will also feature Patrick Cantlay and Adam Scott. Rolapp seems clear that the tournament landscape has to change. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Kayle Bates who kidnapped and killed office worker is executed

Kayle Bates has been on death row for more than four decades - and was finally given a fatal injection on Tuesday, becoming Florida's record 10th execution this year

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2 w. ago ‘On another level’: crypto industry hosts rival gathering in Jackson Hole

Fed governors and SEC officials join executives at event ahead of central bankers’ annual gathering

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2 w. ago AD FEATURE: Why Gower College Swansea should be a top choice for school leavers

Kelly Fountain, chief executive officer, explains how the college strives to help A Level learners become the best version of themselves and set them up for success

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2 w. ago Florida man convicted of killing a woman abducted from an insurance office is set to be executed

A man convicted of kidnapping a woman from an insurance office in the early 1980s and killing her is set for execution in Florida

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2 w. ago Massive £250,000 cannabis haul discovered in Dundee as man arrested

Officers executed a warrant at an address on Blackness Road in the city at around 8.35am on Monday, August 18.

Economics

2 w. ago Top executive pay in UK’s biggest firms hits new record as more take home £10m

Median pay for chief executive officers of FTSE 100 companies was £4.58 million in the 2024-2025 financial year.

Economics

3 w. ago Trump’s military takeover of Washington DC is a sheer demonstration of power | Moira Dongan

No one believes that the deployment of troops to America’s most liberal, most racially diverse, and most culturally thriving cities is about solving a real problemPresident Trump imposed a military takeover of the nation’s capital on Monday, sending National Guard troops to Washington. He also seized control of the DC municipal police department, invoking an obscure section of the 1973 D.C. Home Rule Act which allows the president to take control of local law enforcement in the district for a period of one month in times of emergency.That there is no emergency is irrelevant: Trump has declared one in order to exercise powers that are only available to him in a state of exception, which is, of course, what the whole country increasingly finds itself to be experiencing as the president expands the powers of his office from those of a constitutional executive into something more like the power of authoritarian control.Moira Donegan is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Scots councillor under investigation amid claims he bullied local authority boss

Ian Carruthers is alleged to have behaved in a “threatening and intimidating way” towards council officials – including Dumfries and Galloway Council chief executive Dawn Roberts.

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