53 m. ago Musk defends Doge on Fox News with false claims: ‘Almost no one has gotten fired’

Doge members, including Airbnb co-founder, aired their vision for federal government to be ‘Apple Store-like’Elon Musk and seven members of his so-called “department of government efficiency” sat down for a rare interview on Thursday evening on Fox News, defending their efforts amid public backlash and concern over cuts to key government agencies.Over the course of an hour-long sit down with host Bret Baier, Musk and team members repeatedly attempted to assuage fears over Doge’s targeting of agencies such as the Social Security Administration. Musk also downplayed the number of government employees his initiative has targeted in cuts, saying it was a small percentage of the overall government workforce and others left voluntarily. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago NBA ready to move to ‘next stage’ for planned league in Europe

League partnering with world governing bodyDiscussions have been ongoing for some timeThe NBA may soon significantly expand its presence in Europe, partnering with basketball’s world governing body, Fiba, on a new league that the sides have been discussing for many years.Specifics are few, with the initial target – for now – a 16-team league. But the announcement made on Thursday by NBA commissioner Adam Silver and Fiba secretary general Andreas Zagklis is a major step forward after a long process. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Zelenskyy employs strategic optimism to highlight Russia’s abundant bad faith

Ukrainian president has learned Trump’s team demand positivity and there is little point in trying to ‘inject reality’At a press briefing in Kyiv on Tuesday, explaining where initial US-brokered peace negotiations had got to, Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, struck a notably different tone. Long gone is the tetchiness on display in London in the aftermath of the Ukrainian leader’s catastrophic trip to the White House. In its place was a degree of optimism so high that it could only be interpreted as political positioning.Though he complained about comments made by Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy, that four Ukrainian regions wholly or partly occupied by Russia consisted of people who wanted Moscow’s rule in an “overwhelming majority” – these were “in line with the messages of the Kremlin”, Zelenskyy said – he insisted that had advantages too. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Liverpool hold initial Jeremie Frimpong talks over transfer from Bayer Leverkusen

Trent Alexander-Arnold’s move to Real Madrid could be the key ‘domino factor’ in accelerating Liverpool’s interest in Frimpong

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7 h. ago CoreWeave to scale back IPO in latest sign of AI worries on Wall Street

New Jersey-based cloud computing provider expected to seek $1.5bn, down from initial target of $4bn

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7 h. ago Liverpool hold initial talks over signing of Bayer Leverkusen’s Jeremie Frimpong

Sources said Trent Alexander-Arnold’s move to Real Madrid could be the key ‘domino factor’ in accelerating Liverpool’s interest in Frimpong.

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8 h. ago Farage rails against equality policies and says he is ‘not a fan’ of Andrew Tate

The Reform UK leader praised Donald Trump’s US administration for scrapping policies aimed at improving equality in American workplaces.

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9 h. ago Private landlord scheme is helping fight Edinburgh housing crisis: Major benefits for owners who sign up

The City of Edinburgh Council’s Private Sector Leasing (PSL) scheme is an initiative to create much-needed emergency housing while providing landlords with guaranteed, long-term rental income.

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9 h. ago CoreWeave brings in Nvidia as anchor investor and scales back IPO

New Jersey-based cloud computing provider will seek $1.5bn, down from initial target of $4bn

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11 h. ago Keir Starmer hints at push for more sanctions on Russia after ‘coalition of the willing’ talks on Ukraine – Europe live

UK prime minister said leaders agreed there needed to be more support for Ukraine and discussed ‘increasing sanctions to support US initiative’The search continues for four US soldiers that went missing in Lithuania on Tuesday night, as their vehicle has been discovered submerged in water.The operation continues on Thursday with attempts to reach the area. Lithuanian defence minister Dovilė Šakalienė said that the vehicle was located at “more than 5 meters down,” and digging is under way to get to it. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Prince Harry's pal 'worried about his emotional wellbeing' amid bitter charity row

Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho resigned as patrons of Sentebale, the charity they set up almost 20 years ago in honour of Harry's late mother Princess Diana

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12 h. ago Gabby Logan backs new initiative to get Scotland to ‘Talk in the Park’

Gabby Logan is backing ‘Talk in the Park’, a Vitality and parkrun initiative calling on Scotland residents to boost their mental and physical wellbeing by walking at their local parkrun on April 26 and every Saturday after that.

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13 h. ago Woman dies of rabies after contracting killer virus by drinking infected cow's milk

The victim had no idea the cow was infected with rabies when she drank the milk. She began showing symptoms shortly after, but her family was initially unaware of what the cause of her distressing side effects were

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15 h. ago Prince Harry's charity pal 'worried for his emotional wellbeing' as he quits over bitter row

Dr Kelello Lerotholi, a former trustee of Sentebale who also quit his position at the same time as its founders Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, says the pair are "torn apart" at deciding to resign from the organisation amid a bitter boardroom row

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22 h. ago Greenland takes savage step to freeze out Usha Vance ahead of controversial trip over 'underlying agenda'

It was initially billed as a family-friendly holiday with Usha and one of her children to immerse themselves in Greenlandic culture and visit the annual dogsled competition.

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28 h. ago Starbucks shreds ‘nonsensical’ lawsuit by store manager who claimed he was discriminated against for being straight

Exclusive: Christopher Thevanesan’s lawsuit is “nonsensical,” “entirely without merit,” and “devoid of any facts” to support his allegations, according to the company

Society

31 h. ago Full list of 17 Swansea roads proposed to change back from 20mph to 30mph

A public consultation has opened on the proposed speed limit increase for 17 roads throughout Swansea, after 81 locations were initially put forward

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32 h. ago Deaf TikTok star’s inquest delayed because of lack of sign language interpreter

Imogen Nunn, 25, died in Brighton, East Sussex, on New Year’s Day 2023 after taking a poisonous substance.

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32 h. ago Martin Lewis gives verdict on spring statement as ISA reforms underway

The money expert focused on household income and rumoured ISA changes in his initial reaction

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35 h. ago Newly shared Signal messages show Trump advisers discussed Yemen attack plans

The Atlantic releases more text from chat after Trump officials claimed none of it was ‘classified information’US politics live – latest updatesThe Atlantic magazine has published fresh messages from a group chat including top US officials where they discuss operational details of plans to bomb Yemen.The initial revelations by the magazine and its editor, Jeffrey Goldberg, who was accidentally added to the chat on the messaging app Signal, have sparked a huge outcry in the US, with the Trump administration facing withering attacks over the disastrous leak of sensitive information. Continue reading...

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