37 h. ago Cabinet Secretary looking at potential purchase of Ardrossan Harbour

But politicians want action after Task Force meets.

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9 d. ago New task force to review US intelligence agencies and consider declassifying COVID

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard says she has formed a task force to consider big changes to America's spy agencies

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1 week ago Plans for Hammersmith Bridge are unveiled including blowing it up

While pedestrian and cycle access was allowed to remain open, the bridge was closed to all traffic, including to pedestrians and cyclists since August 2020 but in July 2021 it reopened again.

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2 w. ago Elon Musk threatens ‘generals’ who he claims are ‘paying’ for Tesla protests after shelling out millions for Wisconsin election

The world’s wealthiest man claims ‘foot soldiers’ and Tesla protesters are being paid even as he hands out checks to voters

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2 w. ago Trump task force to review Harvard's funding after Columbia bows to federal demands

Harvard University has become the latest target in the Trump administration’s approach to fight campus antisemitism

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2 w. ago Trump officials to review $9bn in Harvard funds over antisemitism claims

Administration accuses university of failing to protect students and plans to look into federal grants and contractsThe Trump administration announced a review on Monday of $9bn in federal contracts and grants at Harvard University over allegations that it failed to address issues of antisemitism on campus.The multi-agency Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism said it will review the more than $255.6m in contracts between Harvard University, its affiliates and the federal government, according to a joint statement from the education department, the health department and the General Services Administration. The statement also says the review will include the more than $8.7bn in multi-year grant commitments to Harvard University and its affiliates. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Oliver Stone to testify at John F Kennedy assassination hearing

The director, whose film JFK has been derided by historians for suggesting the CIA had a role in the killing, will speak to task force aiming ‘to get to the bottom of this mystery’Film director Oliver Stone will testify at a US House of Representatives hearing on Tuesday that is considering thousands of pages of documents related to the 1963 assassination of John F Kennedy released this month at the direction of President Donald Trump.Representative Anna Paulina Luna, chair of the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, said that lawmakers will hear from witnesses about the value of the documents. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Britain's FBI launches probe into Turkish barber shops used as a front for criminal gangs selling drugs, washing money and illegal workers

The National Crime Agency has launched an investigation into Turkish barber shops across the UK amid concerns that premises are being used by criminal gangs.

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3 w. ago FBI launches task force to investigate threats on Musk’s Tesla company

‘Those responsible will be pursued, caught, and brought to justice,’ FBI Director Kash Patel says of those committing violent anti-Tesla acts

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3 w. ago Tesla threats task force launched by FBI to target ‘domestic terrorism’

‘Those responsible will be pursued, caught, and brought to justice,’ FBI Director Kash Patel says of those committing violent anti-Tesla acts

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3 w. ago Multiple bombs found inside Tesla showroom in Texas amid wave of threats against Elon Musk

Musk’s role as Donald Trump’s ‘First Buddy’ has spilled over into vandalism across America

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3 w. ago Multiple bombs found inside Tesla showroom in Texas as threats against Elon Musk continue

Multiple incendiary devices were located inside a Tesla showroom in Austin, Texas on Monday, police said.

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3 w. ago Elon Musk could be 'kicked out' of Tesla as investor dubs him 'detrimental to the company'

Elon Musk's position as Tesclo CEO could be under threat after a major Tesla investor called on the board to oust oust him and dubbed the tycoon and world’s richest person ‘detrimental to company’

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4 w. ago Musk's pal Trump threatens Tesla vandals with 20 years in El Salvador 'hellhole' jails

Orange Manbaby Donald Trump is once again backing his bestie Elon Musk by threatening to throw Tesla vandals in prison for 20 years in El Salvador's 'hellhole' jails

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4 w. ago The US is poised to use terror laws against students. This could be worse than McCarthyism | Thomas Anthony Durkin and Bernard Harcourt

A new 7 October 2023 taskforce says it’ll investigate support for Hamas, paving the way for a legal strategy targeting free speechOn Monday, the Department of Justice announced the launch of “Joint Task Force October 7 (JTF 10-7)”. In an accompanying press release, the DoJ said it would bring to justice Hamas leaders who murdered and kidnapped innocent civilians in the deadly attack on Israel of 7 October 2023. Few would quarrel with this ambition. In the same breath, however, the press release claimed that the task force would also “investigate acts of terrorism and civil rights violations by individuals and entities providing support and financing to Hamas, related Iran proxies, and their affiliates, as well as acts of antisemitism by these groups”.In plain English, this means the student protesters. It could also include universities and colleges that have entered the government’s crosshairs. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Fox anchor invents wild hypothetical to ask White House spox about Tesla vandals and death penalty

Trump administration officials and allies have threatened to harshly punish those who are protesting Tesla through acts of violence

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