New technical education routes to be offered at 14 in England
The government wants pupils to take subjects like AI and manufacturing which are linked to local jobs.
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Minnesota prediction market ban paused by federal judge days before rollout
A federal judge on Monday halted a prediction market ban in Minnesota days before it was set to roll out. District Judge Katherine Menendez wrote that the Trump administration, Kalshi and Polymarket are “likely to succeed on the merits” in the case arguing that the state ban is pre-empted by federal law. “Specifically, it appears...
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Trump Backs New Talks but It’s Unclear What He Hopes to Achieve This Time
Iran denied President Trump’s claim that it wants to talk, and gave no sign that it would make concessions or speak directly with U.S. officials.
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Rand Paul releases Anthony Fauci's pandemic-era diary notes. Here's what they tell us
Sen. Rand Paul has released a tranche of Dr. Anthony Fauci's diary entries from the COVID-19 pandemic. Fauci is set to appear before a Senate committee Wednesday on the origins of the coronavirus.
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Badenoch calls for emergency legislation to stop early release scheme
Last week Andy Burnham announced he was pausing early release plans for September after backlash from survivors and victims.
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Academics call on Congress to restore agency independence after Trump v. Slaughter
A group of more than 50 academics on Monday wrote a letter to congressional leaders urging them to restore agency independence following last month’s Supreme Court ruling, which granted President Trump the authority to fire commissioners of independent agencies without cause. The professors argue that the ruling stalled business for the Consumer Product Safety Commission,...
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Trump Blames Affordability Problems on Biden in Michigan Speech
The president also assured supporters that negotiations over ending the war in Iran, a conflict that has sent fuel and energy prices soaring, are continuing in a “friendly” fashion.
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Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming and Benedict Wong urge UK to take action against Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming and Benedict Wong wrote an op-ed Monday citing the dangers to industry competition, jobs and a concentration of power if Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery merge. “We have watched, with growing alarm, what consolidation does to the breadth and depth of the work we produce: independent film acquisitions at the...
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Pentagon mum as US casualties in Iran war rise
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Pentagon mum as US casualties in Iran war rise The Pentagon’s Iran war casualty count topped 600 over the weekend, following a quiet update as the department faces questions about the absence of transparency. © AP...
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Senate tees up final vote on Jay Clayton intel chief nomination
The Senate cleared a final procedural hurdle Monday night on President Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), teeing up Jay Clayton for a final vote this week. The 51-43 vote to advance the nomination means the Senate could confirm Clayton as early as Tuesday night to be the...
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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Order Restricting Mail Voting
The Trump administration asks justices to intervene after an appeals court blocked key parts of a mail-in voting executive order.
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EPA: Data center power not subject to acid rain restrictions
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story EPA exempts data center plants from acid rain rules The Trump administration announced Monday that it is excluding power plants that only serve data centers and do not connect to the broader grid from pollution limits that seek to prevent acid rain. © AP...
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