Reuters Kamala Harris announced a list of policy proposals aimed specifically at black male voters on Monday With just weeks to go until the US presidential election, Kamala Harris is ramping up efforts to court black and Latino voters. Despite holding a clear lead among both groups, some Democrats have warned she needs to do…
Google has signed a deal to use small nuclear reactors to generate the vast amounts of energy needed to power its artificial intelligence (AI) data centres. The company says the agreement with Kairos Power will see it start using the first reactor this decade and bring more online by 2035. Technology firms are increasingly turning…
Trump and Harris kick off campaign blitz in key battleground states – CBS News Watch CBS News With Election Day just three weeks away, a new CBS News poll shows Vice President Kamala Harris holding a razor-thin lead over former President Donald Trump both nationally and in key battleground states. Both candidates are campaigning in…
Wes Streeting has hinted that new weight loss injections could be offered to the jobless to aid their return to work. The Health Secretary pointed out that “widening waistbands” are exerting pressure on the NHS. He suggested that the latest weight loss medications, such as Ozempic or Mounjaro, might be used to help individuals find…
Lilly Ledbetter, a champion of women getting paid the same as men for doing the same work, died Saturday night, her family said in a statement. She was 86. AL.com was first to report that she had died. According to that outlet, the statement said she died “peacefully” and “surrounded by her family and loved…
Reuters Donald Trump has pledged to drastically increase tariffs on foreign goods entering the US if he is elected president again. He has promised tariffs – a form of tax – of up to 20% on goods from other countries and 60% on all imports from China. He has even talked about a 200% tax…
SpaceX Senegal’s first satellite hitched a lift on a SpaceX launcher in August One by one, the satellites – each of them encrusted with a hodge-podge of solar panels and other gizmos – detached from their mothership. They had blasted off from Earth just an hour earlier, on 16 August. The 116 satellites onboard the…
AS we approach the announcement of Budget 2025, there is widespread anticipation. It is a time to reflect on the progress made since Budget 2024, recalibrate our goals, and outline the next steps to propel Malaysia forward, particularly regarding sustainability, economic resilience and social well-being. Budget 2024: Key Successes and Shortcomings Budget 2024 introduced several…
A prominent leader in British Columbia’s Sikh community says the community feels vindicated following explosive new RCMP allegations of foreign interference by agents of the Indian government in Canada. RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme said Monday that the force had evidence of violent criminal activity in Canada, including homicides and extortion, being connected to Indian government…
Lilly Ledbetter, whose name graces an equal pay law in the US, has died aged 86. CBS, the BBC’s news partner in the US, quoted her children as saying she died peacefully on Saturday surrounded by family and loved ones. “Our mother lived an extraordinary life,” added a family statement. Ms Ledbetter’s activism led to…
