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Authoritarian leaders are fond of severing communications in a bid to hold on to power, and that tradition sadly isn’t going away. The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government has ordered telecoms to cut internet and SMS access ahead of planned mass protests against President Joseph Kabila, whose administration has continuously delayed elections to replace him. […]
Published time: 15 Dec, 2017 20:37 Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) said he would vote in favor of the final tax bill next week, after Republican lawmakers agreed to raise the child tax credit to $ 1,400. Rubio’s support increases the likelihood of the tax reform proposal championed by President Donald Trump clearing the hurdle in […]
McGovern and Brexit supporter and Conservative MP Kwasi Kwarteng joined Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard on the show today after last night’s news that the House of Commons have backed an amendment which will give parliament a vote on the Brexit deal. “Do you still describe yourself as a Remainer?” the Good Morning Britain presenter […]
Republicans racing to enact their tax cuts by Christmas are down to the final details as they try to merge competing plans passed by the House and Senate in the last month. But those finishing touches are forcing the party to make some tricky decisions. Will negotiators soften the more unpopular edges of the bills […]
Published time: 30 Nov, 2017 19:49 Edited time: 30 Nov, 2017 19:55 A video of detained amateur MMA fighter Akim Kuliev cutting his stomach in his cell in Russia’s Republic of Dagestan has surfaced online. The athlete, who was arrested on suspicion of arson, denies his guilt. The security camera footage which appears to have […]
The closer the Senate tax bill gets to a crucial up-or-down vote, the more Republicans are falling in line. On Tuesday morning, Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee was threatening to oppose the proposal in a key Budget Committee vote because it might explode the deficit. Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin was warning he could do […]
Published time: 27 Nov, 2017 12:24 It’s bad news for Britain’s creaking and shrinking military. A national security review says extra funding to defend Britain should actually be funneled into combating cyberattacks, according to a report in the Telegraph. Military chiefs had hoped a national security review would decide extra cash should be given to […]
Kimberly White/Getty Images for Vanity Fair In a New York Times profile, Silicon Valley royalty Anne Wojcicki talked about her career, her marriage to Google cofounder Sergey Brin, and how she raises her children. The founder of billion-dollar personal genomics company 23andme tries to keep herself and her kids grounded. She says she cuts her kids’ hair, makes them […]
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The presenter was mid-way through an interview with singer Tom Grennan when his co-host set about embarrassing him. Tim, 49, and Simon, 54, were discussing karaoke when the latter revealed that his friend was partial to a bit of singing himself. However, the interview started to go awry when Tom begged his interviewer for a […]
