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Nominee for agriculture secretary completes Trump cabinet

[ad_1] Donald Trump has nominated longtime ally Brooke Rollins for secretary of agriculture, completing his cabinet roster.He made the announcement Saturday late afternoon, tapping the head of Maga-backed think tank the America First Policy Institute for the job."As our next Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke will spearhead the effort to protect American Farmers, who are truly the backbone of our Country," Trump said in a statement.Her nomination marks the end of
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‘Two thirds back assisted dying’ and ‘Putin ready to cripple Britain’

[ad_1] Several front pages lead with stories on the upcoming vote in Parliament on legalising assisted dying in England and Wales. The Sunday Times reports on a new poll which indicates 65% of the country supports the move - with 13% opposing it. The study of more than 17,000 people also found that those who had lost a parent in the past five years are 18 points more likely to
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Standing ovation as long awaited finance deal agreed

[ad_1] There was a standing ovation as a new finance deal was approved at the COP29 summit in Baku, Azerbaijan.The new deal offers $300bn (about £240bn) a year to developing nations by 2035.As COP President Mukhtar Babayev's gavel struck for the new deal, applause filled the room.The climate summit overran by more than 32 hours, finishing at nearly 03:00 local time (23:00 GMT), and it had been feared that a
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Man City 0-4 Tottenham: What is going wrong for the Premier League champions?

[ad_1] Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola looked back on the stunning 4-0 home defeat by Tottenham and delivered a simple truth."We have to accept the reality and break it," he said.Given he began his post-match news conference by saying "when you lose 4-0 there is not much to say" before offering his congratulations to Spurs on their biggest away win at City, Guardiola then spent quite a bit of time
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BBC’s Lucy Owen describes her very own ‘IVF miracle’

[ad_1] Lucy OwenLucy describes her son Gabriel, who was conceived via IVF, as her greatest joyBBC presenter Lucy Owen conceived her son, Gabriel, through in vitro fertilisation (IVF). Following the release of a new Netflix drama about the origins of IVF, Lucy recalls her own experience.I've always felt extremely lucky, perhaps even slightly guilty, that our IVF journey was relatively straightforward compared to those others go through.One cycle was hard
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Dozens of nations walk out of COP29 climate talks

[ad_1] Representatives for the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) walked out of COP29 climate talks in Baku, after dismissing an offer of $250bn from richer countries to tackle the effects of climate change. "We cannot be expected to agree to a text which shows such contempt for our vulnerable people," the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) group said in a statement.Their nations are on the frontline of global
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Disappearance of Rabbi in UAE prompts Mossad investigation

[ad_1] Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are investigating the disappearance of an Israeli-Moldovan dual national in the UAE.Zvi Kogan, an envoy of the Orthodox Jewish organisation Chabad, has been missing since Thursday, the Israeli prime minister's office said.Israel's intelligence agency Mossad is conducting an "active investigation" and suspects a "terrorist incident", it said, while local authorities confirmed a search operation is under way."Israeli security and intelligence organisations, concerned
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Mystery drones seen over three US air bases in East Anglia

[ad_1] A number of unidentified drones have been spotted over three airbases in Britain, the United States Air Force (USAF) has confirmed.The incidents, which occurred between Wednesday and Friday, saw "small unmanned aerial systems" spotted over RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall, in Suffolk, and RAF Feltwell in the neighbouring county of Norfolk.The USAF, which uses the bases, said it was unclear at this stage whether the drones were considered hostile.It
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Recall issued as US says infant died

[ad_1] An infant in California died in a listeria outbreak that has now prompted a recall of ready-to-eat meat, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.The child's pregnant mother also fell ill with listeria. The child's twin died as well, but testing could not find listeria in that infant.The CDC said eleven people had been reported as infected in four states between October 2021 and July 2024. It
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Hamas says female hostage killed in northern Gaza

[ad_1] Hamas says a female hostage has been killed during Israeli operations in northern Gaza.The woman's identity was not revealed, and it was unclear how or when she is said to have died.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it was currently unable to “verify or refute” the claim, but that its representatives are in contact with the woman's family.“This evening the terrorist organization Hamas released a document in which a