news2shortsThe boss’s bonus is an annual debating point at Britain’s biggest company. But that’s not the only issue this year AstraZeneca is used to facing protests over pay at its annual general meetings, given the position of its chief executive, Pascal Soriot, as the best-paid FTSE 100 chief executive for most of the past five … Read more
Trump announced loan program will be moved from Department of Education to Small Business Administration The Trump administration’s rehoming of the federal student loan program is putting student borrowers at a higher risk of defaulting on their loans and may not save the government the money that it is claiming it will, experts say. After … Read more
Understaffed agency sent into ‘death spiral’ as employees warn Musk-led cuts will lead to structural collapse Office closures, staffing and service cuts, and policy changes at the Social Security Administration (SSA) have caused “complete, utter chaos” and are threatening to send the agency into a “death spiral”, according to workers at the agency. The SSA … Read more
The president has been testing the waters by suggesting he could run again, a familiar playbook of the Maga movement – and a distraction tactic It is noon on 20 January 2029. In the biting cold of Washington, thousands of people are gathered on the National Mall to witness the swearing in of a new … Read more
A district court judge awarded $6.6 million combined to four whistleblowers who sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on claims he fired them in retaliation for reporting him to the FBI. Blake Brickman, David Maxwell, Mark Penley and Ryan Vassar notified Paxton and his office on Oct. 1, 2020, that they had reported him to … Read more
The US vice-president’s avid concern for Livia Tossici-Bolt’s conviction is plain sinister You know the feeling: you’re feeling sociable, why wouldn’t you make a sign saying “Here to talk, if you want to”, and head for a spot outside the nearest abortion clinic? And why wouldn’t some of its arriving patients want to pause before … Read more
PM says he will use policy to shelter British businesses following the stock market turmoil prompted by Trump’s announcement Starmer orders economic reset amid Trump’s tariff mayhem Welcome back to our live coverage of the economic fallout from Donald Trump’s announcement of sweeping tariffs last week. Almost $5tn (£4tn) was wiped off the value of … Read more
The 2015 Augusta winner was set fair to be golf’s next big thing. After loss of form and a wrist injury, can he bounce back? Modern golf has been defined by streaks and Scottie Scheffler is in an especially hot one, with eyes focused on whether that can continue at Augusta National over the coming … Read more
Gators and Cougars will play for national championship Houston roar back from 14 points down against Duke Houston’s suffocating defense wiped away a 14-point deficit over the final eight minutes and erased Cooper Flagg and Duke’s title hopes on Saturday in a 70-67 stunner over the Blue Devils at the Final Four. Duke made a … Read more
Keir Starmer can help redefine global trade while strengthening new – and old – alliances ‘Liberation Day” was, of course, a tragic idiocy based on a bewildering inversion of reality. The rest of the world has not been ripping off or pillaging and plundering the US, as claimed by Trump launching his salvo of tariffs, … Read more
