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Gaza ceasefire and Donald Trump’s ‘dead cat diplomacy’

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How Donald Trump’s ‘dead cat diplomacy’ may have changed the course of the Gaza war

When Donald Trump called Benjamin Netanyahu on October 4 to tell him that Hamas had agreed to at least some of his 20-point ceasefire plan, the Israeli prime minister’s equivocal response was he saw “nothing to celebrate, and that it doesn’t mean anything”. According to reports, the US president fired…

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If You Can Ride a Motorcycle, You Can Fly a Helicopter—This Program Proves It

Flying a helicopter triggers the same multitasking skills as a motorcycle rider. Or so Rogue Aviation claims, and then helps show you by taking riders up to fly.

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James Baker dies aged 71: the big beat behind some of Australia’s most influential garage-rock

With his lifelong bowl cut, the musician was a totem of punk style and sound, drumming in Hoodoo Gurus, Beasts of Bourbon, the Scientists and others

The Guardian - AU

Data protection bill leaves room for governmental abuse, campaigners warn

Ministerial revision of privacy rules could allow targeting of voters with political messaging, rights groups fear

The Guardian - UK

Malta summit ends the cold war – archive, 1989

On 3 December 1989, the US and the USSR declared an end to the cold war. A few days later, European Community leaders met to shape a single European market for the 1990s. See how the Guardian reported events

The Guardian - UK

‘Morally indefensible’ – but George W Bush will not come out against Trump

While Dick Cheney has endorsed Harris, there have been no comments from other senior Republicans from Bush’s era

The Guardian - US

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Stoneage Romeos at 40: no other Australian album brings a smile like the Hoodoo Gurus’ legendary debut

The LP turned junk culture into high art – but the band could only capture that innocence and purity once

The Guardian - AU

State Funeral Honors Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney

State funeral of former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, honoring his influential legacy and impact on Canadian politics and international relations.

Top News

Feds’ seizure of jet in Gary tied to reputed leader of Mexican cocaine ring

Oswaldo Espinosa shipped thousands of pounds of cocaine from Mexico, according to an indictment this summer. The global supply of the drug is way up — and so is the quantity of coke the feds have been seizing in the Chicago area.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lots of U.S. presidents have pushed for Middle East peace. Progress has been elusive

President Biden is the latest in a long line of presidents to place himself in the middle of a Middle East conflict. U.S. efforts have seen failed starts, wrong turns and dead ends, but some progress.

WEKU

Bill Burns, the CIA and the Ukraine war

Burns knows Russia well, and warned about NATO expansion decades ago. Could he help end the Ukraine conflict?

Salon

Why does Russia want to block Ukraine from joining Nato?

Vladimir Putin vehemently opposed to neighbouring state signing up to Western military alliance

The Independent UK

Why does Russia want to block Ukraine from joining Nato?

Vladimir Putin vehemently opposed to neighbouring state signing up to Western military alliance

The Independent UK

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Reason

When More Troops Mean Less Security

NATO could increase its "ready" troops from 40,000 to 300,000. That isn't certain to make us safer.

The Guardian - US

Decades of Decadence review: Marco Rubio joins publishing’s motley Republican crew

The Florida senator was the future once. Now, he struggles to muster the shamelessness or swagger of a Hawley or a Cotton

The Guardian - UK

Cheap flights, Brexit, now Dover chaos – is this the end of the road for continental coach tours?

While many operators still ply the cross-Channel route, some businesses are focusing instead on domestic trips

Asharq Al-Awsat

No White House Visit for Israel's Netanyahu as US Concern Rises

Eleven weeks into his third stint as Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has yet to be received at the White House, signaling apparent US unhappiness over the policies of his right-wing government. Most new Israeli leaders had visited the United States or met the president by this point in their…

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The Independent UK

The Last of Us: Original voice actor says he’s caught ‘off guard’ by Pedro Pascal’s version of Joel

Troy Baker originated Joel in the popular video game

The Independent UK

Chief of staff exerts quiet power at center of White House

The White House chief of staff is at the fulcrum of the federal government as gatekeeper to the most powerful leader on Earth

Tribune News Service

House Republicans’ Hunter Biden investigation begins with a thud

WASHINGTON — House Republicans failed in the opening salvo of their investigation into the finances of Joe Biden’s family to produce evidence substantiating their claims that U.S. intelligence officials worked with Twitter Inc. to suppress an unflattering 2020 news story on the president’s son.

Tribune News Service

Former Twitter officials admit mistake squelching Hunter Biden story

WASHINGTON — Former Twitter Inc. officials acknowledged that blocking the spread of a news story about Hunter Biden’s laptop was a mistake, but they told lawmakers the action was not politically motivated or directed by FBI or U.S. intelligence officials.

The Independent UK

Ex-Twitter execs to face GOP questioning on Hunter Biden

House Republicans are expected to question former Twitter executives about the platform’s handling of reporting on Hunter Biden, the president's son

The Independent UK

Council accused of wasting tax payer’s money after ‘weird’ semi-circular cycle lane

Calderdale Council got the money for the development through the West Yorkshire plus Transport Fund, and they were awarded a total of £4.98mil for the work

Daily Mirror

Council slammed over 'confusing' semi-circular bike lane built as part of £4.9m project

Calderdale Council created the “confusing” bike lane, measuring roughly 8ft, in Halifax, West Yorkshire, using part of a £4.9m fund to improve local transport links

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