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Appeals court blocks Trump from rescinding green bank funds
In a reversal, a federal appeals court has once again blocked the Trump administration from rescinding billions in climate funds issued under the Biden administration’s signature Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated part of a previous preliminary injunction that temporarily bars the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from clawing back billions…
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Blocked tariffs, Trump-Miller warning and split UK Right dominate briefing
Twenty-five Democratic states sue over Trump’s new tariffs as he privately doubts Max Miller’s re-election; Nadine Dorries urges Right-wing unity. Also: OpenAI-Apple row escalates, Qantas to cut jobs, a Bears injury scare, and Ariana Grande defends her break.
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Democrats top Republican on economy for first time since 2017: Survey
Democrats have a slight edge over Republicans on their economic messaging for the first time in nearly a decade, according to a new survey. The Reuters/Ipsos poll, published this week, found that 37 percent of voters say they prefer Democrats’ approach to handling the economy. Another 36 percent said they prefer Republicans and 27 percent…
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Tokyo’s TIFFCOM 2026 Expands IP Market, Adds AI and Anime Conferences
Tokyo’s TIFFCOM content market will expand its Tokyo IP Market: Adaptation & Remake for its 2026 edition and add new conference sessions on artificial intelligence and anime. The market, one of Asia’s leading content trading events, is jointly organised by two Japanese government ministries and industry body Unijapan, and runs alongside the Tokyo International Film…
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Qantas’ bombshell plan to send 1,000 Australian jobs to India in major cost-cutting blitz
Qantas has reportedly unveiled plans to shift around 1,000 Australian jobs to India as part of a major cost-cutting drive, according to the headline of this report. The move would form part of a wider push by the airline to reduce expenses, though the article text supplied does not include further detail on the roles…
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Ex-Trump aide: White House ‘trying to gaslight’ Americans with economic message
Former White House deputy press secretary Sarah Matthews recently said President Trump and his officials are attempting to “gaslight” the American public with their messaging on the economy. “Republicans spent years mocking the Biden administration for trying to gaslight the American people and telling them that the economy was great when people were feeling the…
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Sony’s Spider-Man sequel sets record $360 million opening weekend
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has closed out its opening weekend as the biggest debut in box office history, taking $360 million domestically and $932 million worldwide, edging past “Avengers: Endgame’s” 2019 records of $357 million domestic and $1.2 billion global. The result, hailed by Sony Pictures chairman Tom Rothman as a triumph for the film’s…
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UK economy faces recession if strait of Hormuz remains closed, EY warns – business live
EY has warned that the UK economy could tip into recession next year if the strait of Hormuz remains closed, as the conflict-hit waterway continues to disrupt global energy markets. The consultancy’s latest outlook says GDP growth could slow sharply to 0.5% this year and contract by 0.2% in 2027 if the closure persists into…
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Inside Bendigo Bank’s diabolical plot to get workers to ‘volunteer’ to give up their jobs and hand them to foreign contractors: How staff were left stunned when the truth emerged weeks later
Bendigo Bank asked staff in certain roles to “volunteer” for what was presented as a routine restructuring process, only for employees to later discover their jobs were being handed to overseas outsourcing firms Genpact and Infosys. Workers say they were left stunned when the true purpose of the exercise emerged weeks after they had agreed…