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Trump’s $500 refund checks to hit mailboxes of nearly 1 million Americans before midterms… here’s how to claim your cash
Donald Trump’s administration is issuing $500 refund cheques to approximately 950,000 Americans in 30 states, claiming the Biden administration overcharged ‘user fees’ on the Affordable Care Act’s federal health insurance exchange, Healthcare.gov. The Treasury Department began sending the payments on Wednesday, with recipients also receiving letters signed by Trump, arriving just weeks before the midterm…
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More than 44,000 file legal objections to Palantir NHS platform handling their data
More than 44,000 people have formally objected to NHS England using their personal health data in the Palantir-powered Federated Data Platform (FDP). The objections invoke data protection rights and require the NHS to stop processing the data unless it can show compelling grounds to continue. The campaign adds pressure on the government over a £330m…
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STV analysis suggests proportional voting would make majorities rarer at Westminster
Andy Burnham’s call to replace first-past-the-post with proportional representation has renewed debate over whether Westminster elections would produce more coalition or minority governments. The article says Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a national commission on electoral reform, while Burnham argues that the current system can give power to a government supported by only a…
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Ivan Chen named CEO of BandLab Technologies as co-founder Meng Ru Kuok transitions to Executive Chairman
BandLab Technologies has appointed Ivan Chen as CEO, effective 1 October, while co-founder Meng Ru Kuok moves from Chairman and CEO to Executive Chairman. The change gives Chen responsibility for day-to-day leadership, with Kuok focusing on long-term strategy, partnerships and investment priorities. Kuok said the shift would help the company respond to rapid change across…
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Burnham overhauls welfare and pensions; Trump meets tech on AI
Labour’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham has unveiled three major policy overhauls, including ending the pension triple lock to fund a national care service. Trump met tech executives to discuss AI safety expansion despite growing public opposition.
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UK disposable incomes rose as benefit payments offset stagnant wages
UK household disposable income per person rose by 1 per cent in the second quarter, but the increase came from higher benefit payments rather than wages. The figures suggest that benefits helped households cope with rising taxes, inflation and other cost pressures, while disposable income remained slightly below its level when Labour took office. Office…
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Burnham says care service may require tax rises if pension savings fall short
Andy Burnham said the proposed National Care Service may require tax rises if changing the state pension triple lock does not raise enough money. The plan, presented at Labour’s conference, would provide care free at the point of delivery and is intended to ease pressure on the NHS, but its cost and funding remain uncertain.…
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Alan Ritchson’s ‘The Terminator’ Meets ‘Elf’ Holiday Heist Movie Is Officially Here With Wild First Trailer
Prime Video has released the first teaser trailer and poster for *The Man with the Bag*, a Christmas action-comedy starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as Santa Claus and Alan Ritchson as Vance, a thief recruited to help save Christmas. The film centres on Santa’s iconic red bag being stolen by a rogue elf, putting Christmas at risk…
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Lenape exhibition reveals a living culture after forced assimilation
The US government forcibly assimilated Native American children through over 500 boarding schools during the 19th century, with the explicit goal to “kill the Indian, save the man.” The Lenape people, the original inhabitants of what is now New York, were among those targeted for cultural erasure through these brutal institutions, which resulted in at…