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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is expected to press UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham to increase defence spending, while Labour-linked unions also push for military investment. The article highlights Burnham's resistance to cutting welfare to fund defence and pressure from allies and a former defence secretary.
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Entain plans to cut up to 400 UK customer care jobs, citing higher gambling taxes introduced in Labour’s Budget and an increasingly challenging operating environment. The article highlights company warnings that further tax increases, including a possible rise in machine games duty, could lead to more betting shop closures and job losses.
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The column argues that a potential US rate hike could pressure the Bank of England, while criticising Labour's tax and employment policies as damaging workers, especially young people. It also covers bond-market pressure, inflation, and a corporate dispute involving Magnum and Ben & Jerry's.
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CNN, NBC, and CBS have interviewed AI-generated 'actress' Tilly Norwood, prompting criticism from SAG-AFTRA and media observers. The article highlights skepticism over treating an AI creation as a legitimate actor.
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Official figures show payroll employment fell by another 26,000 last month, bringing total job losses since June 2024 to 216,000, with vacancies at their lowest level since 2014 outside the pandemic. The article attributes the decline to Labour's tax increases, minimum wage rises, and workers' rights rules, while warning of further cost-of-living pressure from energy bills.
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An analysis from the Progressive Policy Institute found that states with powerful teachers’ unions, mostly Democratic, have worse student literacy scores, while Republican-led states with weaker unions tend to perform better. The article highlights Mississippi’s reforms and quotes the study’s author blaming organized labor for slower adoption of literacy policies.
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New York correction officers endorsed Republican Bruce Blakeman for governor in a landslide union vote, with the article framing the endorsement as a rebuke of Gov. Kathy Hochul over the state prison crisis. It highlights Hochul's firing of 2,000 correction officers after an illegal wildcat strike, ongoing National Guard deployments, and staffing shortages, while giving Blakeman a platform to promise law and order and rehiring fired officers.
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Angela Rayner used a TUC dinner speech to mock Wes Streeting over his failed leadership challenge, continuing their Cabinet rivalry. She joked that he could not count to 81 MPs and referenced his earlier jokes about her and Louise Haigh. A Streeting spokesman quipped that he left in a car rather than an ambulance despite being 'murdered' by her speech.
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An op-ed argues that union bosses, especially SEIU, are illegally diverting Medicaid payments meant for home care providers into union dues and political spending. It urges the Trump administration to enforce federal law, require direct payments to providers, and withhold Medicaid funds from noncompliant states.
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A DOI report found the NYPD disability pension system vulnerable to abuse, with a broad standard and minimal re-evaluations leading to lucrative payouts, including a $295,919 pension for former Chief John Chell. The pension board rejected DOI's recommendations for stricter criteria, though the mayor could intervene.
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Labour has pledged to strengthen the right to flexible working, prompting Conservative and Reform accusations that it is bowing to unions and burdening businesses. The article stresses employer costs and union influence while quoting critics who call the plan a 'shirkers' charter' and red tape.
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Affluent NYC parents are hiring baby nurses at $400–$800 per day, but many complain of outrageous demands for meals, gifts, and comfortable accommodations. Nurses counter that wealthy parents can be equally demanding, expecting round-the-clock care and extra duties. The article is a feature on the unregulated, cash-based postpartum care market.