Cop29 live: negotiators work around clock as summit builds towards climax | Cop29
Activists attended a conference in Baku this morning to try to pressure negotiators to agree a deal on climate finance. Activists lie next to fake banknotes during a protest over climate finance at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Photo: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters Activists take part in a climate finance demonstration at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Peter […]
Border governor says she'll work with Trump, but won't 'tolerate terrorizing communities'
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) said Monday that she plans to cooperate with President-elect Trump once he takes office in January, but “will not tolerate acts of terrorism in our communities.” “We will continue to work with the Trump administration on border security efforts,” Hobbs said at a news conference. But when asked about President […]
Jekyll and Hyde managers: why they’re worse than consistently horrible bosses | Work & careers
name: Jekyll and Hyde manager. year: As you know, of course, Robert Louis Stevenson's novella was published in 1886. Since then, “Jekyll and Hyde” has been used to describe someone who is sometimes a good egg and sometimes a very bad egg. Including your boss. Is that it? What is this about? boss? correct. And […]
We ‘Need Work Visas,’ We ‘Need to Encourage Legal Immigration’
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said Sunday on CNN's “State of the Union” that the U.S. needs “work visas” and “encouragement of legal immigration.” Jake Tapper: Do you think the American people would be ready if 20 million illegal immigrants were deported, whatever that might be? Do you think we're ready? It looks like 5 […]
Labour plan for 100,000 new nursery places in England ‘unlikely to work’ | Early years education
The government's plan to use spare capacity in England's primary schools to create 100,000 new nurseries is “unlikely to succeed”, according to a study. The study attributes this to a geographic mismatch between capacity and demand, but leaders in the field say that staffing, providing sleeping places for the youngest children, They have expressed concerns […]
Trump says media is ‘vital’ to making America ‘great again,’ vows to work with ‘free, fair and open’ press
Exclusive: PALM BEACH — President-elect Donald Trump said Monday that it is “essential” to have a “free, fair and open media” to “make America great again” and that he has a “duty… '' he told FOX News Digital. He called on the American people to cooperate with the media, including those that treated him “incomprehensibly […]
Trump taps Brendan Carr to lead FCC, commends ‘great work’
President-elect Trump announced Sunday that he has selected Brendan Carr to chair the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) starting in January. “Commissioner Carr currently serves as the FCC's senior Republican advisor. Previously, he served as the FCC's general counsel,” President Trump's statement said. “I first nominated Commissioner Kerr to serve as FCC Commissioner in 2017, and […]
China’s Xi vows to work with Trump during meeting with Biden
Chinese President Xi Jinping asked President Biden on Saturday to work with the incoming administration of President-elect Trump as the two current leaders met on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Lima, Peru. He said he would go. The meeting between Biden and Xi is the first in seven months and […]
I don’t have enough work to do — should I ask for more?
I'm working from home for a new job, but to be honest, I don't have enough things to do. I offered to help my colleague and was told not to worry as there are sometimes plateaus. I don't want to look unproductive because I have to submit daily logs. I too am obsessed with “busy […]
Dems, Media Shouldn’t React to Every Trump ‘Outrage du Jour’, ‘That Didn’t Work’
On Friday's “PBS NewsHour,” new york times Columnist David Brooks argued that Democrats shouldn't react to everything President-elect Donald Trump does during his time in office. We know, as does the media, that it didn't work. It didn't work for four years during his first term. ” Therefore, they should “try to aim higher and […]