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Nov 12, 2024 | 
cepa.org | Bill Echikson |Oona Lagercrantz |Marija Golubeva |Mike Martin
When the European Union enacted its revolutionary Digital Markets Act in 2022 – labeling key US companies as “gatekeepers” subject to strict antitrust rules – US officials stayed silent. Many agreed that Apple, Google, Meta, and other Silicon Valley behemoths stifled competition and needed to be reined in. Under President Joseph Biden, Big Tech faced pressure from Washington watchdogs.
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Mar 10, 2024 | 
news-press.com | Mike Martin
Building a diverse, prosperous, sustainable economy in Southwest Florida requires closing three interrelated, significant gaps: the participation gap, the skills gap and the attainment gap. The percentage of Southwest Florida’s population which participates in the workforce is relatively small, according to state and national comparisons. This region’s participation rate is about 51.6 percent compared to 59.4 percent for the state and 63.4 percent nationally.
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Feb 5, 2024 | 
news.yahoo.com | Mike Martin
America’s chronic absenteeism crisis is partly a result of traditional thinking about school transportation. Millions of students ride a yellow school bus every day, and for the majority of them, it works well. However, many districts that rely on school buses are wrestling with a significant shortage of drivers, most of whom work part-time, split shifts for relatively low wages.
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Nov 3, 2023 | 
telegraph.co.uk | Andrew Buncombe |George Styllis |Mike Martin |George Allison
"This is the second stage of the war whose goals are clear - destroying the military and leadership capabilities of Hamas, and bringing the hostages back home," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a news conference earlier this week. "The war in the (Gaza) Strip will be long and difficult and we are prepared for it," he said, describing it an "existential test" for Israel.
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Nov 3, 2023 | 
telegraph.co.uk | Bláthnaid Corless |George Styllis |Jack Maidment |Mike Martin
The moment immediately prompted outrage on social media, with the head of the Holocaust Educational Trust criticising the comments as "ignorant" and "deeply offensive". Karen Pollock, the organisation's chief executive, wrote on Twitter: "Did the audience member @bbcquestiontime actually compare efforts to defeat Hamas terrorists to The Final Solution?? I'm in shock. "I had to rewatch this to be sure I hadn't misheard. I hadn't.
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Nov 3, 2023 | 
telegraph.co.uk | Jamie Bullen |Mike Martin |George Allison |Tom Harris
It was the latest in a series of bizarre incidents where a man dressed skin-tight dark clothing was seen writhing around on the ground and stepping out in front of cars in remote locations across North Somerset since 2018. The court previously heard that witnesses to one incident in October last year saw a man wearing a gimp suit who grabbed his penis over the top of his clothing and also "gyrated against the floor".
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Nov 3, 2023 | 
telegraph.co.uk | Mike Martin |Lila Randall |Keith Perry |Richard Kemp
But even with this advantage, Israeli forces have an extraordinary challenge on their hands to achieve their objectives. "Destroying" a militant or insurgent group in an urban area when they are indistinguishable from the civilian population is nigh on impossible. Even making progress towards that goal will kill a huge number of civilians. Too many civilian deaths and Israel may find itself losing international support - multiple countries, including most recently Australia, have warned of this.
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Nov 3, 2023 | 
telegraph.co.uk | Mike Martin |George Allison |Tom Harris |Joe Barnes
So, by the end of this operation, Israel will have found some of the hostages (although Hamas claims that 50 have so far been killed in Israeli bombing); they will have destroyed a lot of Hamas military weapons and tunnels; and killed a lot of Hamas leaders. But Israel is highly unlikely to be able to kill every last Hamas fighter. To even get close would risk casualties that the international community deems unacceptable.
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Nov 3, 2023 | 
telegraph.co.uk | Mike Martin |Jamie Bullen |George Allison |Tom Harris
"Over 200 millimetres of rain have fallen in three hours," Luigi D'Angelo, who is leading the Civil Protection rescue efforts, told Sky TG24 television. The government was expected to declare a state of emergency which would allow the rapid release of help for Tuscany. "I would like to express profound condolences on behalf of myself and the government for the victims," Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said in a statement.
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Aug 10, 2023 | 
telegraph.co.uk | Mike Martin
The Ukrainian counter-offensive this summer has probably been one of the most heralded military operations of all time. Since at least the beginning of the year, pundits, commentators, and experts – not least the Ukrainians themselves – have been telling us that Ukraine has built up a force of tens of thousands, equipped them with modern Western kit, and that these will cut through Russian lines. The Russians – poorly trained, ill-equipped, and of low morale – will give up and run away.
