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Angela Rayner has resigned as deputy prime minister, housing secretary and deputy leader of the Labour Party.She wrote to her boss, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, to tender her resignation. Here is the letter in full – and what he said in response:Dear Keir,Thank you for the personal and public support you have shown me in recent days. As you know, on Wednesday I referred myself to your independent adviser on ministerial standards, Sir Laurie Magnus, to conduct a thorough investigation into my personal financial circumstances after I became aware that it is likely I inadvertently paid the incorrect rate…

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The additional shares Musk could receive would push his stake in the EV maker to at least 25%Published Fri, Sep 5, 2025 · 07:05 PM[AUSTIN, Texas] Tesla proposed a new compensation agreement for chief executive officer Elon Musk potentially valued at about US$1 trillion, a massive package without precedent in corporate America.The long-awaited proposal, designed to incentivise Musk to lead Tesla for years to come, sets a series of ambitious benchmarks he must meet to earn the full payout, including expanding Tesla’s robotaxi business and growing the company’s market value to at least US$8.5 trillion from around US$1 trillion today.…

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Federal health officials have dramatically scaled back a program that has tracked food poisoning infections in the U.S. for three decades.The Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, known as FoodNet, has cut required monitoring to just two pathogens that cause infections, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s down from eight.Under the change, which began in July, health departments in 10 states that participate in the joint state and federal program will be required to monitor only foodborne infections caused by salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli bacteria. Those are among the top contributors to foodborne illnesses,…

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TOKYO — Kim Jong Un put on a command performance this week at a gathering of some two dozen world leaders in China, striding with confidence and a broad grin across one of the biggest international stages of his 14-year career as North Korea’s leader.As Kim returns home Friday, his time in Beijing marks a stunning transformation from his first tentative, violent years in power, when some analysts suggested the inexperienced young leader would struggle to survive threats to his rule. Serious diplomacy with a large group of leaders was unimaginable.But in Beijing, Kim looked like the leader his propaganda…

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[NEW DELHI] Apple’s annual sales in India hit a record of nearly US$9 billion in the last fiscal year, signalling growing consumer demand for its flagship devices as the company ramps up its retail footprint in the world’s most populous country. Revenue rose about 13 per cent in the 12 months through March from US$8 billion a year earlier, according to a person familiar with the matter, who declined to be named as the information is private. Apple’s marquee iPhones accounted for a majority of the sales, and demand for MacBook computers also surged. The outsized jump – which has…

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A federal judge excoriated the Justice Department over its handling of criminal cases during the Trump administration’s ongoing federal takeover of Washington, D.C., saying at a hearing Thursday that the department has brought “embarrassment and shame” on the government during its “rush” to charge individuals.U.S. District Judge Zia Faruqui apologized to Edward Dana, a man who was charged for what the Justice Department and U.S. Secret Service said was a threat to kill President Trump last month. Dana spent a week in jail, only to have the charges against him dropped Thursday.Faruqui said the U.S. is “past the point of…

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