Trump pick clings on as replacement rumors swirl
The Guardian|December 05, 2024
Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's embattled nominee for secretary of defense, shared an impassioned post saying he will "never back down," amid a flurry of rumors that the president-elect is contemplating replacing him with Florida's governor, Ron DeSantis.
Jenna Amatulli

"I'm doing this for the warfighters, not the warmongers. The Left is afraid of disrupters and change agents. They are afraid of [Donald Trump] - and me. So they smear with fake, anonymous sources & BS stories. They don't want truth. Our warriors never back down, & neither will I," Hegseth wrote on X yesterday morning.

The post went viral in the aftermath of reports on Tuesday night that Trump may swap out Hegseth with DeSantis. One source told NBC News that DeSantis is "very much in contention," while another said: "Trump talked to the governor and wants him to do it." The Wall Street Journal and CBS News also reported the rumors, citing unnamed sources.

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Fixing railway problems will take years, says minister
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Fixing railway problems will take years, says minister

Passengers may lose patience with the government before it can make the changes needed to fix the railway, the rail minister Peter Hendy conceded, as he promised that action was coming after \"years of torpor\".

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March 04, 2025
McColgan hits out at online abuse of daughter Eilish
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McColgan hits out at online abuse of daughter Eilish

The Olympic silver medallist Liz McColgan has hit out at the \"demeaning and abusive comments\" received on social media by her daughter, Eilish, the reigning Commonwealth Games 10,000m champion.

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March 04, 2025
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European carmakers given extra time to meet green targets

European carmakers are to be given two extra years to meet this year's pollution target, the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has said, in a further rollback of her green deal climate policies.

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March 04, 2025
Art detective cracks case of masterpiece that vanished in 70s
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Art detective cracks case of masterpiece that vanished in 70s

A \"spectacular\" stolen Flemish masterpiece has been rediscovered at a provincial Dutch museum thanks to the efforts of an art detective and an antiques magazine.

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March 04, 2025
Israel preparing 'hell plan' to press Hamas over terms of Gaza ceasefire, reports say
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Israel preparing 'hell plan' to press Hamas over terms of Gaza ceasefire, reports say

The Israeli government is reportedly planning to ratchet up its blockade on Gaza as part of what it has called a \"hell plan\" to press Hamas into further hostage releases without a troop withdrawal from the Palestinian territory.

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March 04, 2025
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Democrats invite sacked federal workers to watch Trump address

Workers fired in Donald Trump's mass purge of the federal government will attend his address to a joint session of Congress today at the invitation of Democrats who want to display the human costs of the president's radical policies.

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March 04, 2025
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Prada edging towards deal with Capri to buy Versace for £1.2bn

Prada is in talks to buy the Versace fashion brand from the US investor Capri Holdings for a price that could reach nearly €1.5bn (£1.2bn/$1.57bn).

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March 04, 2025
Minister said NHS might use Dyson ventilators to 'help marketing abroad'
The Guardian

Minister said NHS might use Dyson ventilators to 'help marketing abroad'

A minister told a senior official that ventilators might need to be bought from Sir James Dyson \"so that he can then market [them] internationally\" as \"being used in UK hospitals\" after the businessman spoke to Boris Johnson, the Covid inquiry has heard.

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March 04, 2025
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PM's diplomatic moves mark a clear end to post-Brexit era of active EU antagonism

Britain is back. That was the concise verdict of Éléonore Caroit, the vice-chair of the French national assembly's foreign affairs committee. And the optics of Sunday's crisis talks on Ukraine bore this out, with Keir Starmer at the very centre of the leaders' joint photo.

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March 04, 2025
Millwall anger at 'suggestion Roberts set out to hurt Mateta'
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Millwall anger at 'suggestion Roberts set out to hurt Mateta'

Millwall have condemned the \"character assassination\" of Liam Roberts, as they await a possible extended ban for the goalkeeper's challenge on Crystal Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta in their FA Cup tie.

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