Richard Tice row with Fiona Bruce edited after major net zero mistake

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The BBC has quietly edited an episode of Question Time following a dispute between Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice and host Fiona Bruce over climate change statistics. The segment, which involved Bruce attempting to correct Tice on the proportion of man-made carbon emissions, was removed from the broadcast versionContinue Reading

Talks with US over digital services continue, says PM

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The prime minister has said there are “ongoing discussions” with the United States over digital services, following the deal struck with President Trump. The UK’s Digital Services Tax (DST) – a 2% levy which raises about £800m a year mainly from US tech companies – was widely thought to beContinue Reading

Colleges ain’t car dealerships: The case for privatizing higher education is bankrupt

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Most Americans are opposed to President Trump’s handling of college campuses, according to a new poll. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that 56 percent disapprove of Trump’s push to restructure higher education.  The survey results come as Education Secretary Linda McMahon has revoked funding from HarvardContinue Reading

Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter dies at 85 : NPR

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Justice David Souter, who served on the Supreme Court for nearly two decades, died Thursday. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Hulton Archive/Getty Images Former Justice David Souter, who was appointed to the Supreme Court by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 but surprised Republicans by joining the court’sContinue Reading