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By KATELYN CARALLE, SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 08:00 EST, 11 November 2024 | Updated: 12:09 EST, 11 November 2024 Advertisement Donald Trump will continue shaping his second administration this week while the Republicans edge toward full control of Congress with the trifecta of White House, Senate and House.The 78-year-old is set to make more Cabinet picks from his Mar-a-Lago nerve center after choosing Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik to be his U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and former ICE director Tom Homan. He’s also tapping mass deportations architect Stephen Miller for a top White House post.Meanwhile the GOP are four…
Lisa Kudrow admitted it was ‘hard’ for her Friends costars to become real-life friends.The 61-year-old actress, who rose to fame for her portrayal of the eclectic Phoebe Buffay on the beloved sitcom, opened up about the relationship she had with her costars in the beginning of the show.While chatting with Dax Shepard on his Armchair Expert podcast in an episode released on Monday, she said the ‘six-way relationship took some work’ and they ‘worked hard at being friends.’She noted that the result was the authentic chemistry between her and Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc and the late Matthew…
The FTSE 100 blue chip index is full of household names like BP, Barclays, Lloyds, Marks & Spencer, Tesco and Shell. But this roll-out of multinational enterprises also contains some less well-known businesses which deserve greater fame – and far more attention from private investors. These are companies with tradition and staying power.Their products and services may be frankly dull, but the returns that they offer can be anything but unexciting. These unsung corporate heroes are the Footsie’s best kept secrets which may be worth digging into if you are weary of big name U.S. tech stocks and want to back British…
A teenage dancer was left paralysed and unable to communicate after what she thought was a common bug turned out to be a catastrophic brain bleed.The deadly problem often has no early warning signs — apart from subtle symptoms that are easily mistaken for other, minor problems like a cold.When the bleed was eventually spotted, Ellie Morris-Davies, then 15, was forced to undergo nine life-saving brain surgeries, including one that involved removing part of her skull. So brutal was the series of operations she was left paralysed and unable to talk and eat. Recalling the ordeal, her mother, Joanne Morris-Davies, 48, from Crewe,…
Parents have been warned to be alert for dangerous and illegal toys while shopping online this Christmas.A Which? investigation revealed that it was ‘frighteningly easy’ to find potentially fatal toys on online marketplaces like TikTok, Wish and AliExpress.Out of 23 toys, starting from as little as £1.07, more than half were found to pose a serious safety risk to children.Testing revealed hazards including sharp points which could cut a child’s skin and magnets strong enough to tear the gut lining if swallowed.One particularly dangerous fidget toy was being promoted through a paid partnership on TikTok by a content creator with…
She’s been thrown off CNN for calling it a ‘hostile environment,’ reamed out journalists for negative coverage, and at the tender age of 27 is already a veteran of a Trump administration.Oh, and she’s a new mom. Now Karoline Leavitt is in the pole position to be tapped as Donald Trump’s White House press secretary after his election victory.Figures in Trump world said Leavitt has impressed the president-elect with her no-nonsense attitude and work ethic. Four days after giving birth to son Niko in July, she was back on the campaign trail after seeing her boss get shot on live TV.’She talks to everybody, not…
Often dismissed as concrete jungles with little charm and too many roundabouts, the reputation of the UK’s 32 New Towns precedes them.But a new wave of them could be popping up soon thanks to the Labour government’s plans to boost housebuilding.Dating back to the 1940s, New Towns were built on areas of undeveloped land and small villages after the Second World War to help overcrowding in cities such as London, Birmingham and Glasgow.Planners made sure each one had a mix of shops, schools, parks and GP surgeries to keep the residents well served.Today’s New Towns often offer value for money, good…
By REBECCA WHITTAKER FOR MAILONLINE Published: 07:59 EST, 14 November 2024 | Updated: 08:01 EST, 14 November 2024 Instant coffee is the most commonly consumed type of coffee in the UK, but experts warn drinking too much could increase your risk of some types of cancer.That’s because the popular caffeinated drink contains twice as much acrylamide than ground coffee — a chemical substance produced when food, including coffee beans, is cooked at high temperatures.It’s been declared as a ‘problem human carcinogen’ by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), meaning there is evidence the chemical can cause cancer in humans.Laboratory tests…
A lorry driver has ditched greasy fast food and service station pasties to instead cook up fresh gourmet meals from his vehicle while on the road. Robert Booth, 50, from Dover, makes delicious grub from using a slow cooker strapped to his passenger seat and a camping stove.The driver, who didn’t want to be a ‘stereotypical overweight trucker’, buys fresh ingredients on the go – stopping at veg and farm shops where possible.His creations include the likes of Goan fish curry, yellow split pea dhal, chicken arrabbiata and linguine with smoked oysters and fennel seeds, all made at the side of the…
Elon Musk has called for NASA to deorbit it’s International Space Station (ISS) ‘as soon as possible’ because the $150 billion lab has ‘served its purpose.’ In Thursday post on X, he wrote: ‘It is time to begin preparations for deorbiting the [ISS]. It has served its purpose. There is very little incremental utility. Let’s go to Mars.’The ISS is nearing the end of its operational lifespan and is showing signs of wear and tear — developing cracks, leaks and other maintenance issues.Last November, for example, a leak in the Russian segment that had been worsening for five years sparked fears that…