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UN under fire as USAID investigators probe Hamas diversion of aid to Gaza

As the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas continues to play out, the USAID Office of the Inspector General (USAID OIG) pursues its investigation into allegations of U.S. taxpayer dollars being diverted to foreign terrorist organizations. A U.S. diplomatic official briefed on USAID OIG’s ongoing investigations told Fox News Digital that the OIG’s office ‘received and continues to receive reports directly from aid workers and other parties on the ground that counters the sanitized narrative that...

DOJ defends Trump Truth Social post as Comey seeks to have case dismissed

The Department of Justice on Monday urged a federal court to reject former FBI Director James Comey’s bid to dismiss his case, arguing that his claims of selective prosecution are unfounded. The DOJ, in its 48-page filing, also denied that President Donald Trump’s September Truth Social post calling on U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute prominent political adversaries, including Comey, Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and New York Attorney General Letitia James, had any influence...

LIZ PEEK: AI layoffs could spark a socialist surge if America ignores the warning signs

What if Sen. Bernie Sanders is right and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is wrong? What if the AI revolution causes mass layoffs of American workers, as the Vermont senator warned in a recent Fox News op-ed? And what if Powell is wrong that the softening labor market is due primarily to supply issues — lower immigration and a lower labor participation rate — rather than AI-produced ‘efficiencies’? What will be the response of policymakers?...

OpenAI strikes $38 billion deal with Amazon to supercharge AI computing power

OpenAI has signed a landmark $38 billion agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to secure the immense computing power required to train and deploy its next generation of artificial intelligence systems — marking one of the biggest technology infrastructure deals ever struck. The partnership, announced this week, will give the maker of ChatGPT access to vast fleets of graphics processors — including hundreds of thousands of Nvidia chips — hosted within Amazon’s cloud network. OpenAI...

Reeves shifts blame for looming tax rise to Brexit and austerity ahead of budgeting storm

Chancellor Rachel Reeves used a rare Downing Street address to lay the groundwork for her upcoming Budget, signalling that tough tax decisions lie ahead — but sought to pre-empt backlash by insisting the pressure on public finances “wasn’t our fault”. In the speech, she said the UK economy was struggling not because of Labour’s policies but because of “longer-term factors” such as Brexit, decades of Tory austerity and rising global borrowing costs. “We must deal...

Half of UK adults now use AI for financial advice, study finds

Artificial intelligence is fast becoming Britain’s most popular financial adviser, with more than half of adults now using platforms such as ChatGPT to help them make decisions about money, according to new research commissioned by Lloyds Banking Group. The study found that 56 per cent of UK adults — equivalent to 28.8 million people — have turned to AI tools for guidance on budgeting, savings, pensions and even investments. Financial advice has overtaken all other...

Gyms, streaming and gaming subscriptions hit as consumers tighten belts

British households have reined in spending on gyms, streaming subscriptions and gaming over the past year, as the cost-of-living crisis continues to reshape consumer habits. New data from MoneySuperMarket’s Household Money Index, which tracks the income and spending patterns of 8,000 consumers across 31 categories, shows steep declines in discretionary spending, suggesting that households are choosing long-term financial security over short-term luxuries. Average monthly spending on gym memberships has fallen sharply from £51 in September...

Almost half of shop workers face weekly abuse or attacks as retail crime surges

Nearly half of Britain’s shop workers are abused or attacked every week, according to new research exposing the human toll of the UK’s worsening retail crime crisis. The Retail Trust, which supports wellbeing across the retail sector, found that 43 per cent of shop floor employees had faced verbal or physical abuse on a weekly basis, while one in four reported being physically assaulted in the past year. More than three-quarters said they had experienced...

Bagels, burgers and seamoss top Deliveroo’s 2025 cravings list

Britain has taken the global food crown in Deliveroo’s much-anticipated 2025 “Deliveroo 100 Report”, which charts the most popular and fastest-rising delivery trends across nine countries. London’s Papo’s Bagels topped the global list with its “Classic” smoked salmon and cream cheese bagel — the world’s number one order on Deliveroo this year — leading a record 16 UK dishes that made the global rankings. Deliveroo’s global top ten was dominated by comforting, portable classics —...

HSBC breaks post-crisis barrier with 6.5-times salary mortgages for top-tier customers

HSBC has become the first major UK lender since the financial crisis to offer homebuyers loans worth up to 6.5 times their salary, in a move signalling the loosening of mortgage lending rules across the banking sector. The new deal, launched this week for HSBC Premier account holders, raises the maximum income multiple available on residential loans beyond that of any other high street bank. To qualify, customers must have at least a 10 per...