Former Vice President Kamala Harris advocated for decreasing the minimum voting age to 16. In an interview posted on ‘The Diary Of A CEO’ YouTube channel, Harris declared that she thought ‘we should reduce voting age to 16.’ ‘I’ll tell you why. So, Gen Z, they’re age about 13 through 27, they’ve only known the climate crisis,’ she said. ‘If they’re in high school or college, especially in college, it is very likely that whatever...
While 2025 is considered an ‘off-year election,’ without the high-profile presidential showdown of last year or the competitive midterm elections that could shift the congressional balance of power next year, there are more than a dozen local races across the country this year. Election Day is on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. Whether voting early or in-person on Election Day, it’s important to review your ballot before you head to the polls to research candidates and...
President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. would revive nuclear weapons testing — which the U.S. has not done since 1992 — left experts, lawmakers and military personnel scratching their heads Thursday. The president announced, just before his high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, he is instructing the Pentagon to start testing nuclear weapons on an ‘equal basis’ as Russia and China, and that the process for testing these weapons would begin immediately. ...
Britain’s factories are set to benefit from hundreds of millions of pounds in savings after the government announced sweeping cuts to industrial energy costs in a bid to stem a wave of closures across the manufacturing sector. Peter Kyle, the Business Secretary, confirmed that from next year energy-intensive industries such as steel, glass and ceramics will receive a 90 per cent discount on electricity network charges — up from the current 60 per cent. The...
The Labour government has unveiled a record £55 billion investment in research and development (R&D), marking the largest long-term commitment to science and innovation in British history. The announcement underscores Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s pledge to transform the UK into a “science and technology superpower” by the end of the decade. The plan, confirmed by the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), will channel billions into Britain’s leading research agencies and innovation bodies through...
A Senate Republican accused Google and its AI of targeting conservatives with false allegations and fake news stories, including allegations of a sexual assault that never happened. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., wrote to Google CEO Sundar Pichai in a letter first obtained by Fox News Digital that Google’s large language model AI Gemma allegedly produced false and defamatory allegations against conservatives, including herself. Specifically, she alleged that the AI generated a fabricated sexual assault allegation...
Leon’s co-founder John Vincent is in discussions to buy back the fast-food brand from Asda, in a move that could see him reclaim control of the chain for less than a third of its 2021 sale price. The entrepreneur, who founded Leon alongside Henry Dimbleby and Allegra McEvedy in 2004, is understood to be in advanced negotiations with Asda — which acquired Leon two years ago from the Issa brothers’ EG Group. Industry insiders suggest...
The Bank of England is preparing for a finely poised vote on interest rates next Thursday, as policymakers weigh the benefits of lower inflation against the threat of weaker economic growth following upcoming tax rises. Markets, which only weeks ago expected no change in rates until mid-2025, have now sharply shifted expectations. Investors are betting that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) — the Bank’s nine-member rate-setting panel — could vote narrowly in favour of a...
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday met with his Chinese counterpart in Kuala Lumpur, using the high-profile encounter to reaffirm that the United States will ‘stoutly defend’ its interests in the Indo-Pacific region. Hegseth characterized the session with Chinese Admiral Dong Jun as ‘good and constructive.’ The pair met on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) defense summit, which convened top military officials from across the region. The Pentagon chief...
President Donald Trump on Thursday called for Republicans to end the filibuster in order to end the month-long government shutdown. In a late-night Truth Social post, Trump argued that Democrats had sought to eliminate the Senate procedure when they had control of both chambers of Congress and the White House during the Biden administration, but then-Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema helped block the effort. Trump suggested using the ‘nuclear option,’ following his return to...
