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US president-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday that he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be his agriculture secretary, the last of his picks to lead executive agencies and another choice from within his established circle of advisers and allies. Trump did not offer many specifics about his agriculture policies during the […]
Vice President Kashim Shettima has paid a heartfelt tribute to two illustrious elder statesmen from Katsina State, Alhaji Ahmadu Kurfi, former Executive Secretary of the Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO), and Ambassador Ibrahim Zakari, ex-Director General of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA), who passed away recently at 93 and 81 respectively. In a statement issued by […]
Trump also said he would nominate Russel Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget, a position Vought held during Trump’s first presidency. Vought was closely involved with Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for Trump’s second term that he tried to distance himself from during the campaign. The announcements Friday evening showed how Trump was […]
BRISTOL, TN – SEPTEMBER 21: Denny Hamlin (#11 Joe Gibbs Racing FedEx Toyota) and his crew chief Chris Gabehart talk prior to the running of the NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race on September 21, 2024, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, TN. (Photo by Jeffrey Vest/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Denny Hamlin […]
Brereton denies ‘widespread’ disquiet about Nacc Sarah Basford Canales The Nacc commissioner, Paul Brereton, does not accept there is “widespread” disquiet about the federal integrity body after the fallout of its decision not to investigate robodebt referrals. Under questioning by Greens senator David Shoebridge, and Liberal MP Keith Wolahan, Brereton accepted there was some public […]
China has created a new specialist committee on artificial intelligence (AI), as part of the country’s vision for the development and governance of the technology, amid simmering tensions between Beijing and Washington. The AI Experts Committee will help spearhead efforts to promote the country’s perspective on how the fast-growing technology should be governed, according to […]
By Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler will step down on Jan. 20 when President-elect Donald Trump’s administration takes over, the agency said on Thursday, ending an ambitious tenure that saw him clash with Wall Street and the crypto industry. “I thank President Biden for entrusting me with […]
PTI activists walk along the central stage on truck during a protest in Islamabad. — Online/File ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Interior has directed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa bureaucracy to ensure that state machinery is not used by the provincial government for the much-hyped “do-or-die” protest of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) scheduled for 24th of this month. […]
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Yoav Gallant during a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel, 28 October 2023. Abir Sultan Pool/ Pool via REUTERS/ File photo AMSTERDAM — The International Criminal Court in The Hague said on Thursday that it had issued warrants for the arrest of […]
In a quiet corner of Stone Island’s flagship London store in Soho, the brand’s Italian chair, Carlo Rivetti, is talking about darts. “You see these big fat guys,” says Rivetti, who is sporting whiskers that make him look more like a trawlerman than a fashion magnate. “Pom … pom … pom,” he adds, imitating the […]