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Britain will hold a general election on Thursday, with opinion polls predicting a landslide victory for the opposition Labour Party, bringing to an end nearly 15 years of Conservative rule. Britain’s Conservative Party effectively conceded election defeat to Keir Starmer’s Labour party on Wednesday, the day before polls opened, warning that the opposition was on course for a record-breaking victory. (Reuters) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The first nationwide vote since Prime Minister Boris Johnson handed the Conservatives a landslide victory in 2019 came after Chancellor Rishi Sunak suddenly called for an election six months earlier than planned. Your wishes helped…

One of South Florida’s largest technology companies is laying off hundreds of employees.UKG announced the layoffs in an email to employees on Wednesday. UKG may be best known for its sponsorship of Miami Heat basketball jerseys, which ended after the 2022-23 season.The company makes staffing and human resources management software and has two headquarters, one in Broward County.UKG has not said how many jobs will be cut at its Weston plant, but the decision to cut 14% of its workforce would mean around 2,000 jobs lost.In an email to employees shared with WLRN, CEO Chris Todd said the job cuts…

Beryl maintained strong hurricane strength on Thursday as it passed the Cayman Islands and headed toward Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, where strong winds and heavy rains continued to cause devastation in Jamaica and killed at least 11 people in the region.The center of Beryl is expected to move across the northwest Caribbean Sea on Thursday afternoon and bring “high winds, dangerous storm surge and destructive surf” to the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula early Friday, according to a 2 p.m. update from the National Hurricane Center. Beryl was downgraded to a Category 2 hurricane on Thursday, with winds of 110 mph…

Taco Bell is offering a “Luxe Cravings Box” filled with full-sized menu items for just $7. Taco Bell is running a great deal for $7(Getty Lately, there has been a trend of fast food chains offering great deals at their restaurants. This summer, Taco Bell is joining McDonald’s, Wendy’s and Burger King in the exciting fast-food price wars. They are offering a “Luxe Cravings Box” that offers a sumptuous feast for just $7, which includes a Chalupa Supreme, a beef five-layer burrito, a double-stacked taco, nacho chips with cheese sauce, and a medium-sized fountain drink. Taco Bell said the boxes…

Muraich joins a growing list of President Saied’s political opponents who are either in jail or facing prosecution.Lotfi Muraich, leader of the Tunisian Republican Union party, who had announced his intention to run in the presidential elections scheduled for October, has been arrested on suspicion of money laundering. The arrests were made on Wednesday in Tunisia’s northeastern Nabeul province, according to politicians and local media reports. A court spokesman in Tunis said earlier this week that Muraich, one of President Kais Saied’s most prominent critics, was charged with money laundering and opening bank accounts abroad without the central bank’s permission.…

It’s unclear whether his campaign will last much longer without a strong performance at ABC, and once-whispered debates about who would replace him if he steps down are becoming more intense. For now, Biden is not ready to back down and has signaled that in conversations with Democratic governors, aides and campaign staff. But there is a limited window for any potential changes: The Democratic National Committee announced weeks ago that it would hold a virtual roll call for the formal nomination before the party’s national convention begins on Aug. 19. “I’m proud to run for re-election as a president…

Strengthening tripartite cooperation between Turkey and Azerbaijan will contribute to peace and stability in the region and the world, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. The message came after a tripartite summit between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Summit (SCO) in Astana on Wednesday. The ministry said the three leaders discussed a wide range of issues including trilateral relations, the Gaza crisis, the Cyprus-Kashmir issue and regional and global situations including Islamophobia. The statement expressed support for prioritizing dialogue to resolve…

Boil water advisories for Washington, D.C., and Arlington County, Virginia, were lifted more than nine hours later, affecting virtually the entirety of both jurisdictions. A boil water advisory for all of Washington, D.C., and much of Arlington County, Virginia, was lifted Thursday morning, hours after thousands of residents were urged not to drink tap water without boiling it first. At a press conference Thursday, officials with DC Water and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said a boil water advisory was issued late Wednesday night as a precautionary measure due to concerns about increased water turbidity amid unusually large algae…

The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into how anti-doping officials and sports officials allowed top Chinese swimmers to escape punishment at the last Olympics and win numerous medals, including three golds, after testing positive for banned substances, according to two people familiar with the matter and swimming’s international governing body.The decision to move forward with a criminal investigation is an intensification of sharp U.S. condemnation of China, global anti-doping agencies and the Olympic movement, and is likely to cast a criminal shadow over the Summer Olympics, which are due to open in Paris later this month.Eleven of the…

MV Chaun Hong, 68, before being detained by Malaysian authorities on July 1, 2024. Photo by Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency A Chinese dredger suspected of plundering two World War II Royal Navy shipwrecks last year was detained by Malaysian maritime authorities. Music Video Chuan Hong 68 The entire crew was detained for paperwork violations, including port permits, and for having 60 unregistered LPG containers on board, not illegally collecting trash, according to the report. Maritime Executive. But the bigger question, raised by Southeast Asian media outlets and being investigated by local authorities, is: Chuan Hong 68 Due to its “bad…