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Who is Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence?

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 14 November 2024

Former Democratic congresswoman, 43, has been publicly suspected of being ‘groomed’ by Russia

Tulsi Gabbard’s biography has some rare distinctions, including being the first Samoan and the first Hindu elected to the US Congress, where she sat between 2013 and 2021 as the Democratic representative for Hawaii.

But nothing marks her out so much as being almost certainly the only prospective head of American intelligence to have been publicly suspected of being “groomed” by Russia – a suggestion made by Hillary Clinton , Trump’s defeated Democratic opponent when he was first elected president, in a 2019 podcast.

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Cover-up in the Christian and Catholic churches is unforgivable | Letters

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 14 November 2024

Pam Walker says the church hierarchy has a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of abuse, and Doug Clark compares Anglican and Catholic scandals. Plus a letter from John van Rooyen

As a lay minister in Newcastle diocese, I strongly supported Helen-Ann Hartley’s call for the archbishop of Canterbury to resign ( Bishop calls for Justin Welby to resign over failure to pursue serial abuser, 11 November ), and I am relieved he has done so. For almost 40 years, since the abuse scandal surrounding the Nine O’Clock Service in Sheffield , the Church of England has attempted to ignore, minimise or deny the suffering caused by abuse in church settings. The leader of that church is awaiting trial on 34 counts of sexually abusing women (which he denies).

Meanwhile, while awaiting the publication of the Smyth review, Fiona Scolding KC and Ben Fullbrook published a report into the Soul Survivor church, commissioned after the national safeguarding team (NST) stated that its leader, Mike Pilavachi, “used his spiritual authority to control people and that his coercive and controlling behaviour led to inappropriate relationships, the physical wrestling of youths and massaging of young male interns”.

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Join the X-odus from Elon Musk’s toxic platform | Letters

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 14 November 2024

Martin Drewry calls on all public figures to ensure that people can access their social media posts without using X, while Hannah Penfold congratulates the Guardian on departing the platform. Plus, a letter from John Handford

We are delighted to see your announcement ( Guardian will no longer post on Elon Musk’s X from its official accounts, 13 November ). As a global justice organisation, we have been campaigning for all working for a better world to stop sustaining Twitter/X’s power and influence.

Each time we post on Twitter/X, without also posting it on another platform such as Bluesky, we give Elon Musk an “exclusive” – sustaining his wealth and power. It’s time to #StopBeingComplicit .

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Chelsea’s Mayra Ramírez: ‘We are in a state of constant change. I love it, that’s how you improve’

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 14 November 2024

Colombia forward on settling in London, learning English fast and relishing the competitiveness of the WSL

Mayra Ramírez makes unpicking defences look effortless. It’s impossible not to watch in awe as she unmasks even the most experienced WSL defenders with a turn, a shrug, a touch or a flick.

Her goal in the fourth minute of Chelsea’s game at Arsenal in October placed the final nail in the coffin of Jonas Eidevall’s tenure, and it would be hammered down by the hosts’ 2-1 defeat. With her back to goal, Ramírez capitalised on poor defending and hooked the ball over her head, beyond Daphne van Domselaar and in.

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Greece v England: Nations League – live

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 14 November 2024

Nations League updates, 7.45pm GMT kick-off in Athens
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England captain Harry Kane has gone public with his displeasure over the number of withdrawals from the squad. He also might be a shock omission from tonight’s starting XI. What a savage irony. Kick-off is at 7.45pm GMT. It’s on!

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Rules imposed after financial crisis have ‘gone too far’, Reeves tells City bankers

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 14 November 2024

Chancellor uses Mansion House speech to suggest it is time to loosen some constraints brought in after 2007-08 crash

Rachel Reeves has told City bankers attending her Mansion House speech that regulations put in place to protect the economy after the global financial crisis had “gone too far”.

Speaking at the glitzy annual gathering in the Square Mile on Thursday, the chancellor called the financial services sector the “crown jewel” of the UK economy.

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Ben Jennings on Donald Trump’s election win – cartoon

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 14 November 2024

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Tory donor Lord Bamford funds helicopter flight for Nigel Farage

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 14 November 2024

Ally of Boris Johnson gave Reform UK leader a £8,000 trip to tour his JCB site, raising eyebrows among Tories

A firm run by the major Conservative donor Anthony Bamford has funded a £8,000 helicopter trip for the Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage.

Lord Bamford, who sat as a Conservative peer until his retirement from the House of Lords this year, has given millions of pounds to the Tories and been a close ally of Boris Johnson – funding the former prime minister’s accommodation after he left office.

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Israeli strikes intensify on three fronts as talks with Hezbollah reach critical stage

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 14 November 2024

IDF hits Lebanon, Gaza and Syria, with analysts saying air raids could be aimed at piling on pressure for ceasefire

Middle East crisis – live updates

Israel has intensified its air offensives on three fronts, launching dozens of new strikes in Lebanon, Gaza and Syria as negotiations for a ceasefire on its northern border reach a critical point.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it struck about 30 targets in the southern suburbs of Beirut in 48 hours and described continuing efforts to “dismantle and degrade” the military capabilities of the militant Islamist organisation.