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The affected companies warn of the impact on customers and investors
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The affected companies warn of the impact on customers and investors

The CEO of Santander, José Antonio Álvarez, this Thursday at the entity's headquarters. / EFEIn the middle of the week of presentation of results, Santander, Sabadell and Repsol insist that they will try to avoid fiscal "arbitrariness" The whims of the political calendar have intersected with the agendas of the large Spanish companies, which during these days present their half-yearly results to the market. Coinciding with the week in which the entities render their accounts, the Government has begun the processing of the tax that will be levied on the income of the financial sector. And those responsible for the corporations have taken advantage of the opportunity to charge against the tax that, they insist, will end up harming savers and minority bank shareholders in one way or ano...
The train strike in the United Kingdom causes days of paralysis and a crisis between the unions and the Labor Party
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The train strike in the United Kingdom causes days of paralysis and a crisis between the unions and the Labor Party

The british population faces this week a new strike in the railway sector that paralyzed much of public transport on Wednesday and that threatens major disruptions in the movement of thousands of people also this Saturday, when only one in ten trains will work. The strike of 40,000 members of the National Union of Railway, Maritime and Transport Workers will thus add six days of protest actions so far this summer, but there are more dates on the agenda, with four days of strike also in August. On the table, the strikers have put the request for an improvement in working conditions, such as the safety of maintenance personnel, pensions and, above all, salaries, in the context of a high cost of living, to which is added the energy crisis, which threatens to raise bills almost impossible...
Charter cable must pay $7 billion for woman killed by cable repairman
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Charter cable must pay $7 billion for woman killed by cable repairman

A Texas jury has ordered Charter Communications to pay $7 billion in punitive damages to the family of an 83-year-old grandmother robbed and murdered by a cable repairman who arrived in the company's van while off the clock.Charter, which owns Spectrum, was also deemed responsible last month for $337.5 million in compensatory damages for the December 2019 murder of Betty Jo McClain Thomas.Negligence cases like Thomas' rarely go to trial, and usually settle out of court – and out of the public eye – without the company admitting to wrongdoing. That's often been true even when consumers were assaulted, tortured, raped or murdered.In a written statement this week from Charter spokesman Rich Ruggiero, the company said it would appeal the verdict: “The law in Texas and the facts presented a...
From paramedic to Ukrainian war reporter: Neighbors stars – where are they now?  |  neighbors
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From paramedic to Ukrainian war reporter: Neighbors stars – where are they now? | neighbors

When the dust settles and we look back on Neighbours, how will we view its legacy? Will we see it as an integral part of the terrestrial TV monoculture? Will we scratch our heads and wonder why we spent such a long time in thrall to a show in which very little happened? Will we just remember Bouncer's dream and discard the rest?I suspect we will see Neighbors as a star-maker supreme. The show has probably produced more megastars than every other soap opera combined. You have already heard a ton about Margot Robbie, Liam Hemsworth, Russell Crowe and all the other Neighbors actors who rocketed to international stardom after appearing on the show. Here, though, are some actors who had more interesting post-Neighbours experiences.Shane Connor (Joe Scully, 1999-2004)Shane Connor arrive...
Biden, Xi speak amid rising tensions, possible Pelosi trip to Taiwan
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Biden, Xi speak amid rising tensions, possible Pelosi trip to Taiwan

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke Thursday amid growing tensions between the two countries around Taiwan, the economy and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.The call, Biden's fifth with Xi, lasted over two hours, though past calls have lasted around as long because the conversations need to be translated. The two leaders discussed a number of issues hanging over both Biden and Xi at home and abroad, including the economic slowdowns facing both countries, the effects of Russia's invasion and the continuing Covid pandemic. The two leaders also discussed Tawain, an issue that has added pressure on their relationship in recent months. US officials have raised alarm over the fate of the self-ruling democracy that Beijing claims as its territory as China has bee...
Mick Mulvaney, Trump’s former acting chief of staff, to testify before Jan. 6 committee
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Mick Mulvaney, Trump’s former acting chief of staff, to testify before Jan. 6 committee

WASHINGTON — Mick Mulvaney, who served as acting chief of staff under former President Donald Trump, will sit for a virtual taped deposition with the House committee investigating Jan. 6 on Thursday, three sources familiar with the plans told NBC News.Mulvaney served as Trump's acting chief of staff from late 2018 until Trump replaced him with Mark Meadows in March 2020. At the time, Trump appointed Mulvaney, a former South Carolina congressman who also served as director of the Office of Management and Budget, as the US special envoy for Northern Ireland.Mulvaney told CNBC he resigned from that role on the night of the Capitol riot. "I called [then-Secretary of State] Mike Pompeo last night to let him know I was resigning from that. I can't do it. I can't stay,” he said on Jan. 7 in...
President’s granddaughter announces White House wedding ceremony set for South Lawn
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President’s granddaughter announces White House wedding ceremony set for South Lawn

In a tweet Thursday, Naomi Biden provided an update to her nuptial plans."Sooo not sure how best to update but was supposed to do so weeks ago...but we have finally figured out where the ceremony will be...and much to the relief of secret service and with the dogs' endorsement...we'll be getting married on the South Lawn!" she said on Twitter. "Couldn't be more excited." Naomi Biden in April said she and fiancé Peter Neal would only be holding their wedding reception at the White House, with a ceremony to take place elsewhere. However, now Naomi Biden says her wedding plans have shifted to take place fully at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Naomi Biden's tweet included a photograph of the White House South Lawn, taken from the vantage point of the south side of the White House. The South Lawn...
History is Not on Biden’s Side
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History is Not on Biden’s Side

There are plenty of ways to measure political fortunes for US presidents, but one factor that comes up almost every time is the economy.In which case, the timing of the 2022 recession could hardly be worse for President Joe Biden.With the second quarter of consecutive negative GDP growth marking what most economists and pundits consider a recession, Biden has only one more GDP reading before voters go to the polls on Tuesday, November 8. On July 28, GDP for the second quarter was given as -0.9 percent, following the previous quarter's reading of -1.6 percent. Two quarters in a row is bad news, and widely considered a recession.US GDP for the third quarter is announced on October 27, just under two weeks before the Midterms. If that reading also comes in negative, the narrative of econ...
What happened to the post-Corbyn vision for Labour?  Keir Starmer offers nothing |  Neal Lawson
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What happened to the post-Corbyn vision for Labour? Keir Starmer offers nothing | Neal Lawson

Wand live in an age of perpetual conflict. The global crash, the pandemic and now war and the cost of living crisis have shown us our economic and political systems are not fit for such chaotic times. The tide is now going out on one era, and the Labor party seems to have been left behind. It appears perpetually out of step, most recently when it sacked MP Sam Tarry, the now former Labor transport spokesperson who dared to stand on a picket line with striking workers, and lost his job shortly afterwards.Labor in its post-Corbyn period is desperately searching for a playbook that will win it the next election, or at least keep it electorally afloat. But the only one to hand is apparently New Labour's – and they offer a desiccated, joyless, and stripped bare version of that more inter...
Medals of Extremadura for science, solidarity, hunting, and the fusion of Don Benito and Villanueva
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Medals of Extremadura for science, solidarity, hunting, and the fusion of Don Benito and Villanueva

TODAYThe award will be received by the researcher Guadalupe Sabio, Marco Antonio Sánchez, who fought against ALS and died in 2021, the lawyer Eva González Pérez, Fedexcaza and the citizens of the two merged citiesThe people and groups that this year will receive the Extremadura Medals are already known. The citizens of Don Benito and Villanueva de la Serena, the researcher Guadalupe Sabio, the activist from Badajoz Marco Antonio Sánchez, known for his fight against ALS and who died in 2021, the lawyer Eva González Pérez and the Extremeña Federation of Hunting (Fedexcaza). The Junta de Extremadura has awarded one of the five Extremadura Medals to the towns of Don Benito and Villanueva de la Serena, as announced by President Guillermo Fernández Vara. "The one granted directly by the Go...