• as defence secretary tells rebel MPs plotting of ousting Rishi Sunak to 'let him get on with the job'

    In an interview with The Times, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said: 'Let him get on with the job. He's doing a great job, he's doing it under difficult circumstances.

  • Google Employee Gives 3 Tips To Get A Job Interview and How To Get Promoted From Within

    If you're looking to land a job interview or a promotion with Google, you have to have a solid plan to succeed. Fortunately, Sofia D., a Senior Account Executive at Google, has provided invaluable insights on achieving these goals with the utmost confidence. Here are said tips, which were initially published on now viral posts on her LinkedIn profile:To Get a Job Interview With GoogleNetworking and Relationship-BuildingSofia strongly emphasizes the importance of networking and...

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    Blinken tells CNN the US has seen evidence of China attempting to influence upcoming US elections

    CNN By Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US has seen evidence of Chinese attempts to “influence and arguably interfere” with the upcoming US elections, despite an earlier commitment from leader Xi Jinping not to do so. Blinken made the comments to CNN’s Kylie Atwood in an interview

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    Blinken tells CNN the US has seen evidence of China attempting to influence upcoming US elections

    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US has seen evidence of Chinese attempts to “influence and arguably interfere” with the upcoming US elections, despite an earlier commitment from leader Xi Jinping not to do so. Blinken made the comments to CNN’s Kylie Atwood in an interview Friday at the close of a three-day to trip to China, where the top American diplomat spent hours meeting with top Chinese officials including Xi, as the two countries navigated a raft of contentious issues from...

  • What fossils tell us about crocodiles

    A massive asteroid struck the Earth 66 million years ago, dramatically affecting marine and terrestrial environments, and causing the mass extinction of numerous animal and plant species. The sebecosuchians, a highly-adaptable group of reptiles belonging to the Crocodilian order, were one of the lineages that survived the impact. In a bid to characterise the diet of these ancient species and the environment in which they lived, a team from the LGL-TPE laboratory in Lyon (southeastern France) ...

  • Tell us your experiences of making a living from music

    We would like to hear from professional musicians about how they make a living from their work and the obstacles they faceMusicians playing smaller venues are facing low fees, high costs, and frequent losses. We would like to hear from professional musicians of all levels about how they make a living from their work and the obstacles they face.Have you experienced issues with the costs of playing live or recording? Have you found a way to get around it? Tell us all about it below. Continue...

  • Tell us: how do you make your commute fun or productive?

    Whether it’s working out or being creative, we’d like to know how active you are with your commuteCommuting isn’t normally associated with being fun or energetic, but some people have been taking a different approach to their journey to work by cycling, running or skiing.We would like to know how you make your commute productive or fun. Do you run or rollerblade into the office even though it takes longer than public transport? What prompted you to change how you commute? How does it improve...

  • Tell us: what’s your favourite everyday gadget?

    We would like to hear about your favourite, most useful everyday utensilWhat’s your favourite, most useful everyday gadget? It could be a much-used kitchen gizmo, a tool for your daily beauty routine that you can’t live without, or a piece of kit that makes your day-to-day life easier: anything small, genuinely useful, and inexpensive to buy (nothing over £20). Continue reading

  • A cosmic coincidence: What eclipses tell us about Earth

    It was a long shot to trust the northern New England weather in early April, especially after a strange winter of warm spells followed by massive snowstorms. But hundreds of thousands of people gambled, or trusted their weather apps, and, as the atmospheric gods would have it, we were all in for a spectacular celestial treat. Clear blue skies, low humidity, great visibility. I drove for about 2.5 hours from Hanover to the north of New Hampshire with my two sons to an iconic mountain outcrop...

  • Bald man or woman with wet hair – who would get the job?

    Alice Moncaster thinks it’s time for some research on hair and gender biasBeing female, I am unlikely to reach the same state of hairlessness as Stuart Heritage, but I do agree with him that “bald men are everywhere” (Losing my hair made me miserable. Now I’m as bald as an egg, I couldn’t be happier, 16 April). I turned up at an online meeting recently feeling self-conscious that my hair was still wet from my shower. But then my own audit showed that there were more bald men present than men...

  • How the US Media Failed to Tell the Story of the Occupation of Palestine

    Dave Zirin A Q&A with the creators of The Occupation of the American Mind, a documentary analyzing media coverage of the occupation of Palestine.

  • Biden tells Zelensky US will move quickly

    Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Biden to Zelensky: US will ‘quickly provide’ security package President Biden spoke Monday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to assure him the United States will provide more aid as soon as the Senate passes the national security