• Manchin v. Blankenship? Possible, but not probable

    West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin is leaving open the possibility—albeit remote—that he could run for the Senate as an independent. The veteran Democratic Senator announced earlier that he is not running for re-election, and he has ruled out a third-party run for President. Manchin says he wants to get away from Washington politics and devote

  • Pressure on Biden for Gaza ceasefire appears to be working

    The United Nations Security Council finally managed to pass a resolution on Monday demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza — the first true indicator that pressure on President Biden to address the war’s calamities is working. The passing of the resolution was followed by spontaneous applause in the Security Council, which is highly unusual. The last time this happened was in 2003 when France’s Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin gave a historic speech against the Iraq war. The applause...

  • Using the cloud to tackle growing tech pressures

    Ergo's CIO and head of cloud discusses the potential of AI, the opportunities arising from operational pressures and how to improve diversity in the tech sector. : Using the cloud to tackle growing tech pressures

  • EU and US pile on pressure for Gaza ceasefire

    EU leaders call for ‘immediate humanitarian pause’ while US expected to bring UN resolution calling for truce without delayEU leaders have overcome their differences to call for an “immediate humanitarian pause leading to a sustainable ceasefire” in Gaza, hours before the US is expected to bring a resolution to a vote at the UN calling for a truce and a hostage deal without delay in the face of a looming famine.The EU declaration, at a Brussels summit late on Thursday, marked the first time...

  • Plea to boost welfare as budget pressure ramps up

    Welfare advocates are calling for the upcoming federal budget to lift social security payments and target investments to combat rising unemployment. The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) is urging the Albanese government to boost JobSeeker and Youth Allowance to at least $80 per day, up from the $55 and $45 respectively. The council has […]

  • Manchin warns Ukraine could be ‘worst atrocity in history’

    Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) urged Congress to pass Ukraine aid and warned that lack of assistance could lead to the embattled country facing the “worst atrocity in history.” Machin’s call for passing foreign assistance comes as the legislation has stalled in Congress while the Ukrainian military has been struggling with lacking resources and Russian troops

  • The Staves: 'The pressure to feel empowered is suffocating'

    The band on why their fourth album is a "love song" to their former third member and sister Emily.

  • Manchin: lawmakers are ‘so close’ to a permitting reform deal

    Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said Monday that lawmakers are “so close” to reaching a deal to reform the nation’s system for approving infrastructure projects. “We are so close,” he said during an energy conference Monday, referring to progress toward compromise legislation on what has become known as “permitting reform.” “I want to get it done

  • Grand Rapids investigating water pressure issue

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The city of Grand Rapids says it is

  • The scenario that could bring Joe Manchin back to the Senate

    Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) likes to keep the political world on the edge, and he’s doing so again by teasing a “long-shot scenario” to reconsider his retirement as West Virginia‘s senior senator. The 76-year-old Democrat had discussed a situation where he may make a late entry into the Senate race as an independent with the […]

  • Mauricio Pochettino: Chelsea youngsters struggling with pressure

    Mauricio Pochettino has admitted that Chelsea’s young squad are struggling to deal with the pressure of playing for the club as they attempt to book another Wembley appearance.

  • Game journalists face more work, greater pressure

    Games journalists report feeling negatively about the future of their industry, facing an uphill battle against time, SEO and AI.