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'People are done with corruption': Anthony Scaramucci on Donald Trump and the US mid-terms

'People are done with corruption': Anthony Scaramucci on Donald Trump and the US mid-terms

Voting is under way in the US mid-term elections, with the potential for a major impact on Donald Trump’s presidency. One man who knows what it’s like to be inside the pressure cooker of Trump’s White House – albeit briefly – is former communications director Anthony Scaramucci. Having long shaken off the ignominy of his 11-day reign, Scaramucci has repositioned himself as a prolific political commentator and author. His new book, All the Wrong Moves: How Three Catastrophic Decisions Led to the Rise of Trump, places his former employer back under the microscope, though Scaramucci is adamant that it’s no cheap takedown. Instead, he argues that Trump is reflective of an America long on the precipice of oblivion. On this episode of The Indo Daily, host Fionnán Sheahan is joined by Anthony Scaramucci to forecast the US mid-terms, the effect they’re likely to have on Donald Trump, and who the president is likely to blame if the Republicans are on the receiving end of a drubbing. The Indo Daily is part of the Trust Project. See our ethics policies at independent.ie/ourjournalism

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The GuardianFootballNorth West England
‘We have to tell them to go down’: Iraola responds to Isak penalty denial for Liverpool

‘We have to tell them to go down’: Iraola responds to Isak penalty denial for Liverpool

Manager rues two dismissed penalty claims by referee Iraola complains ‘if you don’t go down, you don’t call it’ Andoni Iraola said he will instruct Liverpool players to go down in the box in future after Alexander Isak was denied a penalty during Arsenal’s first win at Anfield for 14 years. Liverpool were beaten by Kai Havertz’s early strike after a poor clearance from the goalkeeper ­Alisson but had two penalty claims dismissed by the referee, Andy Madley. The first, a shirt-pull by the Arsenal defender Jurriën Timber on Isak, prevented the ­Sweden international reaching Bradley Barcola’s cross. The second, a hold by Christos ­Tzolis on Cody Gakpo, was reviewed by the video assistant referee, Stuart Attwell, but rejected.

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The GuardianHumanitySouth West England
Rare ant nest stolen from last place in England where species survives

Rare ant nest stolen from last place in England where species survives

Devon nature reserve says ‘reckless’ theft of narrow-headed ant colony sets back years of conservation work A nest containing up to 5,000 of England’s rarest ant species has been stolen from a nature reserve, a conservation charity has said. Devon Wildlife Trust (DWT) said a nest of narrow-headed ants had been dug up and taken from Chudleigh Knighton Heath nature reserve in south Devon, which is the last place in England where the species still exists.

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Irish IndependentElectionsIslamic World
Most suspects released after Israeli court says no evidence for accusation of bribery in election

Most suspects released after Israeli court says no evidence for accusation of bribery in election

Israeli police on Sunday released two of three suspects in a case of alleged voter bribery, weakening efforts by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party to discredit last week’s parliamentary election. Likud has said without giving evidence that Arab-led parties “stole” the election in which Netanyahu’s bloc lost its majority of seats in parliament.

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The GuardianElections
Stevens defects to back El-Sayed’s Michigan opponent as Trump delivers anti-Muslim tirade | First Thing

Stevens defects to back El-Sayed’s Michigan opponent as Trump delivers anti-Muslim tirade | First Thing

Trump called Democratic candidate a ‘jihadist’ as El-Sayed’s defeated primary opponent backs Republican Mike Rogers. Plus an Australian fish worth its weight in gold Good morning. Congresswoman Haley Stevens, who lost the Michigan Democratic Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed, has endorsed his Republican rival in an extraordinary rebuke of her party’s nominee on the eve of the midterm elections. Tensions between El-Sayed and Stevens had already led to him asking her to stay away from his campaign events, and her endorsement of Mike Rogers comes as the US president unleashed a racist tirade against El-Sayed in Iowa. What did Stevens do? Her endorsement came in a video posted to X after she attended an event with Rogers at the predominantly Black Perfecting church in Detroit on Sunday. Stevens’s endorsement was the culmination of an escalating feud between the former primary rivals – primarily over support for Israel – that has roiled one of the most fiercely contested Senate contests of the cycle. What did Trump say? The president bashed El-Sayed, a practicing Muslim, in brazenly racist terms, saying that Congress would have to “get a special metal detector for Abdul” if he were elected. “If you vote for this jihadist lunatic that wants to destroy you, you’re crazy. Mike Rodgers is apple pie. And you know what this country needs? A little apple pie. We don’t need the communists or jihadists, the Muslim Brotherhood. We need apple pie.”

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The GuardianElectionsNew York City
Democrats condemn Haley Stevens’ ‘betrayal’ following endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers – US politics live

Democrats condemn Haley Stevens’ ‘betrayal’ following endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers – US politics live

The latest move has roiled one of the most fiercely contested Senate contests Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Democratic politicians have condemned congresswoman Haley Stevens, who lost the Michigan Democratic Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed, over her endorsement of his Republican rival just days before the midterm vote. Senate Democrats are united in our support for Abdul El-Sayed, because we know he will fight for the economic interests of working families in Michigan, unlike Mike Rogers, who is a tool of Donald Trump and billionaire donors. We Democrats equally united in our total revulsion at the racist, Islamophobic, and over-the-top false attacks on Abdul by Republicans. These attacks are evidence of the total bankruptcy of the Republican Party today, who resort to ugly and un-American fearmongering because they have nothing to offer on the problems that concern people today. Haley Stevens’ decision to campaign with Rogers – a man who has repeatedly sold out Michigan’s working class, wants to pass a national abortion ban, and has pledged to be a loyal vote for Trump’s agenda – shows that she has abandoned everything she claims to care about. We reject the attempts by Stevens and bad-faith actors to divide our party and undermine our momentum, and will not allow these eleventh-hour distractions deter us. Donald Trump railed against Democratic US senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed at a campaign event in Iowa Sunday, repeatedly referring to the Michigan progressive as a “jihadist”. The president bashed El-Sayed, a practicing Muslim, in brazenly racist terms, saying that Congress would have to “get a special metal detector for Abdul” if he were elected. “If you vote for this jihadist lunatic that wants to destroy you, you’re crazy,” Trump said. A judge has dismissed the Donald Trump-backed lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska’s US Senate race if Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan loses. Trump said on 23 October that he had ordered the justice department to file the lawsuit in a move that voting rights experts called an “unprecedented intervention” by the federal government with control of Congress in the balance. Democratic US Senator Chris Murphy has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke. Murphy, 53, started feeling numbness in his arm while attending his son’s hockey game on Saturday, according to the Connecticut senator’s chief of staff, Allison Herwitt. A hospital visit confirmed that Murphy had experienced a stroke.

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The GuardianPoliticiansDetroit
‘A despicable betrayal’: Democrats incensed by Haley Stevens’ endorsement of Mike Rogers

‘A despicable betrayal’: Democrats incensed by Haley Stevens’ endorsement of Mike Rogers

Stevens’ decision sparked fierce backlash from members of the party, while Donald Trump praised the sudden switch Michigan Democrat Haley Stevens’ shocking last-minute endorsement of Mike Rogers, a Republican Senate candidate, has sparked fierce backlash from members of her party. Stevens, who narrowly lost in the Democratic primary for Senate to Abdul El-Sayed, announced her support for Rogers after a feud with the El-Sayed campaign over an outside group’s campaign ad that blamed the high cost of living on US support for Israel.

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The GuardianHumanityBayern (Bavaria)
Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest retreat was torched in an arson attack. Should it be rebuilt?

Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest retreat was torched in an arson attack. Should it be rebuilt?

With the far right resurgent in Germany, experts are divided as to whether the dictator’s former mountaintop retreat is better restored or left a ruin One of the last structural relics of Adolf Hitler’s dictatorship was conceived to project indomitable power. Last month it was destroyed in a suspected arson attack. Will it, and should it, be rebuilt? The historic Nazi mountaintop retreat known as the Eagle’s Nest is perched on an Alpine peak at an altitude of 1,834 metres (6,000ft), with stunning views over southern Germany and Austria. In German, its design is known as Überwältigungsarchitektur, intended to overwhelm and intimidate.

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The GuardianCompaniesSeattle
Amazon gives Wall Street mixed financial picture in earnings report

Amazon gives Wall Street mixed financial picture in earnings report

E-commerce company posts high cloud computing sales but gives a cautious sales forecast for the fourth quarter Amazon offered a mixed picture of its financial health on Thursday in its quarterly earnings report. The e-commerce company gave a cautious sales forecast for the current fourth quarter, which encompasses the critical holiday shopping period, after delivering fiscal third-quarter results that came in below Wall Street analysts’ expectations.

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The GuardianHumanityEngland
EHRC raises concern with Reform about ‘racial and sexual remarks’ in documentary

EHRC raises concern with Reform about ‘racial and sexual remarks’ in documentary

Watchdog writes to Nigel Farage’s party to ask what action it is taking to comply with the Equality Act The official equalities watchdog has written to Reform UK to raise concerns after an undercover TV documentary showed councillors and candidates for the party expressing racist and misogynistic views, with one of the party’s MPs complaining about ingrained sexism. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said it had written to Nigel Farage’s party in the wake of revelations in ITV’s Undercover: A Year in Reform, which was broadcast in October.

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The GuardianImmigrationLondon
Mahmood says most care workers will be able to get settlement after 5 years, not 15 as originally proposed – UK politics live

Mahmood says most care workers will be able to get settlement after 5 years, not 15 as originally proposed – UK politics live

The home secretary said the government would help care workers who were with exploitative employers find reputable ones Downing Street has declined to say how much it cost for the plane carrying Andy Burnham and UK delegates to a Commonwealth leaders’ summit to stop in Manchester to pick him up (see 10.28am), the Press Association reports. At the morning lobby briefing, asked if this was an appropriate use of public money, the PM’s spokesperson said: The prime minister’s travel arrangements are made on the basis of security, operational requirements, and value for money for the taxpayer. The prime minister’s travel arrangements reflect where he was carrying out official government business at the end of last week.

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The GuardianImmigrationLondon
Shabana Mahmood softens immigration plans in face of cabinet backlash

Shabana Mahmood softens immigration plans in face of cabinet backlash

Exception for care workers will allow up to 300,000 people to apply for indefinite leave to remain after five years UK politics live – latest updates Shabana Mahmood has softened plans to force low-paid workers to wait 15 years before settlement in the UK following a backlash from fellow cabinet ministers and backbench Labour MPs. Under pressure from health unions to make an exception for care workers, the home secretary has moved to allow up to 300,000 people to apply for indefinite leave to remain after five years.

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The GuardianScandalEurope
Tusk defends overhaul of Poland’s constitutional court despite protests

Tusk defends overhaul of Poland’s constitutional court despite protests

Prime minister says shake-up is vital to restore tribunal crippled by years of political disputes Poland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, has vowed to see through a contested overhaul of the country’s constitutional court, declaring that “in certain matters, there can be no compromise”. In a prime-time television address on Saturday night, Tusk was defiant, despite overnight protests that saw riot police drafted to protect the court’s building, saying the shake-up was vital to restore a tribunal crippled by years of political disputes.

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The GuardianElectionsIowa
Trump promised a steel mill in this rural Iowa region. But is it all a midterm election ploy?

Trump promised a steel mill in this rural Iowa region. But is it all a midterm election ploy?

Residents would welcome the development, but the president’s past false promises cast doubt on the proposal On a Monday afternoon in late September, Donald Trump gathered Iowa Republicans in the Oval Office to make a big announcement: the firm Mesabi Metallics would invest $15bn to make the midwestern state the site of the largest steel mill in the country. One month later, and just days before the midterm election, word has spread in the small town of Wever, population 142, that the mill will be built somewhere nearby. And that’s been about it – no shovels in the dirt, workers on a job site or machinery on the dirt roads leading down towards the Mississippi River.

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The GuardianHumanityLondon
Newcastle hospital told woman whose unborn baby had died to go home and ‘book a slot to give birth’

Newcastle hospital told woman whose unborn baby had died to go home and ‘book a slot to give birth’

Trust admits Danielle Brown’s baby would have survived had she not been sent home from RVI days earlier A woman whose unborn baby had died was sent home from hospital with a booklet for bereaved parents and told to book a slot to give birth. Danielle Brown, 31, was seven months pregnant when she was first discharged from hospital with pre-eclampsia, a potentially life-threatening pregnancy complication. She returned to hospital days later, when scans revealed that her daughter, Maisie, had died.

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Daily PostElectionsAbuja
INEC strengthening capacity to tackle AI-generated election misinformation – Amupitan

INEC strengthening capacity to tackle AI-generated election misinformation – Amupitan

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it is strengthening its technical capacity to detect and counter AI-generated misinformation, deepfakes and coordinated attempts to manipulate Nigeria's electoral processes. INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, disclosed this while speaking at the Beyond the Ballot event in Abuja. Amupitan said the commission has upgraded its technical infrastructure and […] INEC strengthening capacity to tackle AI-generated election misinformation – Amupitan

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Daily PostScandalNigeria
Alleged misconduct: Igbo youths demand removal of INEC commissioner for Imo, Anambra, Ebonyi

Alleged misconduct: Igbo youths demand removal of INEC commissioner for Imo, Anambra, Ebonyi

The Pan-Igbo Youth Assembly, PIYA, umbrella body of all youth associations in Igbo-speaking areas of Nigeria, has given a seven-day ultimatum for the removal of Ken Nnamdi Ukeagu as the National Commissioner, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in charge of Imo, Anambra and Ebonyi, following what the group described as his alleged partisan practices within […] Alleged misconduct: Igbo youths demand removal of INEC commissioner for Imo, Anambra, Ebonyi

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Daily PostElectionsAbuja
INEC's AI voter register: 'It's not Tinubu's fault, he shouldn't be called' - Sam Amadi

INEC's AI voter register: 'It's not Tinubu's fault, he shouldn't be called' - Sam Amadi

The Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, Dr Sam Amadi has said President Bola Tinubu should not be blamed for the controversy surrounding the voter register recently released by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Amadi maintained that the responsibility for addressing the alleged irregularities in the voters register rests with […] INEC's AI voter register: 'It's not Tinubu's fault, he shouldn't be called' - Sam Amadi

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Daily PostElectionsLagos
AI voter register: Obidient Movement wants INEC ICT director, Bayode sacked

AI voter register: Obidient Movement wants INEC ICT director, Bayode sacked

Spokesperson of the Obidient Movement, Justin Ijeh, has called for the removal of Dr Lawrence Bayode, Director of Information and Communication Technology, ICT, at the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over controversies surrounding the appearance of AI-generated images in the voters' register. Ijeh said Bayode had no business occupying such a sensitive position if he […] AI voter register: Obidient Movement wants INEC ICT director, Bayode sacked

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Premium TimesElectionsNigeria
2027 Politics Watch: From Sokoto ultimatum to conflicting ₦50,000 relief terms, Saturday’s roundup

2027 Politics Watch: From Sokoto ultimatum to conflicting ₦50,000 relief terms, Saturday’s roundup

The ADC gave security authorities in Sokoto 24 hours to act over an alleged attack on its governorship candidate, while Ekiti police announced 11 arrests following an incident involving Omoyele Sowore. Two official publications gave conflicting payment terms for the government's ₦50,000 relief programme, as Abba Atiku pledged buses for Tinubu and INEC outlined its election preparations.

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The GuardianWar & ConflictEurope
Hackers send fake nuclear threat alert to Ukraine emergency app

Hackers send fake nuclear threat alert to Ukraine emergency app

Residents in Kyiv also warned of chemical attack and street-to-street fighting in false message sent by unknown party Europe live – latest updates Unknown hackers have targeted Ukraine’s nationwide emergency alert mobile app, sending residents in Kyiv a warning that they were at risk of an imminent nuclear strike. The app reported a high possibility of nuclear radiation late on Sunday. It also wrongly warned of a chemical threat to the Ukrainian capital and street-to-street fighting. The messages were written in English with spelling mistakes, as well as in Ukrainian.

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The TelegraphPublic PolicyEngland
Labour set to end almost half of Green council coalitions over Zionism row

Labour set to end almost half of Green council coalitions over Zionism row

Labour is set to end almost half of its power-sharing agreements with Green councils after they refused to condemn its “Zionism is racism” policy, The Telegraph understands. On Monday, the party is expected to push about half a dozen councils into no overall control or attempt to form coalitions with other parties after Andy Burnham said Labour would have “nothing to do” with the “anti-Semitic” policy.

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The GuardianHumanityEngland
Labour to end cooperation with Greens in 11 councils over ‘Zionism is racism’ policy

Labour to end cooperation with Greens in 11 councils over ‘Zionism is racism’ policy

Deals with six Green council groups that have condemned the motion are to remain in place, says Labour UK politics live – latest updates Labour is to stop cooperating with the Green party in 11 councils across England following an ultimatum for Greens in local government to disown a new policy stating that “Zionism is racism”. A statement from Labour said coalitions or other deals with Greens would stop in all local authorities where they had refused to condemn the policy motion passed at their party conference last month, which also called for a single Palestinian state in place of Israel.

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The GuardianRugbyEngland
England’s exit from Rugby League World Cup was a disaster years in the making | Aaron Bower

England’s exit from Rugby League World Cup was a disaster years in the making | Aaron Bower

English rugby league needs systemic change and national side must be a higher priority after early exit “England have gone backwards over the last eight to 10 years.” Damning words about the state of English rugby league, from an Australia head coach, no less. But what should be most troubling for anyone with any sort of power within the sport is that these comments are not recent: they were made by the then Kangaroos coach, Ricky Stuart, almost two decades ago. Stuart was speaking after England’s men were beaten in the semi-finals of the 2008 Rugby League World Cup but, as the national team head home from the tournament once again, his stance still holds weight today. England have failed to make it to the last four for the first time, having failed to qualify from an albeit farcical group-stage format.

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The GuardianRugbySydney
Rugby League World Cup: Adversaries gather at Australia’s gate but main threat comes from within

Rugby League World Cup: Adversaries gather at Australia’s gate but main threat comes from within

Any of the three remaining teams will provide a test for the Kangaroos, who have failed to shake off the errors and disconnection of their first two games The rugby league World Cup has reached the knockout stage and, from afar, it is business as usual for the Kangaroos. Three wins from three matches. Pursuing the trophy for the fourth consecutive time. In front of home fans, the humdrum front-runners are the team to beat at this tournament, again. But there are dark skies on the horizon, a little rumbling underfoot.

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The GuardianRugbySydney
Tonga’s gripping win over Samoa a victory for Pasifika pride at Rugby League World Cup

Tonga’s gripping win over Samoa a victory for Pasifika pride at Rugby League World Cup

Tonga defeat Samoa 20-18 in raucous atmosphere England exit tournament on points difference Sometimes sport does live up to the hype. Any suggestion that there was little riding on this result was evidently nonsense, when weeks of anticipation evolved into a mass display of national pride, the desire to get one over on their Pasifika cousins far greater than wanting to avoid Australia in the semi-finals. Tonga and Samoa flags had flown from cars for several days across the eastern seaboard and five hours before kick-off the streets of Parramatta were throng with huge groups of both nationalities celebrating their cultural bond. Both teams were basically through to the final four, yet still produced an exhilarating derby that confirmed England’s exit from the Rugby League World Cup on points difference. Fans who’d paid sums previously unheard of for international rugby league tickets on the black market and resale sites will consider it money well spent. Those who got theirs for $20 will consider it the buy of the year.

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