President-elect Trump’s transition team has signed on to an agreement for the FBI to vet the incoming administration’s cabinet nominees, the transition team announced Tuesday. Trump’s team says it will ‘submit names for background checks and security clearances,’ an agreement typically signed even before the election. The FBI historically vets each cabinet nominee and also handles security clearances, a process ...
The UK government is exploring the renationalisation of British Steel in a bid to safeguard thousands of jobs at its Scunthorpe site, amid stalled negotiations with its Chinese owner, Jingye, over a £1 billion investment plan. Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds is leading discussions with Jingye to determine a funding agreement for the company’s transition to greener steel production. However, with ...
The OECD has significantly upgraded its growth forecast for the UK, crediting Rachel Reeves’s £70 billion-a-year public spending package. The UK economy is now expected to grow by 0.9% in 2024 and 1.7% in 2025, up from May forecasts of 0.4% and 1.0%. However, the Paris-based organisation cautioned that this growth comes at the expense of rising public debt and ...
President-elect Trump’s election victory was a disaster for the left – their worst Electoral College result since Bush the Elder coattailed Ronald Reagan in 1988. But rather than accept it and try to move forward, leftists and the journalists who love them are choosing another option – running away. Some want to run away from things that make them uncomfortable ...
British company GOR Investment has announced the launch of an innovative production facility in Central Asia. The new plant, located in Uzbekistan, will produce high-purity molybdenum trioxide nanopowder. One of the project’s initiators, Technano Innovation, led by entrepreneur Ovik Mkrtchyan, believes the enterprise has the potential to boost demand for high-tech industries across the region. The project is unprecedented in ...
As a site manager, one of your key concerns will always be ensuring crew safety. Construction sites remain one of the most hazardous work environments in the modern day and age, and it’s essential that managers take these risks seriously. Luckily, we now have a much larger range of solutions available to us than ever before. From getting the right ...
Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers (FIBCs), commonly known as fibc big bags, have become indispensable in various industries for the efficient handling, storage, and transportation of bulk materials. Their versatility and cost-effectiveness make them a preferred choice across sectors such as agriculture, construction, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals. What Are Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers? FIBCs are large, flexible containers crafted from woven polypropylene ...
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a high-profile case involving the right of transgender minors to receive gender transition care, such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy, in one of the most closely watched, potentially impactful cases slated to come before the high court this year. The case, United States v. Skrmetti, centers on a Tennessee law that ...
Let’s face it, trust in most of our government institutions has utterly collapsed. Many people don’t have faith in the FDA, the DOD, HUD, Homeland Security, the health agencies, and the list goes on. And they don’t trust the media to deliver basic facts about Washington without bias and blunders. These sentiments have basically been growing for the last 60 ...
Britain’s top business lobby groups, collectively known as the “B5,” have faced criticism for failing to prevent a significant rise in employer national insurance contributions, announced in Rachel Reeves’ October budget. The £25 billion increase has drawn widespread backlash from businesses, with some questioning the effectiveness of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), British Chambers of Commerce, and others in ...