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Elizabeth II joked ‘at least my ******** won’t be organised by that ******’ after Boris resigned Elizabeth II joked ‘at least my ******** won’t be organised by that ******’ after Boris resigned Elizabeth II joked “at least I won’t have that ****** organising my ******** now” after accepting Boris Johnson’s resignation as prime minister, according to a new book. The late Queen made the comment “to amuse” during a gathering of family and her closest aides in Balmoral two days before her ******, an author has claimed. She had appointed Liz Truss as her 15th prime minister in her final official act of her reign. Tim Shipman, the author of Out, a political history of Brexit, claimed the late Queen also said Mr Johnson was “perhaps better suited to the stage”. Sources who knew the late Queen have warned the words did not sound like her, not least because she would have been aware that the Earl Marshal is responsible for royal funerals. Buckingham Palace did not comment. “The courtier explained that the Queen’s final days had been happy ones,” writes Shipman of September 2022. “She had enjoyed a gathering of her family and treasured staff two evenings before her ******. “The courtier confided that when Boris Johnson was mentioned, the Queen, mischief in her eye, had said: ‘Well at least I won’t have that ****** organising my ******** now.’ “This, it seems, was said to amuse but it was a widely shared sentiment in the royal household.” ‘Undiluted fury’ The author also wrote there was “undiluted fury among senior members of the royal family and courtiers” about Mr Johnson’s decision to prorogue Parliament in 2019. But, he writes: “The Queen’s reaction was actually more sanguine than some. She thought Johnson a roguish and comic figure and took the disaster in her stride. One senior royal aide characterised her approach as, ‘These things happen’.” The then-Prince of Wales, was “absolutely furious” and “outraged that Boris should treat the Queen like that”, he claims. Prince William’s aides also “let it be known that in his reign as king there would be ‘more private, robust challenging of advice’ between the monarch and his prime ministers,” it is claimed. In the book, Shipman relays an alleged conversation between Mr Johnson and King Charles, who had wanted to acknowledge slavery during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. Mr Johnson, who was despairing of the “woke” ideology, is said to have replied: “I wouldn’t talk about slavery if I were you, or you’ll end up having to sell the Duchy of Cornwall to pay reparations to the people who built the Duchy of Cornwall”. The palaces were contacted for comment. Out by Tim Shipman is published by HarperCollins and is published on Nov 21. Source link #Elizabeth #joked #******** #wont #organised #****** #Boris #resigned Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Tottenham 1-2 Ipswich: Ange Postecoglou says Spurs inconsistency down to him rather than players Tottenham 1-2 Ipswich: Ange Postecoglou says Spurs inconsistency down to him rather than players Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou says their inconsistent start to the season is down to him rather than his players. Spurs were beaten 2-1 by Ipswich on Sunday to lose for the fifth time in 11 Premier League games this season, leaving them 10th and 12 points off leaders Liverpool. They have progressed to the Carabao Cup quarter-finals but lost to Galatasaray in the Europa League on Thursday, having won their opening three matches in the competition. Tottenham’s longest winning run in the league this season is two matches, and five across all competitions. When asked about the reasons for their inconsistency, Postecoglou told BBC Sport: “It’s just down to me. I’m not getting consistent performances from the players. “It’s something I need to address. I’m the person in charge so that’s usually the way it goes. “I take responsibility when their performances don’t meet the levels that they should.” Asked by Sky Sports if it was a new feeling, he said: “No, I think it’s been our season so far. It’s been really inconsistent.” Source link #Tottenham #Ipswich #Ange #Postecoglou #Spurs #inconsistency #players Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Pregnant teen Kira missing nearly a week from Melbourne’s inner west Pregnant teen Kira missing nearly a week from Melbourne’s inner west A 15-year-old girl who is seven months pregnant has been missing for six days, with police believing she may be travelling interstate. Source link #Pregnant #teen #Kira #missing #week #Melbournes #west Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

James Carville says Kamala Harris’ ******* campaign could be reduced to Sunny Hostin’s question on ‘The View’ James Carville says Kamala Harris’ ******* campaign could be reduced to Sunny Hostin’s question on ‘The View’ Democratic strategist James Carville said Saturday that Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign could be reduced to her ******** to differentiate herself from President Biden during an interview on “The View.” “I think if this campaign is reducible to one moment, we are in a 65% wrong-track country. The country wants something different. And she’s asked, as is so often the case, in a friendly audience, on ‘The View,’ ‘How would you be different than Biden?’ That’s the one question that you exist to answer, alright? That is it. That’s the money question. That’s the one you want. That’s the one that everybody wants to know the answer to. And you freeze! You literally freeze and say, ‘Well, I can’t think of anything,’” Carville said, speaking to Tim Miller on “The Bulwark Podcast.” Harris joined the co-hosts of “The View,” who all expressed repeated support for Harris over the course of her campaign, during an interview in early October, and was asked by Hostin if she would have done anything differently from the president in the last four years. Harris said she couldn’t think of anything she would have done differently. “So we said 65% want something different, we are just not going to give in to them, but maybe the odiousness of Trump combined with the Dobbs decision, we can overcome it. Well, we didn’t overcome it. But when we go back and history unearths this, it’s going to be right there on ‘The View.’ And I think her name was Sunny Hostin, asked a question, and that’s the most devastating answer you could imagine,” Carville continued. Democratic strategist James Carville pointed to VP Kamala Harris’ interview on “The View,” specifically a question from Sunny Hostin, during a podcast conversation about where the VP went wrong. Kamala Harris’ Bungled Answer On ‘The View’ About Biden Seen As Turning Point For Campaign During the interview on “The View,” Hostin also asked Harris what the biggest “specific” difference would be between a potential Harris presidency and a Biden presidency. Read On The Fox News App “We’re obviously two different people,” Harris said. “One of the issues I’m focused on is what we do with home healthcare.” Much later in the interview, Harris also said that she would appoint a *********** to her cabinet. Kamala Harris couldn’t think of something she’d do differently from Joe Biden’s first term when first asked on “The View” on Oct. 8, 2024. Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And Culture Ahead of the election, Carville predicted that Harris would win because Trump is “stone a– nuts.” “She’s got more money, got more energy, has a more ******* party, has better surrogates and he’s stone a– nuts,” Carville told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” when asked about why he thinks the vice president would be the winner. Carville was not the only one to point to this interview as a pivotal moment for Harris’ campaign. In a New York Times report about how Trump won the race, this moment was seen as significant because the Trump campaign’s internal polling showed Harris had, until that point, effectively pitched herself as a change agent to voters. The Times reported that Trump advisers “rejoiced” and were shocked Harris didn’t have an answer ready for such an obvious question. The clip soon found its way into national advertisements. Fox News’ David Rutz contributed to this report. Original article source: James Carville says Kamala Harris’ ******* campaign could be reduced to Sunny Hostin’s question on ‘The View’ Source link #James #Carville #Kamala #Harris #******* #campaign #reduced #Sunny #Hostins #question #View Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Stars hit red carpet in Manchester Stars hit red carpet in Manchester Reuters Singer Raye was voted best *** and Ireland act, days after she was also nominated for three Grammys The MTV Europe Awards are taking place in the *** for the first time in seven years, and stars turned out in force at Manchester’s Co-op Live arena. PA Media South ******** superstar Tyla won best Afrobeats artist PA Media Rita Ora is hosting the awards for the third time PA Media US singer Teddy Swims was stopping off in Manchester on his way to Scotland, apparently PA Media Actress Jodie Turner-Smith turned on the style before presenting an award PA Media A shirtless Benson Boone is performing and is nominated for two prizes PA Media Rapper Busta Rhymes celebrated with fans before receiving the global icon honour Reuters Shawn Mendes is also performing, and is nominated for the act with the “biggest fans” Reuters Jedward were jumping with joy just to be invited PA Media Mabel and mum Neneh Cherry will present one of the categories PA Media Actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson is also one of the award presenters Reuters Olly Alexander posed with fans on the red carpet PA Media Manchester City and England forward Chloe Kelly swapped her football strip for something more stylish Reuters Fellow Manchester City star Ruben Dias also dressed for the occasion Reuters If there’s a party in Manchester, Happy Mondays veterans Bez and Shaun Ryder will be there Manchester rolls out red carpet for MTV AwardsMusic Source link #Stars #hit #red #carpet #Manchester Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

New DNA evidence rewrites long-told stories of people in ancient Pompeii New DNA evidence rewrites long-told stories of people in ancient Pompeii This image provided by the Archeological Park of Pompeii shows cast number 25, made in 1929, from Villa dei Misteri in Pompeii. Credit: Courtesy of MIC, Archaeological Park of Pompeii via AP When a volcanic eruption ******* the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved in stone for centuries. Observers see stories in the plaster casts later made of their bodies, like a mother holding a child and two women embracing as they ****. But new DNA evidence suggests things were not as they seem—and these prevailing interpretations come from looking at the ancient world through modern eyes. “We were able to disprove or challenge some of the previous narratives built upon how these individuals were kind of found in relation to each other,” said Alissa Mittnik of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany. “It opens up different interpretations for who these people might have been.” Mittnik and her colleagues discovered that the person thought to be a mother was actually a man unrelated to the child. And at least one of the two people locked in an embrace—long assumed to be sisters or a mother and daughter—was a man. Their research was published Thursday in the journal Current Biology. The team, which also includes scientists from Harvard University and the University of Florence in Italy, relied on genetic material preserved for nearly two millennia. After Mount Vesuvius erupted and destroyed the Roman city in 79 A.D., bodies ******* in mud and ash eventually decomposed, leaving spaces where they used to be. Casts were created from the voids in the late 1800s. This image provided by the Archeological Park of Pompeii shows a group of casts, numbers 50, 51 and 52, made in 1974 from the Casa del Bracciale d’Oro in Pompeii. Credit: Courtesy of MIC, Archaeological Park of Pompeii via AP Researchers focused on 14 casts undergoing restoration, extracting DNA from the fragmented skeletal ******** that mixed with them. They hoped to determine the ****, ancestry and genetic relationships between the victims. There were several surprises in “the house of the golden bracelet,” the dwelling where the assumed mother and child were found. The ****** wore an intricate piece of jewelry, for which the house was named, reinforcing the impression that the victim was a woman. Nearby were the bodies of another ****** and child thought to be the rest of their nuclear family. DNA evidence showed the four were male and not related to one another, clearly showing “the story that was long spun around these individuals” was wrong, Mittnik said. Researchers also confirmed Pompeii citizens came from diverse backgrounds but mainly descended from eastern Mediterranean immigrants—underscoring a broad pattern of movement and cultural exchange in the Roman Empire. Pompeii is located about 150 miles (241 kilometers) from Rome. This photo provided by the Archeological Park of Pompeii shows casts number 21 and 22, made in 1914, from Casa del Cryptoportico in Pompeii, Italy. Credit: Courtesy of MIC, Archaeological Park of Pompeii via AP A view of Pompeii, a ******* and ruined Roman city near modern Naples in Italy, is seen in 1979. Credit: AP Photo/Jim Bourdier, File Jewelry found in the ruins of a house in Pompeii are displayed, backdropped by the casts of two adults and two children who ***** together in the house in Pompeii, at the exhibition, “Life and ****** Pompeii and Herculaneum,” at the British Museum in central London, March 26, 2013. Credit: AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File A view of Pompeii, a ******* and ruined Roman city near modern Naples in Italy, is seen in 1979. Credit: AP Photo, File The study builds upon research from 2022 when scientists sequenced the genome of a Pompeii victim for the first time and confirmed the possibility of retrieving ancient DNA from the human ******** that still exist. “They have a better overview of what’s happening in Pompeii because they analyzed different samples,” said Gabriele Scorrano of the University of Rome Tor Vergata, a co-author of that research who was not involved in the current study. “We actually had one genome, one sample, one shot.” Though much ******** to be learned, Scorrano said, such genetic brushstrokes are slowly painting a truer picture of how people lived in the distant past. More information: Ancient DNA challenges prevailing interpretations of the Pompeii plaster casts, Current Biology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.10.007. www.cell.com/current-biology/f … 0960-9822(24)01361-7 © 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. 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King, Kate attend remembrance event in return to duty King, Kate attend remembrance event in return to duty King Charles has led the ******* Kingdom in a two-minute silence in remembrance of fallen service personnel in central London as the Princess of Wales looked on. The event shows the royal family is slowly returning to normal at the end of a year in which two of the most popular royals were sidelined by *******. Remembrance Sunday is a totemic event in the ***, with the monarch leading senior royals, political leaders and envoys from the Commonwealth countries in laying wreaths at the Cenotaph, the Portland stone memorial that serves as the focal point for honouring the country’s war *****. The service is held on the second Sunday of November to mark the signing of the armistice to end World War I “on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” in 1918. Across the ***, services are conducted at the same time in memory of the *****. After the two-minute silence, buglers from the Royal Marines played the Last Post and Charles led the wreath-laying part of the service. The 75-year-old King, dressed in his Royal Navy uniform of the Admiral of the Fleet, ***** a wreath of poppies at the base of the Cenotaph in recognition of the fallen from conflicts dating back to World War I. His eldest son and the heir to the throne, Prince William, left his own floral tribute – featuring the Prince of Wales’ feathers and a new ribbon in Welsh red. Dressed in sombre ******, his wife Kate watched on from a balcony of the nearby Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, as is tradition. Queen Camilla, who would normally be standing next to the princess, was not present as she recovered from a chest infection. It is the first time since the start of the year that Kate carried out two consecutive days of public official engagements. On Saturday, she attended the Royal British Legion Festival Of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall. Following the wreath-laying, about 10,000 veterans including those who have fought in wars this century, notably in Afghanistan and Iraq, marched past the Cenotaph. With the passage of time, there were only a handful of World War II veterans present. “It’s always a great honour to be back on occasions like this but I remember the guys that never came home on my ship when it was torpedoed,” said 99-year-old Stan Ford, who has had to walk with leg calipers ever since the ship that he was serving on – HMS Fratton – was sunk off France’s Normandy coast in August 1944 at the cost of 31 lives. “They never came home, and I always feel it’s my duty to put in an appearance and thank **** for those that did survive, and to pray for the ones who didn’t,” said Ford, who was one of 38 survivors. Charles was diagnosed with an undisclosed form of ******* in February, forcing him to step away from public appearances for two months as he focused on his treatment and recovery. Just a few weeks later, Kate announced her own ******* diagnosis which sidelined her for much of the year as she underwent chemotherapy. The King has been in good form in recent months and recently completed a taxing trip to Australia and Samoa. Kate, who made her first post-diagnosis public appearance during the monarch’s birthday parade in June, is slowly returning to public duties. Source link #King #Kate #attend #remembrance #event #return #duty Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Wrong-way ****** on I-64 ****** one, injures two others Wrong-way ****** on I-64 ****** one, injures two others CHESTERFIELD, MO. – A deadly wrong-way ****** on Interstate 64 claimed the life of a 79-year-old man from Beaufort, Missouri. The ****** happened just before 8:45 p.m. Saturday shutting the eastbound lanes of the interstate down for hours. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a total of four vehicles were involved. Troopers say a Chevrolet van, driven by the 79-year-old man, was going west in the eastbound lanes when it collided head on with a 2023 Silverado. The impact pushed the Silverado into the path of a commercial truck in the next lane, striking it from behind. The wrong-way driver continued moving westbound and then struck a third car, a 2014 Toyota Avalon, head on. Emergency crews responded to the scene. The Monarch ***** Protection District pronounced the man *****. The Missouri State Highway Patrol, Town and County Police, and Chesterfield Police also responded to the ******. Two other people were taken to the hospital with minor and moderate injuries. The ****** shut down the eastbound lanes of I-64 in that area for several hours. Copyright 2024 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to FOX 2. Source link #Wrongway #****** #I64 #****** #injures Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

S&P 500 breaks 6000 mark in Trump and Fed-fuelled rally S&P 500 breaks 6000 mark in Trump and Fed-fuelled rally The S&P 500 has closed with its best weekly percentage jump since November 2023 as business confidence remained high after the US election result. Source link #SampP #breaks #mark #Trump #Fedfuelled #rally Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

********-owned vineyards in France for ***** at knockdown prices ********-owned vineyards in France for ***** at knockdown prices Just a few years ago, Château Latour-Laguens was the multi-million euro flagship in a brave-new era of ********-owned wine making. Now, the winery 30 miles south west of Bordeaux is abandoned, decaying, and back on the market for a fraction of its value. It is just one of dozens of ********-owned vineyards up for ***** at knockdown rates as China loses its taste for imported wine – and the dream of cashing in big on has turns sour for scores of Beijing and Shanghai-based investors. There’s a combination of factors driving the sell off. A crackdown on *********** at home has weakened demand for expensive gifts, and tighter capital controls make it more difficult for ******** to spend money abroad. In May, France confiscated nine châteaux in Bordeaux worth about €35.5 million (£30 million) from a ******** tycoon who was convicted of money laundering and embezzlement of ******** public funds. Above all, there is a belated realisation that many customers simply don’t like the wine. Heavy, tannin-rich reds, it turns out, just do not fit in at the ******** dinner table. It’s a dramatic turn from the early 2010s, when Li Lijuan, a ******** estate agent of Vineyards-Bordeaux, was fielding four to five queries a day from wealthy ******** investors keen on getting in on the Bordeaux wine rush. “I have a dossier that I keep and I counted about 300 potential ******** buyers who wanted to buy a domain since I started working in 2013,” said Ms Li. At the time, China was one of the most exciting and fastest growing wine markets in the world. Alongside explosive demand for French luxury brands – Dior, Hermès, Louis Vuitton – prestigious bottles of French Bordeaux had become the latest status maker for China’s wealthy elite, who offered them as luxury gifts and displayed them in their homes like trophies. Bordeaux’s wine-growing region has long been accustomed to foreign ownership, but the rush of ******** investors was remarkable: they snapped up about 200 vineyards within just a few years to meet what promised to be an unquenchable demand for French wine back home. Fast forward a decade, and many of the properties are now listed for a fraction of their purchase price. Chateau Latour-Laguens was one of the first wine estates in the Bordeaux region to be bought by a ******** company – AFP/Philippe Lopez Château Latour-Laguens, in the wine-growing region of Entre-Deux-Mers, made headlines as one of the first vineyards to be bought when it was acquired by ******** real estate firm Longhai Investment Group in 2008. Though the original ***** price was not officially disclosed, Le Figaro reported that the ******** buyers paid €2 million (£1.66 million) for the entire lot at the time. It is now back on the auction block for €150,000 (£124,400), without the vines. Story Continues It wasn’t supposed to go this way. Between 2007-2011, wine consumption in China soared by an eye-watering 142 per cent. By the end of 2013, China and Hong Kong had overtaken France and Italy to become the world’s largest consumer of red wine, with a particular penchant for French Bordeaux. ******** investors keen to seize a new business opportunity bought up vineyards and gave them new names like Imperial Rabbit or Gold Rabbit. The wines were destined for consumers back in China with outrageous profit margins: bottles of red wine that would normally sell for €3 or €4 in France were being marked up to €20 to €30, to the astonishment of locals. But the excitement was **********. In 2013, almost as soon as many ******** millionaires signed ownership papers, Xi Jinping, China’s president, launched an austerity drive cracking down on lavish, ostentatious public spending. The move followed a string of *********** scandals which often involved expensive gifts or bribery in the form of a luxury handbag – or a prestigious bottle of red wine. A few years later, in 2017, Beijing introduced new capital controls that tightened the transfer of money outside of China, dealing another ***** to ******** investors. “It was catastrophic for business,” Ms Li said. After peaking in around 2012, China’s wine consumption has been falling steadily, averaging a loss of 2 million hectolitres a year since 2018, according to the International Organisation of Vine and Wine. In 2023, amid an ever-shrinking economy, the country’s wine consumption plummeted 25 per cent compared to the year before. It’s a trend that Jérôme Baudouin, the editor-in-chief of the wine magazine La Revue du Vin, had predicted a long time ago. For one thing, wine cannot stand up to the traditional ******** meal, in which savoury and sweet – fish, meat and vegetable dishes are often presented at the centre of the table at the same time, he points out. This could explain a major discrepancy between wine sales and actual wine consumption in China: bottles are collected for show, he said, but not actually consumed. “For me, it was a mirage. People were wrong on both sides,” he said. “Producers in Bordeaux thought a new market was opening up for them, like the US and *** and that this would last. It was the same for the ******** who came over to Bordeaux. They thought it would be easy to make wine and that it would make them a lot of money.” Ten years on from the ******** rush to buy vineyards the market has turned sour – Alamy Stuck in the middle were the workers in the vineyards and on the estates, many of whom complained of absentee owners, clashing work cultures, and, in the worst-case scenario, no pay. For nearly five months, Hélène Pauly and her five colleagues went without pay from their ******** bosses at Château de Pic in 2020. Ms Pauly, the estate’s administrative manager, had to dip into her savings and request overdraft protection. Her other colleagues had to get a loan from the bank and were forced to use food banks. She led a battle against her employer, Xu Min, that ended with the Bordeaux tribunal siding with employees and ordering back pay. “There was never any sincerity or honesty in their explanations, and it was like this all the time,” Ms Pauly told The Telegraph. She described a stressful environment in which her work was micromanaged from China, and employers with little understanding of the inner workings of a vineyard making unreasonable demands, such as harvesting in June instead of September. At the lowest point, Ms Pauly began to worry for her safety. “I didn’t know how far they could go…they knew my address, my habits, they could easily have done something to send me a message.” The experience was exhausting and pushed her into early retirement. Corinne Lantheaume, a union rep for the local CFDT Gironde who helped Ms Pauly’s case, points out that the biggest obstacle is trying to deal with absentee owners who are in China. “There are ******** owners who just completely disappear,” she said. “Our problem every time is that when there is an issue at some point, in France we don’t know who to contact because everything is in China. If we do succeed, it’s because the new owner who buys the property pays the back salary on their behalf.” Another trend among ******** employers is a mistrust of their French workers, Ms Lantheaume said. Instead they hire ******** employees with little to no experience working in the vineyards or in the wine industry. “There’s a great mistrust of French employees. And it becomes complicated when you don’t trust people who know the work.” Ms Lantheaume is quick to point out, however, that one of the region’s most exemplary employers is Peter Kwok, a Hong Kong businessman who owns Maison Vignobles K and is well respected among his staff and fellow winemakers. And there is no shortage of labour disputes at French-owned châteaux. Meanwhile, Ms Li says that distrust, earned or not, can work both ways. She recounts how she once witnessed a ******** employer pay his workers in cash in order to bypass the problem of blocked funds. But to her dismay, the lack of paper trail allowed the couple to take their employer to court falsely claiming that they hadn’t been paid. In recent weeks, Ms Li says news of ******** investors trying to offload their chateaux has drawn interest from a new emerging market: affluent ******** who live outside China in Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. “At this moment, I’m getting about four to five people contacting me every week.” Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 3 months with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more. Source link #Chineseowned #vineyards #France #***** #knockdown #prices Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Employee scuffle leads to alleged stabbing at Sydney seafood restaurant Employee scuffle leads to alleged stabbing at Sydney seafood restaurant Police were told two employees were having an argument before the situation allegedly escalated, with a man suffering stab wounds to his head, face and arms. Source link #Employee #scuffle #leads #alleged #stabbing #Sydney #seafood #restaurant Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to remain at post as some call for her to step down Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to remain at post as some call for her to step down Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has made clear she has no plans to step down, according to people close to her, despite calls from some on the left that President Joe Biden should try to name a successor before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. “She’s in great health, and the court needs her now more than ever,” said one person close to the justice. Some progressives have suggested Sotomayor, the most senior ******** on the ************* Supreme Court, should step down so that Biden could try to name a replacement in the short window before Trump takes office in January. Talk has simmered for months over the possibility of Sotomayor retiring so that Biden could name a successor and ensure the seat ******** a reliable vote for the ******** wing, but that has gone nowhere. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday that he doesn’t think Sotomayor should step down from the court. “I don’t think it’s sensible,” Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Senate Democrats, said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” The process of moving a Supreme Court nominee takes considerable time — often several months. Even assuming there are no problems with a potential nominee, there is not likely enough time for Biden to secure a confirmation before the GOP takes control of the Senate in early January. Sotomayor, who is 70, has been public about living with type 1 diabetes, though she has shown little sign of slowing down. She is a relentless questioner during ***** arguments and has appeared in public repeatedly in recent months. In May, Sotomayor told an audience at Harvard University that she sometimes cries after the court hands down its decisions. And in January, speaking at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, Sotomayor said she lived with “frustration” over the court’s direction and that “every loss truly traumatizes me in my stomach and in my heart.” “But I have to get up the next morning and keep on fighting,” she said. For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at CNN.com Source link #Supreme #Court #Justice #Sonia #Sotomayor #remain #post #call #step Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Syria says seven civilians ******* in ******** strike Syria says seven civilians ******* in ******** strike An ******** strike on a residential building in the Sayeda Zainab district south of the Syrian capital Damascus has ******* seven civilians, the Syrian defence ministry says, in the second such ******* in less than a week. The fatalities included women and children, with 20 people also injured, the ministry said in a statement. There was no immediate comment from *******, which said last week that its air force had struck intelligence assets of the Iranian-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah in the same area. Sayeda Zainab, a stronghold of Hezbollah and the site of a major Shi’ite shrine, has been the target in previous strikes. The heavily garrisoned area near the shrine is also a well known stronghold of Hezbollah, which is one of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s chief allies. ******* has ramped up strikes in Syria since the October 7 ******* by militant group ****** on ******* in 2023 and particularly since the escalation of the *******-Hezbollah conflict. Syrian and foreign intelligence sources say ******** attacks in Syria have ******* scores of Hezbollah and pro-Iranian militia fighters based around the eastern outskirts of Damascus and to the south of the city. Source link #Syria #civilians #******* #******** #strike Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

New York firefighter ******* as historic drought fuels blazes New York firefighter ******* as historic drought fuels blazes MORRISTOWN, N.J. − A firefighter was ******* battling blazes that stretched from New Jersey into New York over the weekend as historic drought conditions intensified a stranglehold across the Northeast, fueling wildfires and threatening lives and homes. New York City has been enveloped in hazy skies from wildfires for days, and an air quality alert was issued for the city and nearby areas of New York State and New Jersey into Monday. The city has not been immune to the wildfires, either − multiple acres burned across Prospect Park in Brooklyn and Highbridge Park in the Bronx over the weekend. “Every New Yorker needs to understand that we now live in a time of extreme weather. Climate change is real – it’s here,” New York City Emergency Management Commissioner Zach Iscol told News12. “Generally, when you think about climate change, you think of floods, you think about rising sea levels. But the fact is, it manifests itself in a lot of different ways.” The Northeast hasn’t seen a “thorough soaking” since late September, according to AccuWeather. The dry conditions have increased the risk of wildfires, dried up streams and brought reservoirs to dangerously low levels, AccuWeather warned. Brush ***** erupts in Brooklyn’s iconic Prospect Park amid prolonged drought In New Jersey, the West Milford wildfire crossed into Orange County, New York, spreading to 2,500 acres of wooded properties with 0% containment, the New Jersey Forest ***** Service said Sunday. Roads were closed and more than two dozen homes, businesses and other structures were imperiled. The agency also extended “condolences to our counterparts at the NY State Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation Department following the tragic line-of-duty loss of one of their team members” battling a ***** burning in both states. Orange County Emergency Services posted a note on social media confirming “the passing of a dedicated service member we lost today.” A wildfire burns in the Greenwood Lake, NY area on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024. Last month was the second driest October on record for the lower 48 states combined. The only time October was drier was more than 70 years ago. Parts of the Northeast could get some rain late Sunday into Monday, but the drought is so deep and severe the rains will have minimal long-term impact. As quickly as firefighters have doused the flames across the region, more fires have sprung up. The New Jersey ***** danger dashboard, which ranks ***** risk in each county from low to extreme, showed the entire state under extreme conditions. New Jersey and Delaware are coming off their driest October’s on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Massachusetts and Connecticut are among other states where drought and ***** warnings have been issued. The National Weather Service in Boston warned that a Red Flag Warning was in place Sunday. Fires that start today will spread quickly given extremely dry conditions and gusty southwest winds, the warning said. Connecticut declared a drought advisory and warned that water supplies could become a problem. Martin Heft, chairman of the Connecticut Interagency Drought Workgroup, said his state has had the driest two-month ******* since recordkeeping began in 1905. “The lack of rain over the past two months has caused exceptionally dry conditions across Connecticut, resulting in numerous wildfires and reduced groundwater levels and streamflows,” Gov. Ned Lamont said. “We want to encourage everyone right now to be mindful of their water consumption and take some simple, sensible steps to stretch water supplies.” Contributing: Eduardo Cuevas This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Northeast wildfires: New York firefighter ******* as drought deepens Source link #York #firefighter #******* #historic #drought #fuels #blazes Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Albatroz Review | TheXboxHub | N4G Albatroz Review | TheXboxHub | N4G “The Rotterdam-based (the Netherlands) indie games publisher/developer Soedesco and São Paulo-based (Brazil) indie games developer Among Giants, are today super thrilled and happy to announce that their backpacking adventure RPG “Albatroz”, is coming to PC (via Steam) and consoles (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and the Nintendo Switch) in 2024 (as announced at the 2023 edition of the BIG Festival event).” – Jonas Ek, TGG. Source link #Albatroz #Review #TheXboxHub #N4G Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Roma sack coach Juric after slump in form in Serie A Roma sack coach Juric after slump in form in Serie A AS Roma have sacked their coach Ivan Juric as the Croatian became the capital side’s second coach to be fired this season. Roma lost 3-2 at home against Bologna on Sunday, their fourth loss in the last five league games, leaving them 12th in the standings. “We would like to thank Ivan Juric for his hard work these past weeks,” Roma said in a statement. “He handled a difficult environment with the utmost professionalism, and for that we are grateful… The search for a new head coach has already begun and an announcement will be made in the coming days.” Former Italy coach Roberto Mancini is reportedly in talks with club owners to take over, La Gazzetta dello Sport reported. Roma appointed Juric in September to become their third coach in the span of eight months after they sacked Daniele De Rossi, who himself had been appointed in January after Jose Mourinho was fired. Juric, formerly coach at Torino, Hellas Verona and Genoa, started off with consecutive home wins against Udinese and Venezia in the league, either side of a 1-1 draw against Athletic Bilbao in the Europa League. His good run, however, ended there and Roma won only once in their next six league games. Without striker Paulo Dybala, absent with a muscle strain in Juric’s final game, Roma created a host of chances against Champions League side Bologna but went behind after 25 minutes when forward Santiago Castro scored for the visitors. Stephan El Shaarawy equalised after the hour mark but Riccardo Orsolini restored the lead for Bologna three minutes later and Jesper Karlsson made it 3-1 in the 77th, before El Shaarawy added his second. Roma have picked up 13 points so far this season, making it their worst start after the first 12 Serie A games in the last 20 years. Elsewhere on Sunday, Atalanta beat Udinese 2-1 with a deciding own-goal from Isaak Toure; and Fiorentina beat Hellas Verona 3-1 with a hat-trick from Moise Kean. Source link #Roma #sack #coach #Juric #slump #form #Serie Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Metal Slug Tactics Review | NoobFeed Metal Slug Tactics Review | NoobFeed “There is a good game here, sometimes a great one. Excellent art and animation, smart gameplay twists, and a genuinely refreshing pace really add some exciting new depth to the tactics genre and are huge positives. But it takes a while for the experience to smooth out and actually become enjoyable, and restrictive gameplay design choices don’t do it any favours, either. Metal Slug Tactics is one for the tactics fans looking for a fresh take, but just know you’ll have to put in some work to see the best parts of it.” – Echo Apsey | NintendoLife Source link #Metal #Slug #Tactics #Review #NoobFeed Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Trump’s plan for Social Security will help baby boomers in the short term and cut benefits for anyone younger Trump’s plan for Social Security will help baby boomers in the short term and cut benefits for anyone younger Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez Trump wants to cut taxes on Social Security benefits, impacting current and future beneficiaries. Experts warn these cuts could deplete the Social Security fund three years earlier than expected. Low-income baby boomers and younger generations would be most hurt by Trump’s proposal. Donald Trump plans to make changes to America’s Social Security system with his return to the White House in January. The president-elect promised on the campaign trail to cut taxes on Social Security benefits in his second term. “People on Social Security are being *******, and one of the things I’m doing is no tax for seniors on Social Security, and I’ll get it done quickly,” Trump told “Fox & Friends” in August. For some baby boomers, lower Social Security taxes could mean larger monthly checks in the short-term. But experts predict that the Social Security tax cuts, along with other campaign promises made by Trump, could quickly drain the national Social Security fund. That would put benefits at risk for low-income retirees and younger generations, who may rely on that income as they age. “It’s designed to help retirees, but the people it’s going to hurt are people that rely on Social Security the most,” Taylor Lee, a certified financial planner at Belmont Capital Advisors, told *** of Trump’s Social Security tax cut. More than 72 million Americans receive Social Security and the estimated average monthly check is $1,907 a month, per the Social Security Administration. Americans can begin taking Social Security at age 62, or wait until their full benefits kick in at 67, the national retirement age. Trump’s campaign promise comes as Business Insider has heard from older adults with limited retirement savings, many of whom are struggling to afford necessities like housing and groceries on their fixed Social Security income. Income taxes on Social Security apply to all beneficiaries with an annual household income above $25,000, and most pay taxes on at least 50% of their benefits. Lower-income beneficiaries pay less in taxes. US Social Security will be depleted in the next decade without Congressional action. The fund is largely financed through payroll taxes that Americans contribute to throughout their career. A report published in October by the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget said that Trump’s campaign promises — which also includes ending taxes on tips, reducing some income taxes, expanding deportations, and imposing tariffs — would take a toll on the Social Security fund, making it “insolvent” within the next six years. That’s three years earlier than the Congressional Budget Office’s current estimation. Story Continues Those policies would also lead to a 33% benefit cut in 2035, a 10% increase from what the Congressional Budget Office projects under the current law. Lee said that low-income boomers and younger generations are likely to feel the brunt of these cuts. Low-income boomers living on Social Security already pay less income taxes, so they wouldn’t see the benefits Trump promised. Lee said that many don’t have other retirement savings to fall back on if their benefits are slashed. He added that older Americans who are wealthy or middle class would feel less stress from Social Security cuts, and may benefit in the short term from Trump’s tax plan. “It would help people in the middle class, people that have the luxury of having a 401(k) or an IRA and have multiple sources of retirement income,” Lee said. “But the people that’s going to hurt the most are people that don’t have that traditional retirement income.” Lee said it’s possible that younger generations will have lower Social Security benefits, requiring them to rely more heavily on retirement savings. To be sure, any changes Trump hopes to make the tax or Social Security systems would need to be approved by Congress. Working in his favor is that the Senate will have a *********** majority. (Votes for House representatives are still being counted.) Lee added that tax funding is also not the only challenge facing Social Security: people are living longer, meaning that more benefits funding is required per person. As for other retirement finances, like 401(k) accounts and investments, it’s unclear what impact a second Trump term will have. The president-elect plans to impose tariffs on foreign goods and make broad tax cuts, a move that is likely to drive inflation and make the cost of living more expensive. With the future of Social Security uncertain, Lee said it’s important for retirees to build a strong financial plan. “There’s a lot of planning that we can still do,” Lee said. “Government policy — we really can’t affect that. So we just have to control what we can control.” Are you relying on Social Security in retirement? Are you adjusting your retirement plans based on Trump’s return to office? If so, reach out to this reporter at *****@*****.tld. 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Skaters Solstice Review | TheXboxHub Skaters Solstice Review | TheXboxHub Review – Skaters Solstice on Xbox presents a promising puzzle concept that hits a slippery slope too swiftly. Source link #Skaters #Solstice #Review #TheXboxHub Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

New Paddington in Peru film ‘charming’ but ‘slow’, critics say New Paddington in Peru film ‘charming’ but ‘slow’, critics say StudioCanal The nation’s favourite bear is back for another adventure The much-anticipated new Paddington in Peru film has had mixed reviews over its opening weekend, with critics calling it “charming-enough”, but some agreeing the film struggles to reach the heights of its predecessors. The third instalment in the Paddington live action adventure franchise sees the marmalade sandwich munching bear return to Peru to visit his aunt Lucy. The film, that includes a return of much loved cast members including Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer and Hugh Bonneville, opened in *** cinemas on Friday 8 November. Since the beginning of the film series in 2014, Paddington Bear has grown to become a national treasure with fans of all ages through its heart-warming appeal. Of the latest film, Peter Bradshaw wrote in the Guardian that the experience was “just as jolly as the previous two films, but not really as funny” and likened it to a “special episode of a TV sitcom that takes the cast to the Costa del Sol”. In the Hollywood Reporter, Leslie Felperin wrote that while the film “lacks the absurdist wit and decidedly dark edge that elevated the first two Paddington movies”, it was “serviceable enough given its limitations”. Nick Curtis was more cutting with his two star review in the Standard, saying Paddington in Peru “misses the easy charm, the fluency and the icy sliver of jeopardy” from the first two movies “which had genuine cross-generational appeal”. He added the pacing felt “ponderous and slow”. Reuters Ben Whishaw returns to voice the bear for the third time The Telegraph’s Tim Robey was one of many critics to give Paddington in Peru a three-star rating, praising the addition of new characters portrayed by Hollywood heavyweights Olivia Colman and Antonio Banderas, calling them “assets” to the film, albeit not matching the previous “scene-stealing” from Hugh Grant. Nick de Semlyen also agreed, writing in Empire: “Colman is perfect casting as sinister sister Reverend Mother, overseer of the Home For Retired Bears. “Whether riffing on The Sound Of Music, strumming irritatingly on a guitar, or struggling to keep a phony smile plastered across her face, Colman is great fun, though a little underused. Antonio Banderas, meanwhile, goes full Kind Hearts And Coronets, playing not just a boat captain with a secret, but his many descendants.” Speaking in an interview with BBC Radio 1, Whishaw, who has voiced the character of Paddington in all three movies, said “I think they are beautiful films made with such care and love. “A good film is a good film and they are hard to make, so I feel very proud of them and very proud to be associated in this way with this character.” StudioCanal Colman brings a musical charm to the film as the Reverend Mother The director of the first two Paddington films, Paul King, has since moved on to new projects including Wonka, starring Timothee Chalamet, but he is credited with writing this latest story alongside Simon Farnaby and Mark Burton. Clarisse Loughrey gave the film three stars in the Independent, calling Paddington in Peru “the worst in the franchise” but praised the production design, which takes full advantage of moving the cast away from the cosy comforts of London, and making “every interior look like an untouched escape room with secrets hidden under every trinket”. Leila Latif of Total Film gave Paddington in Peru four stars, saying “despite the title, the film feels distinctly un-Peruvian”. She added: “There are no Peruvian characters (unless you count the bears) and while the film alludes to the previous horrors of plundering Spanish colonizers in a surprisingly brutal montage, it’s still an uneasy shift that there is more screen presence from people of colour in London than there is in South America.” Away from the big screen, a new Paddington musical is being developed for the stage, with McFly’s Tom Fletcher set to write the music and lyrics. On November 7 the cast of the upcoming film unveiled special livery on a Great Western Railway (GWR) train that will travel through Devon and Cornwall. Source link #Paddington #Peru #film #charming #slow #critics Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

6.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Cuba after hurricanes and blackouts – National 6.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Cuba after hurricanes and blackouts – National By Staff The Associated Press Posted November 10, 2024 2:33 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 6.8 magnitude earthquake shook eastern Cuba on Sunday, after weeks of hurricanes and blackouts that have left many on the island reeling. The epicenter of the quake was located approximately 25 miles (40 km) south of Bartolomé Masó, Cuba, according to a report by the ******* States Geological Survey. The rumbling was felt across the eastern stretch of Cuba, including in ******* cities like Santiago de Cuba. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Residents in Santiago, Cuba’s second largest city, were left shaken on Sunday. Yolanda Tabío, 76, said people in the city flocked to the streets and were still nervously sitting in their doorways. She said she felt at least two aftershocks following the quake, but that among friends and family she hadn’t heard of any damages. “You had to see how everything was moving, the walls, everything,” she told The Associated Press. Story continues below advertisement The earthquake comes during another tough stretch for Cuba. Trending Now Amid Trump trade worries, China tariffs give Canada ‘firm’ ground: Freeland ‘Low risk, high reward’: How **** traffickers use coercive debt to exploit survivors On Wednesday, Category 3 Hurricane Rafael ripped through western Cuba, with strong winds knocking out power island-wide, destroying hundreds of homes and forcing evacuations of hundreds of thousands of people. Days after, much of the island was still struggling without power. Weeks before in October, the island was also hit by a one-two punch. First, it was hit by island-wide blackouts stretching on for days, a product of the island’s energy crisis. Shortly after, it was slapped by a powerful hurricane that struck the eastern part of the island and ******* at least six people. The blackouts and wider discontent among many struggling to get by has stoked small protests across the island. More on World More videos &copy 2024 The ********* Press Source link #magnitude #earthquake #shakes #Cuba #hurricanes #blackouts #National Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

‘You don’t want it to be true’: Mitch Moses gutted to see Clint Gutherson leave the Eels as halfback reflects on wild 2024 season ‘You don’t want it to be true’: Mitch Moses gutted to see Clint Gutherson leave the Eels as halfback reflects on wild 2024 season Eels halfback Mitchell Moses says it’s “sad” to see how Clint Gutherson’s time at the club ended, with the former skipper off to the Dragons in 2025 where he’s tipped to be “great” for the Red V after a tough end to his storied career in Parramatta. Gutherson was officially released from the final year of his contract last week and was quickly snapped up by the Dragons for the next three seasons where he’s expected to replace Tyrell Sloan at fullback. That role was off the table for him at Parramatta despite him giving it his all at the back during the good times and the bad at a club that is seemingly going in a very different direction under new coach Jason Ryles. Camera IconClint Gutherson won’t be at the Eels next year after the former skipper joined the Dragons. Supplied Credit: Supplied “It’s really tough. He’s one of my best mates and it’s sad to see how it happened and how it ended. It’s rugby league, and I think he understands that. Everyone understands it,” Moses said after helping Australia beat Tonga in the Pacific Cup final. “It’s hard and you don’t want it to be true, but I’m going to miss playing with him. I’ve come through at Parramatta and we’ve been playing for the past eight years. To not have him at training will be a bit different…but I’m so happy for him. “He’s got a great deal up there and he’ll be great for the Dragons. He’s one of my best mates and I’ll miss him, but I wish him all the best. “I’ve been speaking to him. I speak to him almost every day. It is what it is, and I think he understands that. “Footy is a business, and if it’s not working, if something needs to change, that’s just how it is and sometimes players that you don’t think are going to leave, it happens. “He understands, the club understands, I think everyone understands. It’s sad to see, I don’t want it to be true, but it’s happened so we’ve got to move on.” Camera IconMitchell Moses has had some incredible moments this year. NRL Photos Credit: Supplied Moses is excited about what the future holds under Ryles, with the star halfback glad to move on from a rollercoaster 2024 that has seen him the enjoy the dizzying heights of making his Kangaroos debut, while he’s also had to deal with serious injuries and Parramatta’s struggles on and off the field. He saw long-time coach Brad Arthur sacked by the club, but he also produced one of the great Origin performances to help the Blues keep the series alive at the MCG before they won the decider in ****** territory. That night in Brisbane summed up his rocky year, with Moses scoring the sealer with a brilliant solo try, only for the halfback to suffer a ruptured biceps which ended his NRL season. Moses had also fractured his left foot earlier in the year which meant he only played eight NRL games and five representative matches which culminated in him winning another trophy with Australia at his home ground CommBank Stadium. Camera IconMoses has also had to deal with some major setbacks in 2024, including two serious injuries. Justin Lloyd. Credit: News Corp Australia “It was a tough year for myself,” said Moses who is the leading candidate to replace Gutherson as Parramatta captain. “I had the highs of Origin and the highs of this – the highs of rep footy for myself – but club footy didn’t go too well. “I’ve got a whole change of scenery going back there so I’m really excited to go back and go to work. I’ll have a few weeks off and go straight back to it. “It’s a whole new squad. It’s legit from players 18 to 30, it’s a whole new squad. Even our starting team will look completely different. We’ve added some great additions and hopefully we can add some more. “I’m excited for the future, and I think under ‘Rylesy’ we’ll be all right. If everyone comes in with the right attitude at training, hopefully we’re in for a good year.” Source link #dont #true #Mitch #Moses #gutted #Clint #Gutherson #leave #Eels #halfback #reflects #wild #season Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Andor Season 2 premiere announced for April 2025 Andor Season 2 premiere announced for April 2025 After a relatively lengthy hiatus, Season 2 of the hit Disney Plus 2022 Star Wars show Andor is finally coming back to the house of Mouse’s streaming service. Straight from the official Star Wars website, Andor Season 2 had its premiere date announced during the D23 Brazil Expo. This is among a number of other Star Wars news at the expo, with some sneak previews only available for in-person attendees. These exclusive announcements covered first looks of next month’s Star Wars: Skeleton crew and a video from Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni filmed from the set of The Mandalorian and Grogu as that movie’s production is under way. Back to Andor Season 2, it is set for a Tuesday April 22, 2025 release. The second season will pick up where Season 1 left off, with Cassian Andor (played by Diego Luna) helping to lead the growing Rebel Alliance ****** against the evil Galactic Empire. Fans attending Disney D23 Brazil were also able to meet the feature droid B2EMO from the Andor series. The fun fan interaction with B2EMO can be viewed below: As of this posting, it has been nearly two full years since Andor Season 1’s finale, with that episode releasing back on November 23, 2022 according to Screen Rant. SR also reports that Andor Season 2’s release date happens to follow right after next year’s Star Wars Celebration Japan in Tokyo. Overall, from the Disney Plus shows to the Star Wars convention, Disney and Lucasfilm have plenty of upcoming content to excite Star Wars fans in the following months. Andor Season 2 kicks off on April 22, 2025 exclusively to Disney Plus. Source link #Andor #Season #premiere #announced #April Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Earning Less Than $176,100 Per Year? This Social Security Change Coming in 2025 Could Affect You. Earning Less Than $176,100 Per Year? This Social Security Change Coming in 2025 Could Affect You. A new year brings fresh changes to Social Security. One of the most prominent changes is the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), which will be 2.5% this year and is slated to boost the average retiree’s checks by just under $50 per month. But the COLA isn’t the only change coming to the program. Every year, the program also adjusts various income limits that will affect everything from the maximum benefit amount to how much of your benefit might be withheld if you’re still working while on Social Security. Start Your Mornings Smarter! Wake up with Breakfast news in your inbox every market day. Sign Up For Free » If you’re not yet retired, there’s one figure in particular that could affect your finances both right now and once you begin claiming benefits: the maximum taxable earnings limit. Image source: Getty Images. There’s a limit to how much of your income can be taxed for Social Security purposes, and that cap is called the maximum taxable earnings limit. The more you earn up to this cap, the more you’ll pay in taxes — and the higher your future benefit will be. The income limit will increase in most years to account for cost-of-living changes. In 2024, it will be $168,600 per year. Starting in 2025, though, it will increase to $176,100 per year. This change will primarily affect those earning between $168,600 and $176,100 per year, as you’ll begin paying taxes on more of your income. But even those earning far less than the wage cap could still see an impact, as this limit will determine how close you are to the maximum benefit amount. Starting in 2025, the most you can collect from Social Security is a whopping $5,108 per month. But one of the requirements for earning that payment is consistently reaching the maximum taxable earnings limit throughout your career. The more you earn up to the limit, the higher your benefit will be. Once your income surpasses the wage cap, those earnings won’t be subject to Social Security taxes, nor will they affect your benefit amount. As the wage cap climbs higher each year, workers will need to continually earn more to have a chance at earning the maximum benefit. Achieving the maximum payment is incredibly difficult, as it’s designed to be out-of-reach for the average worker. So, if you’re off-track, you’re in good company. However, there are other options for increasing your payments aside from simply earning a higher income. Waiting a few years to claim Social Security is perhaps the single most effective way to substantially increase your payments. For every month you delay past age 62 and up to age 70, you’ll earn slightly larger payments. Story Continues In many cases, this can add up to hundreds of dollars more per month. According to December 2023 data from the Social Security Administration, the average retiree collects around $2,038 per month in benefits at age 70, while the average benefit at age 62 is just $1,298 per month — a difference of around $740 per month. To calculate your benefit amount, the Social Security Administration averages your earnings over the 35 highest-earning years of your career. That figure is then run through a complex formula and adjusted for inflation, and the result is the amount you’ll collect at your full retirement age. While you don’t need to work more than 35 years (in fact, you can generally qualify for retirement benefits after only 10 years of work), it can sometimes increase your benefit amount. Most people see their income gradually increase as they advance in their careers. So, you’re likely earning a much higher wage by retirement than when you first started working. Since only your top-earning 35 years are included in your benefit calculations, working more years with a higher income can replace some of your lower-earning years in your average — increasing your benefit amount. If you’re married or divorced, you could qualify for spousal benefits based on your partner’s work record. Divorced spouses must have been married for at least 10 years and be currently unmarried, and you’ll need to be at least 62 years old to qualify for either type of benefit. In both cases, the maximum you can receive is 50% of the amount your spouse or ex-spouse will receive at their full retirement age. As of September 2024, the average spouse of a retired worker collects around $909 per month in benefits. If you’re already entitled to retirement benefits, you can still collect spousal benefits if those payments are higher. However, you’ll only collect the higher of the two amounts — not both. Social Security can go a long way in retirement, so it’s wise to know how any changes to the program might affect you. The more prepared you are heading into your senior years, the better off you’ll be. If you’re like most Americans, you’re a few years (or more) behind on your retirement savings. But a handful of little-known “Social Security secrets” could help ensure a boost in your retirement income. For example: one easy trick could pay you as much as $22,924 more… each year! Once you learn how to maximize your Social Security benefits, we think you could retire confidently with the peace of mind we’re all after. Simply click here to discover how to learn more about these strategies. View the “Social Security secrets” » The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Earning Less Than $176,100 Per Year? 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11/10: Face the Nation – CBS News 11/10: Face the Nation – CBS News 11/10: Face the Nation – CBS News Watch CBS News This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” a look at what’s next for America after former President Trump’s decisive victory. *********** Sen. Bill Hagerty of Tennessee and Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California join to discuss what’s next for their parties. Plus, Britain’s ambassador to the U.S., Karen Pierce, discusses the international reaction to the election. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link #Face #Nation #CBS #News Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]