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Amazon raises starting pay to $20 an hour and adds Whole Foods discount
Wage increase brings Amazon’s US minimum pay in line with Costco and includes new grocery discount benefitAmazon has raised its minimum wage in the US to $20 an hour, with average…
English far-right extremist who discussed killing Jews, Muslims and migrants is jailed
Ivan Jennings, 46, sentenced to five years after pleading guilty to encouraging terrorism on social mediaA rightwing extremist who discussed poisoning Jews and Muslims and called …
More Republicans are turning on Iran war as midterms come into view
Three more GOP members voted for war powers resolution to force withdrawal from the conflict as election loomsUS politics live – latest updatesAs the US war with Iran drags on, th…
Body found in search for Noah Woods, three-year-old boy who went missing from Suffolk playground
Noah, who is autistic, non-verbal and has partial hearing loss, was last seen at 3pm on TuesdayPolice searching for a three-year-old boy who went missing from a playground on the …
Girls creator Lena Dunham welcomes baby girl delivered via surrogate
Writer and actor, 40, had long struggled with endometriosis before undergoing total hysterectomy at age 31Lena Dunham has welcomed her first child with her husband, Luis Felber, v…
House speaker sending lawmakers home early ahead of US midterm election recess
Mike Johnson cancels votes on Thursday, meaning House members will avoid voting on impeaching Pete HegsethUS politics live – latest updatesThe Republican speaker of the House, Mik…
Labour holds No 10 drinks party for donors amid growing calls for donations cap
Labour has also increased fundraising from members in response to Reform’s £72m donations from crypto billionairesLabour has hosted major party donors at No 10 for a drinks recept…
Obama family dog Sunny dies: ‘a force of nature’
Sunny, who joined the Obama family at the White House in 2013, was the second Obama dog after Bo, who died in 2021Sunny Obama, the Obama family’s second beloved Portuguese Water D…
Annie Dillard, Pulitzer prize-winning author of nonfiction and nature essays, dies aged 81
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, published when Dillard was 28, skyrocketed her to become one of the most prominent nonfiction writers of her generationAnnie Dillard, author of the Pulitz…
Former French culture minister goes on trial over corruption charges
Rachida Dati accused of lobbying for carmaker Renault-Nissan when she was member of European parliamentRachida Dati, a former French culture minister, has gone on trial in Paris o…
