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Andy Burnham’s EU reset ‘doomed to fail’ as PM ‘panics’ | Politics | News

Andy Burnham’s EU reset ‘doomed to fail’ as PM ‘panics’ | Politics | News

Published by Sam Flores

Andy Burnham’s reset with the EU is “doomed to fail”, the Tories have warned. Alex Burghart, Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, accused the Prime Minister of having “panicked” meetings to undo Sir Keir Starmer’s EU promises. The Prime Minister pushed for deeper ties between the UK and the European Union during a meeting with his Irish counterpart, Taoiseach Micheál Martin, on Friday. Meanwhile, on Friday, Chancellor John Healey pressed for the UK not to be shut out of the EU’s “made in Europe” plan during a meeting with EU finance ministers in Dublin. Mr Burghart said: “It is clear that Labour’s so-called ‘EU reset’ is not going as planned, with Andy Burnham having to hold panicked meetings with European leaders to row back on the red tape and regulations that Keir Starmer has happily ceded to the European Union. “This ‘reset’ is doomed to fail. It will not grow the economy and will harm industry and businesses across our country. But it doesn’t have to be this way.” Mr Martin became the first …

U.S., Canada fail to reach a tariff deal, deepen trade war

U.S., Canada fail to reach a tariff deal, deepen trade war

Published by Sam Flores

A truck passes over the Peace Bridge from Buffalo, New York, into Canada, in Fort Erie, Ontario, on August 18, 2026. Cole Burston | Afp | Getty Images The United States and Canada failed to reach a trade deal late on Friday, and the U.S. said it would impose 50% tariffs on some imports from Canada, an escalation of tensions between the two long-time allies. A senior Trump administration official said Section 338 tariffs on about $20 billion worth of Canadian goods would go into effect just after midnight on Saturday. Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney said he had suspended trade negotiations and Canada would retaliate dollar for dollar on the new tariffs. The decision by the U.S. administration followed three days of talks in Washington between Canada’s minister for trade with the U.S., Dominic LeBlanc, and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. “I have decided to suspend trade negotiations with the U.S. and have directed Canada’s negotiators to return to Ottawa,” Carney said in a statement. “They (negotiators) have worked hard, in good faith, to defend the interests of Canadians throughout these …

Attempts to curb Ebola cases in DR Congo fail with more than 5,000 confirmed

Attempts to curb Ebola cases in DR Congo fail with more than 5,000 confirmed

Published by Sam Flores

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in ​the Democratic Republic of Congo now exceeds 5,000, government data showed late on Tuesday, as health ​officials ‌warn that response efforts are ⁠failing to contain the deadly disease. Congo’s 17th Ebola epidemic ‌turned into the biggest in the country’s history ⁠in terms of number of cases in late July and over the weekend ​the death toll hit 2,378, ‌the public health institute said, surpassing the previous worst outbreak in 2018-2020. Read moreEbola outbreak in DR Congo now deadliest ever The institute has so far ‌logged 5,021 cases, according to its latest situation report, making ​it the second-worst outbreak globally, behind only the 2014 to 2016 epidemic in West Africa in both ​infections and deaths. The ongoing outbreak is ​caused by the Bundibugyo species ​of Ebola, which has no approved vaccines or treatments. It has ​gained momentum since it was declared on May 15, as weak health infrastructure, community resistance, instability and protests by response workers hinder efforts ⁠to identify and respond to cases. (FRANCE 24 with Reuters)  Source …

The Alpha Fail: Debunking the Myth That Has Misled Men

The Alpha Fail: Debunking the Myth That Has Misled Men

Published by Jenni Sidey

Some ideas cement themselves into popular culture—the American dream, the tortured genius, the midlife crisis… And then there’s the concept of the “alpha male”. Picture a wolf pack: one big, aggressive male at the top fighting off challengers and keeping everyone else in line. It makes for a neat story about power, hierarchy, and masculinity. There’s just one problem. It’s a poor description of how a wolf pack functions. The term “alpha male” was popularised by the biologist David Mech’s (1970) book The Wolf: The Ecology and Behaviour of an Endangered Species. The idea that a dominant and aggressive male leads the wolf pack is compelling. It’s also based on a misunderstanding. The research underpinning the alpha male theory was based largely on wolves held in captivity. In the wild, wolf packs are typically organised into family units led by the parents of pups. As the biologist Marc Bekoff (2024) stresses, leading wolf packs and other groups of canine species isn’t about being highly domineering, aggressive, or violent. To his credit, Mech (1999) acknowledged the …

Contributor: How to fail upward and build a career in tough times

Contributor: How to fail upward and build a career in tough times

Published by Sam Flores

Mindy Kaling’s recent TV series “Not Suitable for Work” finds humor in the fictional lives of five ambitious young adults stumbling professionally, but the reality isn’t so funny. Young adults really are struggling. As a college teacher and author who has spent 30 years helping students of all ages land jobs and bylines, I’ve been asked for advice by many recent graduates pessimistic about this slowed down, historically tough job market. I can relate. Over four decades, I took myriad positions to make money (from waitressing and babysitting to forays into advertising, research, journalism, publishing, film, personal assisting and education). Rejected often early in my career, I still receive more refusals than acceptances. Yet I don’t take it personally or let it stop me from failing upward, recalling how my first hardcover was turned down by 30 literary agents and 30 book editors before it sold to Random House, leading to several books with the top publisher. Of course it wasn’t easy being ignored, slighted, fired, laid off, let go, screwed over, criticized for too …

Nurses learn how to care for patients – they should also learn how systems can fail them

Nurses learn how to care for patients – they should also learn how systems can fail them

Published by skeptic

A nurse can know exactly how to give a medicine safely and still be more likely to make a mistake if they are repeatedly interrupted, given confusing information or forced to search several computer systems for the details they need. For patients, the consequences can be serious. Research has linked problems during clinical handovers with risks to safe care, while interruptions during medication administration have been associated with errors. When something goes wrong in healthcare, attention often falls on the person who made the mistake. But patient safety also depends on the conditions in which doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals are working. Is important information easy to find? Does technology help them do their job or make it harder? Can they concentrate on a task without unnecessary interruptions? Understanding how these conditions affect safety is the focus of Human Factors and Ergonomics, usually shortened to HFE. HFE examines how people interact with the systems, technology, tasks and environments around them. In healthcare, it can help identify features of working conditions that support safe care …

California Prisons Fail to Stop Guards From Sexually Abusing Women, Justice Department Finds

California Prisons Fail to Stop Guards From Sexually Abusing Women, Justice Department Finds

Published by Sam Flores

Los Angeles (AP) — California ‘s prison system has systematically failed to protect incarcerated women from sexual abuse and harassment by guards, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday. The federal investigation also found that California’s corrections department failed to provide victims with a way to report sexual abuse and harassment without retaliation. On top of that, staff who were tasked with investigating the misconduct were often themselves accused of sexual abuse or harassment. The investigation, which began during the Biden administration, focused on two state prisons: the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla and the California Institution for Women in Chino. It uncovered numerous instances where guards regularly sexually abused incarcerated women. In at least one instance, a guard was convicted of rampant abuse over roughly a decade and sentenced to 224 years in prison. State says it’s making improvements. Advocates say it’s not enough. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said in a statement that it “enforces a zero-tolerance policy as mandated by the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act,” a federal law …

Why we secretly celebrate when successful people fail – and why psychology says it’s okay

Why we secretly celebrate when successful people fail – and why psychology says it’s okay

Published by Daniella Wilson

There are some emotions we have no problem acknowledging, and others we’d rather hide – even from ourselves. What usually falls into that second category? Feeling happy when someone we dislike fails, that sense of relief when a person who seemed to have it all loses it –  or a quiet satisfaction at someone else’s stumble.  Admitting that we have these types of feelings is uncomfortable, and it immediately raises an awkward question: “What does that say about me?” The answer, at least from a psychological perspective, might be less harsh than you think. © Getty ImagesThat feeling isn’t necessarily down to malice – it’s more about how we compare ourselves to others Contrary to what you might imagine, feeling relief, satisfaction or even a little joy at another person’s setback isn’t always a sign of cruelty or a lack of empathy. Sometimes, it has more to do with us than with them. It often reveals more about our own insecurities, comparisons or unmet emotional needs than it does about the other person’s character. The …