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King Charles vows to tackle ‘backlog’ of issues at royal homes

King Charles vows to tackle ‘backlog’ of issues at royal homes

It has been announced that His Majesty King Charles III will receive £99.9 million from the Sovereign Grant for 2027 to 2028 to support his official duties and the Royal Household, which includes staffing, travel in the UK and overseas and the maintenance of occupied royal palaces. A focus for Charles and his team will be tackling the “property maintenance backlogs” that have amassed when budgets were tightened amid the pandemic six years ago.  Treasury minister Dan Tomlinson has said: “This recommendation was made based on an assessment of the Royal Household’s expected costs and the Crown Estate’s expected revenues between 2027 and 2032. © PA Images via Getty ImagesKing Charles III is focusing on royal residence improvements “The new level of the grant will ensure that the Royal Household can continue to deal with property maintenance backlogs following some years of constrained funding during the pandemic. “It will also allow the Royal Household to replace ageing systems to strengthen cybersecurity and to install energy-efficient heating systems.” The cost of refurbishing royal palaces was £18 …

Watchdog issues scathing report on Trump’s former labor secretary

Watchdog issues scathing report on Trump’s former labor secretary

Former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer allegedly fostered a “toxic, intimidating and humiliating” workplace when she led the department, a scathing watchdog report released Thursday found. An investigation by the Labor Department’s Office of Inspector General said Chavez-DeRemer, who resigned in April, regularly drank alcohol during the workday, failed to properly report expensive gifts she had… Source link

Philippine court issues arrest warrant for VP Duterte

Philippine court issues arrest warrant for VP Duterte

MANILA: A Philippine court on Friday (Sep 4) issued an arrest warrant for Vice President Sara Duterte over an alleged death threat against the country’s president, with her defence team saying she would “exercise all her legal remedies”. Duterte was charged last month with “grave threats” stemming from a late-night news briefing in which she claimed to have hired a hitman to kill President Ferdinand Marcos, his wife and a former congressman cousin should she be cut down first. The alleged assassination threat also forms a crucial element of her ongoing Senate impeachment trial, where a guilty verdict would see her removed from office and permanently banned from politics. Under the Philippine legal code, a criminal conviction on the charge would carry a jail term of up to six months. Justice department spokesman Polo Martinez confirmed the warrant had been issued, noting that a court in Metro Manila’s Quezon City had quashed a motion to defer it. But the warrant seemed unlikely to result in Duterte being taken into custody. Paolo Tamase, associate dean at …

Dolly Parton’s Niece Explains Why Family Chose Not To Share Singer's Health Issues

Dolly Parton’s Niece Explains Why Family Chose Not To Share Singer's Health Issues

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US Pentagon Issues Clinical Guidelines on Troop Testosterone Screening to Start Immediately

US Pentagon Issues Clinical Guidelines on Troop Testosterone Screening to Start Immediately

Sept 2 (Reuters) – The U.S. Pentagon issued ⁠detailed ⁠guidance on Wednesday for ⁠a new, mandatory testosterone deficiency screening policy for ​active-duty and reserve service members age 30 and older, a follow-up to ‌Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s ‌July announcement. The guidance, which is effective immediately, establishes standardized screening ⁠and treatment ⁠pathways for men and women that the Pentagon says ​are aimed at improving military readiness by identifying and managing hormonal and energy-availability issues. Hegseth, who has promoted the use of testosterone, announced the mandate ​last month, raising questions among experts about whether there was ⁠a scientific ⁠basis for such a ⁠policy. ​The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to hold a meeting of ​experts to discuss ⁠medical use of testosterone in mid-September. According to the guidance, men age 30 and older will receive mandatory testosterone blood tests, while younger men will be tested only on request or if clinicians ⁠identify warning signs. For women, the guidance does not mandate routine testosterone ⁠blood tests, but it calls for screening for fatigue and disrupted menstrual cycles that …

Why So Many Women Between 40 and 50 Develop Sexual Issues

Why So Many Women Between 40 and 50 Develop Sexual Issues

For many women, the years from 40 to 50 are psychologically fraught. They’re not quite menopausal, but they must contend with pre-menopausal (“peri-menopausal”) changes: feeling older, increasing menstrual irregularity, possible weight gain, and the beginnings of hot flashes and vaginal dryness. The peri-menopausal years may also include emotional and sexual problems: moodiness, irritability, insomnia, depression, and decreased sexual interest, function, and satisfaction, which, in turn, may challenge their relationships. Physiologists explain that peri-menopausal changes stem from declining estrogen levels. This change eventually eliminates menstruation, and often causes vaginal dryness and thinning of the vaginal wall (“atrophy”), which may make intercourse uncomfortable, painful, or impossible. Psychologists explain that these physical changes are at the root of peri-menopausal distress. However, Chinese researchers offer a ray of hope. The conventional wisdom on peri-menopause has overlooked the importance of weak pelvic floor muscles. These muscles run between the legs and play a key but often under-appreciated role in women’s sexual function, orgasms, and erotic satisfaction. Weak pelvic floor muscles can be strengthened, which may reduce or even eliminate peri-menopausal …

Iran’s issues chilling five-word warning as Trump makes horror ‘wiped out’ threat | World | News

Iran’s issues chilling five-word warning as Trump makes horror ‘wiped out’ threat | World | News

Iran has issued a chilling five-word warning to the US in response to huge new attacks from Amercian forces on Iranian targets. The threat comes after Donald Trump warned Iran would be “totally wiped out as a country” if it launches retalitory strikes. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned on Tuesday that the United States “will regret its new attacks”, according to Iranian state news agency Fars. The warning came after US forces launched a fresh wave of strikes against IRGC targets in Iran as tensions between Washington and Tehran escalated. At 12pm ET on Tuesday US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed American forces began striking targets. It said: “The strikes follow recent attempted attacks by the IRGC against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against American service members deployed to the region.” Reports of explosions subsequently emerged from several locations across Iran. The country’s state broadcaster reported explosions on Qeshm Island, on the northern side of the Strait of Hormuz, while state-linked Nour News reported blasts in the port cities of Bandar …