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British retailers and hospitality groups are warning of staffing shortages in the run-up to Christmas as they seek tens of thousands of temporary workers in preparation for the “golden quarter”.Companies across retail, hospitality and manufacturing have warned they may struggle to meet demand even as the government considers relaxing immigration rules to allow more workers from overseas for key industries. More than 250,000 seasonal workers are needed in the hospitality industry alone, according to estimates by trade body UKHospitality. Pizza chain Domino’s said it planned to recruit 10,000 staff for the period, including delivery drivers and pizza makers. The chain…

CNN  —  Ethan Crumbley, the teenager accused of fatally shooting four students and injuring seven others at a Michigan high school last year, is expected to plead guilty to murder charges next week, prosecutors said Friday. Crumbley, now 16, who was 15 when the shooting took place, is set to plead guilty to all 24 charges against him, including one count of terrorism causing death and four counts of first-degree murder, for killing four students at Oxford High School in November, according to Oakland County Chief Assistant Prosecutor David Williams. Oakland County Sheriff’s Office “We can confirm that the shooter…

Washington voters will soon decide whether to elect their first Democratic secretary of state in six decades or, instead, send a longtime county auditor to be the state’s first nonpartisan chief elections officer.Republicans were shut out of the state’s top two primary in August, which sent current Democratic Secretary of State Steve Hobbs and nonpartisan Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson to the general election.Hobbs was appointed by Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee last November to replace Republican Secretary of State Kim Wyman once she took a key election security job in the Biden administration. While his appointment marked the first time…

The Minnesota Legislature should mandate that the secretary of state’s office proofread every county’s ballots before they’re mailed out, Republican challenger Kim Crockett said Thursday as she decried ballot printing errors in four counties.Crockett acknowledged that state law does not require the secretary of state’s office to review the ballots of each precinct across the state for accuracy — that’s long been the responsibility of Minnesota’s counties. But she suggested that Democratic incumbent Steve Simon should have caught the errors anyway, since counties are required to mail copies to his office.”I think it’s a joint responsibility, certainly, between the secretary’s…

CNN  —  An attorney for Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes argued Friday that despite his client’s “rhetoric and bombast,” he never instructed his followers to enter the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, and never activated the so-called quick reaction force the far-right group had amassed in the Washington, DC, area. In one of the most powerful cross-examinations from an Oath Keepers lawyer in the weeks’ long trial, attorney James Lee Bright prompted former FBI agent Whitney Drew to say that Rhodes never specifically directed the Oath Keepers to enter the Capitol building on January 6. “There is no direct…

Former President Barack Obama made his plea to Pennsylvania voters to elect John Fetterman, the state’s lieutenant governor, to the U.S. Senate, saying, “The fate of our democracy” is on the line.”In a 30-second video shared Thursday by Fetterman, Obama asks voters to cast their ballots for the Democratic candidate, who is locked in a battle with his Republican opponent, Dr. Mehmet Oz.”So when the fate of our democracy and a woman’s right to choose are on the line, I know John will fight for Pennsylvanians,” Obama said. DR. OZ SLAMS FETTERMAN OVER ‘SHAMEFUL’ DEMOCRAT POLICIES FUELING CRIME, DRUG USE AND…

Central American countries have shifted their voting records on United Nations resolutions related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine during the past months, underscoring their complex relationships with global superpowers and each other, according to analysts. Nicaragua was one of only five countries to vote against a UN resolution last week calling for non-recognition and a reversal of Russia’s “attempted illegal annexation” of four regions in Ukraine. Russia, Belarus, Syria and North Korea also voted against the resolution. The October 12 resolution passed in the UN General Assembly with 143 votes in favour. Honduras was among 35 abstentions and El Salvador…

The Ontario Provincial Police’s intelligence division suggested that the force consider “covert” surveillance into an anti-government group ahead of the Freedom Convoy’s arrival in Ottawa, newly-released documents reveal. The suggestion came as part of the OPP’s Project HENDON, a more than two-year rolling investigation into “criminal extremism” and “large-scale protest” movements in Ontario during the COVID-19 pandemic.The previously secret intelligence reports were released as evidence in the Public Order Emergency Commission, which is examining the federal government’s decision to invoke emergency powers during February’s convoy protests.The group singled out by the OPP, “Plaid Army,” is a loosely-connected community of livestreamers,…

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Ronnie O’Sullivan has paid tribute to who he considers to be the “best player in the world for a few years now” – and that is Neil Robertson.The Rocket, who exited the tournament earlier in the week, was in the Eurosport studio to watch the Thunder from Down Under defeat Mark Selby 5-2 in a “heavyweight” quarter-final clash at the Northern Ireland Open.O’Sullivan has always respected Robertson, who is now through to the semi-finals in Belfast, and gave the Australian some very serious recognition from a legend of the sport.Northern Ireland Open’Best player in the world’ – O’Sullivan lauds Robertson…