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France has reassured the UK that it should be able to provide Britain with power at critical moments if its electricity supplies come under strain this winter, despite problems with nuclear reactors that have forced it to rely on imports.Grid operators in France and Great Britain have been in discussions about energy supplies in recent months, with authorities on both sides of the Channel signalling they will need imports to avoid power cuts this winter.France is Europe’s biggest power exporter. But a record number of outages and maintenance stoppages at its fleet of 56 nuclear reactors — which reached a…

BlackRock has lost more than $1bn in asset management business in US Republican states upset with the company’s green investing policies, withdrawals that have become a political problem but so far have not dented the company’s revenues. In an interview with the Financial Times, South Carolina state treasurer Curtis Loftis said he would pull $200mn from BlackRock by the end of the year. Louisiana treasurer John Schroder said last week he is withdrawing $794mn from BlackRock. Utah’s treasurer Marlo Oaks said he liquidated $100mn in BlackRock funds, and Arkansas reportedly pulled $125mn this year.As the global sustainable investing phenomenon surged…

Sky News understands it is unlikely the government will amend stage three of its inherited income tax cuts in this month’s budget.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has sought to end internal division ahead of his government’s first budget in just over a fortnight, but wouldn’t rule out a change of heart between now and 2024. Source: Sky News

CNN  —  A video of a massive, banana-guzzling frog, easily the size of its owner’s head, garnered over 20 million views on TikTok. But it was all thanks to movie magic, according to its creator. The video inspired shock and amazement. Posted to TikTok on Thursday, the clip shows videographer Lucas Peterson touching and feeding a huge amphibian named Dumpy. But, as the Minnesota-based content creator explained to CNN, Dumpy, a 4-year-old Australian green tree frog, is actually only about the size of his palm. Peterson edited the video in Adobe Premiere to make him appear much larger. There are…

A group of Ukrainian runners doesn’t want to see Russian or Belarusian competitors cross the finish line at the New York City Marathon this year, collecting nearly 1,000 signatures on a petition calling for a ban. The Ukrainian Running Club New York argued the atrocities committed by Russia since it invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 justify the prohibition. The petition states if the marathon’s organizers, the New York Road Runners, allows Russian and Belarusian runners to compete, the organization would be “implicitly normalizing … diabolical acts” by Moscow and its allies. “The banning of Russian and Belarusian athletes from competition…

FIRST ON FOX: Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams has spent over $1.2 million on private security since announcing her candidacy in December 2021 despite her ties to multiple abolitionist groups and opposition to the “privatization of justice.”A Fox News Digital review found that the Abrams campaign doled out over $400,000 between July and August of this year alone for private security. These payments follow an exclusive report from July that found the Abrams campaign paid out over $800,000 to Executive Protection Agencies, LLC, an Atlanta-based private security firm, between December 2021 and June of this year.The company’s website says the group provides…

The grieving mom of a Bronx man randomly stabbed to death at a subway station has slammed the city and Mayor Eric Adams, saying they are failing to keep New Yorkers safe on the transit system. Frances Vanterpoole Moore, 73, railed against City Hall over the senseless death of her son, 38-year-old Citi Field employee Charles Moore, who was stabbed multiple times at the East 176th Street station Thursday. “The city should be sued,” she told The Post, adding that Adams “needs to get his ass whipped.” The heartbroken woman said cops didn’t even tell her that her son was…

New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman vowed there would be a “pot of gold” for Aaron Judge in the offseason to keep the slugging outfielder in pinstripes after an historic season.Cashman talked to reporters on Sunday as the team prepared for their American League Division Series matchup against the Cleveland Guardians. Judge broke the American League record for most home runs in a single season with 62 and nearly won the American League Triple Crown. He did it all in the final year of his contract with New York and speculation has run rampant about his future in the…

Grading the Giants’ 27-22 comeback win over the Packers on Sunday in London: Offense The stats lie. Daniel Jones was 21 of 27 for 217 yards, no touchdowns or interceptions, and in some ways, this was his finest moment. He was operating on a not-fully-healed sprained left ankle and did not have his usual burst but ran 10 times for 37 yards. He was a leader in every sense, surrounded by backups galore. Saquon Barkley (13-70 rushing, 3-36 receiving) left with a shoulder issue, returned and immediately had a 40-yard burst. His game-winning touchdown came as a Wildcat QB. Wide…

A shooting in Florida left seven people shot with one dead outside a bar.The shooting happened outside the LIT Cigar & Martini Lounge in Tampa, Florida, just before 3 a.m. on Sunday when a large fight broke out, according to FOX 13.According to Tampa Police Chief Mary O’Connor, the suspect exited the bar, obtained weapons, and went back to the establishment.O’Connor said that shots were fired by at least one person when the fight spilled over to the street.TEXAS MOM SENTENCED TO LIFE AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO MURDER OF BEDRIDDEN DAUGHTER SHE LEFT ALONE TO GO PARTY The one person…