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Heating turned down and boilers adjusted — these are the measures Europeans need to take to prepare for Russian gas supplies being completely cut, according to a report. The EU faces “unprecedented risks” of gas shortages this winter after Russia axed most pipeline shipments amid its war in Ukraine, the International Energy Agency said.The Paris-based group said homeowners need to turn down thermostats in emergency energy-saving measures to help reduce Europe’s gas usage by 13% in preparation for a total gas cut-off. “The complete shutdown of Russian pipeline gas supplies to the European Union cannot be excluded ahead of the 2022/23 heating season – when…

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London CNN Business  —  The British government is reversing plans to scrap the highest rate of income tax, announcing the embarrassing retreat after a rebellion among its own lawmakers and a week of financial and economic turmoil. In a statement on Monday, finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng said the tax cut for people earning more than £150,000 ($170,000) “had become a distraction” from the government’s wider package of measures to tackle the energy crisis and to reduce taxes more broadly, in its efforts to end years of economic torpor. “We get it, and we have listened,” he said. The announcement marks…

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A car became engulfed in flames as it drove through the Holland Tunnel Sunday night, shutting down traffic and filling the south tube with smoke. The sedan, which was heading toward the city, caught fire around 9 p.m., the Port Authority said. Authorities blocked all lanes going from New Jersey to lower Manhattan for roughly an hour, snagging weekend traffic returning to the Big Apple. Dramatic video from inside the 1.6-mile tunnel shows flames shoot out of the sedan as a wall of dark, opaque smoke obscures the exit. People stepped out of their cars — parked bumper to bumper…

ATLANTA — Jeff McNeil showed up for the Mets’ biggest games since 2016 and might win a batting title for it.  The rest of the Met stars essentially no-showed and because of that they almost certainly will not be winning the NL East title.  Steve Cohen’s $290 million galaxy ultimately dimmed in the presence of a champion. The Braves, the defending World Series winners, all but assured that they will now capture a fifth straight NL East crown.  A three-game sweep was completed by the Braves on Sunday night the way that they had won the first two contests —…

CNN  —  Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak and his Republican challenger Joe Lombardo both sought to distance themselves from the leaders of their respective parties in a Sunday debate, as they tried to appeal to the state’s swath of independent voters, many of whom are frustrated by inflation under President Joe Biden, but also tired of hearing former President Donald Trump’s falsehoods about the 2020 election. Trump is headed to rural Nevada next Saturday for a rally with Lombardo, who is the sheriff of Clark County, and GOP Senate nominee Adam Laxalt. The two high-profile races in the Silver State, which…

London CNN  —  For three days a year, the glitz and glamor of the NFL pitches up in London and gives UK-based fans an opportunity to celebrate in person the sport that they love. On Sunday, at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, there was certainly a party atmosphere. There were men in Viking helmets with faces painted purple and yellow. There were glittery black and gold jerseys. There were even some who had come from Germany for the game. Wherever they had traveled from and whoever they supported, fans were treated to an exciting game of football, filled with thrills and…

Days after Prince Harry gave an interview revealing he and his brother had fallen out, William tried to arrange a summit to clear the air but was ultimately turned down, according to a new bookVideo LoadingVideo UnavailableThe video will auto-play soon8CancelPlay nowPrince Harry snubbed Prince William ‘s offer of a secret summit to heal their rift, a royal expert claims in a new book. The attempt by the new Prince of Wales to reach out to his brother reportedly came several months before ‘Megxit’ when he gave a worrying television interview during a tour of South Africa. Harry and Meghan…

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