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Major General Chip Chapman says that Prince Harry has ‘opened himself up to every jihadist and nutcase out there’ by discussing how many Taliban fighters he killed in new book SpareVideo LoadingVideo UnavailableThe video will auto-play soon8CancelPlay nowPrince Harry has been heavily criticised for revealing “sensitive” information about his time in Afghanistan – and accused of breaking at least four military codes. In his highly-anticipated autobiography Spare, the Duke of Sussex said that he killed 25 Talibans during his second tour on the Helmand frontline while serving as an Apache helicopter co-pilot and gunner. Harry wrote that he blasted enemy…

CNN  —  Dozens of states across the US are kicking off the new year with a bevy of tax changes for their residents and businesses. In fact, depending on where you live, your income tax rate may have already changed. Sales taxes on common items like gas and groceries have also undergone some noteworthy alterations. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.) The battle for House speaker will resume for a fourth…

Disgraced “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Jen Shah will be sentenced by a federal judge in Manhattan Friday for running a yearslong telemarketing scam that targeted elderly Americans.  Federal prosecutors want Judge Sidney Stein to hand the fallen reality TV star up to 10 years in prison over the scheme, arguing she helped siphon the life savings of her victims for nearly a decade.  “At the defendant’s direction, victims were defrauded over and over again until they had nothing left,” prosecutors wrote in their sentencing submission.  “[Shah] and her co-conspirators persisted in their conduct until the victims’ bank…

Looking for a trip that promises peace of mind in 2023?For many travellers, safety is one of the most important factors when choosing a destination.The pandemic hiatus in travel has also left many of us more cautious when visiting new places.An annual roundup by US travel insurance company Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection (BHTP) reveals the 15 safest countries to travel to in 2023 – including 11 in Europe.Several factors contribute to the rankings, including survey results from people who have visited the destinations, Vision of Humanity’s Global Peace Index (GPI), the latest travel advice from the US State Department, and…

Mourners lined the streets in the coastal city of Santos, Brazil, on Tuesday as Pele’s body was transported in a black coffin from the Vila Belmiro stadium to the late football legend’s final resting place at the Necropole Ecumenica Memorial Cemetery. A band greeted the casket as it entered the cemetery, playing a Catholic hymn and the team song for the local Santos football team, where Pele played for much of his career. Fans also serenaded the casket with samba music, as a tribute to the fallen sports star. Pele was laid to rest in a 200sq metre mausoleum, near…

Statistics Canada will release its latest reading on the job market Friday morning. The agency is set to release its labour force survey for December.The November report showed a gain of 10,000 jobs for the month and an unemployment rate of 5.1 per cent for the month.A forecast by BMO Capital Markets expects the December report to show a similar gain in the number of jobs. The BMO prediction is for another gain of 10,000 jobs for the month and the unemployment rate to hold steady at 5.1 per cent.Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem has characterized Canada’s low unemployment…

People walk along Waterloo Bridge past the City of London skyline, the capital’s financial district. U.K.-focused equity funds saw record outflows in 2022.Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesLONDON — Investors ditched U.K. stock funds at a record rate last year, according to new research, with the selling outpacing that in other major markets.Funds network Calastone reported Thursday that there were total outflows of £8.38 billion ($9.95 billion) from U.K.-focused equity funds in 2022 — the worst in its eight years of recording the data. Equity funds are grouped investments that predominantly focus on shares of companies.That compared with £2.65…

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Tesla has slashed car prices in China for the second time in less than three months, in an effort to boost sales amidst slowing demand in the world’s largest car market. The electric vehicle maker cut prices for all versions of its China-made Model 3 and Model Y on Friday, according to its website. The starting price for Model 3 has been reduced by 13.5% to 229,900 yuan ($33,515), while the starting price for Model Y has been slashed by 10% to 259,900 yuan ($37,889), according to CNN calculations. This is the second price cut since October 24, when Tesla…