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Cuba is working to restore power following a nationwide blackout caused by Hurricane Rafael. The storm, packing winds of up to 185 km/h (115 mph), left much of the country in the dark after battering the island on Wednesday. This marks the second major power outage in recent weeks.  

Kamala Harris underperformed Biden’s numbers with women. South Dakota’s governor thinks she knows why. In her quest to become the first female president, Vice President Kamala Harris portrayed herself as a champion of women’s rights, putting abortion rights at the forefront of her campaign.  But she fell short, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem explains in an interview, because in doing so, Harris and the democrats failed to meet voters where hey are.  “I think what was so interesting during this campaign is we consistently saw Kamala Harris and the democrats try to put women in a box,” Noem told Fox…

Tax unhealthy foods to tackle obesity, say campaigners Health and children’s groups urge UK ministers to impose levies on products containing too much salt or sugar. Dozens of health and children’s groups have urged ministers to tackle obesity by imposing taxes on foods containing too much salt or sugar. New levies based on the sugar tax on soft drinks would make it easier for consumers to eat more healthily by forcing food manufacturers to reformulate their products, they claim. 74% think food firms are not honest about the health impact of their products. 61% worry about the amount of sugar…

Olympics breakdancing icon Raygun has backtracked on her shock retirement announcement and insists she will perform again. The Aussie appeared to confirm she had danced for the last time following the backlash she received for her performances at the Paris Games. The 37-year-old, a university lecturer with a PhD in dance, shot to fame after she became an internet sensation for her maverick routines. She may have suffered the ignominy of scoring a grand total of zero points, but that didn’t stop her from becoming an internet sensation, not that all the attention was positive, indeed she described some of…

Quick View – Contents What does a Donald Trump presidency look like for the economy? On Tuesday, the United States voted for its next President. Donald Trump will take office in January (four years after he lost re-election). In the lead-up to the election, he made a series of promises to the American people – including 50% tariffs on Chinese goods and tariffs on all other imports of up to 20%, including for European countries. He’s also promised to mass evacuate migrants – which could see 15 million people deported, which could also cost the Americans big. Some analysts suggest it will…

China, after decades of mostly export-based growth, must now deal with massive problems of industrial overcapacity. The country is now trying to encourage more domestic consumption and to diversify its trading partners.

In very traditional Republican terms, he’s talking about tax breaks and reduced regulation. In terms of some of his specific pledges on the economy, he’s talking about getting rid of income taxation on tips and overtime. These things combined have the potential to be quite domestically inflationary, I would say.

He has, of course, proposed hitting China with 50% tariffs and then tariffs on all other imports of up to 20%, including for European countries. So they’re going to have to not only deal with that, but figure out whether they line up behind America on that, or whether they line up behind China on that as well.

28 fun things to do in London this weekend Now that Halloween and Bonfire Night are out of the way, surely we’re in socially acceptable territory to start celebrating Christmas? Well, Pret teased its Christmas menu this week, and other restaurants and lunch spots will be gearing up to do the same. So we’re here to let you know what we won’t judge you if you’ve already watched your first Christmas film of the year or (dare we say it) put your Christmas tree up. With that being said, we’ve got all sorts of plans for you to choose from…

M6 still closed after man in his 50s killed in lorry crash | UK News The M6 remains closed after a lorry driver was killed and others seriously injured when his truck crashed through the central reservation in Lancashire. A man in his 50s, the lorry driver, was pronounced dead at the scene and two other people – a driver in his 40s and another motorist in her 40s – suffered serious injuries. The HGV, which was travelling north, crashed into the opposite carriageway and hit several vehicles. The M6 remains closed for southbound traffic between Preston and Lancaster between J33…