Robert Kraft Responds to Macklemore’s Invite to Match $1 Million to Palestinian Support Groups
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The rapper claimed that the Patriots billionaire led a pressure campaign to have him nixed from Ed Sheeran's tour following comments supporting Palestinians onstage
Hours after Macklemore challenged Robert Kraft “to match” his $1 million donation to organizations supporting Palestinians, the billionaire New England Patriots owner responded. Earlier in the week, Kraft allegedly led a pressure campaign to force the Seattle rapper off of Ed Sheeran’s The Loop Tour, igniting a firestorm of backlash from artists and fans accusing Kraft of censoring Macklemore’s free speech.
Climate crisis likely behind devastating Nepal-Tibet floods that killed more than 1,300, first study finds
Climate breakdown probably weakened the glacier that collapsed causing catastrophic floods and killing hundreds of people in Nepal and Tibet last month, the first scientific study of the disaster has found.
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Palestinians in the occupied West Bank know they shouldn’t ask what time their loved ones are going to make it home.
There’s simply no way to give an accurate answer. What used to be a short ride from one place to another could now take hours, or it might not happen at all.
PS5's Most Popular Games Reveal That Black Ops 2 Appears To Be More Popular Than Modern Call of Duty Titles
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 on PS5 appears to be more popular than Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Call of Duty: Warzone in the United States.
Robert Kraft Says Ed Sheeran Is Donating $2 Million to ‘Fight This Humanitarian Crisis’ in Gaza, and Kraft Is Matching Him: ‘All Lives Are Worth Protecting’
In the latest chapter of the ongoing Ed Sheeran-Macklemore-Robert Kraft situation, Sheeran and Kraft have apparently seen and raised Macklemore’s $1 million donation to Palestinian relief by donating $2 million each — although it’s unclear exactly to whom.
US government paid federal employees $9.5bn not to work amid Doge cuts – report
The US government paid federal workers $9.5bn not to work in 2025 as part of the Trump administration’s attempts to shrink the federal workforce.
As part of efforts by the “department of government efficiency” (Doge), spearheaded by Elon Musk, federal agencies’ use of paid administrative leave rose 435% from 2023 to 2025 – costing six times what the government spent in 2023 – according to a new report released on Tuesday by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), an independent watchdog.
US interest rates raised for first time in three years
US interest rates have been raised for the first time in more than three years and could be increased further in a bid to slow rising prices.
Rates were hiked to 3.75%-4% from 3.5%-3.75% by the Federal Reserve in a unanimous decision, despite fierce opposition from President Donald Trump, who had called for rates to be cut.
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'My rent was higher than my student loan' - the booming cost of private halls
Despite it being beyond her budget, Lara accepted the offer because of the difficulty of finding student housing in Edinburgh.
She said the cost hung over much of her first year at university and she was "constantly stressing" about how much money she was having to put towards rent.