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Rising economic pain confronting US voters has not translated into a loss of faith among Trump’s most loyal supporters.
Rising economic pain confronting US voters has not translated into a loss of faith among Trump’s most loyal supporters.
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<p>Videos show shark launching several feet from water as a group of friends pose for photos along Marina state beach</p><p>A great white shark put on a spectacular display for California beachgoers over the weekend, leaping from the water off Marina state beach and photobombing visitors.</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/Depy0OyP7Fg/">Videos</a> circulating online show a great white shark launching several feet out of the water in the background as a group of friends pose for photos along the beach.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/20/great-white-shark-photobomb-california">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Duke of Sussex says ‘there’s enough drama in the world’ without continuing to have issues with family</p><p>The Duke of Sussex wants to repair his difficult relationship with his father and brother, he has said.</p><p>Speaking <a href="https://www.gq.com/story/prince-harry-one-more-question">to GQ magazine in New York</a>, Prince Harry said of his complicated relationship with William and King Charles that from a family perspective it was a “massively relatable issue for so many people”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/20/prince-harry-says-he-wants-to-reconcile-with-charles-and-william">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Union furious as bank scraps remote-first policy for thousands of employees from February 2027</p><p>NatWest has ordered 13,000 staff to increase their in-office days from two days per month to two days per week, angering its staff union.</p><p>The banking group, which serves customers under the Royal Bank of Scotland, NatWest, and Coutts brands, will require all of its nearly 40,000 UK staff to follow a strict two days per week office schedule from February 2027, abolishing a remote-first policy for thousands of employees.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/20/natwest-staff-back-two-days-a-week-policy">Continue reading...</a>
<p>French state places officers as agents of authority tasked with repressing, rather than managing, public dissent</p><p>Familiar images of teargas clouds drifting across Paris squares, police baton charges against masked protesters and terrified teenagers floored – and worse – by stun grenades have once again focused the world’s attention on France’s policing methods.</p><p>While most of its western European neighbours generally favour police tactics that prioritise crowd containment and de-escalation, France has long responded to social movements that take to the streets with at times shocking physical force.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/20/france-culture-violent-policing-protests-riots">Continue reading...</a>