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Lindsey Halligan, a Florida-based attorney for former President Donald Trump, was at Mar-a-Lago and spoke with CBS News about the FBI search. Here's her description of what transpired: Halligan received a call at around 10 a.m. Monday that FBI agents were at Trump's Palm Beach home, Mar-a-Lago, and they had a search warrant. She was the second Trump attorney to arrive on scene, at about 11 a.m, after the search had begun. Christina Bobb, who used to be a TV host on the far right OAN Network, was already there. Over the next eight hours, Halligan said 30-40 FBI personnel conducted the search. There were a handful dressed in suits, but most wore t-shirts, cargo pants, masks and gloves. Halligan estimates 10-15 FBI vehicles went in and out of the property, including a Ryder truck. She didn't witness boxes or documents being loaded onto the truck, though she did not dispute FBI investigators took material from Mar-a-Lago — Halligan just didn't see it. Sources told CBS … [Read more...] about Trump lawyer who was at Mar-a-Lago for FBI search describes the scene

Students going to university this year will be left as much as £1,200 worse off in the coming academic year after Government forecasting blunders left maintenance loan increases trailing inflation. The cash value of maintenance loans will increase just 2.3pc this year, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, despite expectations inflation will be running at around 8pc by the start of the academic year in September. Students from the poorest families will be able to borrow £9,706 for living costs during the upcoming academic year. That is the lowest loan in real terms since 2016/17, when a “substantial proportion” of the support was provided through grants rather than loans. Ben Waltmann, a senior research economist at the IFS, said the shortfall occurred because of inaccurate forecasting. The Government pegs annual increases in maintenance loans on predictions from the Office for Budget Responsibility for retail price index inflation, excluding mortgage costs (RPIX). … [Read more...] about Forecast blunder leaves students £1,200 worse off

Cecil Rhodes will be reinterpreted, an Oxford college has said, after a plaque in his honour was given protected status by Nadine Dorries . The plaque on the ground of Oriel College had been earmarked for removal amid outcry over Cecil Rhodes’ imperialism , but the plans were scrapped and the commemoration was this week given Grade II listed status as part of a policy to “retain and explain” contentious monuments. Oriel will nevertheless “press ahead” with plans to reinterpret and contextualise the 120-year-old plaque, it is understood, despite government intervention to protect what it termed the memorial’s “historic interest”. The college will seek to install more permanent contextualising information near the plaque, although the new listed status will make this process complicated; as all buildings nearby are listed there may be no surface to attach an additional information panel. College looks to be ‘creative’ But it is understood the college will be “creative” and … [Read more...] about Cecil Rhodes listed plaque set to be ‘reinterpreted’ by Oxford college

One of Cambridge University's oldest colleges has had to close to the public after tourists were caught going into students' bedrooms. Clare College can no longer cope with "bus loads" of tourists - who are predominantly from Japan and China - turning up unannounced, according to a source, and has closed its grounds to the public for the first time in its near 700 year history. The university's second oldest college, which counts Sir David Attenborough among its alumni, spans the River Cam and offers one of the most picturesque routes to the city as well as ornate gardens. With signs warning visitors to remain on the public pathways going unheeded, visitors have been caught traipsing through the Scholar’s Garden and Old Court, entering student dormitories - and some have even ended up on the roof. Now after seven centuries, the college, which was founded in 1326, says it has no choice but to lock its gates after the problems were brought up in a recent "health and safety … [Read more...] about Cambridge college closes to the public after students found tourists wandering into their bedrooms

Members of the Anonymous hacktivist collective claim that neo-Nazi website the Daily Stormer may have faked a claim that it had been taken over by hackers. Early Monday morning, web-hosting service GoDaddy announced it was removing the Daily Stormer after it published an article viciously insulting the activist killed Saturday after a car hit a group of counter-protesters at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. GoDaddy tweeted that it had given the website 24 hours to find another server after violating its terms of use. Later, a message posted on the site claimed to be from Anonymous hacktivists who had taken over the site. A post on the site read: "End of hate: Anonymous now in control of Daily Stormer." The hackers said they were taking over the site in the name of the killed activist, Heather Heyer, whom it described as a victim of "victim of white supremacist terrorism." The group said it was allowing the site to remain online for 24 hours "so the … [Read more...] about Did Anonymous hack the neo-Nazi Daily Stormer website?

President Donald Trump's brand is one of his most—if not the most—precious possessions. He puts his name on everything: Trump steaks, Trump golf, Trump hotels, Trump condos, Trump ties and the failed Trump University. Some of these products have been complete flops. But he's recovered from each one, galvanizing his image with The Apprentice reality show. It's difficult, however, to continue trading on a brand if it's been irreparably tainted. The fallout from Trump's comments this week equating the white supremacists and neo-Nazis who marched in Charlottesville, Virginia, with those who opposed them marks a turning point for the president's commercial and political brands, which have become intertwined, branding experts say. It remains to be seen, they say, whether Trump can recover. Still, he did, after all, box his way out of bankruptcy. "I think it's going to frame him historically as aligned with these fringe groups that are not consistent with the character of … [Read more...] about Can Trump’s political and commercial brands ever recover from his Charlottesville comments?

Boris Johnson: Successor will continue to tackle cost-of-living SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info A new study has found nearly one in 10 of those asked have now enacted a return to work after retiring from their roles. The research from Paragon asked 1,200 over-55s about retirement plans, and how to cope with the rising cost of living. Related articles Pension warning as Britons could unwittingly fall into 90% 'tax trap' Thousands of grandparents could increase state pension It demonstrates older people, in growing numbers, are leaning into a phenomena now dubbed the ‘Great Unretirement’, with many abandoning retirement plans due to lack of affordability. The cost of living crisis is clearly … [Read more...] about ‘Exposed’ pensioners forced to ‘unretire’ to boost income as costs soar

US inflation grew at a slower pace than expected in July, according to the latest government figures, easing pressure on the Federal Reserve to deliver another super-sized interest rate hike. Consumer prices jumped by 8.5% in July compared with a year earlier, down from the 9.1% year-on-year jump in June. On a monthly basis, prices were unchanged between June and July, for the first time in more than two years. Read more: Bumper US jobs report defies surging inflation and recession fears Fears of US going into recession as economy contracts for second consecutive quarter Following the inflation news, traders slashed bets that the Federal Reserve would deliver a third consecutive 75-basis-point hike. Advertisement A 50-basis-point rise is now widely expected when the central bank meets in September. It has indicated that it will need to see several monthly declines in inflation growth before letting up on its aggressive monetary policy … [Read more...] about Slower inflation growth eases pressure on US Fed to hike interest rates

The Qatar World Cup is set to start a day earlier than scheduled to enable the host nation to be the opening game of the tournament, Sky News understands. FIFA has been considering proposals to allow Qatar to kick off against Ecuador on Sunday 20 November and being the only fixture that day rather than being the third game on the Monday. The final ratification of the fixture switch needs to come from the FIFA Bureau, which is led by the governing body's president and also features the six heads of football's regional confederations. It would allow the Netherlands game against Senegal, which is also in Group A, to move from a lunchtime kick-off on Monday, 21 November to an evening slot. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 4:17 Qatar 2022 - what you need to know England's game against Iran would remain the second game of the tournament in Group B, being played in the afternoon of 21 November. Advertisement … [Read more...] about World Cup set to start a day earlier than scheduled to allow Qatar to play first

The UK is set to run out of monkeypox vaccines, with bookings in some areas already closing as a result, Sky News understands. Sources have suggested supply issues mean there are only around 5,000 doses of the jab left. The latest figures from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), published on 8 August, show a total of 3,017 cases of the virus have been reported across the country, with 2,914 confirmed through testing. Stocks of the smallpox jabs, which are used to combat monkeypox , have been limited around the world as the sudden global outbreak caused a huge upsurge in demand. On top of that, the historically low number of monkeypox cases outside of countries where the virus has been endemic for many years, has restricted supplies of the vaccine. Advertisement It also takes time to manufacture the doses needed to meet the current global demand, and as a result, the UK is constrained by when the doses are available for delivery. "UKHSA moved … [Read more...] about Monkeypox vaccines set to run out in UK with bookings in some areas already closing