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Embattled John Pesutto makes bid to shore up support ahead of Victorian Liberal leadership spill | Victorian politics newsthirst.

Victorian Liberal MPs who will be away during the upcoming leadership spill could be able to vote remotely, due to an intervention by John Pesutto designed to shore up support. The embattled opposition leader on Tuesday wrote to his colleagues to tell them he had received requests from MPs Nick McGowan and Cindy McLeish to…

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Bitcoin swings back above $96,000, in stunning reversal, as light inflation data stokes risk appetite newsthirst.

Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin bounced on Tuesday, rising with other risk assets as traders digested a light inflation reading. On Tuesday the price of the flagship cryptocurrency rose 4% to $96,781.15, according to Coin Metrics, after sliding below the $90,000 support level to start the week. The broader crypto market, as…

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Americans flock to expat websites after the election: ‘They want out, fast’ newsthirst.

Tens of thousands of Americans are looking into moving abroad after Donald Trump’s presidential reelection. In the hours following the presidential race being called for the Republican nominee, nearly 30,000 people and counting visited the website for Expatsi, a travel company that offers scouting trips to help Americans move abroad. “We’re getting more than a…

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Email demands US government workers report DEI programmes newsthirst.

The Trump administration emailed thousands of federal employees on Wednesday, ordering them to report any efforts to “disguise” diversity initiatives in their agencies or face “adverse consequences”. The request came after President Donald Trump banned diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices and programmes throughout the government. Emails seen by the BBC directed workers to “report…

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Anthropic closes $2.5 billion credit facility newsthirst.

Dario Amodei, Anthropic’s CEO, speaking on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 21, 2025. Gerry Miller | CNBC Earlier this week, Anthropic received a $2.5 billion, five-year revolving credit line to amp up its liquidity in an ever-expanding — and expensive — competition in the artificial intelligence industry. Anthropic, founded…

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US job market grows amid threats of mass federal layoffs and Trump tariffs | US unemployment and employment statistics newsthirst.

The US labor market continued to grow in February even as threats of mass layoffs in the federal government and uncertainty around Donald Trump’s tariff policies rattle the US economy. In February, 151,000 jobs were added to the economy, up from an adjusted 125,000 jobs gained in January. The unemployment rate was 4.1%, little changed…

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