John Pesutto calls fresh vote to readmit Moira Deeming to Victorian Liberal party room in extraordinary backflip | Victorian politics newsthirst.

Victorian Liberal MPs will vote again on whether to readmit Moira Deeming to the party room after an extraordinary backflip by state leader John Pesutto. In a statement on Sunday, Pesutto announced that he had called a special Liberal party room meeting for 15 January, to vote on a motion moved by him to readmit…

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Germany to shoot down drones near military sites newsthirst.

Getty Images Germany’s cabinet has decided to authorise the army to shoot down suspicious drones seen near military sites or other critical infrastructure. A statement from Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said that, “especially since [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s war of aggression against Ukraine, we have seen that drones are being used more and more frequently,…

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Lady Byrd Cafe Owner Misty Mansouri Reveals How to Throw a Festive Holiday Party and Avoid Hosting Mistakes newsthirst.

Hostess with the mostess! Lady Byrd Café owner Misty Mansouri is gearing up for the holiday season, and to celebrate, she sat down with ET to share her festive holiday party essentials.  For starters, Mansouri believes serving easy, yummy dishes is the way to go, and she’s following that approach at her own Los Angeles,…

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MIT releases financials and endowment figures for 2024 | MIT News newsthirst.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Investment Management Company (MITIMCo) announced today that MIT’s unitized pool of endowment and other MIT funds generated an investment return of 8.9 percent during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, as measured using valuations received within one month of fiscal year end. At the end of the fiscal year, MIT’s…

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