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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Over a decade ago, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, predicted that healthcare premiums would skyrocket, even in the face of subsidies put into effect under Obamacare that were meant to bring them down. Today, the ballooning of those premiums and their accompanying subsidies are at the center of the 22-day shutdown that looks poised to get longer still.”Despite Obamacare subsidies, many Americans will still be paying higher premiums in 2014 as a result of Obamacare,” Cruz said in 2013, referring to the Affordable Care Act (ACA).OBAMACARE SUBSIDIES AT CENTER OF DEM SHUTDOWN FIGHT ‘FUEL’…

Amazon.com Inc., America’s second-largest employer, is gearing up for a major workplace shift by planning to replace more than half a million U.S. jobs with robots, according to the New York Times. The report, based on internal documents and executive interviews, suggests the e-commerce giant is moving toward a more automated future.// Automation Set to Transform Amazon’s Workforce Since 2018, Amazon’s U.S. workforce has nearly tripled to around 1.2 million. But the company’s automation team predicts that robots could eliminate the need to hire more than 160,000 employees by 2027. According to the report, this shift could save roughly 30…

“If we buy some beef now — I’m not talking about that much — from Argentina, it would help Argentina, which we consider a very good country, a very good ally,” Trump said Sunday. Asked on Air Force One whether a beef deal would benefit foreign cattle raisers at the expense of American ranchers, Trump did not directly answer.“Argentina is fighting for its life,” he said. “Nothing is benefiting Argentina.” The Trump administration has gone to extraordinary lengths to help Argentina and its beleaguered president, Javier Milei, an early Trump ally whose party faces crucial midterm elections this month.“I happen…

Ministers are considering dropping one of their central green pledges in an effort to keep energy bills down, sources have told the Guardian.Government insiders say Keir Starmer is prepared to miss his own target of removing almost all fossil fuels from the UK’s electricity supply by 2030 if doing so proves much more expensive than building gas power instead.The issue will come to a head within weeks as Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, decides how much renewable energy to commission for the next few years. Allies say Miliband is willing to buy less than experts say is needed to hit…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former special counsel Jack Smith is standing by his 2023 decision to subpoena several Republican lawmakers’ phone records, calling the move “entirely proper” and consistent with Justice Department policy.Smith said through his lawyers in a letter obtained by Fox News Digital that the subpoenaed data, known as toll records, belonging to eight senators and one House member were carefully targeted to support his investigation into President Donald Trump’s alleged subversion of the 2020 election.”As described by various Senators, the toll data collection was narrowly tailored and limited to the four days from…

NEW DELHI: As travel surges ahead of the Chhath festivities, in addition to the regular train services, 1500 special trains will be run during the next five days with an average of 300 specials per day, a press release by the Ministry of Railways said. Indian Railways is ensuring that every passenger during their rail journey during the festive season is served well. Besides regular trains, 4,493 special train trips in the last 21 Days, averaging 213 trips daily, helped the passengers reach home safely for Diwali festivities. According to the press release, for the upcoming Chhath Puja and ongoing…

Vice President JD Vance stressed Wednesday that U.S. officials were not seeking to babysit the Gaza Strip ceasefire and that Israel was a partner, not a “vassal state,” as questions rose over the next steps in the Middle East.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has hosted a string of senior American officials in recent days, declared in a statement prior to the meeting that his country was “not a protectorate of the United States” and would “decide on its security,” according to The Associated Press. The pair exchanged words of friendship and optimism at their joint news conference in Jerusalem…

Rachel Reeves’ decision to pin the blame for the UK’s ailing economy on Brexit a month before a difficult and potentially unpopular budget could be considered high-risk given the lingering divisions and bitterness over the UK’s decision to leave the EU.But political analysts say she is aiming to appeal to voters who opted to leave but have changed their minds on this issue, young people who have joined the electorate in the nine years since the referendum, and remainers who are asking: what took you so long?In a speech on Tuesday, the chancellor said Brexit had caused more damage to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is looking to hold Democrats’ “feet to the fire” with new legislation seeking special funding for farmers and food assistance programs amid the government shutdown.Hawley’s bills would reinstate federal funding for the Farm Service Agency as well as the federal SNAP food program. Democrats have so far refused to work with Republicans amid the government shutdown, now the second-longest in U.S. history.”We need to start forcing Democrats to make some tough votes. We need to start holding their feet to the fire,” Hawley said in…

New Delhi: Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt has been accused of stalking and abusing his former mistress Michelle Ritter. Ritter has claimed that Schmidt subjected her to constant digital surveillance amid disputes over money, a failed AI startup and access to his Bel Air residence.  Ritter said that Schmidt monitored her private communications and restricted her access to money and property by using his riches, power and technical expertise, according to the New York Post. Their court battle hit the ceiling in December 2024 when Ritter filed a domestic violence restraining order against Schmidt, alleging that he had prevented her from…