Millions of British children live in poverty. Jun Huang/ShutterstockAs she carefully prepares the UK’s reaction to her second budget the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has now hinted that she may be ready to scrap the two-child benefits cap.

Tesla’s US$1 trillion gamble on Elon Musk’s ‘visionary’ leadership

11/14/2025 The Conversation UK

Photo Agency/ShutterstockTesla has announced it is offering its CEO Elon Musk a performance-based pay package worth US$1 trillion. That’s right: 12 zeros.

Trump Officials Prepare Tariff Exemptions, Seeking to Lower Food Prices

11/14/2025 New York Times USA

If the proposal goes into effect, it would be the latest rollback of one of President Trump’s key economic policies over concerns about affordability.

Hybrid workers are putting in 90 fewer minutes of work on Fridays – and an overall shift toward custom schedules could be undercutting collaboration

11/14/2025 The Conversation USA

It gets lonely if you stick around an office until late afternoon on Fridays. Dimitri Otis/Stone via Getty ImagesDo your office, inbox and calendar feel like a ghost town on Friday afternoons? You’re not alone.

SNAP benefits have been cut and disrupted – causing more kids to go without enough healthy food and harming child development

11/14/2025 The Conversation USA

Being able to buy nutritious groceries is essential for your family's health. Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesAbout 4 in 10 of the more than 42 million Americans who get Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are children under 18.

Can the world quit coal?

11/14/2025 The Conversation USA

A fisherman looks at the Suralaya coal-fired power plant in Cilegon, Indonesia, in 2023.

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