15 December 2022 – Sky News: The Latest News from the World

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Ministers consider planning shake-up to boost affordable housing

Peter Sanders15 December 2022

Ministers will consult on planning reforms that would free up pockets of brownfield land in cities in England to allow the building of hundreds of thousands of homes and prop up...

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Former Texas officer convicted of manslaughter in 2019 shooting of Atatiana Jefferson

Robert Melton15 December 2022

A former Texas police officer was convicted of manslaughter Thursday for fatally shooting Atatiana Jefferson through a rear window of her home in 2019, a rare conviction of an officer...

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National Archives releases thousands of JFK assassination documents

Helen Stephens15 December 2022

Washington CNN — The National Archives on Thursday released thousands of previously classified documents collected as part of the government review into the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy....

Technology

California Reduces Subsidies for Homes With Rooftop Solar

Jessica McCarthy15 December 2022

California regulators voted unanimously on Thursday to significantly reduce how much utilities have to pay homeowners with rooftop solar panels for power they send to the electric grid — a...

Science

When using virtual reality as a teaching tool, context and ‘feeling real’ matter

Jessica McCarthy15 December 2022

Experimental design. a Encoding tasks in VR-based contexts across Days 1 and 2. a1, In an underwater practice context, participants learnt VR navigation and received tasks instructions from "the teacher."...

Health

Most nursing home residents have not received omicron booster

Rebecca Stafford15 December 2022

Less than 50% of nursing home residents, one of the country's most vulnerable to severe illness from Covid-19, have received an omicron booster ahead of an expected wave of infection...

Sport

Manchester City willing to increase their offer for RB Leipzig defender Josko Gvardiol to £110million – Paper Talk | Transfer Centre News

Marjory Copeland15 December 2022

All the top stories and transfer rumours from Friday's newspapers...DAILY MIRROR Manchester City are reportedly willing to increase their offer for RB Leipzig defender Josko Gvardiol to £110million. Image: RB...

Sport

Real Madrid signs 16-year-old Brazilian striker Endrick from Palmeiras for reported $94 million fee

Marjory Copeland15 December 2022

Real Madrid has signed the highly-touted 16-year-old Brazilian forward Endrick from Brazilian club Palmeiras, both clubs have announced."Real Madrid C. F., Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, and Endrick and his family have...

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Yellowjackets gets renewed by Showtime for a third season BEFORE its second season even airs

Rebecca Stafford15 December 2022

The acclaimed television series Yellowjackets got a major vote of confidence from Showtime when the premium cable network renewed it for a third season — all before its second season...

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Erdoğan’s autocratic turn | Financial Times

Peter Sanders15 December 2022

Turkey’s fragile and imperfect democracy is in peril. When the opposition politician Ekrem İmamoğlu was elected mayor of Istanbul in March 2019, president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan — who launched his...

Day: 15 December 2022

Ministers consider planning shake-up to boost affordable housing

Former Texas officer convicted of manslaughter in 2019 shooting of Atatiana Jefferson

National Archives releases thousands of JFK assassination documents

California Reduces Subsidies for Homes With Rooftop Solar

When using virtual reality as a teaching tool, context and ‘feeling real’ matter

Most nursing home residents have not received omicron booster

Manchester City willing to increase their offer for RB Leipzig defender Josko Gvardiol to £110million – Paper Talk | Transfer Centre News

Real Madrid signs 16-year-old Brazilian striker Endrick from Palmeiras for reported $94 million fee

Yellowjackets gets renewed by Showtime for a third season BEFORE its second season even airs

Erdoğan’s autocratic turn | Financial Times

Anthony Volpe’s grand slam lifts Yankees in Game 4, staves off Dodgers World Series sweep

Improving air quality would avoid 80,000 vet visits every year, study finds

RDDT, SMCI, GRMN, SNAP and more

Dropbox slashes 20% of global workforce, eliminating 500 roles

Charley Hull feels win ‘just around the corner’ as she prepares for Aramco Team Series – Riyadh, live on Sky Sports | Golf News

EU to pursue Temu for alleged sale of illegal products

Anthony Volpe’s grand slam lifts Yankees in Game 4, staves off Dodgers World Series sweep

Improving air quality would avoid 80,000 vet visits every year, study finds

RDDT, SMCI, GRMN, SNAP and more

Dropbox slashes 20% of global workforce, eliminating 500 roles

Charley Hull feels win ‘just around the corner’ as she prepares for Aramco Team Series – Riyadh, live on Sky Sports | Golf News

EU to pursue Temu for alleged sale of illegal products

Rental homes supply will be hit by Budget stamp duty changes, say landlords

Manitoba seniors waiting for care home beds pay over $15M in fees to hospitals over 3 years

Oilers lose captain Connor McDavid for 2-3 weeks with ankle injury

Canadian oil exports to U.S. rise to record high

Kevin Durant, LeBron James and NBA’s ‘Uncle Brigade’ won’t stop fighting. Treasure it

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