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James Talarico Talks Historic Win in Texas, Top Priorities

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Senator-elect James Talarico joins TODAY to talk about pulling off a historic win, flipping a Senate seat in red Texas. “The people of Texas sent a crystal-clear message that they want change and they expect change,” he said. He also discusses his top priorities, plans to address issues on a bipartisan basis, and more.

HP names former GSK CEO Emma Walmsley as its new CEO, effective from January 4, filling the role after HP's Enrique Lores left for PayPal in February 2026 (Bloomberg)

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HP names former GSK CEO Emma Walmsley as its new CEO, effective from January 4, filling the role after HP's Enrique Lores left for PayPal in February 2026  —  HP Inc. named former GSK Plc chief executive officer Emma Walmsley as its new CEO, permanently filling the role after HP's Enrique Lores departed earlier this year.

Election week in Trumpland: algae, space proclamations and a deflection of blame

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Donald Trump’s unrelenting focus on the ‘beautification of Washington’ and Fox News ratings did not stop the Democrats’ decisive midterm election wins

Standing at the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool on Monday afternoon, Donald Trump zeroed in on his closing message of the high-stakes midterm elections: it can take a long time to get rid of filth.

Less than 24 hours before Americans headed to the polls, the US president staged a bizarre press conference in which he touted his troubled $14m renovation of the Washington DC landmark and blamed his predecessors for the algae that once bloomed in its water.

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M&S boss bemoans last week’s budget as ‘whole lot of nothing’

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Stuart Machin hits out at Labour but welcomes expected UK-EU food deal as retailer reveals half-year results

The chief executive of Marks & Spencer has called John Healey’s first budget as chancellor a “whole lot of nothing” and bemoaned an “onslaught of taxation and regulation” from the Labour government despite welcoming an expected deal on EU border checks.

Stuart Machin said he was disappointed at last week’s budget statement, adding that it “didn’t really address the issues we need to focus on growth”. He said the chancellor’s “real terms” freeze on business rates, for example, would lead to an additional £10m on M&S’s existing £170m rates bill.

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