The Guardian today: Labour reveals 'fat cat' tax pledge aimed at reining in excessive pay

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the guardian today Tuesday 16 May 2017 Headlines More » Labour reveals 'fat cat' tax pledge aimed at reining in excessive pay Manifesto to be published on Tuesday will include charging firms 2.5% levy on earnings above £330,000 and 5% on those above £500,000 Ian Brady, the Moors murderer, dies aged 79 Donald Trump 'shared highly classified information with Russian officials' 38 million pieces of plastic waste found on uninhabited South Pacific island Football abuse scandal: eight clubs could face sanctions after missing deadlines WannaCry ransomware has links to North Korea, cybersecurity experts say General election 2017 More » Birmingham: 'Each year the benefit system is more heartless' In the second of a series of dispatches from Erdington, Birmingham, Nazia Parveen and photographer Christopher Thomond meet church leaders helping those in need – and struggling with the question of who is responsible Most viewed in last 24 hours More » Why fans think Avril Lavigne died and was replaced by a clone called Melissa A rumour that the Canadian singer has been replaced by a lookalike resurfaced on Twitter last week, but she is not the first star to be subject to such speculation Millionaire tells millennials: if you want a house, stop buying avocado toast Ian Brady obituary It isn't wrong to raise an eyebrow at how the Macrons got together In confronting Theresa May, Cathy has spoken up for all Britain's disabled people | Frances Ryan Barcelona and Bayern Munich would have sacked me, says Pep Guardiola Sport More » David Warner's Ashes power play strikes blow for players left behind | Vic Marks Roger Federer to miss the French Open to prepare for grass of Wimbledon Ian Poulter: miserable period left me swimming at bottom of empty pool Comment is free More » The NHS got lucky – for now. Cyber-attacks will only get worse | Beau Woods Merkel is in Macron's debt. He is rescuing her vision of Europe | Natalie Nougayrède Come on, you reds! Why football tribalism won't work for Corbyn this election | Alastair Campbell Culture More » Venice Biennale: slaps, drenchings and Dobermans on the prowl Bright lights on the lagoon: Venice Biennale 2017 – in pictures U2's Joshua Tree tour: stuck in the past, or a new sense of purpose? Business More » Noel Edmonds accuses Lloyds of 'foot dragging' over HBOS payouts Debt fears as county court judgments soar by more than a third Technology More » How to protect your computer against the ransomware attack Cyber-attack set to escalate as working week begins, experts warn Travel More » 10 of the best Irish bars in New York Le Havre, a short break built on concrete chic Life and style More » How to have a long and healthy retirement I have little interest in sex, yet would like a partner – either a man or woman Football Comment is free Environment

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SpaceX Blasts Biggest High Speed Communications Satellite to Orbit for Inmarsat

New post on Universe Today SpaceX Blasts Biggest High Speed Communications Satellite to Orbit for Inmarsat by Ken Kremer SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying commercial Inmarsat 5 F4 broadband satellite blasts off to geostationary orbit at twilight at 7:20 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A on 15 May 2017 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: Ken Kremer/Kenkremer.com KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - SpaceX blasted the "largest and most complicated communications satellite ever built to orbit" for London based Inmarset at twilight this evening, May 15, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. In fact the Inmarsat 5F4 satellite is so powerful that it has the potential to reach "hundreds of millions of customers" the Inmarsat CEO Rupert Pierce told Universe Today in a post launch interview. SpaceX is targeting twilight thunder with the firms Falcon 9 rocketing skyward from the Florida Space Coast on Monday 15 carrying a commercial High-Speed broadband satellite for London based Inmarsat. Blastoff of the Inmarsat-5 Flight 4 communications satellite for commercial broadband provider Inmarsat took place right on time for early Monday evening, May 15 at 7:21 p.m. EDT (or 23:21 UTC) from SpaceX's seaside Launch Complex 39A on NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Ken Kremer | May 15, 2017 at 11:59 pm | URL: http://wp.me/p1CHIY-zgu Comment    See all comments Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser:  https://www.universetoday.com/135562/spacex-blasts-biggest-high-speed-communications-satellite-to-orbit-for-inmarsat/

BREAKING: Is it legal for President Trump to share classified information? Yes, but it's risky, experts say

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The Guardian today - Australia edition

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the guardian today - Australia edition Tuesday 16 May 2017 Headlines More » Donald Trump 'shared highly classified information with Russian officials' Trump revealed intelligence connected to a threat from Isis with Russian foreign minister and ambassador, according to reports Rod Culleton told to repay Senate salary and entitlements Why didn't Turnbull get a budget poll bounce? Because he's playing on Labor home turf | Peter Lewis Hillary Clinton launches political action group Onward Together Mayang Prasetyo killing: chef's death after escaping police unavoidable – inquest Lisa Scaffidi, Perth's lord mayor, due to receive penalty on expenses breaches Sport More » Why even $346m is not enough to prevent civil war in Australian football | Shaun Mooney Melbourne Demons forward Jesse Hogan diagnosed with cancer Filipe Toledo banned after trying to 'storm judges tower' at Brazil surf event AFLW expansion a double-edged sword for VFL community clubs | Kate O'Halloran David Warner's Ashes power play strikes blow for players left behind | Vic Marks Culture More » Change behaviour, and the law: Craig Reucassel gives rubbish a dirty look Jenevieve Chang: the freedom and ironies of dancing burlesque in China Great Australian photographs: Something More by Tracey Moffatt – an audio essay Comment is free More » A Pakistani man is detained indefinitely in Australia, and there is little courts can do Merkel is in Macron's debt. He is rescuing her vision of Europe | Natalie Nougayrède Tough love welfare policies are just part of the growing surveillance state | Jason Wilson Life and style More » 'Nature is your lover, not your mother': meet ecosexual pioneer Annie Sprinkle Why do we let our elderly die of broken hearts? | Michele Hanson How beauty giant Dove went from empowering to patronising Technology More » How to protect your computer against the ransomware attack Cyber-attack set to escalate as working week begins, experts warn Science More » Earlier menopause puts women at greater risk of heart failure, study shows Archaeologists uncover 17 mummies in Egyptian necropolis Environment More » Adani may be forced to revamp Carmichael coalmine clean-up plans Labor split over Great Australian Bight oil drilling Video More » Student protesters interrupt education minister on Q&A – video Bill Shorten delivers Labor's budget reply speech – video Renowned ABC journalist Mark Colvin dies aged 65 – video Most viewed in last 24 hours More » Ian Brady, the Moors murderer, dies aged 79 Brady had been receiving palliative care at Ashworth psychiatric hospital on Merseyside 38 million pieces of plastic waste found on uninhabited South Pacific island Stay-at-home fathers do less childcare than working mothers, research shows They hate the US government, and they're multiplying: the terrifying rise of 'sovereign citizens' Labor still well ahead of Coalition in post-budget Guardian Essential poll It isn't wrong to raise an eyebrow at how the Macrons got together Sport Culture Comment is free Guardian News & Media Limited - a member of Guardian Media Group PLC. Registered Office: Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9GU. Registered in England No. 908396