News Headlines - 15 November 2016
▽Cabinet split threatens to derail May’s Brexit talks | The Times & The Sunday Times
Whitehall is working on more than 500 Brexit-related projects and could need to hire 30,000 extra civil servants, according to a leaked memo prepared for the Cabinet Office.
Splits within the cabinet also mean that the government may need another six months to decide on its priorities, according to the assessment by a consultant working for the department.
▽Germany bans Islamic group DWR as police launch raids on 190 sites | The Guardian
German police have launched dawn raids on about 190 mosques, flats and offices linked to an Islamic group as the government bans the organisation, accusing it of radicalising young people.
▽Obama warns of dangers of 'crude nationalism' in wake of Brexit and election of Trump
Barack Obama warned of the dangers of succumbing to “crude” nationalism on Tuesday, in apparent reference to the election of Donald Trump and Britain’s vote to leave the European Union.
▽Trump Won the Election, but 3 Manhattan Buildings Will Lose His Name - The New York Times
Hundreds of tenants at the buildings at 140, 160 and 180 Riverside Boulevard, which contain a total of 1,325 apartments, signed a petition to “Dump the TRUMP name,” last month after Mr. Trump’s provocative campaign statements had offended women, immigrants and liberals on the Upper West Side.
In typical Japanese fashion, an earnest apology was issued immediately for the disruption, and a group of men put to work around the clock to clear up the mess.
