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Daily Cuts - Kevin McCarthy is no longer US House Speaker

Kevin McCarthy has been voted out as House Speaker. This is after Florida congressman Matt Gaetz introduced the bill for his removal on Monday. Lawmakers voted 216 for (versus 210 against) the motion — and that included nearly all Democrats present. McCarthy is the first House Speaker in American history to get the boot. Vote for new House speaker is expected to be next week. Shawn Treier, Senior Lecturer, School of Politics & International Relations, The Australian National University tells us what’s next in US politics.

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Daily Cuts - Regulating Personal Mobility Aids

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Senior Parliamentary Secretary Baey Yam Keng, Chairman, Active Mobility Advisory Panel, about why recommendations have been put up to regulate the local use of Personal Mobility Aids.

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Daily Cuts - Analysis: November property sales

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Nicholas Mak, Chief Research Officer, Mogul.SG, about what could be causing private home sales to triple in November.

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Daily Cuts - Tackling holiday blues with Harmony Counselling

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Martin Williams, Director and Counsellor & Cordelia Fenandez, Counsellor at local mental health support services provider Harmony Counselling, about how some people may struggle emotionally during the year-end holiday season, and the mental health tools that can be used to deal with such struggles.

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Daily Cuts - Le Le's leaving! What's next for Kai Kai and Jia Jia?

Preparations are well underway for giant panda Le Le’s return to China. Andrea Heng and Susan Ng find out how he and his parents are doing with Dr Heng Yirui, Assistant Vice President, Veterinary Healthcare, Mandai Wildlife Group

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Daily Cuts - Let's Chat about Fostering!

"Let’s Chat About Fostering," organised by PPIS aims to shed light on the significance of fostering and encourage more individuals to participate in this. It's happening on 16 December 2023. Andrea Heng and Susan Ng speak with foster parents Mdm Nur Halimah -  a home-based entrepreneur and Mr Najib, a technician.

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