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Revealed: Trump ally Kari Lake gave speech in front of Confederate flag
100+US news | The Guardian / 2h
Video shows Arizona Senate candidate repeating election-fraud claims at event with Confederate flag behind her The Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake addressed supporters with a Confederate flag displayed behind her during a campaign event at a Trump merchandise store in Arizona last week, where she repeated false claims about election fraud. In footage obtained by the Guardian, Lake is seen s
‘Greed’: John Deere rolls out hundreds of US layoffs and sends work to Mexico
John Deere lays off workers
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500+US news | The Guardian / 12h
Agricultural equipment company plans to move production out of the country in move condemned by workers US workers at John Deere plants have accused the company of acting on “greed” as America’s most famous agricultural equipment company plans to shift more production to Mexico. The company – famous for its green tractors and leaping deer logo – has announced layoffs of several hundred workers ov
Trump plots capture of DoJ in renewed assault on US justice system
300+US news | The Guardian / 9h
Ex-president determined to destroy independence of justice department if he regains control of White House Donald Trump is planning an assault on the American justice system should he win re-election to the White House, in which he would seek to destroy the independence of the justice department and turn it into an attack machine for his Make American great again (Maga) movement. At the heart of

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Scenes of carnage from Maine mass shooting revealed in document release
Maine State Police release documents detailing
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US news | The Guardian / 40min
State department of public safety shares more than 3,000 pages Friday in response to Freedom of Access Act requests Thousands of pages of Maine department of public safety documents released Friday include detailed descriptions of the chaos and carnage surrounding the state’s deadliest mass shooting. Officers arrived at the two shooting scenes in Lewiston last October not knowing whether the gunm
Man who killed unhoused woman with pellet gun gets five years in prison: ‘Her life mattered’
38US news | The Guardian / 2h
William Innes, 19, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in 2023 death of Annette Pershal in San Diego A 19-year-old who fatally shot an unhoused woman with a pellet gun in southern California was sentenced to five years and eight months in state prison on Thursday. William Innes pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the killing last May of Annette Pershal, 68, who was living on the
Colorado Republican party chair told to ‘step down’ after ‘God Hates Pride’ email
Colorado Republicans spark outrage during Pride
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21US news | The Guardian / 2h
Dave Williams faces swift backlash from own party after email sent Monday and tweet calling for flags to be burned The chair of Colorado ’s Republican party is facing calls to resign from members of his own group after the state organization sent out an email criticizing Pride month – and later calling for rainbow-colored Pride flags to be burned. Dave Williams, who is also a representative in Co
At least four people die crossing US-Mexico border amid brutal heatwave
US news | The Guardian / 2h
El Paso, Texas, saw temperatures of 106F, with border patrol identifying ‘heatstroke and dehydration’ as cause of death At least four people have died crossing the US-Mexico border near El Paso, Texas, amid the searing heatwave gripping the south-west. Temperatures in El Paso peaked at 106F (41C) on Thursday, and some 34 million people – from the southern tip of Texas across Arizona and up into C
Five convicted in US Covid fraud case involving failed juror bribe
Juror offered cash to acquit
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26US news | The Guardian / 3h
Jury also acquits two others for roles in scheme to steal over $40m that was supposed to feed children during pandemic A jury convicted five Minnesota residents but acquitted two others on Friday for their roles in a scheme to steal more than $40m that was supposed to feed children during the coronavirus pandemic. The case recently received widespread attention after someone tried to bribe a juro
YouTuber charged over video of helicopter shooting fireworks at Lamborghini
Alex Choi faces federal charges
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US news | The Guardian / 3h
Alex Choi, 24, charged with causing the placement of an explosive or incendiary device on an aircraft over US stunt A YouTuber who specializes in “car shenanigans” is facing federal charges after authorities said he directed a video in which two people in a helicopter blasted fireworks at a speeding Lamborghini from above. Alex Choi, 24, is charged with causing the placement of an explosive or in
Something fishy this way comes: rare 7ft sunfish washes ashore in Oregon
US news | The Guardian / 3h
The hoodwinker sunfish, or Mola tecta, is a different species from the more common ocean sunfish, Mola mola An enormous rare fish thought to live only in temperate waters in the southern hemisphere has washed up on Oregon’s northern coast, drawing crowds of curious onlookers intrigued by the unusual sight. The 7.3-ft (2.2-metre) hoodwinker sunfish first appeared on the beach in Gearhart on Monday
Two arrested after Los Angeles police confiscate over 2,800 stolen Lego sets
Lego theft suspects arrested in California
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20US news | The Guardian / 4h
Thousands of boxes discovered in Long Beach home of Richard Siegel, 71, and Blanca Gudino, 39, in police raid An alleged Lego thief’s master plan has fallen to pieces after Los Angeles police confiscated more than 2,800 stolen sets of the popular building bricks and figures from his home. Richard Siegel, 71, and his alleged partner in crime, Blanca Gudino, 39, were paid a visit by the Los Angeles
Wildfire smoke prematurely killed over 50,000 Californians in a decade – study
36US news | The Guardian / 5h
Exposure to toxic particles also led to $432bn in health expenses between 2008 and 2018 More than 50,000 people have died prematurely in California over a decade due to exposure to toxic particles in wildfire smoke, according to a new study. Wildfires create smoke containing PM2.5, tiny particles roughly one-thirtieth of a human hair that can embed themselves deep in the lungs and enter the blood
FBI releases 475 pages of documents related to OJ Simpson murder case
FBI releases documents on O.J. Simpson
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US news | The Guardian / 5h
FBI releases files on Simpson-Goldman double murders NFL star Simpson was acquitted of 1994 stabbing deaths The Federal Bureau of Investigation released 475 pages of documents on Friday relating to OJ Simpson, the former NFL star, actor and notorious suspected double murderer who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend. The documents largely focus on the investigation in
The Guardian view on Gaza’s unending war: a deal is as distant as ever – but more essential
Israel-Lebanon tensions escalate
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20US news | The Guardian / 6h
Mounting deaths and regional escalation have failed to bring closer a ceasefire and the release of hostages Joe Biden insisted it was “time for this war to end and the day after to begin” as he promoted a three-phase peace deal. Hours later, Benjamin Netanyahu shot it down as a “non-starter”. One week on, an agreement looks as remote as ever. More than 36,700 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza
The Guardian view of small museums: stories of what we have been and who we are
US news | The Guardian / 6h
These embattled but valiant institutions are testimony to a basic human urge to collect and share enthusiasms Have you heard the one about the museum of cuckoo clocks that may have to be wound up unless the two brothers who founded it 34 years ago can find someone to keep it ticking when they retire? Or the Musical Museum , set up in 1963 by an electrical engineer with a passion for the history o
Biden: D-day heroes would ask US to stand up to aggression ‘abroad and at home’
Biden and Trump duel in France
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77US news | The Guardian / 6h
US president urges today’s Americans to defend democracy, with apparent reference to Putin and Trump Joe Biden has said that the heroes of D-day would have wanted today’s Americans to stand up to aggression “abroad and at home”, in what appeared to be a reference to both Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. Biden pointed to the looming threats to democracy in remarks he made at the Pointe du Hoc in F
Mike Tyson’s fight with Jake Paul rescheduled for 15 November
Dana White criticizes Tyson-Paul fight
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US news | The Guardian / 7h
Tyson’s fight with YouTuber rescheduled for 15 November Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano will remain as co-feature Mike Tyson’s fight with Jake Paul is now set for 15 November after the former world heavyweight champion fell ill on a flight last month. The fight was originally set for 20 July in Arlington, Texas, home to the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, and will be aired on Netflix. Continue reading...
Rishi Sunak’s D-day failure is not just a campaign disaster – it’s a sign he’s forgotten the very recent past | Jonathan Freedland
100+US news | The Guardian / 8h
He had only to look back a few years to see his error. But today’s politicians keep ignoring history, even when they’ve lived through it But is it art? Could that explain Rishi Sunak’s campaign – that it is, in fact, a piece of daring, innovative performance art in which the prime minister deliberately conducts himself so haplessly and with such a tin ear that it prompts us to reflect on the stat
Liverpool chairman determined to see Premier League games played in USA
Liverpool chairman determined to play Premier
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200+US news | The Guardian / 8h
Tom Werner wants to see matches played around world Potential rule change could allow fixtures abroad The Liverpool chairman, Tom Werner, says he is determined to see a Premier League match played in New York and wants fixtures moved to different locations around the world. The concept of having domestic games played abroad is a contentious one and the Premier League has no plans to enact such an
Heatwave grips US south-west with record highs: ‘Hotter than we’re used to’
Extreme heat wave hits California
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34US news | The Guardian / 8h
Roughly half of Arizona and Nevada under excessive heat alert as temperatures soar past 110F in some states The first heatwave of the year is expected to maintain its grip on the US south-west for at least another day through Friday, after records tumbled across the region with temperatures soaring past 110F (43C) from California to Arizona. Although the official start of summer is still two week
Biden apologises to Zelenskiy for US military aid delay to Ukraine – video
Biden pledges $225 million aid
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US news | The Guardian / 8h
The US president, Joe Biden, has apologised publicly to the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, for the months of delay in American military assistance that allowed Russia to make gains on the battlefield, and announced a further $225m (£177m) in aid to Ukraine. Meeting Zelenskiy in Paris on Friday, Biden told him: 'You haven’t bowed down, you haven’t yielded at all, you continue to fight i
Joe Biden says he will not pardon son Hunter if convicted in gun trial
Hunter Biden's ex-wife testifies
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32US news | The Guardian / 9h
US president says he is prepared to accept any outcome as Naomi Biden testifies in father’s defense Joe Biden has indicated that he will not pardon his son Hunter if he is convicted at his federal gun trial, where the prosecution rested its case on Friday in Delaware and Naomi Biden took the stand in defense of her father. When the US president was asked in an interview with ABC News on Thursday
Sports quiz of the week: French Open, Stanley Cup and surprise results
US news | The Guardian / 9h
Have you been following the big stories in tennis, football, rugby union, golf and more sports around the world? Continue reading...
How do I live my best life? I’ll consult a painting, thanks – not my smug ‘AI future self’ | Viv Groskop
MIT AI chatbot simulates future selves
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US news | The Guardian / 9h
Really, what can these chatbots developed by researchers at MIT teach us that Tolstoy or Lucian Freud can’t? Would our youthful selves benefit from an encounter with a decrepit and raddled 60-year-old “future you” to give us the push we need to live a better life? Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) think so. They are building an AI-powered chatbot using a digitally age
Alex Jones to liquidate assets to help meet $1.5bn Sandy Hook judgment
Feds seize InfoWars studios claim
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200+US news | The Guardian / 10h
The Infowars host dropped his petition for bankruptcy protection, now opting instead for liquidation of company The Infowars host Alex Jones has asked a court to sell off his assets to help meet a $1.5bn defamation judgment against him and his companies over public comments he made claiming that the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school shooting was faked. In a court filing, Jones dropped his petitio
Biden to address democracy in Normandy speech – live
Trump calls for indictment of Jan. 6 committee
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51US news | The Guardian / 10h
White House says theme of president’s speech will be democracy as he speaks from Pointe du Hoc In his forthcoming speech from Normandy’s Point du Hoc, Joe Biden will remind Americans and the world of how difficult it can be to maintain a democracy. “When we talk about democracy – American democracy – we often talk big ideas like life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. What we don’t talk abou
US adds 272,000 jobs as labor market holds unexpectedly strong
80US news | The Guardian / 10h
Figures show unexpected resiliency of job market as Fed keeps interest rates high try to tamp down 3.4% inflation The US economy added 272,000 jobs in May, a sign the labor market remained strong amid high interest rates, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced on Friday. The number of May jobs was far higher than the 190,000 economists had expected and topped April’s gains, when a revised 165,0
Uber and Lyft made a deal to raise drivers’ wages. It was another victory for big tech | Edward Ongweso Jr
44US news | The Guardian / 11h
Minneapolis struck a deal with the companies, but it preserves integral parts of their model, allowing the firms to undermine the compromise later Who came out ahead when the Minneapolis city council announced a deal with Uber and Lyft to increase driver pay and improve working conditions last month? On 20 May, the city council heralded a compromise with the ride-hailing companies. Uber and Lyft
How did the Greens get it so wrong on 'natural' birth? | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
39US news | The Guardian / 11h
The party has backtracked on a policy to reduce childbirth interventions. Questioning the use of C-sections harks back to the days of ‘too posh to push’ Sometimes, when I’m reflecting on how far we’ve come since the 1990s, I think about the phrase “ too posh to push ”. How disgustingly, physiologically misogynistic that phrase is, and how cavalierly people just … said it, as though how a woman de
Nip, tuck, stuff, repeat: who are the women behind the booming world of ‘ethical’ taxidermy?
25US news | The Guardian / 11h
At a workshop in southern California, students learn a practice long associated with grizzled hunters: ‘We feel we’re giving animals a second chance’ Four dead rats. Two white guinea pig carcasses. One lifeless brown rabbit. A group of women hovered tentatively over the bodies, holding scalpels. “Are we slicing all the way through?” asked KC Carmela, one of the attendees, a scalpel in one hand an
Digested week: Murdoch goes soppy (again) and UK leaders get awkward
US news | The Guardian / 12h
Plus: Posh Spice’s parenting and the white British male love-in at the Washington Post So much bad news around these days, but at the beginning of this week, like a shaft of pure sunlight, we heard of a nonagenarian finding love and marrying his sweetheart in a small ceremony attended only by his closest business associates and, judging by reports, none of his children. Continue reading...
Leaders should finally tell us the truth about migration: it’s here for good | Gaia Vince
100+US news | The Guardian / 12h
It’s time to resist the right’s narrative of immigration as aberration. Nations thrive on it – and they always have done The state is an invention. It’s a bureaucratic tool of governance for an arbitrarily defined landmass; an artifice made convincing through emotive storytelling. Although many countries have their “long, long ago” symbolic foundation story, in truth the vast majority of them hav
US state abortion ban exemptions aren’t vague by accident. Uncertainty is the point | Judith Levine
100+US news | The Guardian / 13h
Anti-choice statutes are designed to keep health providers fearful of running afoul of the law. Women suffer for it Anyone who has lived under the control of an abusive partner or parent knows that the problem is not just what’s prohibited. It’s what you’re unsure is prohibited. The prospect of punishment instills fear. Vagueness about what will be punished promotes caution. Just in case, the tee
Trump’s lead over Biden narrows after conviction, analysis shows
Jury to deliberate Trump trial
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200+US news | The Guardian / 13h
Republicans said verdict would hurt president’s standing, but data looks mostly the same with slight uptick for Biden After a Manhattan jury found Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts last week, Republicans rallied around the former president, insisting the verdict would only damage Joe Biden’s standing in the presidential election. But some new polling data casts doubt upon that argument, as
How to spot a deepfake: the maker of a detection tool shares the key giveaways
200+US news | The Guardian / 13h
Siwei Lyu of the DeepFake-o-meter explains how to tell when photos, videos and audio aren’t real You – a human, presumably – are a crucial part of detecting whether a photo or video is made by artificial intelligence. There are detection tools, made both commercially and in research labs, that can help. To use these deepfake detectors, you upload or link a piece of media that you suspect could be
‘We have normalised horror,’ says Unrwa official after Israeli strike on school | First Thing
39US news | The Guardian / 13h
Unrwa’s Sam Rose responds to bombing that killed at least 33 people. Plus, Griffin Dunne on his memoir Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. Mass casualty incidents caused by the Israeli military offensive in southern Gaza are becoming normalised in the west and lea

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