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Outrage after Biden administration reinstates ‘barbaric’ Trump-era hunting rules

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Rules allow hunting practices that target bears and wolves, including pups or cubs, on federal land in Alaska The Biden administration has reinstated controversial Trump-era rules allowing what critics say are “barbaric” hunting practices that target bears and wolves, including pups or cubs, on federal land in Alaska. Sport hunters use the practices, like killing young in their dens, to eliminate

The Observer view on the new Labour government: a fine start but still a mountain to climb

Labour wins 2024 UK election

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The prime minister has reminded the country that politics can be a force for good and change people’s lives It could not come soon enough. After 14 years, Britain at last has a government motivated by re-energising a sluggish economy rather than channelling lucrative state contracts to wealthy friends. A government keen to close the gap between young people from different backgrounds rather than

Why do we find it hard to believe that the smiling nurse Lucy Letby was a serial killer? | Martha Gill

Lucy Letby faces retrial allegations

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The nurse’s case shows the dangers of believing that women like her could not possibly commit murder Why do so many people still think Lucy Letby is innocent? It’s worth asking, because last week yet another blow was dealt to the theory. In a retrial of one of the charges against her, Letby was found to have attempted to murder another newborn baby, and handed a 15th life sentence . In the past 1

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Biden campaigns in Pennsylvania to reassure Democrats as pressure to drop out – live

Biden campaign raises record funds

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Calls for president to step down continue to grow while he insists he won’t abandon re-election bid In an interview with CNN, Democratic senator Chris Murphy declined to say whether he thought Joe Biden should drop out, but said “the clock is ticking” for the president to quell doubts about his fitness to continue to serve. “I think that he’s got to go out there this week and show the American pu

This Nebraska congressional district could be the key to the presidential election

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If the vote is close, swing states will matter less than a few hundred thousand voters in the middle of the country For Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the road to the White House runs through battleground states clustered along the Great Lakes, and in the fast-growing “sun belt” of the south. But if the election turns out to be extremely close, the two candidates’ fortunes may hinge on a few hundred

Karen Read saga set for sequel after mistrial in gripping murder case

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A Boston jury was unable to reach a verdict in the death of police officer John O’Keefe – now the city is readying for another trial In the days since a jury failed to reach a verdict on charges against Karen Read, a 44-year-old financial analyst, there’s been no shortage of her name in the headlines. She’s been seen getting cozy with her married defense lawyer. The lead investigator has been fir

Alec Baldwin heads to trial for manslaughter over Rust shooting

Alec Baldwin faces trial death

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Actor to face court more than two years after death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins Alec Baldwin is heading to trial on Tuesday on involuntary manslaughter charges in a case that will be closely watched by the entertainment industry, the news media, tabloids and legal experts. It has been a long road to trial since the cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot during production of the m

What would a Harris candidacy mean for the elusive independent woman voter?

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Polling shows critical group unenthused about Biden and Trump – and moved by economy over abortion The independent voter is the elusive prize in any election. This year, Democrats are hoping that widespread support for abortion rights will draw in women who might have previously shied away from the party. But polling shows that independent female voters, a critical group for any candidate, are pa

Peter Navarro defends himself in new book while still in prison

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The New Maga Deal full of errors and omissions from former Trump adviser convicted of contempt of Congress In a book due to be published a day before his release from prison this month, the former Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro praises Donald Trump’s Maga movement – and claims to list errors and omissions that led to his four-month sentence for criminal contempt of Congress, for refusing to co

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France no longer resembles a divided but tolerant family. It is catastrophically fractured | Andrew Hussey

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As voters decide in the second round of elections today, the far right’s shock success last week has left many asking what the future holds for the republic In the past week, since Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) stormed into its daunting lead in the first round of the French parliamentary elections, a menacing graffito has appeared in my neighbourhood in Paris, on a busy street corner betwee

Keir Starmer stunned sceptics and rebuilt Labour. Now he must do the same for Britain | Andrew Rawnsley

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Not one senior party figure originally thought he had a prayer of leading them back into government in a single parliament, but now he bestrides a transformed political landscape David Lammy likes to tell a story about sitting at his kitchen table with Sir Keir Starmer shortly after Labour’s cataclysmic defeat at the 2019 election . Having ascertained that the other man intended to run for leader

Biden, Putin, Xi, Modi: what is it that keeps old ideas, as well as old people, in power? | Kenan Malik

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We live in societies that celebrate youth and youth culture, yet are governed by our elders ‘States when they are in difficulties or in fear yearn for the rule of the elder men,” wrote Plutarch, the first-century Greek historian and philosopher, as he pondered “ whether an old man should engage in politics ”. Only the old, he believed, possessed the wisdom granted by age, and the composure that c

Keir Starmer ruled out rejoining the EU. Now he must think again | William Keegan

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Labour’s new prime minister is in a position of strength in relation to Brexit. He must be bold for Britain’s sake The first moves of a new prime minister can have lasting consequences. When Clement Attlee went from being wartime deputy prime minister to Labour prime minister in 1945, he had little alternative but to offer the nation the peacetime equivalent of Churchill’s blood, toil, tears and

Assured Kamala Harris cuts a transformed figure in New Orleans – and avoids talk of Biden

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While the president insists he will remain in the election race, his deputy’s poll numbers have improved and her speeches have become more assertive The ideal understudy is talented but inconspicuous, prepared at all times to step into the top role and yet content to never do so. In New Orleans, at the 30th annual Essence Festival of Culture, gone was the Kamala Harris of the drab brown, chair-ma

Uruguay boot Brazil out to set up Copa América semi-final with Colombia

Uruguay faces Brazil in Copa America quarter-final

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Ten-man Uruguay win 4-2 on penalties after 0-0 draw Colombia thrash Panama 5-0 in other quarter-final Uruguay will play Colombia in the Copa América semi-final after beating Brazil 4-2 on penalties at the end of a bruising 0-0 draw. Sergio Rochet saved Brazil’s first penalty in the shootout from Éder Militão while his teammate Douglas Luiz hit the post. Brazil keeper Alisson Becker denied José Gi

Uruguay v Brazil: Copa América 2024 quarter-final – live

Uruguay faces Brazil in Copa America quarter-final

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Latest score from 9pm ET kickoff in Las Vegas Sign up for Jonathan Wilson’s weekly soccer newsletter There’s a lovely pre-match embrace between Uruguay manager Marcelo Bielsa and Brazil winger Raphinha, who worked together so thrillingly at Leeds United. “With Vini Junior suspended , the only number 7 on the pitch is Uruguay’s Nicolas de la Cruzm,” writes Peter Oh. “And there’s no 77 in sight to

Bronny James scores four points in Los Angeles Lakers debut

Bronny James struggles in debut

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Rookie was drafted No 55 overall by Lakers Guard will play alongside father LeBron this season Bronny James took his place in the starting lineup for Los Angeles and his professional career is formally underway after his Lakers debut on Saturday. He wore the No 9 jersey, not to be confused with the No 6 uniform his father, and now teammate, LeBron James sported before switching to No 23. Continue

‘Potentially historic’ heatwave threatens more than 130 million people across US

California facing dangerous heat wave

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Temperatures could crest 100F (38C) in many regions after breaking records and sparking dozens of wildfires A long-running heatwave that has already broken records, sparked dozens of wildfires and left about 130 million people under a high-temperature threat is about to intensify enough that the National Weather Service has deemed it “potentially historic”. The NWS on Saturday reported some type

Caitlin Clark makes WNBA history with first-ever rookie triple-double

Caitlin Clark makes WNBA history

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Guard records 19 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds 22-year-old helps Fever beat WNBA leaders Liberty Caitlin Clark set the latest in her long line of records on Saturday as she became the first ever WNBA rookie to notch a triple-double. The Indiana Fever guard finished with 19 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds as her team beat the New York Liberty 83-78 thanks to a late comeback in which they w

David Lammy faces a world in turmoil: five key concerns for foreign secretary

Keir Starmer appoints key ministers

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Challenges include two wars and global inertia on the climate crisis as hard-right populists from France to the US flex their muscles • David Lammy: ‘Britain has to start reconnecting with a dangerous, divided world’ More than two years after Russia invaded Ukraine, the conflict drags on. Ukrainian forces are depleted and they need foreign weapons. Support for Ukraine crosses most party lines in

Four killed and three wounded in shooting at Kentucky party

Four killed in Kentucky shooting

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Police say people had gathered at home in Florence for birthday party of 21-year-old son of homeowner Four people were killed and three others were wounded in an early Saturday shooting at a home in northern Kentucky, police said. The shooting suspect later died after fleeing the home and leading police on a vehicle pursuit that ended with the suspect’s car falling into a ditch, police said. Cont

Is it time to turn the British Museum into the world’s great lending library? | Tim Adams

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With a new government will come grown-up conversations about our colonial history’s part in the acquiring of artefacts It’s liberating to sense how a government whose primary concern is not fighting culture wars might return a grown-up freedom to public debate. A discussion at the British Museum last week, “Who owns the past?” , could not, in this sense, have been more timely. The debate, which m

Vikings’ rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson killed in car crash at age 24

Vikings rookie Khyree Jackson dies

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Player died with two others in early morning car crash Jackson played for Oregon and Alabama in college The Minnesota Vikings’ rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson has been killed in a car crash at the age of 24, the team confirmed on Saturday. “We are devastated by the news of Khyree Jackson’s death following an overnight car accident,” the Vikings said in a statement. “Our thoughts are with Khyree’

Biden’s doctor reportedly met with top neurologist at White House

White House turmoil over Biden

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Parkinson’s expert at Walter Reed medical center has visited White House eight times since August 2023 – report Joe Biden’s doctor met with a leading Washington neurologist at the White House this year, it was reported on Saturday. The report came after Biden on Friday ruled out taking an independent cognitive test and releasing its findings publicly, in an interview with ABC News arranged follow

A beloved palm and pine tree mark California’s center. Now they’re being cut down

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Local residents are mourning the planned removal of the trees, symbols of the state’s northern-southern divide Whenever Cassie Yoshikawa drives through the Central Valley on the former US Highway 99, she looks for the century-old landmark that symbolizes the midpoint of California: the Palm and the Pine. Located on the highway median and towering over neighboring oleander shrubs, the Canary Islan

Top Democrats plan crisis meeting despite Biden’s vow to fight on

Biden's ABC interview post-debate

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House Democratic leader schedules virtual conference for Sunday as several members call for president’s withdrawal US politics – follow live Congressional Democrats are to hold an emergency weekend meeting to discuss Joe Biden’s tottering presidential candidacy, after a primetime television interview failed to dispel doubts triggered by last week’s debate fiasco. Hakeem Jeffries, the Democrats’ l

Biden defiant as America reacts to make-or-break TV interview – live

Biden vows to stay in race

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Amid growing calls for his exit, president told ABC only ‘the Lord almighty’ could make him exit 2024 race Full story: Biden says only ‘Lord almighty’ could make him drop out Several Biden loyalists, including Senator Chris Coons of Delaware, a chairman of his campaign, and John Fetterman , a senator from New Jersey, voiced their continued support. But even among supporters there were doubts. Ro

Why is the pundit class so desperate to push Biden out of the race? | Rebecca Solnit

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Yes, Biden had a bad debate – but so did Trump. The media is once again repeating the mistakes of 2016 I am not usually one to offer diagnoses of people I’ve never met, but it does seem like the pundit class of the American media is suffering from severe memory loss. Because they’re doing exactly what they did in the 2016 presidential race – providing wildly asymmetrical and inflammatory coverage

It’s no surprise a Newsweek writer panned Taylor Swift for being single and childless | Arwa Mahdawi

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The broader context of what the magazine has become starts with political activist Josh Hammer running its opinion pages Poor Taylor Swift. The pop star is a billionaire and one of the most successful people on the planet. She has an army of devoted fans who happily bankrupt themselves to follow her on record-breaking tours around the world. A German city just temporarily renamed itself Swiftkirc

Heat-related deaths in Phoenix, Arizona, have nearly doubled this year

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The city just had its hottest June on record, with 175 possible heat deaths so far this year – an 84% increase Heat-related deaths in the hottest major US city have almost doubled compared with the same period last year, after Phoenix experienced its warmest ever June on record. The number of possible heat deaths reported by the Maricopa county medical examiner was 175 as of 29 June – a staggerin

Two teenagers die while swimming at New York’s Coney Island

Two teenagers drown at Coney Island

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Witnesses say two young women, aged 17 and 18, went into rough seas during a storm Two teenagers died while swimming at Coney Island beach in New York, police said. Police received an emergency call for a water rescue in the area of Stillwell Avenue and Boardwalk West at 8.10pm on Friday, the New York police department said. Continue reading...

Democrats in disarray as Trump immunity ruling raises stakes

Biden addresses SCOTUS immunity ruling

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With democracy at a moment of maximum peril, millions were pinning their hopes on the Democratic party as a last wall of defence – but the debate changed that “With fear for our democracy, I dissent.” So wrote the supreme court justice Sonia Sotomayor in a minority opinion this week. She was far from alone in the view that, with Donald Trump threatening an “ imperial presidency ”, American democr

Chevron doctrine ruling a ‘gut-punch’ for US health and environment – experts

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Decision that overturned convention of deference to federal agencies could upend regulations on tobacco, drugs and medical bills A supreme court decision that overturned the “Chevron doctrine” could upend regulations on everything from tobacco to pharmaceuticals to surprise medical bills, experts told the Guardian. The 40-year-old legal framework , the Chevron doctrine, once directed courts to de

We should all be terrified of Trump’s Project 2025 | Robert Reich

Heritage leader warns of revolution

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The presumptive Republican nominee has promised to give rightwing evangelical Christians what they want – and more “Project 2025” is nothing short of a 900-page blueprint for guiding Donald Trump’s second term of