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Andreas Kalcker, prominent peddler of chlorine dioxide remedy, to appear at ‘Truth Seekers Conference’ in Miami Donald Trump’s private golf resort in South Florida will next week host one of the world’s leading purveyors of chlorine dioxide, a potentially life-threatening form of industrial bleach that is claimed without evidence to be a cure for cancer, Covid and autism. Andreas Kalcker is among
From humble beginnings, the 50501 community is one of many coming together to resist the president and his policies It started with a Reddit post. “50 PROTESTS – 50 STATES – 1 DAY,” the user who goes by Evolved Fungi wrote , kicking off a movement that has since drawn hundreds of thousands to the streets in protests against Donald Trump across the country. Continue reading...
From ‘wellness farms’ to expanded involuntary commitment policies, the US is embracing psychiatric incarceration under the guise of compassion Across the country, a troubling trend is accelerating: the return of institutionalization – rebranded, repackaged and framed as “modern mental health care”. From Governor Kathy Hochul’s push to expand involuntary commitment in New York to Robert F Kennedy

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US president says face-to-face improved relations with Ukrainian leader and demurs on trust in Vladimir Putin Asked to comment on his meeting at the Vatican with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Donald Trump on Sunday expressed newfound sympathy for his Ukrainian counterpart, saying he “wants to do something good for his country” and “is working hard”. Reflecting on his conversation with the Ukrainian presid
Jax Ulbrich, son of Falcons DC Jeff, apologizes NFL conducted investigation of the prank call The son of Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich orchestrated Friday’s prank call to Shedeur Sanders amid the quarterback prospect’s fall in the NFL draft. The Falcons released a statement Sunday apologizing for 21-year-old Jax Ulbrich’s hoax after it was reported that the NFL was investigat
Democratic House leader and New Jersey senator protest on steps of US Capitol over proposed Republican budget House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries and New Jersey senator Cory Booker were holding a sit-in protest and discussion on Sunday on the steps of the US Capitol in opposition to Republicans ’ proposed budget plan. Billed as an “Urgent Conversation with the American People”, the livestreamed
Donald Trump ignited a scramble that is transforming space from shared frontier to private asset – raising questions about law, equity and ethics In 2015, a rare moment of US congressional unity passed the Space Act – to mine asteroids as if they were open seams of ore and harvest planets like unclaimed farmland. Quietly signed by President Barack Obama, it now reads as a premature act of enclosu
‘The Chinese will see this high tariff level is unsustainable for their business,’ says Scott Bessent The US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said “there is a path” to an agreement with China over tariffs after he had interactions with his Chinese counterparts last week in Washington. “I had interaction with my Chinese counterparts, but it was more on the traditional things like financial stabi
My fear growing up was gun violence. But a bigger threat to my body may have come from an invisible villain Everyone experiences a moment that shapes who they are – a moment when childhood innocence is lost, and the burdens and traumas of the world become clearer. For me, that moment occurred in elementary school when my friend discovered a gun in Denning Park in Englewood, New Jersey . For days,
He’s got name recognition and gravitas. But he lacks ideas for how to heal the fissures in Canadian society Monday’s Canadian federal election is likely to determine the economic future of the country for years to come. Someone should inform the Conservatives and the New Democratic party (NDP). On 6 January this year, Justin Trudeau announced his resignation as prime minister and leader of the Li
Joining Mom and Dad can work as long as you know what you’re bringing – and what you’re giving up It happens all the time. And not just in Hallmark movies. The son or the daughter pooh-poohs their family business and moves away from the heartland to pursue their fortune in New York or Chicago. Then – penniless and more than a little hungover – they return to their home town, hat in hand. Continue
Florida tackle impressed teams with size and strength Watson would have been heaviest-ever draft pick Former Florida defensive tackle Desmond Watson, a 6ft 6in, 464lb prospect, is signing with his hometown Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent. Watson, who grew up in Plant City about 20 miles east of Tampa, announced the move on social media. He had been hoping to get selected in the la
The blue dot of GPS has cut us off from a basic human skill. It’s no wonder mountain rescuers are being called out so often It does not involve protest or violence, but it might be the quintessential human image of our times: a small group of people in the midst of spectacular natural scenery, drawn there in the certainty that the apps on their phones could somehow get them from A to B to C – but
From Samuel Pepys to Joan Didion, many literary greats wrote for no one but themselves – then found posterity pawing through their secrets. Trust me: you don’t want to know my innermost thoughts A few years ago, a friend asked me to be her “literary executor”. We were both, I think, tickled by the grandiose sound of it, as if I would be playing off competing bids from the Bodleian and the New Yor
Having fled here from Chile after Pinochet seized power in 1973 my father feared the state’s arbitrary power to turn lives upside down. His outlook has never felt more relevant “Don’t open the door to nobody,” my father warned throughout my childhood – right up until the day he died. He trusted no politicians, no organized religion and definitely no strangers knocking unannounced. Lately, his wor
Event took place with no Trump, no comedian and notably fewer politicians or Hollywood stars than in past years Journalists rallied in defence of press freedom on Saturday, insisting they “are not the enemy of the people” at a Washington media gala snubbed by Donald Trump. The White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner was a muted affair with no US president, no comedian and notably fe
Series level at 2-2 after frenetic finish to thrilling game Warriors beat Rockets despite Jimmy Butler’s injury Thunder complete four-game sweep of Grizzlies Aaron Gordon turned Nikola Jokić ’s airball into NBA history as time expired in the Denver Nuggets’ NBA playoff win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday. Gordon swarmed the glass and slammed down Jokić’s miss to seal his team’s 101-99 w
The president’s clashes with the judiciary over immigration have launched a constitutional crisis. We’re headed toward a collision Donald Trump issued his declaration of war against his “enemies within” at the Department of Justice on 14 March. Thus the president launched a constitutional crisis that encompasses not just a group of migrants snatched without due process and transported against fed
The US president’s tensions with the CBS show barely scratch the surface of his crusade against the media Donald Trump ’s battle with a US media he considers an “enemy of the people” has been a signature fight of his second term in office, sparking warnings of an erosion of press freedoms in the US and fears over the independence of key publications owned by billionaires seeking to become close t
Conservationists fear fallout from president’s proclamation on fishing in federally protected area of Pacific Ocean Environmental conservation groups are expressing major concerns over Donald Trump ’s recent proclamation to reverse fishing regulations across the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine national monument, a federally protected area in the central Pacific Ocean spanning nearly 500,000 sq mi
Even as universities reposition themselves, many stepping up their measures to suppress pro-Palestinian discourse Americans anxious about their country’s slide into authoritarianism found some solace in the past week over what appears to be growing pushback by American universities against Donald Trump ’s assault on higher education. After a barrage of orders, demands and the freezing of billions
Tech billionaire plans to hang up the chainsaw as he steps away from ‘efficiency’ role amid Tesla sales slump “This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy!” screamed Elon Musk , wielding the power tool before a cheering crowd at a rightwing political conference. The tech titan promised to slice and dice the US federal government and save taxpayers a trillion dollars. Oozing confidence, the world’s riche
For the foreseeable future, international courts provide the only realistic prospect of justice for Syrians There are few regimes as cruel as the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad. There was seemingly no limit to what it would do to sustain his grasp on power, including dropping chemical weapons and barrel bombs on civilians in territory held by the armed opposition, and starving , torturing ,

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Most of us, with our lumpen faces, fragile bank balances, and bobbled polyester clothing, fall out regularly. That doesn’t have to be a bad thing Somebody give George Clooney a medal. In an interview with CBS a few days ago, the actor claimed he has never, in 11 years of marriage, argued with his wife , the human rights lawyer Amal Clooney. Let’s just accept it to be true that you can be married
The quarterback had to wait until the fifth round to be drafted. He now has to fight for his place on the Browns and prove those who briefed against him wrong With the 144th overall pick in the fifth round of the 2025 draft, the Cleveland Browns ended Shedeur Sanders’ precipitous slide down the board, and gave him an NFL home. This was not at all what anybody outside the league expected. Based on
The US constitution protects incompetence. But don’t underestimate the self-destructive power of the president’s own hubris Tyrants come to a sticky end, or so history suggests. Richard III and Coriolanus made bloody exits. More recently, Saddam Hussein went to the gallows, Slobodan Milosevic went to jail, Bashar al-Assad went into exile. Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi was run to ground in a sewer. Tyra
The 23-year-old joins Denver after five seasons in Florida Crawshaw is one of five Australian punters in NFL draft Jeremy Crawshaw is set to join the ranks of Australian punters in the NFL after being drafted by the Denver Broncos. The 23-year-old from Emu Plains in Sydney’s west was the first punter taken in the draft - going in the sixth round with pick No 216 - after being widely considered th
US president tasks secretary of state Marco Rubio with making ‘immediate’ progress Donald Trump has demanded free transit for American commercial and military ships through the Panama and Suez canals, tasking his secretary of state with making progress “immediately”. Trump has for months been calling for the United States to take control of the Panama canal but his social media post also shifted
US president says after meeting that maybe Vladimir Putin ‘doesn’t want to stop the war’; Trump’s US polling figures slide – key US politics stories from Saturday 26 April at a glance Donald Trump spent his Saturday at the Vatican, attending the funeral of Pope Francis along with his wife Melania and leaders from more than 150 countries. Before the ceremony, the US president met with the Ukrainia
Las Vegas Review-Journal, owned by billionaire Miriam Adelson, condemns pardon of ex-lawmaker Michele Fiore A Nevada newspaper owned by a Donald Trump mega-donor has savaged the US president’s decision to pardon a Republican councilwoman who was convicted of using donations intended to fund a statue of a police officer to pay for cosmetic surgery. The Las Vegas Review-Journal, owned by the billio
US president’s epiphany that Putin may not want to stop Ukraine war follows ‘symbolic’ talk with Zelenskyy in St Peter’s Basilica It was a fitting moment for an epiphany, if that’s what this was. Donald Trump sat in the morning light in St Peter’s Basilica hunched over in conversation with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as the assembled royalty and foreign leaders, the cardinals and bishops , and thousands
Governor Tony Evers takes aim at White House’s ‘dangerous rhetoric’ as Republican Tony Wied demands Dugan resign The FBI’s arrest of Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan has triggered strong reactions from Republican and Democratic politicians, as the Trump administration veered closer to direct confrontation with the judiciary over its crackdown on immigration. Following the Milwaukee county circuit jud
Quarterback had been expected to go in first two rounds Analysis: Sanders’s fall exposes cruelties of draft One of the most extraordinary storylines in the history of the NFL draft came to a conclusion on Saturday as the Cleveland Browns, finally, selected Shedeur Sanders with the 144th pick in the fifth round of this year’s draft. Sanders entered the draft as the most famous current college play
Evidence suggests an elaborate cover-up. The Met must act Former UK prime minister makes criminal complaint against Rupert Murdoch’s media empire The groundbreaking apology to Prince Harry from Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers (NGN) has not closed an era of investigation and litigation into media corruption. It has opened it up. Far from ending one of the most sordid chapters in British med
Family issue statement on alleged Jeffrey Epstein victim who said she was trafficked to Prince Andrew Virginia Giuffre has been hailed as an unflinching campaigner for survivors of sexual abuse, who took on the wealthy and the powerful during the course of her life. “Virginia was a fierce warrior in the fight against sexual abuse and sex trafficking. She was the light that lifted so many survivor
Trump scores poorly on economy and immigration as some fear he is ‘exceeding powers’ and focussed on wrong issues Americans, including some Republicans , are losing faith in Donald Trump across a range of key issues, according to polling released this week. One survey found a majority describing the president’s second stint in the White House so far as “scary”. Along with poor ratings on the econ
Lawyers in both cases, one in Louisiana and another in Florida, say clients arrested at routine Ice check-ins The Trump administration has removed a two-year-old US citizen from the country “with no meaningful process”, according to a federal judge, while in a different case the authorities deported the mother of a one-year-old girl, separating them indefinitely. Lawyers in the two cases, the fir
The actor announced the change on her podcast. Apparently this is international news – and it has a serious side You’re going to want to sit down for this one, because there’s a lot to digest. Gwyneth Paltrow, who has consciously uncoupled from multiple food groups in the past, is bringing pasta back into her life. And she can have a little bread and cheese, too, as a treat. Continue reading...
A study shows the impact of feeding challenges on maternal mental health. With official help in short supply, it’s time to support each other Anyone who has struggled mentally knows it is often only with time and recovery that you can challenge the destructive thought patterns that once plagued you. That said, hindsight can also be a strange thing. While collecting Republic of Parenthood columns
Residents of the Lower Ninth Ward say a huge industrial project will imperil its recovery from 2005’s Hurricane Katrina Residents ofNew Orleans’ Ninth Ward, an area many declared dead after Hurricane Katrina, know their history – and the resurgent arts district that marks their comeback. They worry that a huge industrial project would bury the great resurrection. And it’s only the latest crisis w
David A Graham’s latest book considers the vast far-right plan to change US politics – and why its architects are playing the long game David A Graham doesn’t say he read Project 2025 so you don’t have to, but it might be inferred. The Atlantic staff writer’s new book, The Project : How Project 2025 Is Reshaping America, is a swift but thorough overview of the vast far-right plan for a second Tru
The pro-Israel campaign to ‘protect’ Jews by punishing anti-Zionist speech often targets Jews. That is no surprise The Trump administration claims that its moves to defund universities, arrest and deport students and force schools to demote or monitor professors are meant to combat antisemitism, protect Jewish students and remove “Hamas-supporting” foreign nationals from the country. American pro
Party eyes dramatic spending cuts to turn president’s promises into reality – but not all lawmakers are on board Donald Trump has made a simple request of Congress ’s Republican leaders: deliver “one big, beautiful bill” that will turn his campaign promises into reality. By all indications, there will be little beautiful about the negotiations to come when Congress returns to session on Monday. T
The health secretary has pledged to fight chronic illness, but experts say he risks increasing it with department cuts The US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr , entered office with a pledge to tackle the US’s chronic disease epidemic and give infectious disease a “break”. In at least one of those goals, Kennedy has been expeditious. Experts said as Kennedy makes major cuts in public health i
As Trump administration escalates threats on university, unions call on Harvard leadership to support workers Labor unions and allied organizations representing students, staff, researchers and faculty at Harvard University are holding a rally on 27 April on campus to raise awareness and support for the role workers at the university have in research and education on campus in the face of attacks
Number of visitors sinks 11.6% in March as deportations and tariffs make US a less appealing destination Every summer, Cheryl travels to Iowa, from her home in St Kitts. She rents a three-bedroom house for her and her US-based adult children. She usually rents a car, too, and the family go out for dinners and explore local attractions. Cheryl typically spends $10,000 on the trip. Not this year. C
Legal aid group says most students contacting them are Palestinian, Arab Muslim and other students of color EK was completing a take-home exam on 6 March when the dean of student conduct at Swarthmore College emailed her about an urgent Zoom meeting. On the video call, she said, the dean told her that she would be suspended for one semester for staging a protest at the college’s trustees’ dinner
There is a cynical, ‘anti-space’ ideology emerging, especially on some parts of the left. But this is misguided John F Kennedy once called space-faring “the most hazardous and dangerous and greatest adventure on which Man has ever embarked”. We go to space because, he said – like George Mallory said of his reason to conquer Everest – “it is there.” While it is truer to say that the race for space
Senior officials unsure who to believe after aides fired and chief of staff quits amid look into Panama canal media leak Defense secretary Pete Hegseth ’s orbit has become consumed by a contentious leak investigation that those inside the Pentagon believe is behind the firing of three senior aides last week, according to five people involved in the situation. The secretary’s office has been marke

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