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Trump’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ tour was a calculated celebration of the dystopian

Trump tours controversial detention facility

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The detention center visit seemed to represent a landmark in a defining issue since even before his first term: migration Donald Trump’s tour of the bloodcurdlingly-monikered – and hastily-constructed – “Alligator Alcatraz” migrants detention center in Florida’s Everglades had the hallmarks of a calculatedly provocative celebration of the dystopian. Accompanied by Kristi Noem, the homeland securi

Former January 6 defendant now advising justice department’s ‘weaponization working group’

ExFBI agent joins DOJ weaponization

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Jared L Wise, who allegedly called for police to be killed at US Capitol, had his case dropped in Trump’s clemency order US politics live – latest updates A former FBI agent who allegedly shouted “kill ’em!” at law enforcement officers during the January 6 insurrection is now advising a “weaponization working group” in the Trump justice department, a sign of the elevated role rioters are playing

Tesla deliveries fall for second quarter in a row

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Elon Musk's controversial role in the Trump administration has been blamed for the collapse in sales.

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Judge blocks Trump’s attempt to bar asylum access at US-Mexico border

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President exceeded his authority and his proclamation of an ‘invasion’ at southern border is unlawful, court rules A federal court has ruled Donald Trump ’s proclamation of an “invasion” at the US-Mexico border is unlawful, saying that the president had exceeded his authority in suspending the right apply for asylum at the southern border. As part of his crackdown on immigration , Trump abruptly

Seven people missing after blast at fireworks warehouse in California

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Explosion caused huge blaze that led to spot fires, collapsed a building, forced evacuations and cut power Authorities are searching for seven people who are unaccounted for after an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in rural northern California sent thick plumes of black smoke into the air and forced evacuations, the California department of forestry and fire protection (Cal Fire) said on Wedne

New York Knicks reportedly offer coaching job to Mike Brown

Knicks coaching search ongoing

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Brown set to replace Tom Thibodeau in New York Former Kings, Cavs coach is a two-time COTY winner Knicks aim for title run with veteran leadership The New York Knicks have offered their coaching job to Mike Brown and are working to finalize a deal with the two-time NBA Coach of the Year, a person with knowledge of the details said Wednesday. Brown would replace Tom Thibodeau, who was fired last m

Planned Parenthood CEO warns Trump bill will lead to $700m loss and ‘backdoor abortion ban’

States can block Medicaid funding

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Alexis McGill Johnson says nearly 200 health centers could close if US House passes sweeping tax-and-spending bill Planned Parenthood stands to lose roughly $700m in federal funding if the US House passes Republicans’ massive spending-and-tax bill , the organization’s CEO said on Wednesday, amounting to what abortion rights supporters and opponents alike have called a “backdoor abortion ban”. “We

US researchers launch new mission to solve mystery of Amelia Earhart’s fate

Purdue Archaeological team searches Earhart

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Researchers to follow fresh clues that suggest pioneering aviator may have crash-landed on remote Pacific island A new mission to locate Amelia Earhart’s long-missing plane is being launched, researchers announced on Wednesday, following fresh clues that suggest she may have crash-landed on a remote island in the South Pacific. A satellite image may show part of Earhart’s Lockheed Electra 10E pro

Republican voters on Trump’s sweeping tax-and-spend legislation: ‘This bill is a no-brainer!’

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We asked the president’s supporters what they thought of his ‘big, beautiful bill’ – the answers revealed a wide split So confident is Donald Trump in the sweeping tax and spending legislation that Republicans are trying to push through Congress by the slimmest of margins that he refers to it as his “big, beautiful bill”. The measure, which the House of Representatives could pass on Wednesday, is

Cassie Ventura's lawyer says he is happy Sean Combs has 'finally been held accountable' – video

Diddy guilty of prostitution charges

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The lawyer for Cassie Ventura, Doug Wigdor, said outside the court that his team is pleased Sean 'Diddy' Combs has 'finally been held accountable'. He added: 'Of course, we would have liked to have seen a conviction on the sex crimes and RICO, but we understand that "beyond a reasonable doubt" is a high standard and we’re just pleased he still faces substantial jail time' Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial

US to breed billions of flies and dump them out of aircraft in bid to fight flesh-eating maggot

US plans fly-based pest control

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Program mirrors earlier successful mission to fight new world screwworm fly, whose larvae can infest living tissue The US government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of airplanes over Mexico and southern Texas to fight a flesh-eating maggot. That sounds like the plot of a horror movie, but it is part of the government’s plans for protecting the US from a bug that could de

Trump announces US trade pact with Vietnam

Vietnam aims US trade deal

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US president says goods from Vietnam will face 20% tariff, a lower rate than 46% levy he announced in April The United States and Vietnam struck a trade agreement that sets 20% tariffs on many of the south-east Asian country’s exports following last-minute negotiations, Donald Trump and Vietnamese state media said on Wednesday. The rate is lower than an initial 46% levy Trump announced in April o

NHL stars to return to Olympic ice in 2026 after 12-year absence

NHL players to compete 2026 Olympics

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League finalizes deal with IOC, IIHF and NHLPA Deal includes 2026 and 2030 Winter Games Send-off event to replace NHL All-Star Weekend For the first time in more than a decade, the world’s best hockey players will take center stage at the Olympic Games. The National Hockey League (NHL), NHL Players’ Association (NHLPA), International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and International Olympic Committe

How Trump’s bill will supercharge mass deportations by funneling $170bn to Ice

Bill boosts immigration enforcement funding

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Critics warn the staggering sum dedicated to the agency in the bill will threaten humanitarian protections and disrupt the economy Thousands of new immigration enforcement officers. Tens of thousands of new detention beds. New fees on asylum applications. And new construction on the border wall. Donald Trump’s sweeping spending bill would vastly expand the federal government’s immigration enforce

Levi Colwill takes on central role as Chelsea seek ‘winners only’ mentality

Chelsea player Levi Colwill's fiery reactions

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Defender aims to improve and grow successful culture with young squad during run to Club World Cup quarter-finals Chelsea never won any popularity contests during the Roman Abramovich era. Calling them obnoxious is intended as a compliment. Infused with a champion spirit after appointing José Mourinho in 2004, Chelsea were renowned for their resilience and snarl, impossible to intimidate and more

Kirsten Gillibrand apologizes to Zohran Mamdani over ‘jihad’ claim

Gillibrand urges Mamdani to denounce

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New York senator had claimed that Democratic nominee for mayor had made ‘references to global jihad’ The New York Democratic senator Kirsten Gillibrand has apologized to Zohran Mamdani , the party nominee for New York City mayor, for comments she made claiming that Mamdani had made “references to global jihad”. “Gillibrand apologized for mischaracterizing Mamdani’s record and for her tone on the

Cameron Norrie battles back from set down to stun 12th seed Frances Tiafoe at Wimbledon

Tiafoe wins Wimbledon opener

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British No 3 roars back to win 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 Norrie delighted to be back in form after injuries At a vital moment of an engrossing second-round match here on Wednesday, Cameron Norrie was as much of a spectator as anyone in a partisan crowd on No 1 Court. At a set down, 4-4 and 30-40 in the second, Frances Tiafoe, the No 12 seed, had got a racket to Norrie’s second shot and the ball took a s

Trump administration sued for giving Medicaid data to deportation officials

States sue Trump over health data

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Twenty states say giving immigrants’ health data to DHS broke privacy laws and threatens access to emergency care The Trump administration violated federal privacy laws when it turned over Medicaid data on millions of enrollees to deportation officials, a group of 20 states allege in a lawsuit . Last month advisers to the secretary of the Department of Heath and Human Services (HHS), Robert F Ken

The Bezos wedding was a study in disingenuous billionaire behavior | Katrina vanden Heuvel

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The event of the oligarchical season showcased the carelessness of a couple who claim to care about the climate If last week was the best of times for Zohran Mamdani and the working people of New York City, it was the worst of times for the billionaires who spent a small fortune trying to stop him from securing the city’s Democratic mayoral nomination. The media mogul Barry Diller , to name just

Eminem, AI and me: why artists need new laws in the digital age | Alexander Hurst

US news | The Guardian / 5h

I can’t quote a single line from a song in my book. So how can big tech legally feast on all the lyrics ever written? In the 74,833 words of a book I am writing, there are six words that, when strung together in a specific 12-word sequence, I cannot say. It’s a single line from the song Bloodbuzz Ohio by the National, which goes: “I still owe money to the money to the money I owe.” My book is a m

Maxwell Hairston, Buffalo Bills’ first-round pick, accused of sexual assault

Bills rookie accused of assault

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US news | The Guardian / 6h

Woman accuses Hairston of campus sex assault in 2021 Lawsuit filed in Kentucky seeks jury trial, damages Bills say they vetted claims before drafting cornerback Buffalo Bills cornerback Maxwell Hairston is being sued by a woman who claims he sexually assaulted her in 2021 when he was an early enrollee at Kentucky. Hairston, 21, was the Bills’ first-round pick in the 2025 NFL draft in April, taken

Wisconsin supreme court strikes down 1849 abortion ban

Wisconsin Supreme Court invalidates abortion ban

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Liberal justices rule the state’s 19th-century ban was replaced by later law allowing abortion until viability The Wisconsin supreme court’s liberal majority struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban on Wednesday, ruling 4-3 that it was superseded by a newer state law that criminalizes abortions only after a fetus can survive outside the womb. State lawmakers adopted the ban in 1849, maki

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs guilty on two charges but acquitted of racketeering and sex trafficking – live updates

Diddy trial jury faces issues

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Combs faces a maximum of 20 years in prison for transportation to engage in prostitution related to Casandra Ventura and ‘Jane’ Full story: Sean Combs found guilty on two of five counts Key moments from the trial Seven weeks, 34 witnesses, a media circus: inside the trial The foreperson will now read the verdict. The jury is in the courtroom and the foreperson has given the verdict form to the co

‘A second exile’: Nepal moves to expel refugees already deported by the US

US news | The Guardian / 7h

Dozens of Bhutanese refugees are facing deportation from Nepal, a country that once gave them shelter Ashish Subedi never imagined he would be deported once, let alone twice. Subedi, 36, had grown up in the Beldangi refugee camp in eastern Nepal where his family, along with over 100,000 other ethnic Lhotshampas, ended up after being expelled from Bhutan in the early 1990s. Continue reading...

Wimbledon 2025: Tarvet v Alcaraz; Norrie, Kartal and Keys all through – live

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Updates as we move into the second round at SW19 Rampant Brits’ best performance since 1976 | Mail Will As expected, the rain is not relenting yet. Play has been pushed back to 12.15, at the earliest. Though looking at the forecast there could be another couple of hours of drizzle before what’s forecast to be a clear mid-afternoon/evening. Emma Raducanu stressed the importance of leaning on her s

US tries to deport stateless Palestinian woman again despite judge’s order

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Ward Sakeik was detained in February on her way home from her honeymoon in the US Virgin Islands The US government has tried for the second time to deport a stateless Palestinian woman, according to court documents – despite a judge’s order barring her removal. Ward Sakeik, a 22-year-old newlywed, was detained in February on her way home from her honeymoon in the US Virgin Islands. Last month, th

With his immigration bill, Canada’s prime minister is bowing to Trump | Tayo Bero

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Mark Carney’s Strong Borders Act would mean a crackdown on refugees as Canada seeks to bolster its relationship with the US There are many stereotypes about Canada – that we are a nation of extremely polite people, a welcoming melting pot, and that we’re the US’s laid-back cousin who lives next door . But right now, Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, is bucking all of that lore after pressure

Staunch election denier appointed to Georgia county’s board of elections

GOP controls North Carolina elections

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Gail Lee, who has challenged the registrations of hundreds of voters in the county, was nominated by the local Republican party An Atlanta-area county has appointed a staunch election denier, with a history of challenging voter registrations, to the county’s board of registration and elections, a pivotal position to cast doubt on the results of future elections. DeKalb county’s Republican committ

Mayors sue over Trump’s efforts to restrict Obamacare signups

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Democratic mayors challenge new rules that give millions of people less time to enroll in coverage US politics live – latest updates New Trump administration rules that give millions of people a shorter timeframe to sign up for the Affordable Care Act’s healthcare coverage are facing a legal challenge from Democratic mayors around the country. The rules, rolled out last month, reverse a Biden-era

US north-east sees record tick season as climate crisis sparks arachnid boom

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Week of 20 June was highest level of risk for Fordham Tick Index as scientists remind people to take precautions Ticks have been flourishing recently in the United States. This year, as compared to recent years, there has been an increase in the reported number of blacklegged ticks, the number of such ticks that carry Lyme disease and visits to the emergency room because of bites from the tiny pa

House set to vote on Trump’s big bill as Johnson vows to ‘get it over the line’

Trump's bill passes amid political debates

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Republicans take a step towards passing key policy bill but unclear whether speaker has numbers needed for later vote US politics – live updates Donald Trump’s signature tax-and-spending bill is hanging in the balance as Republicans struggle to muster sufficient votes in the US House of Representatives. A five-minute procedural vote remained open and tied for more than an hour on Wednesday as Rep

First Thing: Senate Republicans pass Trump’s sweeping policy bill, clearing major hurdle

Trump's bill passes amid political debates

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Legislation now goes to the House where it is unclear if the changes will be accepted. Plus, the heatwave scorching Europe Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. Senate Republicans passed a major tax and spending bill demanded by Donald Trump yesterday, ending weeks of negotiations over the comprehensive legislation and putting it another step closer to enactment.

New York City doctor pleads guilty to sexually abusing patients in hospital

Queens doctor pleads guilty to sexual assault

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Zhi Alan Cheng, 35, admits to filming assaults of patients and acquaintances in his apartment and workplace A New York City doctor charged with raping or otherwise sexually abusing several hospital patients and acquaintances has pleaded guilty. Zhi Alan Cheng, a gastroenterologist, acknowledged filming assaults in his apartment and the hospital where he had previously worked, New York-Presbyteria

The supreme court is cracking down on judges – and letting Trump run wild | Steven Greenhouse

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The justices’ decision limiting judicial injunctions gives a red light to the most effective check on the president’s power grab Ever since Donald Trump returned to power, he has carried out an unprecedented assault against the country’s rule of law. But we can be thankful that one group of people – federal district court judges – have bravely stood up to him and his many illegal actions. His exc

What would I do if I won the lottery? I’d blast the world’s worst people into space | Arwa Mahdawi

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It shouldn’t be hard to lure them into my spaceship. I’d just have to tell them it was hosting a multimillion-dollar wedding party Thoughts and prayers to the thousands of Norwegians who have just had one of the best weekends of their lives, followed by one hell of a comedown. Thanks to a currency conversion snafu by the state lottery operator, numerous people were incorrectly informed on Friday

US vet uses cod skin to save bald eagle in time for Fourth of July

Fish skin saves Wisconsin bald eagle

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Adult raptor was found with one of its legs ripped open from knee to ankle and appearing severely underweight A veterinarian saved the life of a badly injured American bald eagle using a pioneering fish skin graft procedure more commonly used for human wound, releasing the bird back into the wild in a symbolic act ahead of the Fourth of July holiday. The adult raptor named Kere was found by a par

How Mamdani connects climate policy to his affordability agenda as he runs for New York mayor

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Many of the democratic socialist’s policies aim to slash carbon emissions and boost environmental justice As she canvassed for Zohran Mamdani in New York City on Tuesday last week, Batul