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300+by Stephanie Kirchgaessner / 8h
Channel was an attempt to ‘preserve’ what Trump officials in current Trump administration said during the pandemic A top official at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) demanded the removal of YouTube videos of himself that were published by a physician and writer who has been critical of medical misinformation and public health officials in the Trump administration, according to a YouTube not
Justice Department releases Maxwell interview
300+by Victoria Bekiempis / 9h
Experts raise questions about the DoJ’s interview with the Epstein associate that left questions remaining As deputy US attorney Todd Blanche announced last week that the justice department would release transcripts of his interview with Ghislaine Maxwell , he described this disclosure as being “in the interest of transparency”. “Except for the names of victims, every word is included. Nothing re
Pope Leo XIV condemns arms pandemic
200+by Michael Sainato / 7h
First US pope in history prays for victims of last week’s shooting that left two children dead and 18 others injured Pope Leo XIV called for the “pandemic of arms, large and small” to end during a weekly public prayer with crowds in St Peter’s Square on Sunday that also addressed the plague of mass shootings in the US. The first US pope in history, a native of Chicago, spoke in English as he pray
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Giuliani injured in car accident
by Maya Yang / 40min
New York City’s ex-mayor, 81, in ‘good spirits’ after being treated for fractured thoracic vertebrae, cuts and bruises New York City’s former mayor Rudy Giuliani has been hospitalized after getting injured in a car wreck in New Hampshire over the weekend. On Sunday, Giuliani’s head of security, Michael Ragusa, released a statement, saying that the 81-year old was involved in a motor vehicle accid
Alcaraz advances at US Open
by Tumaini Carayol at Flushing Meadows / 55min
Spaniard reaches last eight with 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-4 win Jessica Pegula beats Ann Li to seal quarter-final slot Carlos Alcaraz continued his supreme form in New York as he returned to the quarter-finals of the US Open with an assured performance, closing out the Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech with a 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-4 win. Alcaraz, however, had to remain patient in an intense opening set as Rinderknec
Trump plans nationwide voter ID mandate
89by Michael Sainato / 2h
President also wants to ban most voting by mail in push stemming from baseless claims related to 2020 election loss Donald Trump has said he will issue an executive order to mandate identification for all US elections, a move likely to be challenged in court as unconstitutional. “Voter I.D. Must Be Part of Every Single Vote. NO EXCEPTIONS! I Will Be Doing An Executive Order To That End!!!,” the U
Trump seeks military base support
53by Maya Yang / 2h
President is preparing for controversial federal takeover of US city in crusade against immigration ‘sanctuary cities’ Illinois ’s governor JB Pritzker has called on “all to stand up” to Donald Trump as the US president prepares to launch a federally led immigration crackdown across Chicago , a plan which has been met with widespread backlash from local leaders and the public. Pritzker’s comments
CDC director ousted amid RFK Jr. conflict
by Maya Yang / 3h
Demetre Daskalakis, who resigned after White House fired CDC chief, cautions against ‘undoing of vaccination’ to ABC The former immunizations director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned of the future of American health under the leadership of Donald Trump ’s health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr . In an interview on Sunday with ABC, Demetre Daskalakis – who resigned this
Miles Russell leads Junior Players Championship
by Guardian sport and agencies / 3h
16-year-old also hit ace at 2024 PNC Championship Woods has had impressive junior season so far Charlie Woods carded his second recorded hole-in-one after firing an ace on Sunday during the third and final round of the Junior Players Championship at Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Starting the round on the back nine, Woods was even-par through 11 holes on Sunday before he covered the par-three third
Putin persists, Trump dithers – and a just peace for Ukraine still seems a long way off | Olga Chyzh
23by Olga Chyzh / 4h
The US president could embrace the role of peacemaker, or become the patsy who restored Russia’s imperial standing The past few weeks have seen a flurry of activity billed as progress in the Russia-Ukraine peace process. Yet for Ukrainians, the reality remains unchanged: airstrikes still thunder across their cities, homes still burn, lives are still lost . Against this grim backdrop, the Russian
Judge blocks deportation of children
100+by Reuters / 5h
Washington judge says 10 unaccompanied children cannot be deported for at least 14 days as legal process unfolds A US judge on Sunday ordered an emergency halt to a plan by the Trump administration to deport a group of nearly 700 unaccompanied Guatemalan children back to their home country after immigrant advocates lawyers called the plan “illegal”. Attorneys for 10 Guatemalan minors, ages 10 to
51by Katharine Gammon in Rancho Palos Verdes / 5h
Pollution, warm oceans and hungry urchins devastated Pacific kelp. Now, thanks to divers with hammers, one of the world’s most successful rehabilitation projects has helped it rebound On an overcast Tuesday in July, divers Mitch Johnson and Sean Taylor shimmy into their wetsuits on the back of the R/V Xenarcha, a 28ft boat floating off the coast of Rancho Palos Verdes, south of Los Angeles. Behin
Luka Dončić records EuroBasket triple-double
by Associated Press / 5h
Lakers star has been in superb form for country Slovenia in qualification spots for next round Luka Dončić’s triple-double powered Slovenia to an 86-69 victory over Belgium on Sunday and their first win at this year’s EuroBasket. Dončić scored 26 points, had 11 assists and grabbed 10 rebounds in Katowice, Poland. It was only the fourth triple-double at EuroBasket since 1995. The Los Angeles Laker
Fecal contamination warnings at beaches
70by Michael Sainato / 6h
Beaches from Florida to Maine under advisories, leading to closures at some of the most popular beach destinations Beaches across the US are facing swimming caution advisories during the Labor Day holiday weekend due to water quality concerns caused by elevated levels of bacteria associated with fecal waste. Beaches from Crystal River, Florida, to Ogunquit, Maine, have been under advisories this
Arch Manning starts against Ohio State
by Reuters / 7h
Nephew of Eli and Peyton Manning under scrutiny Longhorns fall to Ohio State in tough defeat Quarterback places blame on himself for loss Arch Manning pointed the finger at himself as his coach criticized outside expectations as No 1 Texas opened the season with a 14-7 loss at Ohio State on Saturday. Manning, the nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning and grandson of Archie Manning, completed 17 of 30
57by Jessica Reed / 8h
When I killed my first mule deer, I felt deep reverence for the animal. It showed me hunting can be more honest and sustainable than eating factory-farmed meat “Murderer! You’re a murderer!” That is what my French mother shouts down the phone line – right after I tell her I had grouse for dinner. Continue reading...
Powerball jackpot reaches 1 billion
by Associated Press / 8h
No one matched the six numbers since 31 May as jackpot swells to $1.1bn, the fifth-largest prize in game’s history Players in a US lottery will get another chance Monday at a jackpot estimated at over $1bn. No one has matched all six numbers in the Powerball game since 31 May, allowing the jackpot to swell to $1.1bn, which would be the fifth-largest prize in the game’s history. Payments would be
200+by Nina Lakhani in Mohave county, Arizona / 9h
Heat deaths could surge in the state as energy poverty linked to Trump’s energy and trade policies burns It was the hottest day of the year so far when the central air conditioning started blowing hot air in the mobile home where Richard Chamblee lived in Bullhead City, Arizona , with his wife, children, and half a dozen cats and dogs. It was only mid-June but the heat was insufferable, particula
100+by Melody Schreiber / 10h
Changes to an injury compensation program could make it hard to keep vaccines on the market – or make new ones While unrest and new vaccine restrictions have kept US health agencies in headlines , there’s one vaccine program in particular that Robert F Kennedy Jr , secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), recently vowed to “fix”, which experts say could further upend the
100+by Avram Alpert / 10h
It is reasonable and moral to think that when others are harmed, you should feel the injury, but our sympathy should not be limited to pain A friend of mine called the other day with news of two major life achievements: his first book had been published, and his university had granted him tenure. And yet, he said, he was miserable. How could he be happy about his success when so many terrible thi
68by Michael Sainato / 10h
Former NLRB counsel Jennifer Abruzzo says firings and court rulings have left agency toothless Jennifer Abruzzo, general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) under the Biden administration, was one of the first officials to be fired by Donald Trump once he took office in January. She wasn’t the last. Since then, Trump has fired a slew of government officials, including the Nation
DeSantis supports removing rainbow crosswalks
200+by Richard Luscombe in Miami / 11h
Cities fight back as purge of street art broadens from Pulse nightclub memorial to bike lane designed by fourth-graders A battalion of transportation workers armed with cans of black paint has been deployed to open a new front in Ron DeSantis ’s “war on woke”, while young students trying to make their schools safer have joined the LGBTQ+ community as targets of Florida ’s Republican governor. The
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200+by Andrew Roth in Washington / 12h
People who have experienced the kind of authoritarianism the US used to condemn abroad highlight worrying signs When it comes to the rise of autocracy in America, Justice Potter Stewart’s famous pronouncement on pornography might be particularly appropriate at the moment: “I know it when I see it.” The cult of personality was apparent as Donald Trump ’s cabinet convened on Wednesday in a marathon
Reform UK imposes media blackout
65by Jon Allsop / 14h
Nottinghamshire council has borrowed the US president’s playbook – but may soon find that it needs the media more than it thought On the day that he returned to office in January, Donald Trump signed an order renaming the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America”. A few days later, the Associated Press, a leading global news agency that is also a linguistic bible for newsrooms across the US, said that
47by Michael Savage Media editor / 15h
Media figures say ‘gold rush is over’, as attacks on diversity and inclusion have led to some advertisers avoiding outlets Publications aimed at LGBTQ+ and other diverse audiences are facing “good old-fashioned discrimination” as advertisers avoid them after political attacks on diversity and inclusion campaigns, editors have said. Senior figures at publications aimed at the gay community and oth
Zverev faces Auger-Aliassime at US Open
by Guardian sport / 16h
Auger-Aliassime beats Zverev in four-set thriller Zverev suffers earliest New York exit since 2018 Felix Auger-Aliassime stormed into the last 16 of the US Open on Saturday night with a rousing comeback win over world No 3 Alexander Zverev, knocking out one of the title favorites 4-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4, 6-4 on Louis Armstrong Stadium. The Canadian 25th seed had not reached the second week in New York
Chicago mayor resists Trump's crackdown
100+by Guardian staff / 20h
Brandon Johnson has signed an executive order to counter plans to send federal agents into the city. Key US politics stories from Saturday 30 August at a glance Resistance is growing to Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, with the mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, signing an executive order to counter the president’s move. The order prevents the Chicago police department from collaborating wit
De Minaur and Boulter excited for US Open
by Australian Associated Press / 21h
Australian leads 6-7 (9) 6-3 6-4 2-0 when Daniel Altmaier retires Women’s 15th seed knocked out in 6-0 4-6 6-3 loss to Naomi Osaka Alex de Minaur has surged into the US Open second week for a fifth time with a business-like win over wounded German Daniel Altmaier. Australia’s last player standing once more, De Minaur recovered from a set down to progress after Altmaier retired injured when the De
by Tumaini Carayol at Flushing Meadows / 23h
Players’ tempers have frequently flared at Flushing Meadows, with end of season tension and boisterous New York crowds offered as explanations Daniel Altmaier had nothing more to say. Moments after one of the biggest wins of his career, the German unwittingly found himself on the receiving end of Stefanos Tsitsipas’s ire during their handshake at the net. Before Tsitsipas could finish, though, Al
Kari Lake ordered to testify
100+by Maya Yang and agencies / 1d
Acting CEO of parent agency makes announcement one day after judge blocks her from firing VOA director The agency that oversees Voice of America and other government-funded international broadcasters is eliminating jobs for more than 500 employees, a Trump administration official said. The move could ratchet up a months-long legal challenge over the news outlets’ fate. Kari Lake, acting CEO of th
RFK Jr must resign now
1Kby Maya Yang / 1d
Vermont senator says Kennedy is endangering the health of the American people as head of the US health department Bernie Sanders has joined in on growing public calls for Donald Trump ’s health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr , to resign, after recent chaos across US health agencies. In an op-ed published in the New York Times on Saturday, the Vermont senator accused Kennedy of “endangering the he
Gauff faces Tomljanovic in US Open
by Bryan Armen Graham at Flushing Meadows / 1d
2023 US Open champion beats Poland’s Frech 6-3, 6-1 Gauff avoids early stumbles that marred first rounds Sets up blockbuster clash with Osaka in fourth round Coco Gauff arrived in New York with more questions than answers after reshuffling her coaching team on the eve of the year’s final grand slam. Her second major at Roland Garros in June had given way to a summer-long revolt of her serve, ofte
Chicago mayor resists Trump's crackdown
500+by Adam Gabbatt / 1d
Brandon Johnson’s order directs city police not to collaborate with federal agents in immigration enforcement The mayor of Chicago has signed an executive order outlining how the city will attempt to resist Donald Trump ’s immigration crackdown. Brandon Johnson pushed back on Saturday against what he called the “out-of-control” Trump administration’s plan to deploy large numbers of federal office
Legionnaires' disease outbreak in NYC
by Maya Yang / 1d
A hospital’s cooling tower was harboring bacteria as seven people died and 90 were hospitalized over three weeks New York City has declared the deadly legionnaires’ disease outbreak in central Harlem over, nearly three weeks since it began. On Friday, city health officials announced that there have been no new cases among residents who live or work in the area since 9 August. As of Friday, there
Pickett Fire prompts evacuations Napa
52by Cecilia Nowell / 1d
The growing threat of fires has shaken the Napa valley wine industry, as fears of smoke-spoiled grapes and soaring insurance rates put vintners on edge Elton Slone and his colleagues at the Robert Craig Winery in Napa valley had gathered for their annual pre-harvest company party last week – complete with copper pot carnitas and grape tacos – when one of his co-workers noticed an alert on her pho
by Katy Murrells / 1d
Updates from the third round at Flushing Meadows Email Katy with your thoughts Gauff, looking more relaxed than she did the other night against Vekic, skips from 0-15 to 0-30 to 0-40 on Frech’s serve. Three early break points. And she then drags Frech to one corner and then the other, before dispatching the forehand winner. That’ll shake off any nerves. Gauff’s got the break and leads 2-0. Musett
300+by Carey Gillam / 1d
Roughly $400,000 in the $1m budget was for public awareness – but those funds were recently ‘zeroed out’ When a team of scientists embarked two years ago on a $1m landmark study of Iowa’s persistent water-quality problems, they knew that the findings would be important to share. High cancer rates amid the state’s inability to stem the tide of pollutants flowing into rivers and lakes was a growing
Court upholds tariffs amid appeals
77by Adam Gabbatt, Dominic Rushe and agencies / 1d
A federal appeals court said the president overstepped his authority when he imposed sweeping import duties Donald Trump suffered the biggest defeat yet to his tariff policies on Friday, as a federal appeals court ruled he had overstepped his presidential powers when he enacted punitive financial measures against almost every country in the world. In a 7-4 ruling, the Washington DC court said tha
Utah court halts execution of Menzies
26by Associated Press / 1d
Lower court to decide if Ralph Leroy Menzies, who killed Maurine Hunsaker in 1986, is competent to face execution The impending execution of a man by firing squad in Utah was blocked by the state’s supreme court on Friday after his attorneys argued he should be spared because he has dementia. Ralph Leroy Menzies, 67, was set to be executed on 5 September for abducting and killing Utah mother of t
Cracker Barrel faces MAGA backlash
85by Anna Betts / 1d
What likely started as a routine refresh spiraled into a political storm that went all the way to the US president It was supposed to be a simple rebrand – or so Cracker Barrel thought. Earlier this month, the 56-year-old southern restaurant chain known for its country-store charm and nostalgic Americana aesthetic unveiled a new look: a minimalist logo, more modern interiors and a handful of new
500+by Ahmad Ibaais / 1d
Western academics now speak of ‘genocide’ with newfound authority. Why weren’t our voices enough? Today I watched those children again, the ones who stood before the cameras at al-Shifa hospital on 7 November 2023. They spoke in English, not their mother tongue, but the language of those who they thought might save them. “ We want to live, we want peace, we want to judge the killers of children,”
by Arwa Mahdawi / 1d
Will she go Maga? Will it change the NFL or lift the stock market? The left-field claims are everywhere Breaking news alerts were pinged to phones around the world; Swifties screamed in the street; the Prince and Princess of Wales delivered their royal approval; Donald Trump wished them luck . By now it will not have escaped your attention that Taylor Swift, the reigning queen of pop, is engaged
400+by Ben Makuch / 1d
Experts say extremists openly talking of how home-built drones will be critical tool in so-called second civil war Taking their cues from modern warfare, the far-right American terrorist movement sees off-the-shelf or home-built first-person viewer (FPV) drones as a critical weapon in their own future war against the US government, which has American authorities on edge. And there’s ample reasons
200+by Ramon Antonio Vargas in New Orleans / 1d
Former Roman Catholic priest and two dominatrices were evidently recording sexual videos in the church in 2020 A judge in Louisiana has ordered the return of electronics belonging to an ex-Roman Catholic priest who pleaded guilty to obscenity for being caught having sex with two dominatrices atop a church altar while still belonging to the clergy in 2020. However, the judge also told authorities
21by Daniel Murphy / 1d
Li-Ning, Anta and 361 Degrees all own facilities linked to Uyghur oppression – with Nike’s supply chain also tainted When Enes Kanter Freedom appeared on a basketball court in his Boston Celtics jersey and a pair of trainers emblazoned with the slogan “Free Uyghur”, the reaction from Beijing was swift. “Literally at the half-time, they cancelled every Celtics game on television [in China] for the
Lawmakers urge aid for Gaza
66by Joseph Gedeon in Washington / 1d
Group of five senators in letter to Marco Rubio call on US to use its ‘full power’ to help people facing starvation Five democratic US senators are demanding secretary of state Marco Rubio facilitate an immediate “massive surge” of baby formula and humanitarian aid to Gaza, where infants are dying of starvation. The letter, led by Democrat Ruben Gallego of Arizona and obtained exclusively by the
Firefighters arrested during wildfire response
500+by Associated Press / 1d
Lawyers say arrest of man fighting Bear Gulch fire in Oregon was illegal and demand immediate release from detention Lawyers are demanding the release of a longtime Oregon resident arrested by US border patrol while fighting a Washington state wildfire, saying Friday that the firefighter was already on track for legal status after helping federal investigators solve a crime against his family. Hi
300+by Sam Levine in New York / 1d
Restaurant worker’s case shows how Trump administration is ‘inflicting the maximum punishment’, experts say Liset Fernandez spent most of the summer worried about her dad, Luis, but a few weeks ago she got some good news. After Luis was held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) custody for weeks, an immigration judge in Texas granted him release on a $5,000 bond. Luis, who came to the US
Katrina transformed New Orleans schools
100+by Melissa Hellmann / 1d
The storm ushered in a blow to the Black educator workforce, which has yet to fully recover Dr Adrienne D Dixson was furious as she sat in the back of a Louisiana courtroom in 2008. It was more than two years after thousands of New Orleans public school teachers had been terminated in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Some of those teachers had filed a lawsuit against the Orleans parish school board
400+by Callum Jones in New York / 1d
Republicans once believed governments should get out of the way. Trump is making his influence felt in every corner of the American economy When Ronald Reagan became the first US president to address China’s Great Hall of the People in 1984, he did not waste an opportunity to school his audience on the benefits of the American way. He boiled down his central economic ideology, and that of his Rep
Trump fires Black Fed governor
500+by David Smith in Washington / 1d
President’s targeting of Fed governor Lisa Cook highlights his efforts to remove diverse voices from government A day after Donald Trump announced that he was firing Lisa Cook, the first Black woman to serve on the board of governors of the Federal Reserve , the White House proudly released a photo . It showed Trump, his cabinet and other officials giving a thumbs-up. Of the 24 people in the Oval
Pentagon official sues astrologer mistress
400+by Richard Luscombe in Miami / 1d
Anthony Tata, Trump’s undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, files defamation lawsuit in Florida A senior Pentagon official in Donald Trump’s administration had a months-long extramarital affair with a woman claiming to be “the internet’s most notorious astrologer” – and claims in a defamation lawsuit filed in Florida that she cyberstalked him and his wife after they split up. Cou
1Kby Eric Holthaus / 1d
Climate.gov, which went dark this summer, set to be revived by volunteers as climate.us with expanded mission Earlier this summer, access to climate.gov – one of the most widely used portals of climate information on
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