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Mayoral candidate said he’d try to honor ICC warrant for Israeli prime minister’s arrest over war crimes If he wins his fall election, Zohran Mamdani would order New York ’s police department to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu in the event that the Israeli prime minister ever traveled there, the city’s leading mayoral candidate said in a recent interview. Mamdani – the Democratic nominee in the 4 Novem
The slain head of Turning Point USA stoked campus culture wars and ‘treated faculty and students as enemies’ Charlie Kirk, the far-right activist killed this week while speaking at a campus event at Utah Valley University, never graduated from the community college he briefly attended. But his lack of a degree didn’t stop him from assuming a defining role in the ongoing transformation of US highe
The country’s finest male intellectuals – including some in positions of power – are weighing in on the matter Should women in the US have the right to vote? You’d be forgiven for assuming this particular issue was sorted out quite a long time ago. But, because we live in hell, it seems the question is once again up for debate. Not by women, though; the fairer sex is obviously too emotional for s
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Documents show intent to deploy 1,000 troops to conduct law enforcement operations in urban centers Donald Trump’s administration has drafted a proposal to deploy 1,000 Louisiana national guard troops to conduct law enforcement operations in the state’s urban centers, the Washington Post reported Saturday, citing military planning documents it had obtained. Trump has made crime a major focus of h
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News network Milenio releases public apology after US deputy secretary of state threatens to revoke Mexican visas A congressional staffer from Mexico’s ruling party has resigned after being called out online for comments he made on a major Mexican television news program about Turning Point USA executive director Charlie Kirk’s murder . The news network, Milenio, also released a public apology af
Nato announces plans to beef up defense as Poland rejects Trump’s suggestion drones were sent by mistake The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio , on Saturday said the incursion of Russian drones into Polish airspace this week was unacceptable but that it remained unclear whether Russia had deliberately sent the drones into Polish territory. Nato announced plans to beef up the defense of Europe’s
Suspect’s background and politics are being pored over in aftermath of killing of far-right influencer Though the suspect in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk was revealed by authorities on Friday, questions surrounding his identity and motivations have exacerbated intense US political debates in the aftermath of the shooting. Authorities revealed Kirk’s suspected killer to be Tyl
Governor JB Pritzker joins US representative Delia Ramirez in response to shooting death of Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez A US congresswoman from Illinois and local officials in and around Chicago are calling for an investigation into the traffic stop initiated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents that resulted in the shooting death of Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez on Friday. A joint sta
Clippers accused of cap-circumventing scheme $28m ‘no-show’ deal tied to failed Aspiration bank Ballmer says he was conned, wants NBA to probe Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer claimed he had no knowledge of the deal between Kawhi Leonard and Aspiration and would “want the league to investigate” if another team were accused of circumventing the NBA’s salary cap. “I’d want the league to inv
Two-year attempt to prosecute opponents of police training center on criminal conspiracy charges ends in failure Georgia prosecutors are facing what one expert called “probably the highest-profile failure of using conspiracy charges to indict a protest movement” in US history, after a two-year attempt to prosecute a criminal conspiracy in connection with opposition to the police training center k
In Truth Social post, US president also suggests members consider imposing tariffs of 50% to 100% on China Donald Trump has said he is ready to impose sanctions on Moscow, but on the condition that all Nato allies agree to completely halt purchases of Russian oil and implement their own sanctions. He also suggested members of the transatlantic alliance consider imposing tariffs of 50% to 100% on
Invective against Kash Patel includes insults to his handling of investigation, his ethnicity and his reference to Valhalla The killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk has conjured a storm of online criticism on the far right towards the FBI director, Kash Patel, both for his perceived incompetent stewardship of the bureau and his invocation of Viking lore. During the news conference ann
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Survivors of previous eras of xenophobia say the harms done have lasted generations – and what’s happening now threatens to do the same Mass expulsion, babies born behind barbed wire, intrusive medical exams for newcomers, families torn apart: these aren’t scenes from Donald Trump’s promised second-term immigration crackdown, but from the US’s extensive history of xenophobic immigration policy. W
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The sex offender was worth $600m when he died, but exactly how he acquired his wealth remains a mystery Jeffrey Epstein was a very wealthy man, but exactly how wealthy and where that money came from remains shrouded in mystery. Newly unearthed emails last week shone light on Epstein’s role as freelance client development officer, acting as a channel between political figures and business titans,
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Reaction to the shocking killing of Charlie Kirk has largely overlooked the obvious: the country is awash with guns and people prepared to use them on fellow Americans At 12.23pm on Wednesday, as the rightwing influencer and provocateur Charlie Kirk was addressing a large crowd at Utah Valley University, a single shot rang out. He was struck fatally by a bullet in the neck, sending thousands of s
Peter Mandelson was effective if controversial choice as ambassador before all went wrong ‘at worst possible time’ Peter Mandelson was in his element. Lounging on a sofa one June evening at Butterworth’s, a bistro serving as the gastronomical centre of the Maga movement in Washington DC, the recently appointed British ambassador was being honoured with a plaque that indicated he was easing his wa
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Erika Kirk, the widow of the conservative activist, delivered her first public remarks on Friday. In a livestreamed speech, she thanked Donald Trump, his vice-president, JD Vance, and law enforcement officials for their support since her husband's death Widow of Charlie Kirk says her ‘cries will echo around the world like a battle cry’ Continue reading...
Document appears to undermine claim from Donald Trump allies that Cook committed mortgage fraud A loan estimate for an Atlanta home purchased by Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor accused of mortgage fraud by the Trump administration, shows that Cook had declared the property as a “vacation home”, according to a document reviewed by Reuters. The document, dated 28 May 2021, was issued to Coo
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Brianna Ladapo, the wife of Florida surgeon general Dr Joseph Ladapo, claims her husband won’t work with anyone she hasn’t vetted The wife of Florida surgeon general Dr Joseph Ladapo, a leading vaccine skeptic, believes that angels have spoken to her and that “dark forces” are targeting her family with chemtrails, and has claimed her husband won’t work with anyone she hasn’t vetted. In published
People in at least eight states have been infected with Chagas, new report says, amid low awareness of disease In February, Luna donated blood at her high school in Miami, with the goal of helping save others. “She was very proud to come home and say, ‘I gave blood today,’” her mother, Valerie, said. (The Guardian is not using the mother or daughter’s full names to protect their privacy.) Continu
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No item of clothing seems to go through revisions more than jeans. And the denim discourse is insufferable If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you are wearing clothes. Or my byline photo made you spontaneously strip down to nothing but a pair of crusty underwear and a smile. I don’t judge, and I also don’t blame you. That photo is from a decade ago. Assuming you’re in clothes, then you
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Recent data shows stagflation, stagnant growth and price inflation, is possible as economy shaken by uncertainty It’s a strange time for the US economy . Prices are rising, jobs growth has stalled, uncertainty is everywhere and stock markets have soared to record highs. Against this background a scary word last used in the 1970s is being uttered again: stagflation. Stagflation is the term that de
Slain far-right influencer was was instrumental in driving youth support for Trump’s re-election in 2020 Charlie Kirk shooting – latest news updates What a swell party it was. Guests feasted on half-shell oysters and champagne at Washington’s luxury Salamander Hotel. Donald Trump Jr danced to YMCA while JD Vance quipped : “They don’t tell you when you run for vice-president that you get brought o
Teachers, firefighters and military personnel among those who lost jobs after posting their opinion on social media Charlie Kirk shooting – latest news updates Reactions on social media to the murder of far-right activist Charlie Kirk have cost multiple people their jobs as authorities in numerous states clamp down on critical commentary. Among those to have been fired, suspended or censured in r
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The AP reported several historically Black colleges locked down or canceled classes after receiving threats, a day after the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk Hundreds of Charlie Kirk supporters attended a vigil for the right-wing commentator in central London on Friday, with speakers calling for people to wage a “war on evil”. Kirk, co-founder and chief executive of the youth right-wing organisatio
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Will Canelo’s power or Crawford’s precision prove the decisive factor in Saturday night’s showdown in Las Vegas? Our writers set out the arguments on both sides For years Bud Crawford ’s name has been synonymous with patience. Denied mainstream recognition and opportunities against name-brand fighters, he kept beating everyone they put in front of him until he’d unified all four titles at junior
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Portugal star will hand Gianni Infantino the perfect publicity coup if he does play in America for the first time in more than 10 years, having already begun cosying up to Donald Trump Is it still safe to stage the World Cup in the United States? After more headline evidence this week of the extreme nature of American gun violence, some may conclude that the answer is no. Nine months out from the
Two-time major winner records highest PGA Tour Champions hole score US golfer finds water seven times on par-5 12th at Sanford International John Daly made it into the PGA Tour Champions record book Friday for the wrong reason. The two-time major champion took a 19 on the par-5 12th hole at the Sanford International. Daly also broke his personal record by one shot, after he took an 18 on the par-
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Feminism exposed the ubiquity of child abuse, rape, sexual harassment and domestic violence – and helped fight that culture I was there. I kept the receipts. I remember how normalized the sexual exploitation of teenage girls and even tweens by adult men was, how it showed up in movies, in the tales of rock stars and “baby groupies”, in counterculture and mainstream culture, how normalized rape, e
by Guardian Staff / 16h
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President sought to cast people on the left as sole problem of US politics, while widow of Charlie Kirk said her ‘cries will echo around the world like a battle cry’ – key stories from 12 September at a glance Charlie Kirk shooting – latest news updates Donald Trump on Friday advocated for the death penalty in the killing of his close associate Charlie Kirk , as the widow of the rightwing activis
In statement Friday, Erika Kirk says ‘evildoers responsible for my husband’s assassination have no idea what they have done’ Charlie Kirk shooting – latest news updates Trump declines to call for unity after Charlie Kirk killing in stunning move Erika Kirk, the widow of rightwing activist and provocateur Charlie Kirk , said in a statement Friday evening that her late husband’s message and mission
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In Washington, a small city some 260 miles from where Kirk was killed, neighbors expressed shock and surprise at arrest of local college student Charlie Kirk shooting – latest news updates Editor’s note: This article was updated on 12 September 2025 to remove summarized quotes after the verified source who attended high school with Tyler Robinson said after publication that they could not accurat
The mandatory program, which required 8,000 facilities to report their release, will be ended to reduce ‘bureaucratic red tape’ The US Environmental Protection Agency proposed on Friday a rule to end a mandatory program requiring 8,000 facilities to report their greenhouse gas emissions – an effort the agency said was burdensome to business, but which leaves the public without transparency around
Demonstrators gathered outside an Ice detention facility in the Broadview suburb west of Chicago on Friday to denounce the Trump administration’s increased crackdown on undocumented immigrants in Illinois. About six miles away, officials said a man was fatally shot during a vehicle stop on the outskirts of Chicago by Ice officers after attempting to flee the scene US immigration officers kill man
Álvarez and Crawford make weight at 167½lb Canelo defends undisputed 168lb crown in Vegas Crawford moves up two divisions for title shot Canelo v Crawford: all of your questions, answered Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez and Terence Crawford each weighed in at 167½lb behind closed doors on Friday morning, clearing the final hurdle before their historic showdown at Allegiant Stadium . The weigh-in result con
Broward county found deputies failed to look into Mary Gingles’ domestic violence reports leading up to her killing A south Florida sheriff’s office has fired six more deputies and disciplined 11 others for their handling of the case of Mary Gingles, a woman who investigators say was murdered by her estranged husband after she had warned authorities for months that she feared he would kill her. T
Move is win for Trump before midterms, but opponents pledge to take it to voters next year in referendum Missouri Republicans approved a new congressional map on Friday that adds an additional GOP-friendly seat in Congress , a boost to Donald Trump as he tries to redraw districts across the US to stave off losses in next year’s midterms. Republicans currently hold six of Missouri’s eight congress
Measured yet impassioned, Spencer Cox spoke the words Americans needed to hear – and urged a rejection of hate In a nation seemingly on the brink, they were words that Americans needed to hear – coming not from the president but a politician with civility, compassion and rhetorical grace notes. “We can return violence with violence, we can return hate with hate, and that’s the problem with politi
Prominent professor Judith Butler among students and faculty investigated for ‘alleged antisemitic incidents’ The University of California, Berkeley has given the Trump administration the names of 160 faculty members and students as part of an investigation into “alleged antisemitic incidents”, a move a targeted scholar likened to a “practice from the McCarthy era”. UC Berkeley, a top-ranked publ
President tells Fox News ‘the radicals on the left are the problem’ and refuses to seek common way forward Charlie Kirk shooting – follow the latest updates Full report: Utah governor confirms arrest of suspect A video, a pastor and a tense meeting: timeline of arrest Donald Trump has declined to call for the US to come together as a way of fixing the country’s divisions in the wake of the assass
Top Senate Republican says Democrats see shutdown as ‘politically advantageous’ as 30 September deadline looms The US government is drawing nearer to a potential shutdown after Donald Trump told Republicans on Friday “don’t even bother dealing with” the Democrats , whose congressional leaders are refusing to support spending bills that do not include their healthcare priorities. Congress is up ag
Reproductive rights group condemns ruling as ‘backdoor abortion ban’ and says 200 US clinics may face closure The Trump administration can move forward with its plan to “defund” Planned Parenthood by blocking it from receiving reimbursements from Medicaid, the US government’s insurance program for low-income people, a federal appeals court ruled late on Thursday. The ruling from the first US circ
Surveillance footage of person suspected of fatally shooting the rightwing activist set in motion a rapid series of events Charlie Kirk shooting – live updates Fuzzy video footage of Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer racing across a rooftop at Utah Valley University, dropping to the ground and sprinting away in the moments following the conservative activist’s death on Wednesday, was taken from so fa
Utah officials say they were contacted by family friend of Tyler Robinson, 22, accused of killing rightwing activist The initial portrait emerging of the man authorities say killed the conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah is a complicated one. Tyler James Robinson, 22, was arrested on Thursday after contacting a family friend who then called the sheriff’s office in Washington county, Utah,
Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez shot and killed and officer injured in incident in Franklin Park, Illinois A man was fatally shot during a vehicle stop on the outskirts of Chicago by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers after attempting to flee the scene, according to officials, and another officer was injured during the altercation. Ice released the following statement after the shoo
Though the far-right former president has been held accountable for overseeing the plot, supporters at home and abroad still rally to his cause A populist president refused to accept his defeat at the ballot box, insisting that the election had been stolen. A far-right mob stormed the country’s institutions in his support. Yet democracy prevailed. And then, on Thursday, Brazil’s supreme court sen
FBI said threats were ‘hoax calls’, although universities took measures to prevent incidents on campuses Charlie Kirk shooting – follow the latest updates Black students across the US were targeted this week by coordinated racist death threats, forcing at least seven historically Black colleges into emergency lockdowns just a day after the far-right activist Charlie Kirk was killed at Utah Valley
In their humane responses to the killing of Charlie Kirk, Democrats are observing the old norms. Things are different now: anger and division rule Sign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion , where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and more The killing of Charlie Kirk has left the US and those who care about it on edge. Th
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Ryan Routh, who is accused of trying to assassinate US president at one of his golf resorts, unexpectedly spoke about evolution and Hitler The trial defense of the man accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump at one of his golf resorts in Florida in September 2024 got off to a shaky start on Thursday, after he was cut off by the judge minutes into his opening remarks. Ryan Routh, 59, who is
Loomer accused TPUSA founder of betraying president in July but now bashes those she perceives to ‘celebrate’ his assassination Charlie Kirk shooting – follow the latest updates Kirk in his own words: ‘prowling Blacks’ and ‘great replacement strategy’ As she pushed Donald Trump to “shut down” leftist organizations in the US over Charlie Kirk’s assassination , the far-right influencer Laura Loomer
Conspiracy theorists wonder about what Epstein and his powerful friends may have done to cover up his crimes. But they barely were covered up Jeffrey Epstein had a lot of friends. When his girlfriend-cum-assistant and convicted fellow sex trafficker, Ghislane Maxwell , set out to compile letters, drawings and well wishes from friends in celebration of the pedophile financier’s 50th birthday in 20
by Bryan Armen Graham in Las Vegas / 1d
More than 70,000 spectators will witness oversized fight but smallest margins will decide outcome Las Vegas has staged its share of blockbuster fight nights but nothing on the scale of what is coming this weekend. On Saturday night at Allegiant Stadium, the $2bn (£1.47bn) home of the NFL’s Raiders, Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez will defend his undisputed super-middleweight crown against Terence Crawford
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Utah governor Spencer Cox confirmed today that Tyler Robinson, 22, is the prime suspect in the murder of the rightwing activist Charlie Kirk. Kirk was shot in the neck while speaking at a campus event at Utah Valley University. In a press conference, Cox said: 'Robinson reached out to a family friend who contacted the Washington County Sheriff’s Office with information that Robinson had confessed
As the federal takeover of DC police ends, Muriel Bowser is balancing leftwing pressure with a rightwing president During a press conference at the end of August, Washington DC’s mayor, Muriel Bowser, made sure to say “thank you” – in her own way – for Donald Trump ’s influx of federal law enforcement in the nation’s capital. “We greatly appreciate the surge of officers that enhance what MPD has
President makes remark on Fox & Friends after Memphis mayor said he requested financial resources instead Donald Trump said on Friday that he will send national guard troops to Memphis as part of his administration’s expanding military-led response to urban crime in Democratic-run cities. “I think maybe I’ll be the first to say it right now: we’re going to Memphis,” the US president said during a
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Kennedy is unfit to be our nation’s leading public health official because he rejects the fundamental principles of modern science Since taking office, Robert F Kennedy Jr , the secretary of the health and human services department (HHS), has undermined vaccines at every turn. He has dismissed the entire Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccine advisory panel, narrowed access to l
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Brian Gavidia, plaintiff in lawsuit alleging ‘blatant racial profiling’, says encounter with agent has left lasting scars Brian Gavidia can’t sleep. It’s been three months since federal immigration agents accosted him, twisting his arm and pushing him into a metal fence outside a Los Angeles tow yard as he tried to tell them he is a US citizen. Now, he frequently finds himself awake late into the
Donald Trump appeared on Fox News to speak about the murder of Charlie Kirk. Speaking on Fox and Friends, he said: 'I hope he gets the death penalty. What he did, Charlie Kirk was the finest person. He didn't deserve this.' Charlie Kirk shooting latest Continue reading...
Three people have died in two years at the South Korean Hyundai-LG battery plant in Ellabell A week after a federal immigration raid on a South Korean battery plant under construction in Georgia, concerns over the economic fallout have reverberated between the United States and South Korea. The detention of more than 300 Korean workers at the Hyundai-LG worksite in Ellabell has created uncertaint
Deadly airstrike was Benjamin Netanyahu’s latest move to obstruct peace negotiations, threatening Qatar’s role as intermediary When Donald Trump visited Qatar in May, he promised to defend the tiny, wealthy emirate and its rulers. “We are going to protect this country,” Trump declared on his state visit, where he was treated like royalty and honored in gilded palaces. “It’s a very special place,
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Reward of $100,000 and direct appeal appear to indicate struggle to identify Charlie Kirk’s killer. Plus, the rise of ecoanxiety on the frontline of climate breakdown Good morning. US officials have issued an urgent appeal for help from the public as they continue to search for the shooter of Charlie Kirk, releasing new videos and photos from the scene of the attack in Utah. Who was Charlie Kirk?
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The corporate-financed backlash to calls for global climate progress has been greatly empowered by the Trump administration. It’s never been more critical to challenge the misinformation that could turn a crisis into a catastrophe Support the Guardian’s independent, fact-based journalism today A little over a decade ago I published a book, This Changes Everything , which explored the reality of t
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A Guardian investigation into the Alexandria, Louisiana, facility reveals a pattern of alleged due process violations, previously unreported accounts of neglect and abuse, documented health emergencies and long stays He arrived in Alexandria exhausted and sick. It was early April, and Amilcar Lisser-Posadas – shackled at his hands and feet – had been transferred from a nearby immigration detentio
Maga leaders blame a mythically powerful left for political violence. Now, they are bent on destroying anyone who opposes them I disagreed with Charlie Kirk on pretty much everything, but his shocking and morally repugnant assassination is deeply concerning, and not just because it’s another example of the lethality of our politics. Kirk’s killing is also sending prominent conservatives on a warp
The hiring of Kenneth Weinstein as an ombudsman hands the US president a seat at the editors’ desk News outlets, including CBS , are free to run their editorial operations as they see fit. If they independently decide to hire a bias ombudsman, that’s their prerogative. If they think the best person to monitor bias at this moment is a career partisan like Kenneth Weinstein , that’s cause to questi
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