34 minutes ago Trump orders all federal employees to remove pronouns from their emails

President Donald Trump ordered federal employees to remove their pronounces from the email signatures as he continues his widespread purge of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

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7 hours ago AstraZeneca cancels £450m Liverpool investment, blaming UK government funding cuts – business live

Pharmaceutical company says that it will not go ahead with investment at Speke, near LiverpoolDonald Trump’s White House will invoke emergency powers to introduce tariffs on Canada and Mexico, Reuters reports:Two sources familiar with the matter said that Trump was expected to invoke the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) as the legal basis for the tariffs, declaring a national emergency over fentanyl overdoses that killed nearly 75,000 Americans in 2023 and illegal immigration.The statute enacted in 1977 and modified after the 9/11 attacks in 2001 gives the president broad powers to impose economic sanctions in a crisis. Continue reading...

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4 hours ago Pete Hegseth says Trump is 'exactly right' to blame DEI for DC plane crash and details the key to the probe

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended Donald Trump's criticism of DEI hiring practices in government and revealed new details about the plane crash investigation.

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61 minutes ago Rubio to visit Central America with migration and Panama canal on agenda

US secretary of state to visit region amid concern over Trump threat to ‘take back’ canal and tensions over ChinaMarco Rubio, the US secretary of state, will travel to Central America this week on a five-country tour that will focus on limiting migration to the United States, curbing Chinese influence in the region and on securing Donald Trump’s ambitious goal of reasserting US control over the Panama canal.Rubio will travel to Panama, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic from Saturday to Thursday this week, meeting with the presidents of each. It is the first time in more than a century that a secretary’s first official visit abroad will be to Central America. Continue reading...

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9 hours ago FTSE 100 on course for biggest monthly gain in two years – business live

Live rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as Smiths Group leads index after promising break-up of FTSE 100 engineering companyDonald Trump’s White House will invoke emergency powers to introduce tariffs on Canada and Mexico, Reuters reports:Two sources familiar with the matter said that Trump was expected to invoke the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) as the legal basis for the tariffs, declaring a national emergency over fentanyl overdoses that killed nearly 75,000 Americans in 2023 and illegal immigration.The statute enacted in 1977 and modified after the 9/11 attacks in 2001 gives the president broad powers to impose economic sanctions in a crisis. Continue reading...

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6 hours ago All the expert theories on DC plane crash that shut down Donald Trump's unhinged rant

President Donald Trump has recklessly blamed diversity hires for the American Airlines disaster. Several experts have given possible explanations for the deathly crash

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3 hours ago White House says Trump will impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China from Saturday – US politics live

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said earlier reports of 1 March date are false – announcing tariffs of 25% on Canada and Mexico and $10% on ChinaTrudeau: Canada will bring ‘forceful but reasonable’ retaliation to Trump tariffsSecretary of state Marco Rubio will travel to Panama, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic beginning on Saturday, the state department said.Rubio will travel to Central America to “advance President Trump’s America First foreign policy,” the department said.Secretary Rubio’s engagements with senior officials and business leaders will promote regional cooperation on our core, shared interests: stopping illegal and large-scale migration, fighting the scourge of transnational criminal organizations and drug traffickers, countering China, and deepening economic partnerships to enhance prosperity in our hemisphere. Continue reading...

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28 hours ago RFK Jr sought ‘Make America Healthy Again’ trademark for vaccine marketing

Trump’s health secretary pick transferred ownership of Maha slogan application to anti-vaccine ally Del BigtreeRobert F Kennedy Jr, the anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist nominated for US health secretary by Donald Trump, recently applied to trademark his own “Make America Healthy Again” slogan for use in marketing potential products including food supplements, vitamins, essential oils – and vaccines.Documentation filed with the Office of Government Ethics lists $100,000 earned from a “licensing agreement to use Maha brand marks”. Continue reading...

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6 hours ago American Airlines crash: 'Numbskull' columnist booted off show over wild Donald Trump claim

"Very happy to have Trump supporting guests on my show, but you sir, bring shame on your proud country."

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4 hours ago 'This is not a joke': Rubio confirms Trump's intentions to buy Greenland are genuine

Trump’s long-standing pursuit of the autonomous territory is serious, the new Secretary of State claimed

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44 hours ago Meta agrees to pay Trump $25m for suspending accounts over Capitol riots

Settlement originates from lawsuit by president against the platform, one of several filed after 6 January violenceMeta has agreed to pay $25m to settle a lawsuit with Donald Trump. The suit originated in 2021 when Trump sued the social media company for suspending his accounts after the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. The settlement was first reported by the Wall Street Journal and has been confirmed by a Meta spokesperson.The majority of the settlement, $22m, will go toward a fund to pay for Trump’s presidential library, according to the Wall Street Journal. The remainder will pay for legal fees and go to other plaintiffs listed in the case. The White House didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Continue reading...

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6 hours ago 7 erratic and shameless things Donald Trump did in the aftermath of the DC plane crash

On his eleventh day back in the White House, Donald Trump reminded everyone that he's the last person you want to be in charge the day after a national tragedy

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4 hours ago Former 'Meet the Press' moderator Chuck Todd exits NBC News after nearly two decades

Former “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd is leaving NBC News after nearly two decades at the network

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6 hours ago Donald Trump reveals cause of American Airline plane crash that killed 67 people

American Airlines chief executive Robert Isom said the plane was making a normal approach when “the military aircraft came into the path” of the jet.

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4 hours ago In win for Trump, oil giant Shell walks away from major New Jersey offshore wind farm

In the first serious fallout from President Donald Trump’s early actions against offshore wind power, oil and gas giant Shell is walking away from a major project off the coast of New Jersey

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7 hours ago Washington plane crash: Air traffic controller 'allowed to leave early' before mid

Questions grow about air safety in the US capital as Donald Trump says Black Hawk chopper was 'flying too high' at time of collision

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5 hours ago Canada ready with ‘forceful, immediate’ response if Trump imposes tariffs – US politics live

Donald Trump says he will impose trade tariffs on Canada and Mexico on Saturday, starting at 25% and they ‘may or may not’ rise over timeSecretary of state Marco Rubio will travel to Panama, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic beginning on Saturday, the state department said.Rubio will travel to Central America to “advance President Trump’s America First foreign policy,” the department said.Secretary Rubio’s engagements with senior officials and business leaders will promote regional cooperation on our core, shared interests: stopping illegal and large-scale migration, fighting the scourge of transnational criminal organizations and drug traffickers, countering China, and deepening economic partnerships to enhance prosperity in our hemisphere. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago Trump sets stage for world leaders at the White House: Netanyahu to visit first with Keir Starmer set for crunch talks next month

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will become the first world leader to visit the White House on Tuesday when he holds meetings with President Donald Trump.

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12 hours ago What is DEI? Donald Trump's unhinged Washington plane crash rant explained

Donald Trump stood before the White House on Thursday and baselessly blamed Diversity, equity and inclusion programs that have "lowered standards" for hiring air traffic controllers

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6 hours ago Trump threatens another 10 nations as he prepares to slap tariffs on Canada and Mexico

President Donald Trump threatened another 10 nations with tariffs as he prepares to hit Canada and Mexico with increases.

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13 hours ago Donald Trump snaps ‘You want me to go swimming?’ when asked if he’ll visit US crash site

Authorities have given up hope of finding any survivors after collision at Ronald Reagan Airport, near Washington DC

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6 hours ago Donald Trump's most questionable quotes since he became President for the second time

The president is well-known for his controversial sayings, but what has he said recently that sparked outrage?

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13 hours ago Donald Trump's American Airlines crash 'joke' as he asks 'we're going swimming?'

"I have a plan to visit – not the site. Because what – you tell me. What's the site?"

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6 hours ago The Maga backlash against Trump’s crypto grab: ‘This is bad, and looks bad’

Trump’s meme coin has some conservatives complaining over ‘most blatant ponzi scheme in history’When Donald Trump announced – three days before assuming the presidency of the United States, and followed shortly by Melania Trump – that he was launching a self-named “meme coin” cryptocurrency, many in the crypto industry were quick to express frustration. Ethics experts were also alarmed.Among Trump’s base, however, a similar backlash – smaller, more muted, but similarly anguished – has been taking hold. Continue reading...

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18 hours ago Washington DC plane crash live: flight data and cockpit voice recorders recovered, officials say

National Transportation Safety Board announces recorders are now at a lab for evaluation; operation to recover bodies continuesFull report: cockpit voice and flight data recorders recoveredVictims: world champion Russian pair and US skaters were onboard crashed planeVisual guide – how did the DC plane crash unfold?What caused this tragic aviation disaster is not yet known, but the National Transportation Safety Board investigators has said it will have a preliminary report within 30 days.Despite the lack of clarity, newly inaugurated US president Donald Trump has accused his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden of lowering hiring standards and suggested the Federal Aviation Administration’s diversity push could have weakened its capabilities. Continue reading...

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6 hours ago Donald Trump branded 'racist and insane' in Democrats fiery Washington plane crash response

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) held a press conference just one day after President Trump seemed to blame diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs for the air crash that claimed the lives of 67 people

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21 hours ago Trump jokingly asks reporter if he should swim to visit Washington DC plane crash site

Donald Trump jokingly asked a reporter if he should swim to visit the Washington DC plane crash site.

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7 hours ago Federal agencies told to implement transgender bathroom ban as Trump's DEI attacks continue

This week, Trump signed three executive orders damaging transgender rights, such as one intended to limit access to gender-affirming care for minors

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21 hours ago DC crash: Donald Trump's crude joke about carnage of plane tragedy site after disaster

Donald Trump spoke in the wake of the midair American Airlines plane crash, which happened in Washington DC on Wednesday night and saw more than 60 people killed

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7 hours ago Peter Wright learning to swim for fitness drive as Snakebite talks walkout music, ditching the dancing and Donald Trump

Snakebite is out to prolong his career at the top with a fitness drive

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22 hours ago Washington plane crash: Air traffic control tower 'understaffed' during deadly collision, FAA report finds

Shock report revealed after Donald Trump suggests diversity hiring to blame for tragedy which left 67 dead

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7 hours ago US president Donald Trump appears to blame DEI for Washington DC plane crash

This is the third time diversity quota has been blamed this year after a US disaster

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23 hours ago Female NTSB head stuns the press with her unexpected response to Trump's claim DEI caused the crash

NTSB Chair Jennifery Homendy stunned reporters after being asked several ways if President Donald Trump jumped the gun by blaming the deadly D.C. crash on 'DEI' and previous administrations.

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8 hours ago Russia claims another Ukrainian village has fallen as it closes in on a key city

Russia is claiming it has captured another village in its relentless offensive in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region and as it closes in on the critical Ukrainian logistics hub of Pokrovsk after almost three years of war

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24 hours ago How warnings about Black Hawk helicopter's safety systems date back decades and have been linked to dozens of deaths

While Republicans pointed to DEI and Democrats blamed President Donald Trump , reports show that warnings about the helicopter's 'systemic failures' have been ignored for years.

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8 hours ago LBC host kicks 'numbskull' US columnist off live show after backing wild Donald Trump claim

Iain Dale ordered Kurt Schlichter to be taken off air after the US columnist supported Donald Trump's ludicrous claim that diversity hiring was to blame for a tragic plane crash in DC

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24 hours ago Civil rights activists call for a Target boycott after retailer backs away from diversity programs

Civil rights activists have gathered outside Target's Minneapolis headquarters to call for a boycott of the retailing giant over its decision to phase out its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives

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8 hours ago Trump plots healthier America but deregulation likely to feature on menu

President’s cabinet picks suggest help for big companies and regulatory rollbacks will take precedence in food policyTrump will change the face of US food policy. These are the players to watchWhen Robert F Kennedy Jr. suspended his campaign for the presidency in August 2024, throwing his support behind Donald Trump, he promised to continue fighting to “make America healthy again”. Kennedy’s criticism of ultra-processed foods and big food companies became a central feature of the Trump campaign. And after Trump was elected, he nominated Kennedy to be his secretary of health and human services.Yet, just days before naming Kennedy, Trump nominated another senior official to his administration: Susie Wiles, a longtime lobbyist whose clients have included the same big food companies Kennedy has critiqued for their role in pushing ultra-processed foods into kitchens and grocery stores across the US. The two stood in stark contrast: a critic and a lobbyist for the food industry standing s...

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24 hours ago Donald Trump’s military deportation flight ‘cost more than first class ticket’

Trump launched the deportation flights last week as part of his national emergency declaration on immigration

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9 hours ago Trump says he will impose trade tariffs on Canada and Mexico on Saturday – US politics live

Donald Trump says tariffs will start at 25% and ‘may or may not’ rise over timeYesterday saw President Trump’s controversial nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, grilled about his views at a Senate confirmation hearing.Watch independent senator Bernie Sanders ask Kennedy whether he believes discredited claims about a link between vaccines and autism. Continue reading...

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26 hours ago FBI pick Kash Patel refuses to answer if he would target Trump opponents at hearing

Key Trump ally strives to extricate himself from statements he had made earlier, claiming ‘mischaracterization’Kash Patel sought to allay concerns about his fitness to serve as the FBI director at his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday, but declined to engage with questioning that explicitly asked whether he would use his position to investigate some of Donald Trump’s top political opponents.The hearing revolved around Patel’s provocative public remarks attacking the FBI and his ability to resist political pressure from the White House, a topic that has come to the fore with the justice department rocked by the ouster of prosecutors who worked on cases against Trump. Continue reading...

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9 hours ago Trump’s revenge agenda has shocked officials who ‘didn’t think it was going to be this bad’, insiders say

Trump’s better-known adversaries were expecting payback, but more intense vengeance felt by civil servantsFederal government workers have been left “shell-shocked” by the upheaval wrought by Donald Trump’s return to the presidency amid signs that he is bent on exacting revenge on a bureaucracy that he considers to be a “deep state” that previously thwarted and persecuted him.Since being restored to the White House on 20 January, the president has gone on a revenge spree against high-profile figures who previously served him but earned his enmity by slighting or criticising him in public. Continue reading...

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26 hours ago Plane crash: Trump branded 'deranged, malignant narcissist' after FAA 'diversity' speculation

After Donald Trump appeared to blame the tragic crash in Washington on Democrats and diversity initiatives, the US president faced harsh criticism on social media

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