67 minutes ago The Guardian view on the Lebanon ceasefire: a lasting regional peace must go through Gaza | Editorial

The US-brokered agreement is a breakthrough for suffering civilians. But a deal on Netanyahu’s terms offers scant hope to PalestiniansUnsurprisingly, Joe Biden struck an upbeat, optimistic note on Tuesday as he announced a US-brokered ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah. “It reminds us that peace is possible,” said Mr Biden, as the deal brought to an end the 14-month conflict, during which close to 4,000 people lost their lives and hundreds of thousands were displaced.For the outgoing American president, who has signally failed to restrain Israel’s excesses after the heinous Hamas massacre of 7 October 2023, the agreement amounts to a valedictory breakthrough after months of weak and ineffective diplomacy. More importantly, it affords the suffering ...

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4 hours ago Furious Americans slam Hollywood's 'out of touch and snobby' liberal elite after first Alec Baldwin then Sharon Stone brand millions 'ignorant and uneducated' for voting in Trump

Baldwin and Stone's remarks were met with furious backlash by their fellow Americans, who took to X to call the Hollywood stars 'entitled, elitist snob losers'.

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5 hours ago 'First ever gun' used 500 years ago by explorers searching for the 'Seven Cities of Gold' is discovered in Arizona

Archaeologists have uncovered the oldest known weapon used by explorers in the continental US. A bronze cannon was discovered dating back to when explorers searched for the seven cities of gold.

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5 hours ago 3 Americans held for years in China have been released, the White House says

Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China have been released

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6 hours ago Who are the Border Patrol chaplains? And why does the agency need more of them now?

Border Patrol agents are tasked with enforcing hotly contested immigration policies as many Americans at both ends of the political spectrum look askance at the border — and the agents

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9 hours ago Sharon Stone slams 'ignorant and uneducated' passportless Americans in public swipe at Trump

Stone previously revealed she would consider moving to Europe if Trump won the election

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10 hours ago Noah Lyles: ‘America has a winner’s mentality. That’s the good and the bad’

The Olympic 100m champion plays a starring role in the second season of Netflix documentary Sprint. And he is still as outspoken as everShortly after crossing the finish line in the 200m final at this summer’s Olympics, Noah Lyles collapsed to the ground out of breath. He lingered there, gasping and clutching at his chest for what felt like an age before medics arrived and carted him off the Stade de France track in a wheelchair. Later, Lyles made the bombshell revelation that he had been suffering from Covid for three days. The scene, an Olympic cliffhanger that rivaled only the American’s golden photo-finish in the 100m final days earlier, is among the major inflection points in the 2024 track season offered up for closer examination in the second season of Sprint – the hit fly-on-the...

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11 hours ago Trump’s trade tariffs would threaten economic growth, Bank of England’s Lombardelli warns – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsTrump’s tariff threat sets stage for bitter global trade warUS tariffs would also have an impact on American consumers.Economists at Deutsche Bank have calculated that if Trump’s threatened tariffs were fully implemented, US core PCE inflation for 2025 could increase from 2.6% to 3.7%.“With the potential threat of tariff hikes in 2025, it’s likely China’s policymakers would come up with further stimulus packages to counter downward economic growth pressure from domestic cyclical weakness and increased external uncertainty.There remains plenty of scope for China to surprise the markets.” Continue reading...

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18 hours ago Trump's tariff war could cost Americans more than $3,200 a year, experts claim

Trump sent shockwaves through the global markets on Monday when he posted he would slap 25 percent tariffs on all products from Mexico and Canada.

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18 hours ago Tourists filmed defacing ancient Utah petroglyphs at famous destination

Police and federal land stewards in Utah hope to catch and prosecute two people who allegedly vandalized a rock formation with ancient Native American carvings in it.

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