34 minutes ago Mexican president denies country is closing border despite Trump claims

Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo says her country will continue to address migration concerns while also respecting human rights

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35 minutes ago Who is in Donald Trump's new top team? From Elon Musk and Pam Bondi to Robert F Kennedy

President-elect shuffles his pack ahead of January inauguration

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42 minutes ago Trump wishes Happy Thanksgiving to ‘radical left lunatics’; Mexico president clarifies call on border, tariffs: Live

President-elect Trump claims the Mexico border is ‘effectively’ closed after his conversation with president Claudia Sheinbaum

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1 hour ago Not just dessert: how sweet potato pie became a tool of Black American resistance

From the civil rights movement to the killing of Michael Brown, the deep orange dish has gained cultural power in the US – and comforted generations of Black familiesThe pastry chef David Benton grew up in a pumpkin pie family; they always bought the dessert for Thanksgiving dinner.So he was thrilled whenever someone gifted them a sweet potato pie. “Sweet potato pie has a richer, more authentic homemade taste to it, and you could never find them in the store so people must have made those,” says Benton, of Sugarsweet Oakland, an online bakery in California. He grew up before Patti LaBelle’s sweet potato pies became a staple at Walmart. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Regulators cracked down on sweet vapes after use by kids spiked. Now the Supreme Court is wading in.

Vaping is coming before the Supreme Court next week as federal regulators ask the high court to uphold its block on sweet, flavored products following a spike in youth e-cigarette use

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2 hours ago Starmer speaks to Zelensky amid Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid

Russia’s latest attack was described as ‘air terror targeting Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure’ in a call between the leaders.

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3 hours ago Kretinsky’s UK gas power plants made bumper profit after energy crisis

Companies controlled by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky own power stations in Hull, Devon and Northern Ireland.

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3 hours ago Maggie Haberman reveals the one reason Trump could end up ditching Musk

Musk has firmly cemented his place in Trump’s inner circle

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3 hours ago UK Championship snooker LIVE: Score and updates as Judd Trump squares off with John Higgins

World No 1 Trump takes on four-time world champion Higgins with a place in the quarter-finals at the Barbican Centre in York on the line

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3 hours ago Working Well: Practicing humility and finding support can help when political tensions rise at work

There’s no easy way to bridge the political divides that have created rifts in communities, families and friendships

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