43 m. ago Texas man charged with hate crimes over threatening voicemails to Zohran Mamdani: ‘You deserve to be six feet under’

Jeremy Fistel accused of sending violent anti-Muslim messages to New York City mayoral candidate

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56 m. ago Donald Trump tells Keir Starmer to send in the military to stop the small boats crisis as state visit ends

The US president says Putin ‘let me down’ and admits disagreement over Gaza at joint press conference with Prime Minister as historic second state visit comes to an end

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59 m. ago Jury finds LA protester not guilty of assaulting border patrol agent

Brayan Ramos-Brito acquitted after US immigration officials were accused in court of lying about the incidentA Los Angeles protester charged with assaulting a border patrol agent in June was acquitted on Wednesday after US immigration officials were accused in court of lying about the incident.The not guilty verdict for Brayan Ramos-Brito is a major setback for the Donald Trump-appointed US attorney in southern California and for Gregory Bovino, a border patrol chief who has become a key figure in Trump’s immigration crackdown. The 29-year-old defendant, who is a US citizen, was facing a misdemeanor and was the first protester to go to trial since demonstrations against immigration raids erupted in LA earlier this summer. Continue reading...

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67 m. ago Alleged gunman in Pennsylvania officer shootout had been sought for stalking

Matthew James Ruth, 24, killed in altercation that left three officers dead and wounded two moreThe alleged gunman who killed three officers and wounded two more in southern Pennsylvania before he was killed by police was a 24-year-old being sought on stalking charges, according to court documents and law enforcement.The violence erupted in rural York county on Wednesday as officers sought Matthew James Ruth, who had also been charged with trespassing, loitering and prowling at night in a domestic-related investigation that began a day earlier, court documents show. Continue reading...

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75 m. ago Trump asks Supreme Court to let him fire Fed governor Lisa Cook

A ruling by the US’s top court could lead to landmark decision on independence of the country’s central bank

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96 m. ago Russian soprano Anna Netrebko silences her critics with a tour de force as Tosca, says our critic Tully Potter

A pity, then, about the naff production. Gerald Finley is one of the foremost baritones of our day - but here, his portrayal of the sinister police chief Baron Scarpia is reduced to the status of a stockbroker.

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1 hour ago Conor McGregor seeks Supreme Court appeal in bid to overturn sexual assault case

McGregor is set to go to the Supreme Court after he lost his appeal following a civil ruling that the UFC star sexually assaulted Nikita Hand after a night out in 2018

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1 hour ago Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert who is the next to be silenced? | Moira Donegan

When a regime can use the power of the law to punish speech because it does not like that speech, then speech is not freeJimmy Kimmel, the late-night host, had his show suspended “indefinitely” from ABC on Wednesday after the Federal Communications Commission, the US’s broadcast media regulator, threatened the television network.The FCC threats came in retaliation for comments Kimmel made on his show regarding Charlie Kirk’s death and the Trump administration’s response to it. “We hit some new lows over the weekend with the Maga gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” Kimmel began.Moira Donegan is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Trump UK visit live: President departs Britain after telling Starmer to call in military against migrants

British prime minister hails two countries’ ‘special relationship’ during joint press conference to round off Trump's state visit to UK

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2 h. ago Kamala Harris tells of dismay as Tim Walz ‘fumbled’ debate answer in book

Democratic 2024 presidential nominee’s memoir reveals Minnesota governor was not first choice as running mateHarris calls Biden decision to seek re-election ‘recklessness’ in new memoirKamala Harris watched mortified as her running mate, Tim Walz, fell into JD Vance’s trap in last year’s vice-presidential debate and “fumbled” a crucial answer, she writes in a campaign memoir.The former Democratic presidential nominee also admits that Walz had not been her first choice for vice-president in her book 107 Days, obtained by the Guardian ahead of its publication next week. Harris writes that her “first choice” would have been the then transportation secretary, Pete Buttigieg, a close friend of hers who is gay. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Man, 71, who stalked actress Anna Friel for years slapped with restraining order

Phil Appleton left her 'unwanted' gifts and turned up at her home in a dinner jacket to invite her to a ball, court told

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2 h. ago Luke Littler to 'take step back from darts' as reigning World Champion makes announcement

Reigning World Darts Champion Luke Littler has announced he will be taking a step back from the sport in a shock social media video - but not everything is at it seems

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2 h. ago Luke Littler makes shock announcement as darts sensation 'taking a step back'

Luke Littler has taken the darts world by storm since bursting onto the scene in 2024, but the 18-year-old has now sent fans into a frenzy with a cryptic social media post

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2 h. ago Texas man charged with threatening NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani

A Texas man has been charged with threatening New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani

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2 h. ago Nearly nine in 10 heads support exploring strike options over Ofsted, union says

The NAHT school leaders’ union said it heard ‘loud and clear’ from members that the plans do not have the support of headteachers.

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2 h. ago McGregor asks Supreme Court to hear appeal over civil court’s rape verdict

Nikita Hand successfully sued the MMA fighter over an incident in which he was alleged to have ‘brutally raped and battered’ her.

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2 h. ago ‘If you don’t make a stand now, when would you?’: inside the Together for Palestine concert

Palestinian musicians were joined by stars including Neneh Cherry and Louis Theroux for a massive four-hour fundraising concert in London. Their artistry revealed the strength and breadth of a culture under siegeIt’s a muggy midweek afternoon when a trail of people draped in black and white keffiyeh scarves, Palestine flags and Free Palestine slogan T-shirts begin to trickle into Wembley Arena. In the foyer of the venue, 56-year-old Kiran has just arrived from her home in Milton Keynes.“I’d never protested in my life before October 2023,” she says. “It’s been so horrific to see what’s happening in Gaza, I felt I had to do something since if you don’t make a stand now, when would you ever? Things might feel futile but this is a way to show the world we care and that we stand together more than we are torn apart.”Neneh Cherry performs with Greentea Peng Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Trump tells Starmer to use military to stop illegal migrants arriving in Britain

US president ended lavish state visit with a warning that the issue could destroy the UK

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2 h. ago Trump tells Starmer to use military to stop illegal migration to Britain

US president ended lavish state visit with a warning that the issue could destroy the UK

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2 h. ago Second migrant makes High Court challenge over removal to France

It comes after an Eritrean man was given a temporary block from being deported to France under the Government’s one in, one out scheme on Tuesday.

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