36 h. ago Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth teases possible WAR with longstanding adversary over nuclear weapons

Pete Hegseth said President Donald Trump is not afraid to escalate threats against a key US adversary by involving the Department of Defense if the country attempts to obtain nuclear weapons.

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39 h. ago ‘Nobody cares about another missing Black man’: Family pleads for answers in case of missing and murdered dad

Five years ago, at the height of the pandemic, Detreck Foster vanished without a trace from Independence, Kansas. Police are now investigating his death as a suspected homicide. But his former wife and the mother of his two children tells Andrea Cavallier why she fears they will never have answers in his case

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43 h. ago America's missing nuclear weapons as 'Broken Arrow' incidents expose atomic

The USA reportedly still possesses over 5,000 nuclear warheads - which is enough to destroy most life on Earth - but the military is responsible for at least 32 accidents involving weapons

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4 d. ago US steps up Houthi airstrikes as Iran warned of 'great danger'

The United States has launched major airstrikes on Tehran-backed Houthi rebel positions in the wake of President Donald Trump's warning to Iran of 'great danger' in continuing its nuclear weapons programme

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5 d. ago Scottish independence supporters should reject full fiscal autonomy, says ex

EXCLUSIVE: Dennis Canavan said the Scottish Government would still be obliged to pay for a share of the Trident nuclear weapons system under full fiscal autonomy.

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5 d. ago Las Vegas veterinarian missing after being accused of abusing horse

A Las Vegas veterinarian has gone missing after he was accused of animal abuse.

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5 d. ago Trump declares he would 'absolutely' bomb Iran if it refuses to give up its bid for nuclear weapons

President Donald Trump said he would 'absolutely' take military action against Iran 'if necessary,' days after meeting with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.

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5 d. ago A missing San Diego woman died after being pulled from a drain. Police fear she was trapped for days

Yafang Zhou, 50, went missing on March 25 near her downtown San Diego home

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5 d. ago Next Nasa leader says he would prioritize US missions to Mars if confirmed

Billionaire Jared Isaacman has funded his own journeys into space and insists he would not abandon moon missionsThe next Nasa leader will prioritize sending American astronauts to Mars if he is confirmed, a Senate panel heard on Wednesday.But the billionaire Jared Isaacman, an entrepreneur who has privately funded his own journeys into space, insisted he would not abandon current plans to land humans back on the moon in 2027, despite placing greater emphasis on missions to the red planet. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Kim Jong Un's sister mocks US 'daydream' of ending nuclear programme

Kim Yo Jong has insisted North Korea will never give up its nuclear weapons programme

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6 d. ago Cops investigating if Missouri foster mom traded a kid for a monkey to boost her exotic animal collection

Brenda Deutsch, who fostered more than 200 children over the years as well as reportedly being a collector of exotic animals, was arrested over the weekend

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6 d. ago More countries will acquire nukes because the West has pushed the world to the brink of WW3 with proxy war against Russia in Ukraine, says ranting Putin ally

Putin crony Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday that more countries would get nuclear weapons in the coming years, blaming the West for pushing the world towards World War Three

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7 d. ago ‘Magical realism’: how a fake Hindu nation tried to take over Indigenous land in Bolivia

Contracts show fictional country created by fugitive Indian guru would control vast swathes ‘with full sovereignty’Followers of a fugitive Indian Hindu guru on a mission to establish his own state are popping up across Latin America, offering hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy land in Ecuador, Paraguay and now Bolivia.At the end of last year, a representative of the Baure Indigenous people in the Bolivian Amazon signed a “perpetual” contract leasing 60,000 hectares (148,260 acres) of their vast rainforest for $108,000 (£81,910) a year. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump reveals mysterious secret meeting with Iran over nuclear weapons and issues cryptic warning to Ayatollah

Trump indicated the 'direct talks' with Iran had already begun, and said there would be a 'top level' meeting on Saturday.

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8 d. ago Secret pact letting US bring deadly weapons to UK revealed amid accusations of 'cover

British defence bosses reportedly secretly exempted US troops from telling local authorities they are storing nuclear weapons.

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1 week ago Retirees keep their eyes on the economy as Trump's tariffs roil financial markets

With financial markets roiling as President Donald Trump unveiled his latest tariffs this week, the economy has been top of mind for many retirees

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1 week ago Chevron ordered to pay more than $740 million to restore Louisiana coast in landmark trial

A Southeast Louisiana jury ruled oil company Chevron must pay more than $740 million dollars to restore damage it caused to coastal wetlands following a landmark trial more than a decade in the making

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1 week ago Tornadoes will become more frequent in coming weeks. Here's what to know if your home is destroyed

An average of 1,200 tornadoes hit yearly, and the United States will probably get more killer supercells spawning tornadoes and hail as the world warms

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1 week ago EastEnders fans 'work out' why Vicki Fowler really returned to Walford amid money woes

The character is being played by a new actress and is missing her American accent

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1 week ago Will Trump’s tariffs ignite a global trade war? Today in Focus Extra – podcast

Donald Trump has introduced eye-watering tariffs on countries around the world. Will they ‘make America wealthy again’? Richard Partington reportsDonald Trump is on a mission to ‘make America wealthy again’. Speaking outside the White House, he said for too long the country had been ‘looted, pillaged, raped and plundered by nations near and far, both friend and foe alike’. Now that would come to an end, he said, as he slapped eye-watering tariffs on countries around the world.The Guardian’s senior economics correspondent, Richard Partington, explains why Trump has taken such action and how it could affect the global economy. ‘It could come at huge costs to consumers,’ he says, as markets around the world react with confusion. With prices in the US also likely to rise, will voters soon rue what the president has called ‘liberation day’? Continue reading...

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