4 d. ago Judge says Justice Department attacked her character to 'impugn the integrity' of US judicial system

A federal judge accused the Justice Department of attacking her character in an effort to undermine the integrity of the judicial system, forcefully pushing back against the Trump administration’s criticism of the courts for blocking parts of the president’s agenda

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7 d. ago National Grid boss says Heathrow could have stayed open despite substation fire

Two other substations available to supply airport with electricity, according to chief executive John PettigrewThere was enough power for Heathrow to remain open during the entire period it was shut down on Friday, the head of National Grid has said.Speaking for the first time since a fire forced North Hyde substation to close, the National Grid chief executive, John Pettigrew, said two other substations that serve Heathrow were working and could have supplied the airport with all the power it needed to remain open. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Israel strikes southern Lebanon amid calls for halt to ‘endless war’

Strikes come as freed hostages and family members of people still held in Gaza urge Netanyahu to stop the fightingIsraeli artillery and airstrikes hit southern Lebanon on Saturday, in a fresh clash endangering the shaky truce that ended a year-long conflict against Hezbollah, as 40 survivors of Hamas captivity called on the Israeli government to halt the “endless war”.’Three rockets fired from Lebanon towards Israel were intercepted by the Israeli air force, according to a spokesperson for the Israeli army, the first time in more than three months that groups in Lebanon have fired at Israel. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Musk donates thousands to GOP members of Congress pushing to impeach judges who oppose Trump: Report

Trum push to impeach judges come as administration is accused of defying federal court order on deportation flights

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1 week ago Donald Trump to sign executive order aiming to shut down Department of Education – US politics live

Order challenged by Democratic state attorneys general as NAACP says it is a ‘dark day for millions of American children’ The Trump administration is working on a plan to create what conservatives have long demanded: a militarized buffer zone along the southern border in New Mexico that would be occupied by active-duty US troops, empowered to detain migrants who cross into the United States unlawfully, the Washington Post reports.According to the Post, recent internal discussions have centered on deploying troops to a section of the border in New Mexico that would be turned into a kind of military installation, which would give the soldiers a legal right to detain migrants who “trespass” on the elongated base. Unauthorized migrants would then be held until they can be turned over to immigration officers.Speaking from the podium of the White House briefing room, Donald Trump’s press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, accused federal judges of ruling against the president for partisan reaso...

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1 week ago Another federal judge accuses Trump of flouting his court order — this time over federal firings

In total some 20 agencies are being forced to reinstate their workers after they were unlawfully fired by the Trump administration

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1 week ago Musk donates thousands to GOP members of Congress pushing to impeach judge who oppose Trump: Report

Trum push to impeach judges come as administration is accused of defying federal court order on deportation flights

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1 week ago Steve Bannon admits Maga operatives ‘working’ on third term for Trump

Speaking on his adoration for Trump, the one-time chief strategist said ‘he’s on fire, and I’m a huge supporter. I want to see him again in 2028’

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1 week ago Steve Bannon admits MAGA operatives ‘working’ on Trump’s third term

Speaking on his adoration for Trump, the one-time chief strategist said, ‘He’s on fire, and I’m a huge supporter. I want to see him again in 2028’

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1 week ago London King's College crash sees one woman dead after van slams into pedestrians

Armed police remain at the scene, alongside two fire engines and three ambulances, after the incident on Tuesday lunch time in a pedestrianised area near King's College London.

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1 week ago Prosecutors say Minnesota man accused of hiding stolen ruby slippers from 'The Wizard of Oz' is dead

A federal judge has dismissed the charges against a Minnesota man accused of hiding a stolen pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz.” Prosecutors informed the court Monday that he died Sunday

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2 w. ago Eggings, swastikas and dog poop: Tesla bears brunt of people’s ire against Musk

In response to the billionaire’s scorched-earth raids on US government agencies, Tesla chargers and showrooms are being targetedIn the early morning hours of Donald Trump’s inauguration day, a person wearing a long black cloak and face mask wheeled a cart down an Oregon sidewalk. He was headed toward a Tesla showroom in Salem, and his cart appeared to be loaded with molotov cocktails, according to court documents. One by one, he took out the handmade explosives, lit them on fire and lobbed them at the glass-walled dealership.By the time Salem police arrived, the showroom window was shattered, a fire was burning on the sidewalk out front, a nearby Tesla sedan was ablaze and the alleged vandal had fled. The whole scene was caught by security footage, according to an affidavit from a special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The showroom’s general manager estimated $500,000 in damages, with seven vehicles struck and one completely destroyed. Cont...

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2 w. ago Shots fired at Tesla dealership as backlash against Elon Musk grows

Police in Oregon say gunshots were fired at a Tesla dealership for the second time in a week

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2 w. ago More shots fired at Oregon Tesla dealership in ongoing vandalism since Musk began advising Trump

Police in Oregon say gunshots were fired at a Tesla dealership for the second time in a week

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2 w. ago People are still blaming avocados for everything and it needs to stop

The popular yet much-maligned brunch ingredient has come under fire once more – this time from TV gardener Alan Titchmarsh. Helen Coffey investigates how the humble fruit became the scapegoat for everything that’s wrong with the world

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3 w. ago Price rises to occasion with glory in historic night for women’s boxing

Natasha Jonas has had an admirable career but could not match the Olympic champion’s fire On a night steeped in history, Natasha Jonas could not roll back the years as she was outfought and outclassed by Lauren Price who dominated their world welterweight title unification fight to add the IBF and WBC belts to the WBA bauble she already owns. Price, in her fighting prime at the age of 30, is 10 years younger than Jonas and she was just too quick, fluid and powerful as all three judges awarded her the decision by comprehensive margins of 98-93, 100-90 and 98-92.Jonas has had an admirable career and she was the first woman to be named as British boxing’s fighter of the year in 2022. But, in the end, time ravages every fighter and Jonas could not match the fire of Price whose poise as an Olympic champion was also evident. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Price rises to occasion with glory on historic night for women’s boxing

Natasha Jonas has had an admirable career but could not match the Olympic champion’s fire On a night steeped in history, Natasha Jonas could not roll back the years as she was outfought and outclassed by Lauren Price who dominated their world welterweight title unification fight to add the IBF and WBC belts to the WBA bauble she already owns. Price, in her fighting prime at the age of 30, is 10 years younger than Jonas and she was just too quick, fluid and powerful as all three judges awarded her the decision by comprehensive margins of 98-93, 100-90 and 98-92.Jonas has had an admirable career and she was the first woman to be named as British boxing’s fighter of the year in 2022. But, in the end, time ravages every fighter and Jonas could not match the fire of Price whose poise as an Olympic champion was also evident. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Listen: BBC Radio 2 goes silent for first time in two decades

BBC Radio 2 fell silent for the first time in two decades as a fire alarm prompted an evacuation in the London building on Thursday, 6 March.

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3 w. ago BBC Radio 2 leaves listeners in shock as station goes silent for the first time in two decades as building is evacuated during fire scare

Jeremy Vine's show was interrupted by the sound of a fire alarm as the building had to be promptly evacuated.

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3 w. ago Horror UK motorway fire rips through coach 'carrying 30 school kids' in 'dreaded call'

Horrific pictures show the devastation caused to a school coach after it burst into flames on a motorway slip road yesterday. The coach was carrying '30 plus children' and teachers at the time of the fire

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