1 hour ago Maine to vote on proposed red flag gun law inspired by mass shooting that killed 18

Two years after the deadliest mass shooting in Maine's history, voters are considering whether to make it easier for family members to petition a court to restrict a potentially dangerous person’s access to guns

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1 hour ago Illinois man charged over claims he threatened Trump and others in Instagram video

The suspect allegedly posted a video threatening to kill Trump 18 times over the course of a week in October

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2 h. ago ‘They take the money and go’: why not everyone is mourning the end of USAID

When Donald Trump set about dismantling USAID, many around the world were shocked. But on the ground in Sierra Leone, the latest betrayal was not unexpectedEarlier this year, Donald Trump appointed a 28-year-old Doge alumnus, Jeremy Lewin, to oversee his administration’s approach to global aid. Lewin’s primary task has been to gut the US’s aid funding. In an interview with the New York Times, Lewin argued that the traditional approach, which he termed the “global humanitarian complex”, didn’t help poor countries “progress beyond aid”, instead keeping them dependent. The system, he continued, has “demonstrably failed”.This isn’t just the Trump administration’s view. For decades, there has been a robust debate in academic and policy circles, discussed over drinks by development practitioners, written about by critical economists and postcolonial independence leaders, and percolating into the broader consciousness, that aid isn’t working, or at least not as promised. When the news of T...

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2 h. ago Scotland's Cinderella Man holds history in hands as Steve Clarke sets up Hollywood ending to 'fantastic' story

Craig Gordon is set to be handed the gloves for World Cup qualifying climax with Finals at 43 firmly in his thoughts

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2 h. ago Jake Haro learns his fate after murdering baby Emmanuel Haro after kidnap hoax

Jake Haro and his wife Rebecca had claimed Emmanuel was kidnapped in Yucaipa, California, saying Rebecca was attacked and left unconscious as she changed the infant's nappy on the backseat of the car

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3 h. ago Trump backs Cuomo for NYC Mayor as Mamdani says president ‘threatened’ by his campaign: Live updates

Mamdani says Trump is threatened by his campaign because ‘we're actually going to deliver’ on lowering the cost of living in New York City

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3 h. ago ‘She’s out’: Nancy Pelosi expected to quit politics after California votes on redistricting this week: report

The former House Speaker has not made any public announcements about her political future and says her top focus is on helping Democrats retake the House of Representatives in 2026

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4 h. ago Illinois man charged with threatening to execute Trump during chilling Instagram video

Trent Schneider, 57, was arrested at his home in Winthrop Harbor on Monday by a local SWAT team.

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4 h. ago Holly Willoughby 'will take over' as BBC Strictly Come Dancing presenter

Holly Willoughby is poised for a dramatic return to our TV screens, following her departure from This Morning in October 2023, as she's set to host Strictly Come Dancing

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4 h. ago MAGA conspiracy theorist and Trump influencer Laura Loomer now credentialed to ‘cover’ the Pentagon after media purge: report

The MAGA influencer has been an influential outside adviser to the Trump administration throughout his second term

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5 h. ago EastEnders' favourite involved with violent brawl leaving one person stabbed

EastEnders' Harry Mitchell is set to be caught up in a violent assault in upcoming scenes on the BBC soap, as he tries to defend Kojo Asare

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5 h. ago Martin Scorsese leads tributes to ‘great improvisational actor’ Diane Ladd

Ladd’s death at 89 was announced on Monday by her daughter Laura Dern.

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5 h. ago Denny's to be acquired and taken private in a deal valued at $620 million

Denny’s said Monday that it’s being acquired by a group of investors who will take the breakfast chain private

Economics

5 h. ago Mamdani says Trump is ‘threatened’ by his campaign as president backs Cuomo for NYC Mayor: Live updates

Mamdani says Trump is threatened by his campaign because ‘we're actually going to deliver’ on lowering the cost of living in New York City

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5 h. ago China's president Xi caught knifing Trump in brutal attack just hours after historic summit

For a moment, it looked like President Trump and China's President Xi Jinping had buried the hatchet at APEC. Then Xi picked it back up.

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6 h. ago Trump says votes for Democrats are a ‘death wish’ ahead of Virginia and New Jersey governor elections: Live updates

Trump railed against the Democratic candidates in the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial elections

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7 h. ago Tommy Robinson set to find out trial verdict over terror offence charge

Robinson was driving a silver Bentley Bentayga SUV to the Spanish tourist hotspot of Benidorm when he was stopped by officers at the Channel Tunnel.

Events

7 h. ago Trump threatens to cut funds if ‘communist’ Mamdani wins mayoral election

President backs Cuomo in election eve Truth Social post and says he does not want to send ‘good money after bad’On the eve of New York’s well-watched mayoral election, President Donald Trump issued a threat to its voters: stop Zohran Mamdani or pay.“If Communist Candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the Election for Mayor of New York City, it is highly unlikely that I will be contributing Federal Funds, other than the very minimum as required, to my beloved first home,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. “I don’t want to send, as President, good money after bad.” Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Rachel Reeves to set out Budget priorities as major think tank warns tax rises are ‘inevitable’

The chancellor’s address is set to come after weeks of expectation management and growing reports of planned tax rises as she scrambles to fill a black hole of up to £50bn in the public finances

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7 h. ago Man United hero David Beckham to finally achieve his lifelong dream today

David Beckham is set to recognised after years of work behind the scenes advancing positive causes and it's an honour the England legend has been waiting on for some time

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