35 m. ago ‘I do have a Nazi streak’: Trump nominee accused of sending vile texts as he goes to Senate for Special Counsel role

One of the Republicans in the group chat said that Paul Ingrassia belonged in the Nazi paramilitary group known as the Ubergruppenführer

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48 m. ago Social media's 'dark theories' over weird stain spotted on Melania Trump's birthday card to Donald

A stain on the card Melania Trump sent to her husband Donald Trump on his 71st birthday sparked a flurry of theories online - and it's not the first time people have speculated about her marriage

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48 m. ago While they smear ‘No Kings’ rallies, Trump and his GOP can’t escape their own ‘Nazi’ problem

Paul Ingrassia’s withdrawal over his alleged ‘Nazi’ admission is a sign that the ability of Trump and the GOP to dictate a narrative in Washington is weakening once again, writes John Bowden

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56 m. ago Netflix is considering buying Warner Bros. in power merger that could spell the end for CNN

Warner Bros.' studio, its library of films and TV shows, and its production lots are attractive acquisitions for the streaming service.

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68 m. ago Trump administration claims it will blow past deportation records with 500,000 already removed from US

The government says that its efforts have caused more than 2 million people to leave the country through deportations and voluntary self-removals

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90 m. ago Australia news live: extreme weather warnings for NSW; Victoria police commissioner says ‘wrong decision’ to take helicopter to Hobart

BoM forecast top of 39C for Sydney would surpass 38.2C October record from 2004. Follow today’s news liveOctober heat records broken across Australia as Sydney braces for temperatures way above the normGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBrittany Higgins has dropped her appeal against the Western Australia supreme court decision that she defamed Linda Reynolds in a series of social media posts, according to reports.In August the state supreme court judge Paul Tottle ruled that the former defence minister’s reputation was damaged by a 2022 social media post from David Sharaz, which Higgins responded to, and an Instagram story published by Higgins in July 2023. Continue reading...

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99 m. ago I watched Donald Trump's 'Meet Darth Vader' Rose Garden speech and 5 moments were utterly bonkers

Donald Trump hosted a lunch at the newly-renovated White House Rose Garden, which he controversially paved over to build a patio for such events over the summer, receiving fierce bipartisan backlash.

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1 hour ago Driving us potty! Breakdowns caused by Britain's pothole menace up by a quarter in just 12 months

The number of pothole-related breakdowns has risen by a quarter this summer compared with last year, new figures from RAC's Pothole Index show.

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1 hour ago What to know about efforts to block National Guard deployments in Chicago, Portland, other US cities

President Donald Trump’s attempts to deploy the military in Democratic-led cities _ over the objections of mayors and governors _ has brought a head-spinning array of court challenges and overlapping rulings

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2 h. ago Trump nominee to lead whistleblower office drops out after racist texts surface

Report on Paul Ingrassia featured messages where he allegedly described himself as having a ‘Nazi streak’US politics live – latest updatesPaul Ingrassia, Donald Trump’s nominee to oversee federal whistleblower protections, has dropped out after racist text messages he sent surfaced this week.Ingrassia, currently a White House liaison at the Department of Homeland Security, was the subject of a report on Monday published in Politico. The report featured text messages where he allegedly described himself as having “a Nazi streak” and suggested Martin Luther King Jr Day should be “tossed into the seventh circle of hell”. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Moment Irish police van is set alight as riots break out near Dublin asylum seeker hotel 

Police officers were also attacked with missiles and fireworks as protesters gathered at the Citywest Hotel last night following the alleged assault of a 10-year-old girl.

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2 h. ago Trump administration’s strikes against Venezuela amount to ‘extrajudicial executions’, UN experts say

President Donald Trump has ordered attacks on at least seven suspected drug vessels in the Caribbean in recent months

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2 h. ago Denise Welch, 67, reveals she finally learned she had ADHD after a shock conversation with her Loose Women colleagues as star reveals the links between her diagnosis and her breakdown last year

The Coronation Street and Waterloo Road actress, 67, has candidly spoken about being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in a new interview.

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2 h. ago Australia news live: extreme weather warnings as Sydney forecast to hit hottest ever October day; US company bids to buy Rex

BoM warning of 39C would surpass 38.2C October record from 2004. Follow today’s news liveOctober heat records broken across Australia as Sydney braces for temperatures way above the normGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBrittany Higgins has dropped her appeal against the Western Australia supreme court decision that she defamed Linda Reynolds in a series of social media posts, according to reports.In August the state supreme court judge Paul Tottle ruled that the former defence minister’s reputation was damaged by a 2022 social media post from David Sharaz, which Higgins responded to, and an Instagram story published by Higgins in July 2023. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Gambling ad featuring Lewis Hamilton banned over potential appeal to children

An advert for Betway using the Chelsea FC logo was also banned by the Advertising Standards Authority for the same reason.

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2 h. ago Gambling ads featuring Lewis Hamilton and Chelsea badge banned

Adverts for two gambling firms, Kwiff and Betway, were banned after a complaint was lodged to the Advertising Standards Authority

Sport

2 h. ago Kylie Minogue among stars performing for William’s Earthshot Prize awards in Rio

Hollywood actor Matthew McConaughey has voiced an awards trailer featuring the 15 finalists and showcasing their solutions.

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3 h. ago Trump says he’d be glad to talk to Schumer and Democrats — but only after they agree to key shutdown demand

‘He owns this shutdown,’ one Democrat says.

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3 h. ago Inside Ellen DeGeneres' £20million England home after fleeing Donald Trump's US

Ellen DeGeneres, whose career in broadcasting in the US spanned more than 40 years, left the country with wife Ellen Portia de Rossi - and they have no plans on returning

Economics

3 h. ago ‘It’s pathetic’: Trump’s ICE recruitment drive is stalling as new hires can’t pass basic fitness test, report says

Critics have warned that lowered hiring standards and slashed training times will lead to an explosion of abuses by immigration officers

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