65 m. ago Prosecutor says at trial that Iran put $500,000 bounty on head of Iranian

A prosecutor has told a jury at a murder-for-hire trial that the Iranian government put a $500,000 bounty on the head of an outspoken Iranian-American journalist

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73 m. ago Greenpeace to appeal verdict ordering them to pay at least $660m to energy firm for pipeline protests – live

Organisation condemns verdict that could bankrupt its US operation and risks ‘destroying right to peaceful protest’Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions over Dakota pipeline protests, says juryDemocratic congressman Glenn Ivey told constituents at a town hall meeting in his Maryland district that Chuck Schumer, the Senate’s Democratic minority leader, should step down from his position after a bitter intraparty fight over government funding last week, HuffPost reports.Ivey is the first member of Congress to say Schumer should leave his leadership position, after the leader supplied enough votes to pass a Republican-backed government funding bill through the Senate. House Democrats had near-unanimously rejected the measure, and many in the party believe Schumer, who argued the bill was better than allowing a shutdown that could be exploited by Donald Trump and Elon Musk, gave up leverage he could have used against the administration. Continue reading...

Economics

87 m. ago Ongoing row between Welsh Government and dentists ahead of 'biggest changes in decades'

Jeremy Miles said the Welsh Government will launch a consultation about changes to dentistry by the end of the month

Politics

1 hour ago Canada in talks with the EU to reduce US defense reliance: AP source

A senior Canadian government official says Canada is in discussions with the European Union to join a EU drive to break its security dependency on the United States

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1 hour ago French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found

France’s research minister said the scientist was traveling to Houston for a conference when his phone was searchedFrance’s research minister said a French scientist was denied entry to the US this month after immigration officers at an airport searched his phone and found messages in which he had expressed criticism of the Trump administration.“I learned with concern that a French researcher” on assignment for the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) “who was traveling to a conference near Houston was denied entry to the United States before being expelled”, Philippe Baptiste, France’s minister of higher education and research, said in a statement on Monday to Agence France-Presse published by Le Monde. “This measure was apparently taken by the American authorities because the researcher’s phone contained exchanges with colleagues and friends in which he expressed a personal opinion on the Trump administration’s research policy,” the minister added. Continue readin...

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2 h. ago White House calls judge challenging Trump deportation order a ‘Democrat activist’

Press secretary says judge who weighed legality of Trump deportation order ‘does not have that authority’The White House on Wednesday labeled the federal judge challenging the Trump administration on whether it defied his court order to halt flights deporting migrants without a hearing “a Democrat activist”.The press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, singled out by name at a White House press briefing federal judge James Boasberg, who weighed the legality of Donald Trump’s deportation of suspected Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act, and is now evaluating the government’s compliance. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Original ET model expected to fetch up to £700,000 at auction

The 3ft-tall model was one of three used in Steven Spielberg’s 1982 sci-fi film.

Economics

3 h. ago Conservative commentator and failed 2022 candidate eying another run for Michigan office

Tudor Dixon, who was the Republican nominee for governor of the Great Lakes State in 2022, said she has yet to decide whether to opt for the battleground state’s open Senate seat or governor’s office.

Events

3 h. ago Labour dubbed ‘nasty party’ as it rejects call for winter fuel payments apology

A Conservative motion seeking further data on the impact of the cut was defeated in the Commons.

Politics

3 h. ago Education Secretary says London’s falling birth rate brings ‘opportunities to think creatively’

Bridget Phillipson also tells the Standard that Government will ‘look at the evidence’ from Sir Sadiq Khan’s free school meal programme

Politics

3 h. ago Frontier Airlines makes major bag policy change in jab at Southwest

Frontier announced two deals for passengers booking travel this week in response to Southwest’s policy changes

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4 h. ago Conservative commentator eyeing run for Senate or governor in Michigan

Conservative podcaster Tudor Dixon weighs a future run in adopted state after attacking Democrat Gretchen Whitmer for presiding over ‘lost generation’

Politics

4 h. ago California's wine industry leery of tariffs, but some growers hope they help

Escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and Europe are being closely watched in California’s already struggling iconic wine industry

Politics

4 h. ago The Guardian view on Germany’s new coalition: unleashing the radical centre | Editorial

A groundbreaking vote by outgoing MPs has given the chancellor-elect, Friedrich Merz, the chance to renew mainstream politicsThe first “grand coalition” government in Germany’s postwar history was formed in 1966 to address an unexpected economic downturn, amid concerns over a nascent neo-Nazi far right. Nearly six decades later, as the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Social Democratic party (SPD) prepare to join forces across the right-left divide for the fifth time, following February’s snap election, the circumstances are superficially similar. The scale of the challenges, however – and the sense of jeopardy – are of a different order.As geopolitical events have undermined its trade‑led business model, the German economy has been undergoing the most prolonged period of stagnation since the second world war. Not unrelatedly, the extreme-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party – elements of which are judged a threat to the democratic constitutional order by security s...

Politics

4 h. ago Some schools not 'learning from the best' in boosting attendance rates, Education Secretary warns

Minister tells teachers ‘children’s life chances are at stake’ as schools struggle with higher absence levels than before the pandemic

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5 h. ago Original ET model will hit auction block for nearly £1 million

Sotheby’s has confirmed that the screen-used model of the alien ET will be up for auction starting at 600,000 US dollars (£462,000).

Economics

5 h. ago The Latin Grammys get closer to cinema with the new best music for visual media category

The Latin Grammys are getting closer to cinema and television with the new best music for visual media category

Culture

5 h. ago UK scientists behind clean power AI breakthrough win £1m Government prize

The design tool rapidly helps to analyse materials used for clean energy, transport and key infrastructure.

Politics

5 h. ago Trump’s press secretary attacks federal judge in deportation case by name and calls him ‘Democrat activist’ – live

Karoline Leavitt singles out James Boasberg in briefing attacking federal judges as court battle over deportations continuesDemocratic congressman Glenn Ivey told constituents at a town hall meeting in his Maryland district that Chuck Schumer, the Senate’s Democratic minority leader, should step down from his position after a bitter intraparty fight over government funding last week, HuffPost reports.Ivey is the first member of Congress to say Schumer should leave his leadership position, after the leader supplied enough votes to pass a Republican-backed government funding bill through the Senate. House Democrats had near-unanimously rejected the measure, and many in the party believe Schumer, who argued the bill was better than allowing a shutdown that could be exploited by Donald Trump and Elon Musk, gave up leverage he could have used against the administration. Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago Rangers fans get direct flight to Bilbao as Spanish airline puts on special connection for Europa League showdown

The two sides face off for a place in the semi finals of the Europa League next month

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