52 m. ago Democrats fear political violence after Trump accuses Congress members of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’

Capitol Police said the lawmakers Trump targeted were going to be on ‘24/7 security,’ Senator Elissa Slotkin said

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8 h. ago Democrats condemn Trump after he says they should be punished ‘by death’ over video post

Trump calls group of lawmakers ‘traitors’ over X video of them urging US military members to refuse illegal ordersUS politics live – latest updatesDemocrats expressed outrage after Donald Trump accused a group of Democratic lawmakers of being “traitors” and said that they should be arrested and punished “by death” after they posted a video in which they told active service members they should refuse illegal orders.The video, released on Tuesday, features six Democratic lawmakers who have previously served in the military or in intelligence roles, including senators Elissa Slotkin and Mark Kelly, and representatives Maggie Goodlander, Chris Deluzio, Chrissy Houlahan and Jason Crow. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Outrage after Trump accuses Democrats of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’

US president roundly decried for Truth Social post after lawmakers told military personnel to refuse illegal ordersUS politics live – latest updatesDemocrats expressed outrage after Donald Trump accused a group of Democratic lawmakers of engaging in “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH” and that they should be arrested after they posted a video in which they told active service members they should refuse illegal orders.The video, released on Tuesday, features six Democratic lawmakers who have previously served in the military or in intelligence roles, including senators Elissa Slotkin and Mark Kelly, and representatives Maggie Goodlander, Chris Deluzio, Chrissy Houlahan and Jason Crow. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago White House blames Democrats for Trump’s threats to execute political opponents as backlash grows — Live updates

After signing the Epstein Transparency Act, Trump lashes out at Democratic lawmakers over video they posted: ‘Punishable by DEATH!”

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9 h. ago White House walks back Trump’s suggestion of executing Democrats who urge military to disobey illegal orders – live

Karoline Leavitt says Trump doesn’t want to execute Democrats after president’s earlier social post suggesting their behavior is ‘punishable by DEATH’The Trump administration presented a new plan to roll back regulations in the Endangered Species Act (ESA) on Wednesday, a move experts fear will accelerate the extinction crisis if adopted.The proposed changes would allow the federal government more power to weigh economic impact against habitat designations, remove safeguards against future events – including the impacts from the climate crisis – and rescind the “blanket rule” that automatically grants threatened species the same protections as those designated as endangered. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Trump accuses Democrats of ‘seditious behaviour’ punishable by death over video

Threat comes after lawmakers tell members of US military that they must refuse illegal orders

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65 h. ago Why has former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina been sentenced to death? – video explainer

Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death in absentia by a court in Dhaka for crimes against humanity over a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year. The Guardian's Hannah Ellis-Peterson describes the events leading up to the conviction and what this unprecedented sentencing means for the future of BangladeshOusted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for crimes against humanity Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Mum dances for TikTok video days after brutally beating her daughter, 3, to death

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Nicola Priest was jailed for 15 years for killing three-year-old Kaylee-Jayde Priest, who she called a "little b****" and a "rat" before launching the vicious assault

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6 d. ago Donald Trump and JD Vance have graphic sex in disturbing new South Park episode leaving fans 'traumatised'

In the latest instalment of the scathing satire, Vance manages to avoid a punishment for treason and ends up in bed with Trump after the pair share a soak in a hot tub at the White House .

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7 d. ago Sharon Osbourne says she is struggling to sleep after Ozzy’s death

Sharon Osbourne has admitted to having trouble sleeping at night following the death of her husband, Black Sabbath rocker Ozzy Osbourne, in July this year.

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8 d. ago 'Knife attacker' who allegedly stabbed boy, 14, to death on his way to play football later boasted 'We just done a murder' in a rap video, court hears

Ibrahima Seck was allegedly attacked after an 'altercation' near a pub in New Moston, Manchester, on June 8.

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8 d. ago ‘Every account is slightly different’: who were the real Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday?

A new book, Brothers of the Gun, explores the unlikely friendship between a complicated lawman and a cursed gamblerThere’s a famous line from a John Ford western, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance: “When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” Mark Lee Gardner is a leading historian of the old west whose new book, Brothers of the Gun: Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and a Reckoning in Tombstone, concerns two major figures in such history. He doesn’t like Ford’s line.“Every historian uses it, they just beat it to death,” Gardner says cheerfully, by video from Bozeman, Montana. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Starmer shuts down Lowe’s calls for a referendum on the death penalty: ‘It is not the answer’

Sir Keir Starmer has shut down Rupert Lowe’s recommendation that the death penalty be reintroduced for foreign criminals.

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1 week ago Brutish, bullying, imperialistic: the Ugly American is back | Steven Greenhouse

Donald Trump is using US power to insert himself into other countries’ affairs, treating them as vassalsFor decades, president after president has sought to rid the US of its image as a bullying, imperialistic nation. But with his blustering, often brutish behavior toward other countries, Donald Trump has rapidly revived that notion. Under Trump, the Ugly American is back.Trump has done this by using US power in aggressive and arrogant ways – by attacking other countries’ policies and then threatening to punish them if they don’t bow to his demands. Trump is doing exactly what international law says national leaders shouldn’t be doing. He has repeatedly inserted himself into other countries’ affairs, browbeating their leaders, berating their policies and disrespecting their sovereignty. Too often, Trump treats other countries as vassals of the US (and of his ego). Continue reading...

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1 week ago Caroline Flack recorded video days before death telling of arrest abuse, new documentary reveals

The former Love Island host is the subject of a new Disney+ documentary, Caroline Flack: Search For The Truth

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1 week ago Psychic Sally on her wildest ever predictions from foreseeing 9/11 to the death of Princess Diana

Celebrity medium Psychic Sally reflects on the most extraordinary moments of her career, claiming she predicted everything from the 9/11 attacks to the tragic death of Princess Diana.

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3 w. ago Kate Cassidy shares another unseen Liam Payne video after she hit back at his sister's remark about 'using the singer's death for fame'

Kate Cassidy has posed another unseen video of her and Liam Payne before his death alongside the wistful caption 'memories' on her TikTok page.

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3 w. ago Daniel Naroditsky's final hours as friends tried to save him in alarming video before death

Chess grandmaster Daniel "Danya" Naroditsky was found dead by a friend at his home in Charlotte, North Carolina, on October 20, two weeks before his 30th birthday

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4 w. ago A murder charge is in the works in Kada Scott's death as video reveals a possible accomplice

Investigators say they have video evidence suggesting two people may have been involved in moving and burying the body of Kada Scott, a Philadelphia woman who disappeared Oct. 4

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4 w. ago Russian chess grandmaster is investigated over 'horrible' online attacks after death of rival Daniel Naroditsky

The sudden passing of the chess superstar was announced on Monday by his club, the Charlotte Chess Centre, with a cause of death not yet public.

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