59 m. ago ‘True model of humility’: hundreds pay tribute to victims of Minnesota killings

Candlelight vigil honoring Melissa Hortman and husband at state capitol was attended by Tim Walz and couple’s sonHundreds gathered at the Minnesota capitol on Wednesday night to honor state Democratic representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, who were killed at their home on Saturday night in what authorities have described as a “political assassination”.Some mourners reportedly brought flowers to place in front of this memorial, while others held candles. Tim Walz, the Minnesota governor, grew teary at the vigil, and consoled attendees, as a brass band from the Minnesota Orchestra performed, according to the Associated Press. Continue reading...

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70 m. ago Ice is cracking down on Trump’s own supporters. Will they change their minds? | Tayo Bero

As the president’s immigration policies take a toll on communities, some of his voters are shaken – but standing by himBy now, the cycle of Donald Trump supporters being slapped in the face by his policies is common enough that it shouldn’t warrant a response. What is noteworthy is the fact that his crusade of mass deportations seems to have taken the Maga crowd by surprise in a way that makes little sense if you’ve been paying attention to Trump, his campaign promises, his party and the people he surrounds himself with.Even as they witness friends and family members hurt by this administration’s immigration clamp-downs, some Trump supporters appear resistant to doing a full 180.Tayo Bero is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Pretty UK village once home to Harry Styles with top ice cream parlour and mini zoo

The village is a perfect spot for a day out and has even been put on the map by one of the world's biggest stars

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2 h. ago Finland's lawmakers vote to leave land mine treaty as Nordic country boosts defenses against Russia

Finland’s parliament has voted overwhelmingly to pull out of a major international treaty on land mines as the Nordic country seeks to boost its defenses against an increasingly assertive Russia

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2 h. ago Ministers urged to publish legal advice on UK involvement in Israel

Calls follow news that attorney general advised government to limit its involvement to defending alliesUK politics live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis – live updatesMinisters are facing calls to publish legal advice given to the government on Israel’s war against Iran after reports emerged that the attorney general had warned that any UK involvement beyond defensive support would be illegal.Richard Hermer, the government’s most senior legal officer, is said to have raised concerns internally about the legality of joining a bombing campaign against Iran. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Arnold Schwarzenegger and Donald Trump feud from TV taunt to immigration dig

Arnold Schwarzenegger has spoken out on the ongoing ICE crisis in the US, after Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign has caused fury across the country

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2 h. ago Harry Kane is mocked by fans after adopting strange 'German accent'

The striker was giving an interview from an ice bath in footage taken before Bayern's barnstorming 10-0 thrashing of Auckland City in the Club World Cup.

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3 h. ago A US senator’s X posts after the Minnesota shootings were horrific – and predictable | Austin Sarat

Mike Lee knows better than to turn tragedy into disinformation. But outrageousness has become the name of the gameNational tragedy used to bring national unity. If only momentarily, partisanship was put aside, and people of all political persuasions came together.No more. The nation received a startling reminder of that sad fact on Sunday when Republican senator Mike Lee went online to share his reaction to the weekend’s horrible shooting of two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses.Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell professor of jurisprudence and political science at Amherst College, is the author or editor of more than 100 books, including Gruesome Spectacles: Botched Executions and America’s Death Penalty Continue reading...

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3 h. ago New York mayoral candidate arrested by Ice: ‘Trump is looking to stoke conflict, weaponize fear’

Brad Lander was manhandled and marched out of the courthouse after trying to shield a man from arrest – but, he tells the Guardian, he’s not backing downAs New York city comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was hauled away by masked Ice agents on Tuesday, all he could think about was whether there was anything more he could do for the man he was trying to help, an immigrant New Yorker named Edgardo.Both men ended up detained, but unlike Edgardo’s, Lander’s ordeal was over after a few hours. By the time New York governor Katy Hochul marched him out of the courthouse – after proclaiming, of his arrest: “This is bullshit” – videos and photos of the officers manhandling him had gone viral. The arrest of yet another elected official prompted widespread condemnation of another sign of the US’s steady slide into authoritarianism. A host of New York politicians, along with a swelling crowd of angry New Yorkers, awaited Lander outside the courthouse in downtown Manhattan. (Andrew Cu...

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3 h. ago Amazon's Ninja Creami alternative that makes 'delicious' desserts drops to £17

Keen cooks can whip up homemade ice cream and experiment wth different flavour combinations

Economics

3 h. ago Moment passenger threatens to 'break train manager's face' as LNER releases shocking bodycam footage showing tirades of abuse

Dramatic video filmed on a London North Eastern Railway (LNER) service on the night of March 16 showed the man confronting the member of staff at the onboard café bar.

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4 h. ago Shoppers confused by why palm oil is in ice cream, cleaning products and chocolate

A study of 2,000 adults found 34 per cent deliberately avoid buying products containing palm oil because they believe it is bad for the environment and wildlife.

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4 h. ago SpaceX rocket explodes in new setback to Elon Musk’s Mars project

Starship 36 was preparing for 10th test flight from Texas when it underwent ‘catastrophic failure’ while on standOne of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starships has exploded during a routine test in Texas, authorities said, in the latest setback to the billionaire’s dream of turning humanity into an interplanetary species.The Starship 36 underwent “catastrophic failure and exploded” at the Starbase launch facility shortly after 11pm on Wednesday (0400 GMT Thursday), a Facebook post by the Cameron County authorities said. Continue reading...

Technology

4 h. ago English university students must face 'shocking' ideas in a drive to protect free speech on campus

The U.K. national regulator for higher education says students at English universities must prepare to confront ideas they find uncomfortable and shocking

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4 h. ago ICE raids and their uncertainty scare off workers and baffle businesses

Farmers, cattle ranchers and hotel and restaurant managers breathed a sigh of relief last week when President Donald Trump ordered a pause to immigration raids that were disrupting those industries and scaring foreign-born workers off the job

Economics

5 h. ago US spies contradict Donald Trump as Iran 'not racing for nuclear weapon'

American officials and senior lawmakers have pushed back on Donald Trump's claims that Iran is weeks away from a nuclear weapon, suggesting they are not supported by available US intelligence

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5 h. ago New Rio de Janeiro law requires public hospitals to display anti

Opponents view the controversial act as part of a growing trend across Brazil to further restrict abortion accessA new law has just come into force in Rio de Janeiro requiring all public hospitals and clinics run by the municipal government to display anti-abortion signs bearing messages such as: “Did you know that the unborn child is discarded as hospital waste?”Reproductive rights activists view the act as the latest example of a growing trend across Brazil to further restrict access to abortion in a country that already has some of the world’s most restrictive laws. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Is this Israel's next bombshell covert op? IDF may send crack commandos to take out Iran's most heavily fortified 300ft

The Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant (FEP), buried deep beneath the mountains near the holy city of Qom, is one of Iran's most secretive and heavily fortified nuclear facilities

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6 h. ago Starmer 'must give green light for Trump's Iran strikes': Frantic diplomacy as US could launch nuclear bunker raids from Diego Garcia base

Donald Trump is keeping the world guessing about whether he will join Israeli attacks on Tehran's nuclear facilities.

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7 h. ago Parents newly warned over risk of giving children slushie ice drinks this summer

Updated advice suggests these popular drinks are not suitable for children under seven.

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