2 h. ago Photos of tensions between federal officers and locals in Minneapolis

Tensions between residents and federal immigration officers continued to rise in the Twin Cities area. Officers responded with tear gas to a crowd of whistle-blowing bystanders in Minneapolis who came to see the aftermath of a car crash involving immigration agents, just a few blocks from where a woman was fatally shot last week. Students from Roosevelt High School staged a protest against her killing.

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3 h. ago Rachel Reeves refuses to bail out hospitality venues as 2,000 face closure after major U

The Treasury signalled a major U-turn on pubs last week following warnings hundreds could be forced to close after a big hike in rates.

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3 h. ago Brit special forces ‘lined up to storm Russian shadow fleet tankers’ in helicopter raids after Trump Marinera seizure

BRITISH special forces have helicopters "lined up" ready to storm Russian shadow fleet tankers. The UK helped US special forces to seize a rogue Russia-linked oil tanker in a commando-style raid in the Atlantic last week, however, no British personnel actually stepped foot on the vessel. However, a new legal basis identified by the government means...

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3 h. ago Emmerdale who killed Ray, EastEnders 'double exit' and Coronation Street Jodie mystery

Soap spoilers for next week tease Emmerdale's Ray's killer, Coronation Street's Jodie's mystery past and EastEnders tease a double exit, amid big scenes for Hollyoaks and Home and Away

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3 h. ago UK snow maps show blizzard spreading across parts of the country amid 60mph gales

The UK is bracing for more snow this week — albeit less severe than that caused by Storm Goretti — as a band of low pressure moves northeastwards alongside 60mph gales

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3 h. ago Mark Allen advances in Masters despite battle with food poisoning

Allen wins five frames in a row against Mark WilliamsZhao Xintong cruises to 6-2 win over Gary WilsonMark Allen shrugged off a bout of food poisoning to beat Mark Williams 6-2, winning five successive frames, and book a Masters quarter-final with Judd Trump or Ding Junhui, who play on Wednesday.Speaking to the BBC, Allen, the 2018 champion, said: “I prepare properly for these events, but I couldn’t prepare for this at all as I’ve been lying in bed all week with food poisoning. I just thought: ‘Go out there and give my best.’ I wouldn’t have had much left if it had got much closer.” Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Top Republicans denounce justice department’s criminal probe into Fed chair

Backlash builds as Trump administration’s prosecutors target head of US central bank

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3 h. ago More than 100,000 El Paso, Texas residents left with little to no water after main break

Officials say over 100,000 residents in the Texas border city of El Paso were left with little to no water after a main break over the weekend, and it was expected to take till mid-week for operations to return to normal

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4 h. ago FBI says it has found no video of Border Patrol agent shooting 2 people in Oregon

The FBI says in a court document that it has found no surveillance or other video of a Border Patrol agent shooting and wounding two people in a pickup truck during an immigration enforcement operation in Portland, Oregon, last week

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4 h. ago Coronation Street fans outraged as 'creepy' Megan appears to have another victim

Coronation Street fans think they have "worked out" who paedophile teacher Megan Walsh was on the phone to in mystery scenes that aired as part of Monday night's episode

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4 h. ago Skip the sunlounger battles this summer with our pick of the best villa holidays from £87pp a week

YOUR own pool, never having to hunt down a free sun lounger and all the space to relax as a family or with friends – villa holidays are rightly popular.   The market has been boosted by the relaunch of popular brand James Villas and Lisa Minot finds great value deals with her pick of holiday homes in...

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4 h. ago Minnesota sues Trump administration over ‘unprecedented’ surge in immigration agents that has ‘terrorized’ Minneapolis

The lawsuit comes after an ICE agent fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis last week

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6 h. ago Moment shameless paedophile 'tries to groom police officers' and goads them to 'keep digging' after being arrested for targeting dozens of boys

Jay Lang, 24, of Canvey Island, Essex, got dozens of young boys to send him indecent pictures of themselves, before blackmailing them into sending more explicit images or cash.

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7 h. ago LA Olympics ticket registration opens this week. Here’s how to enter the draw

LA28 also launched a fundraising effort to give away free tickets to people who live near the venues

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7 h. ago Trump warns the nation is ‘SCREWED’ if the Supreme Court rejects his tariff plan

The high court could rule on Trump’s use of emergency powers to tax imports as soon as this week

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7 h. ago Smithsonian removes reference to Trump’s impeachments after administration complained, report says

The White House shared the new portrait on social media earlier this week

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7 h. ago 'I spotted a post on Facebook now I save myself a whole week of work a year'

Business owner reveals simple change in atx she’s made to save time and money and is calling on others to follow her lead.

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7 h. ago Federal prosecutor in Virginia fired after refusing to lead Comey case

Robert McBride, deputy to Trump ally Lindsey Halligan, is latest in series of dismissalsThe number two prosecutor in the US attorney’s office for the eastern district of Virginia has been fired, according to two people familiar with the matter, the latest in a series of dismissals in an office that is leading controversial criminal prosecutions of James Comey and Letitia James.Robert McBride, a former federal prosecutor in Kentucky, was brought in late last year to serve as the deputy to Lindsey Halligan, a Trump ally who the president installed as the acting US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia in September. McBride was dismissed after declining to lead the Comey prosecution, which a judge threw out in November after ruling Halligan was unlawfully appointed, one of the people said. (The justice department is appealing the ruling.) Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Cristiano Ronaldo's comment on Michael Carrick says it all as Man United close in on appointment

Manchester United are set to appoint Michael Carrick as their new interim manager, taking over from Darren Fletcher following the sacking of Ruben Amorim last week

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8 h. ago Woman charged for starting GoFundMe posing as father of Texas flooding victim

Maitlin Paige White accused of soliciting donations as Matthew Childress, whose daughter died at Camp MysticA Florida woman allegedly posed as the grieving father of a teenager who died in July’s deadly Camp Mystic flooding in Texas and tried to raise money, leading to her being criminally charged with online impersonation, according to authorities.According to court records reviewed by multiple outlets, Maitlin Paige White, 28, of Crestview, Florida, is accused of posing as Matthew Childress and soliciting donations in the days after the death of his 18-year-old daughter, Chloe Childress, who was working as a counselor at Camp Mystic in Kerr county, Texas. Continue reading...

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