4 d. ago Trump’s war on autism: how dangerous and demeaning are his claims?

Trump’s assertions about autism have left scientists and doctors in despair. Katie Strick debunks each of his ‘outright lies’

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6 d. ago Pharmacist explains exactly why Donald Trump is WRONG over idiotic MMR vaccine claims

Donald Trump's comments on the MMR vaccine have been branded 'dangerous' by a top TV pharmacist, who said following the US president's advice could leave children 'vulnerable to dangerous diseases'

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7 d. ago Donald Trump makes 'dangerous' World Cup vow as US president challenges FIFA again

US President Donald Trump has promised to move matches at the 2026 World Cup from any cities he deems as unsafe to host fixtures, but his authority to make such decisions has been called into question

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2 w. ago Floods force 100,000 out of their homes – and the water in this African city is still rising

People fleeing the rising waters around Lake Tanganyika in Burundi are fighting for space and humanitarian care with refugees escaping civil war. Donald Trump’s slashing of international aid money has made a dangerous situation even more perilous. World affairs editor Sam Kiley investigates

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2 w. ago Donald Trump designates 'sick and dangerous' Antifa as a 'major' terrorist organization

President Donald Trump said he is designating the far-left ANTIFA movement as a terrorist organization.

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2 w. ago Labor statistics chief fired by Trump sounds alarm over White House’s ‘dangerous’ interference

Erika McEntarfer says Americans should be concerned about independence of key economic institutionsThe former chief US economics data statistics who Donald Trump fired last month called her sudden removal “dangerous” and said Americans should be concerned about the independence of key economic institutions.“Markets have to trust the data are not manipulated,” said Erika McEntarfer, former head of the Bureau Labor of Statistics, on Tuesday in her first remarks since her firing. “Firing your chief statisticians for releasing data you do not like, it has serious economic consequences.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago EA Sports FC 26 preview – new play styles aim to tackle Fifa challenge

After a lacklustre response to the 2025 edition, the game has gone all out to engage players and respond to user feedbackIn an open office space somewhere inside the vast Electronic Arts campus in Vancouver, dozens of people are gathered around multiple monitors playing EA Sports FC 26. Around them, as well as rows of football shirts from leagues all over the world, are PCs and monitors with staff watching feeds of the matches. The people playing are from EA’s Design Council, a group of pro players, influencers and fans who regularly come in to play new builds, ask questions and make suggestions. These councils have been running for years, but for this third addition to the EA Sports FC series, the successor to EA’s Fifa games, their input is apparently being treated more seriously than ever.The message to journalists, invited here to get a sneak look at the game, is that a lacklustre response to EA Sports FC 25 has meant that addressing user feedback is the main focus. EA has set u...

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3 w. ago Stephen King says Donald Trump is 'basically an idiot' and 'dangerous' for one reason

Stephen King has never been one to hold back his thoughts on Donald Trump, despite facing threats of a boycott for making a joke about the former President

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3 w. ago The Guardian view on the ‘war on drugs’: Donald Trump is turning a failed metaphor into a more dangerous reality | Editorial

The strike on a speedboat allegedly containing Venezuelan drug traffickers may be performative, but sets a frightening precedentMore than five decades ago, Richard Nixon launched a “war on drugs”. The drugs won. Now Donald Trump is turning a failed metaphor into a worse reality.On Tuesday the US president claimed that the military had killed 11 drug traffickers from Venezuela, posting footage of the strike that US officials said took place on a speedboat in international waters in the Caribbean. The administration supplied no evidence for its claim that the boat contained Tren de Aragua members, or drugs, and gave varying accounts of its destination. It also warned that there was more to come, with the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, arguing that intercepting boats had not curbed the drugs problem: “What will stop them is when you blow them up.” Earlier this year, Mr Trump secretly ordered the use of military force against cartels internationally. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Trump’s second presidency is ‘most dangerous period’ since second world war, Mitch McConnell says

Former Senate leader likens administration’s fixation with tariffs to isolationist policies of the US in the 1930s US politics live – latest updatesThe world during Donald Trump’s second presidency has entered a period of danger with “certain similarities to the 30s”, according to Mitch McConnell, the veteran Republican former Senate leader.McConnell made the comments primarily in reference to tariffs and foreign affairs, in a wide-ranging interview with the Lexington Herald-Leader published on Wednesday as he prepares to enter his final year in office. Continue reading...

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last month BoE chief Andrew Bailey takes aim at Donald Trump's 'dangerous' attacks on independence of US Federal Reserve

Andrew Bailey said pressure being put on the central bank in America was a 'very serious situation'.

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