41 h. ago Trump reveals the friends who convinced him to call off surging troops into San Francisco: Live updates

California Governor Gavin Newsom had threatened to sue the Trump administration if the president deployed the National Guard to the state

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44 h. ago Trump won’t send federal troops to San Francisco after ‘friends in the area’ asked him not to: Live updates

California Governor Gavin Newsom had threatened to sue the Trump administration if the president deployed the National Guard to the state

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47 h. ago RLPO/Hindoyan: Iberia album review – Hindoyan and the RLPO turn the heat up with Spanish colours and sunshine

(Onyx) There’s addictive Latin rhythms and perfectly judged musical adrenaline in Domingo Hindoyan and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic’s recording of these six French works with a Spanish themeThere’s a certain reverence for a bygone era about Iberia, the latest album from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra under chief conductor Domingo Hindoyan. All six works here are familiar fare, the common thread being the late-19th and early 20th-century French enthusiasm for all things Spanish. It’s the kind of programme the record industry thrived on in the 1960s and 70s. There’s nothing dusty about the playing, however, nor the state-of-the-art recording, which possesses sonic depth while leaving plenty of space for the music’s delicate perfumes to waft to the surface.For all his reserves of Venezuelan fire, Hindoyan takes a measured approach, resisting the temptation to grandstand. The results are frequently revelatory, with much that strikes the ear anew: diaphanous textures, add...

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47 h. ago Iberia album review – Hindoyan and the RLPO turn the heat up with Spanish colours and sunshine

(Onyx) There’s addictive Latin rhythms and perfectly judged musical adrenaline in Domingo Hindoyan and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic’s recording of these six French works with a Spanish themeThere’s a certain reverence for a bygone era about Iberia, the latest album from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra under chief conductor Domingo Hindoyan. All six works here are familiar fare, the common thread being the late-19th and early 20th-century French enthusiasm for all things Spanish. It’s the kind of programme the record industry thrived on in the 1960s and 70s. There’s nothing dusty about the playing, however, nor the state-of-the-art recording, which possesses sonic depth while leaving plenty of space for the music’s delicate perfumes to waft to the surface.For all his reserves of Venezuelan fire, Hindoyan takes a measured approach, resisting the temptation to grandstand. The results are frequently revelatory, with much that strikes the ear anew: diaphanous textures, add...

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69 h. ago UK watchdog sues crypto exchange linked to billionaire Trump backer

HTX, advised by Justin Sun, is accused by the FCA of unlawful promotion of cryptoassets

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3 d. ago A United Airlines emergency landing likely caused by collision with a weather balloon

A recent United Airlines emergency landing appears to have been the result of a collision with a weather balloon over Utah

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5 d. ago Authorities investigate the death of a rail conductor who was struck by a train in Montana

Authorities are investigating the death of a rail conductor who was hit by a passing train in Montana

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8 d. ago State attorneys general sue Trump administration for canceled solar program funding

The attorneys general of more than a dozen states on Thursday sued the Trump administration over the termination of $7 billion in funding intended for affordable solar energy projects across the U.S. The coalition argued in the lawsuit that the Environmental Protection Agency’s cancellation of the Solar for All program violated federal law governing federal agencies and constitutional doctrine on separation of powers

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8 d. ago Nearly two dozen states sue to stop Trump ending $7bn solar grant program

States who received funding under an EPA project aimed to expand solar energy for low-income communitiesNearly two dozen states are suing the Trump administration over its cancellation of a $7bn grant program aimed at expanding solar energy in low-income communities, according to court papers.In a statement on Thursday, California’s attorney general, Rob Bonta, announced two lawsuits by a group of states that received grants under the Environmental Protection Agency’s Solar for All program. The EPA’s administrator, Lee Zeldin, announced the termination of the program in August. The agency said in an email that it would not comment on pending litigation. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Cause of Titan sub implosion revealed by detailed final report

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) published its final report on the disastrous hull failure and implosion of the OceanGate Titan submersible in June 2023

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9 d. ago Titan submersible imploded due to faulty engineering, report concludes as it lists multiple blunders that led to the death of all on board

The National Transportation Safety Board made the statement in its final report on the hull failure and implosion of the Titan submersible in June 2023.

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9 d. ago Final NTSB report exposes what went wrong before Titan submersible imploded

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its final report into the Titan submersible tragedy, which killed five people during a visit to the Titanic wreckage in June 2023

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9 d. ago Faulty engineering led to deadly Titan sub implosion, US investigators rule

NTSB report finds OceanGate company did not adequately test submersible before 2023 voyage to wreck of TitanicThe deadly implosion of a submersible traveling to the wreck of the Titanic was the result of faulty engineering, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced on Wednesday.The NTSB’s final report on the voyage that killed five people in June 2023, said that OceanGate, the private company that owned the Titan, did not adequately test its experimental submersible before the trip. The Washington-state based firm, which suspended operations after the catastrophic implosion, was unaware of the submersible’s true durability, the report said. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Engineering flaws led to the implosion of Titan submersible, report finds

The incident left five people dead near the wreckage of the Titanic in June 2023.

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9 d. ago Faulty engineering led to implosion of Titan submersible headed to Titanic wreckage, NTSB finds

The National Transportation Safety Board says faulty engineering led to the implosion of an experimental submersible that killed five people on the way to the wreck of the Titanic

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1 week ago New York Attorney General Letitia James endorses mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani: ‘He knows what it’s like to be attacked’

The woman who successfully sued Donald Trump for fraud gave a defiant response to his administration’s indictment against her, declaring: ‘I fear no man!’

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1 week ago I felt something in my mouth, London driver complains as cockroaches ‘infest buses and swim in drinks’

BUS drivers in London have fumed that their vehicles are becoming riddled with cockroaches. Shocking snaps appear to show the rodents perched in seat cushions and drink containers. As a result, many drivers have flocked to London Bus Forums (LBF), a message board and campaigning organisation, to call on Transport for London to make its...

Transport

2 w. ago Pastor shot in the head by ICE agents sues Trump administration over First Amendment threats in Chicago

David Black joins journalists and protesters in lawsuit to stop ‘pattern of extreme brutality’ from federal agents

Politics

2 w. ago Illinois governor vows to resist Trump administration ‘power grab’ after suing over national guard deployment to Chicago – live

JB Pritzker says Illinois will use ‘every lever’ to stop Trump’s use of military in state; federal judge says administration has two days to file a response and sets a hearing for ThursdayIllinois sues Trump seeking to block deployment of national guardThe supreme court has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s challenge of her criminal conviction for recruiting and grooming minors, who were sexually abused by her former boyfriend and companion Jeffrey Epstein – the disgraced financier who died in a New York prison in 2019.Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year-sentence for her crimes. She was recently moved to a minimum-security prison in Texas. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago White House calls court ruling blocking Portland national guard deployment ‘untethered from reality’ – live

Karoline Leavitt criticizes Trump-appointed judge’s decision; Trump deploying military to Chicago on ‘flimsy pretext’, Illinois lawsuit alleges Illinois sues Trump seeking to block deployment of national guardThe supreme court has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s challenge of her criminal conviction for recruiting and grooming minors, who were sexually abused by her former boyfriend and companion Jeffrey Epstein – the disgraced financier who died in a New York prison in 2019.Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year-sentence for her crimes. She was recently moved to a minimum-security prison in Texas. Continue reading...

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