49 h. ago Sophisticated Short Stories out now: Failed Summer Vacation By Heuijung Hur, Poppyland By D J Taylor, The Latehomecomer By Mavis Gallant

Eithne Farry review the best Short Stories out now.

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51 h. ago New York won't rescind Native American mascot ban, despite Trump's threat of cutting federal funds

New York education officials have refused to rescind the state’s ban on Native American mascots and team names, despite threats from the Trump administration that it risks losing federal funding

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3 d. ago Cuts to USAID severed longstanding American support for Indigenous people around the world

The effort to protect the Peruvian Amazon from deforestation related to the cocaine trade was long supported by financial assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development

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5 d. ago Half of Americans say they are already cutting back because of tariffs — and that includes summer vacation plans

While Donald Trump demands that companies ‘eat the tariffs’, multiple surveys and polls show that Americans are expecting major price hikes

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5 d. ago Parks, libraries, museums: here’s why Trump is attacking America’s best

The president’s funding cuts and bullying are about dividing Americans and tightening his grip on powerThe author and environmentalist Wallace Stegner called our national parks “America’s best idea”.Certainly, these jewels – 85m acres of parkland throughout all the 50 states – are beloved by the public. So are America’s public libraries, arts organizations and museums.Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist writing on media, politics and culture Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Trump's tariff czar reveals the four countries on verge of trade deals including a 'nasty' one

President Donald Trump's top trade negotiator shared that the U.S. may be close to finalizing tariff deals with several major partners.

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9 d. ago Phineas and Ferb return to screens after a decade, with one change

The beloved duo are back for another action-packed summer vacation

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1 week ago Donald Trump's savage cuts leads to scientists exodus and making American dumb again

President Trump has overseen huge cuts to scientific funding, as well as bringing in controversial legislation to boot out non-US Harvard students from the country

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1 week ago Donald Trump's savage cuts leads to scientists exodus and making Americans dumb again

President Trump has overseen huge cuts to scientific funding, as well as bringing in controversial legislation to boot out non-US Harvard students from the country

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2 w. ago Donald Trump threatens huge tariffs on EU goods and smartphones, including Apple products

Markets tanked following the announcement as the US President cranks up trade threats

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2 w. ago Ukraine’s Zelenskyy confirms major prisoner swap with Russia – Europe live

The first stage of a major prison swap between Ukraine and Russia has taken place in Turkey, with 390 people released todayFor more coverage of Trump’s tariffs threats – which also include a warning that Apple must pay a 25% tariff unless it manufactures its iPhones in the US – follow our business live blog here:US president Donald Trump has just called the EU “very difficult to deal with,” lamenting the bloc’s “powerful Trade Barriers, Monetary Manipulations, unfair and unjustified lawsuits against American Companies, and more” (original capitalisation!).“Our discussions with them are going nowhere! Therefore, I am recommending a straight 50% Tariff on the European Union, starting on June 1, 2025. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The US credit rating has been downgraded. But there’s an easy fix for our debt | Robert Reich

Instead of cutting taxes on the richest Americans – who hold much of the country’s debt – simply raise themOn Friday, the credit rating of the United States was downgraded. Moody’s, the ratings firm, announced that the government’s rising debt levels would grow further if the Trump Republican package of new tax cuts were enacted. This makes lending to the US riskier.Moody’s is the third of the three major credit-rating agencies to downgrade the credit rating of the United States.They’ll pay even more interest on the growing debt – to the super-rich.They’ll pay higher interest rates on all other long-term debt. (As higher rates on treasury bonds waft through the economy, they raise borrowing costs on everything from mortgages to auto loans.)The debt crisis will give Republicans even more excuse to do what they’re always wanting to do: slash safety nets. So many Americans could lose benefits they rely on, such as Medicaid and food stamps.Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, i...

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2 w. ago Most AAPI adults oppose college funding cuts and student deportations, a new poll finds

A new AAPI Data/AP-NORC poll finds that as colleges and universities pull back on diversity practices, young Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders are overwhelmingly against cutting federal funding for diversity, equity and inclusion programs in higher education, and deporting students involved in protest activity on campus

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2 w. ago Majority of US companies say they have to raise prices due to Trump tariffs

Over half (54%) of companies surveyed by insurer Allianz say they will have to raise prices to accommodate cost of tariffsA majority of US companies say they will have to raise their prices to accommodate Donald Trump’s tariffs in the US, according to a new report.More than half (54%) of the US companies surveyed by insurance company Allianz said they will have to raise prices to accommodate the cost of the tariffs. Of the 4,500 companies across nine countries, including the US, UK and China, surveyed by Allianz only 22% said they can absorb the increased costs. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Update after husband walks in on naked wife having sex with his son, 15, on sofa

Alexis Von Yates, 35, is awaiting a criminal trial for the alleged statutory rape of a minor who was visiting his father in Florida for summer vacation last July, it has been reported

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3 w. ago ‘So many are devastated’: Trump’s federal layoffs and their ripple effect

From Beltway Virginia to Pittsburgh, it is not just laid-off workers feeling the impact but whole local economiesNaomi Anderson was on leave looking after her young baby when she was told her US Department of Agriculture job helping farmers in developing countries was being cut. A former volunteer with the Peace Corps, which sends young Americans overseas to projects in emerging economies, Anderson had expected to spend her whole career in international development.“I had taken this job two years ago expecting to stay here for at least 10 years, and you know, we had started to make a community and build up our life here. In January, we had started looking at buying a home,” she says. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘So many are devastated’: Trump’s federal firings and their ripple effect

From Beltway Virginia to Pittsburgh, it is not just sacked workers feeling the impact but whole local economiesNaomi Anderson was on leave looking after her young baby when she was told her US Department of Agriculture job helping farmers in developing countries was being cut. A former volunteer with the Peace Corps, which sends young Americans overseas to projects in emerging economies, Anderson had expected to spend her whole career in international development.“I had taken this job two years ago expecting to stay here for at least 10 years, and you know, we had started to make a community and build up our life here. In January, we had started looking at buying a home,” she says. Continue reading...

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