9 h. ago Jennifer Lawrence says speaking about Trump would ‘add fuel to a fire that’s ripping the country apart’

Actor who said in 2015 that a Trump presidency would be ‘the end of the world’ says celebrities make no difference to how people voteJennifer Lawrence has said she no longer feels it appropriate to speak out against the Trump administration, lest she exacerbate unhelpful debate and further divisions.“I don’t really know if I should,” said Lawrence in an interview with the New York Times. “During the first Trump administration, I felt like I was running around like a chicken with my head cut off. But as we’ve learned, election after election, celebrities do not make a difference whatsoever on who people vote for. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Children among 23 dead after blast rips through supermarket in Mexico as millions celebrate ‘Day of the Dead’

CHILDREN were among 23 people killed after an explosion and fire tore through supermarket in Mexico. The blaze hit a Waldo’s discount store in the northwestern town of Hermosillo as the country marked the Day of the Dead. A blast ripped through the downtown store around 3pm local time on Saturday, sending thick black smoke...

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56 h. ago Jennifer Lawrence questions speaking out on Donald Trump and if celebrities make ‘any difference’

Oscar-winning actor recently appeared on ‘The Interview’ podcast to promote her upcoming film ‘Die My Love’

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6 d. ago Holiday hurricane misery: Thousands of tourists' Jamaican vacations are ruined as the Caribbean paradise locks down

Families have been told there is no way off the island as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Caribbean rips through the country.

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8 d. ago The $100 million Louvre theft could make France's stolen Crown Jewels as famous as the Mona Lisa

A week after thieves stormed the Louvre and ripped eight priceless pieces from France’s Crown Jewels, the country is nursing a deep cultural wound

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9 d. ago Why is Trump demolishing the White House's East Wing? Because he wants to | Arwa Mahdawi

The president’s mega-project raises a lot of questions – including when he’s planning on leavingDonald Trump has quite the passion for American history. If there’s a controversial statue commemorating a dead white supremacist out there, there’s a good chance the president has gone to bat for it.“Sad to see the history and culture of our great country being ripped apart with the removal of our beautiful statues and monuments,” Trump tweeted in 2017, in response to a push to remove Confederate monuments. “You can’t change history, but you can learn from it. Robert E Lee, Stonewall Jackson – who’s next, Washington, Jefferson? So foolish!” Trump added.Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘We are more than blood diamonds and Ebola’: Sierra Leone seeks investment in a post

The chief minister of Sierra Leone tells Nick Ferris why he believes the country is ripe for investment and how that will help nation over the next decade

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3 w. ago Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s National Guard troops in Chicago: ‘Will only add fuel to the fire’

Judge April Perry says administration ‘simply unreliable’ when it comes to its demands for boots on the ground

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3 w. ago Trump rips Obama for getting Nobel Peace Prize 'for doing NOTHING but destroying our country'

'He got a prize for doing nothing,' Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday as he touted his achievement in securing peace in Gaza.

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3 w. ago US airport staffing shortages expected to cause more delays amid shutdown

Air traffic controllers warn of escalating delays and stress as the government shutdown enters its second weekUS politics live – latest updatesStaffing shortages at US airports are anticipated to cause further disruption to air travelers on Wednesday as effects from the US government shutdown, now in its seventh day, ripple out across the country.Union leaders for air traffic controllers and airport security screeners have warned the situation is likely to get worse, as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported staffing issues at airports in Nashville, Boston, Dallas, Chicago and Philadelphia, as well at its air traffic control centers in Atlanta, Houston and the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Continue reading...

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