14 h. ago Trump administration asks supreme court to allow deployment of national guard in Chicago area – US politics live

The move would escalate President Donald Trump’s conflict with Democratic governors over using the military on US soilThe US Senate failed on Thursday to re-open the government and to vote to fund the military during the federal government shutdown, ensuring that the standoff will stretch into next week.The Senate vote on a short-term Republican funding bill failed for the 10th time with just 51 votes. A second vote on Pentagon funding in the afternoon similarly failed in a floor vote, meaning the process to begin fully funding military operations also becomes a non-starter. After the votes, senators are expected to leave Washington for the weekend, almost guaranteeing the shutdown lasts until at least Monday. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Two men charged with attempted murder after woman seriously injured in street

Following a police probe the two males were arrested and charged in connection and appeared at Dumfries Sheriff Court on Friday October 17.

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18 h. ago The Guardian view on Trump and the law: a restraint on the executive is morphing into its weapon | Editorial

The indictment of critics including John Bolton rings alarm bells as the US president expands his power and seeks to use the justice system to exact revenge“He who saves his country does not violate any law,” Donald Trump posted after beginning his second term – emboldened, perhaps, by the supreme court’s bombshell ruling on presidential immunity last year, which many say gave the office-holder the powers of a monarch.Millions of Americans are expected to push back against the president’s growing power at No Kings protests across the US on Saturday. The demonstrations come as former intelligence and national security officials warn that the country is sliding towards “competitive authoritarianism”, in which elections and courts survive but are systematically manipulated by the executive. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago FBI says a Louisiana resident assisted Hamas and lied on his US visa application

The FBI is accusing a Louisiana resident of participating in the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, then lying on his application for a visa to live in the U.S. On Friday, Mahmoud Amin Ya’qub Al-Muhtadi, 33, was scheduled to make his first appearance in federal court

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19 h. ago John Bolton pleads not guilty to charges of mishandling classified information – live

Former Trump adviser makes first court appearance over 18-count indictment handed down by federal grand jury in MarylandEx-Trump adviser John Bolton surrenders after indictmentThe US Senate failed on Thursday to re-open the government and to vote to fund the military during the federal government shutdown, ensuring that the standoff will stretch into next week.The Senate vote on a short-term Republican funding bill failed for the 10th time with just 51 votes. A second vote on Pentagon funding in the afternoon similarly failed in a floor vote, meaning the process to begin fully funding military operations also becomes a non-starter. After the votes, senators are expected to leave Washington for the weekend, almost guaranteeing the shutdown lasts until at least Monday. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago John Bolton appears in court as former Trump adviser surrenders on criminal charges of mishandling classified information

Bolton, who is accused of retaining and sharing national defense information, has denied wrongdoing

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20 h. ago Mother, son charged in London Thomas murder case appear in court

Mother, son charged in London Thomas murder case appear in court  ClickOnDetroit

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22 h. ago Mother, son charged in London Thomas murder case appeared in court

Mother, son charged in London Thomas murder case appeared in court -- Here’s what happened  ClickOnDetroit

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22 h. ago John Bolton at court to surrender to authorities after being indicted – US politics live

Eighteen-count indictment of former Trump adviser handed down by federal grand jury in Maryland as US president calls ex-ally a ‘bad guy’Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton expected to surrender after indictmentThe US Senate failed on Thursday to re-open the government and to vote to fund the military during the federal government shutdown, ensuring that the standoff will stretch into next week.The Senate vote on a short-term Republican funding bill failed for the 10th time with just 51 votes. A second vote on Pentagon funding in the afternoon similarly failed in a floor vote, meaning the process to begin fully funding military operations also becomes a non-starter. After the votes, senators are expected to leave Washington for the weekend, almost guaranteeing the shutdown lasts until at least Monday. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Manchester Arena bomb plotter cried 'Allahu akbar' as he tried to kill prison officers with hot cooking oil and DIY weapons, court hears

Abedi, 28, who appeared in court flanked by four security guards in full riot gear, denied the attempted murder of three prison officers with 'five makeshift knives' and oil at HMP Frankland in April.

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23 h. ago John Bolton expected to surrender to authorities on Friday after being indicted – US politics live

Eighteen-count indictment of former Trump adviser handed down by federal grand jury in Maryland as US president calls ex-ally a ‘bad guy’The US Senate failed on Thursday to re-open the government and to vote to fund the military during the federal government shutdown, ensuring that the standoff will stretch into next week.The Senate vote on a short-term Republican funding bill failed for the 10th time with just 51 votes. A second vote on Pentagon funding in the afternoon similarly failed in a floor vote, meaning the process to begin fully funding military operations also becomes a non-starter. After the votes, senators are expected to leave Washington for the weekend, almost guaranteeing the shutdown lasts until at least Monday. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Bolton is expected to surrender after indictment over his handling of classified information

John Bolton is expected to surrender to authorities and make his first court appearance

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24 h. ago Horror moment woman stabbed in the chest by stranger while she walks to work

WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Sushi chef Wan Lai, 36, was motivelessly stabbed on the right side of her chest by a 32-year-old woman. Lauren Darul, 32, has appeared in court

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25 h. ago John Bolton says he hopes to expose Trump’s ‘abuse of power’ after being indicted – US politics live

Eighteen-count indictment of former Trump adviser handed down by federal grand jury in Maryland as US president calls ex-ally a ‘bad guy’After a federal judge tossed Donald Trump’s $15bn defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, book publisher Penguin Random House and two Times reporters last month, the US president filed a 40-page amended complaint on Thursday.US district court judge Steven Merryday in Florida gave Trump 28 days to refile and amend the action he threw out on 19 September. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Actor Micheal Ward’s lawyer will apply to dismiss sexual allegations, court told

The Top Boy star appeared in person at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Friday.

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26 h. ago Scots snooker champion Graeme Dott appears in court ahead of sex abuse trial

Graeme Dott, 48, is accused of two charges relating to primary school age children.

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26 h. ago Former world snooker champion Dott appears in court ahead of sex abuse trial

Graeme Dott, 48, has denied allegations he sexually abused primary school age children in the Glasgow region.

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28 h. ago Pictured: Egyptian asylum seekers living at migrant hotel who are accused of raping woman, 33, on Brighton beach at 5am after she left nightclub

Karin Al-Danasurt, 20, (pictured) and Ibrahim Alshafe, 35, who both live in the same migrant hotel in West Sussex, appeared at Crawley magistrates' court on Thursday.

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30 h. ago First picture of man accused of assisting woman to take her own life

Miles Cross, 33, appeared in court accused of assisting with the death of a woman and the attempted suicides of three other people

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34 h. ago Mamdani and Cuomo spar in New York mayoral debate – US politics live

Candidates debate Trump, Gaza and New York-specific issues, while John Bolton indicted by federal grand juryFormer Trump adviser John Bolton indicted on 18 countsA reminder that my colleagues are covering the latest developments out of the Middle East, as Israel and Hamas continue to carry out various aspects of the US brokered ceasefire deal.This includes the news today that Israel returned the bodies of 30 Palestinians to Gaza, bringing the total number handed over to 120, according the Gaza health ministry and Nasser hospital in Khan Younis. Continue reading...

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