12 m. ago US politics live updates: majority of Americans disapprove of Trump’s higher education approach, poll finds

Fifty-six percent of Americans said they disapprove of Trump’s approach to higher education, while about four in 10 express approval in new AP pollThe quote Trump is referring to from George HW Bush comes from the former president’s acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention on 18 August 1988.And my opponent won’t rule out raising taxes. But I will. And the Congress will push me to raise taxes, and I’ll say no, and they’ll push, and I’ll say no, and they’ll push again. And I’ll say to them: Read my lips. No new taxes.But Bush’s mistake was that he made that anti-tax pledge in the first place and stuck to it in the first part of his presidency. His courageous 1990 reversal on fiscal policy set the stage for a decade of economic growth that eventually achieved budget surpluses.The budget deal that Bush reached with congressional Democrats in 1990 may indeed have contributed to his failure to win re-election in 1992. There is no question that the timing was terrible. The m...

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16 m. ago Sycamore Gap tree detectives faced daunting task – then vandal 'grassed' on ex

Sycamore Gap detectives revealed one of the 'moronic' vandals 'grassed' on his ex-friend amid the investigation into the crime that shocked the nation - two men were today found guilty of felling the historic tree

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21 m. ago Trump floats cutting Chinese tariffs from 145% to 80% before weekend talks

Meeting aimed at de-escalating trade war after Chinese exports beat expectations despite slump in tradeDonald Trump has floated cutting tariffs on China from 145% to 80% before a weekend meeting as he looks to de-escalate the trade war.Top US officials are set to meet a high-level Chinese delegation this weekend in Switzerland in the first significant talks between the two nations since Trump sparked a trade war with stiff tariffs on imports. Continue reading...

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38 m. ago 'My dad abused me when I was 8 – my mum died just hours before I got justice'

Kay Pitt was just nine when she was abused by her sick dad Alan Vinten, now 78. He was jailed for 17 years after being found guilty of eight charges, 50 years after hurting his own daughter

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52 m. ago Tommy Fury reveals heartbreaking details behind the lowest point of his life amid Molly

Tommy Fury says his return to the boxing ring 'means everything' as he prepares to fight in Budapest tonight, marking his first bout since a difficult layoff that included recovery from surgery.

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53 m. ago ‘I worked with new Pope Leo and everyone I knew gave him the same nickname’

A Peruvian friar who worked with Pope Leo XIV has revealed the nickname given to him in recognition of his passion for "social justice issues and environmental stewardship"

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54 m. ago Justin Baldoni's lawyer wants to hold Blake Lively's deposition in concert arena and 'sell tickets'

Lively, 37, filed a lawsuit against Baldoni, 41, in December 2024, accusing him of sexual harassment and he countersued with a $400 million defamation suit

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72 m. ago The ‘athletic cheat code’ Anthony Cacace is using to develop explosive power ahead of Leigh Wood fight

The boxer has been putting in the hours, in and out of the ring, to ensure he emerges victorious from the upcoming bout

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74 m. ago Plan for windfarm in German ‘fairytale forest’ stokes green energy culture war

Far right accused of misinformation over turbines at Reinhardswald, which has left local people dividedDeep in the woods that inspired the Brothers Grimm, past the tower from which Rapunzel threw down her hair and the castle in which Sleeping Beauty slumbered, lies a construction site that the far right has declared a crime against national soil and identity.In this quiet corner of Germany’s “fairytale forest”, workers are clearing land and building access roads to erect 18 wind turbines. Continue reading...

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79 m. ago Tommy Fury opens up on his struggle returning to the ring before Kenan Hanjalic fight

After a turbulent year marked by injury, personal struggles, and a battle with self-doubt, Fury is set to return to the ring this evening in Budapest

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98 m. ago Nicola Peltz hits back amid Beckham feud as fans 'stand with her'

Brooklyn Beckham's wife Nicola Peltz have proved that she's not going to let the critics get her down in her latest Instagram offering.

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98 m. ago Israel laid out its harrowing plan to take Palestinian territories in 2017. Now it is happening | Ofer Cassif

Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich’s vow that Gaza be ‘entirely destroyed’ should surprise no one – he formulated this chilling idea way before 7 October• Ofer Cassif is a member of the Knesset for HadashIsrael’s announcement of a new offensive to “conquer” Gaza, along with claims by Bezalel Smotrich, the Israeli minister of finance, that the strip will be “entirely destroyed”, have flustered the international community. Observers may be distressed, disturbed or upset by these plans. But they should come as no surprise. This kind of genocidal ideology has been evident, in Smotrich’s case, since long before 7 October. And opposition voices – including mine – have been warning of the government’s intentions in Gaza since October 2023.These latest actions by the fanatic nationalists in Israel’s government are causing misery to Palestinians, but also to Israelis. The decision of the Israeli cabinet to expand its invasion has terrified the families of Israeli hostages. They have accused S...

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1 hour ago Attenborough film unveils seabed destruction caused by bottom trawling

A sequence in Ocean With David Attenborough shows bottom trawling nets bulldozing through habitats on the seabed.

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2 h. ago Rangers hit out at Trump’s plans for National Parks: ‘They’re going to be sold off’

The budget proposal comes amid a push from the Trump administration to open national parks for mineral extraction, mining, logging and drilling.

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2 h. ago MSP claims there is 'not a majority' in favour of creating Galloway National Park

Galloway and West Dumfries MSP Finlay Carson expressed doubts over support for the plans after NatureScot presented their consultation report to the Scottish Government.

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2 h. ago Giro d’Italia LIVE: Stage one set for fierce fight to claim maglia rosa as race begins in Albania

Wout van Aert, Tom Pidcock and Mads Pedersen among the favourites on a hilly opening day to the year’s first Grand Tour

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2 h. ago Protecting democracy is not enough: five things Americans must fight for | Huck Gutman

Democracy is simply a precondition for essential change in these key areas, from healthcare to taxationA recent dinner was peaceable until it was just about over, when a friend’s son spoke up in praise of a middle-of-the-road columnist and how his opposition to Donald Trump’s attack on democracy revealed that we were all on the progressive left now.“Not true,” I responded with more vehemence than I expected. “Wanting democratic norms is not sufficient; it is merely a precondition for meaningful change.” Making sure the US’s plumbing was secure did not mean that anything of importance would pass through the pipes. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Jockey Levi Williams in court charged with murder of pensioner after fight outside pub

Levi Williams, an apprentice jockey, was arrested in March following an altercation in Newmarket town centre and was charged with murder after the death of a 71-year-old man

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2 h. ago ‘Totemic’ Sycamore Gap tree inspired countless photos until it was felled

The tree was planted in a pleasing fold in the landscape next to Hadrian’s Wall.

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3 h. ago Here We Are at the National Theatre, Lyttelton review: should this have been staged at all?

Stephen Sondheim’s posthumous musical has no songs, only a stellar cast save it from being completely unenjoyable

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