23 h. ago Karoline Leavitt refuses to say whether emergency rooms should check migration status before treating dying patients

The White House press secretary dodged the question multiple times when asked directly by a reporter Thursday

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25 h. ago Trump to cut ‘Democrat agencies’ as White House says government shutdown layoffs could be in the thousands – live

Trump touts meeting with Russ Vought ‘of Project 2025 fame’ to determine where cuts can be made; Karoline Leavitt blames Democrats for looming job lossesHere’s what the shutdown means for travel, national parks and housingShare your views on the US government shutdownKaroline Leavitt also spoke on Fox News this morning.“The Democrats should know that they put the White House and the president in this position,” she said. “And if they don’t want further harm on their constituents back home, then they need to reopen the government. It’s very simple. Pass the clean continuing resolution and all of this goes away.”These discussions and these conversations, these meetings would not be happening if the Democrats had voted to keep the government open. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Woman with cancer died after wrong patient given CT scan in NHS 'blunder'

A scanning error at the NHS Scarborough Hospital led to the delayed cancer diagnosis of Pamela Honeybone, who later died, after another woman called Pamela's results were attributed to her

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47 h. ago US government shutdown live: Republican stopgap funding bill fails in Senate as White House to hold press briefing on shutdown

Senate votes 55-45 against Republican bill with three Democrats crossing party lines to support measure; Karoline Leavitt to give press briefingUS government shuts downTracker: how each US senator votedThis shutdown is expected to be worse than previous ones. The impact on federal workers could be even more severe.Before Trump’s most recent threat of mass layoffs on Tuesday, a memo released last week by the White House’s office of management and budget told agencies not just to prepare for temporary furloughs but for permanent layoffs in the event of a shutdown. Continue reading...

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53 h. ago Man, 85, dies 'after being assaulted by fellow patient' at London hospital

Andrew Farmer, from Ealing, west London, was injured at Charing Cross Hospital in Hammersmith on September 18, and died a week later.

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55 h. ago Elderly man dies after being 'assaulted by patient' at west London hospital

Elderly man dies after being 'assaulted by patient' at west London hospital  Times Series

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55 h. ago Elderly patient dies after being assaulted at west London hospital

Elderly patient dies after being assaulted at west London hospital  Romford Recorder

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55 h. ago Elderly patient dies after being assaulted at Charing Cross Hospital

Elderly patient dies after being assaulted at Charing Cross Hospital  Enfield Independent

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55 h. ago Pensioner dies after being ‘assaulted by fellow patient’ at London hospital

Pensioner dies after being ‘assaulted by fellow patient’ at London hospital  The Independent

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3 d. ago Theatre faces closure within 3 months after emergency funding bid refused by Creative Scotland

The theatre has been at the heart of the community for more than 60 years

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3 d. ago Cumbernauld Theatre faces closure after emergency funding bid refused by Creative Scotland

The theatre has been at the heart of the community for more than 60 years

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3 d. ago Theatre faces threat of closure within three months after emergency funding bid refused by Creative Scotland

The theatre has been at the heart of the community for more than 60 years

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3 d. ago Man who attacked Michigan church became 'unhinged' when talking about Mormon faith

The man who shot up a Michigan church and set a fire that killed four people was a former U.S. Marine who expressed animosity about the Mormon faith

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4 d. ago Karoline Leavitt claims Michigan church shooter ‘hated people of the Mormon faith’ as Trump decries ‘attack on Christians’

The suspected gunman, Thomas Jacob Sanford, was a former U.S. Marine

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8 d. ago Two ambulance workers arrested for manslaughter over six adult deaths 'left the sick patients to die at home rather than take them to hospital'

The co-workers are alleged to have manipulated the patient observation system to allow them to leave 999 call-outs early

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9 d. ago Secret Service probing if UN escalator was intentionally turned off as Trumps got on, Leavitt says

Trump and the first lady suffered an embarrassing moment when the escalator came to an abrupt stop as the couple stepped on ahead of the president’s address to the UN

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9 d. ago Resisting Faragism offers the Lib Dems a rare clarity of purpose | Rafael Behr

Ed Davey’s rallying cry in defence of moderate, liberal Britain might give some coherence to a party with a reputation for opportunismIn the polarised climate of British politics, irritation with Liberal Democrats is one of the few things that Labour and Tory MPs have in common. Parliament’s two biggest parties see each other as arch enemies – status that affords some mutual respect. The Lib Dems are treated more like pests, ideological shapeshifters, wheedling their way into voters’ affections, burrowing into local politics. If allowed to nest in a constituency, they are notoriously hard to shift.Kemi Badenoch has a severe infestation in her back yard. Of the 72 seats currently held by Ed Davey’s party, 60 were taken from Conservatives. The former seats of three Tory prime ministers – David Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnson – are now represented by Lib Dem MPs. That pattern was repeated in this year’s local elections, when the Lib Dems gained 163 seats almost entirely at the T...

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9 d. ago White House exposes dangerous plot to humiliate Trump and Melania at the UN

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt raged after Trump was forced to walk up an escalator when it broke as the couple entered the UN headquarters in Manhattan.

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1 week ago Donald Trump says British recognition of Palestine 'will not do anything to free hostages or end the war in Gaza and is a reward for Hamas'

Speaking about Trump's reaction to the move, his press secretary, Karoline Leavitt said he believed it was 'more talk and not enough action'.

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1 week ago World leaders anxiously await Trump’s UN speech as president hits out at ‘globalist institutions’

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump would tout ‘the renewal of American strength around the world’

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