78 m. ago Senate Democrats looking to block Trump nominees over administration’s ‘lawlessness’

Move follows bipartisan support for some Trump Cabinet picks, including Marco Rubio

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1 hour ago Celebrity Big Brother fans horrified by Mickey Rourke's 'disgusting' kitchen habit

Celebrity Big Brother fans made their feelings known about Mickey Rourke and his 'disgusting' kitchen habit, leaving Patsy Palmer shocked and viewers feeling sick

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1 hour ago World Series champion Octavio Dotel killed in Dominican Republic nightclub collapse

51-year-old among dozens killed in tragedyPitcher won World Series with Cardinals in 2011Former Major League Baseball pitcher Octavio Dotel was among the dozens killed when the roof of a nightclub in the Dominican Republic collapsed during the early hours of Tuesday morning.At least 58 people died and 160 were injured at the nightclub in Santo Domingo where a crowd that included athletes and politicians were attending a merengue concert. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Wetherspoon boss accuses Private Eye editor of 'fantasising' after the critic claimed he witnessed domestic violence in pub

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: As a team captain on Have I Got News For You, Ian Hislop enjoys bringing pompous politicians down a peg or two.

Economics

1 hour ago Carlo Ancelotti's brutal response to Real Madrid star sums up complete headloss at Arsenal

Real Madrid headed to North London hoping to put one foot in the Champions League semi final, but instead head back to Spain after being thumped by Arsenal at the Emirates

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2 h. ago Judge orders White House to restore Associated Press’s access

Associated Press was barred from certain access because it refused to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the ‘Gulf of America’

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2 h. ago Celebrity Big Brother fans brand JoJo Siwa a 'gameplayer' as she makes shock move on day one

Celebrity Big Brother fans think they've 'worked out' who will be the first to leave the house as JoJo Siwa opted for a killer nomination as she entered the prize room

Sport

2 h. ago Cardiff City player ratings as defenders endure shocking night but clear standout emerges

Here is how the Bluebirds rated in the 2-2 draw with Preston North End

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2 h. ago Frattesi puts Inter in control with win at Bayern Munich after costly Kane miss

Bayern Munich have everything to do if they are to claim the Champions League on home turf. This was a party thoroughly spoiled by Inter, who might have feared the worst when Thomas Müller scored a rapturously-received equaliser five minutes from time. Müller’s 25-year spell at Bayern will end this summer and everybody thought they could read the script. Then the substitute Davide Frattesi ripped it up, adding to Lautaro Martínez’s brilliant opener and exacerbating the potential costliness of a glaring first-half miss from Harry Kane.“Kings of the cup”, a display from Bayern’s Südkurve had read before kick-off. In fairness Bayern genuinely believe they are: Real Madrid are the only institution with as discernible an aura, regardless of who is rolled out, when the Champions League reaches its business end. The sense was they would require that confidence in a tie that had looked delicately poised. Alphonso Davies’ serious knee injury, sustained on international duty to Bayern’s fury,...

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2 h. ago Home semi versus Finn Russell and Bath is potential prize for Edinburgh Rugby

But head coach Sean Everitt braced for ‘step up’ in quarter-final clash with Bulls

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2 h. ago Nearly 150 students at 48 colleges have had visas revoked as Trump’s deportation crackdown on colleges grows

The actual total of students who have had visas revoked could be much larger, according to the report

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2 h. ago Feds to investigate potential fraud involving homeless funds in Southern California

The new U.S. attorney for Los Angeles and surrounding areas says he will investigate potential fraud and corruption involving funds intended to alleviate homelessness in Southern California

Economics

2 h. ago China hits back at JD Vance after he calls workers there ‘peasants’ amid tariff standoff

‘It is surprising and sad to hear the vice president say such ignorant and impolite words,’ says foreign ministry spokesperson

Economics

3 h. ago China reportedly considering ban on US films in response to Trump tariffs

The White House has said China will be hit with a tariff rate of 104 percent from tomorrow

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3 h. ago Trump to sign executive orders aimed at boosting the coal industry – US politics live

President speaks in White House framed by coal minersThe European Union still wants to avoid a trade war with the United States despite Donald Trump’s administration’s rejection of the “zero for zero” offer on all industrial goods put forward by Brussels, an EU spokesperson told reporters on Tuesday.White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said on Monday that the European Union needed to lower its non-tariff barriers, including those created by value-added taxes and food safety regulations, if it wanted to reach a deal. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Trump’s words move markets. But his lack of clarity means traders don’t know which way to go.

ANALYSIS: Trump said he was not considering pausing tariffs, but failed to explain the contradictions in his policy, Richard Hall writes

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3 h. ago Wayne Gretzky says he has 'no political power' over the president or prime minister

Wayne Gretzky says he has no political power or pull with the U.S. president or Canada's prime minister in his first public comments on the issue since Donald Trump began his second term

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4 h. ago US supreme court blocks ruling that 16,000 fired federal workers must be rehired

Probationary employees laid off in Trump administration’s purge lose reinstatement in 7-2 ruling over legal standingUS politics live – latest updatesThe US supreme court has handed Donald Trump a reprieve from a judge’s ruling that his administration must rehire 16,000 probationary workers fired in its purge of the federal bureaucracy.A day after ruling in the White House’s favor to allow the continued deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members, the court gave the White House a less clear-cut victory in halting the order by a California court that dismissed workers from six government agencies must be rehired. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago At least 44 people dead after roof collapse at Dominican Republic nightclub

Crews search for survivors after more than 160 injured at Jet Set in Santo DomingoAt least 44 people have died and 160 were injured in the Dominican capital early on Tuesday after the roof collapsed at a nightclub where politicians, athletes and others were attending a merengue concert, authorities said.Crews were searching for survivors in the rubble at the one-storey Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, said Juan Manuel Méndez, director of the Center of Emergency Operations. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago At least 58 people dead after roof collapse at Dominican Republic nightclub

Crews search for survivors after more than 160 injured at Jet Set in Santo DomingoAt least 58 people have died and 160 were injured in the Dominican capital early on Tuesday after the roof collapsed at a nightclub where politicians, athletes and others were attending a merengue concert, authorities said.Crews were searching for survivors in the rubble at the one-storey Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, said Juan Manuel Méndez, director of the Center of Emergency Operations. Continue reading...

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