23 h. ago Arrests made in New York after protesters appear to foil ICE raid with barricade of bodies and garbage bags

Homeland Security has not confirmed whether a raid had been planned after confrontation on edge of Chinatown

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4 d. ago Dominican Republic grants US access to restricted areas for its deadly fight against drugs

The president of the Dominican Republic says he has authorized the U.S. government to operate inside restricted areas in the Caribbean country to help in its fight against drug trafficking

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4 d. ago Trump rips ‘ugly’ NYT writer days after calling another female reporter ‘piggy’ as story on his aging sets him off

The 79-year-old president was triggered by the Times report on his decreasing energy levels as he nears his eighth decade

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5 d. ago Dismissal of Comey, James cases won't be the final word. Here's what the path ahead may look like

A federal judge’s dismissal of criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney Letitia James, two political foes of President Donald Trump, won’t be the final word on the matter

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5 d. ago Former NBA champ Rick Fox announces plans to run in Bahamian general election

Former NBA player Rick Fox says he will run for a legislative seat in the Bahamas in next year’s general election

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5 d. ago Zara Tindall makes rare appearance with Princess Anne and says 'it's gone downhill'

Zara Tindall and her mother Princess Anne made a rare joint appearance at the World Horse Welfare Annual Conference at the Royal Geographical Society in London last week

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6 d. ago Maga world heads left spinning by Trump’s warm welcome for Mamdani

Members of rightwing base disorientated by cordial Oval Office meeting – but not all Trump supporters downcastA flurry of social media posts from Maga influencers have laid bare the disorientation felt by members of Trump’s base at the spectacle of Friday’s cordial Oval Office meeting with Mamdani, who the president previously painted as a “communist lunatic”.“Wild to allow a jihadist communist to stand behind the president’s desk in the Oval Office. Sad to see,” wrote far-right activist Laura Loomer, one of Trump’s most fervent online backers. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago US judge throws out criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James

Judge says interim US attorney for eastern district of Virginia had ‘no lawful authority’ to indict former FBI director and New York attorney generalUS politics live – latest updatesA federal judge threw out the criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James on Monday, concluding that the prosecutor handling the case was unlawfully appointed.Lindsey Halligan, who Trump named the interim US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia in September, had “no lawful authority to present the indictment” against the former FBI director and New York attorney general, Judge Cameron McGowan Currie, wrote in her opinion. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Top US military adviser visits Caribbean as Trump ramps up pressure on Venezuela

The United States' top military officer is visiting American troops in Puerto Rico and on a Navy warship in the region

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6 d. ago Another Cop wrecked by fossil fuel interests and our leaders’ cowardice – but there is another way | Genevieve Guenther

The fingerprints of Russia and Saudi Arabia are all over the decision text in Brazil. But a group of nations led by Colombia and the Netherlands offer hopeGenevieve Guenther is the founding director of End Climate SilenceThe 30th conference of the parties (Cop30), the annual climate summit of all nations party to the UNFCCC, just ended. Stakeholders are out in the media trying spin the outcome as a win. Simon Stiell, climate change executive secretary for the UN is, for instance, praising Cop30 for showing that “climate cooperation is alive and kicking, keeping humanity in the fight for a liveable planet”. But let us be clear. The conference was a failure. Its outcome, the decision text known as the Global Mutirão or Global Collective Effort, is, in essence, a form of climate denial.In 2023, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) determined that the world had already developed, or planned to develop, too much fossil fuel to be able to halt global heating at 2C. It ackn...

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9 d. ago Trump predicts Mamdani will be ‘really great mayor’ for NYC as duo stumps the press in White House love

Self-avowed socialist who has called Trump a ‘despot’ and ‘fascist’ and president who has called Mamdani ‘communist’ were all smiles after meeting for the first time

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9 d. ago Trump says he ‘absolutely’ would live in Mamdani’s New York during unexpectedly cordial first meeting – US politics live

Much anticipated sit-down comes same day US House of Representatives passed resolution denouncing ‘horrors of socialism’Robert Garcia, the ranking member on the House oversight committee, has sent a letter to the US attorney general, Pam Bondi, urging the justice department to release the complete trove of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, despite the newly launched investigation into several Democrats’ ties to the late sex offender.“There is already a concern President Trump will attempt, on dubious legal grounds, to exploit a provision which allows DoJ to withhold information relevant to ongoing investigations,” Garcia wrote. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago FBI hacked into Signal group chats of immigration activists who watched court proceedings in New York, report says

The FBI allegedly described the activists, who observe court cases to ensure good legal practices, as ‘anarchist violent extremist actors’

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1 week ago Judge addresses ‘elephant in the room’ as former NYC aide to Eric Adams avoids prison

Bahi, 41, pleaded guilty to helping solicit illegal donations from employees of a construction company

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1 week ago Judge tosses lawsuit challenging law barring immigration agents from NY courthouses

This legislation prohibits federal immigration officials from arresting individuals attending or leaving New York courthouses

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2 w. ago Photos of Hasidic Jewish rabbis praying at resting place of 'the Rebbe' in New York

Hasidic rabbis attended the annual International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries and gathered in prayer Friday in the Queens borough of New York City at the resting place of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. He was known as “the Rebbe” and was one of Judaism’s most influential figures of the 20th century.

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2 w. ago Zohran Mamdani: Can the toast of New York actually run the city – and stay out of Donald Trump's crosshairs?

Zohran Mamdani roared to victory as NYC mayor — as he battles the US president, London could be the big winner, writes Sarah Baxter in New York

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2 w. ago Can the toast of New York actually run the city – and stay out of Donald Trump's crosshairs?

Zohran Mamdani roared to victory as NYC mayor — as he battles the US president, London could be the big winner, writes Sarah Baxter in New York

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2 w. ago North Lanarkshire Council thanks tenants, staff and partners for successful annual tenants’ conference

The event, which took place at Chryston Community Hub, saw tenants from across the area come together to share their views, take part in question and answer sessions and hear about the difference they are making.

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2 w. ago 'Skilled' sailor who 'vanished' in Bermuda Triangle resurfaces after going silent

A sailor feared to have vanished without a trace in the notorious Bermuda Triangle is now expected to safely reach Puerto Rico by Sunday, her relieved mum has revealed

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