19 h. ago Millions of Americans believe they’re safe from wildfires in their cities. New research shows they’re not

Many of the suburbs and cities hit hardest in recent years were caught off-guard, and key stakeholders are racing to understand the dynamics that drive these firesCommunities across the US that were once considered beyond the reach of wildfires are now vulnerable to disaster. As fires increasingly spread deep into neighborhoods, researchers estimate roughly 115 million people – more than a third of the US population – live in areas that could host the next fire catastrophe.The understanding that many more Americans are at risk of losing their homes to wildfires comes as the climate crisis turns up the dial on extreme weather, drought and heat. But it’s also the result of new research that has exposed deep and dangerous gaps in our understanding of the threat. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago More Black babies are dying than white infants. Scientists are blaming healthcare inequality

Researchers say five million Black Americans could have been saved since the 1950s if their mortality rates were equal to those of white Americans

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6 d. ago Will Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ be the start of a trade war – or another climbdown?

After myriad false starts and much fluctuation, the lingering question is not how far Trump can take his trade wars, but how far he willDonald Trump won back the White House with a promise to transform the US economy. Millions of Americans, struggling with higher prices and bigger bills, elected a president who pledged to revive his country’s industrial heartlands – and leave the rest of the world to pick up the bill.On Wednesday – a day dubbed Liberation Day by the president and his aides – Trump has vowed to pull the trigger and impose an historic barrage of tariffs on goods from overseas he claims will fund an extraordinary revival. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Is it safe to travel to South Korea during wildfires which have killed 27?

The latest travel advice as wildfires rage in south-eastern areas

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2 w. ago George Foreman showed every gesture is political – especially for Black athletes | Bryan Armen Graham

At the 1968 Olympics, Foreman’s flag-waving was seen as deference if not betrayal. But the reaction to it reveals the limited ways we allow Black athletes to express themselvesWhen a teenager from Texas named George Foreman waved a tiny American flag in the boxing ring after winning Olympic gold in 1968, he had little awareness of the political minefield beneath his size 15 feet. The moment, captured by television cameras for an audience of millions during one of the most volatile periods in American history, was instantly contrasted with another image from two days earlier at the same Mexico City Games: Tommie Smith and John Carlos, heads bowed and black-gloved fists raised in salute during the US national anthem, a silent act of protest that would become one of the defining visuals of the 20th century. Their message was unmistakable: a rebuke of the country that had sent them to compete while continuing to deny civil rights to people who looked like them. Their action was seen as ...

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2 w. ago South American drug gangs dropping tens of millions of pounds worth of cocaine into sea around Wales

The Border Force say the smuggling tactic is a 'significant and persistent threat'

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2 w. ago How millions of gullible Americans are falling for a TikTok tease about 'British tradition that happens every day'

A viral social media trend has shown British TikTok users dropping everything to make a cuppa due to a so-called 'tea time alarm'.

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2 w. ago Judge blocks Elon Musk’s DOGE team from fraud ‘fishing expedition’ at Social Security

Federal judge notes the irony of the Trump administration’s attempts to conceal DOGE staff while having ‘unfettered’ access to personal information for millions of Americans

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2 w. ago Judge blocks Elon Musk’s DOGE team from fraud ‘fishing expedition’ at Social Security: ‘Hitting a fly with a sledgehammer’

Federal judge notes the irony of the Trump administration’s attempts to conceal DOGE staff while having ‘unfettered’ access to personal information for millions of Americans

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2 w. ago Federal judge blocks DOGE from accessing Social Security personal information for now

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from Social Security Administration systems that hold personally identifiable data on millions of Americans

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2 w. ago Trump reportedly aims to return ‘authority to the states’ by closing Department of Education – US politics live

President plans to sign executive order closing DoE; order is challenged before it is signed as NAACP calls it a ‘dark day for millions of American children’Tell us: have you experienced any issues at the US border recently?Another, perhaps more worrying sign, of the Trump administration’s approach to economic policy was revealed yesterday, when commerce secretary Howard Lutnick recommended in a Fox News interview that people buy Tesla stock.That’s the electric car company led by Elon Musk, who is busy right now cutting down the US government at the behest of Lutnick’s boss, Donald Trump.I think if you want to learn something on this show tonight, buy Tesla. It’s unbelievable that this guy’s stock is this cheap. It’ll never be this cheap again. When people understand the things he’s building, the robots he’s building, the technology he’s building, people are going to be dreaming of today, and thinking gosh, I should have bought Elon Musk’s stock.The Fed would be MUCH better off CUTT...

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2 w. ago Donald Trump to sign executive order aiming to shut down Department of Education – US politics live

Order challenged by Democratic state attorneys general as NAACP says it is a ‘dark day for millions of American children’ The Trump administration is working on a plan to create what conservatives have long demanded: a militarized buffer zone along the southern border in New Mexico that would be occupied by active-duty US troops, empowered to detain migrants who cross into the United States unlawfully, the Washington Post reports.According to the Post, recent internal discussions have centered on deploying troops to a section of the border in New Mexico that would be turned into a kind of military installation, which would give the soldiers a legal right to detain migrants who “trespass” on the elongated base. Unauthorized migrants would then be held until they can be turned over to immigration officers.Speaking from the podium of the White House briefing room, Donald Trump’s press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, accused federal judges of ruling against the president for partisan reaso...

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2 w. ago There’s still over one million Americans who can claim $1,400 stimulus check – here’s how to know if you qualify

IRS warns that taxpayers who fail to file their returns by April 15 could forfeit the pandemic-era relief payment

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2 w. ago There’s still over a million Americans who can claim $1,400 stimulus check – here’s how to know if you qualify

IRS warns that taxpayers who fail to file their returns by April 15 could forfeit the pandemic-era relief payment

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2 w. ago ‘Extreme’ brush fire weather in effect for millions of Americans this week

Forecasters warn residents to take care following weekend fire weather that resulted in the destruction of hundreds of homes

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2 w. ago March Madness: Bracketology a settled national pastime as the 2025 NCAA Tournament arrives

It is time: Millions of Americans are going through the annual March rite of filling out an NCAA Tournament bracket (or two or three)

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3 w. ago Extreme weather and powerful winds predicted for 100 million Americans

Sprawling storm system to affect vast swath of territory from Canada to Texas with tornadoes threatening in southThe National Weather Service has predicted extreme weather across a vast swath of the US encompassing more than 100 million people, with powerful winds gusts up to 80mph (130km/h) being forecast from the border with Canada to Texas.A sprawling storm system crossing the US on Friday overturned semitrucks on highways and fanned wildfires in Texas and Oklahoma, where officials called for evacuations in at least one town. Tornado threats loomed for the Mississippi valley into the night and the deep south on Saturday. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump environmental rollbacks would boost pollution and endanger lives, former EPA heads say

Three former Environmental Protection Agency leaders say rollbacks proposed by the Trump administration endanger the lives of millions of Americans and abandon the agency’s mission to protect the environment and human health

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3 w. ago Ontario slaps new surcharge on electricity exports amid Trump’s trade war

Some 1.5 million Americans in Minnesota, New York and Michigan will be charged more for electricity

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3 w. ago Ontario slaps 25% increase on electricity exports to U.S. in response to Trump's trade war

Ontario’s premier, the leader of Canada’s most populous province, is now charging 25% more for electricity shipped to 1.5 million Americans in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff plan

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