10 h. ago Judge orders US to halt deportation of hundreds of Guatemalan children

Washington judge says unaccompanied children cannot be deported for at least 14 days as legal process unfoldsA US judge on Sunday ordered an emergency halt to a plan by the Trump administration to deport a group of nearly 700 unaccompanied Guatemalan children back to their home country after immigrant advocates lawyers called the plan “illegal”.Attorneys for 10 Guatemalan minors, ages 10 to 17, said in court papers filed late on Saturday that there were reports that planes were set to take off within hours for the Central American country. But a federal judge in Washington said those children couldn’t be deported for at least 14 days, and after a hastily scheduled hearing on Sunday, she enforced that they needed to be taken off the planes and back to the Office of Refugee Resettlement facilities while the legal process plays out. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Donald Trump continues to defy nasty health rumours as he heads out to play golf for second day in a row

President Trump was spotted heading out to play golf on Sunday morning as bogus conspiracy theories about his health continue to swirl online.

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13 h. ago Putin given the red carpet treatment as he discusses Trump talks with Xi on sidelines of China summit

Putin, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi are among the 20 leaders meeting in China for a security summit

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14 h. ago Federal judge blocks US from deporting unaccompanied children to Guatemala

Washington-based judge says removals of 10 children would violate US laws and schedules hearing for afternoonA federal judge on Sunday issued a restraining order blocking the Trump administration from deporting 10 unaccompanied Guatemalan children back to their home country after lawyers said the removals would violate US laws.The Washington DC-based district judge Sparkle Sooknanan ordered the administration to refrain from deporting the children for 14 days and called for a hearing at 12.30pm. The National Immigration Law Center, a pro-immigration advocacy group, brought the challenge on behalf of the children, who are ages 10-17. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago ‘It happened so fast’: the shocking reality of indoor heat deaths in Arizona

Heat deaths could surge in the state as energy poverty linked to Trump’s energy and trade policies burnsIt was the hottest day of the year so far when the central air conditioning started blowing hot air in the mobile home where Richard Chamblee lived in Bullhead City, Arizona, with his wife, children, and half a dozen cats and dogs.It was only mid-June but the heat was insufferable, particularly for Chamblee, who was clinically obese and bed-bound in the living room as the temperature hit 115F (46C) in the desert city – situated 100 miles (160km) south of Las Vegas on the banks of the Colorado River. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Nigel Farage skipping Parliament 'to help Donald Trump meddle with UK politics'

Nigel Farage has been accused of swerving the return of Parliament - and the first PMQs back after the summer - to "help Trump and JD Vance meddle in UK politics".

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25 h. ago Trump suggests Putin and Zelensky 'may have to fight longer' before talks can happen as he casts doubt on peace progress

Trump conducted high stakes meetings with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as he seeks to restore peace to the region.

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26 h. ago What to know about the verdict and sentencing phase of Bolsonaro's trial in Brazil

The verdict and sentencing phase in the coup trial of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro starts Tuesday at the Supreme Court in Brasilia

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39 h. ago Trump taps federal agents to tackle local policing. That's not always helpful, critics say

Federal agents have used aggressive policing tactics in cities such as Washington and Los Angeles at President Donald Trump's direction

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40 h. ago Nigel Farage skipping Parliament for two days 'to help Donald Trump meddle with UK'

'Patriot' Nigel Farage has been accused of swerving the return of Parliament - and the first PMQs back after the summer - to help Trump and JD Vance meddle in our politics

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42 h. ago Donald Trump uses own death rumour to pressure supporters for cash in shameless email

Trump supporters are waking up to an email from the President that reads: "I want to try and get into Heaven"

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43 h. ago 5 signs people think Trump is dead – from Pentagon Pizzas to mystery bruise

Donald Trump has not been seen in public for three days, leading to a surge in the phrase 'Trump is dead' on social media – as eagle eyed sleuths have noticed a few strange details

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61 h. ago Trump’s approval rating plummets to record second term low, new poll says

Gaza, Jeffrey Epstein and National Guard occupation of Washington D.C. all fuel drop in Trump’s support with Republicans

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62 h. ago The Guardian view on Trump and the Fed: independence is no substitute for accountability | Editorial

The US president’s move against Lisa Cook shows his despotic bent, but the Fed was never democracy’s guardian. It’s time to rethink who really controls moneyDonald Trump’s attempt to sack the Federal Reserve governor, Lisa Cook, is the familiar authoritarian trick of bending institutions to serve the leader’s immediate ends. The widespread condemnation is deserved. This is not some daring experiment in popular control of monetary policy. Yet what should follow censure is reflection. For the furore over Ms Cook has revealed a peculiar reflex: to defend the Fed’s independence as though it were synonymous with democracy itself.But is independence of the Fed, or central banks generally, really that? Eric Levitz at Vox thinks so, or at least that it is close enough. He argues that Congress sets the Fed’s objectives; independence applies only to the means. Without independence, politicians would be free to game rates for votes – as Richard Nixon did in 1972, leaning on the ...

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2 d. ago At least 23 dead in overnight Kyiv attack as UK and EU summon Russian envoys

Missile strikes on Ukrainian capital hit EU and British Council offices in deadliest assault in monthsThe UK and European Union have summoned their Russian envoys after overnight missile strikes on Kyiv killed at least 23 people and damaged the city’s British Council and EU offices, in the deadliest aerial assault on the Ukrainian capital since the Alaska summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.Four children were among those killed after a residential building in the eastern Darnytskyi district was struck in the middle of the night, according to Ukraine’s interior minister, Ihor Klymenko. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump suggests more US cities need National Guard but crime stats tell a different story

President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy the National Guard to Chicago and other big cities as a way to fight crime

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3 d. ago RFK Jr ally chosen to lead CDC as departing officials hit out at vaccine messaging – live

Deputy health secretary Jim O’Neill will become interim CDC director as staffers rally for officials who quitBorder czar Tom Homan said that there will be a “ramp up” of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) operations in Chicago, and other Democratic-led cities, after Labor Day.He added:You’re going to see a ramp up of operations continue in New York, operations continuing in LA...Portland, Seattle, all these sanctuary cities that refuse to work with ICE, where we know public safety threats are being released every day into this country. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago CDC officials who quit in protest lead call to ‘get politics out of public health’

Staffers gather in Atlanta to applaud senior leaders who resigned after CDC chief Susan Monarez was firedWho’s who in the CDC crisis?Senior CDC vaccine research and public health leaders who resigned in protest told hundreds of supporters across the street from the campus on Thursday that the Trump administration needs to “get politics out of public health”.The agency is reeling from the firing of the CDC chief, Susan Monarez, but Monarez, who was confirmed as CDC chief just a month ago, has refused to be removed. Three senior leaders – Debra Houry, Demetre Daskalakis and Daniel Jernigan – resigned shortly after in protest, citing the alleged spread of misinformation under the Trump administration and political interference in their work. The staffers cheered and applauded them at the event on Thursday. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago RFK Jr ally reportedly chosen to lead CDC as departing officials hit out at vaccine messaging – live

Report says deputy health secretary Jim O’Neill to become interim CDC director as staffers rally for officials who quitBorder czar Tom Homan said that there will be a “ramp up” of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) operations in Chicago, and other Democratic-led cities, after Labor Day.He added:You’re going to see a ramp up of operations continue in New York, operations continuing in LA...Portland, Seattle, all these sanctuary cities that refuse to work with ICE, where we know public safety threats are being released every day into this country. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago CDC leaders who quit say ‘get politics out of public health’, hitting out against RFK Jr’s anti

Daniel Jernigan, Debra Houry and Demetre Daskalakis – who resigned from public health organization - hailed as heroes in demonstration outside CDC HQBorder czar Tom Homan said that there will be a “ramp up” of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) operations in Chicago, and other Democratic-led cities, after Labor Day.He added:You’re going to see a ramp up of operations continue in New York, operations continuing in LA...Portland, Seattle, all these sanctuary cities that refuse to work with ICE, where we know public safety threats are being released every day into this country. Continue reading...

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