61 m. ago Schumer says Democrats will force vote to overturn Canada tariffs as Carney says nation ‘stands ready’ to continue US trade talks – live

Democratic leader calls Canada tariffs ‘damaging’ and vows effort to overturn them; Canadian prime minister says he wants to see progress on trade negotiationsUS and Canada spar over anti-Trump tariff ad that suspended trade talksThe US secretary of state has confirmed Donald Trump’s announcement that all trade negotiations with Canada have been suspended.Marco Rubio spoke during a visit to a civil-military coordination centre in southern Israel. Continue reading...

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75 m. ago Met Police officer filmed ‘revelling in use of force’ on detainee is sacked

Pc Jason Sinclair-Birt’s comments were captured in undercover footage.

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1 hour ago Still life that never moved: mystery of missing Picasso painting solved

Artwork that vanished en route from Madrid to Granada seemingly never made it on to van in first placeFittingly enough for a still life, it would appear that the small Picasso painting that triggered a police investigation after apparently vanishing while en route from Madrid to Granada for an exhibition earlier this month scarcely moved from its pickup point.Officers from Spain’s Policía Nacional began searching for the gouache and pencil work Naturaleza muerta con guitarra (Still Life with Guitar) after it failed to arrive on a van that was bringing a consignment of loaned exhibits from the capital to the CajaGranada foundation on 3 October. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago MIKEY SMITH: 11 unhinged Donald Trump moments as he brands 7 million Americans 'garbage'

They say a week's a long time in politics - but at the beginning of this week, the White House had an east and a west wing. Here's everything you need to know from the last 24 hours

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2 h. ago East Wing of White House reduced to rubble as part of Trump’s ballroom construction

Despite president’s promise to preserve it, the eastern section of the building is now completely destroyedThe East Wing of the White House has now been completely destroyed to pave way for Donald Trump’s $300m planned gilded ballroom, just days after the administration announced it would happen and contradicting Trump’s earlier promise that the existing building would not be touched.Satellite images on Friday showed the historic building’s eastern section reduced to rubble, to the outrage of historians, former White House officials and much of the public. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Letitia James pleads not guilty in Virginia mortgage fraud case

New York attorney general appears in court in Virginia in case brought after Trump called for her prosecutionThe New York state attorney general, Letitia James, pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges of bank fraud and false statements brought after Donald Trump publicly called for her to be prosecuted in a move widely seen as political retribution.“Not guilty judge to both counts,” James told the judge as she made her first appearance in federal district court in Virginia. The case has been assigned to Judge Jamar Walker, who was nominated by Joe Biden. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Trump declares trade war with Canada after 'fake' advert put out warning against him

US President Donald Trump hit out following an advert in Canada, which featured the voice of Ronald Reagan, warned Americans that tariffs could kill their jobs.

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3 h. ago Seth Meyers on Trump’s White House ballroom: ‘This couldn’t be any more of a bait and switch’

Late-night hosts discussed the president’s demolition of the East Wing to make room for a huge $300m gilded ballroomLate-night hosts mocked Donald Trump’s demolition of the East Wing of the White House and the corporate sponsors of his $300m gilded ballroom. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Trump embarks on 'riskiest' foreign trip of his presidency to China as trade war threatens to explode

Donald Trump is jetting off for a trip through Asia on Friday just hours after reigniting a tariff fight with Canada and days after placing new sanctions against Russia.

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4 h. ago Shots fired at vehicle after it backs into US Coast Guard base in the San Francisco Bay Area

Law enforcement officers have fired shots at a vehicle that backed into a U.S. Coast Guard base in the San Francisco Bay Area that had been the site of protests against federal immigration agents

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5 h. ago Surprise sanctions look to have ended Trump and Putin’s Groundhog Day | Pjotr Sauer

His patience exhausted, the US president has taken action that could bite, but is unlikely to alter Moscow’s course in UkraineFor once, a phone call with Vladimir Putin did not lead to a thaw.By imposing sanctions on Russia this week, Donald Trump broke from his usual pattern of easing tensions with the Kremlin after conversations with the Russian leader, when threats of pressure often give way to talk of renewed dialogue. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago San Francisco Bay Area mobilizes amid threats of Trump immigration crackdown: ‘We’re ready’

As president backs down on his federal ‘surge’, volunteers and demonstrators remain prepared to respondIt was a whirlwind, disorienting 24 hours in the San Francisco Bay Area for local leaders and organizers, who were expecting a major immigration enforcement operation in the region on Thursday.But by mid-morning, Donald Trump announced he was calling off a federal “surge” – and telling residents to “stay tuned” for what would come next. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Donald Trump has built a regime of retribution and reward | Sidney Blumenthal

The president’s purges and attacks on his enemies have developed into a system in which injustice is made routineDonald Trump’s voracious desire for retribution has quickly evolved into a regular and predictable system. In the year since his election his rage and whims have assumed the form of policies in the same way that Stalin’s purges could be called policies. Figures within the federal system of justice who do not do his bidding are summarily fired and replaced by loyalists. Leaders who have called him to account or are in his way may face indictment, trial and punishment. Opponents have been designated under Presidential National Security Memorandum No 7 as “Antifa”: “anti-American,” “anti-Christian,” and “anti-capitalist,” and threatened with prosecution as a “terrorist”. Meanwhile, many aligned with him escape justice, whether through the hand of the Department of Justice or the presidential pardon power. Now, he demands compensation for having been prosecuted to the tune of...

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6 h. ago Donald Trump aide gives real reason for White House change as contractor says 'it's nuts'

Former aides and officials have speculated as to why President Donald Trump is controversially destroying the White House's East Wing and replacing it with a massive ballroom

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6 h. ago US student handcuffed after AI system apparently mistook bag of chips for firearm

Baltimore county high schools have gun detection system that alerts police if it sees what it deems suspiciousAn artificial intelligence system (AI) apparently mistook a high school student’s bag of Doritos for a firearm and called local police to tell them the pupil was armed.Taki Allen was sitting with friends on Monday night outside Kenwood high school in Baltimore and eating a snack when police officers with guns approached him. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago US student handcuffed after AI system apparently mistook bag of chips for gun

Baltimore county high schools have gun detection system that alerts police if it sees what it deems suspiciousAn artificial intelligence system (AI) apparently mistook a high school student’s bag of Doritos for a firearm and called local police to tell them the pupil was armed.Taki Allen was sitting with friends on Monday night outside Kenwood high school in Baltimore and eating a snack when police officers with guns approached him. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Nicolas Maduro pleads with Trump not to start 'crazy war' with Venezuela after US president threatened military action

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pleaded with Donald Trump to avoid a 'crazy war' as an escalating US military campaign sent tensions soaring.

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7 h. ago Trump terminates trade talks with Canada over ‘fraudulent’ Ronald Reagan tariff ad

Furious Trump accuses country of ‘egregious behavior’ in social media post

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8 h. ago Letitia James expected to plead not guilty in mortgage fraud case

New York attorney general to appear in court in Virginia in case brought after Trump called for her prosecutionThe New York state attorney general, Letitia James, is expected to plead not guilty on Friday to charges of bank fraud and false statements brought after Donald Trump publicly called for her to be prosecuted in a move widely seen as political retribution.James is scheduled to made her first appearance in the case and be arraigned in federal district court in Virginia before US magistrate judge Jamar Walker at 11am ET, according to court documents. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Nicolas Maduro pleads with Trump to avoid 'crazy war' after boasting of having 'thousands' of Russian anti

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pleaded with Donald Trump to avoid a 'crazy war' as an escalating US military campaign sent tensions soaring.

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