37 m. ago US stocks shed $5.4tn in two days as Trump’s tariffs stoke recession fears

China’s retaliation against Washington’s levies adds to sense of gloom across global markets

Economics

45 m. ago Trump administration issues demands on Harvard as conditions for billions in federal money

Some alumni want Harvard to resist Trump administration demands the university must meet to receive $9 billion in federal grants and contracts being threatened during an investigation into campus antisemitism

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61 m. ago Trial begins for Salvadoran fugitive accused in deadly attack of Maryland hiker

A fugitive from El Salvador is on trial in the rape and murder of a Maryland woman who was attacked on a hiking trail in 2023

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77 m. ago Judge moves legal case of detained Turkish Tufts University student to Vermont

A federal judge has moved a case involving at Tufts University doctoral student being held at an immigration facility in Louisiana to Vermont

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95 m. ago Chevron ordered to pay more than $740 million to restore Louisiana coast in landmark trial

A Southeast Louisiana jury ruled oil company Chevron must pay more than $740 million dollars to restore damage it caused to coastal wetlands following a landmark trial more than a decade in the making

Economics

1 hour ago Hedge funds hit with steepest margin calls since 2020 Covid crisis

Banks ask clients to stump up additional money as global market sell-off knocks value of holdings

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2 h. ago Fed chair warns of high inflation and slower growth as Trump tells him to cut interest rates – live

Federal Reserve chair says ‘we face a highly uncertain outlook’ as president tells him to cut interest ratesPeople in the US: how have your shopping habits changed due to Trump’s tariffs?Trump insists he won’t back down from global trade war as markets slumpThe Trump administration is taking aim at Brown University with threats to freeze $510m in grants, widening its promise to withhold federal funding from schools it accuses of allowing antisemitism on campus, according to multiple media outlets including Reuters and the New York Times.University officials said they had not yet been formally notified, but the school was among dozens warned last month that enforcement actions could be coming as the administration seeks to crack down on academic institutions . Continue reading...

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2 h. ago 23andMe’s demise is a warning: the US needs to overhaul genetic data protection | Dalton Conley

We’re moving toward a society where genetic information is a part of everyday life – and we don’t want it in the wrong handsWith a heavy heart, I clicked on my 23andMe account on a recent morning, confirming that I wanted to delete my data. The genetic testing company filed for bankruptcy late last month and the California attorney general and others have recommended that users delete their data lest it be acquired by less scrupulous companies as the company is stripped for parts during bankruptcy proceedings.I was one of the company’s earliest customers and had used their service to genotype not just myself but my entire extended family. I even got my kids’ babysitter a kit.Dalton Conley is Henry Putnam university professor of sociology at Princeton University and author of The Social Genome: The New Science of Nature and Nurture Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Girl, 2, allegedly murdered by mum had 'burn marks and bruises' on her body, experts tells jury

Morsal Mohammed Naim, 31, denies murder

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3 h. ago China hits back hard at ‘bullying’ Trump tariffs as global recession fears grow

Beijing imposes punitive 34% extra tariffs on all goods imported from US, exacerbating stock market sell-offBusiness live – latest updatesUS politics live – latest updatesChina has hit back hard against Donald Trump’s “bullying” tariffs, raising fears that the escalating trade war could trigger a global recession and prompting fresh turmoil in financial markets.Beijing retaliated on Friday with punitive 34% additional tariffs on all goods imported from the US – mirroring the US decision and exacerbating a sell-off on global stock markets. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Rachel Morin was raped and murdered on running trail by illegal migrant who had killed before, court hears

Rachel Morin, 37, left her home for a jog on August 5, 2023, and never returned. Nearly a year later, Victor Martinez-Hernandez was charged with her murder

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3 h. ago A single Dacia car got 314 fines adding up to £19k in Manchester city centre last year

It was fined for breaking the rules of one road 138 times alone

Economics

3 h. ago Murder investigation launched after boy, 16, stabbed to death in Huddersfield town centre

The teenager suffered a serious neck injury and was rushed to hospital where he died, police said

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3 h. ago Top football agent arrested at Heathrow on suspicion of rape

Senior figure in football was arrested by officers following allegation of rape and grievous bodily harm against a woman at an address in London in 2017

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3 h. ago Major DWP Universal Credit rule change will come into force next week affecting 1.2 million families 

The amount of money taken from Universal Credit payments to repay debts is reducing this month

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3 h. ago A high school teacher offered teenager $2,000 to kill her husband, authorities allege

‘This particular teacher was attempting to groom this young person into committing murder,’ a Columbus police spokesperson said

Culture

3 h. ago Pierce Brosnan, 71, says he could still ‘get away with’ playing James Bond

The four-time 007 actor added that there are ‘great things you can do with AI’

Politics

4 h. ago SFA panel shines spotlight on missed red card as major VAR error receives unanimous verdict

Aberdeen, Celtic, Rangers and Hibs decisions addressed

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4 h. ago Two teenage boys found guilty of robbery after death of pensioner

The pair, now aged 17 and 16, had initially been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Joy Middleditch.

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4 h. ago Israeli attacks rage on as more than a dozen dead from Gaza strikes in just one day

Israel's relentless attacks by air and on the ground add to the rising death toll of Palestinians - with Gaza crippled by an aid blockage to the Strip and residents waned to evacuate stricken areas

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