29 m. ago Trump sparks European jitters as he tells Zelensky it may be necessary to give up land to Putin

President Donald Trump rated his call Wednesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders a '10.' The Europeans had a much more jittery reaction.

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30 m. ago Trump threatens ‘very severe consequences’ if Putin refuses to end Ukraine war

US president allays European concerns with focus on ceasefire as Alaska talks near

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38 m. ago Putin to face ‘very severe consequences’ if he does not agree Ukraine ceasefire, says Trump

US president also suggests he would push for second summit if his meeting with Putin goes well alongside Vlodymyr ZelesnkyyVladimir Putin will face “very severe consequences” if he does not agree a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine at his summit with Donald Trump in Alaska, the US president said on Wednesday.Speaking after a call with Vlodymyr Zelesnkyy and other European leaders, including Britain’s Keir Starmer, Trump also suggested he would push for a second summit if his meeting with Putin goes well – this time including his Ukrainian counterpart. Continue reading...

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41 m. ago Trump says use of National Guard in DC will serve as ‘beacon’ for NYC and LA in meandering Kennedy Center speech: Live

President Donald Trump is set to host the Kennedy Center Honors in December

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43 m. ago Trump administration's lawsuit against all of Maryland's federal judges meets skepticism in court

A judge is considering why it was necessary for the Trump administration to sue Maryland's entire federal bench over an order stopping the immediate deportation of immigrants challenging their removals

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48 m. ago Zelensky warns Trump Putin is ‘bluffing’ ahead of crunch Ukraine peace talks

Volodymyr Zelensky said he told Donald Trump that Vladimir Putin was “bluffing” on being open to ceasefire negotiations, ahead of high stakes “one-on-one” talks between the US and Russia on Friday (15 August).

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52 m. ago US judge orders Trump administration to restore part of UCLA’s frozen funding

District judge said the grant funding suspensions violated an earlier June preliminary injunctionA US judge on Tuesday ordered Donald Trump’s administration to restore a part of the federal grant funding that it recently suspended for the University of California, Los Angeles.US district judge Rita Lin in San Francisco ruled that the grant funding suspensions violated an earlier June preliminary injunction where she ordered the National Science Foundation to restore dozens of grants that it had terminated at the University of California. Continue reading...

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52 m. ago Trump’s Washington DC takeover is straight out of a fascist playbook| Moustafa Bayoumi

Some 800 National Guard troops will be deployed in the nation’s capital because, according to the president: ‘our capital city has been overtaken by violent gangs’A key chapter in the fascist playbook has always been to convince the public that it is living in such a state of mortal danger and unbridled chaos that the only chance of survival is to cede individual rights to the determined will of the Dear Leader. That’s why fascist leaders have constantly demanded that their populations venerate all violence performed in the service of the state and revere the apparatuses of state violence, such as police forces and the military. In this scenario, state violence is not only necessary for the nation’s survival. State violence is understood as even beautiful, something the public can and must believe in.Buying into state violence this way produces something historian Robert Paxton has called a “mobilizing passion”. In his book The Anatomy of Fascism, Paxton described how “the beauty of...

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55 m. ago Zelensky tells Trump that Putin is ‘bluffing’ and does not want peace ahead of crunch Ukraine summit

It has been reported that the US and Russia have discussed the Israeli occupation of Palestine as a model for a future agreement with Ukraine

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64 m. ago JD Vance delivers special message from Trump to US troops based at UK RAF base

JD Vance delivered a message from Donald Trump to American troops stationed at a British navy base during his visit to the UK.

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80 m. ago Trump warns of 'severe consequences' if Putin doesn't halt war post

Trump has warned Putin their will be 'very serious consequences' if the Russia refuses to end the war after talks on Friday when asked what those consequences are Trump said: 'I don't have to say'

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83 m. ago Dale Webster, surfer who rode waves for 14,642 consecutive days, dies aged 77

Surfer rode waves daily for over 40 years straightStreak reached 14,642 consecutive surfing daysGuinness record-holder dies at age 77 in CaliforniaDale Webster, the Northern California surfer who paddled out every day for more than 40 years, has died at the age of 77. News of his death was shared on social media by friends and fellow surfers. No cause of death was given.Known as Daily Dale and Daily Wavester, Webster holds a Guinness world record for the longest streak of consecutive days surfed: an extraordinary 14,642, a stretch that began in 1975 and ended in 2015. His feat required him to surf at least three waves a day, rain or shine, in sickness or in health, through frigid Pacific waters and the shark-rich lineup off Sonoma County. Continue reading...

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87 m. ago Trump will host Kennedy Center Honors in presidential first. Here’s who’s on the honorees list

From 'Rocky' Stallone to rock icons Kiss ... with a country legend, a disco diva and a masked Broadway legend among the five

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88 m. ago Trump announces he will host Kennedy Center Honors as he bashes other award shows for being ‘political’: Live updates

Troops spotted at Armory and Washington Monument as president’s crime crackdown got underway

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90 m. ago The Ice alert app founder sparking fury in Trump officials: ‘Pam Bondi said I better watch out? Please.’

After IceBlock’s launch in April, Kristi Noem attacked developer Joshua Aaron and his wife was fired from the DoJ. The attention has only led to more raids being reportedFor many undocumented immigrants living in the US, the constant threat of Ice raids has turned their homes into prisons. Leaving the house to go to work, school, buy groceries or the doctor’s office all carry unthinkable risks.It’s a problem that Joshua Aaron wanted to tackle. A former indie musician (he played bass in 2000s buzz band The Rosenbergs and later fronted his own group Stealing Heather) turned app entrepreneur, he set about making an app that could spot Ice and alert people, the same way drivers let other drivers know about traffic stops on Waze. Continue reading...

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90 m. ago A $200 million endowment focused on Black Americans is taking shape

The Black Freedom Fund plans to expand to a $200 million endowment

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91 m. ago Daniel Dubois is serving suspension after brutal Oleksandr Usyk defeat

The former world champion suffered an agonising defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in front of over 90,000 fans last month and is believed to be serving a suspension

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98 m. ago AI could soon detect early voice box cancer from the sound of your voice

Scientists analysed more than ten thousand voice notes to detect distinctive ‘vocal biomarkers’

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1 hour ago Zelensky tells Trump 'Putin is bluffing' and says he WON'T surrender territory... as US and Russia 'plan West Bank

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday warned Donald Trump that Putin was 'bluffing' about his desire to end the war.

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2 h. ago FEMA abruptly disbands youth advisory council, but students say their climate advocacy won't stop

Ashton Dolce joined the Youth Preparedness Council at the nation's disaster relief agency to advocate for issues such as protection from extreme heat

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