84 m. ago Woman who tried to kill Brett Kavanaugh jailed for eight years

Sophie Roske pleaded guilty in April to attempted assassination and faced potential sentence of life in prisonA California resident who admitted trying to assassinate the US supreme court justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2022 was sentenced on Friday to eight years and one month in federal prison.Sophie Roske, who was charged under her birth name Nicholas Roske but now uses female pronouns, was sentenced at a hearing before US district judge Deborah Boardman in Greenbelt, Maryland. Continue reading...

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88 m. ago Starmer calls for ‘agreement without delay’ on peace plan in Gaza

Hamas accepted elements of the plan to end the nearly two-year war put forward by US President Donald Trump.

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2 h. ago Federal appeals court rules Trump administration can't end birthright citizenship

A federal appeals court in Boston has ruled the Trump administration cannot withhold citizenship from children born to people in the country illegally or temporarily

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3 h. ago Federal government shutdown sidelines football, other activities at schools for military families

Football teams at Fort Campbell and Fort Knox high schools are being sidelined by the federal government shutdown

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3 h. ago The 300 Kit Kat flavours that have turned the classic snack into a surprising craze among children

KitKats were invented as a practical snack, born from an employee's suggestion in the 1930s that they make a chocolate bar which could be taken to work.

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3 h. ago Donald Trump orders Israel to ‘immediately’ stop bombing Gaza as Hamas agrees to free hostages

Palestinian militant group accepts part of US president’s plan but seeks further negotiations on many termsDonald Trump ordered Israel to “immediately” stop bombing Gaza as he welcomed Hamas’s partial acceptance of his ultimatum to end the nearly two-year long war.Hamas has agreed to release all hostages in return for Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, as well as surrender governing power in the Gaza Strip, in accordance with Trump’s plan. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Trump tells Israel it ‘must immediately stop’ bombing Gaza to enable hostage release after Hamas accepts elements of peace plan

President says the militant group is ‘ready for a lasting peace’ based on the plan he announced on Monday

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3 h. ago Trump tells Israel to stop bombing Gaza after Hamas agrees to release hostages

US president says he ‘believes’ Palestinian militant group is ‘ready for a lasting peace’

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3 h. ago Trump and Democrats deadlocked over government funding as shutdown drags on

Senate votes to reopen the federal government failed to pass on Friday

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3 h. ago California resident who tried to kill Brett Kavanaugh jailed for eight years

Sophie Roske pleaded guilty in April to attempted assassination and faced potential sentence of life in prisonA California resident who admitted trying to assassinate the US supreme court justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2022 was sentenced on Friday to eight years and one month in federal prison.Sophie Roske, who was charged under her birth name Nicholas Roske but now uses female pronouns, was sentenced at a hearing before US district judge Deborah Boardman in Greenbelt, Maryland. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Trump administration likely went after Kilmar Abrego Garcia for ‘vindictive’ reasons, judge says

Federal judge singles out statements from Todd Blanche suggesting prosecutors illegally retaliated against Salvadoran immigrant after he launched a high-profile legal battle over his arrest and removal

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3 h. ago Plane makes emergency landing after what passenger 'wearing 15 face masks' did

A plane was forced to land after a passenger is said to have gone on a mid-air rampage, telling others 'Trump is here' and blaming LGBTQ people for 'cooking' him

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3 h. ago Why Ruben Amorim’s biggest fear at Manchester United isn’t the sack

Amorim has won just nine of his 33 league games in charge of United and recognises he needs more victories to avoid the axe

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4 h. ago Hamas AGREES to hand over all hostages under Trump peace plan for Gaza: Rejects Tony Blair

Hamas says it has agreed to release all Israeli hostages and return the remains of the deceased under Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza, Reuters has reported.

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4 h. ago Treasury considers $1 coin with Trump’s image on it for America’s 250th anniversary. Is it legal?

Law states that ‘only the portrait of a deceased individual may appear on United States currency’

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4 h. ago Hamas agrees to release hostages and accepts some of Trump’s Gaza peace plan

Palestinian militant group wants to negotiate other parts of agreement

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4 h. ago The government is shut down. Trump’s immigration agenda is still open for business

Deportations continue despite federal shutdown imperiling other immigration services

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4 h. ago Hamas agrees to release all Israeli hostages as it accepts part of Trump’s plan

Palestinian militant group issues response to US president’s stipulations, but seeks further negotiations on many termsHamas said on Friday that it approved parts of Donald Trump’s ultimatum to end the war in Gaza, agreeing to a hostage exchange and to surrender governing power in the Gaza strip, but insisted on further negotiations over aspects of the plan.The group did not say whether it would lay down its arms – a key part of Trump’s proposal – and kept its response vague to other parts of the 20-part proposal unveiled on Monday. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Hamas AGREES to hand over all hostages under Trump peace plan for Gaza: Terrorists praise president

Hamas says it has agreed to release all Israeli hostages and return the remains of the deceased under Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza, Reuters has reported.

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5 h. ago Trump administration offers migrant children $2,500 to voluntarily return to home countries

The Trump administration is offering migrant children $2,500 to voluntarily return to their home countries, dangling a new incentive in efforts to persuade people to self-deport

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