4 h. ago Trump administration to slash funding for enforcement of fair housing laws

The Associated Press obtained information that says President Donald Trump’s administration has begun terminating federal grants to organizations that enforce the federal Fair Housing Act's anti-discrimination laws

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18 h. ago Banish moss from the driveway and lawn 'for good' with one kitchen ingredient

Moss is a common issue in lawns and on patios, but this household ingredient can help tackle the problem without the need for harsh chemicals, according to a gardening expert

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47 h. ago The savage suburbia of Helen Garner: ‘I wanted to dong Martin Amis with a bat’

Over 50 years, she has become one of the most revered writers in Australia. Is she finally going to get worldwide recognition?In early January, the Australian author Helen Garner decided to cut back an unruly bush in her garden. Garner lives in a Melbourne suburb in the adjoining house to her daughter, son-in-law, three grandchildren, some chickens and a dog. The family were away at the beach for the holidays and Garner found herself alone, in an off-kilter frame of mind. She’s 82, her beach days are over, but she felt her family’s absence. Her grandchildren were growing up, the youngest now 18. Garner realised she was on the brink of a loneliness not felt since she’d moved to live alongside them 20 years ago, after the end of her third and final marriage, to the author Murray Bail.Missing her family, feeling adrift, she went outside with some secateurs and “pruned the shit” out of the bush in such frenzied bursts that the next day, when she looked out of the window, she saw a scene...

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3 d. ago Trump live updates: Lawmakers return to House floor to vote on Republican budget bill moments after pulling it

House Republicans pulled the budget proposal Tuesday evening after it became they didn’t have enough votes to pass, due to several GOP holdouts

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6 d. ago Donald Trump’s attack on Ukraine will ‘live in infamy’ like Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor

Instead of championing fellow democracies and the rule of law, the White House now backs those who are the enemies of democracy and the rule of law

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7 d. ago Associated Press sues White House over ban from Oval Office and Air Force One

The White House has banned the venerable wire service for referring to the ‘Gulf of Mexico’ in stories

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7 d. ago Trump administration looks to slash HUD workers tackling the housing crisis

The Trump administration’s proposal to layoff half of federal workers at the nation’s housing agency is targeting employees who support disaster recovery, rental subsidies, discrimination investigations and first-time homebuyers, according to two documents obtained by The Associated Press

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8 d. ago Trump administration can continue mass firings of federal workers, judge rules

US judge rejects bid by group of labor unions to halt president’s government overhaul through Musk-led ‘Doge’The Trump administration can for now continue its mass firings of federal employees, a federal judge ruled on Thursday, rejecting a bid by a group of labor unions to halt Donald Trump’s dramatic downsizing of the roughly 2.3 million-strong federal workforce.The ruling by the US district judge Christopher Cooper in Washington DC federal court is temporary while the litigation plays out. But it is a win for the Trump administration as it seeks to purge the federal workforce and slash what it deems wasteful and fraudulent government spending. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Horror as family dog 'saw red' and wouldn't stop 'until somebody was dead'

Emma Dean, 25, was staying at her mother and father-in-law's house with her three children when the family dog, Bruno, savagely attacked them in Woodchurch, Merseyside

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1 week ago Mum's horror as family dog 'saw red' and launched brutal attack

Emma Dean, 25, had been staying at her mother and father-in-law's house with her three children aged nine, seven, and four when the family dog, Bruno, 'saw red' and attacked them

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1 week ago Log burners: the UK laws that could land households with a criminal record

Make sure you know the key rules to avoid fines or legal trouble 🔥

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