14 h. ago US justice department to probe Bill Clinton and JPMorgan ties to Epstein

Investigations come as Donald Trump’s own links to the late child sex offender roil his supporters

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17 h. ago Trump calls for probes into Bill Clinton and JPMorgan over ties to Epstein

Investigations come as US president’s own links to the late child sex offender roil his supporters

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40 h. ago Newsnight accused of selectively editing same Trump Capitol riots speech as Panorama

BBC show accused of editing speech to make it appear as if Trump made a more explicit call for violence from his supportersBBC’s Newsnight has been accused of editing a Donald Trump speech in a way that made it appear that he made a more explicit call for violent protest ahead of the Capitol riots.The corporation is already reeling from the resignation of the director general, Tim Davie, and the head of BBC News, Deborah Turness, which followed the splicing together of the same Trump speech in an edition of Panorama last year. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Trump could start 'invading' countries to take attention off Epstein row, says expert

EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump is facing mounting calls to release the full Epstein files in the wake of the latest bombshell revelations, but one expert fears he might take much more drastic action

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46 h. ago Despite America’s absence, Trump’s influence looms large over Cop30

In this week’s newsletter: Fear of retribution from the unpredictable president has left climate summit negotiators feeling nervous and vulnerable• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereUnder Donald Trump, America has not only jettisoned any effort to deal with the climate crisis, but has also attempted to stymie moves by other nations to shift to cleaner forms of energy, such as solar and wind.The climate crisis is “the greatest con job perpetrated by the world”, Trump told the UN in September, urging other governments to stick to oil and gas (preferably drilled in the US, of course) and ditch the “scam” of renewable energy.World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report findsFossil fuel projects around the world threaten the health of 2bn peopleChina’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis findsCalifornia governor calls Trump ‘an invasive species’ at Cop30 climate talksTussles break out between protesters an...

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48 h. ago From 'photos of Donald and girls in bikinis' to threats to take down 'borderline insane' Trump, extraordinary details inside trove of bombshell Epstein emails

Thousands of pages of material from Epstein's estate have been published, revealing how the disgraced financier repeatedly discussed Trump in private correspondence.

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58 h. ago Donald Trump says US has 'never been in better shape' as he signs bill ending government shutdown

The House of Representatives spending bill vote was split 222-209 and so brings to a close the mammoth shutdown - with Trump calling it an 'honour' to make it official

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63 h. ago Trump calls Epstein emails a Democratic deflection after correspondence alleges president ‘knew about the girls’ – live

Trump says release of Epstein emails is a distraction from Democrats’ performance during shutdown; White House says they ‘prove absolutely nothing’Trump knew about Epstein’s conduct, newly released emails suggestDemocrat who could force Epstein vote to be sworn in after standoffIn a new batch of emails released by Democrats on the House oversight committee, Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald Trump knew about the late financier and sex-offender’s conduct. In the three emails released, Epstein apparently told his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell that Trump “spent hours” at his house with one of Epstein’s victims.In two other emails to author Michael Wolff, Epstein wrote that “of course he knew about the girls”, referring to the now-president. According to the exchanges, Epstein also solicited Wolff’s advice about how he should handle Trump discussing their friendship in an interview with CNN. “I think you should let him hang himself,” Wolff writes. “If he says he hasn’t been on the plane o...

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67 h. ago Trump writes to Israeli president calling on him to pardon Netanyahu

The US president has repeatedly offered Netanyahu public declarations of support amid his ongoing corruption trial

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3 d. ago Supply boom in cheaper renewables will seal end of fossil fuel era, says IEA

Watchdog’s flagship report says rise in low-carbon electricity will make transition ‘inevitable’, despite Trump’s calls to carry on drillingRenewables will grow faster than any major energy source in the next decade, according to the world’s energy watchdog, making the transition away from fossil fuels “inevitable”, despite a green backlash in the US and parts of Europe.The world is expected to build more renewable energy projects in the next five years than has been rolled out over the last 40, according to the flagship annual report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump calls into ESPN show on Veterans Day to rip ‘demeaning’ NFL rule

‘I hate the kickoff in football. I think it’s so terrible, I think it’s so demeaning. I think it hurts the game and hurts the pageantry,’ Trump told host Pat McAfee

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3 d. ago Trump’s own Truth Social AI tool is calling BS on his claims about tariffs, Jan 6 and bid for Nobel Prize

The tool, powered by Perplexity, disputes many of the president’s wildest claims

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3 d. ago Major US clothing store calls out Trump’s tariffs after announcing plans to shutter 150 locations

Carter’s, which sells clothes and other essentials for babies and toddlers, said its operating income was down by approximately 62 percent over the first three quarters when compared to the same period last year

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4 d. ago ICE reportedly standing down in Chicago as Trump declares he still wants to ‘CALL IN THE TROOPS’ to the Windy City

President insists ‘murder and crime’ rampant in Miracle Mile Shopping Center area but federal forces being withdrawn and redeployed after contentious two-month stay, according to a report

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4 d. ago Donald Trump says it's time to 'call in the troops' to tackle 'prevalent murder and crime' in Chicago

Donald Trump has said it is time to 'call in the troops' to tackle the 'prevalent' murder and crime that has long plagued Chicago. 

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4 d. ago Trump threatens to ‘dock’ already unpaid air traffic controllers who call out sick: ‘I am NOT HAPPY WITH YOU’

President accuses the already short-staffed, vital airport workers of having failed to ‘step up to help’ against a ‘fake Democrat attack’ during shutdown

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4 d. ago Tim Davie resigns live: BBC chair apologises for edit that presented Trump speech as ‘direct call to violence’

BBC chair says issue has led to over 500 complaints since memo publication

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4 d. ago BBC chair Samir Shah calls Trump video edit an 'error of judgement' after 500 complaints

The chair of the BBC, Samir Shah, has apologised for an 'error of judgement' after a speech by Donald Trump was edited for Panorama. The president slammed the corporation and claimed its journalists were 'corrupt'

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5 d. ago Donald Trump issues pardons to 77 allies involved in 2020 election plot

Donald Trump has pardoned a roll call of his allies who were involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election

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5 d. ago Nigel Farage reveals Donald Trump anger in private phone call over major BBC row

Nigel Farage has said Donald Trump was 'absolutely enraged' after a leaked memo appeared to suggest a BBC programme had doctored footage of one of his speeches

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