54 m. ago Canada is sending the wrong message to the world by using British English, experts say

The warning comes as Canada moves to reduce its economic and military reliance on the U.S. after repeated threats and insults from President Donald Trump

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62 m. ago Trump says he will sue the BBC for defamation ‘today or tomorrow’ over Panorama edit

US president accused the broadcaster of ‘putting terrible words in my mouth that I didn’t say’

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64 m. ago Donald Trump says he will file lawsuit against BBC in coming hours

It comes after Mr Trump threatened the BBC with a billion-dollar litigation

Politics

73 m. ago Kayaks being used to rob homes after flooding leaves town evacuated

Looters are using kayaks to rob homes in Washington that had been affected by devastating floods, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office.

Events

97 m. ago ‘Patel needs to wake up’: FBI director shredded for dismantling agency’s spy hunting abilities

The Trump administration has reassigned thousands of agents to immigration cases over their usual work, alarming observers given the ongoing espionage threat from China and other U.S. adversaries

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1 hour ago Levee fails sparking emergency evacuations in Seattle after a week of torrential rain

Tens of thousands of people had already been told to evacuate after floods prompted scores of rescues throughout western Washington state

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1 hour ago Jimmy Lai's daughter says he'd focus on family, not activism, if he's freed in Hong Kong

Pro-democracy former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai would devote himself to God and his family rather than political activism if he were released

Politics

1 hour ago Trump says Ukraine deal ‘closer than ever’ after talks in Berlin

Germany says US to provide security guarantees as Kyiv and Washington admit differences on territorial issues

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1 hour ago Trump declares fentanyl a ‘weapon of mass destruction’ in escalation of Venezuela drug war

The drug is a commonly-used painkiller with numerous legitimate medical uses

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1 hour ago Trump doubles down on celebrating Rob Reiner's murder: 'He was bad for our country'

Donald Trump doubled down on his attacks on liberal director Rob Reiner after the Hollywood star and his wife were apparently murdered.

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1 hour ago Trump says he will sue the BBC for defamation this week over Panorama edit

US president accused the broadcaster of ‘putting terrible words in my mouth that I didn’t say’

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1 hour ago Trump doubles down on ‘Trump derangement syndrome’ comments after Rob Reiner and wife’s murders: Live updates

Nick Reiner, 32, remains in police custody with no bail

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2 h. ago Donald Trump vows to sue BBC in hours over Panorama speech editing

Donald Trump previously threatened to sue the BBC

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2 h. ago Sen. Cruz threatens another shutdown unless restrictions on military flights are approved

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz is threatening to hold up funding to keep the federal government open after the end of January if reforms don't pass to tighten up the rules on military flights after the deadly collision between an airliner and an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C. Cruz and Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell urged Congress Monday to strip provisions from a massive defense bill that would allow military aircraft to get a waiver to return to operating without broadcasting their precise...

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2 h. ago Congressional panel accuses DC police chief of pressuring commanders to manipulate crime data

A congressional committee's report says the police chief in Washington, D.C., pressured subordinates to manipulate department data to artificially lower the city’s crime rates

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2 h. ago Washington state orders immediate evacuation in three Seattle suburbs

Evacuation order comes after a levee failed following a week of heavy rain as NWS issues flash flood warningOfficials in Washington state ordered immediate evacuations in three south Seattle suburbs on Monday after a levee failed following a week of heavy rains.The evacuation order from King county covered homes and businesses east of the Green River in parts of Kent, Auburn and Tukwila. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Ford to take $19.5bn hit as US carmaker overhauls EV strategy

Group scraps plans for some electric trucks as it contends with Trump regulatory changes and tepid demand

Events

2 h. ago Coronation Street fans 'heartbroken' over cruel Todd twist in powerful episode

Coronation Street fans were begging characters to 'wake up' after a bold and powerful episode, in a soap first, shone a light on Todd Grimshaw's domestic abuse ordeal

Politics

3 h. ago Venezuela accuses Trinidad and Tobago of taking part in US seizure of oil tanker

Maduro regime accuses Caribbean nation of participating in ‘theft of Venezuelan oil’ as tensions mount in regionVenezuela has accused the government of Trinidad and Tobago of taking part in the US seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast last week, as Donald Trump’s four-month pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro continues to reverberate across the region.In a statement on Monday, the Maduro regime accused Trinidad and Tobago of participating in “the theft of Venezuelan oil, committed by the US administration on 10 December with the assault on a vessel transporting this strategic Venezuelan product”. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Heart surgeon reveals four foods that are 'actively poisoning' you... including 'healthy' choice that is as bad as alcohol

Dr Jeremy London, a cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon in Georgia, shared the top foods he avoids to lower his risk of cardiovascular disease, America's number one killer.

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