13 h. ago Lawmakers warn that Trump’s policies will make it harder for US athletes to compete overseas

President Donald Trump’s aggressive recent foreign policy actions could see competitors subjected to hostile crowds and anti-American sentiment at this year’s major sporting events, representatives argue

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3 d. ago FACT FOCUS: As cold hits, Trump asks, where's global warming? Scientists say it's still here

In social media, President Trump is questioning global warming because of a chilly severe winter storm hitting the U_S_ On Friday, he called the weather nearly unprecedented and labeled scientists “environmental insurrectionists.”

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3 d. ago Monster winter storm threatens half of US with at least 16 states declaring emergencies

Snow, sleet and freezing temperatures are forecast for the south, midwest and east coast over the weekendTrump says the big US winter storm is proof of climate hoax – here’s why he’s wrongThe dangerous monster storm threatening half of the US was bearing down on Friday with 16 states and Washington DC already declaring emergencies and areas typically unused to prolonged Arctic temperatures bracing for power failures and supply shortages.At least 230 million people are likely to be affected by the huge winter weather system as it forms in parts of the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains and surges across southern and midwestern areas from Friday, blowing up the east coast on Saturday and as far north as Maine by Sunday. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump says the big US winter storm is proof of climate hoax – here’s why he’s wrong

US president asks ‘whatever happened to global warming?’ Well, it could be making our winter storms worseDonald Trump has erroneously cited an enormous winter storm that is set to deliver freezing temperatures and heavy snow to half of the US as supposed proof that the world is not heating up due to the burning of fossil fuels.Trump, who has repeatedly questioned and mocked established climate science in the past, posted of the storm on Truth Social: “Rarely seen anything like it before. Could the Environmental Insurrectionists please explain – WHATEVER HAPPENED TO GLOBAL WARMING???” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump storms Davos: How US president has insulted leading figures ahead of his arrival

As Trump arrives in Switzerland to address political leaders at the World Economic Forum (WEF), he is set to clash with several notable figures on the guest list.

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1 week ago Winter sun flights to US from Canada slashed as tourists shun Trump

The equivalent of 5,000 aircraft seats a day have been switched to other destinations

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4 w. ago From ‘global cooling’ to ‘beautiful coal’: Trump’s startling climate claims of 2025

Trump ratcheted up his questionable claims about the environment and how to deal, if at all, with the threats to itIn the past decade at the forefront of US politics, Donald Trump has unleashed a barrage of unusual, misleading or dubious assertions about the climate crisis, which he most famously called a “hoax”.This year has seen Trump ratchet up his often questionable claims about the environment and how to deal, if at all, with the threats to it. In a year littered with lies and wild declarations, these are the five that stood out as the most startling. Continue reading...

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