14 h. ago California governor Gavin Newsom to launch probe into TikTok over alleged censorship of Trump criticism

Newsom shared a screenshot appearing to show a TikTok user unable to send a message reading “epstein”.

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16 h. ago EU and India clinch ‘mother of all trade deals’ in rebuff to Trump

Trade deal is expected to double EU goods exports to India by 2032

Politics

19 h. ago White House backtracks initial claims about Alex Pretti after intense backlash

Departure of Bovino, whose tactics drew sharp criticism, indicate that officials see killing as political threat to Trump

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20 h. ago Impressed Minister backs call for national expansion Computer Science Hackathon

The Minister for Education was on familiar ground – around the corner from the primary school where she taught before entering politics – to see this year’s Leaving Certs were using their computer skills to develop solutions to climate-related challenges. Students from eight secondary schools across Galway and Mayo took over the PorterShed for this […] The post Impressed Minister backs call for national expansion Computer Science Hackathon appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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20 h. ago Fintan O'Toole: If Trump goes after Ireland, he will also destroy a lot of US wealth

We’ve made ourselves dependent on American capitalism but for America it’s a hugely lucrative dependency

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20 h. ago Big spending increases will leave Ireland ‘more vulnerable’, warns budget watchdog

Irish Fiscal Advisory Council to strike cautionary public spending note at Oireachtas committee hearing

Events

29 h. ago Trump sends ‘border tsar’ Tom Homan to Minnesota following Ice shooting

State governor Tim Walz speaks to Donald Trump as US president says White House will ‘review everything’

Politics

31 h. ago Nigel Farage couldn’t resist defection of ‘disruptive’ Suella Braverman

Reform UK leader’s welcome of flood of Tory defectors suggests killing that party is still his main aim, rather than killing Labour

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31 h. ago Suella Braverman’s defection is a calculated risk for Nigel Farage

Reform UK leader’s welcome of flood of Tory defectors suggests killing that party is still his main aim, rather than killing Labour

Events

31 h. ago Why is Trump's administration facing bipartisan pushback over Ice shooting of Alex Pretti?

Officials questioning why Pretti was carrying a gun that he had a permit for has raised sharp critcism from the NRA and other gun lobbying groups.

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33 h. ago ‘Brian did things quietly and under the radar,’ funeral of former MEP Brian Crowley hears

Fianna Fáil politician described as ‘exemplary figure in public life’ who continued to work from his hospital bed

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33 h. ago Brian Crowley defied the odds to live to age 61, funeral of former MEP hears

Fianna Fáil politician described as ‘exemplary figure in public life’ who continued to work from his hospital bed

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35 h. ago Minneapolis shooting: Trump sends ‘border tsar’ to oversee Ice amid outcry over Alex Pretti killing

Republican senators join calls for fuller investigation

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35 h. ago Minneapolis shooting: Trump says he is on a ‘similar wavelength’ with Minnesota governor

Republican senators join calls for fuller investigation

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35 h. ago At least 11 dead from massive winter storm in US as Trump questions reality of climate change

At least 20 states and the US capital Washington have declared states of emergency.

Events

35 h. ago Trump sends border czar to Minnesota as judge considers ruling ICE deployment there illegal

Tom Homan is unlikely to bring the temperature down.

Events

36 h. ago 'I feel like I've come home': Suella Braverman becomes the latest Tory to defect to Reform

The former British home secretary told the crowd at a Reform event that she had resigned her Conservative Party membership of 30 years.

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36 h. ago Former Tory home secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK

Appearing at a Reform UK veterans event, Ms Braverman said she had resigned her Conservative Party membership of 30 years.

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38 h. ago Solicitor ordered to pay €21,000 after firing secretary over pregnancy

Michele Merrigan claimed that she had been dismissed without reasonable explanation in March 2024 after 13 months in her job.

Economics

39 h. ago Alex Pretti: Family rejects ‘smear campaign’ after nurse killed in Minneapolis by US Ice agents

Friends and colleagues remember the 37 year old as a calm, generous mentor as Trump officials label him a threat

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