9 h. ago Trump celebrates Jimmy Kimmel suspension; some networks replace show with Charlie Kirk tribute – live

ABC says show will be off-air ‘indefinitely’ following complaints about host’s comments on the killing of rightwing activist KirkDonald Trump has claimed his administration has reached a deal with China to keep TikTok operating in the US, amid uncertainty over what shape the final agreement will take, with suggestions from the Chinese side that Beijing would retain control of the algorithm that powers the site’s video feed.“We have a deal on TikTok ... We have a group of very big companies that want to buy it,” Trump said on Tuesday, without providing further details. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Former health official under RFK Jr: ‘I was fired for holding the line on scientific integrity’ – live updates

Susan Monarez, director of the Centers for Disease Control before she was fired in August, says she met with RFK JR twice in her 29-day tenureRFK Jr’s actions have greatly diminished US ability to respond to outbreaks, ousted CDC officials sayDonald Trump has claimed his administration has reached a deal with China to keep TikTok operating in the US, amid uncertainty over what shape the final agreement will take, with suggestions from the Chinese side that Beijing would retain control of the algorithm that powers the site’s video feed.“We have a deal on TikTok ... We have a group of very big companies that want to buy it,” Trump said on Tuesday, without providing further details. Continue reading...

Society

22 h. ago Trump golf course in Scotland accused of breaching sewage limits

Exclusive: Firm that runs Aberdeenshire resort says it is ‘categorically wrong’ to suggest it has caused environmental damageDonald Trump’s Aberdeenshire golf course has breached sewage contamination limits 14 times since 2019, documents reveal.The 36-hole golf course, one of two that Trump owns in Scotland, also has a five-star hotel, a whisky bar and two restaurants. Trump International Golf Links, Scotland has a private sewage system that treats wastewater before releasing it into the ground by soaking it through gravel beds in raised filter mounds. Continue reading...

Politics

22 h. ago Fired health official testifies to Senate committee about chaos in RFK Jr’s department – live

Susan Monarez was director of the Centers for Disease Control before she was fired in AugustDonald Trump has claimed his administration has reached a deal with China to keep TikTok operating in the US, amid uncertainty over what shape the final agreement will take, with suggestions from the Chinese side that Beijing would retain control of the algorithm that powers the site’s video feed.“We have a deal on TikTok ... We have a group of very big companies that want to buy it,” Trump said on Tuesday, without providing further details. Continue reading...

Society

23 h. ago Fired health official to testify to Senate committee about chaos in RFK Jr’s department – live

Susan Monarez was director of the Centers for Disease Control before she was fired in AugustDonald Trump has claimed his administration has reached a deal with China to keep TikTok operating in the US, amid uncertainty over what shape the final agreement will take, with suggestions from the Chinese side that Beijing would retain control of the algorithm that powers the site’s video feed.“We have a deal on TikTok ... We have a group of very big companies that want to buy it,” Trump said on Tuesday, without providing further details. Continue reading...

Society

39 h. ago Is TikTok going to be banned? Major development as US deal ‘agreed’

TikTok has been threatened with a ban in the US - and even was taken down for a day 📱🚨

Economics

56 h. ago Trump's goldmine deal clears path for his billionaire buddy to become world's first trillionaire

The deal could propel him far past Elon Musk to the title of world's first trillionaire.

Economics

63 h. ago What to know after US says it has reached framework deal with China to keep TikTok in operation

TikTok users in the U.S. may get a reprieve from the threat of a shutdown after the Trump administration announced it has reached a framework deal with China for the ownership of popular social video platform

Economics

67 h. ago US and China reach deal to transfer TikTok ownership, trade officials say

Framework deal is breakthrough in long-running dispute over app’s ownership amid security concerns in WashingtonJamieson Greer, a US trade representative, said on Monday that Washington and Beijing have struck a framework agreement on transferring TikTok to US-controlled ownership.Speaking after emerging from negotiations with Chinese officials, Scott Bessent said the deal was coming but declined to reveal the commercial terms. Continue reading...

Politics

2 d. ago The US says a deal has been reached on TikTok, but details are sparse

A framework deal has been reached for the ownership of popular social video platform TikTok, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said after weekend trade talks between the U.S. and China in Spain

Economics

2 d. ago Trump suggests a TikTok deal with China has been made that will save the app

The trade meeting Monday between the U.S. and China went “VERY WELL,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Politics

4 d. ago Trump ‘ready’ to impose sanctions on Russia if Nato nations stop buying its oil

In Truth Social post, US president also suggests members consider imposing tariffs of 50% to 100% on ChinaDonald Trump has said he is ready to impose sanctions on Moscow, but on the condition that all Nato allies agree to completely halt purchases of Russian oil and implement their own sanctions.He also suggested members of the transatlantic alliance consider imposing tariffs of 50% to 100% on China for its purchases of Russian petroleum as a way to help end the war. Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago Charlie Kirk's chilling 'assassination culture' post days before MAGA ally shot dead

Charlie Kirk, an ally of Donald Trump, cited research which suggested a large proportion of people on the left felt it would be "justified" to assassinate the US President or Elon Musk

Events

6 d. ago Stephen Colbert on Charlie Kirk shooting: ‘Political violence only leads to more political violence’

Late-night hosts react to Charlie Kirk killing and discuss Trump’s alleged 2003 birthday letter to Jeffrey EpsteinLate-night hosts respond to the shooting of Charlie Kirk and assess Donald Trump’s denials of a sexually suggestive birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein from 2003. Continue reading...

Events

6 d. ago Trump health fears as side of his face 'completely droops' at public appearance

Internet sleuths have suggested – without any professional medical evidence – that US President Donald Trump may have suffered a stroke due to his mouth and other allegedly ailments

Politics

7 d. ago Trump accused of using 'blatant AI' in Charlie Kirk address as 'glitch' spotted

Eagle-eyed social media users have suggested Donald Trump's video addressing the shooting and death of Charlie Kirk may have used AI after spotting a 'glitch'

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7 d. ago Survivors speak out after Trump dismisses domestic violence crimes: ‘Deeply disturbing’

Trump’s suggestion that domestic violence amounts to a ‘little fight with the wife’ has alarmed advocates while the administration guts federal funding for support groups

Events

8 d. ago Trump calls release of suggestive note to convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein a ‘dead issue’

Administration says it would support an expert review of signature to determine whether it was Trump who signed itWhite House officials on Tuesday doubled down on their assertion that a sexually suggestive letter carrying what appeared to be Donald Trump’s signature that was included in a birthday book for convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had not been signed by the president.The letter, and its drawing of a naked woman’s torso around an imagined conversation between Trump and Epstein, was part of a batch of documents released by the House oversight committee in response to a subpoena after its existence was first reported in July by the Wall Street Journal. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago White House denies that Trump wrote Epstein letter and calls investigation a Democrat ‘hoax’ – live

White House press secretary denies that president wrote Epstein a card that included the outline of a woman’s body for the sex trafficker’s 50th birthdayPhoto of novelty check suggests Epstein ‘sold’ Trump a womanJeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday book – in picturesMy colleague, Oliver Holmes, has been going through the Jeffrey Epstein 50th birthday album that House Democrats on the oversight committee released on Monday, after they subpoenaed Epstein’s estate.As Oliver notes, much of the book seems to be a collection of flattering and celebratory letters – often highly sexualised – from people who knew Epstein. They include photos of him embracing women in bikinis whose faces were redacted, and others showing scenes featuring wild animals having sex.Bill Clinton, who had left the US presidency a couple years before the publication of the book, is listed in the “friends” section.Peter Mandelson, the current UK ambassador to the United States, called Epstein his “best pal”. There are al...

Politics

8 d. ago Newly released pic suggests Jeffrey Epstein 'sold' Donald Trump a woman for £16.6k

The handwritten note read, 'Jeffrey showing early talents with money + women! Sells "fully depreciated" [redaction] to Donald Trump for $22,500' but the woman's lawyers called it a 'disturbing hoax'

Economics