7 h. ago Trump resumes student visa interviews. From social media to personal beliefs here’s what’s being screened

The State Department is restarting interviews but applicants will be under heightened scrutiny

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28 h. ago Supermarket shelves could be left EMPTY of wine this summer as factory workers at major bottling company plan strike

More than 200 workers at a major bottling company plan a strike in Avonmouth, Bristol, are planning to strike over pay and collective bargaining between June 19 and July 5.

Economics

34 h. ago Deep sea fisherman reels in orange crab that 'looks exactly like Donald Trump'

Deep sea fisherman Roman Fedortsov shared a bizarre image of a crab he said looked just like Donald Trump - social media users broke out in hysterics and agreed with this take

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61 h. ago Fired ABC News journalist stands by his post criticizing Trump and adviser

Terry Moran was effectively dismissed from the network after calling Stephen Miller and Trump ‘world-class’ hatersA journalist who lost his job at ABC News after describing top White House aide Stephen Miller as someone “richly endowed with the capacity for hatred” has said he published that remark on social media because he felt it was “true”.“It was something that was in my heart and mind,” the network’s former senior national correspondent Terry Moran said Monday on The Bulwark political podcast. “And I would say I used very strong language deliberately.” Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Social media overtakes TV as main source of news in US, analysis finds

Global study shows 54% of Americans receive news from social media, while the UK has highest proportion of news avoiders at 46%Social media has overtaken television as a source of news in the US for the first time, according to a comprehensive analysis of media consumption confirming the rapid rise of “news influencers”.In a watershed moment for the US media, 54% of Americans said they received news from social media, according to the research carried out after President Trump’s second inauguration. Half said they sourced news from the once all-powerful TV networks. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Netanyahu REFUSES to rule out assassinating Supreme Leader and claims doing so would 'end the conflict'

Iranian missiles rained down on Israel in the early hours of Monday, damaging the US Embassy as Tehran called for its allies to support its fight against Israel.

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3 d. ago Donald Trump repeats call for Russia to be readmitted at G7 summit in Canada

US president said Ukraine war would not have happened if Moscow had not been thrown out in 2014 over CrimeaDonald Trump has displayed his disdain for the collective western values supposedly championed by the G7 group of industrialised countries by again demanding that Russia be readmitted to the group. He also said the war in Ukraine would not have happened if Moscow had been kept in the club.Trump made his remarks in front of media, alongside Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, who is hosting the G7, at the start of the summit’s first round of talks. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago How should Brits stop Mad Vlad and World War Three as thug Putin spoils for battle

WW3 seems incredibly close as in almost every continent across the world, there is some form of war or armed conflict going on, and leading experts have now claimed that World War 3 is 'imminent'

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4 d. ago Trump issues ominous threat to Iran as Israel urges America to join spiraling conflict

President Donald Trump took to his social media platform Truth Social early Sunday morning to set the record straight in regards to America's lack of involvement in the Middle East.

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4 d. ago How a Pentagon account on X became Pete Hegseth’s personal cheerleader

Department’s rapid response team is weaponizing the social platform to champion defense secretary and attack rivalsWhile it’s true no president or political leader has ever used social media quite as prolifically as Donald Trump, no recent secretary of defense has ever weaponized X or any other platform, quite like former Fox & Friends weekend host, Pete Hegseth.Hegseth is actively reshaping the Pentagon in his own image since taking over, prompting a social media policy that has taken a dramatic turn towards supporting Hegseth’s every move and public appearance. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago ANDREW NEIL: Israel holds the cards. Trump has been squared. The mullahs in Tehran must now fear for their existence

The United States did not participate in Israel's initial attacks on Iran but it certainly knew they were coming. Donald Trump admitted as much to the US media yesterday morning.

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6 d. ago Todd Chrisley returns to social media after Trump pardon to congratulate his son

‘Welcome back Todd we've missed you,’ one person commented on Chrisley’s Instagram return

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6 d. ago So social media has broken even Elon Musk. I’m forced to ask: U OK hun? | Marina Hyde

In his spat with Trump, the man who literally owns X has been hoist by his own platform. Guys, no one is safe!Did you see Elon Musk apologise for some tweets this week? (Please don’t be naff and call them “X posts”.) Like me, you will be so embarrassed for Earth’s primo edgelord that he feels pressed into doing something so excruciatingly conventional. This is worse than when Kate Moss was scapegoated into rehab.Imagine owning the world’s premier shitposting platform – in fact, having spent $44bn (£32bn) on it, specifically so that your magic mirror would tell you each day that you were the fairest shitposter of all – and then shuffling sheepishly on to your own pixels to mumble something about having gone “too far” with your hurty words. Buck up, sadsack – honestly.Marina Hyde is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Why is the media ignoring growing resistance to Trump? | Margaret Sullivan

Protest actions like ‘Hands Off’ and ‘No Kings’ are sweeping across the US. But the media is barely paying attentionWhen hundreds of thousands of Americans gathered across the US on 5 April for the “Hands Off” events protesting Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s governmental wrecking ball, much of the news media seemed to yawn.The next day, the New York Times put a photograph, but no story, on its print front page. The Wall Street Journal’s digital homepage had it as only the 20th-most-prominent story when I checked. Fox News was dismissive; I stopped counting after I scanned 40 articles on its homepage, though there was a video with this dismissive headline: “Liberals rally against President Trump.”Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist writing on media, politics and culture Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Why are the media ignoring growing resistance to Trump? | Margaret Sullivan

Protest actions like ‘Hands Off’ and ‘No Kings’ are sweeping across the US. But the media are barely paying attentionWhen hundreds of thousands of Americans gathered across the US on 5 April for the “Hands Off” events protesting Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s governmental wrecking ball, much of the news media seemed to yawn.The next day, the New York Times put a photograph, but no story, on its print front page. The Wall Street Journal’s digital homepage had it as only the 20th-most-prominent story when I checked. Fox News was dismissive; I stopped counting after I scanned 40 articles on its homepage, though there was a video with this dismissive headline: “Liberals rally against President Trump.”Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist writing on media, politics and culture Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Red Bull agree deal to buy Newcastle Falcons and keep Premiership club afloat

Energy drinks company will take on £39m debtsTakeover plan involves club staying at Kingston ParkRed Bull has agreed a deal to buy Newcastle Falcons which includes a commitment to keep the club in the city and will ensure the Premiership remains a 10-team competition next season.Newcastle have been for sale for over a year, with owner Semore Kurdi no longer willing to fund multimillion-pound annual losses, leading to fears they could become the fourth Premiership club to go bust in the last two years after Wasps, Worcester and London Irish. Continue reading...

Economics

6 d. ago UK region enters 'drought status' after driest spring in 132 years

The Environmental Agency is stepping up its operational resposnse to make sure the local water company is implementing its drought plans

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7 d. ago JetZero plans to build $4.7B plant in North Carolina, aims to create 14,500 jobs

A California-based company plans to build its first manufacturing plant for a next-generation passenger jet in central North Carolina

Economics

7 d. ago Air India owners offering £86k to families of passengers killed in Ahmedabad plane crash

Tata Sons, which owns Air India, will offer around £86,000 to the families of each person who died in the Ahmedabad plane crash, the company said on Wednesday in a statement

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7 d. ago Air India crash: Passenger plane carrying 242 people bound for UK crashes near India airport after take

Air India has confirmed an incident involving one of the company’s planes, which was bound for London Gatwick airport.

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