4 d. ago Mystery of the 'world's ugliest animal' is SOLVED: Scientists reveal why male proboscis monkeys have such large noses

As far as animals go, the proboscis monkey is one of the most unique-looking species on the planet. They are instantly recognisable for their long, fleshy, nose - but why do they have it?

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5 d. ago DC mayor Bowser signs order aligning city with Trump’s military occupation

Order sets rules for federal forces as locals stage noise protests, block indictments and demand home ruleUS politics live – latest updatesWashington DC’s mayor, Muriel Bowser bowed to Donald Trump’s military occupation of the nation’s capital Tuesday, signing an executive order that formalizes cooperation with federal forces even as residents push back against the deployment.The Tuesday order establishes the “Safe and Beautiful Emergency Operations Center” – borrowing from Trump’s own branding – to institutionalize collaboration between city officials and various federal agencies including the FBI. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Fuggedaboutit! NYPD commissioner tells AG Pam Bondi that NYC is safe and doesn’t need Trump’s National Guard troops

Top cop Jessica Tisch met with Bondi for half an hour at NYC’s police headquarters in Manhattan, where she made a case about the city’s declining crime rate

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2 w. ago ‘I would not feel safe’: Americans on the sorrow – and relief – of leaving Trump’s US for Europe

As relocation firms report a surge in inquiries, US citizens who have made the move talk about why they left – and what they think could happen back homeThe scramble began in November as news broke that Donald Trump had been re-elected. Benjamin and Chrys Gorman had long said they would leave the US before seeing Trump inaugurated again, giving them exactly 76 days to sell their home, cars and most of their belongings and move four people, three dogs and two cats to Barcelona.“I was saying: we’ve got more time than that, it won’t go that fast,” said Gorman. “My wife said no, we need to be out of here – not just on inauguration day, but a few days before. And she was so right.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Football fans behaving badly: The ugliest scenes we have seen in stadium stands after Antoine Semenyo is racially abused by a disabled Liverpool supporter

Daily Mail Sport takes a look at various other incidents that took place between fans and players during a football match.

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2 w. ago Trump promised to make DC safe. And then a reporter’s wallet was stolen at a JD Vance

The vice president was greeting troops deployed to deal with ‘vagrants’ at Washington’s Union Station when the alleged theft occurred

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3 w. ago Trump claims Democrats are calling him to say it’s finally safe to go to dinner in DC as restaurant bookings plunge

Donald Trump has claimed that Democrats are ringing him to thank him for making it “safe” to dine out in Washington DC , despite restaurants seeing a sharp decline in attendance since his police takeover.

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3 w. ago Trump's 'safe and beautiful' move against DC homeless camps looks like ugliness to those targeted

The clearing of homeless encampments in the nation's capital is unfolding under what President Donald Trump calls his Making D

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4 w. ago Trump to hold press conference after ordering homeless to leave Washington DC – US politics live

President says he has plans to make capital ‘safer and more beautiful’ after social media attack on homeless peoplePresident Donald Trump’s news conference is due to take place in about two-and-a-half hours and it follows his Truth Social promising the new measures“will, essentially, stop violent crime” in the capital district, without explaining how.In a subsequent post, he said that the news conference at 10am on Monday, “will not only involve ending the Crime, Murder, and Death in our Nation’s Capital, but will also be about Cleanliness”. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Donald Trump fury at ‘lawless’ DC as he orders homeless out and threatens gang crackdowns

Donald Trump has warned the homeless to leave Washington D.C. "immediately" after vowing to make the nation's capital "safer and more beautiful" by getting rid of the homeless population

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