81 m. ago FDA reverses course on telework after layoffs and resignations threaten basic operations

The Food and Drug Administration is reversing course on its requirement for all staffers to report to the office

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1 hour ago New task force to review US intelligence agencies and consider declassifying COVID

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard says she has formed a task force to consider big changes to America's spy agencies

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2 h. ago Trans woman falsely linked to DC plane crash sues influencer for defamation

Jo Ellis was thrust into the spotlight after Matthew Wallace amplified baseless claims of her involvementA transgender woman who was erroneously identified as a helicopter pilot involved in the Washington DC crash that killed 67 people has filed a lawsuit against one of the conservative influencers who spread the false claims about her.Jo Ellis, whom the Guardian wrote about after she was thrust into the spotlight, is suing Matthew Wallace, the person behind the X account, for defamation, claiming Wallace “concocted a destructive and irresponsible defamation campaign” that monetized a “false narrative” about her. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago US stocks soar as Donald Trump backs down in global trade war

Washington scraps most tariffs against countries that have not retaliated but increases levies on China

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2 h. ago About $1.8 billion in federal money for Cornell and Northwestern are frozen, the White House says

Cornell University and Northwestern University say they haven't received any notice from the U.S. government about paused federal funding even though the White House says more than $1 billion for Cornell and about $790 million for Northwestern have been frozen

Economics

3 h. ago Kash Patel has been replaced by Army Secretary Driscoll as acting head of the ATF, AP sources say

FBI Director Kash Patel was quietly removed weeks ago as the acting chief of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and has been replaced with the Army secretary

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4 h. ago Ruben Amorim makes feelings clear on Andre Onana and Nemanja Matic's public row

Andre Onana and Nemanja Matic have become embroiled in a war of words ahead of Thursday's Europa League quarter-final first leg between Manchester United and Lyon in France

Politics

4 h. ago Trump says ‘I know what I’m doing’ before stepping back from global tariffs

President said at National Republican Congressional Committee dinner that world leaders are ‘kissing my ass’US politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has insisted “I know what the hell I’m doing” by imposing sweeping tariffs and bragged that world leaders are “kissing my ass” as they try to negotiate trade deals.The US president was speaking to political donors at the National Republican Congressional Committee’s annual fundraising dinner in Washington on Tuesday night. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Selection row and water quality fears threaten to overshadow Boat Race

Cambridge and Oxford have been warned against entering the River Thames due to E coli levels in the water

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4 h. ago 3 Americans convicted in Congo of an attempt to overthrow the government now face US charges

Three Americans repatriated to the United States from Congo were charged Wednesday by the U.S. Justice Department with staging an elaborate coup attempt aimed at overthrowing the African nation’s government

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5 h. ago Appeals court clears the way for the Trump administration to fire thousands of probationary workers

A federal appeals court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to fire thousands of probationary workers, halting a judge’s order requiring them to be reinstated

Events

5 h. ago Joey Barton was being defamatory when he accused Eni Aluko of being a 'race card player' in online row, judge rules

Ms Aluko, a former striker for Chelsea who now works as a pundit, is suing Mr Barton for libel over two posts he made in January last year on social media site X.

Sport

6 h. ago ‘Leave the Maga cap at home!’ Is the world really becoming hostile to American tourists?

As reservations for travellers heading from the US to Europe fall, some have suggested it’s about more than Trump’s tariffsName: American tourists.Age: They come in all ages – from college backpackers travelling around Europe, Asia and South America, to senior passengers on a Caribbean cruise. Continue reading...

Society

6 h. ago Justice Department suggests federal agencies are free to blacklist law firm despite judge's order

The Justice Department has suggested to federal agencies they're free to blacklist a law firm targeted by President Donald Trump despite a judge’s ruling that halted enforcement of an executive order meant to punish it

Society

6 h. ago Death of five children during gruelling hospital trek blamed on Trump’s ‘America First’ aid cuts

Charity hits out at ‘decisions made by powerful people in other countries that have led to child deaths’

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7 h. ago Mum kills 'sweet' son, 5, Lincoln Button after he was found dead at South Ockendon home

Claire Button, 35, was initially charged with murder after her five-year-old son Lincoln was found dead at a home in south Essex in December last year, leading to a police investigation

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7 h. ago Mum kills 'sweet' son Lincoln Button, 5, before body found by police at South Ockendon home

Claire Button, 35, was initially charged with murder after her five-year-old son Lincoln was found dead at a home in south Essex in December last year, leading to a police investigation

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7 h. ago Kim Shin Jo: The bizarre life of a failed North Korean assassin who became a pastor in the South

Kim stunned South Korea by saying that his team came ‘to slit the throat of Park Chung Hee’

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7 h. ago Scientists map part of a mouse's brain that's so complex it looks like a galaxy

Thanks to a mouse watching clips from “The Matrix,” scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date

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7 h. ago Once, my father carried me into the surf. Now my arm steadies his steps back to the sea | Tim Baker

Early morning swims were a daily ritual for my dad until age and illness took its toll. On a recent visit, I hatched a plan to get him in the ocean againGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIt’s a delicate moment. My father’s a proud man. I don’t want to be condescending, so I tell him to let me know the level of help he needs. “I’ll take my cues from you,” I offer quietly. With a default formality I still find endearing, he tells me he’ll require assistance at two stages of the process: getting in and getting out.I’ve travelled from my home in northern New South Wales to Perth to spend 10 days with my father, while his second wife, my stepmum, is in Melbourne visiting their two adult sons and new grandsons. Continue reading...

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