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Benjamin Alire Sáenz, first Latino winner of PEN/Faulkner award, dies aged 71
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Benjamin Alire Sáenz, first Latino winner of PEN/Faulkner award, dies aged 71

Celebrated writer, poet and novelist for young adults drew upon his sexuality and life on US southern border Benjamin Alire Sáenz, an award-winning fiction writer and poet who drew upon his sexuality and his life on the southern border, has died at age 71. He was the first Latino to win the PEN/Faul...

Abené Clayton
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US states sue Trump administration over new tariffs on 60 trading partners
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US states sue Trump administration over new tariffs on 60 trading partners

Coalition of 25 states ask the US Court of International Trade to halt tariffs, calling them unlawful Trump imposes fresh tariffs on dozens of trading partnersA coalition of 25 US states sued the Trump administration on Monday over new tariffs pegged at 10% to 12.5% on goods from 60 trading partners...

Edward Helmore
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Rapists, child abusers and groomers will not leave prison early, says PM
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Rapists, child abusers and groomers will not leave prison early, says PM

Andy Burnham will also delay release of thousands of prisoners across England and Wales a month, until OctoberRapists, child sexual abusers and groomers will be excluded from early release plans to ease critical prison overcrowding in a major intervention by Andy Burnham.The prime minister said on T...

Rajeev Syal and Alexandra Topping
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Far-right Republican accused of stiffing student debate champion of $8,000
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Far-right Republican accused of stiffing student debate champion of $8,000

Briana Whatley sues Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback for unpaid scholarship from company he foundedA far-right Republican candidate in Florida’s governor’s race has been accused of stiffing a high school debate champion over the better part of $11,000 in scholarship money she won from...

Richard Luscombe in Miami
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US House ethics panel recommends censuring North Carolina’s Chuck Edwards
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US House ethics panel recommends censuring North Carolina’s Chuck Edwards

Republican congressman was investigated for untoward and inappropriate advances toward two female staffersThe US House of Representatives ethics committee on Monday recommended that Chuck Edwards, a Republican congressman, face censure after determining he “fostered a hostile work environment and en...

Chris Stein in Washington
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‘Completely hollow’: critics denounce Blanche deal to halt Trump slush fund
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‘Completely hollow’: critics denounce Blanche deal to halt Trump slush fund

Democrats say agreement – which clears way for Blanche’s confirmation – makes promises president can easily reverseA compromise between Todd Blanche and two Republican senators that potentially cleared the way for Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general is weak, Democrats and several experts said...

Sam Levine
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Former neo-Nazi activist selected as Tory candidate for Somerset council election
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Former neo-Nazi activist selected as Tory candidate for Somerset council election

Joshua Bonehill-Paine, creator of satirical Crewkerne Gazette, has convictions including for harassing a Jewish MPA former neo-Nazi activist with convictions including for harassing a Jewish MP has been selected as a Conservative candidate for a local election in Somerset.Joshua Bonehill-Paine, the...

Ben Quinn Political correspondent
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Rupert Lowe’s ‘olive branch’ to Farage piles more pressure on Reform leader
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Rupert Lowe’s ‘olive branch’ to Farage piles more pressure on Reform leader

Restore leader has countered charges he’s splitting the right while showing his party is a very real obstacle for ReformEven by the standards of their rivalry, the speed at which Rupert Lowe’s olive branch to Nigel Farage morphed into fresh recriminations between the two was swift.It began with a so...

Ben Quinn Political correspondent
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Trump meets his obstinate match in Iran’s hardball regime
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Trump meets his obstinate match in Iran’s hardball regime

US president reduced to bemoaning Tehran’s ‘unbelievable duplicity’ as he struggles to find solid negotiating groundMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesThe Donald Trump doctrine has always contained a tenuous relationship with the truth. It was his mentor, the infamous New York lawyer Roy Cohn,...

Andrew Roth
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