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Virginia Democrats ask US supreme court to revive voter-approved electoral map

New voting maps flipped four Republican-held seats to give Democrats an edge in redistricting race sparked by TrumpVirginia Democrats asked the US supreme court on Monday to revive a congressional map designed to boost their party’s chances in November’s midterm elections, turning to the court as Re...

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Amazon halts sales of illegal high-speed ebikes in California after fatal crashes

Recent consumer alert on ebike safety laws says some vehicles should be classified as mopeds or motorcyclesAmazon said it plans to stop selling certain high-speed electric bicycles in California after a string of high-profile incidents and a consumer alert that the state attorney general issued last...

Dani Anguiano 4 months ago

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Mahmoud Khalil’s lawyer calls immigration case a ‘sham’ after revelation it was fast-tracked by DoJ

Palestinian activist is awaiting another legal decision on a separate track in a narrowing effort to stay in the USSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA lawyer for Mahmoud Khalil, the first noncitizen activist arrested in the Trump administration crackdown on pro-Palestinian speech, cal...

Maanvi Singh 4 months ago

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Welfare bill will not be included in government's King's Speech

It is understood that the government is not yet ready to propose a new parliamentary bill on welfare.

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Welfare bill will not be included in government's King's Speech

It is understood that the government is not yet ready to propose a new parliamentary bill on welfare.

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British passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship isolating in hospital

The passengers landed in the UK on Sunday and none have reported symptoms, but they will will be monitored in hospital for 72 hours.

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A messy day for Starmer: is Labour ungovernable? – podcast

Keir Starmer kicked off the day with a speech aimed at persuading MPs against launching any kind of leadership challenge. By lunchtime, Angela Rayner was speaking at the CWU conference calling for Andy Burnham to return. In the afternoon the list of MPs calling on him to resign was slowly creeping u...

Presented by Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey, produced by Frankie Tobi, music by Axel Kacoutié, the executive producer is Maz Ebtehaj 4 months ago

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EU agrees sanctions on Israeli settlers over West Bank violence

The EU's foreign policy chief said "extremism and violence carry consequences", while Israel branded the move "arbitrary".

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EU agrees sanctions on Israeli settlers over West Bank violence

The EU's foreign policy chief said "extremism and violence carry consequences", while Israel branded the move "arbitrary".

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Democrats express ‘grave concerns’ over secretive ICE deportation flights

Exclusive: In a letter 40 lawmakers demand the FAA address allegations of mistreatment of immigrants and the ‘urgent need for transparency’ A group of 40 House Democrats have described “grave concerns” over the Trump administration’s secretive program of deportation flights and demanded the Federal...

Oliver Laughland in New Orleans 4 months ago

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Lawsuit seeks to halt Trump's makeover of Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool

The Cultural Landscape Foundation seeks to block the replacement of pool’s ‘gray stone’ appearanceA historic preservation group on Monday filed a lawsuit seeking to halt Donald Trump’s ongoing renovation to the Lincoln Memorial’s reflecting pool, the latest in a string of court challenges to efforts...

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Man admits assaulting three Jewish people

Two men, aged 58 and 26, and a 53-year-old woman were left with minor injuries, police say.

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Starmer began the day damaged and then things got worse

A growing number of Labour MPs are in no mood to heed calls from the PM’s allies to keep faith with their leaderUK politics live – latest updates“Has Keir done enough to survive?” was the question anxious Labour MPs were asking each other throughout Monday, after the speech regarded by many as cruci...

Pippa Crerar Political editor 4 months ago

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Trump vows to pause federal gas tax after Iran war boosts US fuel prices to four-year high

National average for gas prices has risen by well over a dollar per gallon since late FebruarySign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailDonald Trump pledged to suspend the US federal gas tax in a bid to reduce pressure on Americans after the US-Israel war on Iran sparked a sharp rise in fuel...

Rachel Leingang 4 months ago

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Portrait looted by Nazis found in home of Dutch SS leader's descendants

The painting is believed to have been plundered by high-ranking Nazi Hermann Goering during World War Two.

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Elon Musk and Tim Cook among CEOs expected to accompany Trump on China trip

A total of 17 US executives are set to join the president on his visit, where he will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

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Elon Musk and Tim Cook among CEOs expected to accompany Trump on China trip

A total of 17 US executives are set to join the president on his visit, where he will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

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Elon Musk and Tim Cook among CEOs expected to accompany Trump on China trip

A total of 17 US executives are set to join the president on his visit, where he will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

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Labour MPs Move Against Starmer

The number of Labour MPs calling for the prime minister to go increases.

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Labour MPs Move Against Starmer

The number of Labour MPs calling for the prime minister to go increases.

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Labour MPs Move Against Starmer

The number of Labour MPs calling for the prime minister to go increases.

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Trump says Iran ceasefire is on 'massive life support'

The US president criticises an Iranian counteroffer to end the war, and says the month-long ceasefire is "unbelievably weak".

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Drug gang attacks ‘force hundreds of Indigenous families to flee’ in Mexico

Violence in Guerrero state has driven as many as 1,000 households from their homes, rights group saysHundreds of Indigenous families have been forced to flee their homes in the mountains of central Mexico by intense attacks from a local criminal group, including drone bombings, an Indigenous rights...

Oscar Lopez in Mexico City 4 months ago

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Trump says ceasefire with Iran on ‘life support’ after rejecting peace proposals

US president says he is considering restarting naval escorts in strait of Hormuz in attempt to end Iranian blockadeMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has said the ceasefire with Iran is on “life support” and that he is considering restarting US navy military escorts of ships through the s...

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic Editor 4 months ago

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