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US supreme court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump agenda
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US supreme court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump agenda

Court rules against Trump administration on policy that people born in the United States are citizensSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US supreme court has upheld birthright citizenship, which provides nearly all people born in the country with citizens...

Rachel Leingang
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US supreme court strikes down limits on campaign spending
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US supreme court strikes down limits on campaign spending

Case stems from 2022 lawsuit challenging Federal Election Commission’s enforcement of limits on ‘coordinated party expenditures’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxOne of the last remaining barriers between wealthy donors sending unlimited funds to federal po...

George Chidi
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US supreme court rules states can exclude trans athletes from female sports
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US supreme court rules states can exclude trans athletes from female sports

Justices voted to overturn judgments issued by lower courts in favor of trans students who sued after being barred from competing in West Virginia and IdahoThe US supreme court has upheld laws in two conservative states excluding transgender girls and women from competing in female sports in a far-r...

Robert Tait in Washington
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Burnham’s No 10 North ‘will be based on brownfield site on edge of Manchester’
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Burnham’s No 10 North ‘will be based on brownfield site on edge of Manchester’

The prime minister in waiting is seeking an interim base in the city centre before Ancoats site is completed in 2028A civil service base that is under construction in Manchester has been earmarked for Andy Burnham’s No 10 North, according to reports.The northern centre of government will be in Ancoa...

Hannah Al-Othman North of England correspondent
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Number of billionaires globally soars by 13% amid AI shares boom
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Number of billionaires globally soars by 13% amid AI shares boom

Billionaires’ wealth grew by 25% on average in the year ended in April, research from Swiss bank UBS findsBusiness live – latest updatesThe number of billionaires in the world has jumped by 13% to a record 3,302 people, new figures show, as the super-rich accumulate wealth at an accelerating rate.Bi...

Lauren Almeida
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New Orleans man named Santa Claus arrested in child predator sting
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New Orleans man named Santa Claus arrested in child predator sting

Police allege the 75-year-old tried to meet someone he believed was a 15-year-old boy after explicit online chatsSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA New Orleans man who legally changed his name to Santa Claus was jailed recently on allegations that he tried to use a dating app to sexu...

Ramon Antonio Vargas in Kenner, Louisiana
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Florida woman swimming in river killed in rare alligator attack at state forest
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Florida woman swimming in river killed in rare alligator attack at state forest

Officials say 31-year-old woman’s arm was severed in attack at a river in Seminole county’s Little Big Econ forestA woman swimming in a Florida river was killed recently in a rare alligator attack that severed one of her arms, state officials said.The deadly attack took place at Seminole county’s Li...

Richard Luscombe in Miami
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Rocky week for AI as shares slump but no sign of crash – yet
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Rocky week for AI as shares slump but no sign of crash – yet

The markets are souring on artificial intelligence, but is this the bubble being burst? Meanwhile, California proposes a tax on billionairesHello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m Blake Montgomery, US tech editor at the Guardian, writing to you after fending off sunburns at the beach. Today, we’re disc...

Blake Montgomery
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ICE releases Texas nun intercepted walking to church dressed in her habit
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ICE releases Texas nun intercepted walking to church dressed in her habit

Diocese officials in south Texas say a nun was released after members of Congress intervenedA Roman Catholic nun was released from the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the agency arrested her while she walked to mass in her habit in south Texas.Sister Leticia Ugboaja was...

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Labour MPs tell Burnham to ignore ‘deluded’ calls for more North Sea drilling
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Labour MPs tell Burnham to ignore ‘deluded’ calls for more North Sea drilling

Critics debunk economic claims as research finds Rosebank development would produce estimated 250m tonnes of CO2UK politics live – latest updatesScores of Labour MPs have urged the prospective prime minister Andy Burnham to rule out the “tin-eared” and “deluded” development of the Rosebank oilfield...

Fiona Harvey Environment editor
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One million migrants in Spain apply to regularise status in new scheme
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One million migrants in Spain apply to regularise status in new scheme

Programme defending benefits of immigration attracts double number of applicants expectedMore than one million undocumented migrants and asylum seekers have applied to regularise their status in Spain under a government programme to harness and defend the benefits of immigration at a time when most...

Sam Jones in Madrid
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Starmer warns Burnham not to borrow to fund defence as he reveals £15bn plan
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Starmer warns Burnham not to borrow to fund defence as he reveals £15bn plan

The prime minister unveiled his long-awaited defence investment plan on Tuesday after months of delaysKeir Starmer warned his successor not to borrow more to pay for defence as he raided energy, transport and housing projects to plug a military spending deficit with an extra £15bn over the next four...

Kiran Stacey Policy editor
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China is a clear winner from Trump’s war in Middle East, report concludes
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China is a clear winner from Trump’s war in Middle East, report concludes

Beijing, whose stockpiles and renewables industry allowed it to withstand energy shock, is now gaining from global solar and EV pushChina has emerged as the sole winner in Asia from the strait of Hormuz crisis, according to a report published on Tuesday.The report by the Asia Group thinktank conclud...

Amy Hawkins in Beijing
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Nuclear weapons storage in spotlight as US plans $4bn boost for its UK airbases
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Nuclear weapons storage in spotlight as US plans $4bn boost for its UK airbases

Exclusive: Pentagon files suggest some new facilities will store nuclear arsenal, with $163m also earmarked for secretive spy baseMore than $4bn (£3bn) is to be spent upgrading the US government’s military and spy bases in the UK, according to official documents that shed light on the UK’s apparent...

Harry Davies and Rob Evans
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Did US drug agents allow lethal fentanyl to hit New Mexico’s streets?
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Did US drug agents allow lethal fentanyl to hit New Mexico’s streets?

Explosive AP story based on whistleblower testimony suggests agents ‘sat back and watched’ in hopes of securing larger drug-trafficking bustDid the Drug Enforcement Agency break the law and gamble with public safety when it permitted large quantities of fentanyl pills to be trafficked in New Mexico...

Edward Helmore
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Grand Theft Auto workers seek union recognition after mass firings
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Grand Theft Auto workers seek union recognition after mass firings

Exclusive: Staff at Rockstar Games hope move can be completed before release of GTA VI scheduled for NovemberThe makers of Grand Theft Auto are attempting to gain official union recognition after mass sackings last year.Video game designers and other employees at Rockstar Games are working with the...

Helena Horton and Sammy Gecsoyler
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UK disposable incomes squeezed by price rises and tax changes
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UK disposable incomes squeezed by price rises and tax changes

ONS confirms 0.6% GDP growth in first quarter, with services, production and construction sectors expandingBusiness live – latest updatesUK households suffered a drop in disposable incomes in the first three months of the year as price rises and extra wealth taxes hit average spending power.The Offi...

Phillip Inman
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Police units deployed across South Africa before anti-immigration marches
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Police units deployed across South Africa before anti-immigration marches

Government fears repeat of anti-migrant violence in 2008 that led to looting and resulted in deaths of 62 peopleSouth African authorities have deployed police units to towns and cities around the country before planned demonstrations against undocumented foreign nationals.Security personnel were see...

Eromo Egbejule
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