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California’s proposed billionaire tax: what you need to know

Plan to levy 5% tax on California billionaires championed by progressives – but state’s super rich are forcefully opposedFull story: California billionaire tax heads to ballotThe proposed billionaire tax in California is officially heading to voters’ ballots in November. After getting more than doub...

Dara Kerr 2 months ago

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California billionaire tax will appear on ballot after deadline for deal passes

Proposal to introduce one-time tax of 5% will go to voters in November after backers decline to withdraw measureCalifornia’s billionaire tax, explained: what you need to knowCalifornia voters will get to decide in November whether billionaires should pay a one-time 5% tax, after a deadline passed on...

Nick Robins-Early 2 months ago

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JD Vance says Nixon’s Watergate scandal would be ‘12-hour news story’ today

Vice-president declares admiration for 37th president and claims Nixon and Trump are targeted by ‘deep state’ forcesJD Vance does not think the era-defining Watergate scandal would have lasted more than a single news cycle in today’s fragmented, hyper-partisan political environment – and certainly w...

Lauren Gambino in Los Angeles 2 months ago

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Experts say three recent powerful earthquakes are not related

5.6-magnitude California tremor, 7.2-magnitude temblor in Japan and two quakes in Venezuela all struck within hoursA 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck a rural part of northern California on Wednesday. Hours later, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit the northern coast of Japan and two powerful earthquakes...

Uwa Ede-Osifo 2 months ago

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Apple raises iPad and MacBook prices, blaming cost of chips amid AI boom

Company says it cannot shield customers from memory and storage chip costs – and iPhone hikes could be nextApple raised iPad and MacBook prices on Thursday, saying it could no longer shield customers from soaring memory and storage chip costs driven by the AI industry’s datacenter buildout.The move...

Guardian staff and agency 2 months ago

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Major wildfire rips through moorland close to Greater Manchester

Blaze on Tintwistle Moor, Glossop, has burned more than 500 square metres, forcing road closures and smoke warningA major wildfire close to Greater Manchester has torn through large areas of moorland for more than 24 hours, forcing road closures and smoke warnings as fire crews battle to bring it un...

Harry Cockburn 2 months ago

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‘No offence detected’: Victoria police close investigation into Moira Deeming allegation of assault by Matthew Guy

Guy accuses Deeming of making ‘ridiculous and unsubstantiated’ claims as state Liberal party grapples with falloutFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice have concluded their investigation into Victorian Liberal MP Moira...

Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent 2 months ago

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UN agency pauses ship evacuations through strait of Hormuz after vessel struck

International Maritime Organization says safety guarantees must be confirmed before ships can move againA United Nations agency has paused the evacuation of ships through the strait of Hormuz after the British military said a vessel was hit by a projectile off the coast of Oman following the passage...

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Who is Tommy Robinson? The Karl Stefanovic guest who may have cost Australia’s famed TV host his job

Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is an anti-Islamic, far-right political activist well known in the UK and EuropeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe man who calls himself Tommy Robinson has roared int...

Ben Doherty 2 months ago

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Charities condemn ‘arrogant’ plans to house asylum seekers at former military sites

Planning permission has been sought for three additional military sites Home Office plans to use three more former military sites to house thousands of asylum seekers have been condemned as “arrogant”, “costly” and “a political fix” by refugee charities and local stakeholders.Planning permission is...

Rajeev Syal and Diane Taylor 2 months ago

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King and Queen will not live at Buckingham Palace after £369m refit

Charles and Camilla to remain at Clarence House and are said to want the public to have more access to ‘monarchy HQ’King Charles’s tax bill: what did we learn and what is still in the dark?Crown estate makes more than £1bn profit for third year runningKing Charles and Queen Camilla will not move int...

Caroline Davies, Rowena Mason and Juliette Garside 2 months ago

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Australia news live: Karl Stefanovic to leave Nine immediately, network confirms

Nine says in a statement it was ‘no longer possible’ for Stefanovic to host Today. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPerformance issues in the defence department have been found to be more widespread than expected with “congested” decision making, as...

Martin Farrer 2 months ago

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King Charles’s tax bill: what did we learn, and what is still in the dark?

We know the monarch paid £24.6m in tax over the last two years, but we still don’t know how wealthy he actually isCrown estate makes more than £1bn profit for third year runningKing Charles has become Britain’s first monarch in modern times to reveal how much tax he pays on his private income: £24.6...

Rob Evans and Juliette Garside 2 months ago

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Crown estate makes more than £1bn profit for third year running

King Charles’s property management firm rakes in £1.2bn as it continues to benefit from offshore windfarm boomKing Charles’s tax bill: what did we learn and what is still in the dark?King Charles’s property management company has made more than £1bn for the third consecutive year thanks to the boom...

Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent 2 months ago

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Karl Stefanovic to leave Nine immediately following Today host’s podcast controversy

Network says it was ‘no longer possible’ for Stefanovic to host Today, days after Today host interviewed far-right activist on independent podcastKarl Stefanovic is leaving Nine immediately, the network said in a statement on Friday.It was presented as a joint decision by the broadcaster and network...

Amanda Meade 2 months ago

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Mahmood in standoff with Starmer over sacking of her junior minister

No 10 refused demand to immediately remove immigration minister over breach of ministerial codeShabana Mahmood is locked in an extraordinary standoff with Keir Starmer after Downing Street refused to immediately sack her junior minister for breaching the ministerial code.The home secretary has deman...

Rajeev Syal and Pippa Crerar 2 months ago

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Supreme court conservatives accused of advancing ‘white-supremacist agenda’

Lawmakers and advocates condemn ‘disastrous’ decisions that allow Trump officials to strip away migrant protectionsSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailLawmakers and immigration advocacy groups on Thursday sharply denounced two US supreme court rulings that allowed the Trump administrati...

José Olivares 2 months ago

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DeSantis boasts of deporting 21,000 as notorious Alligator Alcatraz jail closes

Florida immigration jail that became byword for cruelty and cost state taxpayers $1.2m a day shuts down after a yearRon DeSantis, Florida’s Republican governor, boasted on Thursday of deporting 21,000 people from Alligator Alcatraz, as he confirmed the closure of the notorious immigration jail hasti...

Richard Luscombe in Miami 2 months ago

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Plymouth’s the Box wins 2026 Art Fund museum of the year award

‘Ambitious and welcoming’ venue that opened in 2020 praised for ‘reimagining what being a museum can mean’The Box in Plymouth has won the prestigious Art Fund museum of the year award, the largest such prize in the world, for its “ambitious and welcoming approach”.Awarding it the £120,000 prize, jud...

Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent 2 months ago

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Reflecting pool was cut with ‘sharp knife or razor’, National Park Service says

Senior official alleges in court filing that damage included about ‘70 fence post tops thrown’ into the poolA senior National Park Service (NPS) official has said a liner along the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool was “cut with a sharp knife or razor” earlier this month, repeating Dona...

Anna Betts 2 months ago

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Ex-Foreign Office chief Olly Robbins believed to be in talks over top security role

Civil service high-flyer caught up in Mandelson vetting row thought to be discussing comeback with Burnham’s teamThe Foreign Office chief who lost his job over the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal is in discussions with Andy Burnham’s team about taking on a security-related role under the likely new...

Ben Quinn and Pippa Crerar 2 months ago

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Robert Jenrick says questions about £5m donation to Farage are legitimate

Reform MP appears to contradict party leader’s claim money from crypto billionaire is ‘none of your business’Robert Jenrick has said it is “legitimate” for the media to ask questions about Nigel Farage’s £5m personal donation from a cryptocurrency billionaire, just days after the Reform UK leader to...

Rowena Mason and Phillip Inman 2 months ago

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Senator Ron Wyden accuses US health agency of plan to deport more than 500 migrant children

Wyden says in a letter addressed to Robert F Kennedy Jr that HHS is preparing an ‘unprecedented legal framework’Ron Wyden, a US senator of Oregon, accused the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of preparing to use what he describes as an “unprecedented legal framework” to deport more than...

Marina Dunbar in New York 2 months ago

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Whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams sues Meta over attempts to ‘silence’ her

Former employee files complaint accusing company of ‘coercive surveillance’ and first amendment violationThe Meta whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams is suing the tech company over its efforts to “silence” her.A 57-page complaint filed to a US district court in California on Thursday argues that an in...

Ella Creamer and Michael Savage 2 months ago

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