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Two weeks that pushed Trump to the edge. Is his presidency unravelling?
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The Guardian · World

Two weeks that pushed Trump to the edge. Is his presidency unravelling?

The president has opened fissures in his base by starting a war he couldn’t finish with Iran, stoking inflation and offending Christians. Barred from running again, he may feel he has nothing to loseLance Johnson voted for Donald Trump three times. Now he is feeling buyer’s remorse. “I haven’t been...

David Smith in Washington
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US midwestern states at risk of severe thunderstorms, weather agency warns
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The Guardian · World

US midwestern states at risk of severe thunderstorms, weather agency warns

About 26 million people are under tornado watches from Wisconsin to Oklahoma, according to one reportA stretch of the midwestern states is at risk of severe weather, forecasters warned on Friday, as tornadoes battered towns across the central US region, leaving behind debris and destroyed property.A...

Uwa Ede-Osifo
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Family of US man who died after officer shoved knee into back sues police
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Family of US man who died after officer shoved knee into back sues police

Charles Adair relatives urge video to be made public after Kansas officer charged with second-degree murderRelatives of a man whom investigators determined died after a Kansas sheriff’s deputy shoved his knee into the cuffed man’s back for a minute and 26 seconds have filed a federal lawsuit.Attorne...

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NFL reporter rescues man from car hours after resigning amid investigation
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NFL reporter rescues man from car hours after resigning amid investigation

Dianna Russini, who was photographed with Patriots coach Mike Vrabel, climbed on to Jeep to pull out man and dogA day after resigning from the Athletic amid an internal investigation into photos of her and New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel, the NFL reporter Dianna Russini rescued an older man a...

Ramon Antonio Vargas
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California coffee chain reinstates policy on Pride flags after swift backlash
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California coffee chain reinstates policy on Pride flags after swift backlash

Petition started by workers gained more than 7,300 signatures after CEO said flags would be removedA San Francisco-based coffee chain that sparked backlash with a policy to remove Pride flags from their stores has reversed its decision over a week later.“I made a mistake and I am sincerely sorry,” s...

Uwa Ede-Osifo
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Lead prosecutor on investigation into former CIA director no longer on case
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The Guardian · World

Lead prosecutor on investigation into former CIA director no longer on case

Maria Medetis Long had expressed doubts over case of John Brennan, whose agency said Russia boosted Trump in 2016Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA federal prosecutor leading the investigation into former CIA director John Brennan is no longer working on t...

Sam Levine in New York City
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Arizona judge backs key Republican election official in voting board fight
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Arizona judge backs key Republican election official in voting board fight

Ruling in favor of Justin Heap could have implications in one of country’s most prominent battleground statesThe top election official in Arizona’s most populous county will be given more authority in running elections after a judge sided with his office in a prolonged legal fight with the local boa...

Associated Press
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Tufts University student targeted by Trump administration completes PhD
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Tufts University student targeted by Trump administration completes PhD

Rümeysa Öztürk, who faced deportation over pro-Palestinian op-ed, travels back to Turkey to begin careerSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxRümeysa Öztürk, the Tufts University student who was targeted by the Trump administration last year in response to co-w...

José Olivares
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Iran foreign minister: strait of Hormuz now ‘completely open’ to commercial vessels
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The Guardian · World

Iran foreign minister: strait of Hormuz now ‘completely open’ to commercial vessels

Meanwhile, as new 10-day truce in Lebanon enters its first full day, Trump claims Iran has agreed to suspend its nuclear programmeIran’s foreign minister has said that the strait of Hormuz is now fully open to commercial vessels, reinforcing hopes for an eventual end to the war in the Middle East an...

Jason Burke and William Christou in Beirut
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Police say no evidence found of reported gang-rape in Epsom
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Police say no evidence found of reported gang-rape in Epsom

Reports of alleged crime led to protests in the Surrey town this week, after claims woman in her 20s attackedPolice investigating a rape incident in Epsom have said they have “not found any evidence” of the offence as reported. The reports prompted protests in the Surrey town this week.Sarah Grahame...

Neha Gohil
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Rachel Reeves to raise windfall tax on low-carbon electricity generators
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Rachel Reeves to raise windfall tax on low-carbon electricity generators

Chancellor aims to curb rising household bills as she consults on reforms to weaken link between gas and electricity pricesRachel Reeves is poised to raise the government’s windfall tax on low-carbon electricity generators to help to limit UK household energy bills, the Guardian understands.The chan...

Jillian Ambrose and Nils Pratley
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Starmer was kept in dark about Mandelson’s vetting by two other top civil servants
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Starmer was kept in dark about Mandelson’s vetting by two other top civil servants

Exclusive: Officials have spent weeks debating whether or not to release highly sensitive information about the affairKeir Starmer was kept in the dark about sensitive information relating to Peter Mandelson’s security vetting by two other top civil servants, including the head of the civil service,...

Paul Lewis, Henry Dyer and Pippa Crerar
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India fails to pass bill to boost women’s representation after delimitation row
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The Guardian · World

India fails to pass bill to boost women’s representation after delimitation row

Opposition accuses Narendra Modi government of using quotas as cover for redrawing electoral mapThe Indian government has failed to pass a bill to increase female representation in parliament after being accused of using the plan as a guise to redraw the country’s electoral map.It was the first time...

Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
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Kenyan outsourcing company for Meta sacks more than 1,000 workers
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Kenyan outsourcing company for Meta sacks more than 1,000 workers

Social media corporation terminated Sama contract after allegations its staff viewed private scenes filmed by Meta’s smartglassesMore than 1,000 low-paid workers in Kenya have been abruptly sacked by an outsourcing company for the US social media corporation Meta, in what activists said was a “shock...

Robert Booth UK technology editor
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Nursery worker jailed for three years over death of 14-month-old boy in her care
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Nursery worker jailed for three years over death of 14-month-old boy in her care

Noah Sibanda died after he was physically restrained while being put to sleep at Fairytales Day Nursery in DudleyA nursery worker has been sentenced to more than three years in prison and the nursery fined £240,000 after a 14-month-old boy was restrained and died in their care.Noah Sibanda died afte...

Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent and agencies
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Supreme court sides with oil and gas firms in Louisiana coastal damage fight
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Supreme court sides with oil and gas firms in Louisiana coastal damage fight

8-0 ruling gives companies new day in federal court after firms including Chevron ordered to pay millions for cleanupThe supreme court handed a win on Friday to oil and gas companies fighting lawsuits over coastal land loss and environmental degradation in Louisiana.The 8-0 procedural decision gives...

Associated Press
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Three in court over attempted arson attack at Persian media company in London
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Three in court over attempted arson attack at Persian media company in London

Boy, 16, among those charged in connection with attempted firebombing at Volant Media offices in WembleyThree people, including a 16-year-old boy, have appeared in court charged in connection with the attempted firebombing of a Persian media company in north-west London.Oisin McGuinness, 21, Nathan...

PA Media
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