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Nancy Pelosi breaks silence to endorse San Francisco supervisor as successor
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Nancy Pelosi breaks silence to endorse San Francisco supervisor as successor

Former House speaker, who had not yet weighed in, declared Connie Chan ‘best prepared’ to represent cityNancy Pelosi on Monday endorsed Connie Chan, a San Francisco supervisor, in the race to succeed her as the city’s representative in Congress, calling her the candidate who “stands above the rest”....

Lauren Gambino
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Trump’s shifting remarks on Taiwan are perfect for China to exploit
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The Guardian · World

Trump’s shifting remarks on Taiwan are perfect for China to exploit

President’s remarks about Taiwan arms deals being a ‘negotiating chip’ with Beijing have been seized on by Chinese state mediaIt has been an unsettling few days for Taiwan’s government. When Donald Trump met Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, many feared the unpredictable US leader could upend Washi...

Alastair McCready and Yu-chen Li in Taiwan
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Mark Fuhrman, LA detective convicted of lying at OJ Simpson trial, dies
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Mark Fuhrman, LA detective convicted of lying at OJ Simpson trial, dies

Fuhrman, who found bloody glove at Simpson’s home, charged with perjury after audio revealed use of racial slursFormer Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman, who was convicted of lying during testimony at the OJ Simpson murder trial, has died.Fuhrman was one of the first two police detectives se...

Associated Press
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California island fire linked to sailor’s distress flare scorches 10,000 acres
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California island fire linked to sailor’s distress flare scorches 10,000 acres

Fire on Santa Rosa Island in Channel Islands national park becomes state’s largest this year and threatens rare plantsA wildfire that broke out on an island in the Channel Islands national park has become California’s largest wildfire so far this year, burning through more than 10,000 acres, destroy...

Roque Planas
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Racist abuse of NHS nurses rising amid ‘normalisation’ of extreme views, RCN warns
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Racist abuse of NHS nurses rising amid ‘normalisation’ of extreme views, RCN warns

Figures disclosed by nursing union show big rise on reported incidents which may only be ‘tip of the iceberg’Racist abuse of NHS nurses has jumped by 86% in the last few years, which their union’s boss has blamed on the normalisation of extreme views in politics and the media.One nurse was called a...

Denis Campbell Health policy editor
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Free up fertiliser supplies to avert global food crisis, Yvette Cooper urges
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The Guardian · World

Free up fertiliser supplies to avert global food crisis, Yvette Cooper urges

UK foreign secretary says urgent pressure needed to get strait of Hormuz reopened and fertiliser and fuel movingGlobal fertiliser supplies must be freed up within weeks to avoid disaster, with harvests suffering and food prices rising, the UK’s foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, has said.The war in I...

Fiona Harvey Environment editor
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President says he’s adding ‘over 600’ prescription drugs to TrumpRx site
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President says he’s adding ‘over 600’ prescription drugs to TrumpRx site

Trump claims number of medications available via the discount program will increase nearly sevenfoldDonald Trump has announced a major expansion of his prescription drug website, TrumpRx, claiming the number of medications available via the discount program will increase nearly sevenfold.Experts rai...

Maya Yang
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‘Dodgy’ shops handling criminal cash targeted by new specialist unit
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‘Dodgy’ shops handling criminal cash targeted by new specialist unit

Estimated £1bn per year is laundered through vape stores, barbers, mini-marts and sweet shops, officials say“Dodgy” retail outlets such as vape stores, barbers, mini-marts and sweet shops suspected of being used to launder £1bn of criminal money will be targeted by a new specialist unit, the governm...

Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor
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Fast-growing southern California brush fire prompts evacuation orders
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Fast-growing southern California brush fire prompts evacuation orders

Fire reported in Simi Valley, north-west of LA, as mandatory evacuation orders were issued for over 20,000 residentsA fast-growing brush fire ignited on Monday morning in southern California, prompting evacuation orders and damaging at least one home.The Sandy fire was reported just after 10am in Si...

Guardian staff and agencies
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Jewish man in hospital after attack by group of men in Golders Green
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Jewish man in hospital after attack by group of men in Golders Green

Victim in his 20s was beaten up in north London street having stepped outside to use his phoneA Jewish man is being treated in hospital for injuries to his face and body after being attacked by a number of men in north London.Police were called in the early hours of Monday morning following reports...

Olivia Lee
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Police responding to shooting at Islamic Center of San Diego
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Police responding to shooting at Islamic Center of San Diego

People are believed to have been shot, said an officer, and Todd Gloria, the mayor, urged people to avoid the areaSan Diego police are responding to a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, authorities said.Anthony Carrasco, an officer, said they believe people have been shot. Aerial televisio...

Guardian staff and agencies
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Aaron Rai’s US PGA win inspires golf’s next generation in Wolverhampton
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Aaron Rai’s US PGA win inspires golf’s next generation in Wolverhampton

Champion’s childhood coach recalls his early promise while a six-year-old fan hopes to follow in Rai’s footstepsThere was a real buzz and sense of pride at the 3 Hammers golf complex in Wolverhampton, the old stomping grounds of Aaron Rai, who on Sunday became the first Englishman since 1919 to win...

Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent
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Two women allege they were raped during filming of Married at First Sight UK
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Two women allege they were raped during filming of Married at First Sight UK

Former contestants claim there was not enough protection for cast during making of Channel 4 showTwo women have alleged they were raped during the filming of Married at First Sight UK, one of Channel 4’s biggest shows, and a third alleged she was subjected to a non-consensual sex act.The show did no...

Michael Savage Media editor
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ICE officer charged over shooting of Venezuelan man in Minnesota
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ICE officer charged over shooting of Venezuelan man in Minnesota

Christian Castro charged with five counts over shooting of Julio César Sosa-Celis in Trump immigration crackdownA Minnesota prosecutor on Monday announced charges against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in the shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Trump administration’s crackd...

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