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Armed man arrested at Trump’s LA golf course ahead of president’s visit Live updates: Stevens, El-Sayed duke it out in closely-watched Michigan Senate primary Establishment Democrats notch rare win as Wesley Bell fends off DSA-backed Cori Bush SpaceX rocket is about to crash into the moon at 5,400mph - here's what we know Wednesday briefing: ​How misinformation and ​a​ hardened immigration policy ​turned Ceuta ​into Europe’s ​latest ​flashpoint Rubio hopes US can reach Hormuz deal with Iran ‘very shortly’ as officials say progress has been made – as it happened Trump sells his social posts to the highest bidder - with huge stock market consequences Morocco denies responsibility for events at its border with Spain, as deaths near 100 Funeral held for 112 victims buried under rubble of Gaza flats for nearly three years Fresh US-Iran talks are ‘last chance’ for Tehran to avoid war escalating, Trump says Todd Blanche rescinds 'anti-weaponization fund'. And, Trump calls off striking Iran Video shows Russian drone chasing Ukrainian street vendor in 'human safari' attack After Fauci Senate hearing, experts worry about 'chilling effect' on public health Apple issues new challenge against UK order for access to private user data US stock market hits record high amid hopes for Strait of Hormuz reopening US states sue Trump administration over new tariffs on 60 trading partners Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv kills at least 14, officials say Mass funeral in Gaza for 112 Palestinians killed in 2023 Israeli strike US revokes visa of Brazilian ambassador amid deepening diplomatic spat How Ceuta migrant crisis exposes divisions within Europe - The Latest Armed man arrested at Trump’s LA golf course ahead of president’s visit Live updates: Stevens, El-Sayed duke it out in closely-watched Michigan Senate primary Establishment Democrats notch rare win as Wesley Bell fends off DSA-backed Cori Bush SpaceX rocket is about to crash into the moon at 5,400mph - here's what we know Wednesday briefing: ​How misinformation and ​a​ hardened immigration policy ​turned Ceuta ​into Europe’s ​latest ​flashpoint Rubio hopes US can reach Hormuz deal with Iran ‘very shortly’ as officials say progress has been made – as it happened Trump sells his social posts to the highest bidder - with huge stock market consequences Morocco denies responsibility for events at its border with Spain, as deaths near 100 Funeral held for 112 victims buried under rubble of Gaza flats for nearly three years Fresh US-Iran talks are ‘last chance’ for Tehran to avoid war escalating, Trump says Todd Blanche rescinds 'anti-weaponization fund'. And, Trump calls off striking Iran Video shows Russian drone chasing Ukrainian street vendor in 'human safari' attack After Fauci Senate hearing, experts worry about 'chilling effect' on public health Apple issues new challenge against UK order for access to private user data US stock market hits record high amid hopes for Strait of Hormuz reopening US states sue Trump administration over new tariffs on 60 trading partners Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv kills at least 14, officials say Mass funeral in Gaza for 112 Palestinians killed in 2023 Israeli strike US revokes visa of Brazilian ambassador amid deepening diplomatic spat How Ceuta migrant crisis exposes divisions within Europe - The Latest
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Rubio hopes US can reach Hormuz deal with Iran ‘very shortly’ as officials say progress has been made – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. US and Qatar report progress on Iran ceasefire and reopening Hormuz strait. Iran and Oman have made progress toward a deal to reopen the strait of…
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Trump sells his social posts to the highest bidder - with huge stock market consequences

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Morocco denies responsibility for events at its border with Spain, as deaths near 100

Morocco denies responsibility for events at its border with Spain, as deaths near 100

Four days after tens of thousands of migrants crossed from Morocco into the small Spanish territory of Ceuta, the death toll continues to rise -- nearing 100
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Funeral held for 112 victims buried under rubble of Gaza flats for nearly three years

A mass funeral has been held in Gaza for more than 100 people finally recovered from the site of an Israeli attack on an apartment block
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Fresh US-Iran talks are ‘last chance’ for Tehran to avoid war escalating, Trump says

Fresh US-Iran talks are ‘last chance’ for Tehran to avoid war escalating, Trump says

US president expects negotiations to begin in next day or two but Iran says it is not reviving talks with Washington. New talks between Washington and Tehran are the “last chance”…
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Todd Blanche rescinds 'anti-weaponization fund'. And, Trump calls off striking Iran

Todd Blanche rescinds 'anti-weaponization fund'. And, Trump calls off striking Iran

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche rescinds President Trump's anti-weaponization fund ahead of his confirmation hearing. And, the president calls off strikes on Iran over a…
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Video shows Russian drone chasing Ukrainian street vendor in 'human safari' attack

Video shows Russian drone chasing Ukrainian street vendor in 'human safari' attack

Ukraine said the video - showing a terrified civilian being hounded by a remotely controlled drone - amounted to a war crime
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After Fauci Senate hearing, experts worry about 'chilling effect' on public health

After Fauci Senate hearing, experts worry about 'chilling effect' on public health

The accusations against Dr. Anthony Fauci, once the nation's leading infectious disease expert, have some experts worrying that these events may further erode public health…
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Apple issues new challenge against UK order for access to private user data

Apple issues new challenge against UK order for access to private user data

It is the latest development in the ongoing dispute between Apple and the Home Office over data privacy
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US stock market hits record high amid hopes for Strait of Hormuz reopening

US stock market hits record high amid hopes for Strait of Hormuz reopening

Oil prices fall as US officials tout progress in talks to reopen critical waterway
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US states sue Trump administration over new tariffs on 60 trading partners

US states sue Trump administration over new tariffs on 60 trading partners

Coalition of 25 states asks US Court of International Trade to halt tariffs and declare them them unlawful. Trump imposes fresh tariffs on dozens of trading partners. A coalition…
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Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv kills at least 14, officials say

Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv kills at least 14, officials say

The head of Kyiv's military administration says Russia is "once again massively attacking" the region around the city
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Mass funeral in Gaza for 112 Palestinians killed in 2023 Israeli strike

Mass funeral in Gaza for 112 Palestinians killed in 2023 Israeli strike

The bodies - belonging to members of two extended families - have only recently been recovered from under rubble in Gaza City
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US revokes visa of Brazilian ambassador amid deepening diplomatic spat

US revokes visa of Brazilian ambassador amid deepening diplomatic spat

An official has indicated that the visa revocation does not mean Brazil's ambassador will be expelled from the US
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World

How Ceuta migrant crisis exposes divisions within Europe - The Latest

Dozens of people died attempting to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta after an estimated 50,000 crossed from Morocco last week. The incident has led to a political crisis in…
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Stronger EU borders needed after Ceuta crisis, von der Leyen says

Stronger EU borders needed after Ceuta crisis, von der Leyen says

European Commission president says work needed in five areas of migration control including returning more people. The president of the European Commission has called for action…
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The great British switch-off: how floating retreats, mobile-free pubs and sauna book groups are freeing people from their smartphones

The great British switch-off: how floating retreats, mobile-free pubs and sauna book groups are freeing people from their smartphones

Sick of doomscrolling? From venues with smartphone swear jars to cabins with absolutely no signal, here are the fun and freeing ways to ditch your device. There’s a ritual at the…
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Climate

It’s the debate of the century! Two climate ‘denialists’ battle it out to see who agrees the most denialistly | First Dog on the Moon

What a vibrant marketplace of ideas. Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are published. Get all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First…
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Penguins and dolphins among nearly 400 Australian species under threat from bird flu as ‘true extent of disaster’ revealed

Penguins and dolphins among nearly 400 Australian species under threat from bird flu as ‘true extent of disaster’ revealed

Assessment of more than 2,000 native species warns nearly one in five at high risk of deadly H5N1, including parrots, fur seals and quolls. Follow our Australia news live blog for…
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‘He’s tiny, dumpy and funny – so his BMX tricks are hilarious’: Tanuki: Pon’s Summer, an adorable slice-of-life adventure

‘He’s tiny, dumpy and funny – so his BMX tricks are hilarious’: Tanuki: Pon’s Summer, an adorable slice-of-life adventure

Denkiworks’ debut lets players pull off tricks and pull pints in a stunning, Japan-inspired setting. A freeloading tanuki, mounting debt, and a town full of possibilities will…
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TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Chasing new skills, going back to basics and pushing for collective action: how software engineers are adapting to AI

Chasing new skills, going back to basics and pushing for collective action: how software engineers are adapting to AI

Software engineering was one of the best-paying professions in the US in 2022, but the advent of AI has disrupted it, leading to several layoffs and underemployment. Every…
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‘More than just objects’: Australian booksellers raise alarm over ‘horrific’ destruction of rare titles to feed AI

‘More than just objects’: Australian booksellers raise alarm over ‘horrific’ destruction of rare titles to feed AI

Secondhand booksellers believe they may have been caught up in the AI supply chain that sees old books scanned then destroyed. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest…
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Murderous heat, an endangered food supply, decimated landscapes: embrace the Mediterranean life | George Monbiot

Murderous heat, an endangered food supply, decimated landscapes: embrace the Mediterranean life | George Monbiot

As climate disaster stares us in the face, the radical right says ‘Embrace the Mediterranean life’. Embrace death, more like it. Can’t you leftists understand? Mass death is good…
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ClimateTone Serious2 min
Protesters occupy 200-year-old tree at US-Mexico border to stop its destruction: ‘She’s our Statue of Liberty’

Protesters occupy 200-year-old tree at US-Mexico border to stop its destruction: ‘She’s our Statue of Liberty’

Demonstrators stage ‘tree sit’ in Arizona town to stop felling of ancient cottonwood grove to make way for border wall. Protesters are staging a “tree sit” in a tiny Arizona town…
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Daniel Andrews defends actions as opposition labels Labor ‘a gangster government’ after Ibac report released

Daniel Andrews defends actions as opposition labels Labor ‘a gangster government’ after Ibac report released

Victorian corruption watchdog finds ‘serious and concerning’ conduct by senior Andrews government members in dealings with union boss. Follow our Australia news live blog for…
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‘A reminder of why we have unions’: Matewan writer and director on the film’s lessons for the labor movement

‘A reminder of why we have unions’: Matewan writer and director on the film’s lessons for the labor movement

John Sayles’s 1987 film, which dramatizes a 1920 labor conflict, shows how class solidarity can overcome prejudice. When John Sayles, a student at Williams College taking time off…
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EconomyTone Neutral2 min
‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies

‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies

Dozens of projects are in development across US despite concerns over environmental and health risks. The plan to bury carbon under remote Indiana farmland is supposed to be a…
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ClimateTone Neutral2 min
When the AI bubble bursts, what will Australia do with the tools it built? One man thinks he has the answer

When the AI bubble bursts, what will Australia do with the tools it built? One man thinks he has the answer

Journalist and author Cory Doctorow is coming to Australia to spread his message – humans will take their jobs back. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates. Get…
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Revealed: Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’

Revealed: Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’

Polluting facilities in Monterrey, which has close ties to the US, are pumping toxic heavy metals into the city’s air and threatening residents’ health. Leer en español en Quinto…
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Legal logging and soaring saplings: the ‘green islands’ bucking the deforestation trend in central America

Legal logging and soaring saplings: the ‘green islands’ bucking the deforestation trend in central America

In Guatemala’s Maya biosphere reserve local people are making a living from trees at the same time as increasing forest cover, showing nature is best protected by those who depend…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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New Zealand capital delights in rare snowfall as southern city residents ski down world’s steepest street

New Zealand capital delights in rare snowfall as southern city residents ski down world’s steepest street

Snow falls in Wellington for the first time in 15 years while snow blanketed Dunedin and Christchurch on the country’s south island. Temperatures have plummeted across New Zealand…
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WorldTone Neutral2 min
When her ‘soul cat’ died, she was bereft. Now she designs memorial jewelry to help others with pet loss

When her ‘soul cat’ died, she was bereft. Now she designs memorial jewelry to help others with pet loss

A layoff and a leap of faith convinced Katie Teixeira she had what it takes to run her own business. In 2010, Katie Teixeira adopted a kitten found all alone in an abandoned…
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Japan’s prime minister tours earthquake-hit sites as recovery efforts hampered by soaring temperatures

Japan’s prime minister tours earthquake-hit sites as recovery efforts hampered by soaring temperatures

Prime minister Sanae Takaichi visited Kumamoto prefecture almost a week after a magnitude 7.1 quake hit, killing 38 people. Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has visited the…
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WorldTone Serious2 min
‘The silence was the worst part’: after culling his entire flock, US poultry farmer now fears bird flu

‘The silence was the worst part’: after culling his entire flock, US poultry farmer now fears bird flu

As bird flu reshapes agriculture, small farms operate under strict rules. Just a single case could tank their business. Joshua Beebe often starts his day by cleaning the tires of…
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Technology

'Total devastation': Suffolk wildfire still burning after two days as National Trust launches appeal

Firefighters are still tackling a blaze that has caused "total devastation" to a heathland in Suffolk – with the National Trust launching a public appeal to restore the reserve
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Armed man arrested at Trump’s LA golf course ahead of president’s visit

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Live updates: Stevens, El-Sayed duke it out in closely-watched Michigan Senate primary

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The great British switch-off: how floating retreats, mobile-free pubs and sauna book groups are freeing people from their smartphones

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Chasing new skills, going back to basics and pushing for collective action: how software engineers are adapting to AI

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