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Canada announces up to 50% retaliatory tariffs on hundreds of US goods including steel, fish, cheese and paper – live US Treasury’s Scott Bessent ‘will lose’ battle with bond markets, former mentor warns Trump says Canada wants 'benefits' of being US state after trade talks collapse Tributes pour in after country music legend Dolly Parton dies aged 80: ‘Thank you, Lord, for Dolly’ – latest updates Hillary Clinton says Republicans ‘secretly cheering’ for Mark Carney amid US-Canada trade negotiation Trump administration threatens to demolish Kennedy Center if renovations are blocked Supreme court threatens midterms mail-in voting as it backs Trump plan | First Thing Can Trump's economic war against Iran do what airstrikes and negotiations couldn't? Chinese company flexes dominance in robotics space with splashy stock market debut Canada hits back at the U.S. with tariffs as the countries' trade fight escalates Prince Harry quits board of wildlife charity after rangers’ human rights abuses Iran-linked hackers behind cyber attack that shut down power plant, reports say French tourist dies in California’s Death Valley after being stranded in heat No one held accountable one year after Israeli double strike on Gaza hospital US judge denies Ghislaine Maxwell’s ‘frivolous’ bid to throw out conviction China hits out at 'illegal' new US sanctions on Iran and trading partners 'Scared to death': Thousands evacuate Nevada homes as wildfire spreads Scoop: DOJ, TikTok settle for $400 million in children's privacy suit Landslide at waste mound in Guinea capital kills 30, government says Sanctions or missiles? How Gulf will view Trump’s new Iran approach Canada announces up to 50% retaliatory tariffs on hundreds of US goods including steel, fish, cheese and paper – live US Treasury’s Scott Bessent ‘will lose’ battle with bond markets, former mentor warns Trump says Canada wants 'benefits' of being US state after trade talks collapse Tributes pour in after country music legend Dolly Parton dies aged 80: ‘Thank you, Lord, for Dolly’ – latest updates Hillary Clinton says Republicans ‘secretly cheering’ for Mark Carney amid US-Canada trade negotiation Trump administration threatens to demolish Kennedy Center if renovations are blocked Supreme court threatens midterms mail-in voting as it backs Trump plan | First Thing Can Trump's economic war against Iran do what airstrikes and negotiations couldn't? Chinese company flexes dominance in robotics space with splashy stock market debut Canada hits back at the U.S. with tariffs as the countries' trade fight escalates Prince Harry quits board of wildlife charity after rangers’ human rights abuses Iran-linked hackers behind cyber attack that shut down power plant, reports say French tourist dies in California’s Death Valley after being stranded in heat No one held accountable one year after Israeli double strike on Gaza hospital US judge denies Ghislaine Maxwell’s ‘frivolous’ bid to throw out conviction China hits out at 'illegal' new US sanctions on Iran and trading partners 'Scared to death': Thousands evacuate Nevada homes as wildfire spreads Scoop: DOJ, TikTok settle for $400 million in children's privacy suit Landslide at waste mound in Guinea capital kills 30, government says Sanctions or missiles? How Gulf will view Trump’s new Iran approach
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Canada announces up to 50% retaliatory tariffs on hundreds of US goods including steel, fish, cheese and paper – live

Move by Canada comes after US president spent morning railing against the country, calling it the ‘most difficult’ nation he deals with. Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on…
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Trump administration threatens to demolish Kennedy Center if renovations are blocked

The Trump administration on Monday threatened to demolish the Kennedy Center if a judge determines that the renowned performing arts center cannot close for a two-year renovation.…
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Supreme court threatens midterms mail-in voting as it backs Trump plan | First Thing

Supreme court threatens midterms mail-in voting as it backs Trump plan | First Thing

US president has been obsessed with restricting the ability to vote by mail, despite using it himself. Plus, why we are still fascinated with Meg from the White Stripes. Don’t…
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Can Trump's economic war against Iran do what airstrikes and negotiations couldn't?

Can Trump's economic war against Iran do what airstrikes and negotiations couldn't?

What a new round of U.S. sanctions could mean after nearly six months of war with Iran — and years of economic pressure on the country
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Chinese company flexes dominance in robotics space with splashy stock market debut

Chinese company flexes dominance in robotics space with splashy stock market debut

The Chinese robotics company Unitree, known for its highly advanced humanoid robots, made a tremendous debut on Shanghai's stock market. The company is considered an industry…
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Canada hits back at the U.S. with tariffs as the countries' trade fight escalates

Canada hits back at the U.S. with tariffs as the countries' trade fight escalates

The measures come after President Trump imposed 50% tariffs on many Canadian goods and threatened more after trade talks broke down on Friday
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Prince Harry quits board of wildlife charity after rangers’ human rights abuses

Prince Harry quits board of wildlife charity after rangers’ human rights abuses

Spokesperson for Duke of Sussex says he remains an ‘active and avid supporter’ of African Parks’ mission. The Duke of Sussex has stepped down from the board of a major African…
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Iran-linked hackers behind cyber attack that shut down power plant, reports say

Iran-linked hackers behind cyber attack that shut down power plant, reports say

The government says at no point was there a risk to the UK's energy system during the attack in July
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French tourist dies in California’s Death Valley after being stranded in heat

French tourist dies in California’s Death Valley after being stranded in heat

Man, 68, was left searching for help in 116F weather after his car became stuck in mud along remote park road. A French tourist recently died in Death Valley national park after a…
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No one held accountable one year after Israeli double strike on Gaza hospital

A year on from an Israeli double strike on a hospital in Gaza that killed 22 Palestinians, including journalists and rescue workers, no one has been held accountable
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US judge denies Ghislaine Maxwell’s ‘frivolous’ bid to throw out conviction

US judge denies Ghislaine Maxwell’s ‘frivolous’ bid to throw out conviction

US judge rejects Maxwell’s claims that newly released Epstein files could help overturn her sex-trafficking convictions
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China hits out at 'illegal' new US sanctions on Iran and trading partners

China hits out at 'illegal' new US sanctions on Iran and trading partners

The US has threatened to isolate nations that continue to do business with Tehran, which sells much of its oil to Beijing
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'Scared to death': Thousands evacuate Nevada homes as wildfire spreads

Tens of thousands of people in the US state have been warned to evacuate as the wildfire spreads in the outskirts of Reno
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Scoop: DOJ, TikTok settle for $400 million in children's privacy suit

The Justice Department and TikTok , along with parent company ByteDance , have reached a $400 million settlement to resolve allegations of violating children's online privacy…
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Landslide at waste mound in Guinea capital kills 30, government says

Landslide at waste mound in Guinea capital kills 30, government says

Dump site in Conakry, which minister had just promised to move, collapsed after heavy rain in west African state. A ⁠landslide at a huge waste dump in Guinea’s capital has killed…
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Sanctions or missiles? How Gulf will view Trump’s new Iran approach

Sanctions or missiles? How Gulf will view Trump’s new Iran approach

As Washington pressures Tehran, Gulf states weigh sanctions against the risk of escalation
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Minister of Industry of Canada: 'We'll always call it Lake Ontario'

Canadian Minister of Industry Mélanie Joly rebuffed President Trump's warning to rename Lake Ontario "Lake America" on Tuesday amid his trade war with Canada, saying Canadians…
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Two unvaccinated people die of measles in US state of Pennsylvania

Two unvaccinated people die of measles in US state of Pennsylvania

Experts warn that declining vaccination rates have opened the door for resurgence of disease once largely eradicated
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CIA director John Ratcliffe reportedly on Moscow visit

CIA director John Ratcliffe reportedly on Moscow visit

Unannounced trip reported by US media is said to be Ratcliffe’s first known visit to Russia as CIA chief. The CIA director, John Ratcliffe, has made an unannounced visit to…
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NSW’s koala national park will protect threatened species and cap logging across the state. Could the Greens really block it? | Adam Morton

NSW’s koala national park will protect threatened species and cap logging across the state. Could the Greens really block it? | Adam Morton

The Albanese government approved a proposal allowing the park to create carbon credits worth hundreds of millions of dollars, sparking a schism among environmentalists. What…
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‘The Trump-Putin relationship is the biggest mystery in international politics’: foreign correspondent Luke Harding answered your questions

The Guardian’s Luke Harding discussed Trump, Putin and the state of the war in Ukraine, his expulsion from Russia, his new book Betrayal, and his career as a foreign…
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‘Small changes can make a big difference’: how getting farmers, fishers and beavers together could save a Cornish river

‘Small changes can make a big difference’: how getting farmers, fishers and beavers together could save a Cornish river

A local initiative is testing simple ways to stop algal blooms in the River Fal threatening some of England’s most biodiverse marine habitats. On a rocky beach in Cornwall, a…
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From Scotland, I look at England’s water privatisation disaster. I wish you had done what we did | Devi Sridhar

From Scotland, I look at England’s water privatisation disaster. I wish you had done what we did | Devi Sridhar

Listening to debate, you’d think bringing English water companies into public ownership was a radical socialist idea. Here, we call it common sense. Prof Devi Sridhar is chair of…
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Woolworths’ Ooshies craze causes Coles sales slump with parents shopping at rival supermarket to collect toys

Woolworths’ Ooshies craze causes Coles sales slump with parents shopping at rival supermarket to collect toys

Coles full-year results show that despite gaining market share over past 12 months, sales fell over four weeks of ‘competitor’s collectables campaign’. Follow our Australia news…
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‘The day I disclose, my career is over’: the journalist facing an $800 daily fine to keep her sources secret

‘The day I disclose, my career is over’: the journalist facing an $800 daily fine to keep her sources secret

If Catherine Herridge’s petition to the US supreme court fails, she’ll be on the hook for a daily fine until she discloses her sources – a case unsettling press freedom…
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‘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…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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One of science fiction’s greatest writers warned us about a AI. Does he also hold the remedy? | Alan Finkel

One of science fiction’s greatest writers warned us about a AI. Does he also hold the remedy? | Alan Finkel

What might a modern day equivalent of Isaac Asimov’s laws of robotics look like? Guided by the author, I propose the three laws of AI. Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk predicted…
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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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Australia may face a rush of datacentre construction as AI firms look to dodge upcoming rules, experts say

Australia may face a rush of datacentre construction as AI firms look to dodge upcoming rules, experts say

Regulations will require new sites to avoid pushing up power prices by building renewable energy plants and minimising water use. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily…
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"Stop gaslighting me!": Florida Democrats' Senate nominee and party chair have heated call over socialism

Florida's new Democratic Senate nominee, Angie Nixon , and the state party's chair had a heated conversation Friday that included a yelling match about the impact of socialism and…
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‘Environmental violence’: inside the fight to save indigenous land from becoming a nuclear dumping ground

‘Environmental violence’: inside the fight to save indigenous land from becoming a nuclear dumping ground

New documentary To Use a Mountain spotlights the pain and triumph of resisting government efforts to turn parts of rural US into disposal sites. Nuclear energy was supposed to be…
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Canadian politician threatens to cut off electricity to the US - as Trump issues 'fall in line' warning

A Canadian politician has threatened to cut off electricity and mineral supplies to the US after President Trump raised tariffs on some goods to 50%
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Police presence and 'deep sadness' at funeral for one of five teens killed in Ireland head-on collision

A funeral mass has been held for one of the teenagers killed in a head-on collision in County Kildare last week - with a heavy police presence at Carlow for the event
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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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‘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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‘I love rats but we can’t live with them’: the headache of rising rodent populations around the world

‘I love rats but we can’t live with them’: the headache of rising rodent populations around the world

Robert Corrigan has been dealing with the ‘smart’ rodents all his life – and believes there are better solutions to deal with the growing infestation in the world’s cities. “The…
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Canada announces up to 50% retaliatory tariffs on hundreds of US goods including steel, fish, cheese and paper – live

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US Treasury’s Scott Bessent ‘will lose’ battle with bond markets, former mentor warns

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No one held accountable one year after Israeli double strike on Gaza hospital

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