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Trump's 50% tariff threat means there will be no ribbon-cutting celebration of Gordie Howe International BridgeA planned joint US-Canada ceremony on Friday celebrating the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, is no longer expected to take place after Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff on most Canadian goods.In announcing the tariffs, the president accused Canada of unfairly discriminating against US automobiles, alcohol and dairy products, escalating tensions with one of the United States' closest allies. Continue reading...

More than 20,000 unaccompanied children risk going to US immigration court alone after federal funding cutsThousands of immigrant children who came to the United States without being accompanied by a parent or guardian are now at imminent risk of losing the attorneys assisting on their legal cases, amid cuts in government funding, advocates warned this week.The Trump administration has severed ties with nearly a hundred legal organizations across the country that provide immigration advice and has been funneling kids into fast-tracked court hearings. Continue reading...

Appointments mark a shift in the city's development agencies as the mayor reshapes his economic agenda

The $3 purchase was authenticated as a rare piece from Chamberlain's final NBA seasonAn Oregon teenager admitted I got very, very lucky" after a basketball legend's jacket he picked up at a thrift store for pocket change sold at auction for almost $90,000.Quinn Brown said he was in a Goodwill store in Portland in January when he saw somebody throw the bright yellow jacket into a clothing bin. Continue reading...

Outbreak has been traced to Upper East Side cooling towers, but Mamdani believes source of exposure was eliminatedA fifth person has died in New York City in connection with the legionnaires' disease outbreak on Manhattan's Upper East Side neighborhood, according to the city's health department.In an update issued on Tuesday, the department said that 82 cases of legionnaires' disease have now been identified and five people have died. Eight people remain hospitalized, while 56 have been discharged. Continue reading...

To win in this year's midterm elections, the party must highlight that Trump has made huge financial gains while millions struggle to make ends meetIf the Democrats hope to maximize their chances of winning in this November's elections, there's a subject they need to scream far and wide about: Donald Trump's immense and unprecedented corruption. The Democrats need to make clear to every American that Trump has shamelessly used his second term to increase his wealth by an astounding amount - by more than $2bn - all while millions of Americans are struggling to make ends meet, their struggles made worse by Trump policies that have pushed up inflation and gas prices.Every day through election day, the Democrats should convey loud and clear that America's billionaire president has focused far more on making himself richer than on improving the lives of average Americans. Trump's corruption and conflicts of interest are so vast and outrageous that many Americans have little idea how vast and outrageous they are: ranging from Trump's making more than $1.4bn from crypto last year to granting pardons to criminals whose families have donated to Trump's campaign to his sons' investing in start-up companies that receive generous help from the Trump administration.Steven Greenhouse is a journalist and author, focusing on labor and the workplace, as well as economic and legal issues Continue reading...

Stephen Miller warned of a leftwing cancer' threatening civilization. As a critical care doctor, I have a response to his diagnosisThe presumption that US elections are legitimate died last week in Washington. It was 237 years old. It did not die of one wound. It died of three, inflicted in a single day, in daylight, on the record. And the country, running to the loudest of them, never examined the one most likely to kill.In critical care we distinguish the mechanism of death from its cause. The mechanism was a Thursday. The cause was chronic, progressive and untreated.Robert B Shpiner is a clinical professor of medicine in pulmonary and critical care at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Continue reading...

After ICE raids and protest crackdown, the LA team's supporters are ambivalent about the World Series winners' visitLike many children of Latino immigrants in Los Angeles, Juan grew up a Dodgers fan. He watched their baseball games from home when he was little - even though his parents, who are Guatemalan, were more interested in soccer and basketball - and has been to Dodger Stadium many times as an adult. He sports a Dodgers logo, among other symbols, on an elaborate tattoo on his left forearm.These days, though, he's not sure about his allegiance. Juan - whom the Guardian is only identifying by his first name amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown - saw his family ripped apart when his father, who had been in the US for close to 30 years, was plucked off the street last year and deported. From that moment on, a team that many immigrants in LA see as a symbol of integration and belonging became, for him, an organization unwilling to stand up for its large immigrant fanbase. Continue reading...

Pete Hegseth reveals costs so far as Trump administration seeks more funding. Plus, rediscovered plane wreck that changed flying for ever

Shoppers are waking up before sunrise to score the $3 mini grocery bags, which have become a global status symbolA Friday morning on a public holiday usually means sleeping in. Instead, I was standing outside my local Trader Joe's before 7am, staring at a line of shoppers that seemed to stretch for miles.The grocery store in Santa Clarita, just north of Los Angeles, wouldn't open for another hour. But hundreds of people were already waiting for the same thing: Trader Joe's new striped pastel mini canvas totes, a $2.99 reusable bag that has inspired a frenzy more typically associated with sneaker releases or concert presale tickets. Continue reading...

Family and boxing community grieving deeply after Rapp was killed by motorist while she was cycling in TexasThe violent death of the US boxer Hannah Rapp, whom authorities say was killed recently by a motorist while she cycled, has left her sport, her communities outside the ring and her loved ones grieving deeply just weeks after she took her first world title shot.A statement from the Bryan Boxing gym where Rapp trained in Texas commemorated her as an amazing lady and soul" while the Aggieland Cycling club to which she belonged recalled how her kindness and excitement for life [buoyed] all who knew her". Continue reading...

He decried endless wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now he may be stuck in one of his own makingAs Donald Trump launched a war of aggression against Iran nearly five months ago, he insisted Washington would achieve a decisive victory within weeks. Trump and his advisers scoffed at any suggestion that they were breaking repeated campaign promises not to start new conflicts, and to end America's legacy of forever wars, especially in Afghanistan and Iraq.In early March, a week into the war, Trump declared he would only agree to unconditional surrender" by Iran's theocratic government. He vowed to destroy much of Tehran's military, called for a popular uprising and touted the overthrow of the regime that rose to power after Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution. Of course, Trump's grandiose promises turned out to be the latest chapter in a long history of American imperial hubris. Continue reading...

The US president has been complaining about Canada's filthy, polluted and unhealthy air'. Maybe he should put all that energy into tackling the climate crisisRight, that's it: we've got to do something about Canada. The country's wildfires, which resulted in air quality alerts across more than 20 US states, ruined my weekend. On Friday the air in Philadelphia, where I live, was so unhealthy I couldn't go outside without my eyes stinging. My kid's preschool cancelled outdoor time, while the city suspended trash pickup and closed public pools.You know who did not suspend their regularly scheduled programming because of a bit of toxic smoke? The plot monitoring committee at my allotment. Despite the apocalyptic conditions, they were still busy ensuring the gardening bylaws were strictly adhered to. I realised this on Saturday when I got an official violation for too many weeds. Yes, I'd got a bit carried away with chaos gardening" (all the rage these days) and I'd meant to clean things up on Friday, until the smoke got in the way. So, thanks for that Canada. Continue reading...

Newly released footage shows the moment a police officer from Southlake, Texas, pulls a driver unharmed from a car after the vehicle burst into flames during a routine traffic stop. Cpl Joshua Swisher was awarded the local police department's meritorious conduct award for his bravery in the incident Continue reading...

The best games, goals and personal highlights - from a magical Azteca to Erling Haaland breaking AmericaParaguay 1-1 Germany. There were plenty more games with more goals but none could match the drama of the penalty shootout in this last-32 tie. Germany aren't supposed to lose in them but they did this time in spectacular fashion. Ed Aarons Continue reading...

New survey reveals one in 10 Americans identify politics as biggest risk they face in life - 10 times the global averageAmericans are 10 times more likely than people elsewhere in the world to regard politics as the greatest threat to their personal safety, according to a global survey that suggests the country's deep partisan divisions are poisoning everyday life.The latest Lloyd's Register Foundation World Risk Poll found that one in 10 Americans identified politics as the biggest risk they face in their daily lives when asked an open-ended question. The figure is up from 6% in both 2021 and 2023 and well above the global average of 1% across 140 countries. Continue reading...

Many Black Americans were not cheering Spain's complicated history. They were rooting against the racism, politics and silence associated with ArgentinaThere are moments in sports when you realize people aren't just watching the score any more. They're watching values. They're watching who speaks. They're watching who stays silent. And they're watching what those silences say.I found myself thinking about that throughout this World Cup. On paper, Sunday's final looked simple. Spain v Argentina. Two footballing giants and countries with glorious soccer histories. Two nations whose pasts are also stained by colonization, oppression and chapters of history that shouldn't be whitewashed simply because someone can score a goal. Continue reading...

New York mayor admits he does not have authority to arrest Netanyahu, adding Israeli PM is architect of a horrific genocide'Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayor, acknowledged on Tuesday he does not have the authority to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu, but urged US federal authorities to do so if the Israeli prime minister visits the US later this year.Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal, the architect of a horrific genocide against the Palestinian people," Mamdani said in a video posted to social media. Continue reading...

In today's newsletter: A White House operating without expertise, strategy or restraint is stuck in a conflict with no easy way out, which is sending economic shockwaves far beyond its own bordersGood morning. Within two hours of entering No 10 on Monday afternoon, Andy Burnham had his first call with Donald Trump. After chit-chatting about the football (both agreed England had an excellent tournament") and Manchester (our new prime minister invited the president to visit the city Trump once described as a town"), they got on to far trickier territory: the strait of Hormuz.The US has attacked Iran for the eleventh consecutive night, hitting aircraft hangars and drone storage sites across the country. It came after Iran launched retaliatory strikes on US air bases and neighbouring Gulf states, which have accused it of deliberately targeting desalination plants that are essential to life in the region. Each side now claims it is preventing the other from gaining control over the strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of the world's oil was shipped before the war began. Vessels carrying crucial shipments of oil, gas and fertiliser remain at a standstill.UK politics | Andy Burnham is under mounting pressure to explain how he will pay for his policy pledges as he implored his new cabinet to examine all possible ways" to tackle the cost of living crisis.UK news | A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of the former MP and Reform UK spokesperson Ann Widdecombe. Joshua Kerry, 28, is accused of killing the former Conservative minister at her home in Haytor, Devon, by hitting her on the head with a hammer 21 times.Middle East | The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, told the Senate the US-Israel war on Iran had cost $37.5bn so far, as he faced lawmakers furious over the conflict's soaring price tag and the deaths last week of three American service members.Climate crisis | About 23 million people will be banned from using hosepipes by this weekend, as England and Wales moves closer to drought status.Ukraine | Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired Ukraine's commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi and offered a prominent position" to the defence minister he sacked last week in a move that sparked nationwide protests. Continue reading...

Measure authorizes spending until 4 December as Republicans seek to avoid volatile issue in election seasonThe US House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a stopgap measure to head off a government shutdown until early December, with its Republican leaders seeking to defuse a volatile issue in the run-up to the November midterm elections.The continuing resolution authorizing government spending until 4 December passed by a vote of 220-205, roughly along party lines. It next heads to the Senate, where it will need to win bipartisan support to clear the chamber. Continue reading...

Sgt Angel S Pampersad also believed to be dead in attack that killed two others, raising death toll to 18 troops since start of Iran warThe US military has confirmed that a third service member is believed to be dead in Friday's attack on a base in Jordan and identified them as Sgt Angel S Rampersad, 28, of New York.The confirmation brings the death toll to 18 US service members killed since the war began. Continue reading...

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Storm warnings stretch from Florida to Louisiana as Bertha brings heavy rain, flooding risk and possible tornadoesTropical Storm Bertha strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday but was expected to weaken this week as it chugs closer to the US, potentially bringing coastal flooding and heavy rain from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana.Those areas along the northern Gulf coast were under a tropical storm warning through Wednesday and could see rain and flooding into Thursday morning, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said. New Orleans also was under a tropical storm warning. Continue reading...

The second circuit overturned the previous decision, saying the judge overstepped authority by intervening before it moved through the immigration court systemA federal appeals panel has reversed a lower court decision ordering the release of pro-Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi, opening the door to the re-arrest of a student protest organizer whom the Trump administration has spent more than a year trying to deport.Tuesday's ruling from the second US circuit court of appeals in New York City overturns a previous decision by a federal judge in Vermont, which likened the government's efforts to expel him and other activists to McCarthyist repression. Continue reading...

Mtula Payton and Dandrae Martin were tried together over shooting on K Street in April 2022 that left six deadThe trial of two men accused of carrying out the deadliest shooting in the city of Sacramento, California, ended in a mistrial on Tuesday.The suspects, Mtula Payton and Dandrae Martin, were tried together and faced up to 15 years to life in prison for their role in the shooting, which killed six people and injured at least a dozen. While they were not convicted for the deaths, they were found guilty of being in possession of firearms despite having prior felonies. Continue reading...

Defense secretary has asked Senate appropriations committee for nearly $88bn more to continue effortThe US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth told the Senate on Tuesday that the US-Israel war on Iran had cost $37.5bn so far, as he faced lawmakers furious over the conflict's soaring price tag and the deaths last week of three American service members.During an appearance before the Senate appropriations committee, Hegseth, whose opening remarks were repeatedly interrupted by protesters, provided an updated account of the war's cost - up from previous estimates - and defended the Trump administration's roughly $88bn supplemental funding request, calling it urgent, necessary". Continue reading...

Guardian analysis shows officers arrested 43,138 people as quiet and steady operations ramp up across the countryThe Trump administration arrested a record number of immigrants last month, according to newly released government data that reveals how US immigration agents are quietly but steadily ramping up operations across the country.A Guardian analysis of the latest data published by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) found that federal immigration agents arrested 43,138 people in June - the highest number since Donald Trump took office in January last year and promised a campaign of mass immigrant deportations. Continue reading...

Sausalito city manager Elaine Forbes faces misdemeanor charges for allegedly trying to steal the three-story vesselA Bay Area city manager will face misdemeanor charges for allegedly breaking into a 66ft yacht while drinking and trying to steal the vessel.Elaine Forbes, Sausalito's city manager, was arrested on the morning of 18 July after police received a call for a noise disturbance. Police say Forbes had apparently broken into" a three-story yacht, where she was consuming alcohol. Continue reading...

Committee voted 9-8 to advance Clayton's nomination to serve as intelligence chief despite Democratic oppositionThe Senate intelligence committee on Tuesday advanced the nomination of Jay Clayton to serve as the US intelligence director, despite criticism from Democrats.Donald Trump had nominated Clayton, now the top federal prosecutor in the southern district of New York, for the role of the director of national intelligence (DNI) last month after the departure of Tulsi Gabbard. Continue reading...

Staff raised on multiple occasions' risks of tech mogul's philanthropic body associating with disgraced financierA new external review commissioned by the Gates Foundation has found that there were roughly 30 meetings" between Jeffrey Epstein and foundation leaders and staff - including Bill Gates - between 2011 and 2014, even as foundation staff raised on multiple occasions the risks of associating with Epstein because of his prior conviction".The Gates foundation commissioned the review in March, following the justice department's release earlier this year of millions of documents related to Epstein. The files included numerous references to Gates, several photographs of him, and records showing that he met with Epstein on multiple occasions, which prompted renewed scrutiny of Gates's past ties to the disgraced financier. Continue reading...

Announcement comes after White House meeting with Lebanese president in which Trump vowed to help a lot'Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would allow American carriers to resume direct flights to Lebanon more than 40 years after the US suspended the route.Direct flights between the US and Lebanon were suspended in 1985 by Ronald Reagan's administration following the hijacking of TWA flight 847. Continue reading...

Mark Carney says Canada is united' in face of threats as leaders agree to talk before tariffs take effect next month

Explosion in ticketing and hospitality revenue goes along with a Fifa desire to recoup lost TV income in future dealsAs is often the case, it has been left to Donald Trump to say the quiet bit out loud. We have to do this again and we have to do it while I'm around, you hear that Gianni?" the US president told Fox News in an interview broadcast in the buildup to the World Cup final.An American bid for the 2038 World Cup has been the talk of the hotel lobbies populated by administrators from around the world over the past month, who have watched this country's seemingly limitless appetite for major events and willingness to pay whatever it takes to attend them. Continue reading...

Jazz saxophonist - who recorded with artists Frank Sinatra, BB King and more - died in Los Angeles, reports sayThe US jazz saxophonist Plas Johnson, best known for his solo riff on the timeless classic The Pink Panther Theme, has died at the age of 94, according to reports.The native of Donaldsonville, Louisiana, died on 15 July, according to a report from the Los Angeles jazz radio station KKJZ. Continue reading...

Health secretary says source has been identified despite experts warning infections are likely to keep risingThe US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, has said the ongoing outbreak of cyclosporiasis - the illness caused by the cyclospora parasite that causes watery and explosive diarrhea - is under control".Kennedy made the remarks one day after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) did an about-face on a 27-state recall of shredded iceberg lettuce, calling the reported product a false positive". Continue reading...

Danish pharma company says Eli Lilly using outdated trial data to make its weight-loss drugs appear more effectiveOzempic maker Novo Nordisk said on Tuesday it is suing arch US rival Eli Lilly over false and materially misleading" adverts for its competing weight-loss and anti-diabetes treatments.The Danish pharmaceuticals heavyweight complained that the US group - which makes rival weight-loss treatments Zepbound and Mounjaro - intentionally selected outdated studies" that compared Lilly's highest doses against lower doses of Novo Nordisk's medicines. Continue reading...

The US has carried out a fresh round of strikes against Iran, after three US soldiers were killed in action.The Pentagon has also admitted that nearly 100 US service members have been injured over the last two weeks, as Tehran launched a wave of reprisals to the tenth consecutive nights of attacks, even as peace talks mediated by Pakistan continue.Lucy Hough speaks to senior international correspondent Julian Borger Continue reading...

Trump's health secretary says AI used to identify potential fraud in Democratic-run statesThe Trump administration has paused more than $1bn in Medicaid funding to California and Minnesota, citing suspected fraud and noncompliance" - withholding of funding that follows a $243m pause in Medicaid payments to Minnesota earlier this year.If those states want that money, they need to provide documentation that these payments are legitimate," said Robert F Kennedy Jr, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), said at a press conference on Tuesday. Continue reading...

Fifa's gargantuan revenue influx from the tournament, with little left over for locals, will beget more exploitationYou do not, under any circumstance, have to hand it to Fifa.You do, however, have to acknowledge that the 2026 World Cup was successful in all of the ways it was intended to be successful. The soccer was interesting and competitive and dramatic, albeit mostly not great - not that this really a necessary ingredient for a compelling sporting product. People came and watched in overwhelming numbers. There was fun and folklore; underdog surprises; heroic storylines that might have been hackneyed had they been works of fiction. The whole thing made vast sums of money for its organizer. More money, by an order of billions, than even Fifa itself had projected, per the Guardian's reporting. Continue reading...

Once Republicans' favourite punchline, Joe Biden's son is now building an online following by trolling JD Vance, taunting Trump and embracing the absurdity of US politicsWhat sort of longshot candidate do we reckon is going to run for US president in 2028? The Rock? Kim Kardashian? Kermit the Frog? US politics has become so debased that being rich, famous and a natural-born citizen (sorry, Zohran Mamdani) now seem to be the only qualifications required for a job in the White House.Which is why you shouldn't entirely write off murmurings that Hunter Biden might be interested in following in his daddy's presidential footsteps. When asked by a Fox News reporter about Hunter's 2028 odds last month, Donald Trump suggested Joe Biden's prodigal son might do well". If other basket case[s]" in the Democratic party could do well, Trump added, then Hunter probably had a shot. Various analysts appear to agree. Could Hunter Biden run for office? Don't rule it out," a recent Times headline blared. The article quotes a Biden biographer saying: With a character like Hunter Biden in a populist, social media-driven political environment, you have to never say never." Continue reading...

Sgt Michael Emmanuel Swinton died during controlled detonation, bringing total of US personnel killed in war to 17The US military has identified an army soldier killed recently during a controlled detonation" of a downed Iranian drone in Iraq as Sgt Michael Emmanuel Swinton, of Fayetteville, North Carolina.According to a press release from the US defense department on Tuesday morning, the 30-year-old Swinton was supporting overseas contingency operations in Iraq - and he was killed in action during a controlled detonation of a downed One-Way Unmanned Aerial System" on Saturday at Erbil airbase in northern Iraq. Continue reading...

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsMore on the cost of living: new figures show that UK grocery inflation eased in the four weeks to 12th July to 2.6%, its lowest rate since December 2024.It marks the fifth consecutive month of slowing price rises, Worldpanel by Numerator found.Easing price rises will come as welcome news to shoppers, but the annual bill tells a fuller story. The average household spent 5,530 on groceries over the past twelve months to July, up 156 on the same period last year - a reminder that even as the rate of inflation cools, the cumulative cost of the weekly shop keeps climbing.L&VW agrees that there is an opportunity to enhance the way local government, regulators and Thames Water work together, granting greater public controls on critical business issues to improve delivery of complex, essential infrastructure projects, and demonstrate shared accountability.The consortium is willing to make significant new commitments to grant greater controls and oversight to ministers, implemented through a golden share'. Continue reading...

As the Latino population of North Carolina booms, opportunities abound - and Donal Gooch is capitalizing on changing nature of his home regionDonal Gooch is not pleased about the trash on his arena floor.Shit, it's pitiful," he says. Continue reading...

The President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief has saved 26m lives globally, but slashing of funds and dismantling of USAID have forced clinics to shut in dozens of countriesNo part of the United States' anti-HIV programme has escaped unscathed from Donald Trump's funding cuts, despite pledges from the administration to protect care that saved lives around the world, a new report has found.Funding cuts to the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (Pepfar) have caused severe and devastating" disruption globally, with thousands of staff laid off and many clinics closed, according to research being presented next week at the 26th International Aids Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It warns that changes in US policy risk reversing progress in the fight against HIV/Aids. Continue reading...

US health officials say source of Upper East Side cluster has probably been eliminated after 76 people fell illAn outbreak of legionnaires' disease in New York City has claimed a fourth life, officials have said, as they again expressed confidence the source of the exposure had been eliminated.A statement from the city's health department on Monday said the outbreak, which was traced to cooling towers in buildings in Manhattan's Upper East Side, had sickened 76 people - with 53 discharged after hospital treatment, and 12 others managing their recovery at home. Continue reading...

The World Cup left us with some surprising heroes. Kudos to pop's leader of the bland and his very public rebuke to hatred and divisionLong before the United States turned the World Cup final into an orgy of pop music and advertising, the signs were already there that this year's co-hosts should never have been allowed within a thousand miles of the tournament. The garish half-time show curated by Chris Martin of Coldplay seemed to reinforce that - but then came a moment of improbable genius.I was surprised. The last time America hosted, the problem wasn't commercial overkill so much as sheer shrugging apathy. I was in New York during USA '94. Apart from a few flapping banners outside the Nike store, you wouldn't have known one of the world's biggest sporting events was taking place. This, in hindsight, was a blessing. Football was allowed to football.Simon Price is a music journalist and author Continue reading...

Salah Sarsour, president of Wisconsin's largest mosque, said dehumanizing' treatment reminded him of time spent in Israeli military jailThe president of Wisconsin's largest mosque said he was subjected to dehumanizing" treatment during more than 80 days in federal immigration custody - treatment that reminded him of the time he spent in Israeli military prisons in occupied Palestine nearly four decades ago.It all brought back old memories of things that happened to me when I was tried in Palestine," said Salah Sarsour in his first interview since being released last month. The humiliation, the treatment by guards, the way they talk to people, the way they try to put people down." He said he lost more than 30lb while in immigration detention. Continue reading...