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Jimmy Chilimigras graduated high school at 12 and is now pursuing a master of laws degree - and he wants to find an area to do some good'A Mississippi teenager who in May became one of the youngest ever law school graduates says he wants to help reform US tax law as well as litigate against social media companies over claims that they design their products to be addictive - and therefore harmful - to youths.What they're creating is extremely predatory and harmful, and yet they're sending it out knowing that it's ... harmful and not really taking any action to reduce the harm or address it," 18-year-old Jimmy Chilimigras said with respect to his interest in participating in such social media litigation. Continue reading...
People understand gender differently, and I was taught to respect all ideas. But the vitriol I recently experienced was not a healthy debateFor as long as I can remember, I have known I am a girl. That certainty is as instinctive as knowing I am right-handed. It is difficult to explain to someone who has never been transgender or loved someone who is, but I have never lived this way to gain an advantage or take something from someone else. I live this way to honor what I know is true.I transitioned at four years old. By sixth grade, my identity was public. I grew used to the double takes, the questions, the quiet skepticism. Most of it did not bother me. Curiosity, even when clumsy, is human. People understand gender differently, and I was taught to respect all ideas, just as I hope others respect mine.Lina Haaga is a transgender student athlete Continue reading...
Two-thirds of Americans say they are worried about climate but level of media coverage does not reflect thisUS political and media discourse has drifted away from the climate crisis amid a frontal assault by Donald Trump upon policies to limit global heating and the president's pugnacious demands to drill, baby, drill" for more oil and gas.Yet while elite attention on climate has waned, even among some previously vocal Democrats who have wound back on criticism of the fossil fuels that are overheating our planet, the American public remains concerned about the climate crisis and continues to favour action to deal with it, according to experts and polling. Continue reading...
Republicans question details of deal set to be signed later in the week as European leaders seek to join talks. Plus: can we refreeze the Arctic?Good morning.Donald Trump, facing severe criticism from some domestic supporters for conducting a war against Iran that has met hardly any of its original objectives, has backed a joint G7 leaders' statement that welcomes his proposed peace deal.What is the domestic criticism of the deal? Many Senate Republicans said there were still unanswered questions and they needed thorough briefings before it was finalized. Senator Lindsey Graham, a close ally of Trump and a longtime hawk on Iran, said: The way Iran describes it, it's awful. The way we describe it, it makes sense to me. Let's look at it and see what it actually is."How do people in Iran feel about the deal? The Guardian's Deepa Parent found a shared sense of exhaustion, and anger that nothing has really changed.What does the deal mean for US-Israeli relations? The strategic interests of the US and Israel appear to be diverging and Benjamin Netanyahu has been left in a political bind, facing an election having led Israel in three wars - in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran - without a clear victory in any of them.How are authorities cracking down on protests against ICE? Fifteen people in Minnesota have been charged with conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers over their response to a deadly immigration enforcement crackdown in the state earlier this year. The prosecutors allege the defendants were part of two Minneapolis-based antifa" groups that violently oppose immigration law enforcement". Continue reading...
Steven Mills and Tiffany Score reached an agreement with the biological parents of their child after fertility clinic's mix-upA Florida couple who learned they had been given the wrong embryo after their newborn, Shea, appeared to be of a different race, will retain permanent custody of the child.Steven Mills and Tiffany Score reached a custody agreement with Shea's biological parents - identified anonymously as Patient 004 - in a court filing last week from their lawsuit against the Florida clinic allegedly responsible for the embryo snafu. Continue reading...
Federal Tort Claims Act, over which DoJ has total discretion, provides workaround to Trump's $1.8bn slush fundJanuary 6 defendants who assaulted police officers are pursuing legal claims for millions in compensation from the Trump administration using an obscure federal process with minimal oversight, but which offers the Trump administration a way to compensate those responsible for violence even after scrapping its anti-weaponization fund".The defendants are pursuing their claims using the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), which allows individuals wronged by the government to file claims for monetary damages. The justice department has complete and unchecked discretion over whether to settle the claims, giving the Trump administration a powerful vehicle to reward those responsible for violence on January 6. The claims would be paid out from the judgment fund, a perpetual appropriation allowed for by Congress and the same pot of money Trump's $1.8bn slush fund was going to draw from. All of the defendants seeking compensation received a pardon from Trump. Continue reading...
Nearly every indicator of climate change is flashing red. But we still hold the tools available to bring the planet back into balanceThe ocean is running a fever. In 2025, the number of days of marine heatwaves - prolonged spells when the sea turns abnormally, dangerously warm - was more than triple what it was in the early 1990s.These are not abstract statistics. A severe and persistent marine heatwave bleaches coral reefs, strips away the kelp forests that shelter young fish, empties fishing grounds and - if occurring frequently - can tip whole ecosystems past the point of recovery.Karina Von Schuckmann is an IGCC author and senior adviser of Mercator Ocean International Continue reading...
Marko Arnautovic sealed Austria's victory over debutants Jordan with a goal from the penalty spot as his side returned to the World Cup in styleSupporters on both sides have descended on San Francisco with Jordan making their World Cup debut and Austria returning to the stage for the first time in 28 years.It's a comfortable 15C in San Francisco which should suit Austria more than Jordan ahead of a 9pm kick-off. The players have finished warming up and should be out with their game faces on shortly. Continue reading...
From Christian Pulisic and Antonee Robinson to Sergino Dest and Folarin Balogun, the Socceroos will have their hands full in the Group D clashIn a highly anticipated Group D clash against the USA, the Socceroos face a range of threats on Friday (Saturday AEST): physical, technical and tactical. A draw will almost certainly secure a place in the round of 32 for the Socceroos and, after their heroics against Turkey, Australia can rightfully feel this is a game they can win. To do so, they will need to neutralise the most dangerous components of the USA menace. Continue reading...
Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick to equal the all-time World Cup scoring record as Argentina got the defence of their title off to a winning startWhat about Algeria? Even Maher Mezahi isn't sure what to expect.Algeria are one of this World Cup's great unknowns. On paper, this team has an impressive recent record: a friendly victory over the Netherlands made it 21 wins, four draws and three defeats from 28 matches under Vladimir Petkovic, with 67 goals scored. The problem is that it has been achieved against generally poor-quality opposition. Algeria's qualifying campaign was a breeze, with Guinea and Mozambique - both considered Pot C sides on the continent - being their sternest tests.We can be pretty sure Petkovic will lean on his players' technical quality, play attractive football, but leave gaps in behind the defence. What we don't know is which players will be called upon for half the starting positions.The holders arrive at the World Cup with a squad that knows each other almost by heart but perhaps not with its players in peak physical condition - several had injury set-backs at the end of a very demanding season with their clubs. If everyone is fit, the coach will field many of the same players who were crowned champions in Qatar, with the exception of Angel Di Maria, who no longer plays for the national team.Lionel Scaloni's plan is to keep the 4-3-3 formation, with a solid defence featuring two centre-backs and two attacking full-backs, plus dynamic midfielders with excellent passing. Lionel Messi leads the charge once more, supported by the formidable Julian Alvarez and Thiago Almada, who could be the breakout star. Almost two thirds of the 2022 squad remains, but it now also includes some promising young players such as Nico Paz, who has been in excellent form at Como. They will also have established stars like Lautaro Martinez, who aims to be in top condition for this World Cup: something he couldn't achieve in Qatar. Continue reading...
President comments that Moscow should make a deal'; Trump-aligned Ossoff wins Senate primary in Georgia - key US politics stories from Tuesday 16 June at a glanceAt the G7 summit, Donald Trump repeated familiar language about the Ukraine war - lamenting the great antipathy" between the Ukrainian and Russian leaders that made it difficult to reach a settlement. He vowed to do what he could, saying Moscow should make a deal", noting that it had lost a great many people, just like Ukraine".Trump spoke to Ukraine's Volodymr Zelenskyy and Russia's Vladimir Putin on Sunday before travelling to the G7 and claimed both men were open to a meeting. He described the death toll in the war as ridiculous". The US president some time ago lost patience with his inability to force home a deal in which Ukraine gave up territory it had not lost on the battlefield. Continue reading...
This live blog is now closed.With 55% of the vote counted in Georgia, NBC News projects Mike Collins will defeat former football coach Derek Dooley to win the Republican primary for the US Senate. Collins currently leads by 10 points, 55% to 45%.The Associated Press has not yet made a call, but NBC's analysis is based on the fact that Collins is doing better than Dooley in the votes cast on election day, which tend to favor candidates, like Collins, endorsed by Donald Trump, who hates mail-in ballots almost as much as he hates windmills. Continue reading...
Representative Mike Collins defeats former college football coach Derek Dooley, while Rick Jackson selected as governor pickGeorgia's Republican primary runoff voters chose US representative Mike Collins over former college football coach Derek Dooley to lead the party's bid to challenge US senator and rising Democratic star Jon Ossoff in November's midterm elections.They also selected billionaire healthcare executive Rick Jackson over Trump-backed lieutenant governor Burt Jones to face Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms in November, after a bruising election campaign that led to libel litigation and federal challenges to Georgia election law. Continue reading...
Police chief says officers working to find suspect who shot two people, one fatally, inside Wilmington hospitalA suspect who shot two people in a Delaware hospital, killing one, was still at large on Tuesday, police said in a press conference.The shooting was reported around 3.30pm at Wilmington hospital, police chief Wilfredo Campos said during the news conference. Campos declined to release information about the victims' identities or the condition of the person who was shot and survived. Continue reading...
On that last day of his hosting, Colbert played Linus and Lucy on air in final dig at the networkOn his last day hosting CBS's The Late Show, Stephen Colbert played one of the most iconic songs from the Peanuts soundtrack.Oh no! I hope this doesn't cost CBS any money!" he joked, as Louis Cato and the Great Big Joy Machine performed the song, titled Linus and Lucy, on air. It was a final dig at the network, which many fans believe cancelled the show due to Colbert's criticisms of the Trump administration. Continue reading...
Officials decline to specify how many people have been moved from widely criticized Florida facility or where toDetainees from Florida's notorious Alligator Alcatraz" immigration jail have been relocated to other facilities, according to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).The detention facility in the remote Everglades, celebrated by Donald Trump for its harsh conditions, has been widely expected to close. It quickly attracted headlines for the brutal treatment of detainees after opening last year. Continue reading...
Prosecutors claim defendants were part of Minneapolis-based antifa' groups that violently oppose' law enforcementFifteen people in Minnesota were charged with conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers over their response to a controversial and deadly immigration enforcement crackdown in the state earlier this year.The US attorney for Minnesota, Daniel Rosen, and the special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations for Minnesota, Michael McCarthy, announced the charges at a press conference in Minneapolis on Tuesday. Continue reading...
Former secretary of state says the winner of a genuine Democratic primary would have beaten Donald Trump'Joe Biden's decision to seek a second term was a terrible mistake" that cost Democrats the presidency and may have permanently damaged his legacy, Hillary Clinton has declared.Speaking at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan on Monday, the former US secretary of state and 2016 Democratic nominee said Biden had reneged on a prior commitment to step aside - and that the betrayal of that promise proved catastrophic. He made a terrible mistake for himself, his legacy, and for the country," she said. Continue reading...
One minor has been arrested in connection to Monday attack that Jersey City police said appears to be targeted'Six people in New Jersey were injured in an acid attack involving suspects on a moped.Jersey City police responded to reports that two suspects riding a moped drove past a group and threw an acidic substance at them on Monday evening, initially injuring five people. Continue reading...
San Andreas and San Jacinto fault systems in critically loaded state', increasing chance of big one' quake in futureSouthern California's San Andreas and San Jacinto fault systems are at their highest levels of tectonic stress in 1,000 years in what scientists describe as a critically loaded state", according to a study published earlier this month.Our results show that stress levels on multiple fault segments are now at or above the highest values seen in the past millennium and that the region may be capable of a large through-going rupture involving both fault systems," Liliane Burkhard, the lead author of the study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, said in a statement. Continue reading...
The Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in Washington DC has turned green with algae shortly after it had undergone a renovation. The no-bid contract to waterproof and repaint the site was awarded to Atlantic Industrial Coatings, a Virginia-based company that had previously carried out work on a swimming pool at one of Donald Trump's golf clubs.
The recent abandonment of plans for a Franco-German fighter jet sent a disastrous signal. Strategic autonomy will be jointly achieved or not at allIt has become a truism to assert that Europe needs to fast-track its own strategic independence in a volatile world. A recent paper from the European Council on Foreign Relations describes the continent's leaders as grappling with a Schrodinger's NATO' moment, in which America remains formally inside the alliance while behaving as though it were not, just as the Russian threat looms larger". Donald Trump's United States has become at best an unreliable and at times reluctant ally, as Vladimir Putin's revanchist ambitions have exposed the need to strengthen Europe's defences.But if the goal of greater autonomy is to be achieved, far better coordination of resources and cooperation between national defence industries will be required. Neither has been much in evidence this month, with France and Germany abandoning a joint 100bn project to build a new fighter jet as part of an updated Future Combat Air System. Originally launched by Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel in 2017, plans for the jet were pulled as a result of irresolvable disagreements between Dassault, the French aviation company involved, and Airbus, the European aerospace company whose defence unit is based in Germany.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...
We would like to hear from small business owners in the US about how they're adapting to challenges such as inflationAn index of US small business optimism reportedly fell in May to the lowest level since October 2024, which Bloomberg says has erased almost all of the gains seen since President Donald Trump was elected for a second term".The National Federation of Independent Business optimism index fell 0.6 points to 95.3, according to data put out last week. The measure had previously hit a six-year high in December 2024 following Trump's re-election. Continue reading...
Twelve animal cases have been confirmed so far among cattle, goats, sheep and a dog in Texas and New MexicoScrewworm cases are rising in the US as the outbreak spreads beyond the initial contamination zones.Twelve animal cases have been confirmed so far, a significant increase from the first case detected in a calf in south Texas on 3 June. The growing number of infections has alarmed agricultural experts, who warn that a wider outbreak could have serious consequences for the Texas beef industry. Continue reading...
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JD Vance says specifics to be worked out as Senate Republicans say there are many unanswered questionsRepublicans have expressed tentative skepticism of the agreement Donald Trump has reached with Iran, and urged the White House to release more information.The memorandum of understanding (MOU) announced on Sunday to end the war in Iran, set for a ceremonial signing on Friday in Geneva, is centered around reopening the strait of Hormuz and lifting the United States's naval blockade in the region, along with financial incentives for Iran if it meets certain benchmarks. Both Trump and JD Vance, the US vice-president, have digitally signed the document, along with Iran's parliamentary speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf on Tehran's behalf, a senior US official confirmed. Continue reading...
Eleanor Ross cited an abundance of caution for potential perception of bias' over a Fani Willis-linked eventA federal judge who was disciplined after an investigation found that she had sex with a police officer in her chambers and attended a partisan event - then lied when confronted with the allegations - has recused herself in a fight over Georgia election records after the US justice department raised questions about her ability to be impartial.The justice department sought to remove Eleanor Ross, a US district judge, from the case, citing her reported attendance at an event for Fani Willis, the Fulton county district attorney who prosecuted Donald Trump in between his two presidencies. Ross on Tuesday filed an order recusing herself, writing that she was doing so out of an abundance of caution for the potential perception of bias". Continue reading...
A group of 12 people - nine skydivers, two tandem jumpers and a pilot - were killed in the weekend crash in ButlerA high school music teacher, a cancer survivor and a new father with two baby boys have been identified by family members as victims of a weekend skydiving plane crash in Missouri that killed 12 people.According to the Bates county department of emergency management, the aircraft, a Pacific Aerospace P750XL, was carrying nine experienced skydivers, two tandem jumpers and a pilot. Continue reading...
Hundreds of anti-regime protesters gathered outside the Los Angeles Stadium before Iran's match against New Zealand. The team's participation in the World Cup has been politically divisive, but alongside the large number of demonstrators, many fans expressed their support for Iranian players. Donald Trump said this week that a peace deal between Washington and Tehran was 'all signed' and that the strait of Hormuz would be 'completely open' from Friday Continue reading...
Child was fatally shot and his mother's friend is wounded after Senatobia police responded to shoplifting callA one-year-old boy is dead and another person wounded after a northern Mississippi police officer shot at a vehicle while responding to a shoplifting call, according to authorities and the child's grandfather.Kohen Wiley, the slain child, was in the car at the center of the shooting on Sunday alongside his mother and her friend, said Marquell Bridges, a local community advocate who is helping the family find legal representation. Continue reading...
Oscar-winning actor to write and direct fact-based movie that will follow a police officer mixed up in 2021 Capitol riotSean Penn will direct a new film about the January 6 riot set to star Bradley Cooper.According to Deadline, the star, who recently won his third Oscar, will bring what's been described as a passion project" to the screen and act as both writer and director.This article was amended on 16 June 2026. An earlier version stated that Sean Penn had won two Oscars, not three. Continue reading...
Andy Lewis, also known for slacklining and tricklining, and Danny Joe Kregle of Arizona were killed in accident in Utah canyonA weekend Base jumping accident in a Utah canyon killed two people, one of them a daredevil athlete best known for performing on stage with Madonna at the 2012 Super Bowl, authorities said.The sheriff's office in Grand county, Utah, confirmed one of the dead was Andy Lewis, an extreme athlete known for feats in Base jumping, a dangerous sport that involves parachuting to the ground after jumping from a tall fixed object such as a building, a bridge or a desert cliff overlooking a deep canyon. Continue reading...
Rejected citing conflict of interest', the ad took aim at Trump allies David Ellison, Paramount Skydance chief, and his billionaire father, Larry EllisonParamount Skydance refused to air an ad submitted by a press freedom group that heavily criticized the network's leadership and merger with Warner Bros Discovery, with an advertising associate deeming it a conflict of interest".The Freedom of the Press Foundation had hoped to air the 30-second ad during Sunday's Ultimate Fighting Championship broadcast at the White House, which aired on the streaming service Paramount+ - though a client partner for Paramount told the organization's ad-buyer that such placement was not guaranteed. Continue reading...
At least eight states have banned the plant-derived product as more people use it and some claim it's addictiveIn 2024, Maizie Hepner, 24, started visiting a bar in Dubuque, Iowa that did not serve alcohol and instead offered beverages containing kava and kratom, psychoactive substances derived from plants.The drinks were marketed as herbal tea mocktails". Hepner, who works as a server and bartender, said. I asked the guy who owns" Kava Kava if it was addictive, and he said, Absolutely not'". Continue reading...
A Liverpool fan and an influencer explain what it's like to be hired for a Truman Show-style experimentWhen Kevin Kotoko heard that he had been selected as one of Fox's chief World Cup watchers he had no hesitation in accepting. What self-respecting football fan could turn down the opportunity to be paid $50,000 (37,000) to take in all 104 games at this World Cup, after all?The only issues were that he would have to watch every match in a custom-built viewing cube in the heart of Times Square and let his employers know that he wouldn't be coming in for work the next day. I quit my job," admits Kotoko, a Liverpool fan who is from Florida and was working as a waiter in a restaurant. I found out on Thursday that I had won the competition and so I told them on Friday that would be my last day!" Continue reading...
There is a fundamental tension between extreme wealth and the very possibility of democracy. That's because extreme wealth is always an extreme powerThe stock market listing of SpaceX has led to an outpouring of celebration, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley. Yet those who rejoice in Elon Musk's fortune surpassing the $1tn mark need to be reminded of a simple and vital truth: the mere existence of trillionaires is a major political and economic problem, probably the defining issue of our time.Simply put, there is a fundamental tension between extreme wealth and the very possibility of democracy. Extreme wealth is always an extreme power. It's the power to stifle competition, the power to shape public discourse, the power to influence policymaking, the power to buy elections, the power to stall social progress.Gabriel Zucman is a professor of economics at the Paris School of Economics, a summer research professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and founding director of the International Tax Observatory. He is the author of We Need to Tax Billionaires. Continue reading...
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Sixteen-year-old tells police Juven Pineda treated her like a prisoner' and thretened to harm family in HondurasAn accused sex trafficker allegedly raped a 16-year-old girl to resolve a $13,500 debt that he claimed she and her family owed him, according to Louisiana police.Juven Pineda, 34, faces charges of second-degree rape and human trafficking after his capture in North Carolina and recent transfer to the custody of investigators in the New Orleans suburb of Kenner, who had obtained a warrant to arrest him.Information and support for anyone affected by rape or sexual abuse issues is available from the following organizations. In the US, Rainn offers support on 800-656-4673. In the UK, Rape Crisis offers support on 0808 500 2222. In Australia, support is available at 1800Respect (1800 737 732). Other international helplines can be found at ibiblio.org/rcip/internl.html Continue reading...
Josh Hokit's comment, made after the match at the White House, was condemned widely, but not by the presidentDonald Trump is facing growing pressure to condemn an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) competitor who used a White House appearance to push a sexist, racist and transphobic conspiracy theory about former first lady Michelle Obama.At a UFC event on the south lawn on Sunday, the US president's 80th birthday, Josh Hokit, a fighter, shouted into the microphone in front of Trump: Michelle Obama is a man. Am I right, America?" Continue reading...
The new DC mayor will face a slew of challenges in the city, including how to handle the Trump administrationThere's a transplant from Mar-a-Lago at the center of DCs mayoral primary race on Tuesday, but his name is nowhere on the ballot.For the first time in more than a decade, Washington DC will have a new mayor this year as the city faces concerns about how to address public safety, housing affordability, and increased federal immigration enforcement in the district. How the next mayor handles Donald Trump is also key question on residents' minds, with many closely watching to see if any of the president's supporters are pouring money into the race, as well as the primaries for the city's congressional delegate. Continue reading...
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