How can we fix our pricing crisis? Economic sociologist Lindsay Owens urges tough new rules - and a consumer uprisingRepeat after me: it's not my fault, it's not my fault, it's not my fault." That's the message to frustrated US shoppers in Gouged: The End of a Fair Price - and What That Means for Your Wallet by Lindsay Owens, economic sociologist and head of the Groundwork Collaborative, a progressive Washington thinktank.Consumer rage is rising and no wonder - we are all living through the reinvention of the rip-off", Owens told the Guardian, an experience that is undermining Americans' trust in the economy. Nothing short of a consumer uprising and a slate of tough new rules is going to fix the problem, she believes. Continue reading...
Hoping to win back male voters, the Trump White House is pushing the regressive idea that one hormone could be a magic elixir of masculinityTwo years after Donald Trump decisively won the vote of the American man, polls say male voters are increasingly disillusioned with an administration that has waged wars and enriched itself.Ahead of the midterms, Trump's strategy seems to be to find a way to get that masculine animus back, so the male populace will vote not with their heads or their hearts, but with their hogs. At least, that's one way of understanding why, this summer, Trump's secretaries of health and defense announced plans that could increase levels of testosterone, or simply T", in the civilian and military population. Continue reading...
David Perdue's remarks come after a Taiwanese minister spoke of the severe' military threat posed by Beijing to the self-ruled islandDonald Trump offered to sell weapons to China while hosting its leader, Xi Jinping, last week, the US ambassador to China said on Sunday.David Perdue told Fox News on Sunday: President Trump continues to say, hey, we sell arms to other people around the world. He actually asked President Xi, would he like to buy some at one point." Continue reading...
The New England quarterback was a revelation in the 2025 regular season. But Sunday's loss was just the latest in a series of crushing lowsAfter the Patriots pulled out a win in Week 2 over the Steelers, despite another uninspiring performance from Drake Maye, Mike Vrabel avoided answering questions about his quarterback. Vrabel joked with a reporter not to ruin my Sunday" when asked about Maye. And this was after a win.On Sunday, Maye was largely responsible for ruining Vrabel's afternoon in the Patriots' 35-6 loss to Jacksonville, which felt like rock bottom (the Pats hope). Simply put, Maye was atrocious. The 2025 MVP runner-up was 14-of-25 for 199 yards, no touchdowns, two interceptions, three sacks, and a lost fumble. Continue reading...
John Kennedy pushes back against such spending as pro-Trump public service announcements' air before midtermsAs the White House expands a taxpayer-funded advertising campaign to promote Donald Trump's political agenda before the November midterm elections, US senator John Kennedy told CBS News on Sunday there ought to be a rule" against such spending - before tacitly admitting such spending is probably" illegal.Kennedy, the US president's fellow Republican, was asked by Margaret Brennan, the CBS Face the Nation host, about the White House spending to air multiple ads featuring Trump - including one that was produced for his 2024 election campaign. Continue reading...
Hurricane Nolo is moving away from Hawaiian islands but threat of heavy rain, flash floods and strong winds persistsHurricane Nolo was moving away from the Hawaiian islands on Sunday, but the threat of heavy rain, flash flooding and strong winds persisted in areas of the island chain still recovering from previous storms.Nolo was about 365 miles (585km) south-south-west of Honolulu and moving away from the Big Island at about 12mph (19kph). But the Hawaii county civil defense agency said a high wind warning, wind advisory and high surf advisory remained in effect for parts of the island through Sunday evening as Nolo's maximum sustained winds rose to 115mph (165kph). Continue reading...
Couple was seriously injured after attack on 19 September and are mourning the death of their French bulldogA bear attack last weekend has left a California couple seriously injured and mourning the death of their French bulldog, who tried to protect them from the animal.In the early hours of 19 September, Jeff Wilson, who lives in rural northern California, let his dog Cassie go outside, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Continue reading...
At least one person killed and about 110,500 households still without power from North Carolina to New EnglandA strong, deadly storm known as a nor'easter battered the US's east coast over the weekend, bringing power outages, flooding, damaging winds and hazardous ocean conditions.Trees and power lines were knocked down across the region, at least one person was killed and hundreds of thousands were left without electricity. Continue reading...
US attorney general argues that president was sick and tired' of inaccurate reporting by CNN, MS Now and PoliticoDonald Trump's attorney general Todd Blanche argued on Sunday that the administration was permitted to ban three news outlets from the White House because it is a privilege and not a right to be there".Appearing on the ABC News program This Week during the second week of the White House's dispute over press credentialing and access, Blanche also said that the administration took the decision to ban CNN, MS Now and Politico beginning on 19 September because the president was sick and tired" of what he considered to be those media outlets' inaccurate reporting. Continue reading...
Marcus Mariota led Washington to a shock win over the defending Super Bowl champions and Pittsburgh ended Cincinnati's winning startTOUCHDOWN! Chargers 7-0 Bills 10:33, 1st quarterJ Herbert to K Mitchell for one yardA Rodgers to R Wilson for 38 yards Continue reading...
How will the Rams and Broncos fare today? Here is what to know, including kick-off time, TV channels and live stream optionsThe Rams may have just needed a change in continent.The preseason Super Bowl favorites briefly surrendered that status after going to Australia in Week 1 and falling flat against their NFC West rivals, the 49ers. Playing in Melbourne, the Rams lost the time of possession battle 36 minutes to 24, gained fewer than 300 yards of offense, and lost a 27-7 decision. Continue reading...
Waltz says Trump rejected Iran's proposal to end war because they were asking for everything up front'The Trump administration's ambassador to the United Nations said the US rejected Iran's proposal to end the ongoing war there because Iranian negotiators were asking for everything up front".Echoing comments by Donald Trump on Saturday, the president's UN ambassador Mike Waltz told CNN's State of the Union on Sunday that Iran had asked for relief from billions and billions of sanctions that are going into place" as part of an economic blockade on Iran. The blockade is aimed at putting pressure on Iran to stop its attacks on vessels in the strait of Hormuz. Continue reading...
Firms manipulating process to avoid emission controls and scrutiny of their projects, environmental groups warnDatacenter developers are manipulating the EPA's air pollution permitting process to avoid emission controls and scrutiny of their projects, environmental advocates allege.Companies need federal permits to emit a range of pollutants. In their permit applications, some in big tech are avoiding major" reviews by dividing their emissions sources into separate, multiple minor" sources that require less regulatory oversight, the advocates say. Continue reading...
Ping Ping and Fu Shuang to live at Atlanta zoo in Georgia as part of loan deal between Chinese and US governmentsTwo giant pandas from China arrived in Atlanta, Georgia, on Sunday morning as part of an agreement between the Chinese and American governments.While in Washington DC for a three-day summit with Donald Trump, Chinese president Xi Jinping announced that the pandas would arrive in Atlanta in the coming days. The loan of the pandas to the Atlanta zoo was one of the few concrete outcomes to come out of Xi's state visit with the US president, which saw expressions of goodwill between the leaders, but no fixes to any of the longstanding differences between the two countries. Continue reading...
Grassroots organizer Yasmin Radjy on the Democratic ground game leading into the midterm electionsIn the run-up to the US midterm elections, Swing Left - a grassroots political group focused on electing Democrats to office - has spent time canvassing in dozens of districts across the country to hear from hundreds of thousands of voters.Now, with fewer than 40 days until the US midterm elections, the group's executive director, Yasmin Radjy, sets out what she feels Democrats have been getting right and wrong this election cycle, and why these races are vital for the party's future control of the US Congress in the years to come. Continue reading...
President has let rip with swearwords in recent months, redefining norms about acceptable language in public officeWith a lifetime of political memories stretching back to John F Kennedy's assassination and the Black civil rights struggles of the 1960s, Cheryl Johnson had one complaint above all else about today's politicians: the swearing.All this cursing in politics, we never heard that before," said Johnson, a retired social worker living in the Pittsburgh area. Words are very powerful, and the past 45 presidents of this country, have not used such vile language. Continue reading...
Bears are increasingly entering places where humans live in the US, forcing wildlife workers to make tough decisionsDan Thompson, supervisor of the large carnivore section of the Wyoming game and fish department, enjoys the field work of capturing mountain lions, wolves, black bears and grizzly bears to study them.I have always been personally intrigued with carnivores and their role throughout any ecosystem," Thompson said. I actually feel very fortunate to get paid to do what we do." Continue reading...
The streaming channel was full of the president's vanity and myopia. It was also deeply, deeply dullAre you currently at an airport? Strapped to a hospital bed, with various tubes protruding from your body? Maybe you're on a treadmill or visiting an elder care facility? Chained to a radiator in the basement from the Saw movies?If you said yes to any of these questions, you might be watching cable news while reading this column. Or maybe you're one of the hundreds of people currently watching Donald Trump's answer to cable news, Trump TV - a YouTube streaming channel that airs nothing but White House-sanctioned content 24 hours a day, seven days a week.Dave Schilling is a Los Angeles-based writer and humorist Continue reading...
Fears grow that loyalists in key states could use critical period when votes are counted to amplify false claimsElection experts have warned Donald Trump's administration could use the crucial hours and days after November's midterm elections to disrupt the results after struggling to enforce a crackdown on voting.With less than six weeks remaining until polls close, and control of US Congress in the balance, the post-election counting window" is seen as as a particularly vulnerable moment by former US federal government officials. Continue reading...
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The popular Twitch streamer has been vilified by Republicans, but the socialist commentator has a large audience that some Democrats have courtedIt's only 9am and the latest media shitstorm is well under way. Hasan Piker scrolls through his social media feeds as he comes down the stairs of his home in West Hollywood.An interview with Axios, in which Piker said the US had committed more atrocities than al-Qaida, is blowing up his phone. Requests from reporters are streaming in. Comments on the interview flood his replies. Continue reading...
US president doubles down on criticism of CNN and MS Now as Akayla Gardner questions attempted White House banA day after the White House barred CNN from traveling aboard Air Force One to provide pool television coverage of the president's trip to Tennessee, Donald Trump doubled down on his criticism of that broadcaster and another, MS Now, he has attempted to ban over coverage of him he calls overly negative.As he left the White House early on Saturday, Trump was asked by MS Now White House correspondent Akayla Gardner: Do you only want outlets that support you to be a part of the press pool?" Continue reading...
Preparation begins for extreme conditions as Nolo bears down on areas still recovering from previous stormsHeavy rain and powerful winds are expected to bring flash floods and extreme surf to the Hawaiian islands over the weekend as Hurricane Nolo bears down on areas still recovering from previous storms.Nolo was churning slowly south of Hawaii's Big Island on Saturday with maximum sustained winds of 105mph (165km/h). The storm's center was about 145 miles (235km) south of Hawaii's southern-most point and could strengthen into a potentially life-threatening and catastrophic storm through the weekend. Continue reading...
Residents across New Jersey, Massachusetts, Delaware and New York without electricity as storm hitsA slow-moving, powerful storm known as a nor'easter crept along the coast of the US north-east on Saturday, producing high winds that knocked out electricity to thousands of people while whipping up big waves and heavy rains that created dangerous conditions in some places.Tens of millions of people were in the path of the storm, which was forecast to affect the mid-Atlantic area and New England throughout the weekend. About 100,000 customers in the region were without electricity Saturday. Continue reading...
Sullenberger landed a disabled passenger plane safely in the Hudson River in 2009 without any loss of lifeCapt Chesley Sully" Sullenberger III - the pilot known for safely landing a US Airways flight in New York City's Hudson River during a 2009 emergency - has been inducted into the US's National Aviation Hall of Fame, two months after he went public with an Alzheimer's disease diagnosis.Sullenberger, 75, received the honor during a ceremony held in Washington DC on Thursday, 17 years after he engineered what has become widely known as the Miracle on the Hudson. Continue reading...
Suspect, charged with felony assault, under investigation for making racist and homophobic comments before attackA Seattle woman will need surgery for a gnarly wound, after a stranger, who called her an inferior race", took a bite of flesh from her forehead in a surprise attack.The incident occurred in broad daylight on 18 September when Diana Gonzalez, 36, was walking to a local convenience store and the alleged assailant, identified by prosecutors as Kamilia Chadli, threw a food wrapper at her, the victim told Seattle police. Continue reading...
How will the USA and Peru fare today? Here is what to know, including kick-off time, TV channels and live stream optionsThe 2026 World Cup and the abrupt exit to Belgium in the last 16 is behind the US men's national team, with Mauricio Pochettino naming several uncapped youngsters on his roster as a new cycle begins.Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie, Folarin Balogun and a few other established figures have been left off the roster. The USMNT will use matches against Peru, Chile, Mexico and Canada to set a new direction for the future. Continue reading...
Authorities discovered a body hidden in a home's crawlspace in 2020, 13 years after Jill Maiorca disappearedA man was recently charged in California with the killing of his ex-wife six years after her remains were discovered in a crawlspace beneath a home - and about two decades after when she went missing, according to investigators.Jeff Maiorca, 53, faces a charge of murder in the death of Jill Maiorca, who was 29 when she was killed, authorities said in discussing what could be one of the latest cases in the US to be solved with modern DNA techniques. Continue reading...
173 people hospitalized and four deaths in state so far, with less than 1% of those infected having been vaccinatedThe Pennsylvania department of health (DOH) announced on Friday that 55 new measles cases had been reported in the state since Wednesday, with officials continuing efforts to contain an outbreak of the disease that has spread across dozens of counties.In a news release, the DOH said that 890 measles cases had been confirmed across 39 counties in the state so far for the year. The outbreak had resulted in 173 hospitalizations in the state and four measles-associated deaths, the statement added. Continue reading...
Beth Macy, author of Dopesick, is drawing on her reporting experience to win Virginia voters in a longtime Republican districtVirginia's sixth congressional district has been in Republican hands for over 33 years, but Beth Macy, a longtime reporter with the Roanoke Times and author of Dopesick, a powerful account of the opioid crisis that swept through Appalachia two decades ago, has a plan to change that.The plan, drawing on her experience as a reporter, is to canvass the district in the mountainous west of the state, knocking on doors, going to food pantries, meeting with veterans. It's what any political hopeful might do, but with a twist: Macy carries her reporter's notebook and jots down the good stories she's been told. Continue reading...
A marvel of engineering and a model of sustainability, Bart has been financially distressed since the Covid pandemicA marvel of engineering and a model of sustainable public transportation, the San Francisco Bay Area's transit system, financially distressed after years of declined ridership, is now staring down a fiscal cliff - and a potential death spiral that would have massive repercussions for everyone in the globally influential metropolis.As soon as early 2027, Bay Area Rapid Transit could be forced to close as many as 15 stations, reduce frequency of service by 63%, increase the cost of rides and parking fees by 30% and end all service at 9pm. If service becomes less frequent and more expensive, there will be fewer commuters, less fare revenue and a downward cascade of financial austerity with ripple effects for all Bay Area residents, not just those who use public transit regularly. Continue reading...
As she mulls another presidential run, the former VP is building bridges with progressive and Arab American leadersDoes Donald Trump secretly want Republicans to get annihilated in the midterms? Because he's certainly acting that way. He continues to brush off concerns about the cost of living, saying last week that high gas prices are a very inexpensive price to pay" for the war on Iran.And, of course, the president seems to have no plans to end that disastrous war, apart from making vague threats about blowing the entire country up. Trust me, he keeps saying, everything will get better after the midterms. But by the looks of his dismal polling numbers, not many people are swallowing his empty promises anymore.Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...
The idea of 16-year-olds like Cavan Sullivan playing for the USMNT was once unfathomable - until Mike Slivinski, Mark Jonas and Nelson Vargas appeared in a 1991 friendlyIf 16-year-old Cavan Sullivan takes the field for the US men's national team in the coming days, he will join a list of youngest-ever US players that has no shortage of recognizable names.At the top is onetime phenom (turned cautionary tale) Freddy Adu, still the youngest player to ever appear for the US men. Names in the top 20 like Eddie Gaven and Bobby Convey will feel familiar to longtime US fans; Christian Pulisic, Yunus Musah and Gio Reyna are all still very much in the picture and may well prove to be Sullivan's future partners in attack. Continue reading...
President's tariffs have hurt fishers, loggers and others in a state with deep bonds to Canada - will voters show their displeasure in the midterms?It was an ideal summer to cut trees.The weather in Maine's Penobscot county - one of the most heavily forested counties in a state dense with trees - was warm and dry. Yet even as the county's wood had grown to an ideal size to harvest, the machines Molly London typically uses sat idle. Continue reading...
Third US president wrote in 1787 about importance of peace, paying off debt and supporting agricultureA remarkably prescient letter written by Thomas Jefferson, the third US president, advising how the newly created country could prosper, has been put up for sale by a private collector. The handwritten document from 1787 warns specifically against many of the missteps Donald Trump has taken to drag down his own second term of office.Written in Paris, where Jefferson was the fledgling government's minister to France, the note to David Rittenhouse, a friend and fellow member of the American Philosophical Society, muses on the priorities and principles he believed future presidents should follow. Continue reading...
Debates over AI development, regulation and datacenters have become buzzy topics for US presidential candidatesThe debate over artificial intelligence development, how to regulate it and the construction of datacenters that power the technology has become a buzzy topic for potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidates.Already, concerns were mounting over the environmental and energy impact of datacenters, which consume vast amounts of resources to power AI. But worries about the rapid development of AI came to a head in mid-September when tech executives issued a flurry of dire warnings that the technology could harm humans. Continue reading...
Ten years ago, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback refused to stand for the national anthem. He was accused of disrespecting the flag, the game, and America. In a rare interview, he talks about inspiring a global gesture of civil rightsColin Kaepernick still gets up at 4.30am every morning to train. Strength training, speed training, position training - still do all of the same type of workouts I did while I was playing," he says cheerily. And then go about the rest of my day." It is almost 10 years since Kaepernick last played a game of top-flight football. His career was abruptly and cruelly cut short just as it was peaking, after the National Football League (NFL) effectively closed ranks and shut him out for being too political. Now, at 38 years old, he is well aware that his chances of a return are dwindling by the day, but he remains as game-ready as ever. I stay relentless at it," he continues in his easy drawl. I look at it from the perspective of, What are the things that I can control?' And what I know I can control is being prepared for when opportunity knocks, and to also continue knocking, on my end, looking for ways and opportunities ... just staying resilient and focused and disciplined - that is what's gotten me to this point in my life."Kaepernick's story is defined by the events of late 2016, when he repeatedly refused to stand for the pre-match national anthem - resulting in a chorus of booing on the pitch, insults and outrage off it, and exclusion from the sport he still loves. He was one of the biggest names in the game at the time; quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, a national celebrity, sponsored by major brands, and looking back, his actions fed into so much that has happened since: the rise of Donald Trump, the Black Lives Matter protests and a global reckoning with racism, then the backlash against what is now being called Woke 1.0", and the resurgence of a white nationalism that the US complacently assumed was in the past. Continue reading...
The US's oil deal with Venezuela faces multiple legal and logistical problems, including questions about whether it can be implementedDonald Trump has long coveted the oilfields of other nations and declared an agreement with Venezuela to be the biggest oil deal in world history". But the deal, reached after the US seized Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, is almost certainly doomed to collapse amid a wide array of legal and logistical issues, a Guardian investigation has found.The US president first mused about taking oil from Iran in 1987, when he told ABC's Barbara Walters that Iranian attacks on American shipping during the Iran-Iraq war required an extreme response. Why couldn't we go in and take over some of their oil, which is along the sea?" he asked. Over the ensuing years, he has returned frequently to the idea that America should seize oil from other countries after military conflict, from Libya to Iraq. Continue reading...
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