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Jamee Comans said if evidence does not support deportation, she may rule for Columbia graduate's releaseAn immigration judge ruled on Tuesday that the Trump administration has until 5pm on Wednesday to present evidence as to why Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate, should be deported. She said that if the evidence does not support deportation, she may rule on Friday on his release from immigration detention.Khalil, a green-card holder and leader in the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University last year, was detained on 8 March. The Trump administration claims that his presence has adverse foreign policy consequences, an argument decried by his legal team as a blatant free speech violation. The government has not provided any evidence that he broke the law, a typical condition for revoking permanent residency. Continue reading...

Move comes after company signed agreement to support Department of Homeland Security's deportation effortsSeveral thousand people have signed a petition urging Avelo Airlines to halt its plans to carry out deportation flights in cooperation with the Trump administration.This comes as the budget airline company recently said it had signed an agreement to fly federal deportation flights for the administration from Mesa, Arizona, starting in May. Continue reading...

State is fourth in the US to create such a system, recognizing a crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous peopleNew Mexico became the fourth state in the nation to create an alert system for missing Indigenous Americans after its governor, Michelle Lujan Grisham, signed legislation creating a turquoise alert" on Monday.The act, which passed both chambers of the state legislature unanimously during the state's recent legislative session, symbolizes the growing attention that a crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people - most often women and girls - has received in recent years. Continue reading...

Probationary employees laid off in Trump administration's purge lose reinstatement in 7-2 ruling over legal standing

Trump officials told migrants temporarily allowed in US through online scheduling app to leave immediately'

Nicholas Roske, of Simi Valley, California, faces up to life in prison over incident in Maryland in June 2022A California man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to trying to kill Brett Kavanaugh at the US supreme court justice's home in a suburb of Washington DC nearly three years ago.Nicholas Roske was arrested near Kavanaugh's home in Chevy Chase, Maryland, in June 2022. Roske was armed with a gun and a knife, was carrying zip ties and was dressed in black when he arrived in the neighborhood by taxi just after 1am, authorities said. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Noor Abdalla attacks Columbia officials alongside Trump administration in letter to husband

Whitehall sources say Starmer and Reeves aligned in seeing steel as of huge strategic importance'Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are actively considering nationalising British Steel in an escalation of plans first revealed in the Guardian last year.The prime minister said all options were on the table to secure the future of the Scunthorpe plant, which is owned by the Chinese firm Jingye and employs about 3,500 people.Defended the welfare cuts as being based on dignity" and criticised the Office for Budget Responsibility for not taking into account possible behavioural changes of people affected by the cuts when assessing the consequences of the policy.Said threats from foreign powers targeting people in the UK were growing" and the issue was constantly being raised in international talks. He added: I think we generally underestimate that threat, and it's very important we're alive to it."Stepped up his criticism of regulators, telling MPs he was astonished" by how many there were and saying he was frustrated" by the barriers they put up.Called for an inquiry into the killing of 15 aid workers in Gaza and said international law underpins everything we do bilaterally and multilaterally" when questioned about the conflict in the Middle East.Said he would speak to the intelligence agencies and the Kyiv government after Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukraine president, said two Chinese citizens had been captured fighting as part of the Russian army.Said changes to the social care system could come as soon as next year amid a review led by Lady Louise Casey. Continue reading...

Agreement between IRS and DHS will give unprecedented access to immigration enforcers to aid in deportationsThe Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will share taxpayer information about undocumented immigrants with homeland security officials, a move that will give unprecedented access to immigration enforcers to aid in deportations.A memorandum of understanding between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the IRS was filed late on Monday in a case brought by immigrants' rights groups Centro de Trabajadores Unidos and Immigrant Solidarity Dupage, represented by Public Citizen and other lawyers. The memo says Ice can request information from the IRS for its investigations into undocumented immigrants who have not left the country after receiving a final order of removal from a judge. It is signed by the treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, and the homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem. Continue reading...

President claims many' countries are seeking a deal with US as he prepares to impose steep tariffs on trading partners

Georgia is still recovering from the impact six months on and the famed Masters course will look different as a resultHurricane Helene made landfall in the early hours of Friday 27 September, in Big Bend, Florida. Meteorologists at the National Hurricane Center had been watching it building for a week, as it moved away from Nicaragua, up past Grand Cayman, Cancun, and Cuba, and the governor of Georgia, Brian Kemp, had declared a state of emergency on the Tuesday afternoon.The current forecast for Hurricane Helene suggests this storm will impact every part of our state," Kemp said, but in Augusta, over in the east of the state, people felt safe, they hadn't had a hurricane here in almost 100 years, and this one was forecast to pass it by. Continue reading...

Prosecutors say Ryan Routh made reconnaissance' trips before alleged incident in West Palm Beach in SeptemberA man charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump on a Florida golf course last summer tried to buy a rocket launcher as well as an anti-aircraft missile from a person he thought was a Ukrainian arms dealer, court papers filed on Monday assert.The documents add substantial additional details to the justice department's case against Ryan Routh, 59, who allegedly made several reconnaissance" trips to West Palm Beach from his North Carolina home ahead of the alleged assassination attempt on 15 September last year. Continue reading...

People from 28 states marched on Capitol Hill to demand that lawmakers protect program from Republican cuts

Deputy attorney general Todd Blanche sends memo to employees promising dissolution effective immediately'

Bank says it still values inclusivity after bowing to Trump agenda by changing hiring and promotion policyBarclays has ditched gender and ethnicity targets for US staff, making it the latest UK company to bow to Donald Trump's anti-diversity drive.Managers at the US arm of the British lender will no long have to consider how new hires and promotions advance the careers of women and people from minority ethnic backgrounds, who have traditionally been overlooked in the banking sector. Continue reading...

Just over 71,000 cars sold in first quarter as German manufacturer is silent on effect of US tariffsPorsche sales slumped in the first three months of the year as an increase in deliveries to the US was overshadowed by falls in Europe and China, while Donald Trump's trade war has triggered uncertainty in the global car industry.The German car manufacturer reported a 37% rise in North American deliveries in the period from January to March, hitting 20,698, which Porsche said was partly because of low figures last year when car deliveries were delayed due to import restrictions on Chinese components. Continue reading...

US supreme court justice dubbed disgusting fraud' for siding with liberal justices in Venezuela deportations caseAmy Coney Barrett, a conservative US supreme court justice, earned the ire of the far right by siding with three liberal justices in a ruling against the Trump administration this week, the second time in recent months that she has drawn their scorn.On Monday, she joined a dissent in a ruling over a 1798 law that Trump is using to deport alleged gang members to Venezuela and El Salvador. The court ruled 5-4 to allow the Trump administration to use the Alien Enemies Act to continue these deportations, if detainees are given due process. Continue reading...

Drink removed from draft list after lobbying from whiskey-making Ireland and wine-producing Italy and France

Musk's unsuccessful attempts may be sign of growing rift between US president and tech billionaireElon Musk made personal, repeated attempts to try to get Donald Trump to back off from the wave of global tariffs that have created turmoil in international markets, it was reported on Tuesday.Musk's failure to get Trump to listen, however, is evidence to some observers of a growing rift between the US president and the world's richest person, who has been leading the White House's efforts to curb federal spending as head of the unofficial department of government efficiency (Doge). Continue reading...

Newton-Wellesley hospital says it ruled out environmental risk as staff members diagnosed with benign growthsFive nurses working in the same unit at a Boston-area hospital have been diagnosed with non-cancerous brain tumors, prompting them and their labor union to search for answers while the medical facility contends it has ruled out an environmental risk for workers there.According to a statement that Mass General Brigham's Newton-Wellesley hospital provided to NBC10 Boston, the five nurses either work or have previously worked in the facility's fifth-floor maternity unit. Continue reading...

Wall Street rises after Treasury secretary says US can reach some good deals' with trading partners

US marshals sent to deliver letter warning Liz Oyer about testifying to Congress over actor's gun case, lawyer saysThe Trump administration-led justice department planned to send armed US marshals to deliver a letter warning a career pardon attorney about testifying to Congress after she says she was fired over a case involving the actor Mel Gibson, her lawyer said in a letter seen by Reuters on Monday.This highly unusual step of directing armed law enforcement officers to the home of a former Department of Justice employee who has engaged in no misconduct, let alone criminal conduct, simply to deliver a letter, is both unprecedented and completely inappropriate," Michael Bromwich, a lawyer representing the fired pardon attorney Liz Oyer, wrote to the justice department. Continue reading...

On 1 April, thousands of workers at HHS and agencies like the CDC were let go, leaving those left to piece together the cuts and mourn the research that can't go forwardFor the past two months, members of the Elon Musk-led department of government efficiency" (Doge) have stalked the halls of the Center for Disease Control's (CDC) Atlanta headquarters.Several employees told the Guardian that if a Doge staffer walked through their offices and saw a badge at an untended workstation, its owner would be fired promptly. Firing someone for a security violation gave Doge an excuse to circumvent the defenses of civil service protection, or performance reviews, or seniority. Continue reading...

Let's stop all the moaning about stock market crashes and soaring grocery prices. It's time to focus on the upsides!There's been a lot of doom-mongering about tariffs recently, hasn't there? Oh no, my life savings are going to get wiped out and I'm never going to be able to retire! Oh no, grocery prices are going to triple! Oh no, it looks suspiciously as if Donald Trump has used ChatGPT to guide his fiscal policy and now we're going to see another Great Depression! Moan, moan, moan.While it might be true that much of these predictions are coming from highly credentialed economists and people who tend to know what they're talking about, I'd like to remind you that there are two sides to every story - and it's always worth looking at both of them. You've already heard from voices who reckon Trump's tariffs are misguided and dangerous. Now it's time to focus on the people who support the president's assessment that tariffs are a very beautiful thing" that will usher in a new golden age. Continue reading...

Days of heavy rains have led to rapidly swelling waterways and prompted a series of flood emergencies from Texas to Ohio. Forecasters attributed this violent weather to warm temperatures, an unstable atmosphere, strong wind shear and abundant moisture streaming from the Gulf. The climate crisis is bringing heavier rainfall and related flood risks in most parts of the US, with the upper Midwest and Ohio River valley among the regions most affected, according to Climate Central, an independent nonprofit Continue reading...

Trump's actions are irreconcilable with Christian compassion. But an unholy alliance seeks to cast empathy as a parasitic plagueJust over an hour into Elon Musk's last appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast, the billionaire brought up the latest existential threat to trouble him.We've got civilizational suicidal empathy going on," Musk said. And it's like, I believe in empathy. Like, I think you should care about other people, but you need to have empathy for civilization as a whole and not commit to a civilizational suicide." Continue reading...

President's effort to rapidly shrink federal government is already reaching private sector as recession fears loomAmericans are grappling with climbing costs, falling sales and dwindling work as Donald Trump moves to overhaul the federal government and economy.As the US president pushes forward with an array of controversial policies, from sweeping cuts to blanket tariffs, the Guardian asked US workers how they have been affected. Some requested anonymity for fear of retaliation. Continue reading...

Pete Hildebrand says health secretary never said anything' about vaccine's efficacy when he visited for funeralA Texas man who buried his eight-year-old daughter on Sunday after the unvaccinated child died with measles says Robert F Kennedy Jr never said anything" about the vaccine against the illness or its proven efficacy while visiting the girl's family and community for her funeral.He did not say that the vaccine was effective," Pete Hildebrand, the father of Daisy Hildebrand, said in reference to Kennedy during a brief interview on Monday. I had supper with the guy ... and he never said anything about that." Continue reading...

Family members of many deported Venezuelans deny alleged gang ties. Plus, global executions hit 10-year high in 2024Good morning.The supreme court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to use an 18th-century wartime law to deport Venezuelan people, but said they must get a court hearing before they are taken from the US.What was the reaction? Lee Gelernt, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, which filed suit against the deportations, said the court's ruling that deportees were entitled to due process was an important victory". Donald Trump posted: The Supreme Court has upheld the Rule of Law in our Nation by allowing a President, whoever that may be, to be able to secure our Borders, and protect our families and our Country, itself. A GREAT DAY FOR JUSTICE IN AMERICA."What did Beijing say on Tuesday? China's commerce ministry accused the US of blackmail" and said Trump's threats of additional 50% tariffs if Beijing did not reverse its own 34% reciprocal tariff were a mistake on top of a mistake". Continue reading...

Workers say fast-paced conditions compound injury risks, while USDA will no longer require reports on safety dataThe Trump administration will speed up processing lines for poultry and pork meatpacking plants while halting reports on worker safety, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced recently, in a move that workers and advocates say will lead to more injuries.Some poultry and pork plants already receive waivers to speed up production lines, and the USDA plans to update its rules to make the changes permanent and applicable to all poultry and pork plants, the department said in a press release. Continue reading...

Kat Abughazaleh has been critical of what she describes as Democrats' lack of vision and says the party has lost touch with many of its voters, especially young peopleKat Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old progressive TikTok star, wants to do campaigns differently. So the very online candidate for a solid blue congressional seat in Illinois is channeling her energy into in-person events.The entry fee for her campaign's kickoff event was a box of tampons or pads to be donated to The Period Collective, a Chicago-based nonprofit that distributes free menstrual products to low-income communities in the area. The debut was such a success, she said, they filled her campaign manager's SUV with donations. (I want him to get pulled over so bad," Abughazaleh quipped in a video for her YouTube series How to Run for Congress.) It's part of her pledge to disrupt politics as usual and run a campaign centered on mutual aid and community organizing instead of a candidate-centered vanity project" that relies on expensive TV ads and grifty" fundraising texts. Continue reading...

When we dig into new research we see why all the alarming headlines are written, but also that science is bringing new hopeAlzheimer's disease and other dementias were the leading cause of death in Britain in 2021 (followed by Covid-19 and heart disease), and a top 10 cause of death in the United States. Dementia is a general term used for several diseases that destroy nerve cells and damage the brain, leading to difficulty with memory, thinking and other cognitive functions. Behind those statistics is a heartbreaking condition for individuals (and their loved ones) as they become confused and disoriented, struggle to recognise family, friends and caregivers, and lose the ability to live independently.Recent studies from across the world have highlighted that dementia cases are likely to rise dramatically. For instance, an analysis of 15,000 middle-aged US adults in Nature Medicine in January 2025 found that in study participants, the lifetime risk of developing dementia after 55 was 42%. Basically, an estimated 42% of over 55-year-old Americans will eventually develop dementia. This is considerably higher than previous studies had found. The authors say that the number of US adults who will develop dementia annually is expected to double over the next four decades. The numbers are eye-wateringly high, and they align with a growing concern in public health that with more people living longer and elderly people becoming a larger proportion of the population, cases will increase dramatically, with associated health and social care challenges. Continue reading...

It is Fifa's own policies and hunger for monetization that has helped prevent American soccer from growing organicallyColin Cowherd peered down from his studio desk perched high above the chairs assigned to the guests on his Fox Sports talkshow. He had a simple question for Fifa president Gianni Infantino. More of a demand, really.Give me something about America that you really love," Cowherd said. Continue reading...

Dallas have a proven ability to pick up talented players in the draft. But their owner doesn't help when it comes to free agencyWell, Jerry Jones has done it again - and not in a good way.The Dallas Cowboys' owner, president, and general manager has once again waited too long to re-sign one of his key players, and he's going to pay for it as a result. At the 2025 NFL owners' meetings in early April, Jones was asked about edge-rushing superstar Micah Parsons, and how to keep him on the team. Continue reading...

China's government says it will 'fight to the end' if the US continues to escalate the trade war, after Donald Trump threatened huge additional tariffs in response to Beijing's retaliatory measures. A spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry said: 'Chinese people do not provoke trouble, nor are they afraid of it. Pressure, threats, and blackmail are not the right ways to deal with China. China will surely take necessary measures to resolutely safeguard its legitimate rights and interests'

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The Cougars committed five of their nine turnovers in the final 3:24, including four on their last four possessions, and failed to attempt a shot in the final minuteIt came down to one more play.In a championship game where every possession felt like a fistfight, Florida landed the final punch. Houston buckled. And for Kelvin Sampson's Cougars, that sliver of difference will sting for a long time.1:21 - Joseph Tugler stripped in the paint0:52 - LJ Cryer lost the ball under pressure0:26 - Sharp dribbled the ball off his leg in a triple-team trap0:00 - Sharp dropped the ball on the final play, unable to recover without traveling Continue reading...

Extreme volatility has plagued global stock markets, with Donald Trump defying stark warnings about economic damage - key US politics stories from 7 AprilGlobal stock markets fell catastrophically on Monday following President Trump's tariff rollout.Despite the economic turmoil, the US president doubled down on his plan, threatening to impose an additional 50% tariff on imports from China on Wednesday, unless the country rescinds its retaliatory tariffs on the United States by Tuesday. Continue reading...

I write to bear witness to the incredible nature of these men - to their kindness, their gentleness and their goodnessWhen the initial news of the executions of eight paramedics from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) and the disappearance of one more broke on Eid al-Fitr, I stared for a long time at the pictures of the men the Israel Defense Forces had killed. I have stared more every day since.I knew some of these men. Continue reading...

In 5-4 ruling, court laid down terms for invoking Alien Enemies Act, stating any challenges to law must take place in TexasDonald Trump may continue using a 1798 law to deport alleged gang members to Venezuela, the supreme court ruled on Monday, however it will apply certain limits. Any challenges to the wartime law, called the Alien Enemies Act, must take place in Texas, where the migrants were held, and not in Washington DC, the court said.In a 5-4 ruling, the court granted the Trump administration's request to lift a Washington DC-based judge's order temporarily blocking the deportations. Continue reading...

Health secretary makes announcement as EPA reviews new scientific information' into potential health risksRobert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, said he plans to tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop recommending fluoridation in communities nationwide. Kennedy also said he's assembling a taskforce to focus on the issue.Also on Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it was reviewing new scientific information" on potential health risks of fluoride in drinking water. The EPA has primary authority to set the maximum level of fluoridation in public water systems. Continue reading...

President poised to further impose taxes after Beijing announced a 34% tariff on US imports as global markets fallDonald Trump has threatened to impose an additional 50% tariff on imports from China on Wednesday unless the country rescinds its retaliatory tariffs on the United States by Tuesday.The news comes on the third day of catastrophic market falls around the globe since Trump announced his trade war last Wednesday with tariffs on the US's trading partners. Continue reading...

About a thousand people marched outside of Tom Homan's home in village of less than 1,500 after family was detainedA mother and her three children who were taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents as part of a sweep in the tiny hometown of the Trump administration's border czar", Tom Homan, have been released following days of outcry from community figures, advocates and protesters calling for their freedom.Over the weekend, about a thousand protesters marched outside of Homan's home in a small New York village, calling for the release of the family after they were detained last month. The family has not been named or spoken out publicly. Continue reading...

President says the pair had a great discussion' while prime minister says Israel will eliminate trade deficit with USThe Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, met with Donald Trump on Monday for the second time since the US president's return to office, marking the first effort by a foreign leader to negotiate a deal after Trump announced sweeping tariffs last week.Speaking alongside Trump in the Oval Office, Netanyahu said Israel would eliminate the trade deficit with the US. We intend to do it very quickly," he told reporters, adding that he believed Israel could serve as a model for many countries who ought to do the same". Continue reading...

President, sitting in Oval Office with Benjamin Netanyahu, warns Tehran of great danger' if talks are not successfulDonald Trump has announced that the US is to hold direct talks with Iran in a bid to prevent the country from obtaining an atomic bomb, while also warning Tehran of dire consequences if they fail.Sitting beside Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, in the Oval Office, Trump indicated that discussions would start this coming weekend, though he also implied communications had already begun. Continue reading...