Precursor to a lawsuit also claims the Palestinian activist was maliciously prosecuted and smeared as an antisemiteLawyers for Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate and Palestinian activist who was detained by the Trump administration for months, have filed a claim for $20m in damages against the administration, alleging Khalil was falsely imprisoned, maliciously prosecuted and smeared as an antisemite as the government sought to deport him over his prominent role in campus protests.The filing - a precursor to a lawsuit under the Federal Tort Claims Act - names the Department of Homeland Security, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the state department. Continue reading...
New York-bound flight took off from Madrid on Sunday, but landed on island in Azores group after engine issueA Delta flight was diverted to an island in the Atlantic this week after the plane experienced a mechanical issue, leaving the nearly 300 passengers on the island for a day.The New York-bound flight took off from Madrid on Sunday, but as the flight made its way over the ocean, the flight crew had to divert it to an island in the Azores island group. Continue reading...
Announcement disappoints her legions of fans who hoped she might one day retake the fieldUS international and two-time World Cup winner Tobin Heath announced her retirement on Thursday, after years away from the sport due to injury, disappointing her legions of fans who hoped she might one day retake the field.Famed for her cool demeanour and extraordinary intelligence on the pitch, Heath picked up two Olympic golds and won the NWSL championship twice with the Portland Thorns. Continue reading...
Messages released by fired DoJ lawyer show officials were aware they might have to ignore judicial ordersErez Reuveni, a former justice department attorney who was dismissed from his post, has provided text messages to the Senate judiciary committee supporting his whistleblower complaint involving Emil Bove, a top department official who is currently being considered for a seat on the federal bench.Reuveni's initial complaint, filed last month, included the explosive allegation that Bove had told justice department lawyers that they would need to consider telling the courts fuck you' and ignore any such court order" blocking efforts to remove immigrants to El Salvador. Continue reading...
Ben Askren, a former Olympic wrestler, had been hospitalized in Wisconsin with a severe case of pneumoniaFormer Olympic wrestler and MMA star Ben Askren, who has been hospitalized in Wisconsin after a severe case of pneumonia, said in a post on social media Wednesday that he had undergone a double lung transplant and is in recovery.Askren said during the Instagram video that he recalls very little of what happened over a month-long stretch from late May through the first two days of July. His wife, Amy, had said in a series of social media posts that Askren was put on a ventilator in June and placed on the donor list for a lung transplant on 24 June. Continue reading...
Rising number of flood victims is starting to plateau, a bleak sign that rescuers have made little progress in past 24 hoursThe rising number of victims from the devastating central Texas floods is beginning to plateau, with at least 120 people found dead in the state - a bleak sign that rescuers have made little progress to find victims amid wreckage in the past 24 hours.On Thursday morning, local officials in Kerr county, which was hit the hardest by the 4 July flash flood, announced that 96 people had died, the same number reported on Wednesday evening. Continue reading...
Alberto Rojas of San Bernardino made the call as fear grips community after detentions on two properties in dioceseAlberto Rojas, the San Bernardino bishop who leads more than 1.5 million Catholics in southern California, has formally excused parishioners from their weekly obligation to attend mass following immigration detentions on two parish properties in the diocese.The dispensation is a move usually reserved for extenuating circumstances, such as the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. But Rojas says it is necessary because of the fear of being apprehended and possibly deported that has gripped communities, including Catholic churches. Continue reading...
Agency vows to fix deficiencies' after Pennsylvania incident in which sniper fired several shots, killing one manSix Secret Service agents have been suspended without pay after the assassination attempt against Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally last July.The suspensions range from 10 to 42 days, with a loss of both salary and benefits during the absence, the agency's deputy director, Matt Quinn, told CBS News. Continue reading...
There's a cynical logic behind Netanyahu's publicity stunt: he is exploiting Trump's need for flattery to prolong Israel's brutal war on GazaBenjamin Netanyahu nominates Donald Trump for Nobel peace prize"- that headline seems to have been pulled straight out of the satirical news outlet the Onion. But it's 100% real news: the Israeli prime minister who has been indicted by the international criminal court for alleged war crimes in Gaza has proposed the US president, his largest weapons supplier and strongest political backer, as a candidate for the world's top peacemaking prize.It's absurd, akin to nominating one's drug dealer for the Nobel prize in medicine. But there's a cynical logic behind Netanyahu's publicity stunt: he is exploiting Trump's need for flattery to prolong Israel's brutal war on Gaza and to continue attacking other countries in the Middle East, including Iran, Lebanon and Yemen. Before Netanyahu showed up for dinner at the White House on Monday with a copy of his Nobel nomination letter, Trump was eager to announce a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas this week. Continue reading...
Some offices continue to treat patients as provision in Trump's policy bill was recently blocked by a court orderAt least two regional Planned Parenthood affiliates have notices on their websites telling patients that, thanks to a provision in Republicans' new tax-and-spending bill that defunds" the reproductive healthcare giant, they can no longer accept Medicaid.However, this provision - which abortion rights supporters have called a backdoor abortion ban" - was recently blocked by a court order. Other Planned Parenthood affiliates are continuing to treat patients who use Medicaid to pay for treatment. Continue reading...
Deal brings legacy brands such as Nutella, Kinder, Tic Tac, Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops and Special K under one roofWK Kellogg on Thursday agreed to be bought by the owner of Ferrero Rocher in a deal worth about $3.1bn, as the cereal maker has been struggling with weakening consumer demand due to persistently high inflation.Deal making in the snacking space has picked up pace as food brands battle muted sales in the wake of price hikes owing to higher input costs and a shift in consumer preference for healthier options. Continue reading...
Patriot Front leader says so-called activists' prioritizing giving supplies to their people' and European peoples'A US racist and neo-fascist hate group that has become a public fixture in recent years has descended on central Texas in a stunt it claims is part of the disaster relief" efforts under way after the devastating flash floods hit the region last week.Patriot Front, founded following the deadly 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, after which its leader, Thomas Rousseau, a Texan, was later charged for his participation, has claimed on its Telegram app channel that it has shown up in the areas near Camp Mystic, where 27 young campers lost their lives. Continue reading...
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The nearly 100-year-old institute, which now lies in ruins, was the go-to summer camp for girls in the stateThe loss of 27 campers and counsellors from Camp Mystic to the Texas Hill Country flood may serve, at a terrible cost, to expand its considerable reputation across Texas and beyond. Even as the floods claimed more lives along the valley - at least 120 confirmed dead and 160 people unaccounted for as of Tuesday - the loss of several Mystic Girls" has dominated the headlines.The camp, which offers two four-week terms and one two-week term over the summer, has been the go-to summer camp for daughters of Texans for nearly a century. It's so popular that fathers have been known to call the registrar to get their daughters on the list from the delivery room. Continue reading...
Cave-in apparently occurred between tunnel boring machine 5 miles from sole entry and workers 6 miles inThirty-one construction workers inside a huge industrial tunnel in Los Angeles made it to safety after a portion of it collapsed Wednesday evening, an outcome officials called a blessing after they initially feared much worse.The cave-in appears to have occurred between the tunnel boring machine 5 miles (8km) in from the sole entrance and the construction workers who were working 6 miles in, said Michael Chee, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, which is in charge of the nearly $700m project. The workers were about 400ft (121 meters) underground. Continue reading...
The American has long hovered on the edge of something bigger - at Wimbledon he appears to have grown into the player he always hinted at becomingTaylor Fritz has spent much of his decade-long professional career just outside the tennis elite: close enough to peer in, but not quite break through. That may be about to change. On Friday, the 27-year-old American will face Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon semi-finals, his biggest match on grass to date and a chance to take down the two-time defending champion.It promises an attractive clash of styles: Fritz, the power-serving baseliner ranked No 5 in the world, who has sent down 95 aces, the second-most in the tournament. Alcaraz, the all-court magician from Spain riding a 23-match win streak (including 19 in a row at the All England Club), has returned superbly all fortnight, winning 31% of his return games and landing 71% of returns in play. But if tennis were that simple and form and numbers alone determined outcomes, Centre Court wouldn't offer up the theatre it so consistently does. Continue reading...
Trump administration targets special rapporteur for Palestinian territories, in latest action against critics of Israel's warThe Trump administration announced on Wednesday it was issuing sanctions against an independent official tasked with investigating human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories.The state department's decision to sanction Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, is the latest effort by the United States to punish critics of Israel's 21-month war in Gaza and comes after a recent US pressure campaign to force the international body to remove her from her post failed. Continue reading...
Redistricting gives Republicans in the state the opportunity to increase their strength and numbers', experts sayExperts, politicians and concerned Texans say their state could be a blueprint for Republican efforts to stave off losses in next year's elections, with some calling the GOP division a festering wound" in Texas - all while Donald Trump stacks the deck against potential Democratic inroads.Last month, nearly 150 people showed up at a Tarrant county commissioners court meeting in north Texas. The packed building wasn't used to such a high volume of visitors, but the day's key vote had been hotly contested for weeks. Continue reading...
Unexpectedly cheap tickets gave my boy an overwhelming soccer experience, and me a jolt of faith in a flawed tournamentMy son had never been to a professional soccer game.Soccer is, shall we say, not really his thing. It's also never been particularly important to me that he likes soccer, that he likes what I like. Our sons will be their own men, come what may. Continue reading...
At a sweltering New York mall, customers say they're paying more as tariffs push up costs on goods such as t-shirtsAs temperatures soared on a sweltering July day in New York City, shoppers at Queens's largest mall said they were feeling the heat - of rising prices.T-shirts, basic t-shirts, underwear, the basic necessities - the prices are going up," said Clarence Johnson, 48, who was visiting the Macy's at the Queen Center mall to pick up shirts he ordered online. Continue reading...
Mina Holland's book about parenting her seriously unwell daughter sheds light on the situation faced by so many, and the complicated psychology at playWhen you have a baby, especially if you're in an antenatal class, or friends or family members have a child of about the same age, there is a feeling that you're all in it together, at least at first. For me this big, life-transforming event might have felt intensely personal, but the shared connection with other new parents, who were also learning on the job, not to mention the books - Your Baby Week By Week, The Wonder Weeks - can trick you into thinking that the path is a predictable one.From hourly feeds and wake-ups to sleeping through the night, breast- and bottle-feeding to solids, crawling to walking, maternity leave to nursery to school, the journey may have slightly different scenery, but the impression given is that ultimately it ends up in the same place. Continue reading...
The US president, Donald Trump, said Joseph Boakai, the president of Liberia where English is the official language, had spoken 'such good English' during a meeting with African leaders.Boakai was advocating for US investment in his country and a joint approach to peace and security in the region. Trump asked him where he had 'learned to speak so beautifully', causing embarrassment
Social housing makes up almost half of the city's 1m homes. The system isn't perfect, but it gets a lot of things rightWhen it comes to best-practice examples in the housing debate, Vienna is a common reference. Indeed, the Austrian capital features prominently in narratives about successful housing policies. An article in the Observer concluded that Vienna shows decent homes for all" is not an impossible dream. And the New York Times even declared it a renters' utopia".A considerable part of the attraction of Vienna relates to its large social-housing stock. It accounts for some 43% of the roughly 1m housing units in the city. About half of it is municipally owned council housing. The other half is provided and administered by limited-profit housing associations - an Austrian version of social housing providers that are permitted to make a small profit to finance their operations. Social housing is not just for those on low incomes, but also caters to middle- and even some upper-middle-class households. Continue reading...
Whether it's bloodshed at Glastonbury or starving people on benefits, their irony poisoning' seeps obscene ideas into the range of the possibleImagine the furore if a Guardian columnist suggested bombing, say, the Conservative party conference and the Tory stronghold of Arundel in Sussex. It would dominate public discussion for weeks. Despite protesting they were only joking", that person would never work in journalism again. Their editor would certainly be sacked. The police would probably come knocking. But when the Spectator columnist Rod Liddle speculates about bombing Glastonbury festival and Brighton, complaints are met with, Calm down dear, can't you take a joke?" The journalist keeps his job, as does his editor, the former justice secretary Michael Gove. There's one rule for the left and another for the right.The same applies to the recent comments on GB News by its regular guest Lewis Schaffer. He proposed that, to reduce the number of disabled people claiming benefits, he would just starve them. I mean, that's what people have to do, that's what you've got to do to people, you just can't give people money ... What else can you do? Shoot them? I mean, I suggest that, but I think that's maybe a bit strong." The presenter, Patrick Christys replied, Yeah, it's just not allowed these days."George Monbiot is a Guardian columnistOn Tuesday 16 September, join George Monbiot and guests as they discuss the forces driving climate denialism, live at the Barbican in London and livestreamed globally. Book tickets here or at Guardian.LiveDo 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...
Somalia, DR Congo and Yemen among states forced to sign deals and barter their minerals for aid or military supportSome of the world's poorest countries have started paying millions to lobbyists linked to Donald Trump to try to offset US cuts to foreign aid, an investigation reveals.Somalia, Haiti and Yemen are among 11 countries to sign significant lobbying deals with figures tied directly to the US president after he slashed US foreign humanitarian assistance. Continue reading...
Trump calls for end to prosecution and also targets other countries with steep levies while Washington sanctions UN official over Gaza - key US politics stories from Wednesday 9 JulyDonald Trump has slapped a 50% tariff on Brazil over what he called the witch-hunt" against former president Jair Bolsonaro and demanded that it end immediately.The US president said the levy on Brazil would be separate from all sectoral tariffs" as he also targeted seven other countries for steep tariffs and criticised the trial of Bolsonaro, whom he has described as a friend and hosted at his Mar-a-Lago resort. Continue reading...
Latest threats heighten fears that the president's erratic trade strategy risks exacerbating inflation across the USDonald Trump announced on Wednesday that his administration will hit Brazil with a 50% tariff on products sent to the US, tying the move to what he called the witch-hunt" trial against its former president, Jair Bolsonaro.Posting letters on Truth Social, the US president had earlier in the day targeted seven other countries - the Philippines, Brunei, Moldova, Algeria, Libya, Iraq and Sri Lanka - for stiff US tariffs on foreign exports starting on 1 August. Continue reading...
PSG's Club World Cup demolition was further proof that perhaps Real Madrid signed the wrong French forwardThe first drinks break was unplanned. It came six minutes ahead of schedule, but Real Madrid were grateful for the respite. They wandered to the touchline, dazed and confused, and reached for the water bottles. They looked to Xabi Alonso and hoped for answers. After 24 minutes of being pummelled by Paris Saint-Germain, though, the thought occurred that the players in white would have been better off asking for smelling salts.It is never a good sign when the emergency team talk takes place with more than an hour left. PSG had just stormed into a 3-0 lead, Fabian Ruiz scoring his second after a stunning combination between the exceptional Ousmane Dembele and the flying Achraf Hakimi on the right, and to be honest the scoreline felt kind on Madrid. The New Jersey sun was beating down but PSG were merciless. Lads, it's 33C. Any chance of slowing down? Continue reading...
It was not immediately clear to whom the requests were sent and the kind of information that was requestedThe US Department of Justice said on Wednesday it had sent more than 20 subpoenas to clinics and doctors who offer gender-affirming care to minors.It was not immediately clear to whom the requests were sent and the kind of information that was requested. Continue reading...
Fabian Ruiz scored twice as the champions of Europe made the final by swatting aside Real Madrid with easeAt last ... here come the players! One by one. PSG first, in their new blue shirts with red-lattice stripe that [squints] pays tribute to Paris's architectural heritage." Then out come Real Madrid in white shirts that [narrows eyes again, adjusts pince-nez] mark the Bernabeu's latest refurbishment with a design featuring subtle shapes, textures and colours borrowed from its long and storied history ... a performance-focused construction for quick-fire football with heat-applied club crest for unparalleled inspiration." Soccer!Kick-off has been delayed until 3.10pm local time, 8.10pm UK time. That's because both teams got caught in traffic on their way to the stadium from their Manhattan hotels, and rocked up 20 minutes later than expected. Real have had no luck whatsoever on their travels: their flight to NYC was delayed for three hours last night due to storms. Continue reading...
Judge finds Republican-crafted law probably unconstitutional for encroaching on federal authorityThe US supreme court maintained on Wednesday a judicial block on a Republican-crafted Florida law that makes it a crime for undocumented immigrants in the United States to enter the state.The justices denied a request by state officials to lift an order by the Florida-based US district judge Kathleen Williams that barred them from carrying out arrests and prosecutions under the law while a legal challenge plays out in lower courts. Williams ruled that Florida's law conflicted with the federal government's authority over immigration policy. Continue reading...
Boy, 13, arrested after Rancho fire raced through dry brush in Laguna Beach and forced evacuation of about 100 homesA 13-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of setting off fireworks that sparked a wildfire this week in coastal southern California, forcing the evacuations of about 100 canyon homes, authorities said.Crews with air support protected residences from the Rancho fire as flames raced through dry brush on Monday afternoon in Laguna Beach. It was held to 4 acres (1.6 hectares) with no damage to structures. Continue reading...
Senator on vacation abroad while Texas was hit by deadly floods, a disaster worsened by forecasting cuts, critics sayTed Cruz has had quite a week. On Tuesday, the Texas senator ensured the Republican spending bill slashed funding for weather forecasting, only to then go on vacation to Greece while his state was hit by deadly flooding, a disaster critics say was worsened by cuts to forecasting.Cruz, who infamously fled Texas for Cancun when a crippling winter storm ravaged his state in 2021, was seen visiting the Parthenon in Athens with his wife, Heidi, on Saturday, a day after a flash flood along the Guadalupe River in central Texas killed more than 100 people, including dozens of children and counselors at a camp. Continue reading...
Oksana Markarova will be recalled from Washington in move designed to strengthen ties with Trump teamVolodymyr Zelenskyy is replacing Ukraine's ambassador to the US, who has been heavily criticised by leading Republicans, as part a diplomatic reshuffle designed to strengthen ties with the Trump administration.Ukraine's foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, confirmed on Wednesday that Oksana Markarova will be recalled from Washington after four years in the job. He described her as extremely effective, charismatic and one of our most successful ambassadors". Continue reading...
Brooke Rollins also claimed automation can replace the immigrant labor force despite repeated evidence of failureThe US agriculture secretary has suggested that increased automation and forcing Medicaid recipients to work could replace the migrant farm workers being swept up in Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign, despite years of evidence and policy failures that those kinds of measures are not substitutes for the immigrant labor force underpinning American agriculture.Speaking at a news conference with Republican governors on Tuesday, Brooke Rollins said the administration would rely on automation, also some reform within the current governing structure", and pointed to 34 million able-bodied adults in our Medicaid program" as potential workers. Continue reading...
The systematic destruction of Gaza is hardly a secret. Now, the IDF is posting Facebook ads for bulldozer operators to help demolish the stripOmer Bartov is an Israeli-American historian and one of the foremost scholars on genocide in the world. He has spent over 25 years teaching a class on the subject. He deals with atrocities for a living, analyzing some of the very worst things that human beings are capable of. And yet even Bartov has said he can't bear looking at some of the excruciating images coming out of Gaza any more.What's happening, Bartov says, is unprecedented in the 21st century. I don't know of any comparable situation. Recent estimates show that about 70% of the structures in Gaza are either completely destroyed or severely damaged," Bartov says. The argument that the IDF [Israel Defense Forces] is conducting a war in Gaza is simply cynical, there is no war in Gaza. What the IDF is doing in Gaza is demolishing it. Hundreds of buildings are being bulldozed every week. This is not a secret, but mainstream media coverage has been insufficient." Continue reading...
We want to hear about what major decisions people might be delaying under the Trump administration and whyAs Donald Trump approaches six months in office as president, his administration's agenda has shaken every corner of US life.According to research from Harris Poll, Americans are reconsidering major life events including marriage, having children and buying a home amid economic anxiety under the Trump administration. Continue reading...
Patrick Bailey chugged around the bases to defeat the Phillies - the first time a game has been won that way since 2016Patrick Bailey's entrance into the Major League Baseball record books on Tuesday night began with a tight swing that sent a fastball from Phillies reliever Jordan Romano into Triples Alley.It ended with Bailey chugging his way around third base then getting mobbed at home plate by his teammates after becoming the third catcher in major league history to hit a game-ending, inside-the-park home run. Continue reading...
Health secretary backs company criticized for selling junk-laden meals to Medicaid patients on Make America healthy again' tourHealth secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr promoted a company whose meals contain ultra-processed ingredients - which he has repeatedly railed against - on his Make America healthy again" tour.Kennedy appeared at an enormous food plant in Oklahoma for a company called Mom's Meals, which makes 1.5m medically tailored" meals each week and ships them all over the country. Continue reading...
Trump's budget bill is creating a colossus with more resources than many national militariesOn Thursday, congressional Republicans passed Trump's 1,000-page budget, and the president signed it on Saturday. The rich will get obscenely richer. The poor will be hungrier and sicker, work more precarious, and the planet unrelentingly hotter. The symmetry is elegant: cuts to healthcare and food programs average about $120bn each year over the next decade, while the tax cuts will save households earning more than $500,000 about $120bn a year.Trump got what he wanted. But enriching himself and his wealthy friends at the expense of everyone else has long been his life purpose. It was not until he became president, with the Heritage Foundation's wonks, the deportation czar Stephen Miller, and six loyal supreme courtiers behind him, that he could reshape the US in his own amoral, racist, violence-intoxicated image. In fact, the latter goal may be dearer to him than the former. Continue reading...
US president appears to have run out of patience with his Russian counterpart - but how that transmits into practical support for Kyiv remains to be seen
Heavy rains triggered flash flooding in Ruidoso that was so intense an entire house was swept downstreamThree people have died in a mountain town in southern New Mexico that is a popular summer retreat after monsoon rains triggered flash flooding that was so intense an entire house was swept downstream, officials said.A man and two children were swept away Tuesday by flood waters, the village of Ruidoso said in a statement. Continue reading...
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