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Jon Husted and Sherrod Brown set for Senate showdown after Ohio primary victories

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Ohio’s Senate seat is one Democrats have prioritized in the party’s bid to retake control of the chamberSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailRepublican senator Jon Husted and Democrat Sherrod Brown won their party’s nominations in Ohio’s primary elections on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press – teeing them up for what is expected to be a high-profile and expensive Senate race i...

Polls close in Ohio and Indiana for high-stakes primaries of 2026 midterms – live

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Control of Congress at stake as Ohio Senate seat could tip scale for Democrats to retake chamber in NovemberSign up for the Breaking News US emailDonald Trump has issued a fresh verbal attack against Pope Leo XIV, accusing the pontiff of “endangering a lot of Catholics” because “he thinks it’s fine for Iran to have a nuclear weapon”.The remarks come two days before Marco Rubio, the US secretary of...

‘It kicks ass’: Rolling Stones launch new album at star-studded New York event

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood join Conan O’Brien to discuss forthcoming album Foreign TonguesOn Tuesday afternoon in New York, the Rolling Stones gathered friends, journalists and fellow artists for a preview of their forthcoming 25th album Foreign Tongues.Before the trio stepped on stage, host Conan O’Brien deadpanned that perhaps, finally, this is the album where the band will “fin...

Middle East crisis live: Trump says he is pausing operation that helps ships leave strait of Hormuz after just one day

The Guardian • 4 months ago

President Donald Trump said he was halting the US military operation to escort ships through the strait of HormuzUS-Iran truce teeters on meltdown as stalemate takes toll on each sideIran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, is travelling to Beijing later today for talks with his Chinese counterpart “on bilateral relations and regional and international developments”, his ministry said on its Teleg...

Voters cast ballots in Ohio and Indiana in high-stakes primaries for 2026 midterms – live

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Polls close in Indiana and soon in Ohio; control of Congress at stake as Senate seat in Ohio could tip scale for Democrats to retake chamberSign up for the Breaking News US emailDonald Trump has issued a fresh verbal attack against Pope Leo XIV, accusing the pontiff of “endangering a lot of Catholics” because “he thinks it’s fine for Iran to have a nuclear weapon”.The remarks come two days before ...

Middle East crisis live: Trump says he is pausing ‘Project Freedom’ operation, to help ships leave strait of Hormuz

The Guardian • 4 months ago

President Donald Trump said he was halting the US military operation to escort ships through the strait of Hormuz after just one dayUS-Iran truce teeters on meltdown as stalemate takes toll on each sideIran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, is travelling to Beijing later today for talks with his Chinese counterpart “on bilateral relations and regional and international developments”, his ministr...

Black people in England twice as likely to suffer stroke as white counterparts

The Guardian • 4 months ago

In-depth study also reveals patients from black African and Caribbean backgrounds are less likely to receive timely carePeople from black backgrounds in England are twice as likely to experience strokes as their white counterparts, while also being less likely to receive timely care, according to the largest study of its kind.The study, conducted by researchers at King’s College London and present...

Reinstate windfall tax on banks after surge in profits, TUC urges

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Unions group wants rate returned from 3% to 8% after big four UK lenders reveal £14bn total profit in first quarter An increased windfall tax should be imposed on the UK’s largest banks according to trade union leaders, after the big four lenders reported almost £14bn in first-quarter profits, partly fuelled by market turbulence caused by the Iran war.The Trades Union Congress (TUC) renewed its ca...

Australia news live: national cabinet meets to discuss fuel crisis; police treating fire at Melbourne car dealership as suspicious

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFederal shadow treasurer says any handouts in budget could add to inflationThe federal shadow treasurer, Tim Wilson, has warned that potential cash handouts in next week’s federal budget could add to inflation.Unfortunately when the government hasn’t take inflation seriously, we’ve ended up in this situation and the risk...

Correspondents’ dinner suspect faces new charge of assaulting federal officer

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Revised indictment alleges Cole Allen, accused of targeting Trump, assaulted federal officer with deadly weaponCole Tomas Allen, the suspected gunman at the White House correspondents’ dinner, is facing an additional related charge for assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon, federal authorities announced on Tuesday.The new charge, which formally accuses Allen of firing at a US Secret Se...

Middle East crisis live: Rubio says offensive stage of war is ‘over’; vessel reportedly attacked in strait of Hormuz

The Guardian • 4 months ago

UK maritime trade agency report comes as US is keen to portray ‘Project Freedom’ as defensive rescue effort for mariners stuck in GulfUS-Iran truce teeters on meltdown as stalemate takes toll on each sideIran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, is travelling to Beijing later today for talks with his Chinese counterpart “on bilateral relations and regional and international developments”, his minis...

Rubio insists US is ‘very fortunate’ as Iran war pushes gas price near $4.50

The Guardian • 4 months ago

US secretary of state says US is better off than other countries hit by disruption in oil suppliesMarco Rubio has argued the US is in a “very fortunate” position as fuel prices continue to climb nationwide amid disruption sparked by the US-Israel war on Iran.With average US fuel prices now approaching $4.50 a gallon – their highest level in four years – the US secretary of state was asked on Tuesd...

FDA blocked studies finding Covid and shingles vaccines safe, HHS official says

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Serious side effects from vaccines were rare, scientists found in studies funded by US taxpayer moneyThe US Food and Drug Administration has blocked the publication of several studies that found Covid-19 and shingles vaccines to be safe, according to a spokesperson from the Department of Health and Human Services.Agency scientists conducted the studies by analyzing millions of patient records and ...

Zack Polanski falsely claimed to be British Red Cross spokesperson, charity says

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Green party leader also accused of incorrectly stating he was a full member of the National Council of HypnotherapyZack Polanski falsely claimed to be a spokesperson for the British Red Cross while campaigning for Green party leadership, the charity has said.This was also mentioned on his personal website in 2020, where he said he was “really proud of the work we do”. Continue reading...

California ‘failing victims’ of violent crime as financial support plummets

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Analysis finds victims’ compensation program is awarding less money to fewer people, although budget has increasedVictims of violent crime in California are finding it increasingly hard to get support from the state, a new analysis has found, a development that has locked some of the most vulnerable people out of funds to help cover crime scene cleanup, relocation costs, funerals and therapy.Calif...

Australia news live: banks pass on interest rate hike to customers; Sydney ‘globalise the intifada’ forum held in park

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Lenders increase borrowing rates by 0.25%; pro-Palestine meeting barred from council venue goes ahead outside in Darlington. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then Nick Visser will be your guide.The “globalise the intifada” forum banned from taking place ...

Middle East crisis live: cargo vessel in strait of Hormuz struck by unknown projectile, UK maritime body says

The Guardian • 4 months ago

UK maritime trade agency report comes as US is keen to portray ‘Project Freedom’ as defensive rescue effort for mariners stuck in GulfIran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, is travelling to Beijing later today for talks with his Chinese counterpart “on bilateral relations and regional and international developments”, his ministry said on its Telegram account.While Beijing condemned the initial U...

‘Grotesque’: parties criticise Reform UK plan to set up migrant detention centres in Green-voting areas

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Pledge ahead of local elections dismissed as ‘not a serious policy’ and ‘profoundly un-British’Coming just days before millions go to the polls, Zia Yusuf’s announcement that a Reform government would ‘prioritise’ the citing of migrant detention centres in areas with Green MPs or councils was certainly eye-catching.“That means areas like right here in Brighton,” Reform’s shadow home secretary said...

Marco Rubio says US ‘fortunate’ high gas prices are not even worse, with other countries suffering ‘big time’ – live

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Secretary of state defends Trump administration over spike in pump prices, saying US is ‘insulated to some degree’ compared t other countries Sign up for the Breaking News US emailDonald Trump has issued a fresh verbal attack against Pope Leo XIV, accusing the pontiff of “endangering a lot of Catholics” because “he thinks it’s fine for Iran to have a nuclear weapon”.The remarks come two days befor...

Senate Republicans propose package including $1bn that could go to Trump ballroom

The Guardian • 4 months ago

New immigration enforcement package could fund security of $400m ‘East Wing modernization project’Senate Republicans have released a new immigration enforcement funding package that includes a proposed $1bn that could go to security measures related to the $400m ballroom that is part of Donald Trump’s “East Wing modernization project”.Senator Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican who chairs the Senat...

Georgia county poll workers targeted by subpoena seeking their contact details

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Fulton county is trying to fend off federal prosecutor’s demand for information on 2020 election workersFulton county, Georgia, is trying to fend off a subpoena from a federal prosecutor in North Carolina seeking contact information for thousands of poll workers from the 2020 election.The subpoena, issued in April by Dan Bishop, the interim US attorney of North Carolina’s middle district, demands ...

Georgia county poll workers targeted by US attorney seeking their contact information

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Fulton county is trying to fend off subpoena from federal prosecutor looking to get contacts of 2020 election workersFulton county, Georgia, is trying to fend off a subpoena from a federal prosecutor in North Carolina seeking contact information for thousands of poll workers from the 2020 election.The subpoena, issued in April by Dan Bishop, the interim US attorney of North Carolina’s middle distr...

US-Iran truce teeters on meltdown as stalemate takes toll on each side

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Conflict appears to have reached painful stalemate, but leaders in Tehran and Washington seem to think victory is nearThe month-old ceasefire between Iran and the US appeared to be in new peril on Tuesday with a fresh barrage of Iranian missiles reported to have targeted the United Arab Emirates as US naval forces pressed ahead with efforts to reopen the strait of Hormuz.The Iranian strike on the ...

Andrew Tate sought CPS assurance he would not be arrested if he returned to UK, court hears

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Disclosure made at preliminary hearing for civil case in which four women accuse the influencer and his brother of rapeAndrew Tate sought written assurances from prosecutors that he would not be arrested if he returned to the UK for a civil case in which he is accused of rape, a court has heard.Lawyers for the influencer and self-described misogynist, who has been charged with ten criminal offence...

MoD has no system to detect civilian deaths caused by military, study shows

The Guardian • 4 months ago

Revelation comes after report commissioned by department released in response to charity’s FoI requestThe Ministry of Defence has no system for examining whether UK military action has killed or injured civilians in war, a study commissioned by the department has revealed.The MoD also “does not maintain a central register of civilian harm incidents or allegations” and, despite mass casualties caus...