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Volunteers rescue man stuck on 10,000ft-high ledge in Sierra Nevada
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Volunteers rescue man stuck on 10,000ft-high ledge in Sierra Nevada

Climber, stuck on 6in ridge, had veered off treacherous path and ‘any fall would almost certainly be fatal’An ill-fated move left a man stranded on a 6in ledge over 10,000ft off the ground for hours in California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range, before a volunteer rescue team came to his aid.The climber, who has not been publicly identified, had been scaling the Mendenhall couloir, a gully on the f...

Volunteers rescue man stuck on 10,000-ft high ledge in Sierra Nevada range
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Volunteers rescue man stuck on 10,000-ft high ledge in Sierra Nevada range

Climber, stuck on 6-in ridge, had veered off treacherous path and ‘any fall would almost certainly be fatal’An ill-fated move left a man stranded on a 6-in ledge over 10,000ft off the ground for hours in California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range, before a volunteer rescue team came to his aid.The climber, who has not been publicly identified, had been scaling the Mendenhall couloir, a gully on the...

National Park Service supports Trump’s arch even though it would have ‘adverse effects’ on other DC monuments, report says – live
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National Park Service supports Trump’s arch even though it would have ‘adverse effects’ on other DC monuments, report says – live

The 133-page report released Friday says the memorial arch is likely to disrupt the historical significance of dozens of sites around US capitalSign up for the US Breaking News emailA reminder that we are covering the latest out of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where Kevin Warsh – the new chair of the Federal Reserve – will deliver his first speech as the head of the US central bank at the annu...

Milo Yiannopoulos, a far-right political commentator, detained by ICE
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Milo Yiannopoulos, a far-right political commentator, detained by ICE

A former editor of Breitbart News, Yiannopoulos has also served as an intern for Marjorie Taylor GreeneMilo Yiannopoulos, a far-right British political commentator, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Louisiana, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).In a statement on Friday, a DHS spokesperson said that Yiannopoulos was arrested on Thursday at the Louis Armstron...

Milo Yiannopoulos, a far-right political commentator, reportedly detained by ICE

Milo Yiannopoulos, a far-right political commentator, reportedly detained by ICE

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A former editor of Breitbart News, Yiannopoulos has also served as an intern for Marjorie Taylor GreeneMilo Yiannopoulos, a far-right British political commentator, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Louisiana, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).In a statement on Friday, a DHS spokesperson said that Yiannopoulos was arrested on Thursday at the Louis Armstron...

Police arrest seven more men in aftermath of deadly A66 crash

Police arrest seven more men in aftermath of deadly A66 crash

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Cleveland police say a total of 24 people arrested in investigation after crash that killed two officersSeven more men have been arrested as Cleveland police attempt to disrupt organised crime after the A66 crash that killed two officers.The force said the total number of those arrested in the investigation had risen to 24, several of them charged with serious offences and a number of offenders re...

Large fire near Wembley Stadium disrupts tube and rail services

Large fire near Wembley Stadium disrupts tube and rail services

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About 125 firefighters tackle blaze at Neasden waste facility as nearby Amazon warehouse is evacuatedA large fire has broken out at a waste facility close to Wembley Stadium in north-west London, disrupting tube and train lines in the area.Twenty fire engines and about 125 firefighters were sent to tackle the blaze at a mixed-waste facility on an industrial estate in Neasden, just under a mile fro...

Trump administration pushing to hand parcel of Yosemite land to private developer – report

Trump administration pushing to hand parcel of Yosemite land to private developer – report

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Nevada-based Kingsbarn Realty Capital seeks to acquire land to construct private road to development outside parkThe Trump administration is reportedly pushing to give a parcel of land inside Yosemite, the country’s first national park and one of its most popular, to a Nevada-based private developer.Staff with the National Park Service have been exploring how the agency can give a quarter-mile par...

Trump administration pushing to gift parcel of Yosemite land to private developer – report

Trump administration pushing to gift parcel of Yosemite land to private developer – report

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Nevada-based Kingsbarn Realty Capital seeks to acquire land to construct private road to development outside parkThe Trump administration is reportedly pushing to give a parcel of land inside Yosemite, the country’s first national park and one of its most popular, to a Nevada-based private developer.Staff with the National Park Service have been exploring how the agency can give a quarter-mile par...

At least 90 Americans missing in Nepal flood among 2,000 unaccounted for

At least 90 Americans missing in Nepal flood among 2,000 unaccounted for

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Official death toll approaches 600, with many of the missing Americans having been on a pilgrimage to a sacred siteAt least 90 Americans were still missing on Friday among almost 2,000 people unaccounted for following the catastrophic flash flood along the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday.With the official death toll creeping towards 600 on Friday and expected to continue rising, there were survivo...

Russia ‘losing 6,000 more troops in Ukraine each month than it can recruit’

Russia ‘losing 6,000 more troops in Ukraine each month than it can recruit’

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Moscow recruits an estimated 1,000 people a day but western officials say it cannot keep up with casualty levelRussia is losing about 6,000 more troops in Ukraine each month than it can recruit, western officials have said.While Russia is still acquiring new battlefield recruits at speed, with an estimated rate of 1,000 a day, in the last two months even this has not been sufficient to replace tho...

Russia losing 6,000 more troops than it can recruit each month in Ukraine, says west

Russia losing 6,000 more troops than it can recruit each month in Ukraine, says west

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Moscow recruiting an estimated 1,000 people a day, but officials say it cannot keep up with its level of casualtiesRussia is losing about 6,000 more troops in Ukraine each month than it can recruit, western officials have said.While Russia is still acquiring new battlefield recruits at speed, with an estimated rate of 1,000 a day, in the last two months even this has not been sufficient to replace...

New heart attack definition promises better care for women

New heart attack definition promises better care for women

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Leading cardiovascular health groups reclassify overlooked causes and introduce sex-specific diagnostic thresholdsDoctors have agreed the world’s first universal definition of a heart attack, paving the way for millions of women to finally receive better treatment after decades of being “deprioritised”.In one of the biggest procedural shake-ups in a generation, the world’s four leading cardiovascu...

Doctors promise care ‘revolution’ as they agree first universal definition of heart attack

Doctors promise care ‘revolution’ as they agree first universal definition of heart attack

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New guidance by world’s top cardiovascular health groups upgrades types of attacks that primarily affect womenDoctors have agreed the world’s first universal definition of a heart attack, paving the way for millions of women to finally receive better treatment after decades of being “deprioritised”.In one of the biggest procedural shakeups in a generation, the world’s four leading cardiovascular h...

London Science Museum cuts links with BP after decades of partnership

London Science Museum cuts links with BP after decades of partnership

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Campaigners say ‘seismic shift’ follows years of pressure to sever ties with oil and gas firmThe London Science Museum has ended its decades-long partnership with the oil and gas company BP in what has been described as a “seismic shift” for the museum.The Science Museum Group academy, which was established in 2018 to provide training and resources, announced on Friday that it would be ending its ...

Trump’s agriculture secretary commits to ‘waiving red tape’ to allow ranchers to process and sell their own beef – live

Trump’s agriculture secretary commits to ‘waiving red tape’ to allow ranchers to process and sell their own beef – live

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Brooke Rollins teases ‘big announcements’ next week to facilitate Trump’s pledge to allow ranchers and farmers to process their own food and avoid the ‘nasty monopoly’ of large processing plants Sign up for the US Breaking News emailA reminder that we are covering the latest out of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where Kevin Warsh – the new chair of the Federal Reserve – will deliver his first sp...

Salmonella cases in UK likely to rise until source of outbreak is found

Salmonella cases in UK likely to rise until source of outbreak is found

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Experts say imported eggs served in cafes and restaurants may be behind hundreds of infections and one deathSalmonella cases in the UK are expected to rise until the common source is identified, something that is notoriously difficult to establish, experts have warned.There have been 474 confirmed cases and one death linked to the current outbreak, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA...

Venezuelan opposition up in arms over reports US wants big stake in oil and gas

Venezuelan opposition up in arms over reports US wants big stake in oil and gas

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Critics call move to gain long-term access to country’s massive energy reserves ‘predatory’ and ‘unconstitutional’Reports that the US is preparing to claim a big stake in Venezuela’s massive energy reserves have sparked an outcry, with critics describing the move as “predatory” and “unconstitutional”.Several media outlets this week reported that the Trump administration – which abducted Venezuela...

Reports that US wants big stake in Venezuelan oil and gas spark anger

Reports that US wants big stake in Venezuelan oil and gas spark anger

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Critics call move to gain long-term access to country’s massive energy reserves ‘predatory’ and ‘unconstitutional’Reports that the US is preparing to claim a big stake in Venezuela’s massive energy reserves have sparked an outcry, with critics describing the move as a “predatory” and “unconstitutional”.Several media outlets this week reported that the Trump administration – which abducted Venezue...

Fed chair says delivering ‘stable prices’ is central bank’s job as inflation persists

Fed chair says delivering ‘stable prices’ is central bank’s job as inflation persists

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However, Kevin Warsh didn’t say if interest rates would change in coming months, as inflation remains stubbornThe US Federal Reserve is not done fighting high inflation, its chair, Kevin Warsh, said in his first major speech in the role on Friday, emphasizing that it was “the Fed’s job to deliver stable prices”.Warsh did not indicate where the Fed will take interest rates in the coming months, des...

Fed chair addresses inflation and says central bank’s job is ‘to deliver stable prices’

Fed chair addresses inflation and says central bank’s job is ‘to deliver stable prices’

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However, Kevin Warsh didn’t say if interest rates would change in coming months, as inflation remains stubbornThe US Federal Reserve is not done fighting high inflation, its chair, Kevin Warsh, said in his first major speech in the role on Friday, emphasizing that it is “the Fed’s job to deliver stable prices”.Warsh did not indicate where the Fed will take interest rates in the coming months, desp...

England braces for flooding as thunderstorms forecast in parts of UK

England braces for flooding as thunderstorms forecast in parts of UK

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Festivalgoers brave rain and strong winds as ‘unsettled’ conditions expected to last over bank holiday weekendHeavy rain is expected over the weekend, forecasters have said, with people heading to major music festivals warned of unseasonably strong winds.That came after large parts of England braced for flooding on Friday. The Environment Agency (EA) issued flood alerts across the Midlands and int...

Tennessee national guard fatally shot armed man in back, autopsy shows

Tennessee national guard fatally shot armed man in back, autopsy shows

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Officials said Tyrin Johnson turned toward guard members with gun while running as report shows he was shot in backTennessee national guard members assigned to a federal anti-crime taskforce in Memphis fatally shot an armed 20-year-old man in the back, according to an autopsy report obtained by the Associated Press, contradicting police accounts that said the man was facing the troops when they fi...

Nepal-Tibet flash flood: number of missing people in Nepal rises to 1,924 – latest updates

Nepal-Tibet flash flood: number of missing people in Nepal rises to 1,924 – latest updates

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Nepali disaster authority confirms jump of more than 400 in total of those unaccounted for, with 579 deaths confirmed in Nepal and five in TibetFlood rescue efforts resumeVisual guide: how the deadly flooding unfoldedTell us: have you been affected by the flash floods?More now on the Nepali army’s rescue operation to save about 100 people trapped in a tunnel at a hydropower project swamped by Wedn...

Trump pledges to allow cattle ranchers to process own food amid beef imports backlash

Trump pledges to allow cattle ranchers to process own food amid beef imports backlash

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President faces criticism over plan to import up to 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef without charging higher tariffsDonald Trump has pledged to allow cattle ranchers and farmers to process their own food amid a backlash from the US agricultural sector over his decision to pause US tariffs on foreign beef.The US president has been sharply criticized, including from members of his own party, sinc...

Tropical Storm Dolly downgraded to ‘open tropical wave’ as it heads to Caribbean

Tropical Storm Dolly downgraded to ‘open tropical wave’ as it heads to Caribbean

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Remnants from tropical storm could cause heavy rainfall on Leeward Islands and affect Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and HispaniolaRemnants of Tropical Storm Dolly, which has been downgraded to an “open tropical wave”, were moving still across the Atlantic Ocean toward the Leeward Islands, and could bring heavy rainfall to parts of the Caribbean this weekend, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) sa...

Tropical Storm Dolly speeding across Atlantic toward the Caribbean

Tropical Storm Dolly speeding across Atlantic toward the Caribbean

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Weather system is forecast to approach the Leeward Islands this weekend and may produce flash floodingTropical Storm Dolly is moving quickly across the Atlantic Ocean toward the Leeward Islands and is expected to bring significant rainfall to parts of the Caribbean this weekend, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Friday morning.Dolly, which formed on Thursday, had maximum sustained winds ...

Louisiana gears up for first recreational alligator hunt in more than 50 years

Louisiana gears up for first recreational alligator hunt in more than 50 years

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State to offer up to 5,000 trappers chance to snare reptiles whose numbers have risen to 3m from fewer than 100,000The first recreational alligator hunt in Louisiana in more than half a century is about to commence in the swamps of that state, with up to 5,000 hopeful trappers facing strict rules in order to snare a reptile.The state’s fish and wildlife commission banned alligator hunting in 1962 ...

UK urged to ban imports of Brazilian meat over health concerns

UK urged to ban imports of Brazilian meat over health concerns

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Brazil failed to prove compliance with EU rules on use of antibiotics in cattle and poultry farmingThe UK’s leading farming organisations and animal health experts have called for an urgent ban on imports of Brazilian meat, in light of concerns over the safety of imports.The National Farmers’ Union in England and its sister organisations in the devolved administrations wrote to the government on F...