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ICE arrests mother and daughter at Florida hospital after car crash

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Agents arrest women who ‘almost died’ after they were hit by vehicle and their car flipped over four times, family sayAn Ecuadorian mother and daughter were arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at a hospital after a car crash in central Florida.On 20 August, Grace Stephanie Calero Cabanilla, 39, and her daughter, Giulianna Mía Carriel Calero, 19, were involved in a car cras...

Record-breaking heat dome expected to bring dangerous temperatures to US south-west

The Guardian • 1 week ago

As wildfires rage and intense heat builds across the region, daytime highs of 110-11F (43-46C) are forecastSurging temperatures are expected to broil more than 45 million people as a heat dome settles in across the south-western US through the end of August and into early September, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).As wildfires rage in some parts and intense heat builds across the r...

Man kills eight relatives, including children, in shooting at Montana home, officials say

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Home in Billings was also set on fire, with victims representing four generations of a blended familyA man killed eight of his relatives, including four children, on Sunday evening in a shooting at a home in Billings, Montana, that was also set on fire, according to authorities and local media reports.Police have characterized the case as a family disturbance, according to Montana news outlet KULR...

Australia news live: Greens urges national cabinet to refocus on gendered violence; Finocchiaro says NT ‘has the answers’ on datacentre resources

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFinocchiaro makes ‘no apologies’ for controversial changes to child protection lawsLia Finocchiaro, the NT’s chief minister, said controversial changes to child protection laws in the territory were meant to “strengthen care and protection so that the safety of a child comes first”.I challenge any Australian sitting at h...

News live: NT chief minister wants more datacentres in the Territory; Greens urges national cabinet to refocus on gendered violence ‘before it’s too late’

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLia Finocchiaro, the chief minister of the Northern Territory, maintained the region should be able to “decide its energy policy and its energy mix” when it comes to datacentres, without rules imposed by the federal government.She told RN:Ultimately, we don’t need the federal government coming in heavy-handed and trying ...

Father of USS Lincoln sailor detained by ICE released from detention

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Arrest of Luis Manuel Aviles, 48, sparked backlash as he was detained while his son, Joshua, was deployed in Middle EastThe father of a US navy sailor who has been deployed in the Middle East for a record-breaking nine months on the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has been released from immigration detention, according to his family.His arrest sparked intense backlash after the Associated Pre...

Expert witnesses challenge claim that Lindsay Clancy experienced psychosis

The Guardian • 1 week ago

One more day of testimony expected as closing arguments set for Thursday and jury likely begins deliberations FridayOne more day of rebuttal testimony was expected this week in the trial against Lindsay Clancy, followed by closing statements likely on Thursday.The jury, which will likely begin deliberations on Friday, will decide whether the Massachusetts mother was experiencing postpartum psychos...

Australia news live: man charged after allegedly stabbing woman with scissors in Melbourne

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Woman and her son, who was allegedly punched, were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries on Tuesday. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning, and happy Wednesday. It’s Nick Visser here to get the morning news off to a start, with a bit of melancholy as we remember the unmatched Dolly Parton. Let’s get to it. Continue reading...

Trump threatens to demolish Kennedy Center if $250m renovation not done

The Guardian • 1 week ago

US president’s lawyers in court filing say Washington arts complex must undergo repairs or risk demolitionThe John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts could be demolished if repairs are not carried out, Donald Trump’s administration warned in a court filing on Monday.Lawyers for the US president said the national arts complex in Washington DC must undergo a $250m renovation or risk facing the...

FBI raided Spanish vacation rental of wealthy leftwing funder James ‘Fergie’ Chambers after his arrest

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Lawyer Baltasar Garzón, representing Chambers, said case against his client is ‘very strange’ as US requests extraditionFBI agents raided the Ibiza, Spain, vacation rental of 41-year-old James “Fergie” Chambers, a US citizen and wealthy donor to leftwing and humanitarian projects worldwide, in the days following his arrest last month, the Guardian has learned.Baltasar Garzón, a human rights lawyer...

FBI raided Spanish vacation rental of wealthy leftwing funder James ‘Fergie’ Cox after his arrest

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Lawyer Baltasar Garzón, representing Cox, said case against his client is ‘very strange’ as US requests extraditionFBI agents raided the Ibiza, Spain, vacation rental of 41-year-old James “Fergie” Chambers, a US citizen and wealthy donor to leftwing and humanitarian projects worldwide, in the days following his arrest last month, the Guardian has learned.Baltasar Garzón, a human rights lawyer repr...

El-Sayed pushes to keep affordability message focus amid scrutiny from both sides

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Democratic Senate candidate for Michigan distances himself from Hasan Piker and debates Fox News hostThe Democratic candidate for Senate in the swing state of Michigan has spent the week trying to keep his affordability message front and center as scrutiny mounts from both ends of the political spectrum.In the span of two days, Abdul El-Sayed distanced himself from leftwing streamer Hasan Piker, s...

Wife of US soldier deported after Trump rollback on military family protections

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Cristy Maryori Villafranca-Trejo, deported to Honduras, is latest military spouse to face removal amid Trump 2.0The wife of an active-duty US soldier was deported on Monday to her native Honduras, according to her family and the federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS).Cristy Maryori Villafranca-Trejo is at least the seventh spouse or parent of an active-duty US soldier to be deported under t...

Labour MPs will push Burnham to back voting reform in first 100 days

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Exclusive: Nearly 100 Labour MPs support commission on changing the system used for Westminster electionWhy do some Labour MPs want electoral reform and will it happen?Andy Burnham will face an immediate test of his backing for electoral reform in his first week in parliament as prime minister, with almost 100 Labour MPs supporting a bid for a new national commission.Burnham, a longtime advocate o...

Celebrity tributes pour in for Dolly Parton: ‘a gift to the world’

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Lily Tomlin, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bernie Sanders and Kacey Musgraves are among those remembering the queen of country after she died aged 80Alexis Petridis on Dolly Parton’s peerless career which turned country music cliches inside outDolly Parton – a life in picturesCountry music legend Dolly Parton dies aged 80 – latest updatesTributes have poured in for Dolly Parton, a country singer and actor, af...

Canada announces up to 50% retaliatory tariffs on hundreds of US goods including steel, fish, cheese and paper – live

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Move by Canada comes after US president spent morning railing against the country, calling it the ‘most difficult’ nation he deals withCanada announces retaliatory tariffs on wide range of US goodsSign up for the US Breaking News emailOn Truth Social, however, the president shot down assertions that the US talks with Canada collapsed in part due a proposed trade deal that would have weakened Frenc...

Tributes pour in after country music legend Dolly Parton dies aged 80: ‘Thank you, Lord, for Dolly’ – latest updates

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Reba McEntire, Kacey Musgraves, Donald Trump and others mourn the country music star’s deathDolly Parton dies aged 80A life in picturesParton’s peerless career turned country music cliches inside outShare your tributes and memories of Dolly PartonOur picture editors have collated Dolly Parton’s life in pictures:In the UK, top radio presenter Jo Whiley introduced her BBC Radio 2 evening show by pla...

Taiwan charges nine people for smuggling ‘high-end’ AI servers to China

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Among those charged are two Super Micro employees and one from Nvidia, marking another flashpoint in US-China AI rivalryTaiwanese prosecutors charged nine people Monday, including one from Nvidia and two from Super Micro, for illegally exporting “high-end AI servers” to mainland China, adding another wave of turbulence in the AI ​​rivalry between China and the United States.Prosecutors said the se...

Trump faces backlash from Republicans over plan to lift tariffs on beef imports

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Alarm as Republicans warn that ‘flooding’ stores with 300,000 metric tons of beef imports will hit US farmersDonald Trump is facing growing criticism from within his own party over his decision to temporarily pause US tariffs on foreign beef in a bid to bring down grocery prices.The president’s announcement that the US will import up to 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef without charging higher t...

Country music legend Dolly Parton dies aged 80 – latest updates

The Guardian • 1 week ago

The country music’s death was announced by nephew Brian Seaver on InstagramDolly Parton, US country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80Country ⁠music ​legend ⁠Dolly Parton ⁠has ​died at the age of 80, ‌her ‌family has announced.In a video posted to Parton’s X account 15 minutes ago, her nephew Bryan Seaver announced the death of his aunt, for whom he acted as head of security.This video a...

Dolly Parton, country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Songwriter of I Will Always Love You, Jolene and 9 to 5 also invested millions in child literacy, Covid-19 vaccine development and other causesAlexis Petridis on Dolly Parton’s peerless career which turned country music cliches inside outDolly Parton, one of the greatest singer-songwriters in country music who was also much cherished for her philanthropy, has died aged 80.Her death was announced b...

Dolly Parton, US country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Songwriter of I Will Always Love You, Jolene and 9 to 5 also invested millions in child literacy, Covid-19 vaccine development and other causesDolly Parton, one of the greatest singer-songwriters in country music who was also much cherished for her philanthropy, has died aged 80.Her death was announced by nephew Brian Seaver on Instagram. Continue reading...

Trump-backed Ken Paxton unveils ‘Texas first’ datacenter plan aimed at ‘negative impact’

The Guardian • 1 week ago

The Republican Senate candidate announced the plan with a graphic X flagged as ‘Made with AI’US politics live – latest updatesKen Paxton, a Republican candidate for the US Senate in Texas, has unveiled plans to tackle the “negative impact” of datacenters amid a growing backlash across the political spectrum.Paxton, endorsed by Donald Trump but facing a close contest against Democrat James Talarico...

At least 47 killed and dozens kidnapped in gang attack near Haiti capital

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Gang leader threatens to kill hostages after attack in Kenscoff in which homes were also set alight‘A massacre’: Haiti gangs carrying out mass killingsAt least 47 people were killed and more than 50 others kidnapped when armed men attacked a once peaceful community near Haiti’s capital at the weekend, the UN has said.A gang leader has threatened to kill the hostages if authorities kill any gang me...

Multiple people killed in shooting at Montana home also set on fire, officials say

The Guardian • 1 week ago

Children were among victims of Sunday shooting in Billings in case police have characterized as a family disturbanceMultiple people – including children – were killed on Sunday evening in a shooting at a home in Billings, Montana, that was also set on fire, according to authorities and local media reports.Police have characterized the case as a family disturbance, according to Montana news outlet ...