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Trump administration to rescind rule protecting old growth forests
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Trump administration to rescind rule protecting old growth forests

Almost 45m acres of national forests could be potentially opened to road construction, drilling and loggingThe Trump administration said on Tuesday it plans to rescind the “roadless rule” that has protected old growth forests in the US for 25 years, potentially opening up almost 45m acres of national forests to road construction, drilling and logging.Conservationists had feared the announcement wa...

Swedish MP intervenes in ‘damaging’ Brexit row over elderly Britons ordered to leave
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Swedish MP intervenes in ‘damaging’ Brexit row over elderly Britons ordered to leave

Migration minister asked how he intends to stop deportations of people ‘who had lived in Sweden for decades’The deportation and removal of British citizens from Sweden over Brexit residency rights is damaging relations with the UK amid efforts to reset positive associations with London, a Swedish MP has said.Häkan Svenneling, representative for Vârmland, where a 78-year-old British widow, Joyce Th...

US sanctions international criminal court president and prosecutor
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US sanctions international criminal court president and prosecutor

Marco Rubio targets ICC’s Tomoko Akane and Abdoulaye Seye, who was investigating Israeli war crimes in GazaThe US has sanctioned the president of the international criminal court (ICC) and a prosecutor tasked with investigating crimes committed by Israel during its war on Gaza.The new sanctions designations were unveiled by Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, who called the Hague-based ICC a “...

San Diego Padres minor-league staffer detained by ICE after arrest in Texas
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San Diego Padres minor-league staffer detained by ICE after arrest in Texas

Family says Venezuelan has pending asylum claimDHS says 34-year-old faces removal proceedingsSan Diego Padres minor-league catching coordinator Oswaldo Pirela remained in federal immigration custody on Tuesday after being detained at an airport in El Paso, Texas, while returning from a work trip.Pirela’s family said the 34-year-old Venezuelan has a pending asylum claim and has continually renewed ...

Tupac Shakur murder trial: medical expert gives evidence on rapper’s autopsy – latest updates

Tupac Shakur murder trial: medical expert gives evidence on rapper’s autopsy – latest updates

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Dr Lisa Gavin, a forensic pathologist, reviews report and photos of Tupac Shakur’s body from autopsyWhat we know about Tupac Shakur’s death and what to expect from murder trialDistrict Court Judge Carli Kierney relayed a few questions directly from the jury to medical examiner Dr. Lisa Gavin.“Where there any wounds to the head that you or Dr. Jordan observed or noted?” Continue reading...

US to levy sanctions against the president and a prosecutor of international criminal court

US to levy sanctions against the president and a prosecutor of international criminal court

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Marco Rubio announced measures against Tomoko Akane and Abdoulaye Seye, who was investigating Israel’s war crimes in GazaThe US will sanction the president of the international criminal court (ICC) and a prosecutor tasked with investigating crimes committed by Israel during its war on Gaza.The new sanctions designations were unveiled by Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, who called the Hague-...

US to sanction the president and a prosecutor of international criminal court

US to sanction the president and a prosecutor of international criminal court

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Marco Rubio announced measures against Tomoko Akane and Abdoulaye Seye, who was investigating Israel’s war crimes in GazaThe US will sanction the president of the international criminal court (ICC) and a prosecutor tasked with investigating crimes committed by Israel during its war on Gaza.The new sanctions designations were unveiled by Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, who called the Hague-...

Tupac Shakur murder trial: medical expert gives evidence on Shakur’s autopsy

Tupac Shakur murder trial: medical expert gives evidence on Shakur’s autopsy

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Dr Lisa Gavin, a forensic pathologist, reviews report and photos of Tupac Shakur’s body from autopsyWhat we know about Tupac Shakur’s death and what to expect from murder trialDistrict Court Judge Carli Kierney relayed a few questions directly from the jury to medical examiner Dr. Lisa Gavin.“Where there any wounds to the head that you or Dr. Jordan observed or noted?” Continue reading...

‘Can’t enjoy your pint’: Wetherspoons customers welcome ban on loud phones

‘Can’t enjoy your pint’: Wetherspoons customers welcome ban on loud phones

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Patrons at two of the chain’s London pubs were all for Tim Martin’s ban on playing music or taking calls on speakerThe terrace of the Moon Under Water Wetherspoons pub in Leicester Square was full of people enjoying the warm weather and chatting between tables – without a TikTok video or speakerphone call in earshot.At Wetherspoons, the convivial atmosphere can no longer be punctuated by rude cust...

Teenager dies after falling in abandoned high-rise tower in New Orleans

Teenager dies after falling in abandoned high-rise tower in New Orleans

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Jacque St Ann, 17, and his friends broke into Plaza Tower and he fell as they were descending an interior staircaseA high school student recently fell to his death after entering an abandoned high-rise tower in downtown New Orleans with his friends – in an apparent case of urban exploration highlighting the dangers of unaddressed city blight.New Orleans police said Jacque St Ann, 17, and his frien...

Florida to carry out its 13th execution this year in US’s busiest death chamber

Florida to carry out its 13th execution this year in US’s busiest death chamber

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US supreme court declined to halt execution of William Frances Silvia, and state has two executions next monthA Florida man convicted of fatally shooting his estranged wife and wounding his mother-in-law is set to be executed on Tuesday, continuing the state’s aggressive use of the death penalty in Republican governor Ron DeSantis’s final term.William Frances Silvia, 61, would be the 13th prisoner...

Tupac Shakur murder trial: gang leader in court accused of orchestrating 1996 killing of rap star

Tupac Shakur murder trial: gang leader in court accused of orchestrating 1996 killing of rap star

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Duane Davis is only man ever charged in relation to drive-by shooting of Shakur in Las VegasWhat we know about Tupac Shakur’s death and what to expect from murder trialWe’ll be sharing live updates today from the second day of the Tupac Shakur murder trial in Las Vegas.Nearly 30 years after the iconic artist’s killing, Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, a former South Side Compton Crips gang leader, faces...

Penn State students accused of running cocaine-trafficking ring at fraternity houses

Penn State students accused of running cocaine-trafficking ring at fraternity houses

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Delta Upsilon and Sigma Chi were off campus, with Delta Upsilon placed on interim probationMore than a dozen Penn State University students ran a cocaine-trafficking ring that cut and packaged the potent drug mainly at two fraternity houses, authorities said on Monday.The Pennsylvania attorney general, Dave Sunday, announced charges on Monday against 14 people linked to the purported operation, sa...

Penn State students accused of running cocaine trafficking ring at fraternity houses

Penn State students accused of running cocaine trafficking ring at fraternity houses

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Delta Upsilon and Sigma Chi were off campus, with Delta Upsilon placed on interim probationMore than a dozen Penn State University students ran a cocaine trafficking ring that cut and packaged the potent drug mainly at two fraternity houses, authorities said on Monday.The Pennsylvania attorney general, Dave Sunday, announced charges on Monday against 14 people linked to the purported operation, sa...

Death and alleged torture of man in detention sparks protests in Syria

Death and alleged torture of man in detention sparks protests in Syria

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Picture showing White Helmets volunteer unconscious and with bruises on his body went viralSyrians have protested over the death of a man who was arrested and allegedly beaten by security forces, sparking widespread anger at a practice thought to have ended under the regime of Bashar al-Assad.A crowd gathered in the city of Aleppo, demanding accountability for the security forces who carried out t...

Burnham confirms West Midlands to take public control of local bus network – as it happened

Burnham confirms West Midlands to take public control of local bus network – as it happened

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The prime minister says the ‘absolutely massive’ move would protect thousands of jobsMoscow has threatened the UK with “consequences” after reports that British drones have been used to strike targets on Russia’s mainland for the first time.Ukraine used drones made by two UK companies as part of a so-called deep-strike campaign, the Sunday Times reported.Buses in Manchester and London are franchi...

Belgian firefighters push to encircle ‘largest wildfire in a century’ – as it happened

Belgian firefighters push to encircle ‘largest wildfire in a century’ – as it happened

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The blaze charring peatland, pine trees and hiking trails grew over the weekend to half the size of ManhattanSome first pictures from this morning’s earthquakes in Granada are emerging on social media…Andalusian president Juanma Moreno urged residents to maintain “maximum caution” as more seismic movements and aftershocks may happen. Continue reading...

OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens with stronger safeguards

OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens with stronger safeguards

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Teen version is intended for children aged 13 to 17 and includes content protections on self-harm and sexual chatsOpenAI is launching a version of ChatGPT designed for teenagers – the first generation to grow up with artificial intelligence – who are already using it for schoolwork, questions about daily life and even companionship.The San Francisco-based company says ChatGPT for Teens, which laun...

Christopher Berry-Dee dropped by publisher after allegations of abuse made against him

Christopher Berry-Dee dropped by publisher after allegations of abuse made against him

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Bonnier Books will no longer publish UK’s top-selling true crime author following Guardian investigationThe main publisher of the bestselling true crime writer Christopher Berry-Dee has dropped the author following a Guardian investigation into allegations of violence and sexual abuse against him, which he denies. Waterstones has also removed his books from sale.“We are shocked and appalled by the...

PBS should fund drug to treat breast cancer, endometriosis and gender dysphoria, experts recommend

PBS should fund drug to treat breast cancer, endometriosis and gender dysphoria, experts recommend

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Triptorelin, already listed for prostate cancer, should have unrestricted use, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government should fund treatment for thousands of women with breast cancer or endometriosis, and children with gender dysphoria, according to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme’s advisory committee.T...

Heavy rain on dry ground may cause UK floods but will not reverse drought

Heavy rain on dry ground may cause UK floods but will not reverse drought

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‘First meaningful rain for a long time’ is forecast but water firms continue to ask customers to restrict useFloods and drought could hit the UK at the same time this week, with heavy rain forecast to fall on hard, parched soil.While some parts of the UK will have the “first meaningful rain for a long time” in the coming days, it will not reverse widespread drought conditions that have put pressur...

Heavy rain on dry ground may cause UK floods as taps run dry for thousands

Heavy rain on dry ground may cause UK floods as taps run dry for thousands

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Forecasters say ‘first meaningful rain for a long time’ will not reverse widespread drought conditionsFloods and drought could hit the UK at the same time this week, with heavy rain forecast to fall on hard, parched soil.While some parts of the UK will have the “first meaningful rain for a long time” in the coming days, it will not reverse widespread drought conditions that have put pressure on wi...

Belgian firefighters push to encircle ‘largest wildfire in a century’ – Europe live

Belgian firefighters push to encircle ‘largest wildfire in a century’ – Europe live

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The blaze charring peatland, pine trees and hiking trails grew over the weekend to half the size of ManhattanSome first pictures from this morning’s earthquakes in Granada are emerging on social media…Andalusian president Juanma Moreno urged residents to maintain “maximum caution” as more seismic movements and aftershocks may happen. Continue reading...

ABC is ‘right to stand up to pressure tactics’ from Trump administration, say media advocacy organizations – US politics live

ABC is ‘right to stand up to pressure tactics’ from Trump administration, say media advocacy organizations – US politics live

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Brendan Carr has ‘shown he won’t hesitate to weaponize FCC against outlets administration dislikes’, says Foundation for Individual Rights and ExpressionA tale of two Dan Sullivans: Republicans with same name contest Alaska primarySign up for the US Breaking News emailPresident Donald Trump posted an image of a map of the strait of Hormuz on his social media platform Truth Social, with a circle ar...

Heavy rain forecast will not reverse widespread drought conditions in UK

Heavy rain forecast will not reverse widespread drought conditions in UK

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Forecasters say intense showers might cause flooding as rain falls on dry, hard groundFloods and drought could hit the UK at the same time this week, with heavy rain forecast to fall on hard, parched soil.While some parts of the UK will have the “first meaningful rain for a long time” in the coming days, it will not reverse widespread drought conditions that have put pressure on wildlife, farmers,...

UK risks running out of gas by 2030s, ministers told

UK risks running out of gas by 2030s, ministers told

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Government assessment warns of supply shock that could leave homes and businesses without gas within a decadeGreat Britain risks running out of gas in the 2030s despite its growing clean energy sources, unless ministers take “unprecedented” action to guard against a future gas supply shock, according to an official assessment of the country’s gas security.The government is considering plans to pro...

Labour urges Gambling Commission to investigate firms linked to Reform UK donors

Labour urges Gambling Commission to investigate firms linked to Reform UK donors

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Bridget Phillipson writes to watchdog asking it to look into claims Tether.bet and Fispay operated without a licenceThe Gambling Commission has been urged to investigate claims that companies linked to Reform UK donors and allies of Nigel Farage have been operating without a licence.The Labour party’s chair, Bridget Phillipson, has written to the watchdog asking it to look into Tether.bet, a Monte...

Philippine school shooter kills fellow student and himself in livestreamed attack

Philippine school shooter kills fellow student and himself in livestreamed attack

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Country’s second fatal school shooting in two months took place in southern city of ⁠Zamboanga A student livestreamed himself shooting and killing another pupil in a classroom in the southern Philippines before taking his own ⁠life, ​the second school attack in the country in less than two months.The shooting took ⁠place at a school attached to Ateneo de Zamboanga University in the southern city ...

One person dead and more than 200 ill in UK salmonella outbreak

One person dead and more than 200 ill in UK salmonella outbreak

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UKHSA rules out British produce as source of infections and says evidence points to consumption of imported eggsOne person has died and more than 200 others have fallen ill during a UK-wide outbreak of salmonella that health officials have linked to the consumption of imported eggs.The 207 people affected range in age from under one year to 90 years old, according to the UK Health Security Agency,...