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Europe is starting to break up with US big tech. But it’s still abiding by the Silicon Valley rulebook | Max von Thun
The European Commission has unveiled its plans for digital sovereignty. Its proposals betray a disappointing lack of visionBeti Hohler is a Slovenian ...
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Trump news at a glance: Fate of the strait of Hormuz unclear as president claims ‘toll-free opening’
Trump says the oil will flow but state media reports out of Tehran suggest it could be under ‘Iranian arrangements’ ; UFC paying White House fighters ...
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Peace deal between US and Iran, Pakistan says, with strait of Hormuz to reopen
Agreement was struck despite an Israeli strike on Lebanon on Sunday that drew criticism from both Iran and TrumpMiddle East crisis – live updatesA pe...
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‘Reeks of corruption’: protesters rally as Trump hosts UFC event on his birthday
Demonstrations took off in Washington and across US as Trump throws first private, for-profit sporting event ever held on White House groundsDozens of...
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JD Vance says he will discuss 2028 presidential run after midterm elections
Vice-president says he tries not to make decisions until he ‘absolutely must’ but has ‘no doubt’ Trump will support himJD Vance said that he will disc...
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Some 120 years before Trump’s UFC fight, Theodore Roosevelt lost partial vision in a boxing match
Trump will be a mere spectator at the UFC fight at his 80th birthday bash. Roosevelt took a more hands-on approachDonald Trump is throwing himself a h...
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Trump reportedly tells Putin he is prepared to help end war in Ukraine
Trump also says in ‘friendly and frank’ phone call that US is nearing peace deal with Iran, according to Putin adviserDonald Trump told Vladimir Putin...
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Judge dismisses suit by fired Yosemite ranger who hung trans pride flag in park
Federal judge says ex-ranger, who sued US government over free speech, must follow process in Civil Service Reform ActA federal judge has dismissed a ...
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Mitch McConnell receiving medical care after being admitted to hospital
US senator is getting ‘excellent care’ after being hospitalized on Sunday morning, spokesperson saysSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailM...
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They’re fighting datacenters in rural Georgia – and hope to inspire other communities
Coweta county could become third in state history to stage referendum, letting residents challenge a policy or decisionA post-church downpour didn’t d...
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Democrats’ predicament with Graham Platner is one of the party’s own making
Platner’s long road ahead shows how Democrats may have fumbled the bag in MaineThe Democratic establishment’s early bet on Janet Mills, as its best ho...
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One reason US democracy is in trouble? Its supporters are moving elsewhere | Justin Gest
The recent exodus of people – voluntary and not – from the US threatens to worsen America’s authoritarian slippageThe recent frenzy of attempts to red...
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UFC to pay White House fighters in crypto issued by Trump company
Some fighters will receive bonuses in ‘stablecoins’ issued by Trump family business World Liberty FinancialThe Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) an...
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A year after ICE raids terrorized Los Angeles, a rattled city reaches for resilience: ‘It’s not the same’
Thousand of arrests last summer led to mass protests and some deaths - across the city, communities still bear the scarsMost people in Brian Gavidia’s...
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From ‘human cockfighting’ to the White House lawn: the stratospheric rise of the UFC’s Dana White
Strange things are afoot at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, giving rise to an obvious question: how did we get here?Rising from the South Lawn of the White ...
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Trump is desecrating the Lincoln Memorial | Ted Widmer
The monument excites reverence for the Declaration of Independence. Of course it is threatening to a president who doesn’t share its egalitarian visio...
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Let him eat cake! Birthday greetings for President Trump as he turns 80 – from Greta Thunberg, Piers Morgan and more
The 47th has his 80th this weekend – a milestone that surely shouldn’t go unmarked. Artists, activists, writers and thinkers send their messages to th...
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As Donald Trump turns 80, he faces a foe he can never defeat: Father Time. That’s a problem for us all
Alarm over the judgment and behaviour of the world’s most powerful man, and the consequent risks to the world, can only get worseThe main Nuremberg tr...
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Trump news at a glance: president claims Iran ‘no longer want a nuclear weapon’ amid peace deal hopes
Washington and Tehran express increasing optimism that weeks of halting negotiations may be drawing to a close – key US politics stories from Saturday...
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Trump says Iran peace deal could be signed by Sunday, with strait of Hormuz to open shortly after
US president says in online post he reserves ‘ultimate alternative’ if Tehran refuses to sign agreementDonald Trump said on Saturday that the US is se...
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Gee, whiz: elephant relieves itself on floor of Texas Republican convention
Four-ton Paige, brought in as surprise for attenders, made gushing debut after governor finished keynote speechAn African elephant weighing roughly 4 ...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene criticizes Trump’s 80th birthday UFC event on White House lawn
Former congresswoman nevertheless said she hoped the fighting event would be ‘great’ and wished president wellMarjorie Taylor Greene has criticized Do...
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Mamdani is on an endorsement blitz – what does it say about his plan for the left?
New York City mayor’s stumping is irking some Democrats, but others see a cautious strategy from a rising political starThe New York Knicks are on an ...
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Workers begin to remove Trump’s name from Kennedy Center after court rulings
In the dead of night, behind a screen, the president’s name started to be purged from the facade of the Washington buildingA crew of workers spent the...
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‘Open season’ on ABC as FCC moves up public comment process for renewals
Order represents one of the most significant actions the Trump administration has taken against a media companyOver the next few weeks, anyone in the ...
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ICE, borders and DHS: what’s in Trump’s $70bn immigration crackdown bill?
Bill signed into law by the president bankrolls his mass deportation campaign through the end of his second termDonald Trump signed a new law this wee...
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Trump as Don Corleone: ‘Every time he does somebody a favour … he expects a quid pro quo’
Barbara McQuade’s book is a piercing exposé of how Trump is eroding democracy by turning the US into a mafia state“I believe in America.”So says Ameri...
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The attacks on Graham Platner didn’t just fail – they may have backfired | Dustin Guastella
Graham Platner’s primary victory in Maine says more about the unpopularity of the Democratic party elite than any race to dateNot long after governor ...
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Seven fights on the South Lawn: Trump prepares for UFC birthday spectacle at White House
Show goes on for Trump’s 80th birthday event – featuring a 92ft ‘Claw’, thousands of seats and a fighting cage – despite ominous weather forecastsTher...
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Trump news at a glance: president’s name to be removed from Kennedy Center
Appeals court in Washington DC rejected emergency appeal seeking to pause the removal of Donald Trump’s name from the building on Friday – key US poli...
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Judge orders restoration of national park plaques removed under Trump directive
Officials given 21 days to comply with order after Angel Kelley condemns administration for ‘telling half-truths’A US district court judge has ordered...
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US justice department approves $111bn merger of Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery
Deal still under UK scrutiny with new investigation, and could face lawsuit from state attorneys generalDonald Trump’s Department of Justice has decid...
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US-Iran peace deal remains elusive as Trump and Tehran trade conflicting claims
US president dismisses Iranian media reports agreement is close, despite earlier suggesting a deal could be signed this weekendMiddle East crisis – li...
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Judge denies pause of order to remove Trump’s name from Kennedy Center
Judge said last month that only Congress could change center’s name and ordered president’s name to be removedA judge has denied a request from the Ke...
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US judge refuses to block Trump’s White House UFC birthday event
Gaudy arena is already built on South Lawn to celebrate US president’s birthday and America’s 250th anniversaryA federal judge refused on Friday to st...
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Trump asking Congress for symbolic expunging of his two impeachments
President is first in US history to be impeached twice, over abuse of power and inciting an insurrectionDonald Trump is pressing Congress to erase one...
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Judge extends block on Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
Trump administration created fund to resolve his lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returnsSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter e...
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‘It’s massive destruction’: outcry in Texas over waivers to allow border wall in Big Bend national park
Despite plunging border crossings, the Trump administration is circumventing laws to expedite building in a vast, pristine wilderness The Trump admini...
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Women held at much-denounced Ice detention camp sign on to hunger strike
Nearly 40 women detained at Delaney Hall join striking men and outline demands ‘rooted in basic human rights’ Dozens of women detained inside the Dela...
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Fisa spy powers almost certain to expire after Congress fails to act – US politics live
Law due to expire at midnight tonight following unhappiness over Trump’s pick for intelligence chiefDonald Trump’s hand-picked board at the Kennedy Ce...
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A powerful US surveillance law is set to expire – what happens now?
Congress has failed to reauthorize section 702 of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act amid questions over its futureDonald Trump’s bid to install a ...
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Welcome to ‘the Claw’: the White House fighting cage captures Trump era rot | Sidney Blumenthal
The 154ft-tall structure for the UFC Freedom 250 gives Trump a chance to to put the government out to the highest bidder“If the government decides, ve...
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Trump keeps insulting female journalists. It’s time for the press to stop tolerating it | Margaret Sullivan
‘Piggy’, ‘corrupt’, ‘stupid’: the president keeps lashing out. Here’s how journalists can stand up to himFor many years now, Donald Trump has been say...
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Trump news at a glance: another day, another claim of imminent peace deal with Iran
President claims US and Iran are on the verge yet again, but we’ve heard that before – key US politics stories from Thursday 11 JuneDonald Trump claim...
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Jay Clayton: Trump pick has long legal résumé but few intelligence credentials
Former SEC chair, who has reportedly socialized and played golf with president, has questioned integrity of US elections Days before he was nominated ...
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Military strikes on water facilities in Iran may constitute a war crime, experts say
Strikes on Bemani damaged key water reservoir for 20,000 people living in area amid a historic drought in the countryMiddle East crisis – live updates...
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Democrats to call on Vance to testify to House committee over Epstein files
Plan comes after major New York Times report alleges files became source of crisis within Trump administrationDemocrats on the House oversight committ...
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US lawmakers demand Trump officials halt plan to send Afghans to DRC
Government urged to reconsider proposal for 1,100 Afghans, currently stranded in Qatar, who worked with US forcesDozens of US lawmakers urged the Trum...
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US authorities investigate huge etching of ‘8647’ on National Mall grounds
Live webcam footage from atop the Washington Monument shows a highly visible ‘8’, while the others appears fainterUS federal authorities are investiga...
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Republicans split on following Trump’s demands for restrictive voting bill
US president urges congressional Republicans to use budget reconciliation procedure to enact his priorities Donald Trump has demanded that congression...
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Before-and-after photos: Trump’s $14.2m makeover delivers … a blue pool
President steered no-bid contract for project that he said would cost $1.8m to company that worked on his golf resortThe final drops of water have bee...
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Trump nominates Jay Clayton as top US intelligence official after pushback on Bill Pulte
US president had faced widespread criticism of his decision to install a controversial ally, Bill PulteDonald Trump has nominated Jay Clayton, former ...
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