US news | The Guardian 6 months ago

Leaked Ice document shows worker detained in Hyundai raid had valid visa

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Leaked Ice document shows worker detained in Hyundai raid had valid visa

Exclusive: critics accuse Ice of ‘outrageous’ and ‘unlawful’ detention of Korean man

#Ice(USImmigrationandCustomsEnforcement) #Trumpadministration #USimmigration #SouthKorea #USpolitics #Georgia #USnews

US news | The Guardian 7 months ago

Joe Biden says US is facing ‘existential’ fight with marginalized groups ‘dramatically under attack’

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Joe Biden says US is facing ‘existential’ fight with marginalized groups ‘dramatically under attack’

Former president says some politicians watch deportations of legal immigrants with ‘glee’ in speech to National Bar Association gala

#USpolitics #Worldnews #JoeBiden #USnews

US news | The Guardian 8 months ago

Elon Musk claims his America party will change US politics. Experts disagree

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Elon Musk claims his America party will change US politics. Experts disagree

The billionaire says the America party will challenge the system, but third-party bids rarely make it far in the US

#USpolitics #ElonMusk #USnews

US news | The Guardian 10 months ago

James Comey is accused of calling for Trump’s death – but what does ‘86’ really mean?

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What does ‘8647’ really mean? Not what Trump’s supporters are saying

James Comey is accused of calling for Trump’s death with seashell picture spelling out 8647. We explain what it really stands for

#DonaldTrump #JamesComey #USpolitics #USnews

US news | The Guardian 10 months ago

FAA to take immediate steps to address Newark airport fiasco

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FAA to take immediate steps to address Newark airport fiasco

Telecom failure resulted in ‘most dangerous situation you could have’ and hundreds of delays

#Trumpadministration #UnitedAirlines #Airtransport #NewJersey #USnews

US news | The Guardian 10 months ago

Biden warns Europe is losing confidence in US under Trump and it could change course of modern history – US politics live

Protesters arrested as Columbia calls in New York police to clear Gaza solidarity sit-in – as it happened | Trump administration | The Guardian

Columbia Spectator reports protesters who staged library ‘emergency rally’ blocked from leaving by campus security officers unless th...

#Trumpadministration #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #MarkCarney #USnews

US news | The Guardian 11 months ago

New Mexico made childcare free. It lifted 120,000 people above the poverty line

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New Mexico made childcare free. It lifted 120,000 people above the poverty line

The state, which has long ranked worst in the US for child wellbeing, became the first and only in the country to offer free childcare to a majorit...

#NewMexico #Childcare #Children #Society #USnews #Money

US news | The Guardian 11 months ago

Abigail Disney: ‘Every billionaire who can’t live on $999m is kind of a sociopath’

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Abigail Disney: ‘Every billionaire who can’t live on $999m is kind of a sociopath’

She is one of the heirs to the Walt Disney fortune – and has long argued for rich people like her to pay more tax. Now she is working out how bes...

#Thesuper-rich #Lifeandstyle #Republicans #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #Democrats #USnews

US news | The Guardian 11 months ago

Tens of thousands rally against Trump at DC ‘Hands Off’ protest

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Tens of thousands rally against Trump at DC ‘Hands Off’ protest

Congress members Jamie Raskin, Eric Swalwell and Ilhan Omar among speakers as demonstrators denounce ‘fascism’

#WashingtonDC #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #ElonMusk #Protest #USnews

US news | The Guardian 1 year ago

US officials have been absent from global climate forums during Trump 2.0

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US officials have been absent from global climate forums during Trump 2.0

Exclusive: The ‘deeply troubling’ move comes amid concerns US ignoring international climate ramifications

#Parisclimateagreement #Trumpadministration #UnitedNations #Climatecrisis #Environment #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #Worldnews #USnews

US news | The Guardian 1 year ago

Trump’s dismantling of USAid raises risk of mpox global emergency, experts warn

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Trump’s dismantling of USAid raises risk of mpox global emergency, experts warn

As administration cuts off resources from African countries to contain outbreak, workers say ‘everybody’s lost’

#WorldHealthOrganization #Trumpadministration #Infectiousdiseases #USforeignpolicy #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #Worldnews #Epidemics #USnews #Health #Africa #USAid #Mpox

US news | The Guardian 1 year ago

US no longer ‘primarily focused’ on Europe’s security, says Pete Hegseth

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US no longer ‘primarily focused’ on Europe’s security, says Pete Hegseth

US defence secretary says Europe should lead in defending Ukraine and that restoring pre-2014 borders is unrealistic

#USforeignpolicy #PeteHegseth #Worldnews #Ukraine #USnews #Europe #Nato

US news | The Guardian 1 year ago

Trans healthcare providers face chaos under Trump order: ‘like withholding CPR’

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Trans healthcare providers face chaos under Trump order: ‘Like withholding CPR’

The director of a US group of 1,000 medical providers dedicated to LGBTQ+ health equity addresses the fallout

#Trumpadministration #LGBTQ+rights #Mentalhealth #UShealthcare #Transgender #USpolitics #Society #USnews #Health

US news | The Guardian 1 year ago

New Orleans Mardi Gras parades to be shielded by barriers, says manufacturer

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New Orleans Mardi Gras parades to be shielded by barriers, says manufacturer

City had not deployed mobile 700lb steel barriers on night of deadly Bourbon Street truck attack

#NewOrleanstruckattack #NewOrleans #Louisiana #USnews

US news | The Guardian 1 year ago

Hegseth heckled and booed by military families at pro-DEI protest in Germany

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Hegseth heckled and booed by military families at pro-DEI protest in Germany

Two dozen people chant ‘DEI’ at US defense secretary who has rolled back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives

#Trumpadministration #USmilitary #USpolitics #Germany #USnews

US news | The Guardian 1 year ago

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is once again spewing lava into the air

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Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is once again spewing lava into the air

Visitors have flocked to watch the molten spectacle since Kilauea increased volcanic activity starting in December

#Volcanoes #Hawaii #USnews

US news | The Guardian 1 year ago

Noaa imposes limits on scientists, sparking concerns over global forecasts

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Noaa imposes limits on scientists, sparking concerns over global forecasts

‘Crackdown on climate’ predicted as oversight enacted over agency staffers’ email and meetings with foreign nationals

#Trumpadministration #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #USweather #Worldnews #USnews #Nasa

US news | The Guardian 1 year ago

Fears grow for Israel-Gaza ceasefire after Netanyahu threatens war | First Thing

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Fears grow for Israel-Gaza ceasefire after Netanyahu threatens war | First Thing

Netanyahu says fighting will resume if Hamas does not release hostages by Saturday. Plus, Musk finally questioned by reporters over Doge

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US news | The Guardian 1 year ago

Rightwing Christians plot to increase US religious education during school hours

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Rightwing Christians plot to increase US religious education during school hours

Far-right linked group LifeWise pushing model bill to allow students to leave school grounds for religious ‘release time’

#Christianity #USeducation #Worldnews #Education #Religion #Schools #USnews

US news | The Guardian 1 year ago

Trump’s obsession with immigration is really an obsession with segregation | Heba Gowayed

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Trump’s obsession with immigration is really an obsession with segregation | Heba Gowayed

His policies are the latest instantiation of a centuries-long American tradition: laws meant to exclude people of color and privilege whiteness

#USimmigration #DonaldTrump #USnews #Race