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Trump to unveil $70bn AI and energy plan at summit with oil and tech bigwigs
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/15/trump-ai-oil-energy-summit
Published: July 15, 2025 18:16
Pittsburgh event angers climate groups as Trump ties AI expansion to oil and gas, sidelining renewable energyDonald Trump will join big oil and technology bosses on Tuesday at a major artificial intelligence and energy summit in Pittsburgh, outraging…
Mike Waltz grilled over Signal chat during confirmation hearing for UN role
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/15/mike-waltz-hearing-un-ambassador
Published: July 15, 2025 18:09
Ex-national security adviser questioned about controversy during a Senate hearing to be US ambassador to UNJust over two months after being ousted as national security adviser, Mike Waltz faced lawmakers on Tuesday during a confirmation hearing to be US…
JP Morgan chief defends independence of Fed chair amid Trump attacks
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/15/jamie-dimon-jp-morgan-jerome-powell-trump-defence
Published: July 15, 2025 18:06
Jamie Dimon cautions against interference as treasury secretary says process to replace Jerome Powell has begunThe boss of JP Morgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, has defended the “absolutely critical” independence of the Federal Reserve chair, as Donald Trump…
Trump administration seeks to end bond hearings for immigrants without legal status
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/15/end-bond-immigration-court-trump
Published: July 15, 2025 17:57
Under new policy, such immigrants would not be able to request bond from immigration judge before deportationThe Trump administration is reportedly seeking to bar millions of immigrants who allegedly arrived in the US without legal status from receiving a…
Family of US citizen beaten to death by Israeli settlers calls on Trump administration to prosecute killers
Published: July 15, 2025 17:51
Sayfollah Musallet’s relatives criticize US government over West Bank killing: ‘Somebody needs to be held accountable’Relatives of Sayfollah Musallet, a US citizen from Florida beaten to death by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, are calling for…
How the Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein files became a vehicle for QAnon
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/15/trump-epstein-files-maga
Published: July 15, 2025 17:26
Maga’s obsession with the files shows how a fringe QAnon conspiracy theory has taken root in the pro-Trump movementThe release of the “Epstein client list” has long been the holy grail for the Maga movement. Supposedly, this list, once released, would…
Trump’s tax bill funds $6bn expansion of US-Mexico border surveillance, report finds
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/15/trump-tax-bill-border-immigration
Published: July 15, 2025 16:45
‘The spending is not about safety’: rights groups concerned as funding for data centralization increasesUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s sweeping tax bill will finance a vast expansion of surveillance along the US-Mexico border, according to…
Two-thirds of DoJ unit defending Trump policies in court have quit
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/15/trump-doj-unit-staff-exodus
Published: July 15, 2025 16:43
Seven lawyers cite punishing workload and the need to defend policies that some felt were not legally justifiable The US justice department unit charged with defending against legal challenges to signature Trump administration policies – such as…
Republican leading inquiry into Biden’s autopen use has digitally signed letters
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/15/biden-autopen-james-comer
Published: July 15, 2025 16:28
James Comer has used a digital signature on documents throughout his investigation into Biden’s use of an autopenA Kentucky Republican leading the Trump administration’s investigation into Joe Biden’s mental capacities during his time in office, including…
First Thing: Trump does deal with Nato allies to arm Ukraine and warns Russia of severe sanctions
Published: July 15, 2025 15:28
The deal involves Nato countries buying US weapons destined for Ukraine, in a big shift in the president’s approach to the war. Plus, a first glimpse of HBO’s Harry Potter TV seriesGood morning.Donald Trump said he had sealed an agreement with Nato allies…
Maga stalwart Marjorie Taylor Greene criticizes Trump over Ukraine arms shipments
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/15/marjorie-taylor-greene-ukraine-war
Published: July 15, 2025 15:27
‘MAGA did not vote for more weapons to Ukraine,’ the Georgia congresswoman wrote on XMarjorie Taylor Greene has criticized Donald Trump over his new pledge to send “billions of dollars” worth of weapons to Ukraine, accusing him of breaking a campaign…
Former MLB pitcher Dan Serafini guilty of murdering father-in-law after property dispute
Published: July 15, 2025 15:12
51-year-old also guilty of shooting mother-in-lawCrime occurred after dispute over renovation projectFormer MLB pitcher Dan Serafini was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2021 shooting that claimed the life of his father-in-law and left his…
Trump permits Nvidia to sell advanced chips in China, CEO says
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/15/trump-nvidia-jensen-huang-chips-china
Published: July 15, 2025 14:39
Chipmaker’s CEO, Jensen Huang, recently met with Donald Trump as US-China trade rivalry deepensNvidia’s CEO, Jensen Huang, says the chipmaker has won approval from the Trump administration to sell its advanced computer chips used to develop artificial…
‘What is the point?’ Scottie Scheffler questions golf and life before Open
Published: July 15, 2025 14:37
World No 1 vows to quit sport if it affects family life and asks why winning is so important for an ‘awesome’ two minutesSince the age of three, when he given a plastic set of clubs, Scottie Scheffler has wanted to be the best golfer in the world. He has…
Republicans move to block Democratic effort to force release of Epstein files
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/15/republicans-jeffrey-epstein-files-release
Published: July 15, 2025 13:34
White House has come under fire for not releasing documents related to late sex offender Jeffrey EpsteinUS politics live – latest updatesRepublican lawmakers have moved to block a Democratic effort to force the release of the so-called Epstein files, a…
US inflation rose in June as Trump’s tariffs start to show in prices
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/15/us-inflation-june-trump-tariffs
Published: July 15, 2025 12:36
Inflation remains far below the peaks seen three years ago, when price increases reached as high as 9%Inflation shot up in June as the impacts of Donald Trump’s tariffs slowly started to show in US prices.Business leaders have said for months that the…
Does Kash Patel deserve to run the FBI? Of course he does – and I’ll take a lie detector test to prove it | Arwa Mahdawi
Published: July 15, 2025 12:31
He may be insecure and lack any obvious qualifications, but he’s also extremely devoted to Donald Trump. And isn’t that what really matters?‘Once upon a time, in the land of the free, there lived a wizard called Kash the Distinguished Discoverer.” That…
Heavy rain in New York region floods subways and strands vehicles
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/15/new-york-new-jersey-pennsylvania-heavy-rain-flooding
Published: July 15, 2025 12:23
Flash flood warnings were issued for parts of New York and Pennsylvania and an emergency was declared in New JerseyHeavy rain swept across parts of the US north-east on Monday night, inundating sections of New York and New Jersey with flash flooding that…
David Squires on … trophy-loving Trump crashing Chelsea’s Club World Cup party
Published: July 15, 2025 11:29
Our cartoonist on the US president’s central role in the final of a tournament that seemed like it would never endBuy one of David’s cartoon in our Print ShopDavid’s new book, Chaos in the Box: buy it now Continue reading...
Two wildfires burn in Grand Canyon – video
Published: July 15, 2025 11:03
A wildfire along the Grand Canyon’s North Rim has burned for more than a week, destroying the historic Grand Canyon Lodge. The Dragon Bravo Fire, which destroyed the lodge last weekend, was sparked by lightning on 4 July. It is one of two wildfires in the…
NWSL and US Soccer’s lack of transgender policy targeted by conservative lobby groups
Published: July 15, 2025 11:00
The NWSL’s transgender participation policy, thought to still be in place, was abandoned in 2022, the league confirmedAs the United States supreme court agrees to hear two cases in the fall intended to enforce bans on transgender women from sport, the…
Dumper’s delight: Cal Raleigh becomes first catcher to win Home Run Derby
Published: July 15, 2025 10:28
Mariners star takes home $1m first prize for victoryOneil Cruz hits 513ft homer during contestSeattle’s Cal Raleigh won his first All-Star Home Run Derby after leading the big leagues in long balls going into the break, defeating Tampa Bay’s Junior…
Trump administration dashes hopes of anti-pollution plan for JD Vance’s home town
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/15/pollution-ohio-trump-administration
Published: July 15, 2025 10:00
The $1.6bn Biden-era plan for a gas-powered blast furnace at a steel mill in Middletown, Ohio, is indefinitely on holdA Biden-era plan to implement a gas-powered blast furnace at a steel mill in Ohio, which would have eliminated tons of greenhouse gases…
Irish tourist jailed by Ice for months after overstaying US visit by three days: ‘Nobody is safe’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/15/irish-tourist-ice-detention
Published: July 15, 2025 10:00
Exclusive: For roughly 100 days, Thomas says he faced harsh detention conditions, despite agreeing to deportationThomas, a 35-year-old tech worker and father of three from Ireland, came to West Virginia to visit his girlfriend last fall. It was one of many…
Republicans complain to Canada over wildfire smoke despite supporting planet-heating bill
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/15/republicans-canada-wildfire-complaint-letter
Published: July 15, 2025 10:00
Lawmakers send letter railing against ‘suffocating’ smoke days after voting for Trump plan likely to boost pollutionA group of Republican lawmakers has complained that smoke from Canadian wildfires is ruining summer for Americans, just days after voting…
‘I have a huge case brewing’: US readers’ frustrations with cancelling various subscriptions
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/15/us-readers-cancelling-subscriptions
Published: July 15, 2025 10:00
Readers share their experiences after a US appeals court vacated the FTC’s ‘click-to-cancel’ rule Cancelling subscriptions could continue to be a grueling process after the US court of appeals for the eighth circuit vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s…
Boy in Minnesota survives fall that sent arrow through his brain: ‘It’s a miracle’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/15/boy-survives-arrow-through-brain
Published: July 15, 2025 10:00
Gus, nine, fell face-first on arrow, which penetrated his head and came within less than an inch of exiting his skullA hospital in Minnesota was left in disbelief after a nine-year-old boy survived an accidental fall that sent an arrow through his brain…
Trump hails supreme court decision to let him dismantle education department – US politics live
Published: July 15, 2025 09:52
President says ‘America’s students to be best, brightest and most highly educated in world’ following rulingUS supreme court allows Trump to resume gutting education departmentGood morning and welcome to our live coverage of US politics amid the news that…
Ukrainians hail Melania Trump for challenging husband’s faith in Putin
Published: July 15, 2025 09:48
US first lady celebrated as ‘Agent Melania Trumpenko’ for noting Russian leader’s duplicityEurope live – latest updatesUkrainians are celebrating Melania Trump on social media in a series of memes, after Donald Trump suggested the first lady played a part…
Starbucks tells corporate staff in US and Canada to work in office at least four days a week
Published: July 15, 2025 09:31
Seattle-based coffee chain offers payment to those who opt to quit instead as it seeks to ‘re-establish in-office culture’Business live – latest updatesStarbucks has ordered its corporate staff to work from the office at least four days a week from late…
Trump dismisses parliamentary recall idea and praises Starmer’s Brexit efforts
Published: July 15, 2025 08:53
US president says he likes PM ‘even though he’s a liberal’, lauding his handling of trade deal and progress since EU exitUK politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has said he does not want parliament to be recalled for his state visit to the UK,…
FTSE 100 breaks through the 9,000-point barrier to reach new record high
Published: July 15, 2025 08:03
London’s blue-chip index has risen 10% in 2025 helped by investor flight from US stocks amid Trump’s trade policiesBusiness live – latest updatesBritain’s blue-chip stock index has risen through the 9,000-point mark to touch a new record high.The FTSE 100…
Thousands of vehicles sit idle at EU port as Trump’s tariffs leave their mark
Published: July 15, 2025 07:00
Port of Antwerp-Bruges figures show 15.9% drop in export of cars, vans, trucks and tractors to USThe Port of Antwerp-Bruges has been turned into a giant car park with thousands of cars, vans, trucks and tractors bound for the US sitting idle as…
Bigger, better, more often? Infantino won’t let up on his ambition for Club World Cup
Published: July 15, 2025 07:00
With claims of 2bn TV views, $2.1bn revenues and a push for it to go every two years, Infantino’s pet project is here to stayAll that can be said with certainty about the future of the Club World Cup is that it is not going away. The 24-carat gold Tiffany…
Tuesday briefing: What Trump’s ‘massive’ weapons deal for Ukraine means for the war – and for Putin
Published: July 15, 2025 05:32
In today’s newsletter: Donald Trump says he wants to ‘finish’ the war in Ukraine, as diplomatic relations break down with Vladimir PutinGood morning. It looks like the bromance between Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, is over.…
Four astronauts depart international space station in return flight home
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/14/international-space-station-astronauts-home
Published: July 15, 2025 02:11
Crew Dragon capsule will parachute into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California on TuesdayNasa retiree turned private astronaut Peggy Whitson and three crew mates from India, Poland and Hungary departed the International Space Station early on Monday…
US court blocks Trump administration from revoking Afghans’ protected status
Published: July 15, 2025 01:49
More than 82,000 Afghans had been evacuated after Taliban’s takeover and were allowed a temporary ‘parole’A US appeals court has for now blocked the Trump administration from removing the temporary protective status of thousands of Afghans in the United…
Trump news at a glance: president threatens 100% tariff on Russia and says he is keeping Club World Cup trophy
Published: July 14, 2025 23:48
Trump gives Putin a deadline to make peace; president claims trophy given to cup winners Chelsea is copy of Oval Office one. Key US politics stories from Monday 14 July at a glanceDonald Trump has said he sealed an agreement with Nato allies that will…
Homelessness in Los Angeles county declines for second straight year
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/14/los-angeles-county-homelessness-report
Published: July 14, 2025 23:05
LA reports 72,308 people as unhoused, a 4% decrease from last year, as California pushes to break up encampmentsHomelessness in Los Angeles county declined by 4% to an estimated 72,308 people in 2025, the Los Angeles homeless services authority (Lahsa)…
Andrew Cuomo announces run for New York City mayor as an independent
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/14/andrew-cuomo-new-york-city-mayor-independent
Published: July 14, 2025 22:06
Former governor lost the Democratic primary to Zohran Mamdani by more than 12 points last monthAndrew Cuomo, former New York governor, said Monday that he will run as an independent in New York City’s mayoral race, after losing in the Democratic primary to…
Pam Bondi fires US justice department’s top ethics adviser
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/14/pam-bondi-fires-top-ethics-adviser
Published: July 14, 2025 21:56
Move is latest in series of dismissals as Trump and allies seek etribution against civil servants in the agencyThe US attorney general, Pam Bondi, fired the justice department’s top ethics adviser on Friday, the latest in a series of dismissals that comes…
Former NFL QB Bridgewater suspended from high school coaching job
Published: July 14, 2025 21:53
The former Lions QB has been suspended while under investigation for allegedly providing impermissible benefitsFormer NFL quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has been suspended from his position as a high school football coach in Miami while under investigation…
Florida man, 80, becomes oldest person to complete ‘world’s toughest foot race’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/14/badwater-135-ultramarathon-record-oldest-person
Published: July 14, 2025 21:50
Bob Becker of Fort Lauderdale finished the Badwater 135 ultramarathon held in California’s sweltering Death ValleyAn 80-year-older runner has made history as the oldest person to complete the Badwater 135, nicknamed “the world’s toughest foot race”.Last…
Hollywood agent’s son accused of murdering wife and in-laws kills himself
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/14/california-man-murdering-wife-in-laws-dies-jail
Published: July 14, 2025 21:45
Samuel Bond Haskell, whose father represented major stars, was charged with dismembering his wife and killing her parentsA California man who was charged with murdering and dismembering his wife and her parents in the home they shared in the Los Angeles…
US dairy industry to remove synthetic dyes from ice-cream, RFK Jr says
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/14/dairy-industry-ice-cream-dyes-trump
Published: July 14, 2025 21:30
Dairy officials tout ‘great day for “Maha”’ as Trump officials claim deal leads to healthier options, especially for childrenIn what Trump administration officials dubbed a “major announcement”, health and agriculture department leaders said the US dairy…
How the Jeffrey Epstein row plunged Maga world into turmoil – a timeline
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/14/jeffrey-epstein-trump-maga-turmoil
Published: July 14, 2025 21:21
Saga has pitted Trump against his base, with the president pleading with supporters to ‘not waste time’ on EpsteinThe Department of Justice’s announcement that it did not have a list of Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged clients, and that the convicted sex offender…
Who is Dan Bongino? FBI deputy at center of Maga fallout over Epstein files
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/14/dan-bongino-jeffrey-epstein-files
Published: July 14, 2025 20:54
Bongino appears to be on course to be the Trump administration’s first casualty of the Epstein files falloutThe future of the deputy FBI director, Dan Bongino, is unclear after he stormed out of a meeting with Pam Bondi, the attorney general, and told…
US supreme court allows Trump to resume gutting education department
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/14/supreme-court-trump-education-department
Published: July 14, 2025 20:48
Justices lift federal judge’s order that reinstated nearly 1,400 workers affected by mass layoffs in win for presidentThe US supreme court on Monday cleared the way for Donald Trump’s administration to resume dismantling the Department of Education as part…
Texas camp leader waited over an hour after flood warning to evacuate
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/14/texas-floods-girls-camp-evacuation-delay
Published: July 14, 2025 20:30
Camp Mystic leader, who died trying to save small children, waited over an hour after alert before starting evacuationThe Texas way: why the most disaster-prone US state is so allergic to preparing for disastersThe adult leader of Camp Mystic, the Texas…
US men to host friendlies against Australia and Ecuador in October international window
Published: July 14, 2025 20:28
The US will play Australia in Colorado on 14 OctoberGame v Ecuador in Austin, Texas set for 10 OctoberThe US men’s national team will play friendlies against Ecuador and Australia in the October Fifa international window, the federation announced on…
Farm worker who died after California Ice raid was ‘hardworking and innocent’, family says
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/14/jaime-alanis-california-ice-raid-death
Published: July 14, 2025 20:16
Jaime Alanís, 57, died a day after falling off a greenhouse roof during an immigration raid of a cannabis farmThe farm worker who died from injuries he sustained after falling from a greenhouse roof during an Ice raid of a California cannabis farm was a…
Trump says Club World Cup trophy will remain in Oval Office after tournament’s end
Published: July 14, 2025 19:45
US president was given trophy earlier this yearChelsea won newly expanded tournament on SundayUS president Donald Trump has claimed that the Club World Cup trophy that has featured prominently in the Oval Office will stay there, and that Fifa made a copy…
Kyiv hails US weapons deal as Moscow dismisses Trump’s sanctions threat
Published: July 14, 2025 18:47
US president says he will send Ukraine Patriot anti-aircraft batteries and interceptor missiles paid for by EU alliesPoliticians in Kyiv have welcomed Donald Trump’s announcement that billions of dollars worth of US military equipment will be sent to…
Trump does deal with Nato allies to arm Ukraine and warns Russia of severe sanctions
Published: July 14, 2025 18:24
US president says he will supply Kyiv with billions of dollars of military equipment paid for by European alliesDonald Trump said he has sealed an agreement with Nato allies that will lead to large-scale arms deliveries to Ukraine, including Patriot…
In Gaza, we know why Israel wants to herd us all into one camp – our lives are bargaining chips | Nour Abo Aisha
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/14/gaza-israel-camp-attacks-rafah-hamas
Published: July 14, 2025 18:15
We’ve fled the attacks again and again. Now Israel plans to force us into the ruins of Rafah in order to increase pressure on HamasAfter 21 months of war, the Israeli minister of defence, Israel Katz, has proposed a new initiative to force all Palestinians…
Reports of US children ingesting nicotine pouches surge, study says
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/14/nicotine-pouches-children-poisoning
Published: July 14, 2025 17:36
Several children up in intensive care and two died amid uptick in poisonings as popularity of pouches explodeReports of US children under six ingesting nicotine pouches – the small rectangles containing flavored nicotine that have exploded in popularity –…
Wildfire that destroyed Grand Canyon lodge spread after being left to burn for days
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/14/grand-canyon-wildfire-arizona
Published: July 14, 2025 17:10
Arizona’s governor calls for federal investigation into National Park Service’s handling of the fire, which was sparked in early JulyA wildfire raging along the Grand Canyon’s North Rim that leveled a historic lodge erupted over the weekend after burning…
Trump officials address ‘chemtrails’ conspiracy theories while spreading misinformation, experts say
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/14/trump-chemtrails-epa-conspiracy-theory
Published: July 14, 2025 17:07
EPA’s move comes as it slashes climate research funding and cuts weather forecasting and scientific agencies’ staffTrump officials’ recent attempt to dispel concerns about “chemtrails” has perplexed and angered some experts who say the administration has…
DNC threatens to sue North Carolina elections board over plan to purge 100,000 voters
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/14/dnc-north-carolina-elections-voter-purge
Published: July 14, 2025 16:49
Potential lawsuit follows vote by the board to require additional registration information from voters in a perennial battleground stateThe Democratic National Committee is threatening to sue the North Carolina board of elections if they go forward with…
Cole Palmer’s Chelsea finally have the belief they are contenders for Premier League title | Jacob Steinberg
Published: July 14, 2025 16:46
Aggressive, motivated, extremely talented and now champions of the world, Enzo Maresca’s squad have the confidence and real depthWhen Chelsea won the Conference League in May, a victory secured by the standard ice-cold Cole Palmer performance in a final,…
Trump confirms Ukraine weapons deal and threatens Russia with severe tariffs – video
Published: July 14, 2025 16:34
Donald Trump announces that the US will send Patriot missiles and other weapons to Kyiv, and will impose 'very severe tariffs' on Russia if there is no deal to stop the war in Ukraine in 50 daysEurope live – latest updates Continue reading...
Arizona resident dies from pneumonic plague, health officials say
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/14/arizona-death-pneumonic-plague
Published: July 14, 2025 15:34
Death marks first recorded plague death in Coconino county since 2007 but not the most recent case in the stateA person has died from pneumonic plague in Coconino county, Arizona, the first such death there since 2007 – though officials are saying the…
Trump’s presence at Chelsea’s trophy lift was a fitting coda to a misguided tournament
Published: July 14, 2025 14:50
The football was at times intriguing, but the true meaning of the first expanded Club World Cup will be debated for yearsSign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson hereFor the first four weeks of the 2025 Club World Cup, there had been the danger that the…
Measles cases are surging in Europe and the US. This is what the anti-vax conspiracy theory has brought us
Published: July 14, 2025 14:12
Nearly 30 years after Andrew Wakefield’s discredited study linking the MMR vaccine and autism, we badly need an injection of rationalityIt’s easy to say in hindsight, but also true, that even when the anti-vax movement was in its infancy in the late 90s…
US man gets life for beheading father as political statement and posting video
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/14/pennsylvania-beheading-murder-terrorism
Published: July 14, 2025 14:09
Pennsylvania man called for execution of other civil servants in video in which he displayed severed headA Pennsylvania man has been ordered to spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of fatally shooting his federal government employee…
Arizona Democratic race for House seat highlights party’s internal debate – and previews the midterms
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/14/arizona-democrats-house-race-midterms
Published: July 14, 2025 14:00
An old-versus-new, established-versus-insurgent dynamic is being played out among the candidatesA gen Z influencer, a former state lawmaker and the daughter of a former representative are facing off in a special Democratic primary in Arizona on Tuesday…
Trump promised to lower energy costs – his tax bill will raise them for people in red states the most
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/14/trump-tax-bill-energy-republican-states
Published: July 14, 2025 14:00
Household energy bills in some Republican-leaning states could rise by more than $600 every year, analysis of the so-called ‘big, beautiful bill’ findsThe cost of electricity is poised to surge across the US in the wake of Republican legislation that takes…
Trump encounters rare uproar from ardent rightwing allies over Jeffrey Epstein
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/14/trump-supporters-jeffrey-epstein
Published: July 14, 2025 13:39
White House claim it didn’t have list of Epstein’s alleged clients and that he wasn’t murdered has caused tumult even within administrationUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump managed something unusual last week. In his administration’s claim that…
From Palmer and domes to Musiala and turf: Club World Cup winners and losers
Published: July 14, 2025 13:12
A tournament won by Chelsea exposed international divides and sparked questions about workload and weatherFifa: The world’s governing body had hoped to gain more of a foothold in the club game with the expanded version of this tournament. Now that it has…
Biden denies White House aides granted clemency without his knowledge
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/14/joe-biden-pardons-clemency-autopen
Published: July 14, 2025 12:55
‘I made every single one of those,’ former president insists after claims by Trump over his use of autopenJoe Biden has denied claims that his circle of aides acted without his knowledge when he granted a slew of pardons and commutations in the final days…
Club World Cup dismissed as a Fifa ‘fiction’ by head of players’ union
Published: July 14, 2025 12:54
Sergio Marchi likens Infantino to Roman emperor NeroHe says staging was reminiscent of ‘bread and circuses’The president of Fifpro has described the Club World Cup as a “fiction” and compared Gianni Infantino to the Roman emperor Nero, as the dispute…
Fire at Massachusetts assisted living facility leaves nine dead
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/14/fire-massachusetts-assisted-living-facility
Published: July 14, 2025 12:53
One person in critical condition after blaze rips through residence for seniors in Fall River on Sunday nightNine people were killed after a fire ripped through an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, on Sunday night, with one person…
I was on New York’s rent board. Zohran Mamdani’s ideas aren’t pie in the sky | Leah Goodridge
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/14/new-york-rent-freeze-zohran-mamdani
Published: July 14, 2025 12:00
The Democratic mayoral candidate has faced controversy over his calls for a rent freeze. But the plan has plenty of precedent During the New York City mayoral primary campaign, Zohran Mamdani’s proposal for a citywide rent freeze became a contentious…
‘Humanitarian city’ would be concentration camp for Palestinians, says former Israeli PM | First Thing
Published: July 14, 2025 11:00
Ehud Olmert says plan would be ethnic cleansing, and anger at Israel over Gaza war is not all down to antisemitism. Plus, why are numbers of first-time US homebuyers at a generational low?Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood…
Zohran Mamdani’s campaign proposes free childcare. Is it finally a winning policy?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/14/zohran-mamdani-campaign-free-childcare-win
Published: July 14, 2025 11:00
A report suggests New Yorkers pay nearly $26,000 a year on childcare and Mamdani’s promise could transform livesMaggie Stockdale hadn’t given much thought to childcare before welcoming her first child last year. But once she learned the high price of…
A deadly 1987 flood foreshadowed the Texas disaster. Survivors ask, ‘why didn’t we learn?’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/14/texas-floods-early-warning-system
Published: July 14, 2025 11:00
The Fourth of July tragedy was described as something no one could have seen coming. But in ‘flash flood alley’, an eerily similar event 40 years ago holds important lessonsThe rain was pouring down in Texas in the early morning hours of 17 July 1987.…
Trump expected to announce plan to sell Patriot defence systems to Ukraine
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/14/trump-ukraine-weapons-patriot-russia
Published: July 14, 2025 10:35
President says US will send Kyiv ‘sophisticated’ equipment ahead of announcement as frustration with Russia growsEurope live – latest updatesDonald Trump has indicated that the US will announce a plan to sell Patriot air defence systems and other weapons…
I’m not keen on the Clooneys’ ‘no phones’ rule for guests | Emma Beddington
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/14/george-clooney-amal-no-phones-rule-guests
Published: July 14, 2025 10:00
Amal Clooney says the policy allows for ‘safe and frank’ conversation. But what if you want to show George a cool meme of an anteater posing?Would you willingly surrender your phone if you were invited to the Clooneys’? Because that’s the deal, apparently.…
US farm workers on Ice raids in the fields: ‘hunted like animals’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/14/us-farm-workers-ice-raids
Published: July 14, 2025 10:00
In the latest installment of a series on undocumented workers, farm workers explain how fear has ripped through their communities after raidsUndocumented builders face exploitation amid Trump raidsUndocumented farm workers feel they’re being “hunted like…
Trump’s 30% tariffs would ‘practically prohibit’ EU-US trade, says Šefčovič
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/14/trump-tariffs-eu-us-trade-says-sefcovic
Published: July 14, 2025 09:33
EU trade chief says his team felt ‘very close’ to an agreement before US president’s comments at the weekendBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s threat to impose 30% tariffs on European goods would “practically prohibit” transatlantic trade, the…
Trump says he spoke to Dan Bongino after reports deputy FBI director could leave post over Epstein files fallout – US politics live
Published: July 14, 2025 09:30
US president says Bongino ‘sounded terrific’ when he spoke to him about uproar over how Justice Department handled inquiry in Epstein deathHello and welcome to the US politics live blog. I’m Tom Ambrose and I will be bringing you all the latest news lines…
Jake Paul is boxing’s newest power broker. Taylor v Serrano was his proof of concept
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/jul/14/jake-paul-mvp-katie-taylor-serrano-msg-boxing
Published: July 14, 2025 08:00
Katie Taylor’s decisive victory over Amanda Serrano at MSG on Friday capped a watershed night for Most Valuable Promotions, who are betting big on women’s boxingOn Friday night, 11 July, Katie Taylor earned the clear-cut win that had eluded her in two…
Our Médecins Sans Frontières staff are being killed in Gaza. Why are UK ministers enabling that? | Natalie Roberts
Published: July 14, 2025 07:00
We have warned the government repeatedly: the response has been pathetic. Britain has a duty to act morally, and stop supporting this genocideDr Natalie Roberts is the executive director of Médecins Sans Frontières UKOur colleague Abdullah Hammad was…
Shane Lowry: ‘If I win another Open, I’ll celebrate twice as much’
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/jul/14/shane-lowry-golf-the-open-portrush-interview
Published: July 14, 2025 06:34
Irishman explains the emotion of winning Claret Jug at Portrush in 2019 after the ‘toughest 24 hours of my sporting life’The gable end of a house on Causeway Street in Portrush delivers a reminder of Shane Lowry’s Open triumph in 2019. The fantastic mural…
Pound hits three-week low after Bank of England says slowing jobs market could prompt rate cut – business live
Published: July 14, 2025 06:26
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Andrew Bailey insists: “I think the path [for interest rates] is down. Bitcoin has surged to a new record high this morning, clearing the $120,000 point for the first time.The world’s largest…
Monday briefing: The ‘toxic cocktail’ of climate denial, federal cuts and the Texas floods
Published: July 14, 2025 05:47
In today’s newsletter: Amid at least 129 deaths and billions of dollars of damage, there has been little reckoning about the part global heating and cuts to public services may have played in the disasterGood morning. The death toll from the catastrophic…
Trump front and centre for Chelsea's trophy lift in Club World Cup – video
Published: July 14, 2025 04:27
US president Donald Trump handed Chelsea the Club World Cup trophy after the side beat Paris Saint-Germain in the final of the football tournament’s new expanded format. Fifa president Gianni Infantino moved out of frame for the television cameras while…
Trump news at a glance: King Charles schedules state visit as president booed at Club World Cup final
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/14/president-trump-administration-news-today-latest
Published: July 14, 2025 01:09
Buckingham Palace invites Trump for trip at a time when UK parliament is not sitting, avoiding the prospect of him addressing House of Commons. Key US politics stories from Sunday 13 July.King Charles has invited Donald Trump for an unprecedented second…
‘Great feeling’: Palmer hails Maresca after Chelsea glory but Trump booed at final
Published: July 13, 2025 23:03
‘The gaffer put a great gameplan out,’ says forwardPalmer scored twice and set up Blues’ third in winCole Palmer said that Enzo Maresca is building something special after Chelsea produced a stunning performance to beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 in the first…
King Charles schedules Trump state visit for when UK parliament is in recess
Published: July 13, 2025 23:01
Buckingham Palace to host US president during party conferences removing chance of Commons addressKing Charles has invited Donald Trump for an unprecedented second state visit in September, scheduling the trip for three days when parliament is not sitting…
Trump booed but unbowed at Club World Cup final as Chelsea lift trophy
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jul/13/trump-club-world-cup-final-chelsea-psg
Published: July 13, 2025 22:32
Trump jeered during national anthem at MetLifeBoos rain down as Trump presents Chelsea’s trophyInfantino sidelines himself as Trump stays on stageUS president Donald Trump was front and center for Chelsea’s trophy lift and was greeted by widespread boos at…
Palmer’s casually jaw-dropping Club World Cup final show propels him into big time | Jacob Steinberg
Published: July 13, 2025 22:16
Chelsea’s star player is on billboards in New York and two goals and an assist against PSG showed whyThe billboards dotted around New York had it right: Cole Palmer really is scary good. He sat at the Top of the Rock on Saturday, peering over Manhattan as…
Two dead and three injured, including state trooper, in Kentucky shootings
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/13/lexington-kentucky-shooting
Published: July 13, 2025 22:03
Unidentified shooter wounded trooper near airport in Lexington, then fled to a nearby church and opened fireA suspect shot and wounded a state trooper near a Kentucky airport on Sunday before fleeing to a nearby church, killing two women and wounding two…
Chelsea stun PSG to win Club World Cup after Cole Palmer’s cool double
Published: July 13, 2025 21:17
Final: Chelsea 3-0 Paris Saint-GermainPalmer 22 30, João Pedro 43The boy from Wythenshawe who had sat on top of the Rockefeller on Friday took Chelsea to the top of the world on Sunday. It was 90F down on the pitch in New Jersey but, oh, this was cold all…
Heavy rain in Texas halts rescue efforts as officials warn of further flooding
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/13/texas-flood-search-rescue
Published: July 13, 2025 20:37
State authorities believe more than 160 people could still be missing as flash flood warnings remain in Kerr countyMore heavy rains in Texas on Sunday paused a weeklong search for victims of catastrophic flooding along the Guadalupe River and led to…
Wildfires destroy historic lodge on Grand Canyon’s North Rim, park says
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/13/wildfires-destroy-grand-canyon-lodge-north-rim
Published: July 13, 2025 19:12
Grand Canyon Lodge consumed by two wildfires that have burned more than 45,000 acres in areaA historic lodge on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim has been destroyed by a fast-moving wildfire, the park said Sunday.The Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging inside…
Trump wants to ‘remake’ Fema, not eliminate it, Kristi Noem says
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/13/trump-remake-fema-kristi-noem
Published: July 13, 2025 16:40
Noem says president’s response to Texas floods shows how he wants to change US disaster relief agency to help statesKristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, said on Sunday that Donald Trump wants to have the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema)…
Trump’s latest tariffs ‘are real’ unless deals improve, economic adviser says
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/13/trump-tariffs-eu-mexico-kevin-hassett
Published: July 13, 2025 16:13
Kevin Hassett says talks are ‘ongoing’ after US president announced 30% tariffs on goods from EU and MexicoDonald Trump has seen some trade deal offers and thinks they need to be better, Kevin Hassett, the White House economic adviser, said on Sunday,…
Secret Service’s ‘cascade of failures’ allowed Trump assassination attempt, report says
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/13/trump-assassination-attempt-secret-service-report
Published: July 13, 2025 16:04
Highly critical Senate committee report calls for severe disciplinary action against Secret Service in the futureA new Senate committee report on the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, last year, described the…
Fifa agrees to mandatory rest periods to help protect players from burnout
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jul/13/fifa-mandatory-rest-periods-players-burnout
Published: July 13, 2025 15:32
Players’ union demands 72-hour rest between gamesFifa maintains focus on creating more global eventsThe global players’ union, Fifpro, has secured a significant victory in its battle to protect top stars against injury and burnout, with Fifa agreeing to…
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