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Lawyers for New Orleans clergy abuse survivors ramp up pressure to depose archbishop
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/01/new-orleans-clergy-abuse-archbishop
Published: May 1, 2025 13:05
Lawyers for hundreds of survivors argue Gregory Aymond should be questioned under oath about role in the clergy abuse crisisA group of attorneys representing clergy abuse survivors is ramping up pressure to get the archbishop of New Orleans, Gregory…
North Carolina helps kids earn college degrees in high school. It’s a lifeline for immigrant families
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/01/north-carolina-college-program
Published: May 1, 2025 13:00
A community college program has been instrumental in helping Latinx students in the state access higher education, while educators fear they’ll become Trump’s next targetDaniel is a high school senior in rural North Carolina. Soon, he’ll graduate with a…
Trump hints at tariff reprieve for pharma companies that bring operations back to US
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/may/01/trump-tariffs-pharma-firms-us-manufacturing
Published: May 1, 2025 12:46
He suggests drugmakers would get ‘a lot of time’ to repatriate manufacturing before facing leviesBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump has hinted at a tariff reprieve for pharmaceutical companies, which are braced for fresh sector-specific import…
Justice department civil rights division loses 70% of lawyers under Trump
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/01/civil-rights-division-doj-trump
Published: May 1, 2025 12:30
More than 250 lawyers have left or been reassigned since January as critics fear ‘end of the division as we’ve known it’More than 250 attorneys in the justice department’s civil rights division have either left, been reassigned, or accepted a buyout offer…
The Lakers’ Luka-LeBron era begins with a stumble, not a statement
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/may/01/lakes-playoffs-luka-doncic-lebron-james-nba
Published: May 1, 2025 12:23
The Lakers were thoroughly outmatched against the Timberwolves in this season’s playoffs. The team must now address the fixes that need to be madeDorian Finney-Smith slams his hand in frustration against an empty chair on his way to the shower. The locker…
I witnessed US cruelty as a Guantánamo lawyer. Trump’s deportations are disturbingly familiar | Mark Denbeaux
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/01/guantanamo-trump-deportations
Published: May 1, 2025 12:00
The government’s claims against detainees were paper-thin and the process riddled with errors. Now history is repeatingGuantánamo is a horror Americans have tried to forget. But the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) deportation regime resembles so…
No Ken do: Trump says US kids may get ‘two dolls instead of 30’ due to tariffs
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/01/trump-dolls-tariffs-war-china
Published: May 1, 2025 11:46
President acknowledged his tariff war with China could lead to a toy shortage and costlier productsDonald Trump on Wednesday acknowledged that his tariffs could result in fewer and costlier products in the United States, saying American kids might “have…
Messi and Ronaldo’s continental exits show the limits of their swan songs
Published: May 1, 2025 11:44
The two best players of their generation suffered same-day disappointments that show the game is starting to move onNot long ago, the results might have been seismic. Or at the very least, worthy of an eyebrows-raised remark. Lionel Messi and Cristiano…
We’ve never seen a more error-prone, incompetent presidency | Moustafa Bayoumi
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/01/trump-administration-blunders-mistakes
Published: May 1, 2025 11:00
In their rush to implement a barely concealed authoritarian agenda, this administration is producing a litany of blunders, gaffes and slip-upsAs we pass the 100-day mark of Donald Trump’s second term, it’s time to take note of a key element of how this…
Trump has launched more attacks on the environment in 100 days than his entire first term
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/01/trump-air-climate-pollution-regulation-100-days
Published: May 1, 2025 11:00
Blitzkrieg has hit protections in place for land, oceans, forests and wildlife, and will worsen the climate crisis‘A ruthless agenda’: charting 100 days of Trump’s onslaught on the environmentDonald Trump has launched an unprecedented assault upon the…
Trump’s attack on federal unions a ‘test case’ for broader assault, warn lawyers
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/01/trump-federal-unions-labor-bargaining-rights
Published: May 1, 2025 11:00
Executive order cites national security to strip bargaining rights from more than 1 million federal workersThe Trump administration is seeking to strip collective bargaining rights from large swaths of federal employees in a test case union leaders argue…
Private firms look to fill research gaps left by federal grant cuts: ‘We can’t wait four years’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/01/private-companies-public-research-funds-cut
Published: May 1, 2025 11:00
Trump and Musk have gut National Institutes of Health and experts are wary of private efforts’ ability to replicate public serviceThe federal government has slashed research since Donald Trump took office – hacking away at the National Institutes of Health…
Trump tariffs cause fastest slump in British factory export orders in five years
Published: May 1, 2025 10:57
Decline in output and new orders in April allied with rising uncertainty is prompting layoffs, survey findsBusiness live – latest updatesBritain’s factories suffered a slump in export orders last month as Donald Trump’s globally unsettling tariff regime…
US and Ukraine sign minerals deal | First Thing
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/01/first-thing-us-ukraine-sign-minerals-deal-trump
Published: May 1, 2025 10:17
Trump says agreement gives Washington an incentive to continue to invest in Ukraine’s protection. Plus, unraveling the ancient psychedelics mythDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.The US and Ukraine have signed a deal to…
Trump shrugs off economic woes as Harris attacks his ‘self-serving’ vision of America – US politics live
Published: May 1, 2025 10:04
US president claims economic slowdown ‘nothing to do with tariffs’ as his former challenger attacks his record and backers in major speechKamala Harris says ‘courage is contagious’ in major speechOne hundred days after Elon Musk entered the White House as…
May Day: protests expected across US over workers’ and immigrants’ rights
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/01/may-day-protests
Published: May 1, 2025 10:00
Tens of thousands expected at protests to take place in nearly 1,000 cities against Trump and his administrationProtesters are expected to rally nationwide on 1 May with a focus on workers’ and immigrants’ rights in the latest round of demonstrations…
American higher education is collapsing before our eyes | Frederico Menino
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/01/trump-higher-education-universities
Published: May 1, 2025 10:00
The once unsinkable ship of US higher education has hit an unthinkable icebergAmerican higher education is living its RMS Titanic moment. The multi-trillion-dollar United States academic-scientific complex, led by the richest and most highly coveted…
The loss of editorial freedom at 60 Minutes is a sorry milestone for US media | Margaret Sullivan
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/01/60-minutes-press-freedom
Published: May 1, 2025 10:00
What has happened with 60 Minutes is a high-octane version of what’s happening everywhere in Trump 2.0There have been so many red alerts for press freedom in the United States over the past few months that it can be hard to know which ones really…
Trump’s tariffs: ‘It feels like Covid 2.0. So many things are getting disrupted’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/01/trump-tariffs-pittsburgh-covid-2-0-us-economy
Published: May 1, 2025 10:00
Pittsburgh residents, workers and business owners react to the increasingly fraught trading reality now upending supply chains and hitting prices“In a lot of ways it feels like Covid 2.0. So many things are getting disrupted so quickly.” Like so many…
‘A ruthless agenda’: charting 100 days of Trump’s onslaught on the environment
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/01/trump-100-days-climate-environment
Published: May 1, 2025 10:00
Guardian reporters map out how Trump is eviscerating efforts to protect the natural world – from ‘drill, baby, drill’ to mass firings100 days of Trump: inside Trump’s whirlwind start to his second termDonald Trump has never been mistaken for an…
What kind of chatbot do you want? One that tells you the truth – or that you’re always right? | Chris Stokel-Walker
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/01/chatgpt-chatbot-truth-user-update-ai
Published: May 1, 2025 09:00
ChatGPT’s embarrassing rollback of a user update was a warning about the dangers of humans placing emotional trust in AINobody likes a suck-up. Too much deference and praise puts off all of us (with one notable presidential exception). We quickly learn as…
Trump’s bid to host golf tournament in Britain could violate US constitution, experts warn
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/01/keir-starmer-trump-golf-course-scotland
Published: May 1, 2025 09:00
British government’s push for tournament to be at Trump-owned venue in Scotland is likely to seek favor with USThe British government’s attempts to curry favor with Donald Trump by nudging golf executives to host one of the world’s most prestigious golf…
Lazarus Lake, the ‘Leonardo da Vinci of pain’ behind the world’s cruelest race
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/may/01/lazarus-lake-barkley-marathons
Published: May 1, 2025 09:00
In an extract from his new book, Jared Beasley introduces the eccentric figure behind the Barkley Marathons, where runners are terrified and tested in equal measureFor over a century, Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary was the end of the line. Built in the…
Tesla denies report claiming board looked to replace Elon Musk
Published: May 1, 2025 08:03
Wall Street Journal article saying headhunters were contacted branded ‘absolutely false’ by chair Robyn DenholmTesla has denied a report that its board sought to replace Elon Musk as its chief executive amid a backlash against his rightwing politics and…
The truth is finally dawning on Britain: toadying to Trump has got us nowhere | Emma Brockes
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/01/britain-white-house-donald-trump-toadying
Published: May 1, 2025 07:00
Jolly humouring and kind words guarantee nothing from this White House. Right now Walmart has more clout than the UKIt’s not funny, of course – livelihoods if not actual lives depend on reaching a workable accord. But the news that President Trump has…
Gobert dominates as feisty Minnesota Timberwolves end LA Lakers’ season
Published: May 1, 2025 05:17
Wolves beat Lakers 103-96 in Game 5 to win series 4-1Minnesota to play Warriors or Rockets in round twoJames’s bid for fifth title in his 22nd season endedRudy Gobert had playoff career highs with 27 points and 24 rebounds, Julius Randle added 23 points…
The BBC is utterly beholden to the right. Why else would it fear a podcast about heat pumps? | George Monbiot
Published: May 1, 2025 05:00
The broadcaster behaves like Starmer’s government: suppress the left, cave to your critics, and undermine your own survivalIt’s no longer even pretending. Last week, the BBC, already the UK’s most prolific censor, instructed the presenter Evan Davis to…
Trump campaign chief tells undercover reporters he advised Liberal party ahead of election – video
Published: May 1, 2025 03:57
Footage of the undercover conversations between veteran Republican strategist Chris LaCivita and undercover reporters shows LaCivita claiming he visited Australia to advise the Liberal party ahead of the election. LaCivita says he made an unpublicised…
Australia’s Dyson Daniels scoops major award for NBA’s most improved player
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/may/01/dyson-daniels-nba-most-improved-player-award
Published: May 1, 2025 02:41
Atlanta guard averaged 14.1 points and three steals per game‘I feel like I’ve got a lot more in me,’ says 22-year-oldAustralian basketballer Dyson Daniels has declared he can still get better after winning the NBA’s prestigious Most Improved Player award.…
Vancouver Whitecaps stun Lionel Messi, Inter Miami in Concacaf semi-final
Published: May 1, 2025 02:36
The Canadian side won 3-1 in the second legWhitecaps will face Tigres or Cruz Azul in finalBrian White and Pedro Vite scored two minutes apart and the Vancouver Whitecaps stunned Inter Miami 3-1 in the second leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup semi-final…
Kamala Harris to step back into spotlight to give sharp critique of Trump
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/30/kamala-harris-speech-trump
Published: May 1, 2025 01:58
Democratic presidential candidate to speak in San Francisco after keeping low profile since election defeatKamala Harris will step back into the political spotlight on Wednesday night to deliver a sharp critique of Donald Trump, warning that his presidency…
John Elway’s longtime business partner dies after golf cart incident
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/30/john-elway-jeff-sperbeck-death
Published: May 1, 2025 01:57
Former NFL star ‘absolutely devastated’ by death of Jeff Sperbeck, 62, who suffered injury at California golf resortJeff Sperbeck, a business partner and former agent for NFL Hall of Famer John Elway, died Wednesday after suffering an injury last weekend…
Trump news at a glance: US and Ukraine sign long-awaited minerals deal; Noem doubles down on deportation threat
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/01/trump-administration-news-updates-today
Published: May 1, 2025 00:55
Accord establishes joint investment fund for Ukraine’s reconstruction; homeland security secretary issues fresh threat to Salvadorian Kilmar Ábrego García – key US politics stories from Wednesday 30 AprilUkraine and the US have signed a deal pushed by…
Trump officials contacted El Salvador president about Kilmar Ábrego García – report
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/30/trump-kilmar-abrego-garcia-nayib-bukele
Published: April 30, 2025 23:37
Administration in touch with Nayib Bukele over detention of man wrongly deported to Salvadorian prison, sources sayThe Trump administration has been in touch directly with the Salvadorian president Nayib Bukele in recent days about the detention of Kilmar…
US and Ukraine sign minerals deal that solidifies investment in Kyiv’s defense against Russia
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/30/us-ukraine-minerals-deal-russia
Published: April 30, 2025 23:35
Move seals a deal to create a fund the Trump administration says will begin to repay roughly $175bn provided to UkraineThe US and Kyiv have signed an agreement to share profits and royalties from the future sale of Ukrainian minerals and rare earths,…
Trump’s loyal footsoldiers doff their Maga caps at cabinet love-in
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/30/trump-cabinet-meeting-maga
Published: April 30, 2025 21:55
Red and navy hats were strategically placed as Trump’s cabinet gushed over 100 presidential days like no otherThere were navy blue and red baseball caps up and down the table, strategically placed in front of every cabinet member, and each bearing the…
Bill Belichick defends girlfriend Hudson as ‘doing her job’ in viral CBS interview
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/apr/30/bill-belichick-interview-girlfriend-jordon-hudson
Published: April 30, 2025 21:16
Belichick says girlfriend wasn’t out to control interviewHudson, 24, interjected during question on relationshipNorth Carolina football coach Bill Belichick defended his girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, for interjecting during a CBS interviewer’s questions about…
Democrats rally at US Capitol to decry ‘failure’ of Trump’s first 100 days
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/30/trump-100-days-democrats
Published: April 30, 2025 20:57
Lawmakers including Chuck Schumer denounce ‘failure’ on economy, costs, foreign policy, democracy and middle classDozens of Democratic lawmakers gathered on the steps of the Capitol on Wednesday to accuse Donald Trump of spending his first 100 days…
Chicago Stars fire head coach Lorne Donaldson after rough start
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/apr/30/chicago-stars-fire-lorne-donaldson
Published: April 30, 2025 20:43
The head coach was the Stars’ fifth since 2021Assistant Masaki Hemmi named interim bossThe Chicago Stars FC fired second-year head coach Lorne Donaldson after a 1-5-0 start.Masaki Hemmi, the first assistant coach, was named interim head coach on Wednesday.…
Trump administration to cancel $1bn in Biden-era school mental health grants
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/30/trump-administration-school-mental-health-grants
Published: April 30, 2025 20:13
Funding will not be continued next year after bill signed in 2022 helped schools hire more mental health workersThe Trump administration is moving to cancel $1bn in school mental health grants, saying they reflect the priorities of the previous…
US supreme court seems open to religious public charter schools
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/30/supreme-court-charter-schools
Published: April 30, 2025 19:25
Oklahoma case is part of a broader push to erode separation of church and state, and a test of role of religion in schoolsThe US supreme court’s conservative majority seemed open to establishing the country’s first public religious charter school as they…
Judge re-ups demand that White House show efforts to retrieve Kilmar Ábrego García from El Salvador
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/30/trump-abrego-garcia-el-salvador
Published: April 30, 2025 19:10
With seven-day pause expiring Wednesday, Paula Xinis says administration must provide sworn testimony by MayDenied, detained, deported: the faces of Trump’s immigration crackdownA federal judge on Wednesday again directed the Trump administration to…
‘Radical joy’: Cambodians gather to celebrate Khmer New Year on the 50th Killing Fields anniversary
Published: April 30, 2025 18:44
In Long Beach, city with the largest diaspora of Cambodians in the US, people dance, eat and reflect on the 1975 killings“Sousdey chnam thmey!” a rider shouted in Khmer into a megaphone while sitting atop a float swaddled in US and Cambodian flags. “Happy…
If leaders stay silent, the US won’t survive Trump’s next 100 days | Robert Reich
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/30/trump-next-100-days
Published: April 30, 2025 18:07
We are tottering on the edge of dictatorship. Powerful voices across institutions, from politics to academia and religion, must speak outWe have witnessed the first 100 days of the odious Trump regime.The US constitution is in peril. Civil and human rights…
The Guardian view on Argentina’s bailout: when Trump’s ally calls, the IMF obeys – at a cost | Editorial
Published: April 30, 2025 17:44
The deal with Javier Milei shows how America-first dealmaking is bending global finance to serve authoritarian and extractive endsIt is famed for hard-nosed bargaining with crisis-hit countries, so why did the International Monetary Fund throw a $20bn…
All the executive orders Trump has signed so far
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/29/donald-trump-executive-orders-signed-list
Published: April 30, 2025 17:20
The president has signed orders to ban gender transitions for people under 19, end birthright citizenship and moreDonald Trump signed 140 executive orders in the first 100 days of his second term, including orders aimed at enacting steep tariffs, ending…
Trump quarrels with ABC interview after he is corrected over MS-13 tattoo photoshop claim – video
Published: April 30, 2025 17:17
US president Donald Trump quarrelled with a ABC News interviewer after he corrected him on the case of Kilmar Ábrego García, a Salvadorian man, who was deported and who Trump alleged had MS-13 tattoos. In a tense exchange, Trump claimed that García had a…
Kristi Noem says Kilmar Ábrego García would be deported immediately if sent back to US
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/30/kristi-noem-kilmar-abrego-garcia-deported
Published: April 30, 2025 17:05
US homeland security secretary said Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador ‘not under our control’Kristi Noem, the US homeland security secretary, said that if Kilmar Ábrego García was sent back to the US, the Donald Trump administration “would…
‘Grandpa robber’ admits involvement in Kim Kardashian jewel heist
Published: April 30, 2025 16:56
Aomar Aït Khedache, 68, told court he was in part driven by taste for easy money after armed robbery of reality TV starA retired restaurant-owner alleged to have been the ringleader of an armed robbery of American reality TV star Kim Kardashian in Paris,…
US ex-ambassadors warn of slide into authoritarianism amid ‘climate of fear’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/30/former-us-ambassadors-warn-authoritarianism
Published: April 30, 2025 16:25
Four ex-heads of US embassies in nations that swung from democracies to dictatorships say landscape eerily familiarThe US is treading the path followed by democracies that descended into authoritarianism and dictatorship, former ambassadors to countries…
Trump pressures journalist to accept doctored photo as real: ‘Why don’t you just say yes?’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/30/trump-abc-news-terry-moran
Published: April 30, 2025 16:17
President lashed out at Terry Moran in tense TV interview, which included questions about deportations and tariffsUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump lashed out at an ABC journalist in a tense TV interview to mark 100 days of his second term in…
Canada narrowly missed a far-right prime minister. But we’re not in the clear yet | Tayo Bero
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/30/mark-carney-canada-prime-minister-far-right
Published: April 30, 2025 16:00
Mark Carney’s win isn’t as comforting as it should be, especially when we look at all the events leading up to itAfter a snap election, weeks of breathless campaigning and a surprisingly close race, Mark Carney has been elected prime minister of Canada.…
NFL fines Falcons’ Jeff Ulbrich $100,000 over son’s prank call to Shedeur Sanders
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/apr/30/nfl-fine-jeff-ulbrich-prank-call
Published: April 30, 2025 15:33
Jax Ulbrich found QB’s number on father’s iPadAtlanta Falcons fined $250,000 over incidentThe NFL has handed out heavy fines to the Atlanta Falcons and their defensive coordinator, Jeff Ulbrich, over a prank call to Shedeur Sanders during last week’s…
‘He’s just a kid’: the Maryland teenager swept into Trump immigration dragnet
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/30/trump-administration-dragnet-teenager
Published: April 30, 2025 15:00
A last-minute supreme court intervention prevented Javier Salazar from getting deported, but the battle is far from overWhen 19-year-old Javier Salazar was loaded on to a bus from an immigrant detention center in northern Texas, he had no idea where he was…
Trump 100 days: tariffs, egg prices, Ice arrests and approval rating – in charts
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/apr/30/trumps-first-100-days-charts
Published: April 30, 2025 15:00
The first few months have seen record-breaking use of executive powers – here are some of the outlying trendsTrump 100 days: inside Trump’s whirlwind start to his second presidencyWhen reading a chart, an outlier is often the first thing you notice. The…
It’s the anti net-zero, anti-woke Tony Blair – how was this man ever considered a progressive? | Zoe Williams
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/30/tony-blair-anti-net-zero-anti-woke-corporate
Published: April 30, 2025 14:59
The former PM has form when it comes to pushing corporate interests and meeting populists halfwayWhen Tony Blair came out this week to say current net zero policies were “doomed to fail”, there was something familiar in his arguments: phasing out fossil…
Federal judge in Vermont orders release of Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/30/mohsen-mahdawi-released-immigration-detention
Published: April 30, 2025 14:56
Mahdawi, a lawful permanent US resident, was detained and ordered deported by the Trump administration despite not being charged with a crimeUS politics live – latest updatesA federal judge in Vermont ordered the release of Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian…
UPS cites Trump tariffs as it announces expected layoffs of 20,000 workers
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/30/ups-layoffs-trump-tariffs
Published: April 30, 2025 14:44
Company cites ‘current macro-economic uncertainty’ as sweeping tariffs discourage customers from shippingBusiness live – latest updatesThe United Parcel Service (UPS) is expected to cut about 20,000 jobs in 2025 as a part of a larger plan to reduce costs…
People in the US: share your recent experiences of receiving Social Security benefits
Published: April 30, 2025 14:25
We would like to hear from US Social Security benefit recipients and agency workers about their experiences under the Trump administrationThe Social Security Administration (SSA) plans to cut 7000 jobs, about 12% of its workforce as part of the Department…
Venezuelan detainees at Texas center spell out SOS with their bodies
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/30/venezuelans-sos-texas
Published: April 30, 2025 14:23
Men at Bluebonnet fear deportation to El Salvador under wartime law despite maintaining they do not have gang tiesDetainees at the Bluebonnet immigrant detention center in the small city of Anson, Texas, sent the outside world a message this week: SOS.With…
We are witnessing slow constitutional collapse in the US | Moira Donegan
Published: April 30, 2025 14:00
The vestiges of the US’s democracy are crumpling to the ground. We don’t yet know what will be erected in its placeIt’s possible that later, when we know more about how the Trump regime reshapes the US and about how it ultimately comes to an end, we will…
The US left Vietnam 50 years ago today. The media hasn’t learned its lesson | Norman Solomon
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/01/us-vietnam-war-media
Published: April 30, 2025 14:00
The myth that news coverage turned Americans against the war persists. In fact, it was largely complicit in perpetuating the conflictThe last helicopter liftoff from the roof of the American embassy in Saigon on 30 April 1975 marked the end of the Vietnam…
Florida to become second state to ban fluoride in water, alarming experts
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/30/florida-fluoride-water-ban
Published: April 30, 2025 13:40
Following Utah, Florida passes DeSantis-backed bill to block flouride use, ignoring CDC guidance on child health risksFlorida is poised to become the second state to ban fluoride in public drinking water despite concerns of dentists and public health…
US economy shrinks in first quarter of Trump 2.0 amid sweeping tariffs
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/apr/30/economy-gdp-q1-trump-tariffs
Published: April 30, 2025 13:07
Drop comes amid a huge fall in consumer sentiment which in April dropped 32% to lowest level since 1990 recessionThe US economy shrank in the first three months of Donald Trump’s second term as the president sought to roll out an aggressive trade strategy,…
Chinese e-commerce exports plummet in face of tariffs, despite rise in sales to EU
Published: April 30, 2025 13:00
Shein and Temu among fast-fashion sites affected by 65% drop in shipping during first three months of this yearExports to the US from Chinese online shops such as Temu and Shein have plunged in the face of Donald Trump’s trade war, as shipping from China…
Donald Trump wants to crack down on ‘sanctuary cities’. What does that mean?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/30/donald-trump-sanctuary-cities
Published: April 30, 2025 12:31
On Monday, the US president took another swing at cities that protect immigrants and limit Ice cooperationSince his first day in office, Donald Trump has zeroed in on so-called “sanctuary cities”, pledging to withhold federal funding and ensure they are…
Equinor may take legal action after Trump administration halted US windfarm plan
Published: April 30, 2025 11:46
Norway’s state energy company’s $2.5bn project off coast of New York was almost a third finishedNorway’s state energy company may take Donald Trump’s administration to court after it ordered an “unprecedented” halt to a $2.5bn (£1.87bn) windfarm project…
NBA playoffs: Haliburton’s ‘disrespectful’ father sparks fracas as Pacers seal Bucks’ fate
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/apr/30/giannis-haliburton-father-pacers-bucks-nba-playoffs
Published: April 30, 2025 11:39
John Haliburton apparently swore and waved towelPacers seal beat Bucks in OT to seal playoff seriesGiannis Antetokounmpo has criticized Tyrese Haliburton’s father as the aftermath of Bucks-Pacers playoff series descended into a heated…
Trump’s 100-day Michigan rally ‘pathetic’, Democrats say – US politics live
Published: April 30, 2025 11:30
US president’s speech included an attack on ‘communist radical left judges’ and a claim that ‘nothing will stop me’Former vice-president Kamala Harris plans to use a high-profile speech Wednesday to sharply criticize president Donald Trump amid speculation…
Trump 100 days: after tepid start, protest movements – and Democrats – find footing
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/30/trump-100-days-protests-opposition
Published: April 30, 2025 11:00
Although the resistance at the start of Trump’s second term was wobbly, ‘ordinary people’ are pushing the movement forwardThose opposed to Donald Trump’s agenda started his second term on a worse footing than the beginning of his first term.This time, the…
Trump warns ‘nothing will stop me’ at rally to mark 100th day | First Thing
Published: April 30, 2025 10:10
Aide alludes to president running again in 2028 . Plus, border pick accused of cover-up over death of man beaten by US agentsGood morning.President Donald Trump has said that “nothing will stop” him, speaking at a rally in Michigan to celebrate his 100th…
After 100 days, Trump has destroyed Trumpism | Sidney Blumenthal
Published: April 30, 2025 10:00
The president’s approach: tackle problems that don’t exist via policies that won’t workIn the 2024 election, Donald Trump eked out a narrow victory, by 1.5 percentage points nationally, the lowest popular vote margin in 56 years, since Richard Nixon’s…
I live in the US and have a green card. If I leave the country, will I be allowed back in? | Arwa Mahdawi
Published: April 30, 2025 10:00
Even a summer holiday isn’t straightforward any more - and all across the US, millions of people are having to make calculations like mineLet me start with a message to my wife. SORRY!!! I apologise in advance for everything you are about to read.My more…
Three ways to help the developing world survive the end of aid | Winnie Byanyima
Published: April 30, 2025 09:00
Wealthy nations are slashing funding for essential services such as the HIV/Aids response, but poorer countries cannot absorb the impact overnightCountries across the world are cutting aid budgets, abandoning the decades-old consensus that supporting…
Readers give their verdict on Trump’s 100 days: ‘Extraordinary destruction’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/30/trump-100-days-reaction-responses
Published: April 30, 2025 08:00
The president promised an ‘extraordinary’ first 100 days in office but for many that has been true in all the wrong waysThe first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term have polarized the United States and the world.Public opinion polls show the…
Aston Martin limits imports to US because of Trump tariffs
Published: April 30, 2025 07:38
Fellow carmakers Stellantis and Mercedes withdraw financial guidance for year over impact of trade warThe British sportscar maker Aston Martin is limiting imports to the US in the face of Donald Trump’s tariffs, while its counterparts Stellantis and…
Valerie is saved! The recalcitrant houndlet gave up her freedom for a rotisserie chicken and so would I
Published: April 30, 2025 06:34
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China manufacturing activity plummets amid Trump tariff war
Published: April 30, 2025 05:30
Index of activity drops to lowest reading since December 2023 as a result of ‘sharp changes’ in international trading China’s factory activity slowed in April, with Beijing blaming “sharp changes” in the global economy as it fights a mounting trade war…
The ‘womanosphere’ is the latest cultural propaganda assault on young womanhood. Will it work? | Van Badham
Published: April 30, 2025 04:11
A conservative movement seeking to harness female fandoms and pop culture gossip is the new front in the hard right’s endless culture warFun news from the Guardian’s “Everything is Awful” desk this week: the “womanosphere” cometh. The article heralds the…
Russia has offered a short ceasefire in Ukraine – but here’s what Putin really wants | Andriy Yermak
Published: April 30, 2025 04:00
As part of the price for peace, Moscow would like sanctions on Russian airlines lifted. That’s no surprise: they’re vital to the Kremlin’s war machineOn Monday, the Kremlin offered a three-day pause in hostilities against Ukraine in May, to coincide with…
Trump makes false claim more Americans think US going 'in the right direction' than not – video
Published: April 30, 2025 03:05
During a rally in Michigan to mark his first 100 days in office, Trump mad the false claim that, 'for the first time in modern history, more Americans believe that our country is headed in the right direction than the wrong direction'. In the latest…
Trump news at a glance: US president attacks Democrats and ‘communist’ judges at campaign-style rally
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/30/president-trump-administration-news-updates-today
Published: April 30, 2025 02:35
Donal Trump celebrates 100 days in office with Michigan event, saying ‘nothing will stop me’ – key US politics stories from Tuesday 29 April at a glanceDonald Trump has celebrated his 100th day in office with a campaign-style rally in Michigan and an…
US charges migrants over entering military ‘buffer zone’ on Mexico border
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/29/migrants-charged-us-mexico-border
Published: April 30, 2025 01:30
At least 28 people charged in federal court as civil liberties groups condemn ‘enhanced militarization’ of border landsThe US Department of Justice has begun the first criminal prosecutions of migrants for entering a newly declared military buffer zone…
Trump warns ‘nothing will stop me’ at rally to celebrate 100 days in office
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/29/trump-100-days-rally-michigan
Published: April 30, 2025 01:18
President holds campaign-style event in Michigan, attacks Democrats and ‘communist’ judges, and repeats 2020 election lieDonald Trump has celebrated his 100th day in office with a campaign-style rally in Michigan and an attack on “communist radical left…
Man charged with attempted rape of person who died on New York subway
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/29/new-york-man-subway-attempted-rape
Published: April 30, 2025 01:05
Felix Rojas, 44, arraigned after video showed him performing sexual acts on unresponsive passengerAuthorities in New York have charged a man with attempted rape after surveillance video taken showed him performing sexual acts on an unresponsive passenger…
Trump border pick accused of ‘cover-up’ over death of man beaten by US agents
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/29/trump-customs-border-protection-rodney-scott
Published: April 30, 2025 00:41
Former top official calls for Rodney Scott to be blocked from CBP role over handling of investigation into Anastasio Hernández Rojas’s deathRodney Scott, Donald Trump’s nominee to lead Customs and Border Protection (CBP), has been accused by a former top…
Donald Trump says he ‘will be talking’ to Australia’s prime minister about tariffs
Published: April 30, 2025 00:10
US president indicated he was aware Anthony Albanese has been pushing for an exemption to trade barriersElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; Election guide; Interactive seat explorerParty policies; Micro parties…
The grass is not always greener on US stock markets
Published: April 29, 2025 23:01
Narrative that US listings outperform European ones has been popular for years, but analysis shows a different storyDonald Trump is doing an excellent job of demonstrating that US stock markets don’t always outperform European ones.On-off tariff wars,…
Measles cases in Texas rise to 663 amid outbreaks in other US states
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/29/texas-measles-cases
Published: April 29, 2025 22:37
Texas officials say 87 patients hospitalized as researchers say country at tipping point for return of endemic measlesMeasles cases in Texas rose to 663 on Tuesday, according to the state’s health department, an increase of 17 cases since 25 April, as the…
Runaway kangaroo on the loose named Sheila shuts down Alabama interstate
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/29/kangaroo-sheila-alabama
Published: April 29, 2025 22:25
Marsupial spotted hopping along side of interstate before police surrounded area and owner used dart to tranquilize itA runaway kangaroo named Sheila shut down a stretch of interstate in Alabama on Tuesday before state troopers and the animal’s owner…
Luka Dončić pays entire cost to restore vandalized Kobe Bryant mural
Published: April 29, 2025 21:54
Lakers star makes $5,000 donation to GoFundMe pageKobe and Gigi Bryant died in January 2020Luka Dončić has stepped up to pay the entire expected cost of restoring a vandalized mural depicting Kobe and Gigi Bryant in downtown Los Angeles.The Los Angeles…
Trump fires Doug Emhoff and others from US Holocaust Memorial Council
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/29/trump-fires-doug-emhoff-holocaust
Published: April 29, 2025 21:26
Husband of Kamala Harris calls move political and decries turning historical atrocity into ‘a wedge issue’The Trump administration has fired several members of the US Holocaust Memorial Council appointed by Joe Biden, including Doug Emhoff, the husband of…
Los Angeles approves $4bn payout to settle thousands of sexual abuse claims
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/29/los-angeles-county-sexual-abuse-settlement
Published: April 29, 2025 21:25
Deal represents largest aggregate settlement in US history as officials issue apology for ‘reprehensible acts’Los Angeles county officials on Tuesday approved a $4bn payout to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959.The…
Trump’s assault on climate make UN talks an ‘uphill battle’, says Cop30 chair
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/30/trump-un-climate-change-crisis
Published: April 29, 2025 18:59
Environmental rollbacks and tariffs makes meeting challenging, says summit president André Corrêa do LagoCrucial United Nations climate talks this year will be a “slightly uphill battle” due to economic turmoil and Donald Trump’s removal of the US from the…
Witness who testified in 2020 takes stand in Harvey Weinstein rape retrial
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/29/harvey-weinstein-rape-retrial-testimony
Published: April 29, 2025 17:39
Miriam Haley testifies as ex-producer faces charges involving two women from original trialThe first of three accusers expected to testify at Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial took the witness stand on Tuesday, reprising her testimony from his first #MeToo…
The Guardian view on Canada’s Liberal election: Carney’s triumph is a rebuff to Trump | Editorial
Published: April 29, 2025 17:36
The US president’s territorial and economic threats have prompted voters to unite against his bellicosityCanada’s astounding election comeback by the Liberals will hearten many outside its borders as well as within. The governing party’s Lazarus moment was…
Senate Democrats to mark Trump’s ‘100 days from hell’ with marathon speeches
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/29/democrats-senate-trump-100-days
Published: April 29, 2025 17:24
Minority leader Chuck Schumer accuses president of ‘acting like a king, a despot, a wannabe dictator’Trump’s first 100 daysUS politics live – latest updatesDemocratic senators will on Tuesday mark Donald Trump’s 100th day in office with marathon floor…
More than 50,000 Los Angeles county workers strike disrupting key services
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/29/los-angeles-county-strike
Published: April 29, 2025 17:16
Two-day walkout begins after contract negotiations fail amid ‘unprecedented stresses’ on county budgetMore than 50,000 Los Angeles county workers were on strike again on Tuesday, closing libraries and disrupting administrative operations across the…
Pete Hegseth scraps Pentagon’s Women, Peace and Security program citing DEI
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/29/pete-hegseth-pentagon-women-peace-security
Published: April 29, 2025 17:02
Defense secretary dismissed it as a ‘woke … Biden initiative’ despite it being a Trump achievement from his first termPete Hegseth, the defense secretary, has abruptly banished the Pentagon’s Women, Peace and Security program as part of his crusade against…
Kim Kardashian robbery accused, 71, says he ‘totally regrets’ $10m heist
Published: April 29, 2025 16:59
Yunice Abbas claims he acted as lookout in Paris hotel lobby while US celebrity’s jewellery was taken at gunpointA 71-year-old man who has said he played a bit part in a jewellery heist in which Kim Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint in 2016 has said he…
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