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NFL round-up: Ravens clinch playoff berth as Chiefs close in on No 1 seed
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/dec/21/nfl-scores-ravens-steelers-chiefs-texans
Published: December 22, 2024 01:08
Ravens beats Steelers 34-17 to clinch playoff berthChiefs top Texans 27-19 to inch toward No 1 seedLamar Jackson threw three touchdown passes and Marlon Humphrey scored on a fourth-quarter interception return to help the Baltimore Ravens pull even with…
Lara Trump withdraws bid to replace outgoing Florida senator Marco Rubio
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/21/lara-trump-withdraws-florida-senator
Published: December 22, 2024 00:06
Trump, who is married to Donald Trump’s son Eric, co-chaired Republican National Committee in 2024 electionLara Trump, daughter-in-law of Donald Trump, said on Saturday she had removed her name from consideration to replace the outgoing US senator Marco…
Trump appoints The Apprentice producer as US special envoy to UK
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/21/trump-appoints-mark-burnett-special-envoy-uk
Published: December 21, 2024 22:26
Mark Burnett, who also created Survivor, Shark Tank and The Voice, lacks diplomatic and foreign policy experienceDonald Trump has appointed Mark Burnett, a British television producer who helped produce Trump’s show The Apprentice, as the US’s special…
Rickey Henderson, baseball’s greatest leadoff hitter and ‘Man of Steal’, dies aged 65
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/dec/21/rickey-henderson-death-baseball-stolen-base-king
Published: December 21, 2024 20:44
A’s icon played 24 years for nine teams from 1979 to 2003Henderson holds MLB records for stolen bases and runsRickey Henderson, baseball’s greatest leadoff hitter and the all-time stolen base king, died Friday in Oakland at the age of 65 after battling…
American BMX star Hannah Roberts wins fifth straight freestyle world title
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/dec/21/hannah-roberts-bmx-world-championships
Published: December 21, 2024 19:13
Roberts rebounds from Paris heartbreak with world titleTokyo Olympic champion Martin wins third world goldAmerican Hannah Roberts roared back from her Paris Olympic heartbreak on Saturday by claiming her fifth consecutive BMX freestyle world title at the…
I’m one of millions working in retail. This Christmas, don’t ask how we are – or we may tell you | Andrew Herrick
Published: December 21, 2024 19:00
So far today I have dealt with 200 customers. I have smiled 200 times, but that’s getting harder. Consider me a checkout robotGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastYou decided to do it differently this year. You usually buy online,…
Blake Lively accuses It Ends With Us director Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/21/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-sexual-harassment
Published: December 21, 2024 18:35
According to complaint, Baldoni retaliated after crisis meeting attending by Lively’s husband, Ryan ReynoldsActor Blake Lively has made accusations against her former It Ends with Us co-star/director Justin Baldoni, filing a legal complaint in California…
US Senate passes RFK Stadium land bill, giving Commanders major off-field win
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/dec/21/rfk-stadium-land-transfer-bill-washington-commanders
Published: December 21, 2024 17:13
Path for NFL’s Commanders’ return to DC clear againUS Senate passes land transfer resolution at 1.15amThe path for the NFL’s Washington Commanders to return to the nation’s capital is clear after an on-again, off-again saga in Congress ended early Saturday…
Egg prices soar as bird flu takes toll on US hen flock
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/21/us-egg-prices-bird-flu
Published: December 21, 2024 17:07
Average price of eggs rose nearly 30 cents since October, with egg production down 4% from prior yearThe accelerating spread of bird flu through US poultry flocks is pushing the price of eggs to highs rivaling or exceeding the cost in December 2022 at the…
Media’s empathetic coverage of Luigi Mangione reveals an obsession with humanizing white male suspects
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/21/luigi-mangione-racism-media
Published: December 21, 2024 17:00
Interest in the United Healthcare CEO shooting suspect’s background underscores research that the media covers white and Black perpetrators differentlyLuigi Mangione, the 26-year-old who allegedly shot and killed the United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson,…
Some cinematic turkeys are so bad they achieve a kind of trascendence. Last Christmas, for one | Kathryn Bromwich
Published: December 21, 2024 16:00
You can’t simply set out to create a so-bad-it’s-good classic. But this year’s thinly veiled Taylor Swift biopic, Christmas in the Spotlight, could be a contenderAs a lifelong enthusiast of the “so-bad-it’s-good” sub-strand of cinema, I approach every…
Trump said to see Elon Musk as useful activist after spending deal showdown
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/21/trump-elon-musk-spending-deal
Published: December 21, 2024 15:00
Musk’s role in government shutdown drama could be a preview of role he plays for incoming president next yearDonald Trump’s relationship with Elon Musk is showing no signs of fraying, even after at times he appeared to eclipse the president-elect’s…
New ethics inquiry details more trips by Clarence Thomas paid for by wealthy benefactors
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/21/ethics-inquiry-supreme-court
Published: December 21, 2024 14:18
Investigation by Senate Democrats found that Thomas accepted gifts and travel worth more than $4.75m since 1991A nearly two-year investigation by Democratic senators of supreme court ethics details more luxury travel by Justice Clarence Thomas and urges…
AOC may have shifted to the center, but the Democrats aren’t ready for change
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/21/aoc-centrist-politics-democrats-change
Published: December 21, 2024 14:00
Gerry Connolly, 74, beat AOC’s bid to become lead Democrat on the House oversight committee thanks to Nancy Pelosi, then 85They may have lost the presidency, the House, and the Senate, but when it comes to avoiding introspection, the Democrats are…
US animal lab from which monkeys escaped accused of widespread abuse
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/21/animal-lab-monkeys-abuse-allegations
Published: December 21, 2024 14:00
AGI in South Carolina investigated by government after leaked files revealed traumatic injuries and animal deathsThe US Department of Agriculture is investigating allegations from an animal rights organisation concerning Alpha Genesis Incorporated (AGI),…
Healthcare CEO killing reveals lack of trust and accountability in US insurance industry: ‘I get it’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/21/healthcare-trust-accountability
Published: December 21, 2024 13:00
Experts say they’re unsurprised by ‘expressions of anger’ at the healthcare system after the death of Brian ThompsonAmericans are sharing stories of heartbreaking insurance denials – ones that led to worse illness and death – in the aftermath of the…
He’s anti-democracy and pro-Trump: the obscure ‘dark enlightenment’ blogger influencing the next US administration
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/21/curtis-yarvin-trump
Published: December 21, 2024 12:00
Key figures in the incoming administration follow Curtis Yarvin, who’s pushing for an autocratic takeover of the USCurtis Yarvin is hardly a household name in US politics. But the “neoreactionary” thinker and far-right blogger is emerging as a serious…
Trump’s ‘stunningly unqualified’ diplomatic team shapes up at breakneck speed
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/21/trump-team-cabinet
Published: December 21, 2024 12:00
Trump is hardly the first US president to introduce miscast nominees, but he has nominated ambassadors at a rate not recalled in recent memoryThey seem an unlikely, almost motley, crew of emissaries.For the Bahamas, there is Herschel Walker, a former NFL…
Lindsey Vonn, 40, finishes 14th in first World Cup race in nearly six years
Published: December 21, 2024 11:44
Vonn comes home 14th in the super-G at St MoritzUS star announced return to competition last monthLindsey Vonn finished 14th position in a super-G on Saturday to mark her return to World Cup skiing at age 40. Vonn crossed the line 1.18 seconds behind…
Only 35% of Americans trust the US judicial system. This is catastrophic | David Daley
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/21/americans-trust-supreme-court
Published: December 21, 2024 11:00
American confidence in the courts has hit a record low across party lines. This is worrying – if not surprisingThe US supreme court has been hijacked by the extreme right and corrupted to its core.American oligarchs bestow millions in gifts and largesse on…
As a media columnist, even I found myself turning away from the news in 2024. But we can do things differently | Jane Martinson
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/21/news-2024-switch-off-democracy-social-media
Published: December 21, 2024 10:00
More people are avoiding ‘boring’ or ‘depressing’ news for scrolling social media, but accurate reporting has never been more vitalThe other night I broke a long-cherished habit. At home in time for the BBC News at 10, I could only manage a couple of…
What if Russia wins in Ukraine? We can already see the shadows of a dark 2025 | Timothy Garton Ash
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/21/russia-win-ukraine-vladimir-putin-europe
Published: December 21, 2024 09:00
Instability is growing, Putin’s hybrid war in Europe is heating up and for fear of escalation we have encouraged global nuclear proliferationThere are human activities in which both sides can win. War is not one of them. Either Ukraine wins this war or…
I bought a farm, hated the cows, and sold it. Then somehow, I bought another | John Humphrys
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/21/farm-bought-sold-home-new-york
Published: December 21, 2024 08:00
As a foreign correspondent, home was never a fixed location. I’ve finally learned it’s about who you share it withIn our end of year series, writers and public figures remember the place or time when they felt most at homeThe first time it happened I wrote…
Biden beats Trump’s record of judicial confirmations with 235th appointee
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/20/biden-judicial-confirmations
Published: December 21, 2024 00:55
Democrats had put emphasis on federal courts following Trump’s first term, when he filled three supreme court seatsJoe Biden secured the 235th judicial confirmation of his presidency Friday, an accomplishment that exceeds his predecessor’s total by one…
Could the spending bill fiasco spell the end of Trump’s hold on Republicans?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/20/spending-bill-trump-influence-republican-party
Published: December 20, 2024 22:02
President-elect, yet to take office, faces internal rebellion, with the specter of ‘President Musk’ looming largeDonald Trump is still a month away from returning to the White House and already his relationship with Republicans on Capitol Hill is fraying,…
Palestinian Americans trapped in Gaza sue Biden administration
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/20/palestinian-americans-gaza-sue-biden-administration
Published: December 20, 2024 21:39
Group of nine plaintiffs allege administration has abandoned them and their familiesA group of Palestinian Americans trapped in Gaza have sued the Biden administration, alleging it has abandoned them and their families, leaving them trapped in a war zone…
Los Angeles zoo welcomes two perentie lizards, the first to be bred there
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/20/los-angeles-zoo-perentie-lizards
Published: December 20, 2024 19:38
The lizard species, one of the world’s largest, is native to Australia and is rarely seen outside of thereTwo new baby lizards have hatched at the Los Angeles zoo, the first of their species to be bred there, zoo officials said Thursday.Perentie lizards,…
Party City shutters after nearly 40 years, firing workers without severance pay
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/dec/20/party-city-closes
Published: December 20, 2024 19:37
Company went into bankruptcy in January 2023 under $1.7bn in debt, but remaining $800m too much to overcomeThe party is over at Party City, once the largest supplier of balloons and other fun-time supplies in the US, as the company announced Friday it was…
US consumer watchdog sues banks over alleged ‘widespread’ fraud on Zelle
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/20/cfpb-jpmorgan-wells-fargo-zelle-fraud
Published: December 20, 2024 17:10
Lawsuit is part of CFPB’s aggressive agenda in reported bid to advance protections before Trump overhauls agencyThe US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said on Friday it filed a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo for…
Indiana man receives 130 years in prison for murders of teenaged girls in 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/20/delphi-indiana-murders-sentencing
Published: December 20, 2024 16:53
Richard Allen received the maximum term for the killings in Delphi of Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14An Indiana man convicted in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls has been sentenced to 130 years in prison – the maximum term the trial…
US universities issue advisories over potential Trump travel ban
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/20/trump-2025-travel-ban-universities
Published: December 20, 2024 16:20
More than a dozen schools warn international students of visa threat, with some urging them to return to campusUS colleges and universities are issuing warnings to their international students to return to campus before Donald Trump assumes office as…
Federal officials extend New Jersey drone ban to parts of New York
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/20/federal-ban-drones-new-jersey-new-york
Published: December 20, 2024 16:09
Move is in response to continuing reports of mysterious drone flights and speculations into their originsFederal aviation authorities have extended a month-long drone ban over New Jersey to parts of New York state as mysterious overflights continue to roil…
Cory Doctorow’s prescient novella about health insurance and murder: ‘They’re going to be afraid’
Published: December 20, 2024 16:00
The parallels between the science fiction writer’s five-year-old story and present-day events are startlingFive years ago, the science fiction writer Cory Doctorow published a short story whose plot might seem eerily similar to followers of the past few…
The US government could shut down. Here’s what to know
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/20/federal-government-shutdown
Published: December 20, 2024 15:29
If lawmakers don’t secure a spending deal before Friday midnight, all nonessential government functions will pauseWhat is the US debt ceiling?US politics – live updatesA government shutdown looms after Republicans in Congress failed on Thursday to pass a…
The left’s best defense against Trump? Ditching limousine liberalism
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/20/liberal-left-trump-working-class
Published: December 20, 2024 15:25
An effective fight against the president-elect requires a struggle that takes the frustrations of working-class voters seriouslyAs Donald Trump prepares for his inauguration, many have begun to debate how best to build a committed political opposition.…
Oil and gas firms operating in Colorado falsified environmental impact reports
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/20/colorado-oil-gas-false-environmental-impact-reports
Published: December 20, 2024 15:00
State’s energy and carbon management commission said fraudulent pollution data was reported for at least 344 wellsOil and gas companies operating in Colorado have submitted hundreds of environmental impact reports with “falsified” laboratory data since…
Far-right activist Nick Fuentes says armed triple homicide suspect came to his door
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/20/nick-fuentes
Published: December 20, 2024 14:27
Commentator claims he was target of man holding a gun and crossbow who was later fatally shot by Illinois policeThe far-right American political activist Nick Fuentes said he was a possible target of a man later fatally shot by Illinois police after the…
Major Trump donors who complained of immigrant ‘invasion’ used Mexican workers illegally, sources allege
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/20/uline-mexican-workers-trump
Published: December 20, 2024 14:00
Exclusive: Experts believe the alleged ‘shuttle support’ program used by Uline – a company owned by billionaires Liz and Dick Uihlein – is likely illegal and exploitative of workersA company owned by two of Donald Trump’s top mega-donors has routinely…
Lisa Kudrow is right: friendship ‘takes work’. But you wouldn’t know it from TV | Emma Beddington
Published: December 20, 2024 13:11
For decades I accepted what sitcoms and soaps told me: that groups of like-minded people form and stay together effortlessly. Now the former Friend has told it like it isLisa Kudrow says being and staying friends with her Friends co-stars was tough at…
US government shutdown: Congress scrambles to agree funding deal before deadline – live updates
Published: December 20, 2024 13:11
Capitol Hill gripped by uncertainty after House rejects temporary funding deal that was hastily assembled after Trump and Musk tanked bipartisan agreementTrump demands again to suspend US debt ceiling after funding deal failsDonald Trump has made his…
More links surface between bankruptcy case under FBI investigation and church reorganization
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/20/houston-church-bankruptcy-new-orleans-archdiocese
Published: December 20, 2024 13:00
Some in church case worry whether connections mean they are getting a ‘fair shake’Links have continued surfacing between a bankruptcy case in Houston that forced a judge there to resign – while thrusting him under FBI investigation – and a contentious,…
Syria has always been an Israeli obsession. Now it has unexpectedly given Netanyahu his coveted image of victory | Aluf Benn
Published: December 20, 2024 13:00
Faced with the devastation in Gaza, Israelis tend to look away. The victories after the fall of Assad are a far easier focus Aluf Benn is the editor-in-chief of HaaretzWars are remembered by their iconic images, and finding a triumphal photograph has been…
Not too late to get seasonal vaccines in US, experts say
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/20/seasonal-vaccines-covid-flu
Published: December 20, 2024 13:00
Americans are encouraged to get vaccinated in early fall, but getting Covid and flu shots today can still be a good ideaPerhaps you procrastinated – that Halloween costume wouldn’t make itself and neither would the Thanksgiving turkey – and now you’ve…
Trump demands again to suspend US debt ceiling after Republicans fail to pass spending bill
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/20/republicans-trump-spending-bill
Published: December 20, 2024 12:49
Rejection of the bill shows that Trump’s grip on the Republican party is not quite as iron-clad as usually thoughtUS politics – live updatesDonald Trump repeated his demand for the suspension – or even elimination – of the federal borrowing limit and…
Donald Trump tells EU to buy more US oil and gas or face tariffs
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/dec/20/donald-trump-tells-eu-buy-more-us-oil-gas-tariffs
Published: December 20, 2024 12:39
President-elect reignites fears of a trade war as he says bloc must make up its ‘tremendous deficit’ with USThe US president-elect, Donald Trump, has warned the EU that it will face trade tariffs on its exports to the US unless its member states buy more…
First Thing: US Amazon workers go on their ‘largest’ strike amid holiday rush
Published: December 20, 2024 12:31
Employees at seven facilities including in New York, Atlanta and San Francisco take action. Plus, Elon Musk sinks congressional spending billGood morning – and happy holidays! This is the last First Thing of 2024. We will be back on 2 January.On Thursday…
The real casualty of Prince Andrew’s Christmas woes and a festive treat from Abba | Emma Brockes
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/dec/20/prince-andrew-christmas-festive-abba-harry-royals
Published: December 20, 2024 12:23
Plus: Harry’s royal-themed message to the little people and why no one comes close to Britain’s love of knitted flapjacksAnother Christmas, another terrible disappointment for the Duke of York, only recently received back into the fold after all that…
The facts about a planet facing climate disaster are clear. Why won’t this Labour government face them? | Jeremy Corbyn
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/20/planet-climate-disaster-labour-government
Published: December 20, 2024 12:00
Labour seems gripped by a form of denialism. The danger is real and incremental change won’t avert itJeremy Corbyn is independent MP for Islington North and was leader of the Labour party from 2015 to 2020There is no need to overcomplicate things: a rise…
NYU professors barred from buildings say school is caving to pressure on Gaza
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/20/new-york-university-professors-israel-gaza
Published: December 20, 2024 12:00
After joining pro-Palestinian sit-in, Andrew Ross and Sonya Posmentier were declared ‘personae non gratae’Two professors declared “personae non gratae”, or PNG, by New York University have accused the university of escalating suppression of pro-Palestinian…
Elon Musk is the ultimate chaos agent | Siva Vaidhyanathan
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/20/elon-musk-chaos-agent
Published: December 20, 2024 11:12
With one post on X, Musk has the power to shut down the government of the most powerful nation in world historyElon Musk holds no public office. He has never stood for election, passed scrutiny for appointment to public office, nor commanded a political…
Defining genocide: how a rift over Gaza sparked a crisis among scholars
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/20/genocide-definition-mass-violence-scholars-gaza
Published: December 20, 2024 11:00
New reports by human rights groups use the term to describe Israel’s offensive. The debate has fueled a brutal division among those who study mass violenceA pair of reports published this month by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch mark a…
The US supreme court’s TikTok case will put free expression on the line | Trevor Timm
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/20/tiktok-ban-supreme-court
Published: December 20, 2024 11:00
Let’s hope the court does the right thing, and strikes down this potential censorship before it spins out of controlThe US supreme court surprisingly decided, this week, to hear TikTok’s emergency appeal to its imminent ban in the United States. It may be…
Joe Biden is going out quietly but with trademark decency | Margaret Sullivan
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/20/joe-biden-presidency-trademark-decency
Published: December 20, 2024 11:00
Some of us, at least, are going to miss Biden when he’s gone from office – even if it sort of feels like he already isAs with many a lame-duck president in the past, it feels as if Joe Biden has already left the national stage even though he has a month…
Unrwa may be forced to stop saving lives in Gaza. Will the world let that happen? | Philippe Lazzarini
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/20/unrwa-stop-saving-lives-gaza-israel-un-agency
Published: December 20, 2024 10:00
Outrage over Israel’s attempt to dismantle our UN agency has largely petered out. The stakes are very high nowPhilippe Lazzarini is commissioner-general of UnrwaThe UN agency entrusted with the protection and welfare of Palestine refugees for…
NFL playoff race: Lamar Jackson and Ravens out to snap Pittsburgh hoodoo
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/dec/20/nfl-playoff-race-steelers-ravens-preview
Published: December 20, 2024 09:30
The AFC North archrivals renew their feud with home-field advantage in the playoffs on the line. Can Lamar reverse his lousy record against Pittsburgh?Pittsburgh Steelers (10-4) v Baltimore Ravens (9-5) Continue reading...
Sports quiz of the week: Keely Hodgkinson, title bouts and trophy sales
Published: December 20, 2024 08:00
Test your knowledge of the Sports Personality winner, plus football, boxing, darts, NBA and much more Continue reading...
New York is the worst place in the world, my taxi driver said. Not that night, not to me | Megan Nolan
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/20/new-york-worst-place-in-world-taxi-driver
Published: December 20, 2024 08:00
I looked at Manhattan, trying to work out how a person like me could exist in it. The snow settled on my lashes and I knew I was homeIn our end of year series, writers and public figures remember the place or time when they felt most at homeThe winter…
LA Chargers rally past Denver Broncos with first fair-catch kick since 1976
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/dec/20/la-chargers-denver-broncos-fair-catch-kick-rare
Published: December 20, 2024 07:53
Chargers wins 34-27 over Broncos on Thursday nightLA take advantage of obscure rule in comeback winTrailing 21-13 at halftime Thursday night against the Denver Broncos, some wondered if the Los Angeles Chargers had any resolve left after going through…
Elon Musk is becoming a one-man rogue state – it’s time we reined him in | Alexander Hurst
Published: December 20, 2024 07:00
He has bankrolled elections, stoked riots and ignored laws. We mustn’t make the mistake of playing nice with the world’s richest bullyElon Musk is, more or less, a rogue state. His intentions are self-serving and nefarious, and his nation-state level…
US deportations under Biden rose to decade high, outpacing Trump years
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/19/deportations-biden-trump
Published: December 20, 2024 02:57
Trump spokesperson points to high number of illegal crossings and reiterates plans for mass deportationsThe US deported more than 270,000 immigrants in a recent 12-month period, the highest amount annually in a decade, according to a government report…
In the spirit of both Zen and Christmas holidays, I’ve decided to become a digital dropout | Van Badham
Published: December 20, 2024 01:16
This year I am adapting my own rituals – and with them, hopefully, the landscape of my brain - as the ultimate gift to myselfIt’s the last fortnight of December, time to reappraise the traditions of shared holiday rituals.Will Australians once more create…
Republicans fail to pass spending bill in House in setback for Trump
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/19/trump-spending-bill-government-shutdown
Published: December 20, 2024 01:09
A day before potential shutdown, House rejects package hastily assembled after Trump and Musk scuttled prior dealDonald Trump suffered a humiliating setback on Thursday when Republicans in Congress failed to pass a pared-down spending bill – just one day…
Suspect Mangione swaps orange jumpsuit for court dress to hear new counts
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/19/luigi-mangione-unitedhealthcare-shooting-court
Published: December 19, 2024 22:27
Accused in Brian Thompson killing was in court in New York on federal charges – which could carry the death penaltyWhen Luigi Mangione walked into a Manhattan federal courtroom on Thursday afternoon, he looked like any number of smartly dressed defendants…
FBI searches home of LA deputy mayor accused of making city hall bomb threat
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/19/brian-k-williams-bomb-threat-investigation
Published: December 19, 2024 21:24
Brian K Williams placed on administrative leave as lawyer says client intends to ‘vigorously fight the allegations’FBI agents searched the home of a Los Angeles deputy mayor this week as part of an investigation into whether he made a bomb threat against…
Former chief adviser to Eric Adams indicted in $100,000 bribery scheme
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/19/ingrid-lewis-martin-indicted-eric-adams
Published: December 19, 2024 21:20
Ingrid Lewis-Martin and her son allegedly used power to ‘illegally influence city decisions in exchange for cash’A former chief adviser to New York’s mayor, Eric Adams, surrendered to city prosecutors on Thursday to face criminal charges related to an…
Peter Mandelson ‘to be announced as UK’s next US ambassador’
Published: December 19, 2024 20:14
Keir Starmer understood to be on the cusp of appointing Labour grandee to key post at start of Trump presidency Peter Mandelson is set to become Britain’s next ambassador to the US, the first time a politician has been appointed to the role for almost half…
Gisèle Pelicot has allowed us all to shout out loud: she did it, and we can do it. Gisèle Pelicot is us | Judith Godrèche
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/19/gisele-pelicot-trial-verdict-violence-women
Published: December 19, 2024 19:07
The denial of Gisèle’s humanity by her rapists is the denial of violence done to every woman. At her side, we can now look the world in the eyeI am looking at a colour photo of a woman with auburn hair entering the courthouse in Avignon. Around her, the…
The Guardian view on the Pelicot rape trial: Merci, Gisèle, from women everywhere | Editorial
Published: December 19, 2024 18:30
Gisèle Pelicot’s extraordinary courage and composure has forced a reckoning in France and elsewhere. We must act on her demand for changeGisèle Pelicot, a 72-year-old woman who had retired to a small village in provincial France, has become a heroine not…
Why California declared a state of emergency over bird flu
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/19/california-bird-flu-state-emergency
Published: December 19, 2024 18:17
The virus has spread for years in wild birds and commercial poultry, and was detected for the first time in US dairy cattle in MarchCalifornia officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in…
What is the US debt ceiling?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/19/what-is-the-debt-ceiling
Published: December 19, 2024 17:56
Trump called for the elimination of the debt ceiling on Thursday. Here’s what to know about the statutory limitDonald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan to prevent a government shutdown before the Friday deadline and called for the outright…
Gisèle Pelicot has rewritten her story – and electrified women all over the world. But what about men? | Rebecca Solnit
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/19/gisele-pelicot-trial-verdict-france
Published: December 19, 2024 17:15
This was an extraordinary response to unimaginable crimes. Yet true change will only come when men engage with the culture that led us hereWomen who are raped are in many countries – perhaps in most – violated and abused again by the legal system. And yet…
Bernie Sanders criticizes ‘President Elon Musk’ over effort to derail funding plan
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/19/bernie-sanders-elon-musk-funding-deal
Published: December 19, 2024 16:30
‘Billionaires must not be allowed to run our government,’ Sanders says after Musk derides bipartisan deal to prevent government shutdownUS politics – live updatesBernie Sanders has criticized “President Elon Musk” over the billionaire’s efforts to derail a…
Jets owner Woody Johnson reportedly nixed Jerry Jeudy trade due to low Madden rating
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/dec/19/jets-owner-madden-rating-woody-johnson-jeudy-trade
Published: December 19, 2024 16:20
Owner nixed Jeudy deal over Madden rating – reportJohnson has reportedly taken lead from teenage sonsThe New York Jets’ rocky 2024 campaign has been shaped by unorthodox decision-making, including owner Woody Johnson reportedly relying on Madden NFL video…
‘A great big sister’: victims identified in Wisconsin school shooting
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/19/wisconsin-school-shooting-victims
Published: December 19, 2024 16:02
Teacher Erin West and ninth grader Rubi Vergara confirmed as victims in shooting at Abundant Life Christian schoolThe teacher and a student killed in Monday’s shooting at a school in Madison, Wisconsin, have been identified as Erin West, 42, and Rubi…
Fani Willis disqualified from prosecuting Trump in Georgia election case
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/19/fani-willis-trump-georgia-case
Published: December 19, 2024 16:00
State court of appeals ruling to remove DA signals death knell for last standing criminal case against president-electThe Fulton county district attorney, Fani Willis, has been disqualified from prosecuting Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn the…
Putin says Russia is ready for a missile 'duel' with the US – video
Published: December 19, 2024 15:15
During his annual end-of-year press conference, the Russian president said his Oreshnik ballistic missile could defeat any US missile defence system. Russia first fired an Oreshnik at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on 21 November after Ukraine's first use of…
US Amazon workers go on ‘largest’ strike against company, Teamsters union says
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/dec/19/amazon-workers-strike-union-teamsters
Published: December 19, 2024 15:00
Employees at seven facilities including New York, Atlanta and San Francisco take action in demand of contract talksAmazon workers at seven US facilities walked off the job early on Thursday during the holiday shopping rush, aiming to pressure the retailer…
Lawyer for Ecuadorian tribes fighting oil industry seeks Biden pardon
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/19/steven-donziger-biden-pardon-chevron-ecuador
Published: December 19, 2024 15:00
Steven Donziger and 34 congressmembers urge action on case that saw debilitating counterattacks from ChevronSteven Donziger, the embattled human rights attorney, has urged Joe Biden to offer him a pardon for his role in defending Indigenous tribes in…
Trump reportedly calls for eliminating debt ceiling amid chaos in Congress over his disapproval of spending deal – live
Published: December 19, 2024 14:46
President-elect torpedoes bipartisan plan with less than 48 hours remaining until government shuts down for holidaysJust a few hours ago, Donald Trump rejected a tentative deal in Congress to keep the government funded through the first few months of his…
Drones banned in parts of New Jersey for one month unless issued permission
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/19/drones-banned-new-jersey
Published: December 19, 2024 14:30
Federal Aviation Administration issues ban following dozens of night-time drone sightings reported across the stateThe Federal Aviation Administration has issued a one-month ban on drone operations in certain areas of New Jersey, unless operators receive…
Women’s body hair shouldn’t be controversial. It’s time to stop policing our physical choices | Nova Weetman
Published: December 19, 2024 14:00
We must preserve the rights of women to make decisions that have nothing to do with anyone elseGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGrowing up in the 1980s, all the teenage girls I knew shaved their legs and their armpits as soon as…
Golden State Warriors’ $9.14bn valuation tops NBA as average team hits $4.6bn
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/dec/19/nba-team-valuations-golden-state-warriors-report
Published: December 19, 2024 12:57
Golden State valued at $9.14bn according to SporticoKnicks ($8.3bn) and Lakers ($8.07bn) next on listThe NBA, where a Big Three combination of players often proves successful on the floor, has a Big Three in terms of franchise value, too.The Golden State…
A string of assassinations, a faltering economy, a shortage of workers: the pressure on Putin is ratcheting up | Olga Chyzh
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/19/russia-assassinations-economy-workers-putin
Published: December 19, 2024 12:21
A vacuum among his generals is the last thing the president needs. He will be holding his breath for Trump’s inaugurationThe assassination on Tuesday of the Russian general and conspiracy theorist Igor Kirillov in downtown Moscow is yet another operation…
What does the verdict in the Gisèle Pelicot rape trial mean for France? Our panel responds | Rokhaya Diallo, Anne Bouillon and others
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/19/verdict-gisele-pelicot-rape-trial-france-panel
Published: December 19, 2024 12:15
All 51 men on trial have been found guilty, a fact that needs to prompt major changes in French societyOne face and name dominated the streets of Paris on 23 November as the annual march marking International Day for the Elimination of Violence against…
Clergy abuse survivors say there’s still ‘long ways to go’ after sentencing of New Orleans priest
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/19/clergy-abuse-survivors-lawrence-hecker-sentence
Published: December 19, 2024 12:00
One survivor says local archbishop ‘should have been sitting right there next to’ abuser Lawrence Hecker at his hearingThe clergy abuse survivor who successfully pursued a child rape charge against retired Roman Catholic priest Lawrence Hecker in New…
Why do Black women consistently vote Democrat?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/19/why-black-women-vote-democrat
Published: December 19, 2024 12:00
No other demographic has maintained the level of voter loyalty for a party as Black women have – experts tell us whyFor decades, Black women have been the most ardent supporters of the Democratic party. Most recently, in the 2024 election, they voted for…
Cooper Flagg: the 17-year-old ‘cold-ass white boy’ breaking the basketball discourse
Published: December 19, 2024 11:45
Thought Caitlin Clark was a funhouse mirror for the zeitgeist? Meet Cooper Flagg, the Duke star tapped to be the first white American in 48 years to go No 1 in the NBA draftFive months ago USA Basketball convened an inter-squad scrimmage in Las Vegas…
First Thing: 51 men found guilty in Pelicot mass rape trial
Published: December 19, 2024 11:32
French man jailed for 20 years over abuse of ex-wife Gisèle Pelicot. Plus, Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of genocide for restricting Gaza water supplyDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.A panel of judges has declared…
The balance of power is shifting in the Middle East – and it is Turkey’s ‘full moon’ on the rise | Hassan Hassan
Published: December 19, 2024 11:00
Ankara’s support of Syria’s rebels was a strategic triumph that confirms it is replacing Iran as the regional powerhouseThe fall of the Assad regime in Syria marks the end of Iran’s long-feared “Shia crescent” and the rise of Turkey’s “full moon”,…
US environmental agency fast tracking new PFAS approvals for semiconductors
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/19/epa-pfas-approvals-semiconductors
Published: December 19, 2024 11:00
Hastened reviews of compounds as industry ramps up could increase pollution from likely toxic chemicalsThe Environmental Protection Agency is quietly fast tracking approval of new PFAS “forever chemicals” for use by the semiconductor industry at the same…
The US’s foreign broadcasters may soon be forced to become pro-Trump propaganda | Andrew Gawthorpe
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/19/us-foreign-broadcasters-trump
Published: December 19, 2024 11:00
If Trump’s first term is any indication, outlets such as Voice of America and Radio Free Europe will face political inquisitionsDonald Trump has never made any secret of his hatred of the press, which he famously calls “the enemy of the people”. Press…
Sam Darnold’s career season means the Minnesota Vikings face a tough decision
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/dec/19/sam-darnold-minnesota-vikings-career-turnaround
Published: December 19, 2024 09:00
Brought to Minnesota to be a bridge to the next generation, Sam Darnold is now leading one of the hottest teams in the league and the potential No 1 seed in the NFC. Yes, really!Before this season, Sam Darnold’s strongest contribution to the NFL canon was…
From rugby league to the NFL: rookie loving each day despite Patriots’ woe
Published: December 19, 2024 08:00
Jotham Russell switched from Tweed Heads Seagulls to the Pats’ practice squad and dreams of making the gradeBy Gavin Willacy for No Helmets RequiredDesperate to find breakthrough international stars, NFL talent scouts seem to have found two avenues well…
Arizona governor calls for repeal of state law requiring annual abortion report
Published: December 19, 2024 04:14
Call echoes push by other Democratic officials to reduce reporting requirements amid fears of risks to patientsThe Arizona governor, Katie Hobbs, is calling for legislators to repeal the state law that requires an annual abortion report, saying that it…
Two-inch long ‘murder hornets’ eradicated from US, agriculture department says
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/19/murder-hornet-eradicated-us-washington
Published: December 19, 2024 01:27
World’s largest hornet, which killed 42 people in China in 2013, has been wiped out in US five years after first being spottedThe world’s largest hornet, an invasive breed nicknamed the “murder hornet” for its dangerous sting and ability to slaughter a…
US funding plan collapses as Trump makes demands days before shutdown
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/18/government-funding-trump-shutdown
Published: December 18, 2024 23:03
Trump rejects bipartisan plan, causing Congress to spiral as lawmakers try to wrap up for holidays amid Friday deadlineDonald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan on Wednesday to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, instead telling House…
Man pleads guilty to stalking UConn basketball star Paige Bueckers
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/dec/18/paige-bueckers-stalking-uconn-basketball
Published: December 18, 2024 22:06
Man, 40, accused of stalking and harassing UConn starRobert Parmalee given one-year suspended sentenceA man accused of stalking and harassing UConn basketball star Paige Bueckers and who said on social media he intended to marry her pleaded guilty on…
US Senate passes defense bill that raises troop pay and strips trans care for kids of military
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/18/senate-defense-spending-bill
Published: December 18, 2024 21:03
Bill authorizes pay raises, strips coverage of trans medical treatments for children and aims to counter China’s powerThe Senate passed a defense bill on Wednesday that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members, aims to counter…
New York man pleads guilty to running Chinese police station in Manhattan
Published: December 18, 2024 20:00
Chen Jinping pleaded guilty to conspiring to act as an agent of China’s government and faces up to five years in prisonA New York man has pleaded guilty to running a undeclared police station for the Chinese government in lower Manhattan, more than a year…
First person in US to develop severe illness from bird flu is hospitalized
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/18/bird-flu-hospitalized-louisiana
Published: December 18, 2024 19:14
CDC officials believe person had contact with sick and dead birds in backyard flockThe first person in the US to develop severe illness from H5N1 bird flu has been hospitalized in Louisiana, officials at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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