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Hundreds of US National Guard troops arrive in Chicago
Hundreds of National Guard troops from Texas have arrived at an army training centre outside Chicago to support US President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Trump has branded Chicago a “war zone”, following recent protests against federal immigration officials in the third-largest US city. The deployment comes amid opposition from local officials. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has accused the Trump administration…
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Scientist on three-week off-grid hike finds out he’s won the Nobel prize
US scientist Dr Fred Ramsdell was on the last day of a three-week hike with his wife Laura O’Neill and their two dogs, deep in Montana’s grizzly bear country, when Ms O’Neill suddenly started screaming. But it was not a predator that had disturbed the quiet of their off-grid holiday: it was a flurry of text messages bearing the news…
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Marjorie Taylor Greene open to healthcare deal with Democrats amid shutdown | US federal government shutdown 2025
Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has indicated she is willing to negotiate with Democrats over healthcare insurance costs – the central political issue that has kept the US government shut down since 1 October. Indicating that she is willing to stand against her party on the issue, Greene said Monday night in a post on the social platform X that…
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Government shutdown: Health care remains an intractable issue in Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — To hear party leaders talk, the seventh day of the government shutdown sounded a lot like the first. Democrats are seeking negotiations on expiring health care subsidies while Republicans say they won’t discuss it, or any other policy, until the government reopens. The two sides are also offering starkly different visions of the Affordable Care Act and…
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Attorney General Pam Bondi faces questions on DOJ probes, Epstein files at Senate hearing
Sen. Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican, asked Bondi about the deployment of the National Guard in cities, posing questions about the politics of the moves for the GOP. “I’m having a real struggle right now with the National Guard being deployed and masking the abject failure of leaders at the state and local level,” Tillis said, asking whether it’s…
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Attorney General Bondi faces Senate questions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Pam Bondi defended herself against Democratic criticism that she had weaponized the Justice Department at a Tuesday congressional hearing where she was set to face tough questions over the political pressure on the law enforcement agency to pursue President Donald Trump’s perceived foes. During her opening remarks, Bondi echoed conservative claims that President Joe Biden’s…
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Utah passes new US House map that could give Democrats a slight chance to flip a seat
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Republican-led Legislature approved a revised congressional map Monday that could give Democrats an improved chance at flipping a seat as they fight to topple the GOP’s slim majority in the U.S. House. But in a state dominated by Republicans, it remains a long-shot that Democrats could win a district next year. Republicans currently hold…
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Burbank airport air traffic control tower unmanned amid federal shutdown
Hollywood Burbank Airport’s air traffic control tower is temporarily unmanned, and a number of flights have been delayed or canceled Monday due to staffing shortages amid the ongoing government shutdown, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA anticipates that the airport’s air traffic control tower will be without staff until 10 p.m. Monday, according to spokesperson Kristen Alsop. The…
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Fire engulfs home of South Carolina judge who had received death threats | US politics
The cause of a huge fire at the beachfront home of a South Carolina judge who had reportedly been subjected to death threats remains under investigation, but authorities said on Monday there was no evidence this blaze was set intentionally. The fire at the home of Diane Goodstein – a Democrat-appointed circuit court judge – erupted on Saturday, sending three…
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A rare EF5 tornado was confirmed in North Dakota with winds over 200 mph
A deadly tornado that tore across southeastern North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to an EF5 with winds topping 200 mph (322 kph), the strongest classification of tornado and the first on American soil in a dozen years, meteorologists said Monday. The June 20 twister in Enderlin killed three people and caused significant damage. At its largest, the tornado…
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