Hakeem Jeffries predicts Pete Hegseth could be next as party alarmed by damage done by ‘terrible’ attorney general Trump fires Pam Bondi, a loyalist and ally, as attorney general US politics live – latest updates With quips, memes and jabs, Democrats cheered Donald Trump’s firing of attorney general Pam Bondi on Thursday, while the president’s Republican allies praised her relatively brief tenure overseeing the justice department. Trump announced Bondi’s departure on Truth Social, saying: “We lo
‘Partnership’ on drug pricing also gives patients in Britain greater access to potentially life-extending treatments British drug exports to the United States will escape tariffs imposed by Donald Trump as part of a controversial UK-US medicines deal that critics fear will mean less money for the NHS. The deal will also give patients in Britain greater access to potentially life-extending drugs because the rules have been relaxed to allow the NHS to pay more for particular treatments. Continue r
Two people reported killed in attack on newly completed suspension bridge after strike splits structure in half Middle East crisis – live updates Donald Trump claimed responsibility for destroying Iran’s largest bridge, a day after he threatened to bomb the country “back to the stone ages” if a deal to end the five-week-long war he started was not reached. The US president shared footage of part of the newly built 136m-high $400m B1 suspension bridge between Tehran and Karaj collapsing dramatica
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A Radio-Canada reporter noticed his maple syrup tasted odd; testing revealed it was adulterated with cane syrup An investigation by Canada ’s national broadcaster has found that a major Quebec producer has been diluting its maple syrup with cane sugar and selling the fraudulent product to grocery chains. In a sting operation that involved false identities and covert recordings, journalists from Radio-Canada’s Enquête programme found that a low-cost syrup sold in major grocery store chains was he
NBC News · Oct 8
South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley celebrates Monday after defeating the TCU Horned Frogs in Sacramento, Calif.
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Government must ‘come down very hard’ on online trade in knives and weapons, says policing and crime minister Sarah Jones Children are setting up online businesses selling knives in the same way they trade clothes, the policing and crime minister Sarah Jones has said. Jones heard how children as young as 12 were buying and selling the weapons on the internet and social media at the opening of the new National Knife Crime Centre in Bloomsbury, central London, on Thursday. Continue reading...
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Ballroom is likely to get blessing from the National Capital Planning Commission, which is chaired by ex-Trump lawyer Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project is likely to get a blessing from Washington planning authorities on Thursday, two days after a judge ruled work cannot proceed without Congress’s approval. The National Capital Planning Commission, which is chaired by one of Trump’s former lawyers, will deli
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Yvette Cooper hosted virtual summit of more than 40 countries aimed at reopening vital shipping lane Middle East crisis live – latest updates Plans to clear sea mines and rescue trapped ships in the strait of Hormuz will be discussed at a global military planning meeting next week, after a virtual summit of more than 40 countries convened on Thursday hosted by Yvette Cooper. Ahead of the summit, the British foreign secretary condemned “Iranian recklessness” for “hitting global economic security”
