Trump administration moves to nix key finding on greenhouse gas emissions
EPA head Lee Zeldin has framed the rollback as necessary to axe regulations and ensure the US's continued prosperity.
Huckabee says there’s ‘no break’ between US and Israel following Trump Gaza comments – Politico
- Huckabee says there’s ‘no break’ between US and Israel following Trump Gaza comments Politico
- Live updates: Trump says US and Israel will partner to run additional food centers in Gaza, but details are scant AP News
- The Only Information Source Trump Trusts The Atlantic
- Trump says Israel will ‘preside over’ US aid distribution in Gaza Al Jazeera
- Trump says he is ‘trying to get things straightened out’ with Netanyahu The Washington Post
John Swinney urges Trump to exempt scotch whisky from 10% tariffs
First minister says there is ‘window of opportunity’ as he holds talks with US president at Aberdeenshire golf resort
Scotland’s first minister has urged Donald Trump to exempt scotch whisky from 10% tariffs as the leaders met before a lavish opening ceremony for a second golf course at the US president’s Aberdeenshire resort.
John Swinney said he believed there was “a window of opportunity” to look at the specific tariff, which is believed to be costing the scotch whisky industry £4m a week.
Continue reading...What to know about the victims of the New York City skyscraper shooting
NYPD officer Didarul Islam and Blackstone executive Wesley LePatner among the four killed in Monday’s attack
An off-duty New York police officer as well as a high-ranking real estate executive were among those killed on Monday evening during a shooting at a Manhattan high-rise building that left four victims dead and one other person seriously injured, according to officials.
The New York police department (NYPD) officer Didarul Islam, 36, who was assigned to a Bronx precinct and had been on the job for three and a half years, was off duty when the attack began.
Continue reading...Pro-Palestine group in Greece protests arrival of Israeli cruise ship on Crete island – Euronews.com
- Pro-Palestine group in Greece protests arrival of Israeli cruise ship on Crete island Euronews.com
- Israeli tourists face growing anger in Greece while Athens pledges crackdown on protests politico.eu
- Protest against Gaza war prevents Israeli visitors from touring Greek island AP News
- Activists Hold Daily Protests for Palestine at the Greek Parliament During Tourist Season Unicorn Riot
- Crete protesters try to block arrival of Israeli tourists Arab News
Union Pacific to buy Norfolk Southern for $85bn
The deal, which would build first coast-to-coast freight rail, could take up to two years to complete amid scrutiny.
Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene decries ‘genocide’ in Gaza
Right-wing congresswoman condemns the 'starvation happening in Gaza' as she criticises pro-Israel colleague Randy Fine.
Procter and Gamble to raise prices to offset tariff costs
The world’s largest consumer goods maker said it will have to raise prices on a quarter of its products starting August.
‘Mental time travel’ can restore memories to their former state, new study finds – Medical Xpress
UK to recognise Palestine unless Israel agrees to ceasefire
PM Keir Starmer said the UK will recognise Palestine unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire.
UK plans to recognise Palestine in September unless Israel halts Gaza war
PM says Israel must take major steps in coming weeks or the UK will make its move ahead of UNGA.
ChatGPT launches study mode to encourage ‘responsible’ academic use
Tool gives guidance rather than serving up complete essays or answers, amid rising AI misuse at universities
ChatGPT is launching a “study mode” to encourage responsible academic use of the chatbot, amid rising cases of misuse of artificial intelligence tools at universities.
The feature, which can be accessed via the chatbot’s tools button, can walk users through complex subjects in a step-by-step format akin to an unfolding academic lesson.
Continue reading...USS George Washington searching Timor Sea for missing sailor – Navy Times
- USS George Washington searching Timor Sea for missing sailor Navy Times
- Search under way for US sailor missing from USS George Washington in sea north of Australia The Guardian
- Search Underway for Sailor Missing from Carrier USS George Washington USNI News
- Navy searching for missing sailor who reportedly went overboard on aircraft carrier WDBJ7
- USS George Washington Sailor reported missing, search efforts in Timor Sea WTKR
Texas sues New York official for refusing to take action against abortion provider
Action tees up a state v state battle involving mailing of abortion pills that’s expected to go to US supreme court
Texas has sued a New York official for refusing to take action against an abortion provider, teeing up a state-versus-state battle that is widely expected to end up before the US supreme court.
Ken Paxton, Texas’s attorney general, has petitioned the New York state supreme court to order a county clerk to enforce a fine against Dr Margaret Carpenter, a New York doctor accused of mailing abortion pills across state lines.
Continue reading...‘The war needs to end’: is the US right turning on Israel?
Longstanding ties between US conservatives and Israel face strain as war’s toll and internal rifts reshape the right
As the Israel-Gaza war nears its two-year mark, and as images of starving people and utter devastation flood social media, cracks seem to be emerging in the American right’s typically iron-clad support for Israel.
The US continues to support Israel diplomatically and militarily, and last Thursday pulled out of peace negotiations that it accused Hamas of sabotaging. And in the US Congress, only two Republicans voted for a recent amendment that would have pulled funding for missile defense systems for Israel. One of them, Marjorie Taylor Greene, on Monday became the first Republican to call Israel’s war a “genocide”.
Continue reading...Five survivors of Rotherham grooming gangs say they were also raped by police officers
Three former South Yorkshire police officers arrested in investigation into claims by the women, as young as 12 at the time
Five women who were abused as children by Rotherham grooming gangs were also raped by police officers when they were as young as 12 years old, they have claimed.
In one case a girl who reported the abuse after being put under pressure by the gang to have an illegal abortion was left “destroyed” when an officer who had allegedly raped her turned up to interview her, she told the BBC.
Continue reading...Human dignity must be protected from rise of AI, Pope says
The pontiff warns about emerging technologies during the Vatican's first Mass for social media influencers.
Famine ‘currently playing out’ in Gaza, UN-backed experts warn
It comes as aid agencies warn Israel's recent measures to increase aid supplies are not enough.
Labour focused on appeasing Reform, not beating them, says Jeremy Corbyn
Former Labour leader says his new party will inspire hope, not fear, and promises to reset ‘broken’ political system
Jeremy Corbyn has accused the Labour government of “appeasing” Reform UK by “scapegoating” migrants and minorities for its own domestic policy failures, saying his new leftwing political party would take on Nigel Farage instead.
The veteran leftwing MP, who confirmed last week he was launching a new, as yet unnamed, movement with former Labour MP Zarah Sultana, said British politics was at a “critical juncture” with the rise of rightwing populism. He said he saw their role as providing hope, not fear.
Continue reading...Who was Awdah Hathaleen, Palestinian activist killed by an Israeli settler?
The family man, activist, and football fiend also helped make an Oscar-winning documentary.