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• Trump officials to reconsider whether greenhouse gases cause harm amid climate rollbacks

  12-03-2025 23:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Activists horrified as EPA reverses pollution laws and reviews landmark finding that gases harm public healthDonald Trump’s administration is to reconsider the official finding that greenhouse gases are harmful to public health, a move that threatens to rip apart the foundation of the US’s climate laws, amid a stunning barrage of actions to weaken or repeal a host of pollution limits upon power plants, cars and waterways.Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an e
  
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• Judge blocks 'unlawful' Trump order targeting Clinton 2016 law firm

  12-03-2025 23:59 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A federal judge entered an emergency order barring the Trump administration from implementing parts of its executive order targeting the law firm Perkins Coie.
  
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• Jonathan Reynolds ‘corrects record’ for referring to himself as ex-solicitor

  12-03-2025 23:52 via theguardian.com
  
  Business secretary said he made ‘inadvertent error’ by claiming he once worked in the legal profession during a 2014 Commons debateThe business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, has “formally corrected the record” in parliament for referring to himself as a former solicitor during a 2014 speech.During a debate on high-speed rail, Reynolds had said he “worked as a solicitor in Manchester city centre” before changing careers. Continue reading...
  
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• Schumer says Democrats will block GOP funding bill, raising shutdown alert

  12-03-2025 23:47 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to pass the House-approved deal to fund the government.
  
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• Woman pleads guilty in cross-burning hoax during Colorado Springs mayoral campaign

  12-03-2025 23:45 via nbcnews.com
  
  DENVER — A woman who was part of a group charged with setting a cross on fire in front of a defaced campaign sign for a candidate who became Colorado Springs’ first Black mayor pleaded guilty on Tuesday in what authorities say was a hoax.
  
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• Europe and Canada retaliate against Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs

  12-03-2025 23:44 via nbcnews.com
  President Trump touted better-than-expected inflation numbers Wednesday, as the trade war is escalating. Canada and the European Union announced new tariffs on U.S. goods after Trump’s sweeping tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports went into effect. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez reports.
  
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• U.S. citizen child recovering from brain cancer deported to Mexico with undocumented parents

  12-03-2025 23:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Texas family was on their way to an emergency medical checkup, they said, when they were detained at an immigration checkpoint.
  
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• Pentagon 'cherry picked' studies to support transgender ban, judge says

  12-03-2025 23:40 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A judge on Wednesday signaled that she was deeply skeptical that the Pentagon's handling of transgender service members complies with federal law.
  
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• Senate Democrats make their move in the shutdown fight: From the Politics Desk

  12-03-2025 23:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  The House’s passage of a Republican stopgap funding bill has put Senate Democrats in a bind: Either back a measure they disapprove of and give up some of the only leverage they will have on major legislation this year, or reject it and allow a government shutdown to occur.
  
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• Dave Weldon, former lawmaker and vaccine critic, faces Senate grilling at CDC confirmation hearing

  12-03-2025 23:17 via nbcnews.com
  
  Dr. Dave Weldon, a former Florida congressman and physician, is set to appear at a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday for his nomination to lead the CDC.
  
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• Trump says US team headed to Moscow for Ukraine truce talks

  12-03-2025 23:13 via bbc.com
  
  The president said he can 'do things financially' that would be painful for Russia if the war continues.
  
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• Asensio scores again as Aston Villa reach quarter-finals

  12-03-2025 23:09 via bbc.com
  
  Watch highlights as Marco Asensio comes off the bench to grab his sixth and seventh goals in eight Aston Villa appearances to secure a 3-0 victory against Club Brugge and send the 1982 winners through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
  
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• Trump administration says handling of USAID documents 'did not violate' federal laws

  12-03-2025 23:03 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A USAID directive to destroy classified documents had been "seriously misapprehended," Trump administration attorneys wrote in a court filing Wednesday.
  
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• Dortmund rally against Lille to reach quarter-finals

  12-03-2025 22:59 via bbc.com
  
  Borussia Dortmund recover from an early goalkeeping error to secure a 2-1 comeback victory against Lille and progress to the quarter-finals from the Champions League.
  
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• Netflix dives into the talk show realm with 'Everybody's Live With John Mulaney'

  12-03-2025 22:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  Comedian and former "SNL" writer John Mulaney hosts Netflix's new talk show "Everybody's Live With John Mulaney," which is set to run for 12 weeks.
  
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• BBC reports near 'blistered and burnt' oil tanker in North Sea

  12-03-2025 22:32 via bbc.com
  
  While at least two million litres of jet fuel are in the water, there is some positive news.
  
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• In rural Louisiana, Speaker Mike Johnson’s constituents fear potential Medicaid cuts

  12-03-2025 22:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  In House Speaker Mike Johnson’s backyard, many residents rely on anti-poverty programs to help make ends meet — and are pleading with the Louisiana Republican to protect those benefits as Congress weighs steep federal spending cuts.
  
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• Trump condemned for using ‘Palestinian’ as slur to attack Schumer

  12-03-2025 22:27 via theguardian.com
  
  US president said of Senate minority leader: ‘He’s not Jewish any more. He’s a Palestinian’Donald Trump has been condemned by a leading US Muslim civil rights group for seeking to use the word “Palestinian” as an insult when he attacked the Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, as “not Jewish any more”.“President Trump’s use of the term ‘Palestinian’ as a racial slur is offensive and beneath the dignity of his office,&rdquo
  
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• Owner reunited with her cat months after Palisades Fire destroyed her home

  12-03-2025 22:21 via nbcnews.com
  
  It appears the tall tale that all cats have nine lives may be true for a California Maine coon named Aggie.
  
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• ‘It’s an open question’ whether U.S. headed toward government shutdown

  12-03-2025 22:19 via nbcnews.com
  NBC News Senior National Political Reporter Sahil Kapur, former Rep. Andy Levin (D-Mich.) and Sarah Chamberlain join Meet the Press NOW to discuss how Senate Democrats might vote on a GOP funding bill to avert a government shutdown.
  
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• Trump hints at financial repercussions if Russia rejects Ukraine ceasefire

  12-03-2025 22:17 via theguardian.com
  
  US president’s comments come after Ukrainian counterpart said he believed ‘strong steps’ were under considerationDonald Trump has suggested he could target Russia financially as Ukraine’s president urged him to take strong steps if Moscow failed to support a 30-day ceasefire agreed at a meeting between Ukrainian and US delegations in Saudi Arabia.The president’s threat came as the French defence minister, Sébastien Lecornu, told a press conference in Paris th
  
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• 'UN80 Initiative' appears to show world body's panic over possible DOGE-like cuts

  12-03-2025 21:59 via foxnews.com
  
  United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the "UN80 Initiative" on Wednesday as a project in honor of the international body’s 80th anniversary. On paper, the initiative aims to improve efficiency, review the implementation of mandates and restructure the system. However, several U.N. critics claim that this is the international body’s way of bracing for potential U.S. spending cuts."This goes far beyond the technical. Budgets at the United Nations are not just numb
  
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• Trump accuses Ireland of stealing US companies in meeting with taoiseach

  12-03-2025 21:44 via theguardian.com
  
  US president claims Dublin ‘took’ pharma industry as he holds White House press conference with Micheál MartinDonald Trump has accused Ireland of stealing the US pharmaceutical industry and the tax revenue that should have been paid to the US treasury, in a blow to the Irish premier, Micheál Martin, who had hoped to emerge unscathed from a visit to the White House marking St Patrick’s Day.The US president showed grudging respect for Martin, alternately ribbing and
  
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• S&P 500 closes higher on soft inflation report; Nasdaq jumps 1% as traders snap up tech shares

  12-03-2025 21:23 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Nasdaq Composite rose on Wednesday after a soft inflation report eased concerns about the economy and as investors snapped up beaten-up technology shares.
  
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• NASA astronauts' launch to the space station is delayed

  12-03-2025 21:15 via nbcnews.com
  
  The launch of four astronauts to the space station was delayed on Wednesday. The flight is a key step towards the return of NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore.
  
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• Senate Democrats say they will reject GOP's funding bill as shutdown draws near

  12-03-2025 21:11 via nbcnews.com
  
  After meeting with his conference, the Senate minority leader said "Republicans do not have the votes" to advance the House-approved measure, which requires 60 to pass.
  
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• WATCH: Partially blind artist overcomes vision loss to create stunning paintings

  12-03-2025 21:06 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Meet Ed Urena, an artist who turned vision loss into inspiration, using his talent to express himself despite a challenging eye condition.
  
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• Trump’s justice department demands New York migrant shelter share names of residents

  12-03-2025 21:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Subpoena issued to Manhattan hotel asks for ‘a list of full names of aliens currently residing’ at the siteFederal prosecutors have sent a criminal subpoena to a Manhattan hotel housing undocumented immigrants through a New York City program providing shelter to asylum seekers, according to a copy of the filing obtained by the Guardian.The subpoena issued on Wednesday asks the hotel to provide “a list of full names of aliens currently residing” at the site as well as &ldq
  
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• WATCH: Boy gets tricked into emotional dirt bike surprise

  12-03-2025 20:54 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Case Stevens wanted a dirt bike for two years. His family got him a toy bike before wheeling in the real surprise behind his back.
  
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• Former mafia boss shot dead on Grenoble motorway

  12-03-2025 20:46 via bbc.com
  
  Jean-Pierre Maldera's death comes ten years after the disappearance of his brother Robert.
  
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• UK drops down list of affluent nations after decade of stagnation, NIESR finds

  12-03-2025 20:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Districts in Birmingham now ranked below poorest areas of France, Malta and Slovenia as institute urges rethink on planned welfare cutsThe UK has tumbled down the league of affluent nations after almost a decade of welfare cuts and stagnant incomes, according to a report that found the poorest districts in Britain now rank below the lowest-income areas of Malta and Slovenia.In a warning for ministers to protect welfare spending before Rachel Reeves’s spring statement later this month, the
  
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• Pakistan operation to free hostages after train hijacking ends with dozens killed

  12-03-2025 20:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Security services claim to have rescued about 190 people being held by Baloch Liberation Army in remote areaAn operation to rescue hundreds of people taken hostage when a train was hijacked by a separatist militant group in remote south-west Pakistan has ended with dozens killed in the onslaught, a spokesperson for the army has said.Pakistan’s security services claimed late on Wednesday to have rescued about 190 people who were being held captive after militants from the Baloch Liberation
  
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• After hitting Ukraine hard on peace talks, how far will Trump go to pressure Putin?

  12-03-2025 20:33 via abcnews.go.com
  
  "I've gotten some positive messages, but a positive message means nothing," Trump said as he faced questions on what happens next with the Ukraine war ceasefire.
  
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• US relies on rare foreign policy provision to try to deport Mahmoud Khalil

  12-03-2025 20:26 via theguardian.com
  
  Court document claims ‘potentially serious foreign policy consequences’ amid outcry over Palestinian activist’s arrestThe US government is relying on a rarely used provision of the law to try to deport a prominent Palestinian activist who recently completed his graduate studies at Columbia University, where he was a leader in last year’s campus protests.A government charging document addressed to Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent US resident and green card holder who is current
  
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• EU hits back at tariffs and warns against trade war

  12-03-2025 20:22 via bbc.com
  
  For consumers, higher prices loom on supermarket shelves, but for businesses and industry the risks are higher.
  
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• EU braces for higher prices as US trade war ramps up

  12-03-2025 20:22 via bbc.com
  
  For consumers, higher prices loom on supermarket shelves, but for businesses and industry the risks are higher.
  
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• UK revokes accreditation for two Russian diplomatic officials

  12-03-2025 20:19 via bbc.com
  
  It comes after two British officials were accused of spying and ordered to leave Russia on Monday.
  
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• Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on nearly $30bn worth of US imports

  12-03-2025 20:13 via theguardian.com
  Canadian government says it will follow ‘dollar-by-dollar’ approach and institute 25% tariffs on US importsCanada announced retaliatory tariffs on nearly $30bn worth of American imports after US tariffs on steel and aluminum imports went into effect on Wednesday.The Canadian government said it will be following a “dollar-by-dollar” approach and institute 25% tariffs on American imports, including steel, computers and sports equipment. Continue reading...
  
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• Starmer says 'all options on table' on US tariffs

  12-03-2025 20:01 via bbc.com
  
  Canada and the EU have announced retaliatory tariffs but UK will take a "pragmatic" approach, the prime minister said.
  
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• Tributes to 'secret hero' of Glasgow terror attack

  12-03-2025 19:54 via bbc.com
  
  Builder Stephen Clarkson, who took down one of the attackers, has died from cancer, aged 59.
  
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• Greenland votes for change but coalition talks will govern how it reacts to Trump | Miranda Bryant

  12-03-2025 19:52 via theguardian.com
  
  The tone of relations with the US may depend on whether second-placed Naleraq ends up inside the governmentIt was an election that was fought on the global stage with sporadic commentary from Donald Trump. But in the end, it was domestic issues that drove Greenlanders to the polls to vote overwhelmingly for change.Ever since his son, Donald Trump Jr, touched down in a Trump-branded plane at Nuuk’s new airport in January, the US president has made no secret of his renewed desire to gain con
  
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• UK accuses Russia of driving its Moscow embassy towards closure

  12-03-2025 19:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Foreign Office responds to expulsion of British diplomat and diplomatic spouse with tit-for-tat moveRussia is attempting to push the UK embassy in Moscow towards closing and has no regard for the escalatory impact of such a move, the Foreign Office has said.The UK expelled a Russian diplomat and their spouse on Wednesday in a tit-for-tat response to the expulsion of a British diplomat and a diplomatic spouse over allegations of espionage that UK officials strenuously deny. Continue reading...
  
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• Rodrigo Duterte in ICC custody after arrival in the Netherlands

  12-03-2025 19:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Former Philippine president expected in court within days as daughter accuses Manila government of ‘kidnapping’The former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has landed in the Netherlands and been taken into the custody of the international criminal court (ICC) on allegations of overseeing death squads in his bloody “war on drugs”.Duterte was arrested in Manila on Tuesday and placed on a private jet to Rotterdam by police. The plane landed on Wednesday afternoon and taxi
  
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• WATCH: Baby plays 'flying peekaboo' and it's the cutest thing you'll see today

  12-03-2025 19:44 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Roslyn Witter said she got the "serotonin boost" she needed watching her young son giggle as he flew through the air.
  
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• Trinidad and Tobago calls new UK visa requirement ‘disproportionate move’

  12-03-2025 19:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Travellers from country now need visas with decision reportedly made in response to rising asylum claimsUK politics live – latest updatesTrinidad and Tobago has described Britain’s new visa requirement for tourists from the twin island state as a disproportionate and disappointing response to the issue of false asylum applications.Trinidad and Tobago nationals previously could visit the UK without a visa, only requiring the electronic travel authorisation (ETA), which was introduced
  
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• Disability benefit cuts test loyalty of Labour MPs

  12-03-2025 19:44 via bbc.com
  
  Some are worried about the possibility of freezing payments for people with long-term conditions.
  
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• WATCH: Nashville Zoo welcomes rare clouded leopard cub

  12-03-2025 19:21 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The Nashville Zoo is celebrating the birth of a rare clouded leopard cub. The as-yet unnamed female cub is two weeks old and measures about 13 inches long from her nose to the tip of her tail.
  
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• Can Donald Trump afford a trade war with Canada?

  12-03-2025 19:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  And can Elon Musk afford a tumble in Tesla's share price?
  
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• Plastic pollution leaves seabirds with brain damage similar to Alzheimer’s, study shows

  12-03-2025 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Blood tests on migratory chicks fed plastics by their parents show neurodegeneration, as well as cell rupture and stomach lining decayIngesting plastic is leaving seabird chicks with brain damage “akin to Alzheimer’s disease”, according to a new study – adding to growing evidence of the devastating impact of plastic pollution on marine wildlife.Analysis of young sable shearwaters, a migratory bird that travels between Australia’s Lord Howe Island and Japan, has foun
  
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• Canadians no longer exempt from registering with US government when in America

  12-03-2025 18:57 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Canadians in the U.S. for 30 days or longer will soon have to register their information with the U.S. government, according to a notice obtained by ABC News.
  
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