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• Source: Prison break killer shot

  26-06-2015 22:35 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Escaped murderers Richard Matt and David Sweat may be headed to Canada, a New York State Police spokesman said Friday.
  
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• Judge permanently bars US justice department from releasing report on Trump’s classified documents case – live

  23-02-2026 23:32 via theguardian.com
  First amendment group criticizes Aileen Cannon’s order to permanently block release of Jack Smith report after dismissing case against Trump in 2024Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxMajor institutions of higher education in the US are reckoning with the latest release of the Epstein files after discovering the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s relationships with board members, professors and administrators on campuses across the country.
  
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• Millions under road travel bans as blizzard conditions slam US north-east

  23-02-2026 23:31 via theguardian.com
  Blizzard warnings issued as some areas receive two feet of snow, creating whiteout conditionsBlizzard shuts down the north-east US – in picturesMillions of people in the north-eastern US were stuck at home on Monday as heavy snow and strong winds created white-out conditions, grounding flights in the area and leaving hundreds of thousands without power.Snowfall totals in 21 cities and towns across New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Massachusetts had reached at least 2ft, according to t
  
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• News live: Australians ‘don’t want a bar’ of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, PM says; Nine reports revenue slump

  23-02-2026 23:29 via theguardian.com
  Meanwhile new poll shows One Nation’s continued surge in support. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese plans to write to other commonwealth nations about decision on former prince AndrewBack to Mountbatten-Windsor, Albanese said he plans to write to the other commonwealth countries to inform them of Australia’s position. He said Australia was first in writing to Starmer, telling RN:We have initiated it. Australia likes bein
  
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• Burberry is back on brand as a purveyor of the classic British coat

  23-02-2026 23:14 via theguardian.com
  Designer Daniel Lee’s trenchcoats and bomber jackets fizz with urban energy in collection that embraces bad weatherIn a winter of record-breaking rain, Burberry – purveyor of the stalwart British coat – is back in the zeitgeist. A season of downpours has provided an apt backdrop for a return to form, as the brand re-entered the FTSE 100 last autumn after an ignominious year out of the charts.The classic check scarf was ranked the fourth hottest fashion item in the last quarter
  
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• US ambassador to Paris banned from meeting French ministers after no-show

  23-02-2026 22:58 via theguardian.com
  Charles Kushner had been summoned to explain comments relating to the killing of far-right activist Quentin DeranqueDonald Trump’s ambassador to Paris has been banned from meeting French government ministers after failing to show up for a meeting at the foreign ministry to explain US comments about the killing of a far-right activist.Charles Kushner, whose son Jared is married to the US president’s oldest daughter, Ivanka, was summoned to the 7pm meeting by the foreign minister, Jean
  
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• Utah House voting map that helps Democrats can be used, federal court rules

  23-02-2026 22:39 via theguardian.com
  Court turns aside GOP request to block new map, second setback in recent days for state’s RepublicansNew Utah voting districts that give Democrats an improved shot at winning a US House seat can be used in this year’s election, a federal court ruled Monday while turning aside a Republican request to block the new map.The ruling marked the second setback in recent days for Republicans, who also lost an appeal at Utah’s state supreme court. Continue reading...
  
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• Peter Attia resigns from CBS News amid revelations about ties to Epstein

  23-02-2026 22:10 via theguardian.com
  Controversial doctor steps down as contributor after Epstein files reveal communication between the two menControversial longevity expert Dr Peter Attia has resigned from his post as a CBS News contributor after correspondence between Attia and convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein was made public.The Hollywood Reporter first broke the news of Attia’s departure. Continue reading...
  
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• Trump Iran airstrikes decision to be guided by Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff’s advice

  23-02-2026 22:08 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive: Trump’s decision will be driven by envoys’ judgment on whether Iran is stalling on a nuclear dealDonald Trump’s decision to order airstrikes against Iran will hinge in part on the judgment of Trump’s special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, about whether Tehran is stalling over a deal to relinquish its capacity to produce nuclear weapons, according to people familiar with the matter.The president has not made a final determination on any strikes, as the
  
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• Channel 4’s Dirty Business is a clarion call to nationalise the water industry

  23-02-2026 22:00 via theguardian.com
  As the drama shows, private firms no longer able to pollute the coast of England of Wales just switched to rivers instead There is a moment in Channel 4’s drama Dirty Business when Julie Maughan holds the body of her dead child and lets out an anguished cry. It is as brutal as it is compelling.Her eight-year-old daughter Heather had just died in hospital, two weeks after playing in the sea on the beach at Dawlish Warren in Devon, where she contracted E coli O157, a bug which comes from raw
  
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• Mandelson’s downfall is one of fastest ever seen in British public life

  23-02-2026 21:47 via theguardian.com
  Epstein links have taken political operator from a vaunted position in British diplomacy to arrest in under six monthsJust six months ago Peter Mandelson seemed unassailable as the UK’s ambassador to the US, one of the most vaunted positions in British diplomacy. As our man in Washington, Mandelson appeared to have used his skill for schmoozing, learned over years as a cabinet minister and a European commissioner, to secure a good relationship with the tricky Trump administration. He was c
  
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• Ryan Coogler’s X-Files reboot lands with Danielle Deadwyler leading

  23-02-2026 21:37 via theguardian.com
  Sinners film-maker’s much-anticipated relaunch of the paranormal hit show finally receives official green lightRyan Coogler’s reboot of The X-Files has received the official green light with Danielle Deadwyler set as the first co-lead.The film-maker behind Black Panther and Sinners has long talked about his love for the hit paranormal drama series and how he wants to make some new episodes that are “really fucking scary”. Continue reading...
  
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• Mexico faces uphill battle to appease kingpin Trump after cartel boss’s killing

  23-02-2026 21:08 via theguardian.com
  Trump tells Mexico to ‘step up’ effort to combat cartels even after military operation kills drug lord known as ‘El Mencho’Violence in Mexico after military kills notorious drug cartel boss – a visual guideWith schools still closed, flights cancelled and the charred carcasses of buses smouldering on streets across the country, Mexico was still reeling from the cartel backlash prompted by the killing of cartel kingpin Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as “
  
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• Can Bridget Phillipson convince jaded families to have faith in Send changes?

  23-02-2026 20:46 via theguardian.com
  Education secretary and her team have won over some critics but obstacles remain in their attempt to overhaul system In her first week as a cabinet minister Bridget Phillipson held a meeting for new Labour MPs with one subject – special educational needs. Almost 100 MPs came to that first meeting.There were new MPs for whom the issue was personal to their own families – Jen Craft, Daniel Francis, Steve Race, as well as the then business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds. Dozens more knew
  
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• Met police arrest former British ambassador to US Peter Mandelson – as it happened

  23-02-2026 20:29 via theguardian.com
  The arrest followed search warrants at two addresses in the Wiltshire and Camden areas, police saidBridget Phillipson, the education secretary, has been speaking about the Send reforms at an event in Peterborough.This is what she said about the need for inclusion.Inclusion is a choice. It is an educational choice, and it is also a political choice because we could duck this challenge, ignore the injustice of a postcode lottery in life chances putting off fixing the Send system yet again.The syst
  
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• More than 600 people have died trying to cross Mediterranean in 2026, UN says

  23-02-2026 19:50 via theguardian.com
  Deadliest start to a year in more than a decade, according to the International Organization for Migration A least 606 people trying to reach Europe in search of refugee have been reported dead or missing in the Mediterranean since the beginning of 2026, marking the “deadliest start to a year” in more than a decade, the UN’s migration agency said on Monday.The figure includes at least 30 people who are feared dead or missing after their boat capsized in severe weather off the c
  
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• Mexican drug cartel boss ‘El Mencho’ tracked through romantic partner

  23-02-2026 19:21 via theguardian.com
  Killing of Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader sparks wave of violence across western MexicoAnalysis: Mexico faces uphill battle to appease kingpin TrumpWho was El Mencho?Mexican authorities tracked down and killed “El Mencho”, one of the world’s most wanted drug traffickers, by following a romantic partner to his safe house near a picturesque mountain town, the country’s defence secretary has revealed.In a press conference, officials provided the first details about the
  
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• EU fails to agree on new sanctions on Russia ahead of fourth anniversary of war – Europe live

  23-02-2026 18:49 via theguardian.com
  Hungary’s veto prevents EU countries from adopting latest round of sanctionsOne other thing we will be keeping an eye on today is the latest on the EU-US trade relationship after last Friday’s US supreme court ruling on Trump’s tariffs.The European Parliament is expected to discuss what to do with the EU-US trade deal later today. Continue reading...
  
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• Lovejoy episode helps antiques dealer identify stolen Napoleon III artefacts

  23-02-2026 17:58 via theguardian.com
  Repeat of BBC series gave clue to Paul Gostelow about 19th-century altar cards taken from crypt in HampshireTwo priceless artefacts stolen more than a decade ago from the crypt of Napoleon III in England have been recovered after an antiques dealer realised he had them while watching a repeat of the comedy drama Lovejoy.The wooden 19th-century altar cards were taken in a burglary at St Michael’s Abbey in Farnborough, Hampshire in February 2014 and were feared lost for ever. Continue readin
  
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• Duterte at ‘very heart’ of murderous drug crackdowns in Philippines, ICC told

  23-02-2026 17:29 via theguardian.com
  Ex-president, accused of crimes against humanity, selected targets and promised immunity for death squad members, prosecutor saysRodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, was “at the very heart” of brutal anti-drugs campaigns that led to the killing of thousands of people, prosecutors at the international criminal court (ICC) have argued, as they called for charges against him to proceed to trial.Duterte, 80, who was arrested in Manila last year and flown to The Hague
  
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• Trump threatens ‘obnoxious’ tariffs as UK and EU seek clarity on trade deals

  23-02-2026 16:24 via theguardian.com
  US president suggests trade war could escalate as administration says it will stop collecting levies ruled illegal by supreme courtStock markets stumble as global trade faces more Trump tariff uncertaintyDonald Trump has declared that he can use tariffs in a “much more powerful and obnoxious way”, as the UK and the EU said they were seeking urgent clarity on the US trade deals they struck last summer.Trump threatened to escalate his global tariff war on Monday, after a supreme court
  
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• ‘Stuff of nightmares’: calls for help surge by 50% after Australia launches aged-assistance tool

  23-02-2026 15:00 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive: Assessors unable to override algorithm-based tool, leaving people at risk of being pushed into aged care homes before they are readyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRequests for assistance to aged care advocacy services have surged since the government introduced a controversial assessment tool for home care support, with one woman in her 80s describing it as “the stuff of nightmares”.Guardian Australia previously revealed that aged care clinician
  
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• Robert Mugabe’s son charged with attempted murder over Johannesburg shooting

  23-02-2026 14:48 via theguardian.com
  Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, known for lavish lifestyle, also accused of theft and being illegal immigrant after man allegedly shot in backA son of the late Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has been charged with attempted murder after a 23-year-old man was allegedly shot in the back on 19 February in an upmarket area of Johannesburg.Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, 28, appeared in court on Monday for a brief hearing alongside co-accused Tobias Mugabe Matonhodze. Mugabe’s lawyer Sinenhlanhla Mn
  
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• ‘Our classrooms are empty because the graveyards are full’: Iran’s students on why they are protesting again

  23-02-2026 13:36 via theguardian.com
  As details of the death toll for January’s protests continue to emerge, three students explain why they are resisting a return to normalityMore than 45 days after a brutal January crackdown that left thousands of Iranian protesters dead, students across several universities are protesting again. As Iran’s new academic term began on Saturday, students in Tehran gathered on campus, chanting anti-government slogans, despite a heavy security presence and plainclothes officers stationed o
  
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• Australian government says it would support removing Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from royal line of succession

  23-02-2026 12:30 via theguardian.com
  Anthony Albanese writes to British PM as UK prepares to consider laws to strip former prince of his right to inherit the throneFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government has confirmed it would support any proposal to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the royal line of succession after the former prince was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.With the UK government poised to consi
  
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• High-speed rail link between Sydney and Newcastle could be ‘shovel-ready’ in two years, Albanese government says

  23-02-2026 12:00 via theguardian.com
  Transport minister Catherine King will pledge $230m for planning work for the first phase of a bullet train on Australia’s east coastFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLong-mooted plans for high-speed rail could be “shovel-ready” within two years, according to the federal government, which will on Tuesday announce another $230m for further planning work for fast trains between Sydney and Newcastle, as
  
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• Bill Kelty’s tax reform comments cast a harsh light on Labor’s lack of ambition

  23-02-2026 10:01 via theguardian.com
  The Labor heavyweight and union legend says young Australians increasingly feel economic policy is rigged against them. But will Jim Chalmers step up?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe first day of the Greens’ parliamentary inquiry into the capital gains tax was dominated by a bloke in his late 70s imploring parliamentarians to show “unequivocally that they’re on the side of young people”.Not just any bloke, of course, but Bill Kelty: union leg
  
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• Drives me crazy: Mumbai residents plead for respite from ‘musical road’

  23-02-2026 09:00 via theguardian.com
  Motorway stretch plays music as a safety feature but those close to it say ‘intrusive’ noise is constant and distressingResidents of one of India’s most upmarket neighbourhoods say the country’s first “musical road” has turned their daily lives into a nightmare soundtrack.A stretch of Mumbai’s recently opened Coastal Road seafront expressway has been engineered to play the pulsating Oscar-winning tune Jai Ho from the movie Slumdog Millionaire when vehicl
  
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• The tragedy of Punch the monkey: why do mother animals abandon their offspring?

  23-02-2026 07:13 via theguardian.com
  Footage of Punch, a seven-month-old Japanese macaque, has gone viral around the world after he was rejected by his mother and formed a bond with a soft toyA baby monkey in Japan has captured hearts around the world after videos of him being bullied by other monkeys and rejected by his mother went viral last week.Punch, a Japanese macaque, was born last July at Ichikawa zoo. He has drawn international attention after zookeepers gave him a stuffed orangutan toy after he was abandoned by his mother
  
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• Who was El Mencho, the former police officer who co-founded an ultraviolent cartel in Mexico?

  23-02-2026 03:52 via theguardian.com
  Drug lord who was killed by Mexican special forces on Sunday led a cartel known for aggression and military-style arsenalViolence erupts after Mexican security forces kill drug cartel boss ‘El Mencho’ The drug lord “El Mencho”, who was killed on Sunday by Mexican special forces, was the co-founder and leader of a gang that in recent years had become the country’s most powerful criminal organisation: the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).While less internationally
  
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