Trump gets name of his doctor wrong as he challenges Biden to cognitive test (www.theguardian.com)
Gaffe came as 78-year-old Republican presidential candidate sought to bolster his support among Black and Latino voters in Michigan
New York governor considers face-mask ban on subway to deter crime (www.theguardian.com)
US supreme court sides with Starbucks in union case over fired employees (www.theguardian.com)
Senate Republicans block bill that establishes right to IVF across the US (www.theguardian.com)
Trump reportedly considers White House advisory role for Elon Musk (www.theguardian.com)
Nigel Farage says he will not stand in UK general election (www.theguardian.com)
Nigel Farage has said he will not stand in the UK general election, instead focusing his efforts on getting Donald Trump re-elected in the US....
Russia begins tactical nuclear weapon drills near Ukraine border (www.theguardian.com)
Russian forces have started military drills near Ukraine simulating the use of tactical nuclear weapons in response to what Moscow deems threats from western officials about increased involvement in the conflict....
Top US ethics watchdog investigating Trump over dinner with oil bosses (www.theguardian.com)
Rikers Island jail ‘ready’ to receive Donald Trump, says Eric Adams (www.theguardian.com)
Does the American Diabetes Association work for patients or companies? A lawsuit dared to ask | Neil Barsky (www.theguardian.com)
The ADA just settled an explosive legal case accusing the organization of betraying people with diabetes
T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint, AT&T fined $200m by FCC over illegal location-data sharing (www.theguardian.com)
T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint and AT&T say they will appeal against ‘excessive’ fines meted out by US regulator...
British Columbia abruptly drops drug decriminalization after backlash (www.theguardian.com)
Utah cat found safe in California after sneaking into Amazon return box (www.theguardian.com)
Perception of when old age starts has increased over time, shows study (www.theguardian.com)
As people get older, they revise the age they consider to be old upwards...
Brexit plans in ‘complete disarray’ as EU import checks delayed, say businesses (www.theguardian.com)
Businesses have described Britain’s Brexit border plans as being in “complete disarray” after it emerged the introduction of some checks on EU imports will be delayed....
Black death row inmates suffer botched executions at twice rate of whites in US (www.theguardian.com)
A glaring racial disparity is evident in the 73 botched procedures involving lethal injections since 1976, report by Reprieve finds...
Greece becomes first European country to ban bottom trawling in marine parks (www.theguardian.com)
The law will come into force in national parks within two years and in all of the country’s marine protected areas by 2030...
Shawn Fain, president of the UAW: ‘Workers realized they’ve been getting screwed for decades’ (www.theguardian.com)
Georgian MP punches opponent in face in brawl over ‘foreign agents’ bill (www.theguardian.com)
‘Grownup’ leaders are pushing us towards catastrophe, says former US climate chief (www.theguardian.com)
Paris agreement negotiator Todd Stern attacks premiers who say that decarbonisation programmes are unrealistic and should be slowed down...
Colombians told to shower with a friend as drought hits capital water supplies (www.theguardian.com)
Bogotá brings in water rationing with El Niño weather phenomenon meaning city could run out in under two months...
German university rescinds US scholar’s job offer over pro-Palestinian letter (www.theguardian.com)
A leading Jewish American philosopher has been disinvited from taking up a prestigious professorship at the University of Cologne after signing a letter expressing solidarity with Palestinians and condemning the killings in Gaza carried out by Israeli forces.
South Carolina mulls mystery $1.8bn in account: ‘We don’t know why it’s there’ (www.theguardian.com)
To put it mildly, the South Carolina state government faces an unusual problem: what to do about $1.8bn found in a state bank account when no one knows how it got there, how it should be spent or even whether it really exists....
Finland school shooting: 12-year-old arrested after fellow pupil dies (www.theguardian.com)
Two other children seriously injured in incident in Helsinki suburb described by minister as ‘horrifying’...