Project 2025 architect compared abortion to slavery and the Holocaust (www.theguardian.com)
Kevin Roberts, who leads thinktank that drafted blueprint for second Trump presidency, made remark in January...
Ukraine ambushes Russian convoy in Kursk as Kremlin declares emergency (www.theguardian.com)
Ukrainian forces staged an overnight ambush on a Russian convoy 25 miles inside the international border in Russia’s Kursk province, as the Kremlin declared a federal emergency and said it was transferring extra forces to try to snuff out a four-day incursion that has badly damaged its credibility....
Japan’s PM cancels overseas trip after experts issue ‘megaquake’ warning (www.theguardian.com)
Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, has cancelled a visit to central Asia this weekend after experts warned that the risk of a “megaquake” occurring off the country’s Pacific coast had increased following Thursday’s magnitude 7.1 earthquake in the south-west....
Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX ordered by US court to pay customers $12.7bn (www.theguardian.com)
A US court has ordered the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX to shell out $12.7bn (£9.9bn) to compensate customers and fraud victims, five months after its founder was jailed for his role in the collapse of the company....
Ukraine justifies Kursk attack in first acknowledgment of incursion into Russia (www.theguardian.com)
Zelenskiy aide says ‘root cause of any escalation’, including into Kursk, is Moscow’s ‘unequivocal aggression’...
Thousands of senior citizens are dying homeless in Los Angeles, records reveal (www.theguardian.com)
Trump lashes out at Harris and falsely claims no one was killed on January 6 (www.theguardian.com)
[2015] The disappeared: Chicago police detain Americans at abuse-laden 'black site' (www.theguardian.com)
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China lists Taiwanese independence supporters it wants people to denounce (www.theguardian.com)
Deep space radar site in Wales to go ahead to protect UK from ‘space warfare’ (www.theguardian.com)
Plans for a network of radars tracking deep space activity to help protect the UK from “space warfare” are to go ahead in Pembrokeshire, despite the opposition of local campaigners....
Far-right disorder in England is at ‘turning point’ after arrests, say police (www.theguardian.com)
Senior police have described a “turning point” in the disorder seen across England in the past week, suggesting swift sentencing and a major public order operation acted as deterrents to far right-led agitators....
Elon Musk shares fake news about England rioters being sent to Falklands (www.theguardian.com)
Elon Musk shared a fake Telegraph article claiming Keir Starmer was considering sending far-right rioters to “emergency detainment camps” in the Falklands....
Wildfires in Brazil’s Pantanal wetland fuelled ‘by climate disruption’ | Devastation in Brazil wetlands was made at least four times more likely by fossil fuel use and deforestation, scientists say (www.theguardian.com)
Elon Musk shares fake news about England rioters being sent to Falklands (www.theguardian.com)
Elon Musk shared a fake Telegraph article claiming Keir Starmer was considering sending far-right rioters to “emergency detainment camps” in the Falklands....
Utah outlaws books by Judy Blume and Sarah J Maas in first statewide ban (www.theguardian.com)
State has ordered books by 13 authors, 12 of them women, to be removed from every public school classroom and library
UK riots: how does the violence compare with unrest in August 2011? (www.theguardian.com)
The sight of scurrying looters and widespread rioting across multiple English cities may be an unusual one. But the disorder has a 21st-century precedent in another overheated August....
India in despair as Olympic wrestler disqualified from final despite cutting hair off (www.theguardian.com)
US beach volleyball shut out of medals for first time in Olympic history (www.theguardian.com)
Trump claims – without evidence – to have saved Walz from protesters in 2020 (www.theguardian.com)
New York City subway riders are breathing in hazardous air, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Study shows average platform has four times the level of pollution exposure deemed safe by EPA...
Two held over alleged plan for Islamist attack on Taylor Swift’s Vienna concerts (www.theguardian.com)
Main suspect, a 19-year-old Austrian, said to have pledged oath of allegiance to Islamic State group ‘in recent weeks’...
Volunteer with key role in New Orleans church bankruptcy admits to stunning lack of qualifications (www.theguardian.com)
Lee Eagan said he lacked prior experience, failed to familiarize himself with rules and suffered cognitive decline as case expenses soar to $40m...
Cats appear to grieve death of fellow pets – even dogs, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
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JD Vance pleads sarcasm in latest effort to clean up ‘childless cat ladies’ remark (www.theguardian.com)
Republican vice-presidential nominee continues to face questions about comment as campaign speeds up...
New Georgia rules let local boards withhold election certification (www.theguardian.com)
Georgia’s state board of elections adopted new rules for local election boards that permit them to withhold the certification of a vote in the face of unspecified discrepancies – a Republican-led move that could cause uncertainty and confusion after future election days....
