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A California prosecutor is attempting an unprecedented endeavor: ensure every death row case in his jurisdiction is resentenced to life in prison without parole.

President Trump announced that the Small Business Administration would take over the handling of student loans after he signed an executive order aimed at dismantling the Department of Education.

Donald Trump has announced the F-47 fighter jet programme, which he promises will produce a ‘state-of-the-art’ stealth jet. ‘The F-47 will be the most advanced, most capable, most lethal aircraft ever built,’ the US president said. ‘An experimental version of the plane has secretly been flying for almost five years, and we’re confident that it … Read more

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., took a swipe at Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., in a tweet on Friday. “We need a Democratic Party that fights harder for us too,” the congresswoman said during speeches on Thursday. “Fight ‘harder’—a stunt that would have harmed millions and plunged us into chaos,” Fetterman wrote when sharing a screenshot featuring … Read more

Researchers spot orange Maori octopus clinging to back of large shark off coast of New Zealand in December 2023 Footage of an octopus riding a shark has stunned scientists – and delighted marine animal enthusiasts. Researchers spotted the orange Maori octopus clinging to the back of a large shortfin mako shark in the Hauraki Gulf … Read more

Whether it’s sweeping up disgruntled US scientists or rejoining the EU, a bold Starmer must capitalise on Trump’s extremism Thanks to Donald Trump, a vacancy is opening up in the international jobs market. For decades, if not centuries, and always imperfectly, the US offered itself to the world as the guarantor of democracy and the … Read more

Community impact hearings offer outlet for grievances and gather evidence for ongoing lawsuits, totaling 10 so far US politics live – latest updates A Minnesota veteran who found work at the Veterans Benefits Administration after suffering two traumatic brain injuries on overseas deployments stood in front of hundreds of people and five Democratic state attorneys … Read more

Judge Lawrence VanDyke of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, appointed by President Donald Trump during his first term, issued a unique dissenting-opinion video when his colleagues voted to uphold a California ban on magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition. In an 18-minute video uploaded to the Ninth Circuit’s … Read more

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., said SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has “no business” conducting affairs at the Pentagon, amid reports Musk would receive secret information from top military officials Friday about military contingency plans should a war break out with China.   While The New York Times reported that Musk was set to receive … Read more

NTSB says there was ‘no excuse’ for missed safety check and calls for urgent assessment of 68 bridges across US The top US transportation safety agency said this week that the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse last March, after a cargo ship hit a support pillar, had been 30 times above the acceptable risk of breaking … Read more