news2shortsThe ways the pandemic has shaken Guardian readers’ worlds – from new businesses to difficulty socialising It’s been five years since the Trump administration declared a nationwide emergency across the US on 13 March 2020, The announcement came days after the World Health Organization (WHO) designated Covid-19 a global pandemic. Since then, there have been … Read more
Boston’s city council has approved a resolution naming the city a sanctuary for the LGBTQ+ community by a 12-1 vote. WBTS’ Matt Prichard reports.
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford, a George Soros-backed liberal, defended her decision to significantly reduce a sentence for a convicted child molester who had repeatedly assaulted a five-year-old girl, in a 2020 case during Wednesday night’s heated debate against conservative candidate Brad Schimel. The debate, which was to be the only debate for the … Read more
Days after being misgendered by a Republican colleague during a hearing, Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Del., said she appeared to live “rent free” in the minds of some of her colleagues and criticized the GOP for focusing on “culture war issues.”
The White House said a lawsuit filed by a law firm with ties to the FBI’s Russia investigation during President Donald Trump’s first term – known among conservatives as the “Russia collusion hoax” – is “absurd,” after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from cutting off the firm’s access to federal resources Wednesday. Perkins … Read more
Nearly 200 groups urge Congress to reject fossil fuel industry immunity efforts, fearing long-term damage to climate lawsuits Never miss global breaking news. Download our free app to keep up with key stories in real time. As fossil fuel interests attack climate accountability litigation, environmental advocates worry they are pursuing a path that would destroy … Read more
The quarter-finals have been decided with a dash of controversy. We hand out honours and dishonours from the latest round of action Real Madrid Continue reading…
Predictions that US firms could retain manufacturing plants in Ireland but move profits back to America US pharmaceutical companies based in Ireland are more likely to shift profits back to the US than close manufacturing plants after Donald Trump accused Ireland of stealing American tax and jobs, experts say. Aidan Regan, a professor of political … Read more
Federal judge Tanya Chutkan issues restraining order pending new filings over billions in axed research grants A federal judge considering the Trump administration’s abrupt cancellation of climate research grants worth billions of dollars told government lawyers they had to produce “some kind of evidence” of wrongdoing to back up such drastic actions. Climate United, which … Read more
President Donald Trump’s full-speed-ahead approach to making radical change has forced his allies to fight from a defensive posture.
