Trump’s removal from Maine ballot ‘opens Pandora’s box’, DeSantis says

Governor among many Republicans to decry decision while Democrats and experts praise correct interpretation of clause Maine decision to bar Trump likely to go to US supreme court The removal of Donald Trump from Maine’s presidential ballot “opens Pandora’s box”, one of his main rivals for the 2024 Republican nomination said, as reaction to the … Read more

Texas police search for answers after pregnant teen and boyfriend shot dead

Police release video in investigation of deaths of Savannah Soto, 18, and Matthew Guerra, 22, whose bodies were found on Tuesday Texas police have released surveillance footage they hope will lead to answers in the killings of an 18-year-old pregnant woman and her boyfriend. The couple were found shot in the head in a car … Read more

Eight people taken to hospital as huge waves pound California coast

Six million people under coastal flood advisory and high surf warning as powerful storms sweep through region Unusually large waves are hitting California shores as powerful storms pass through the region, leaving at least eight people needing hospital treatment. Waves over 20ft high poured over seawalls and the tops of low cliffs along the Pacific … Read more

‘Psychoanalysis has returned’: why 2023 brought a new Freud revival

A new film on the doctor is weak on the facts. But it marks a year in which we’ve turned to his theories to comprehend suffering – and to get treatment Against the background of the always-on sonic leak of the BBC and Hitler’s promise to annihilate the Jewry of Europe, a new film, Freud’s … Read more

‘I feel like a criminal for quitting’: nurses in the US fight ‘stay or pay’ agreements

Filipino nurses for Ohio-based company say they have been forced to pay thousands in fees after signing training contracts Filipino nurses are calling for the US’s top labor watchdog to review controversial “stay or pay” training repayment agreement provisions that have left them facing lawsuits and thousands of dollars in fees after they quit their … Read more

Maine decision to bar Trump from ballot likely to go to US supreme court

Court faces pressure to rule on Maine and Colorado’s decisions preventing ex-president from appearing on presidential ballots Trump removal in Maine ‘opens Pandora’s box’, says DeSantis A decision by Maine’s secretary of state to prevent former president Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s presidential election ballot will now probably end up before the US … Read more

Amid fears of escalation in the Israel-Gaza conflict, consider this: war without end suits Netanyahu | Simon Tisdall

The Israeli prime minister has his own agenda to galvanise his coalition and strengthen himself. A wider war is a real danger Warnings about a region-wide escalation engulfing the entire Middle East have been circulating since the first fraught days after the 7 October Hamas terrorist atrocities. The most dangerous flashpoint is generally believed to … Read more

‘Enormous mistake’: Business leaders, residents fed up with blue state drug laws issue 2024 ultimatum

A group of political and business leaders are urging Oregon’s legislators to reform the state’s permissive drug laws in the beginning of 2024. If lawmakers don’t act, that coalition will bring a ballot measure to the very voters who decriminalized drugs three years ago. “Oregonians still believe that the best strategy is a minimal use … Read more

First Thing: Maine joins Colorado to disqualify Trump over insurrection

But Trump will not be disqualified from the ballot in California. Plus, war in Gaza intensifies Good morning, Maine has blocked Donald Trump from its presidential primary ballot, becoming the second state to bar the former president from running, under a constitutional provision that prevents insurrectionists from holding office. What does the decision rest on? … Read more