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New Mexico Rebukes Federal Agency Over Nuclear Waste at Los Alamos

After years of missed deadlines, New Mexico is demanding that the Energy Department speed up cleanup of legacy nuclear and hazardous waste at the Los Alamos National Laboratory and will fine the agency up to $16 million for violating groundwater safety standards. Regulators wrote, "The continued presence of a

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Trump to meet Netanyahu in Washington amid tensions with Iran

President Trump is expected to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday as the Middle East remains on edge over recent threats of an American attack against Iran. It will be Mr. Netanyahu’s sixth trip to the United States to meet Mr. Trump since the

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Mia Amor Mottley on course for third term as Barbados votes

Barbados prime minister Mia Amor Mottley appears set for a third consecutive term as voters head to the polls. She is the country’s first female leader since independence in 1966 and has built a strong international profile through climate advocacy and support for small and vulnerable nations. A recent

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Bulgaria at the heart of Europe’s harsh new immigration approach

Seven miles from Sofia, a former military barracks called Busmantsi holds hundreds of migrants in cramped, squalid cells. Thirty people share rooms that are locked from 10 p.m. until 7 a.m.; there are no toilets inside, no running water and a camera watches from a corner. Men describe

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The Conservative Activists Behind One of Trump’s Biggest Climate Moves

President Trump campaigned on climate denial and promised to reverse federal policies aimed at protecting the planet. Experts have been stunned by the magnitude of the environmental protections his administration has unraveled and by the speed of its actions. That rapid dismantling was set in motion by a cadre of

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Turnbull urges Taylor to declare; man charged after Sydney protest

Malcolm Turnbull told RN Breakfast he will not offer an opinion on who should lead the Liberal party but said if Angus Taylor wants to run he needs to "stand up and say" so, and that those who support him should "stand up and take responsibility"

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Sam Bankman-Fried Pushes Disputed Trial Narrative on X

Sam Bankman-Fried has posted a series of messages on X aimed at reframing his FTX conviction as politically motivated while he seeks a new trial from prison. Many of those claims conflict with court records and established facts, and the posts echo Trump-era “lawfare” language about prosecutorial and judicial misconduct.

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Climate Change Is Erased From a Manual for Federal Judges

A federal agency has deleted a chapter on climate science from the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence after complaints from 27 Republican state attorneys general. Attorney General John B. McCuskey of West Virginia made public a Feb. 6 letter from Judge Robin L. Rosenberg, the Federal Judicial Center’s director,

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Behind the E.P.A.’s Rush to Repeal the Endangerment Finding

Lee Zeldin will move on Thursday to repeal the E.P.A.’s endangerment finding, a scientific determination that requires the federal government to regulate greenhouse gases. The action, completed in just over a year, is unusually swift for an agency that typically spends at least three years on such

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Israel’s West Bank measures prompt international condemnation

Israel has announced measures to tighten its control of the West Bank, extending authority into areas currently under Palestinian administration. The security cabinet passed changes aimed at strengthening settlements and pre-empting the emergence of an independent sovereign Palestine; the measures also make it easier to establish land ownership and for

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Peter Mandelson's Ties to Jeffrey Epstein

Newly released files show that Peter Mandelson, a senior British politician, concealed the extent of his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. An undated photograph from the U.S. Justice Department and thousands of emails include a 2009 request from Mr. Mandelson — “Still OK for Fri-Sat chez you?” — sent while Mr. Epstein

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EU moves closer to creating offshore centres for migrants and asylum seekers

The EU moved closer to creating offshore centres for migrants and asylum seekers after centre-right and far-right MEPs united to back tougher migration measures. MEPs voted for legal changes that give authorities more options to deport asylum seekers, including sending people to countries they have never been to. Under rules

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Susan Collins Runs for Re-election in One of 2026’s Top Senate Fights

Senator Susan Collins of Maine announced on Tuesday that she will seek a sixth term, setting up what may be her most challenging and expensive re-election campaign yet. The Maine Republican, long seen as a centrist in Washington, had been widely expected to run again. She posted a campaign video

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Immigration Judge Rules Tufts Student Cannot Be Deported

An immigration judge found there were no grounds to deport Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish graduate student at Tufts University. The decision by Judge Roopal Patel came last month and was disclosed in federal court by the student’s lawyers; it effectively means the government has no legal justification to remove

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Labor members demand probe after police actions at anti-Herzog protests

A group of pro‑Palestine Labor members has voiced its 'distress and disgust' at the police response to protests over Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s visit to Sydney, accusing the NSW government of presiding over a 'terrible erosion of civil liberties'. In a letter to police

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Lutnick, Wasserman and others caught up in the Epstein files

The Justice Department’s release of files connected to Jeffrey Epstein has continued to unsettle officials and institutions. Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime associate, refused on Monday to answer questions before the House Oversight Committee. The latest revelations have sent shock waves through Hollywood, Washington, Europe and the Middle East

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Irish man held by ICE fears for his life, asks Ireland to press Trump

An Irish man held by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement for five months despite a valid work permit and no criminal record says he fears for his life and has appealed for help from Ireland’s government. Seamus Culleton described conditions at his detention centre in El Paso as akin

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Macron urges Europe to wake up amid ‘profound geopolitical rupture’

Emmanuel Macron urged Europe to reassert its position as the global order shifts, warning the continent faces rapidly changing politics and trade. In an interview with a group of European outlets, he said: “It is time for Europe to wake up … If we do not decide for ourselves, we will

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Twin Cities Residents Say Protests Have Left Them Feeling Empowered

Two months after federal agents began operations in the Twin Cities, residents say they have found strength in their sense of community. At the impromptu street-side memorial to Renee Good, well-wishers walk quietly, read signs and lay bouquets while caretakers chip away ice and clear space for new flowers. Sandy

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Israel Expands Control Over the Occupied West Bank

Israel's security cabinet has adopted measures that give the government greater control over the occupied West Bank and make it easier for Jewish settlers to buy land, actions critics say violate the Oslo Accords and international law. The steps, approved at a closed‑door meeting, undercut the Palestinian

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Without a Border 'Invasion,' Texas G.O.P. Turns to an Old Enemy, Islam

Republican officials and candidates in Texas have shifted their rhetorical attack lines from the border fears that dominated recent elections to the state’s growing Muslim population, using language that echoes the aftermath of the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Campaign ads for Senator John Cornyn have touted his

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Herzog’s Australia Visit Sparks Protests and Police Crackdown

Thousands of protesters filled the plaza outside the historic Town Hall in Sydney, chanting and waving flags in demonstrations of solidarity with the Palestinian people. A few hours later some tried to march north toward the Harbour Bridge and were pushed back by lines of police in body armor acting

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Top Immigration Officials to Testify on Minnesota Enforcement Operation

Top immigration officials are scheduled to testify Tuesday before a House panel and are expected to face sharp questions about the Trump administration’s enforcement operation in the Minneapolis–St. Paul region. The heads of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

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Trump’s 'Big Mistake' Remark About Warsh Explained

President Trump’s February 9 interview on Fox Business briefly set off a viral debate after clips showed him saying he “made a big mistake.” In full context he was recalling his 2017 choice of Jerome Powell over Kevin Warsh, a decision he said was influenced by then-Treasury Secretary Steven

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Trump threatens to block Gordie Howe bridge amid spat with Canada

As Democrats prepare to force a vote in the US House this week on Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, the president posted a lengthy diatribe on his social media platform. He threatened to block a bridge connecting the US and Canada and made a bizarre false claim that increased