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White House blames Moscow for killing dozens of innocent people, while British PM speaks of ‘depravity’ of Russian forces The White House has condemned the attack on a cafe and grocery store in Ukraine’s Hroza village that killed 51 people, as “horrifying”, while British prime minister Rishi Sunak said the strike “demonstrated the depths of […]

NSW gaming machine losses average $22m a day as some states see rises of more than 30% on pre-Covid levels Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Australians are losing billions of dollars more to poker machines than they were […]

Former President Donald Trump has named two new gatekeepers for his presidential records — defense lawyers Todd Blanche and Evan Corcoran — while rescinding access to a long list of former advisers, including his onetime chief of staff Mark Meadows. The former president revealed the change in a previously unreported Sept. 19 letter to the […]

The U.S. will once again deport migrants to Venezuela as a way to deter migration from the embattled South American country, senior Biden administration officials told reporters on Thursday. The deportation flights, which came after talks between U.S., Colombian and Mexican officials, will resume in the coming days. Immigration officials have already identified Venezuelans in […]

LOS ANGELES — A former University of Southern California campus gynecologist charged with sexually assaulting numerous students was found dead Wednesday inside his home, his lawyer said. Leonard Levine, George Tyndall’s defense attorney, confirmed the death to The Associated Press on Thursday. Tyndall, who was in his mid-70s, was awaiting trial on 35 criminal counts […]

Protesters ran their vehicle into Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s car during a campaign stop in Grinnell, Iowa, on Thursday, his campaign confirmed to POLITICO. Ramaswamy was not in the car when it happened. The nature of the protest was unclear, but in a video shared by Ramaswamy’s campaign, he engaged with people holding up […]

Students for Fair Admissions on Thursday sued the United States Naval Academy over its use of race in admissions decisions. Lawyers on behalf of the anti-affirmative action group, whose Supreme Court case struck down race-conscious admissions practices at Harvard, are arguing that the Naval Academy has “no justification for using race-based admissions” when using race […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Women who saw a path to power thanks to Dianne Feinstein showed up in force on Thursday for the late senator’s memorial, recalling her as a friend and role model who paved the way to political office when men still dominated the field. Vice President Kamala Harris, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, San […]

Today Vivek Ramaswamy calls himself a “threat to the system” and trashes the Republican National Committee. But back in 2020, Ramaswamy wanted so badly to be part of that system that he drafted an RNC convention speech without being assured a speaking slot and requested facetime at donor retreats, according to a copy of the […]