The Guardian

New Mexicans slam Trump’s threat to change state’s name

Residents denounce suggestion to rename state ‘New America’, save some Republicans who insist it was ‘satire’US politics live – latest updatesWhen scrolling through social media over the Labor Day weekend, actor, comedian and native New Mexican Steven Michael Quezada was stopped cold by a post about Donald Trump’s recent call to rename New Mexico to New America.“At first I thought, nah, that’s got to be a joke,” said Quezada, who played drug enforcement agent Steven Gomez in the legendary TV ser

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The Guardian

‘I fear the price could be high’: Inside the German state where the far-right surged

After the AfD’s landslide win in Saxony-Anhalt, people in the state capital share what they make of the result – and what comes next• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereAsking residents in a city where a seismic political event has just taken place ‘How do you feel?’ demands chutzpah – this struck me as I walked around Magdeburg, Germany on Monday. The night before, the far-right populist, anti-immigrant, pro-Kremlin party Alternative für Deustchland (AfD) had landslid

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WSJ World News

America Leans on Fusion Breakthroughs to Turbocharge Its Nuclear Weapon Arsenal

Facing a three-way arms race with Russia and China, the U.S. is turning to an energy startup.

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Washington Post World

AP says it will refer to Lake Ontario by its original name, despite Trump’s order

The Associated Press’s guidance says President Donald Trump’s executive order affects only how the U.S. government refers to the lake, not Canada or other countries.

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The Guardian

Burnham sees sanctions against Israeli settlements as an electoral asset

While a survey found Labour, Lib Dem and Green voters to be the strongest backers of such a ban on trade, even Tory and Reform voters were in favour overallUK politics live – latest updatesThere was a time when placing Israel under strict trade sanctions would have been a politically risky thing for a British prime minister to do. Andy Burnham, however, considers it an electoral asset.As Kemi Badenoch attacked him over defence spending at prime minister’s questions on Wednesday, Burnham delibera

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The Guardian

BBC boss concedes real prospect of strikes over pay and job cuts

Matt Brittin says ‘cupboard is bare’ after staff reject average 2.1% pay rise in disputeThe BBC’s director general has conceded there is a real prospect of industrial action at the broadcaster, as he battles an ongoing dispute over pay and pushes ahead with plans to cut as many as 2,000 jobs.In a call with staff on Tuesday, Matt Brittin faced a series of questions over both the corporation’s plans for huge cuts, as well as pay talks that have now seen staff reject an average 2.1% salary increase

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NY Times World

Escalating Boat Strikes Campaign, U.S. Targets ‘Refueling’ Vessels

U.S. military officials in the past two weeks have sunk six large fishing vessels accused of providing fuel to fast boats carrying drugs from South America.

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The Guardian

Peter’s farm is on ‘flood country’. As Australia’s sea levels rise, safe land is vanishing and costs are huge

Climate Council forecasts more than 267,000 coastal properties will be damaged by flooding by 2100, costing hundreds of billions of dollarsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen grazier Peter Lake moved to the Clarence Valley in the New South Wales northern rivers region in 2007, he knew was “buying in flood country with … eyes open”.His cattle farm, about halfway between Yamba and Grafton, borders the Coldstream River and has flooded five times since 2009. Continue read

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The Guardian

RentTech companies still asking tenants for personal details ‘completely outside’ new Victorian laws

Some rental platforms encourage hopeful tenants to share ‘excessive’ amount of information, Consumer Policy Research Centre review findsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSo-called “RentTech” companies may be circumventing new Victorian laws designed to protect tenants’ personal data by asking for information outside the rental application process, a review as found.The Consumer Policy Research Centre (CPRC) identified rental platforms that encouraged hopeful tenants to s

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The Guardian

High-end property hit by steepest price falls as affordable end of Australia’s housing market proves resilient

Despite falls in some parts of the market, prices are showing signs of stabilising as investors exit and first-time buyers move in, analysts sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHigh-end homes are recording steep price falls, while more affordable properties are proving resilient, leaving Australians to experience the market downturn in very different ways, new data shows.Upper-quartile house values in the country’s two biggest markets, Sydney and Melbourne, are now down

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The Guardian

Met police launch inquiry into alleged overseas donations to Reform UK

Scotland Yard confirms it is investigating allegations broadcast by Channel 4 after undercover stingUK politics live – latest updatesThe Met police will investigate allegations that Reform UK broke electoral law relating to overseas donations as part of a wider inquiry.The force confirmed it was investigating after the allegations were broadcast by Channel 4 following an undercover sting by reporters from Verbatim, in which they posed as a foreign donor seeking to fund Reform. Continue reading..

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The Guardian

Large sinkhole in Malibu prompts evacuation of more than 30 properties

Actor Nicolas Cage is reportedly owner of home where sinkhole formed, roughly 25-30ft deep and 30-by-60ft wideThe city of Malibu, California, has ordered the evacuation of more than 30 properties after a large sinkhole opened on Tuesday.Malibu officials declared a local emergency on Tuesday evening after a “large sinkhole” emerged near 31630 Sea Level Drive. The officials said the sinkhole was believed to have begun developing on Monday, and had grown to roughly 25-30ft deep and 30-by-60ft wide

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The Guardian

Protesters outside Portsmouth hotel confuse Pakistan U19 cricket team for asylum seekers

Reform councillor said he urged activists to stand downStand Up to Racism condemns ‘dangerous’ gatheringAnti-immigration protesters gathered outside a Portsmouth hotel were forced to cancel their demonstration after discovering the Pakistan Under-19 cricket team rather than a group of asylum seekers were staying there.Portsmouth had been the site of a large protest on Sunday following the arrival of a large dinghy containing an estimated 140 asylum seekers at the city’s Eastney harbour. A black-

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The Guardian

Western Hawaii islands survey damage after Hurricane Lowell passes by

Downed trees cause widespread power outages on Kauai as winds and rains rip up roads and coat homes in mudDamaging winds and heavy rains from Hurricane Lowell caused significant damage on Hawaii’s western islands, knocking out power to thousands, ripping up stretches of road and drenching homes and stores with mud.Fierce winds downed trees and caused widespread power outages on the island of Kauai, home to 73,000 residents. The Kauai Island Utility Cooperative reported that nearly all of its rou

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The Guardian

Noel Clarke charged with six sexual offences including assault and voyeurism

CPS says charges relate to alleged sexual misconduct by the actor towards five women between 2007 and 2016The actor and filmmaker Noel Clarke has been ⁠charged ​with six sexual offences, including two of sexual assault, after allegations made by five women.The charges against the former Doctor Who actor involve two counts of sexual assault, three counts of voyeurism and one count of exposure. Continue reading...

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WSJ World News

Huawei Faces U.S. Criminal Trial Weeks Before Trump-Xi Meeting

The Chinese technology giant is accused of violating Iran sanctions and stealing competitors’ trade secrets.

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The Guardian

Wes Streeting praises Wargame docudrama for highlighting UK defence

Defence secretary says five-part TV series, featuring Michael Gove and Nicola Sturgeon, has helped write his ‘defence spending review submission’A docudrama depicting a Russian attack on Britain led by an unlikely pairing of Michael Gove and Nicola Sturgeon was praised by the defence secretary, Wes Streeting, for writing “my spending review submission”.Wargame, due to be broadcast on Sky later in September, features a string of former politicians advised by ex-securocrats, grappling with an unus

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The Guardian

US airports to let some people without tickets pass through security

TSA PreCheck program members will be eligible to send off friends and family at gate in change to post-9/11 ruleSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailSome people without plane tickets will be allowed to pass through security at US airports and go to gates to see off family or friends, rolling back a rule that was introduced after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.Certain people who are part of the TSA PreCheck program but who do not have tickets to fly will be able to go through security to

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The Guardian

JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon to warn UK chancellor against bank tax hike

Wall Street billionaire’s meeting with John Healey comes amid deep speculation over higher windfall tax on banks in October budgetJamie Dimon, the boss of the largest US bank JP Morgan, is set to warn John Healey against raising taxes on banks in his inaugural budget in October.The Wall Street billionaire will meet the new chancellor on Wednesday and caution him that higher taxes could put investment and employment in the UK at risk, it is understood. Continue reading...

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The Guardian

Liz Truss relaunches podcast on channel of broadcaster famous for ‘grow concrete’ exchange

Podcast is now on YouTube site of Mike Graham, fired from TalkTV after racist post appeared on his Facebook pageWhen Liz Truss launched her podcast last year, she declared it would bring a “counter-revolution” to take on the “deep state”, which, she said, “tried to destroy” her.The revolution, however, has not yet arrived. Truss, whose stint as UK prime minister abruptly ended after her disastrous mini-budget crashed the economy, has so far failed to find a wide audience with her media career. C

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