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Fossil-fuel burning at Ohio facility could burn longer, leaving Middletown residents to face environmental risks Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox It was just a few months after moving from Louisville to Middletown, Ohio , four years ago that Vivian Adams’s six-year-old daughter’s asthma problem worsened. “My daughter was born prematurely so she already…

Following the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, gas prices, grocery bills and mortgage rates have all climbed The US-Israel war against Iran has sent shockwaves through global markets, leaving many Americans grappling with a growing financial squeeze on everyday living costs. Following the US-Israeli strikes on Iran – prompting retaliatory attacks on US allies in the region and Iran’s decision to close…

Attendees at Conservative Political Action Conference express support and concerns amid rift over Trump’s action Wherever you go, there you are, the saying goes. It was a lesson Donald Trump’s Maga faithful may have been reminded of last week when they gathered in a convention center near Dallas for a revival of the president’s political movement, only to find that there was no escape from the pr…

Peaches, strawberries and grapes were almost always found to be contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’ in the analysis Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A first-of-its-kind analysis has identified Pfas pesticide residues on 37% of conventional California produce, with peaches, strawberries and grapes almost always found to be contaminated with the toxic …

Experts say verdict gives Trump officials scope to crack down on leftwing views using spurious ‘terrorism’ label The conviction in Texas of nine activists on terrorism and other charges earlier this month sets an alarming precedent: the Trump administration can crack down on leftwing groups and label them “domestic terrorists”. The case was widely seen as a major test of the Trump administration’…

Brent crude jumps 51% since start of March and gold suffers fifth-largest monthly fall in 50 years Middle East crisis – latest updates The Brent crude oil price is on track for its biggest monthly gain on record in March after the Iran war caused mayhem in the markets. Brent crude, the international benchmark, has climbed by 51% since the start of March, LSEG data shows, beating the previous mont…

Model posted picture of herself naked and pregnant, standing ‘in her full power’, to celebrate Mother’s Day It is a black-and-white photograph of a heavily pregnant Erin O’Connor touching her baby bump with an expression of maternal bliss on her face. For the 48-year-old model, who has worked for Dior, Versace, Alexander McQueen and Chanel, it conveys the “abundance of life being right there” und…

Forthcoming rules mean debilitating conditions may not meet strict ‘severe and lifelong’ eligibility criteria, say disabled people’s organisations Hundreds of thousands of severely ill and disabled people making new claims will have their benefits cut if the government assesses that their condition might improve, charities have said. In April, the health element of universal credit – an extra pay…

In his strongest intervention yet, PM says some features ‘shouldn’t be permitted’, while education secretary says things ‘are going to change’ Keir Starmer has backed banning addictive social media features in his strongest intervention yet on curbs that could be placed on tech companies, saying the features “shouldn’t be permitted”. The prime minister said the government was “going to have to ac…

Five months after a ceasefire was announced in Gaza, airstrikes are still killing civilians, and the humanitarian situation remains dire There is little left that connects Palestinians in Gaza with their prewar existence. The contours of life have become darker and far more brutal, as if the population has been stripped of its past. “Drones never stop buzzing overhead, gunfire and shelling contin…

Islamabad is attempting high-wire diplomacy between US and Iran, but Israel could spoil any chance of success Intensifying Israeli bombing of civilian targets in Iran and an expanding US military force in the Gulf are casting a dark shadow over Pakistan’s hopes of hosting peace talks between Iran and the US. Pakistan is attempting high-wire diplomacy , using its relative neutrality as a country w…

War continues to escalate with Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis confirming a second wave of attacks on Israel since they joined the war on Saturday Read the full report Shipping helplines ring with alerts from seafarers trapped amid war Seafarers’ helplines say they are overwhelmed with messages from crews stuck in the Gulf by the Middle East war, desperately seeking repatriation, compensation and onb…

Minister’s decision to ditch town’s colonial-era identity and honour anti-apartheid activist divides residents A South African town is divided over changing its name from the colonial-era Graaff-Reinet to Robert Sobukwe, after the anti-apartheid activist, in a debate that has inflamed racial tensions. Petitions have been signed, rival marches held and a formal letter of complaint sent to the spor…

Derbyshire police said a number of people had been injured, some of them seriously, in the incident in the city centre A man has been arrested after a car hit and injured pedestrians in Derby on Saturday. Derbyshire police said a number of people had been injured, some of them seriously, in the incident in the city centre. Continue reading...

Roofs torn off buildings in Exmouth, power lost and homes flooded Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Authorities were still working on Sunday to restore power to communities hit hard by Cyclone Narelle as a popular tourist town remained effectively cut off. After lashing coastal communities with 250km/h winds and dumping a year’s worth of rain in a day, the now-subtropic…