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Billionaire ex-mayor of New York City is focusing funds on House races to help Democrats retake majority in midterms US politics live – latest updates The billionaire Michael Bloomberg will spend $80m to help Democratic candidates in the midterm elections , US media reported on Tuesday, a significant infusion of cash for a party that has recently struggled with fundraising as it seeks to win cont…

Government planning tougher security measures as France also says military forces will be deployed Why are people protesting across Europe? Italy’s government is sending 500 soldiers to Milan and vowed a “firm response from the state” after protests against the cost of living descended into clashes with police, vandalism and looting. Further demonstrations are planned on Saturday. The government …

The hit Elizabeth Holmes documentary led to increased interest in the award-winning narrative series on Hulu as well as Bad Blood, a 2018 book on the scandal ‘Stranger than stranger-than-fiction’: how Lance Oppenheim made the year’s two buzziest films ‘You can’t make this stuff up’: why we remain fascinated by Elizabeth Holmes Interest in Elizabeth Holmes and the Theranos fraud scandal has surged…

Kennedy taught in New York public schools and advocated for disability rights after suffering severe spinal cord injury Kyle Kennedy, the granddaughter of Robert F Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy, has died at the age of 42. Kyle, the daughter of Michael Kennedy, who died in 1997, and Victoria Gifford Kennedy, “passed away peacefully” on 21 September at her home in Westwood, Massachusetts, according to …

President makes suggestion while announcing new program to reward tipsters who submit fraud allegations Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that he would serve as “the arbitrator” of decisions in the justice department’s new anti-fraud program that awards compensation to those who submit tips resulting in conviction or significant federal enforcement. While announcing the new program alongside JD V…

Follow the day’s news live. Deeply appalled’: politicians condemn alleged attack after Helen Haines critically injured Helen Haines, the principled MP respected across parliament Tracee Hutchison will not run in Victoria’s state election in November, despite winning almost a quarter of first preferences at the by-election in May, citing rising violence towards women. Speaking to AAP, Hutchison sh…

Advance warnings of missile attacks were seemingly suspended last week by the White House, but Ukraine’s president says: ‘Now it works’ The US has resumed sharing intelligence with Kyiv about Russian missile strikes, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday after a meeting with the US envoy Steve Witkoff in Norway. He said Ukraine was again receiving advance warnings of ballistic missile attacks, whic…

Police seize doses of hepatitis B vaccine from people at center of dispute over research on African newborns Controversial vaccine researchers who have been praised by Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, had their offices in Guinea-Bissau raided by judicial police, who seized doses of hepatitis B vaccines, officials said on Facebook. The researcher…

Exclusive: Admission from James Orr to undercover reporter came three months before party was given £72m A senior Reform UK official raised questions about whether major donations from billionaire backers Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo would be legal under the proposed new foreign donors cap three months before they gave £72m to the party. James Orr, who was then Reform UK’s head of policy and…

Move signals Andy Burnham’s commitment to the North Sea industry but threatens to undermine Labour’s green credentials The Jackdaw gasfield will be given the go-ahead on Wednesday, in a move that signals Andy Burnham’s commitment to the North Sea industry but threatens to trigger a row with climate campaigners and Labour MPs. Miatta Fahnbulleh, the energy secretary, and John Healey, the chancello…

Woman says alleged assault at comedian’s London home after gig was one of most painful experiences of her life A woman has said she “couldn’t speak or breathe” when Russell Brand raped her at his London townhouse after picking her out from a crowd after one of his gigs, a court has heard. She said the comedian looked “horrified” after the alleged attack so she assumed he would apologise but inste…

Mounting anxiety as Russia’s war on Ukraine reaches Nato’s borders with targeting of vessels transporting agricultural cargo Nato is deploying additional military assets to the Black Sea amid the recent deadly escalation of Russian attacks on merchant shipping, as five more vessels were attacked on Tuesday. Russia’s military said it ⁠struck ​three cargo vessels in Ukraine’s ⁠port of Reni and two …

GOP lawmakers threaten to pull support for president’s agenda after Russia diesel deal and sanctions pause US politics live – latest updates A handful of Republicans have spoken out against Donald Trump ’s softening stance on Russia , threatening to pull financial support for his agenda over his “embarrassing” handling of the Ukraine war. Don Bacon, an outgoing congressman in Nebraska, condemned …

Five-month-old Esta High died at Leeds General Infirmary in November 2023 after doctors put her symptoms down to Covid-19 A baby girl who died from meningitis may have been saved if doctors had tested her for the infection sooner, rather than putting her symptoms down to Covid, an inquest jury has found. Five-month-old Esta High died at Leeds General Infirmary in November 2023, days after she was…

Jurors in harassment trial told reporters who had written about far-right activist feared ‘vigilante attack’ Tommy Robinson told the Daily Mail’s editor he would make the paper’s journalists and their families “famous”, the harassment trial of the far-right activist has been told. The threat was made in a voicemail message left on the phone of Ted Verity as Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Ya…