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When immigration shows up at daycare: crackdown in DC terrifies families and workers

Nannies stay home and schools provide transport as Trump takes over policing and Ice rounds up immigrants

The Guardian - US

Greater risk of toxic derailments if $85bn railroad merger is approved, warn unions

Workers sound alarm over proposed Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern deal and its risks to jobs, prices and power

The Guardian - US

First Thing: Trump ‘manufactured crisis’ to justify plan to send national guard to Chicago, leading Democrat says

Pentagon official confirms plan as Hakeem Jeffries says president is ‘playing’ with Americans’ lives. Plus, the sorrow – and relief – of leaving Trump’s US for Europe

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Russia To Hold Espionage Hearing Against French Researcher

A Russian court is expected to outline fresh espionage charges Monday against a French researcher, already serving a three-year sentence, the latest in a string of Westerners to face decades in prison amid the Ukraine offensive.

International Business Times

Trump says he is firing Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor, over alleged mortgage fraud claims – as it happened

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The Guardian - US

'New balls, please': Thompson lashes US Open officials

Jordan Thompson has fired a broadside at US Open officials after being the one and only Australian to advance to the second round on day one.

AAP

Wildfires in California and Oregon grow, prompting evacuations and warnings

Firefighters battle blazes amid dry, hot weather as fires in Napa county and Deschutes and Jefferson counties spread

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SpaceX Calls Off Starship's 10th Test Launch Over 'Issues' With Ground Systems—Elon Musk Blames Oxygen Leak, Says Another Attempt 'Tomorrow'

Elon Musk's commercial space flight company, SpaceX, called off the test launch of its highly anticipated Starship rocket.

Benzinga

Denny Hamlin says Bubba Wallace at fault for pileup crash: "Not clear"

Hamlin was among those who suffered damage in the biggest wreck of the night at Daytona

Motorsport

Brickbats: August/September 2025

News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world

Reason

Erin Patterson plea hearing: Deadly mushroom lunch survivor says he feels ‘half alive’ without late wife

Erin Patterson returns to court for a pre-sentencing hearing

The Independent UK

Deadly flesh-eating screwworm found infecting person in US for first time in years

Infestations are ‘very painful’, CDC warns

The Independent UK

Back home in Maryland, Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces deportation again as he reports to ICE office

Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces deportation to Uganda after checking in with immigration officials on Monday in Baltimore

The Independent UK

Trump news at a glance: Jeffries says president ‘playing games’ with American lives as national guard to be sent to Chicago

House minority leader decries plan confirmed by Pentagon while Chicago mayor calls it ‘most flagrant violation of our constitution in the 21st century’ – key US politics stories from Sunday 24 August

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Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy vows to ‘push Russia to peace’ as Ukrainians mark independence day

Ukrainian president insists summit with Putin is best way to achieve deal as JD Vance claims Moscow has made new concessions. What we know on day 1,279

International Business Times

Australian Mushroom Meal Survivor Says 'Half Alive' After Wife's Killing

The only guest to survive a toxic mushroom lunch with Australian murderer Erin Patterson said Monday he feels "half alive" without his wife, who was one of the three victims.

The Independent UK

National Guard units in Washington are now carrying firearms

The move follow’s Donald Trump’s orders

International Business Times

Australia's Mushroom Murderer Faces Victims' Family In Court

Australian toxic mushroom killer Erin Patterson faces her victims' relatives in court Monday before a judge sentences her for a triple murder that made headlines worldwide.

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The Independent UK

Nancy Mace canceled a speech after almost no one showed up

The GOP firebrand reportedly boasted about her polling numbers to a slim crowd

The Guardian - US

Russia says Europe’s leaders don’t want peace in Ukraine as Vance says US will keep trying

Russian foreign minister praises Trump’s effort and got defensive when asked if Putin was ‘stringing along’ Trump

Al Jazeera

Tens of thousands march across world in support of Palestinians in Gaza

Rallies take place across Australia’s major towns and cities as well as in other countries including Malaysia and Kenya.

The Independent UK

Parents arrested after 11-year-old daughter gave birth at home with no doctor, police say

Dustin Walker, 34, and Cherie Walker, 33, are accused of failing to provide supervision or medical assistance for their 11-year-old daughter who delivered a full-term baby on August 16

The Guardian - US

Trump ‘manufactured crisis’ to justify plan to send national guard to Chicago, leading Democrat says

Pentagon official confirms plan as House minority leader Jeffries says president is ‘playing’ with Americans’ lives

The Guardian - US

‘No-holds-barred fight’: California’s governor takes off his gloves to punch back at Trump

Gavin Newsom has trolled the president mercilessly online, but he’s counting on his redistricting scheme to reclaim the House for Democrats – and boost his presidential ambitions

Latin Times

La Barredora Cartel Linked to Gruesome Road Killings in Central Mexico

La Barredora, a criminal group that originated as a cell of the Jalisco Cartel focused on fuel theft, has since developed its own structure and distanced itself from the organization.

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