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Judge rules 2,000 Catalina Island deer can be killed to save native plant species
Cull of animals that eat native shrubs, causing spread of fast-igniting grasses, to go ahead despite fierce oppositionLocals and tourists have long fawned over Catalina Island’s m…
Apocalypse prep or pure pragmatism: what is behind Peter Thiel’s move to Argentina?
Relocation coincides with proposed laws that opponents say would entrench power of US tech billionaires in countryDozens of protesters converged on Peter Thiel’s mansion in Buenos…
Yen soars as Bank of Japan tipped to raise interest rates
Jump lifts currency to highest level against dollar in a month, while global markets remain jitteryThe Japanese yen has soared by more than 1.7% against the dollar amid speculatio…
Dozens of trapped hydropower tunnel workers in Nepal could still be alive, official says
About 46 people believed to be trapped in ‘room-like’ structure inside hydro plant tunnel on Nepal-Tibet borderAfter the flood: human suffering on an unfathomable scale in Nepal’s…
Care workers and others fleeing UK modern slavery win visa reprieve
Exclusive: Home Office concedes skilled workers abused by sponsors can change employer and complete visa termUK politics live – latest updatesCare workers, chefs and others in dan…
Sadiq Khan cleared of car tax conviction caused by ‘scam’
Magistrates in Hereford withdraw case against London mayor over untaxed Nissan Micra that is not hisUK politics live – latest updatesA car tax conviction against the mayor of Lond…
Colorado’s Republican governor nominee linked to controversial anti-sex-trafficking ministry
Marx’s All Things Possible Florida model uses private funds for cop pay and surveillance tools without public oversightThe All Things Possible ministry (ATP) is an unusual, and cr…
Working-class ER nurse seeks to flip battleground Wisconsin House seat
Mitchell Berman is among Democrats the party hopes can flip a Republican-leaning district in November’s midtermsDemocrats are targeting vulnerable seats this midterm election with…
Judge blocks new Trump bid against birthright citizenship – US politics live
Maryland judge issues preliminary injunction blocking Trump’s executive order targeting what he termed ‘birth tourism’The White House is pressuring American space companies, inclu…
Off-grid UK-Australian couple describe ‘anguish’ at removal of children by Italian court
After judge allows partial access rights, Catherine Birmingham and Nathan Trevallion say the enforced separation ‘broke each of our hearts’A couple have told of their heartache, t…
