Cartoon by Tim Dolighan

This should be the official portrait in the Whitehouse!

A l’approche de la fin du cessez-le-feu, Washington et Téhéran soufflent le chaud et le froid Trump a annoncé qu’une délégation américaine serait au Pakistan ce lundi pour relancer les négociations avec l’Iran, tout en menaçant de détruire les infrastructures du pays en cas d’échec des pourpar...

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(cartoon Michael de Adder)

‘The rain was black’: A plant explosion set off a toxic bomb in this Louisiana town “These people that say, ‘It was an accident, move on,’ they don't have to worry about what the contamination is going to do to their health long term... I can't afford to just go move.”

“These people that say, ‘It was an accident, move on,’ they don’t have to worry about what the contamination is going to do to their health long term… I can’t afford to just go move.”

900-year-old Scottish town in bid to become first ever UK Town of Culture A 900-year-old Scottish town has submitted a bid to become the first ever UK Town of Culture

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Via Ohio Capital Journal: Except for Medicare, Medicaid, and interest on the national debt, defense contractors are getting the biggest share of federal tax dollars, according to a new analysis. https://ow.ly/4L2e50YJ34T

Country that lectures Iran on democracy arrests another 523 people for peacefully protesting The absurdity surrounding the UK’s treatment of Palestine Action and its supporters has reached new lows.

Country that lectures Iran on democracy arrests another 523 people for peacefully protesting
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Man discovers 3,600-year-old Bronze Age axe head in the South Lakes A MAN has found an axe head in the South Lakes that is believed to be from the Bronze Age.

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No wonder the (free) world hates America.

That’s an abomination.

Picture of the century. 😍

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ICE fighting state environmental orders on two Pennsylvania detention center sites marylandmatters.org/2026/04/09/i...

2.5 million Americans lost food aid in months after passage of GOP megabill, study finds | Colorado Newsline At least 2.5 million low-income people quickly lost help affording groceries under a Republican-passed law last year.

2.5 million Americans lost food aid in months after passage of GOP megabill, study finds coloradonewsline.com/2026/04/08/r...

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Salinas, Merkley, y defensores de inmigrantes hablan en contra de ICE en Woodburn • Oregon Capital Chronicle “Nuestra comunidad no debería vivir con miedo de quienes juraron protegerla”, dijo la representante Andrea Salinas.

Salinas, Merkley, y defensores de inmigrantes hablan en contra de ICE en Woodburn oregoncapitalchronicle.com/spanish/sali...

Alloa man presented with MBE by Princess Royal The 60-year-old Wee County man retired from his work at the Scottish Government just last year, having been its senior VAT manager since 2013.

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Revealed: 13 Scottish megafarms under investigation for breaching pollution permits OVER a dozen of Scotland’s US-style megafarms are under investigation over suspected breaches of their pollution permits, The National can reveal…

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Can the 25th Amendment Remove a President Who’s Losing It? Everybody keeps saying invoke Section 4, but almost nobody knows what that actually means.

The GOP are the biggest cowards ever! They are so greedy and corrupt, they would rather that turd burn the world down than do the right and correct thing. They are flawed and craven. How do they walk without spines?

Scottish city's oldest shop shuts suddenly after nearly 160 years A Scottish city's oldest shop has shut suddenly after 158 years in business

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We deserve better South Carolina!

Kansas National Guard celebrates restoration of KCK armory, hands-on education for fifth graders • Kansas Reflector Remodeling of Kansas National Guard armory in Kansas City serves to promote a STEM education program involving thousands of fifth-graders statewide.

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Trump budget seeks 43% boost in defense spending, cuts in many domestic programs • Kansas Reflector The Trump administration released its fiscal 2027 budget request Friday, asking Congress to increase spending on defense programs by 43% and decrease funding for non-defense accounts by 10%.

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Fury as Scotland-based oil firm ‘takes over illegal Gaza gas project’ A SCOTTISH-BASED oil firm is now looking to lead a widely condemned project to extract gas from Palestinian waters, according to reports ...

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With rents up to nearly $10k, Bridgeport waterfront apartment complex is expected to open this summer Bridgeport waterfront apartment complex is expected to open this summer with the largest units going for nearly $10,000

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Hitchin pub reopens after £600,000 makeover The Radcliffe Arms in Hitchin has reopened following a £600,000 makeover that includes a new garden room.

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Massive budget cuts for US science proposed again by Trump administration Budget proposal would also curb federal payments for scientific publishing.

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