US health officials nix publication of a study on COVID vaccine effectiveness U.S. health officials have stopped the publication of a study on the COVID-19 vaccine's effectiveness in preventing hospitalizations.

The Trump regime is suppressing a study that shows the effectiveness of COVID vaccines

‘Two are stronger than one’: Boston Marathon duo praised for helping struggling runner cross finish line When Ajay Haridasse collapsed at the 26-mile mark, Aaron Beggs of Northern Ireland and Brazilian Robson De Oliveira came to his aid and completed the race together

“Two are stronger than one”: Boston Marathon duo praised for helping struggling runner cross finish line

Britain’s military dependence on US ‘no longer tenable’, says former Nato chief George Robertson says diplomatic tone from White House is at ‘historic low’ and two allies are likely to keep diverging

Thanks, Trump! Britain’s military dependence on the United States is no longer tenable, says former NATO Secretary General George Robertson

The Iran war could drive up costs for petroleum-derived products like clothes and crayons The Iran war’s most tangible and immediate effect for many people outside the Middle East has been spiking gasoline prices. But crude oil isn’t just refined as fuel.

Trump’s pointless and illegal Iran war could drive up your costs for petroleum-derived products like clothes and crayons

The climate crisis increasingly poses a threat to democracy, a report finds

Virginia voters approve redistricting plan that could boost Democrats’ seats in Congress Virginia voters have approved a congressional redistricting plan plan that could help Democrats win up to four additional U.S.

Virginia voters have approved the redistricting plan that could boost Democrats’ seats in Congress

Trump's approval on economy falls in AP-NORC poll, showing new warning signs for president A new AP-NORC poll finds that President Donald Trump’s approval rating on the economy has slumped over the past month as the Iran war drives prices higher.

Trump's approval rating on handling the economy drops eight points to 30 percent in a new AP-NORC poll

FBI Director Kash Patel sues The Atlantic for article that alleged excessive drinking FBI Director Kash Patel has filed a $250 million lawsuit against The Atlantic magazine and its reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick, contending its article posted last week that talked about his alleged…

Trumpist FBI Director Kash Patel is suing The Atlantic for an article that alleged excessive drinking

Trump’s presidency is what evil looks like: absurd, frightening, cruel | Nesrine Malik Commentators have said that the US president’s clownishness and lack of ideology somehow make him less dangerous. They’re wrong, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

Trump’s reign is what evil looks like: absurd, frightening, cruel

Peruvian court sets May 15 deadline for counting votes in presidential race Peru’s electoral tribunal has set a deadline for officials to finish counting votes and name the candidates advancing to the second round of the presidential election.

Peruvian court sets May 15 deadline for counting votes in the country’s presidential race

Weather tracker: temperatures in Spain and Brazil well above late April norm Seville could see 34C this week and parts of Brazil could hit high 30s, while storms forecast in southern Africa

Climate crisis: temperatures in Spain and Brazil are well above their late April norm

Intemperate Trump brings chaos and confusion to Iran talks US president’s unreliable style sows diplomatic confusion but leaves Tehran clear on strategic value of strait of Hormuz

Insane felon Trump brings chaos and confusion to the Iran talks

Canada's prime minister says economic ties with US are a weakness that must be corrected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada’s strong economic ties to the U.S. were once a strength but are now a weakness that must be corrected.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says the economic ties with the US are a weakness that must be corrected

States eulogize Charlie Kirk with new laws promoting religion and free speech A new law named after Charlie Kirk is encouraging Tennessee teachers to include the positive impacts of religion in American history classes.

Trumpist-run states eulogize fascist Charlie Kirk with new laws pushing “religion” and “free speech”

The Anti-Christ will be reading from the bible to his minions…

Two weeks that pushed Trump to the edge. Is his presidency unravelling? The president has opened fissures in his base by starting a war he couldn’t finish with Iran, stoking inflation and offending Christians. Barred from running again, he may feel he has nothing to lose

The last two weeks of the Trump regime were the most insane so far. Will the unhinged Mad King now take America and the planet into the abyss with him?

Weapons-grade chemical carfentanil surges as dangerous substitute for fentanyl Carfentanil has experienced a drastic resurgence across the U.S., causing hundreds of unsuspecting drug users to overdose.

The powerful opioid carfentanil surges as a dangerous substitute for fentanyl

Wildfires used to 'go to sleep' at night. Climate change has them burning overtime Wildfires used to die down and even stop at night with cooler temperatures and increased humidity. But a study released Friday says climate change is making burning weather more around the clock in…

Wildfires used to “go to sleep” at night. The climate crisis has them burning overtime

The impossible promise: are we witnessing the return of fascism? Some of today’s far right is openly violent and undemocratic – and even in its less extreme forms, far-right populism is a profound threat. But that doesn’t mean it is just a re-run of history

The impossible promise of fascism

Rümeysa Öztürk, Tufts University grad arrested by ICE agents last year, returns to Turkey - The Boston Globe The government and Öztürk’s legal team have jointly moved to dismiss her immigration proceedings.

Tufts University graduate Rümeysa Öztürk, who was abducted by masked Trump regime agents last March and unlawfully detained in an ICE concentration camp for six weeks, has returned to her home country of Turkey. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/17/m...

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas blasts progressivism as threat to America He said that the values enshrined in the 1776 Declaration of Independence have “fallen out of favor” among Americans.

The country is in the middle of a fascist decline but Trumpist Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas thinks “progressivism” is the real threat to America

Colombia convenes climate ‘coalition of the willing’ to break global fossil fuel deadlock Santa Marta conference born out of frustration at Cop summits, where renewable progress has been stalled by major polluters

Colombia convenes climate “coalition of the willing” to break the global fossil fuel deadlock www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Nature puts heat on blast as scorching temperatures take aim at eastern US A long-lasting weather pattern is blasting hot air across the eastern United States. The unusual heat wave threatens to shatter record high temperatures Wednesday in cities like New York,…

Climate crisis heat is bringing scorching temperatures to the eastern United States

House extends surveillance powers until April 30 after late-night revolt sinks GOP plan The House has approved a short-term renewal until April 30 of a controversial surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies.

The House of Representatives has extended government surveillance powers until April 30 after a late-night revolt by several Trumpist lawmakers sinks a much more long-term plan demanded by the Mad King

Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas

Climate crisis: the critical AMOC Atlantic current is significantly more likely to collapse than previously thought

French government seeking release of 86-year-old French widow detained by ICE The French government is pressing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to release the 86-year-old French widow of a military veteran from immigration custody in Louisiana after she was detained…

The French government is pressing the merciless Trump regime to release the 86-year-old French widow (!!!) of a military veteran from immigration dungeon after she was detained earlier this month.

Senate Republicans reject effort to halt Iran war, but some eye future war powers votes The Republican-led Senate has rejected the latest Democratic attempt to halt President Donald Trump’s war in Iran.

Senate Trumpists have killed another Democratic attempt to halt Donald Trump’s war of aggression in Iran, turning aside a resolution that would require US forces to withdraw from the conflict until Congress authorizes further action.
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$30m an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis finds Exclusive: Climate action blockers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026

$30 million an hour: Big Oil is reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis finds www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Vance warns the pope should 'be careful' when talking about theology Vance, who is Catholic, said the pope was wrong in saying Jesus wasn’t on the side of those who wield the sword, pointing to the U.S.’ helping defeat the Nazis during World War II.

Trumpist Vance has admonished the pope to be “careful”when talking about theology (!!)

Sperm whales’ communication closely parallels human language, study finds Analysis shows whales’ coda vocalizations are ‘highly complex’ and remarkably similar to our own

Sperm whales’ communication closely parallels human language, study finds