Guardian USTechnology Google to invest $1bn to fight tech-fueled housing crisisThe Guardian - Vivian Ho in San FranciscoGoogle will invest $1bn in housing throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, a region plagued by a housing and homelessness crisis that has in part been fueled by the tech industry. The announcement comes
Guardian USJustin Trudeau Trudeau approves contentious Trans Mountain pipeline expansionThe Guardian - Guardian staff and agencies in OttawaCanada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau has once again approved a hotly contested proposal to expand the crude oil pipeline it bought last year, providing hope for a depressed energy industry but angering
Guardian USDonald Trump Jr Trump 2020 launch: Bernie Sanders attacks president's 'lies' and 'distortions' – liveGuardian US - Adam Gabbatt at the Amway Center in OrlandoSenator and 2020 contender criticized Trump for not discussing the climate emergency at his ‘Keep America Great’ campaign launch While Trump was speaking in Orlando, Joe Biden, who is currently seen as
Guardian USPlay buttonBoris Johnson Boris Johnson defensive, evasive, and favourite for No 10The Guardian - Heather Stewart Political editorBoris Johnson has been forced on to the defensive in a fractious five-way Tory leadership debate, coming under pressure on issues from Islamophobia to his plan to cut taxes for top earners. The former
Guardian USCigarettes San Francisco could be first US city to ban e-cigarette salesGuardian US - Vivian Ho and agenciesSan Francisco, home of the electronic cigarette giant Juul, moved a step closer on Tuesday to becoming the first city in the US to ban all sales of e-cigarettes to crack down on youth vaping. In a unanimous
Guardian USMali Mali attack: gunmen on motorbikes kill at least 41 people in two villagesThe Guardian - Reuters in BamakoUnidentified gunmen on motorbikes attacked two villages in central Mali, killing at least 41 people in a part of the country where ethnic reprisal attacks have surged in recent months, a local mayor said
Guardian USNeo-nazism California police release on bail man suspected of threatening to shoot a synagogueGuardian US - Guardian staff and agenciesCalifornia police arrested a man suspected of making online threats to shoot up a Jewish temple, saying he had a fascination with Adolf Hitler and planned to emulate mass shootings at synagogues in Pittsburgh
Guardian USIran Mike Pompeo urges other countries to help protect tankers after Gulf attacksGuardian US - Julian Borger in WashingtonThe US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, has called on other nations to help safeguard tanker traffic in the Persian Gulf following a spate of attacks on ships which Washington blames on Iran. On a visit
Guardian USMont Blanc Climbers land plane near summit of Mont Blanc with police in pursuitThe Guardian - Agence France-Presse in AnnecyTwo Swiss mountaineers have landed a small plane less than 400 metres from the summit of Mont Blanc before heading for the top of Europe’s tallest peak with police in pursuit. The pair landed the aircraft
Guardian USNPR Fourth suspect identified in unsolved 1965 Selma murder of James ReebGuardian US - Miranda Bryant in New YorkThe 1965 murder in Alabama of minister James Reeb provoked a national outcry and contributed to the passage, a few months later, of the Voting Rights Act. But more than 50 years on, the case remains unsolved.
Guardian USRory Stewart Tory leadership candidates rule out pre-Brexit election in BBC debate – as it happenedThe Guardian - Andrew Sparrow and Kevin RawlinsonRemaining candidates took part in TV hustings after Dominic Raab ousted in second round of voting We’re going to close down this live blog now – thanks for reading and commenting. Here’s a summary of day’s
Guardian USNSO Group WhatsApp spyware: UK firm promises new 'respect for human rights' following allegationsThe Guardian - Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington and Jon Swaine in New YorkA controversial Israeli cyber weapons company has agreed to establish new internal rules on ways it will protect human rights activists and journalists following multiple allegations that its technology
Guardian USJerome Powell Trump reportedly discussed firing Fed chair Jerome Powell over rate hikesThe Guardian - Dominic Rushe in New YorkDonald Trump has reportedly discussed firing the Federal Reserve chairman, Jerome Powell, his latest move a series of unprecedented attacks on the central bank. Trump has repeatedly criticized the Fed
Guardian USAlabama Alabama man accused of feeding caged 'attack squirrel' methGuardian US - Associated Press in Athens, AlabamaAlabama investigators say a man kept a caged “attack squirrel” in his apartment and fed it methamphetamine to ensure it stayed aggressive. The News Courier reports authorities are seeking 35-year-old Paulk
Guardian USCanadian News Scientists shocked by Arctic permafrost thawing 70 years sooner than predictedThe Guardian - ReutersPermafrost at outposts in the Canadian Arctic is thawing 70 years earlier than predicted, an expedition has discovered, in the latest sign that the global climate crisis is accelerating even faster than
Guardian USPlay buttonJon Stewart Jon Stewart fires back at Mitch McConnell over 9/11 victims fund billThe Guardian - Tom McCarthy in New YorkAs generations of opponents have discovered, it can be hard to land a punch in a political fight against Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Republican Senate majority leader in US history. But entertainer
Guardian USAlex Jones Father of Sandy Hook massacre victim wins defamation lawsuitGuardian US - Associated PressThe father of a victim of the Sandy Hook elementary school massacre has won a defamation lawsuit against the authors of a book that claimed the shooting never happened; the latest victory for victims’
Guardian USJohn Cusack John Cusack under fire for antisemitic 'follow the money' tweetThe Guardian - Andrew PulverJohn Cusack has apologised after coming under fire for an antisemitic tweet. Cusack retweeted a quotation, accompanied by a Star of David image, popular among the far right: “To learn who rules over you,
Guardian USMohamed Morsi Mohamed Morsi buried as detention conditions denounced as tortureThe Guardian - Ruth Michaelson in Cairo and Patrick Wintour in LondonEgypt’s former president Mohamed Morsi has been buried in a remote area of Cairo as his treatment in custody before his death was denounced as torture. Morsi, the only democratically elected civilian in
Guardian USPatrick M. Shanahan Trump announces departure of acting defense secretary Patrick Shanahan – as it happenedGuardian US - Joanna Walters in New York• President to address rally in Orlando, Florida • Supreme court decision awaited on census citizenship question • Sign up for the US briefing and get a new perspective This blog is about to close for
Guardian USPlay buttonAngela Merkel Angela Merkel blames dehydration for shakesThe Guardian - Associated Press in BerlinAngela Merkel has blamed dehydration after she started to visibly shake in the hot Berlin sun while welcoming the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, to the German capital. As a military band played
Guardian USDeath Penalty In Los Angeles, only people of color are sentenced to deathGuardian US - Sam LevinLos Angeles has sentenced more people to death than any other county in the US, and only people of color have received the death penalty under the region’s current prosecutor, a new report shows. LA county’s
Guardian USNews UK led towards no-deal Brexit by untruthful elite, says ex-EU envoyThe Guardian - Daniel Boffey in BrusselsBritain is being led to a no-deal Brexit by a political elite “which has great difficulties discerning and telling the truth”, the UK’s former ambassador to the EU has said, in a withering assessment the
Guardian USPlay buttonMohamed Morsi US briefing: 1,000 US troops to Middle East, Facebook crypto and Morsi deathGuardian US - Mattha BusbyIn a further heightening of tensions between the two nations, the US is to deploy an additional 1,000 troops to the Middle East in response to “hostile behavior by Iranian forces and their proxy groups”,
Guardian USMichel Platini Michel Platini detained over award of 2022 World Cup to QatarThe Guardian - David ConnMichel Platini, the banned former Uefa president and France football legend, has been detained in connection with a criminal investigation into alleged corruption relating to Fifa’s decision to host the
Guardian USFacebook Messenger Libra: Facebook launches cryptocurrency in bid to shake up global financeThe Guardian - Kari Paul in San FranciscoFacebook has announced a digital currency called Libra that will allow its billions of users to make financial transactions across the globe, in a move that could potentially shake up the world’s banking
Guardian USIran Iran will not wage war against any nation, says Hassan RouhaniThe Guardian - David Smith, Julian Borger and agenciesIran has declared it “will not wage war against any nation” after the US announced that a further 1,000 troops are to be sent to the Middle East amid rising tensions. The US move, announced by the acting
Guardian USPlay buttonCarrie Lam Hong Kong protesters unimpressed by Lam’s ‘sincere’ apologyThe Guardian - Emma Graham-Harrison and Verna Yu in Hong KongHong Kong’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, has offered a “solemn” personal apology for the crisis that has engulfed the city since she tried to force a controversial extradition law on to the books. The
Guardian USMelania Trump Vulnerable Trump begins 2020 campaign amid boasts and backlashGuardian US - David Smith in WashingtonDonald Trump will formally launch his 2020 re-election campaign on Tuesday in one of the weakest positions of any incumbent president in modern times. Trump will seek to project self-confidence and portray
Guardian USJoe Biden Biden spars with Warren and Sanders at first event facing rival DemocratsGuardian US - David Smith in WashingtonJoe Biden, the Democratic frontrunner, clashed with his primary rivals on Monday over whether it is “naive” to try to work with and win over Republicans in a post-Donald Trump era. Appearing at an event
