Are we heading toward a constitutional crisis?

What we know and don’t know about the asteroid hurtling toward Earth

Asteroid 2024 YR4, a 50- to 90-meter-wide Earth-approaching object, is likely not going to hit our planet in 2032.

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‘We’re clearly heading towards collapse’: why the Murdoch empire is about to go bang

An explosive succession trial and an astonishing interview with one of Rupert’s sons have exposed the paranoia and hatred at the heart of global media’s most powerful family. This could get messy…. ...

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Asteroids are headed this way – oh no! Are we all doomed? | First Dog on the Moon

Definitely maybe but probably not. Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are published Get all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog ...

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‘We have nothing now’: Myanmar’s exiled media face existential crisis after Trump severs aid

Organisations that take extreme risks to document atrocities, corruption and war crimes fear for their future after USAid cuts. Each month Su Myat secretly crosses the border from Thailand into ...

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Nixon didn’t break the Constitution. Will Trump?

2025 obviously is different from 1973.

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Mexico to reform constitution in wake of US terrorism designations

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum says she will propose reforms to the country’s constitution to protect Mexico’s sovereignty after U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration designated six ...

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Trump's hostility toward Ukraine creates a conservative rift

President Donald Trump’s recent show of hostility toward Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has opened a rift in Republican circles.

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Germany to move toward 'independence' from US, new leader says

Friedrich Merz's CDU party emerged as the largest party in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, earning 28.6% of the vote.

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GOP senator says he wouldn’t change Constitution for third Trump term unless Americans ‘chose to’

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) tells Kristen Welker he believes that calls from Trump allies to extend President Trump’s time in office are “a joke.”

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Earth’s 1st Asteroid Mining Prospector Heads to the Launchpad

The dream of mining metals in deep space crashed and burned in the 2010s. AstroForge’s Odin mission to survey a potentially metallic asteroid is packed and ready to lift off.

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Moise Kean hospitalized after head injury collapse

Fiorentina striker Moise Kean was taken to hospital on Sunday after collapsing with a head injury during his team's defeat against Hellas Verona.

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Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy party takes initial step toward disbanding

Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy party took an initial step toward dissolving on Thursday

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It’s the Kemi delusion: the more the Tories run towards Reform, the more their voters will run to the Lib Dems | John Harris

The genius of UK Conservatism used to be how it responded to chaos using the balm of tradition. Secondhand Trumpism will only alienate its voters further. What times these are. As Donald Trump’s ...

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Youngone ends coal use in Vietnam, moves towards 40% emissions cut goal

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When we politicise everything we make society stupider

By losing our ability to see things at face value we are losing our grip on reality

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Rosalind Eleazar: ‘Here we are, oversharing!’

The Slow Horses actor on big foreheads, small talk, and why Gary Oldman’s up for playing her in the film of her life. Born in London, Rosalind Eleazar, 36, graduated from Lamda in 2015. In 2019, ...

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This Is Our Country, and We Have No Other

How long can Ukraine stand? For as long as Ukrainian soldiers, bent over from the extreme pressure, can hold on.

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Writer David Szalay: ‘We live in an era of short attention spans – we have to work with it the best we can’

The Hungarian-English author on addressing what it’s like to be a male body in the world, learning the tricks of literature from Frederick Forsyth, and the feeling of nearly winning the Booker. ...

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BBC undercover filming exposes Indian pharma firm fuelling opioid crisis

An Indian drug maker tells a BBC undercover team its addictive cocktail drug is “very harmful” but “this is business”.

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The World Is in a Polyester Crisis. One Company Is Trying to Recycle a Way Out

The European company Reju may have developed the polyester recycling technology the textile industry needs. The question is whether the world is ready for it.

Wired - 3d

USAID aid freeze triggers health care crisis in Africa

USAID's 90-day freeze on all services has resulted in a significant loss of trust, critical health care, food aid, and medical supplies, causing life-threatening consequences for Malawian patients, ...

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‘You know what? They quit!’ Resigning by proxy and the crisis of corporate Japan

Agencies that help dissatisfied employees make a clean break are putting pressure on companies and exposing a demographic problem

Financial Times - 2d

Pope Francis in critical condition after respiratory crisis, Vatican says

The update came after a Vatican spokesman said the Pope "rested well" overnight.

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Pope's condition remains critical after 'asthmatic respiratory crisis': Vatican

Asthmatic respiratory crisis indicates the pope struggled to maintain a sufficient oxygen level when breathing on his own, according to medical experts.

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Pope Francis in Critical Condition After ‘Respiratory Crisis,’ Vatican Says

The announcement on Saturday evening indicated that Francis’ medical condition had become more complicated since an update from his doctors on Friday.

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How the Charter Revision Commission Is Tackling the NYC Housing Crisis

The Charter Revision Commission, created by Mayor Eric Adams, could give New Yorkers a rare chance to decide how the city deals with the housing crisis.

The New York Times - 1d

Vatican says Pope Francis is ‘peaceful’ after ‘respiratory crisis’

Catholics around the world are praying for Pope Francis who remains in critical condition at a Rome hospital while battling double pneumonia. The Vatican said on Saturday that the 88-year-old ...

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Roosevelt Hotel Shelter, Symbol of NYC Migrant Crisis, Will Close

Mayor Eric Adams announced on Monday that the hotel will stop housing migrants by June, calling the closure a milestone in New York City’s response to the crisis.

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Mexico’s Sheinbaum wins plaudits for cool head in dealings with Trump

President, under pressure over tariffs and border, has held firm and avoided direct clashes with erratic counterpart. As Donald Trump swings his sights from one region to the next, upturning ...

The Guardian - 3d

Luigi Mangione headed back to court for NYC murder case

Luigi Mangione, the man accused in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City, is headed back to court for a status hearing in his case. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman reports.

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WATCH: Dog rescued after getting head stuck in treat jar

A dog named Murphy was digging for a treat on Monday night -- perhaps a little too aggressively -- and ended up getting his head stuck inside a plastic jar.

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Acting head of ICE reassigned amid frustrations over deportation efforts

Caleb Vitello was installed by President Trump to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in an acting capacity at the start of his second administration in January.

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Supreme Court stiffs Trump, punts on firing whistleblower agency head

The Supreme Court stiffed President Trump in his administration’s first high court appeal by punting Friday on a request to greenlight the firing of the head of a whistleblower protection office. ...

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Marwan Maalouf headed to Denver as the assistant special teams coach

The Broncos are hiring Marwan Maalouf as their assistant special teams coach, Mike Klis of 9News reports.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Trump expected to name Patel as acting ATF head: Reports

President Trump is expected to appoint new FBI Director Kash Patel to serve as the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), a domestic law enforcement agency ...

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Germans head to the polls in critical election with far-right gains expected

Germans are voting in the 2025 federal election on Sunday, with a leadership change all but guaranteed.

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UK ministers head to India in search of trade deal they hope will boost economy

Business secretary says negotiations – now in their 15th round – are a ‘top priority’ for Labour government. Ministers are relaunching negotiations with India this week in an attempt to clinch a ...

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