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New ‘high safety’ chemicals in plastic food packaging linked to lower birth weight, study finds
Dinch, an allegedly ‘safe’ alternative, used in the EU and US also found to cause fetal development complications
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Flip voters discovered that Trump’s racism and xenophobia are expensive
Maga’s regret voters were all-in for Trump’s racism. Then they found out they couldn’t afford it
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‘Wait, what?’: the underdog Democrats who won their midterm races against all odds
From North Carolina to Arizona, Democrats with almost no public profile were stunned at their election triumphs
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Florida Republicans survived the ‘blue wave’, but find themselves on shaky ground
Sunshine state emerged as the lone flag bearer of the Maga agenda, but even there, the GOP finds itself on the defense
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Black voter turnout surges in US south despite Republican redistricting drive: ‘They could not stop the momentum’
The GOP tried to dilute their power, but Black voters helped Democrats get elected in Alabama, Texas and Florida
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Trump faces criticism for ‘dangerous’ Stephen Miller appointment as White House chief of staff
Democrats and Republicans blast promotion of ‘xenophobe’ who led administration’s immigration crackdown in wake of US midterm elections
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‘Finally there’s hope’: UK weighs up opportunities and risks after Trump’s midterms disaster
Senior British politicians and officials highlight potential to end Iran war but warn US president is not yet ‘a spent force’ Andy Burnham was having dinner at the Commonwealth summit in Antigua when the results of the US midterm elections started rolling in. UK government officials in the Caribbean with the prime minister scrolled through their phones with growing incredulity as the scale of the Republicans’ defeat became clear. Continue reading...
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Texas mayor instructs police to limit co-operation with ICE
There has been months of public outcry in Houston after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer fatally shot a man who was driving to work.
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Meghan's father Thomas Markle under house arrest after child sex abuse material charge
The 82-year-old appeared in court in Florida after the FBI searched two Los Angeles-area storage units he rented.
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Democrats blast Trump’s decision to make Stephen Miller his chief of staff as president defends picking loyal ‘MVP’ - as it happened
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Stephen Miller, architect of Trump’s immigration crackdown, to become White House chief of staff
US president confirms Susie Wiles, current chief of staff and first woman to serve in the role, will step down
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How Stephen Miller appointment shows Trump hasn’t learned his lesson on immigration
US voters repudiated mass deportation campaign, but choice of new chief of staff shows Trump doesn’t care
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