Joy Reid’s staff had ‘tense’ meeting with MSNBC chiefs after learning her show was being axed in media: report
Joy Reid hosted ‘The ReidOut’ for more than four years on MSNBC
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Germany's conservatives celebrate, but far right enjoy record result
Friedrich Merz will try to form a coalition after his Christian Democrats won less than 30% of the vote.
Not afraid to write to Putin, grieving mother demands explanation after teenage conscript killed
In her desperate search for answers over her son Valentin's death, Elena even turned to Vladimir Putin.
Florida sheriff puts seven cops on leave after bungled domestic violence response ends in triple homicide: ‘P*** poor’
‘We had a chance to save your loved one’s life and we failed,’ the Broward County sheriff said
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Three years on, Ukraine's extinction nightmare has returned
Three years on from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the return of Donald Trump has changed everything
Bird drops severed hand over elementary school: ‘Enquiries are ongoing’
Video footage obtained from the CCTV security cameras by the outlet showed a bird last week dropping a hand from its beak on the ground at the school.
Zelensky willing to give up presidency for peace and Nato membership
President Zelensky declared his focus on Ukraine’s security on the eve of the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion on Ukraine
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Conservatives projected to win German election in ‘last chance’ to fight off far right
Donald Trump declares the conservative victory a ‘great day for Germany’ before congratulating himself
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CNN grills Hakeem Jeffries over whether House Democrats are effective opposition to Trump
Jeffries says he has ‘no idea’ why Democrat governor, others say his party needs to stand up to GOP with urgency
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Most USAID staff laid off or placed on leave by Trump administration
In addition to some 4,200 staff who are being placed on leave, at least 1,600 employees are being fired.
Musk email to US government workers sparks confusion across agencies
Some departments encouraged staff to respond, while others requested employees wait for further guidance.
Ukraine war in numbers: Full toll of Russia’s invasion, three years on
Monday marks three years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, 2022. Alicja Hagopian and Tom Watling report on the many costs of Putin’s war
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More than a dozen ‘suffering and confused’ sea lions spotted on Malibu beaches prompting poisoning concerns
The sea lions may be suffering from domoic acid toxicity, experts say
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Another member of Trump’s inner circle rebels against Musk’s productivity email
Tulsi Gabbard joins Kash Patel and the Department of Defense in instructing employees not to respond to the email
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Senator calls Musk a ‘d***’ after DOGE boss asked federal workers to defend their jobs via email
Some agencies are already fighting Musk’s order, telling their employees to not respond
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Can’t bleat this: Firefighters rescue goat from fifth-floor window ledge in hair-raising video
The goat finally jumped onto an adjacent balcony, and a firefighter snuck up behind it, grabbing the scared kid and getting it safety to the ground, where animal rescue workers waited.
Ukraine war vets with amputations flee to NYC’s Staten Island for refuge and care: ‘It’s a war of exhaustion’
Vitaliy Fomenko, 37, toiled as a construction worker in Germany while married dad Hennadiy Degtyar, 47, was a financial planner before they took up arms to fight back against Russia’s craven invasion of their homeland.
Ukraine’s Zelensky balks at mineral deal if it’s repayment for Biden-era US aid: ‘A grant is not a debt’
President Trump has been demanding such a pact, but Ukraine has been pushing for new security guarantees or fresh military funding in exchange for its minerals.
Phoenix police arrest suspect in their oldest cold case dating back nearly 40 years
Lachelle ‘Shelly’ Jeannine Waite was found dead at 18 in 1986
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Pope Francis’ tests show early kidney failure as 88-year-old remains in critical condition
In a late update, the Vatican said Francis hadn’t had any more respiratory crises since Saturday night but was still receiving high flows of supplemental oxygen.
