Top Georgia official says fake video of voter fraud probably spread by Russia

01/11/2024 16:41 The Guardian

Brad Raffensperger warns of foreign interference in US election as rightwing accounts share disinformationA video circulating on social media purporting to show Haitians voting illegally for Kamala Harris is fake, according to the secretary of state in Georgia.Brad Raffensperger said in a statement that the video had probably been created and spread by Russian government actors trying to interfere in the US election.Don’t miss important US election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for election alerts Continue reading...

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Man jailed for claiming he had fought for Wagner group in Ukraine

Piotr Kucharski wore combat clothing with badges with insignia for proscribed terror group to an event in SuffolkA builder has been jailed for claiming at a Viking re-enactment that he had fought for the Wagner group in Ukraine.Piotr Kucharski, 49, wore combat clothing bearing badges with insignia f...

01/11/2024 19:22 The Guardian

Services for most-vulnerable people at risk after NICs rise, charities say

Care providers, GPs and pharmacists warn increased costs will cause cuts and job lossesServices that support some of England’s most vulnerable people have warned that tax increases in the budget will lead to cuts and closures that could devastate the charity sector.Although the NHS and councils ar...

01/11/2024 18:39 The Guardian

Israeli assault has caused ‘apocalyptic’ situation in northern Gaza, UN warns

Key officials say entire population of northern Gaza ‘at imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence’The situation in the northern Gaza Strip is “apocalyptic” as Israel pursues a military offensive against Hamas militants in the area, top United Nations officials have warned.“...

01/11/2024 18:35 The Guardian

Disposable vapes ban could push some users back to smoking, ministers told

Defra report warns there could be ‘health disbenefits’ with 29% of vapers reverting or relapsing to cigarettesUK politics live – latest updatesMinisters have been told that a plan to ban the sale of disposable vapes by next summer could lead to some users “reverting or relapsing” back to c...

01/11/2024 17:16 The Guardian

City watchdog warns Crispin Odey it will punish him for his ‘lack of integrity’

FCA says financier showed reckless disregard for rules over inquiry into alleged sexual misconduct The financial regulator has warned the former hedge fund manager Crispin Odey that it is planning to take action against him for failing to act with integrity, and deliberately frustrating a disciplina...

01/11/2024 16:59 The Guardian

UK politics: Budget’s ‘clean bill of health’ from watchdogs should reassure investors, says Reeves – as it happened

Chancellor, on a post-budget visit to Newcastle, says ‘markets move all the time’ The growth in UK house prices slowed unexpectedly last month, Nationwide said, as it warned buyers to expect a rush in transactions early next year sparked by changes to stamp duty rules in the budget.The building...

01/11/2024 16:50 The Guardian

Imported Christmas trees cost more thanks to post-Brexit checks

Nearly all are deemed ‘high-risk’ and so will need customs declarations and phytosanitary certificatesEvery year, hundreds of thousands of Christmas trees make the journey into the UK to take pride of place in living rooms across the country.But the the cross-border operation faces a new hurdle...

01/11/2024 16:06 The Guardian

Democrats hope to rally female voters after misogynistic Republican remarks

Trump calls Liz Cheney a ‘radical war hawk’ and declares a gun should be pointed at her in latest dangerous commentRepublicans have made a series of offensive and misogynistic comments only five days before the vote, boosting Democratic hopes of turning out women on election day in a contest whe...

01/11/2024 15:30 The Guardian

Liz Cheney calls Trump would-be tyrant as he imagines ‘guns trained on her face’

Ex-congresswoman warns dictators threaten opponents with death after Trump calls her a ‘radical war hawk’US politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has called former congresswoman Liz Cheney a radical war hawk and said she should face being under fire with rifles “shooting at her” – p...

01/11/2024 15:09 The Guardian

Andy Warhol prints stolen and damaged in ‘amateurish’ Dutch gallery heist

Thieves steal two works after ripping them from their frames as they were too big for their carThieves have blown open the door of an art gallery in the southern Netherlands to try to steal four works from a famous series of Andy Warhol screen prints, but damaged them all and only managed to get awa...

01/11/2024 14:37 The Guardian

European Greens ask Jill Stein to stand down and endorse Kamala Harris

US Green party leader urged to withdraw from presidential race to prevent Donald Trump victoryUS elections 2024 – live updatesA coalition of European Greens have urged the US Green party’s nominee, Jill Stein, to pull out of next week’s election and endorse Kamala Harris to stop Donald Trump f...

01/11/2024 14:35 The Guardian

Russia sends ex-US consulate employee to prison for ‘secret collaboration with foreign state’

Robert Shonov worked for 25 years for consulate and was arrested on suspicion of passing secret information about war in Ukraine to USA Russian former employee of the US consulate in Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok has been sentenced to four years and ten months in prison for “secret co...

01/11/2024 14:34 The Guardian

US election live: Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaign in key swing states in final stretch of race

Harris and Trump to campaign in key swing states Wisconsin and Michigan as election day loomsTell us: Did you vote for a different candidate than your partner in the 2024 election?Don’t miss important US election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for election alertsRepublicans are preparing t...

01/11/2024 14:04 The Guardian

‘Very bad precedent’: China and Russia team up to undermine krill fishing restrictions in Antarctica

Conservationists warn actions and ambitions of two super powers could lead to overexploitation of vital food source for whales, penguins and sealsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChina and Russia are working together to...

01/11/2024 14:00 The Guardian

Finland exports snow-saving mats to ski resorts hit by climate crisis

Preserving previous year’s snow for start of season can combat increasingly unpredictable wintersBefore the arrival of electric fridges and freezers, people across Finland would saw a block of ice from a river or lake before the spring thaw, thickly cover it in an insulating layer of sawdust and s...

01/11/2024 13:50 The Guardian

Spain floods disaster: death toll rises to 205 as extra troops mobilised

Weather agency says four regions remain on amber alert because of risk of rain and stormsThe death toll from the floods in Spain this week has risen to 205, as residents in the Valencia region were warned to brace for more rain and an additional 1,000 soldiers were earmarked to help with the rescue...

01/11/2024 13:50 The Guardian

Republicans preparing to reject US election result if Trump loses, warn strategists

Polling experts point to ‘fake polls’ exaggerating his support, with baseless lawsuits alleging fraud already filedRepublicans are already laying the ground for rejecting the result of next week’s US presidential election in the event Donald Trump loses, with early lawsuits baselessly alleging...

01/11/2024 13:12 The Guardian

Trump says he wants vaccine skeptic RFK Jr to ‘take care of health’ if he wins

Republican adds Kennedy’s remit would include women’s health and says Liz Cheney should be placed in a war zoneUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump said late on Thursday that he wants the vaccine skeptic Robert F Kennedy Jr “to take care of health”, including “women’s health...

01/11/2024 12:28 The Guardian

Harris and Trump chase swing state votes as campaign nears climax | First Thing

Harris and Trump focus on key swing states of Arizona and Nevada. Plus, ‘brat’ is Collins’ word of the yearGood morning.As the 2024 presidential race nears its climax on Tuesday, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump continue to rush around swing states, rallying voters in the hopes of being sworn in...

01/11/2024 11:45 The Guardian

Musk’s America Pac was warned its canvassers may have lied about door knocks

Exclusive: Increasing number of door knocks flagged as potentially fake, committee allegedly learned in SeptemberAmerica Pac, the political action committee founded by Elon Musk that has led the ground game operation for Donald Trump’s campaign, was warned in September about increasing numbers of...

01/11/2024 11:00 The Guardian

A Trump presidency could ‘cripple’ the Paris climate agreement, warns UN chief

António Guterres says treaty will endure but urges US to remain amid reports of Republican plan to withdraw from the climate negotiating framework entirelyThe world needs the US to remain in the international climate process to avoid a “crippled” Paris agreement, the UN secretary general has wa...

01/11/2024 11:00 The Guardian

Weather tracker: More rain forecast in Spain as storms push in

Heightened risk Cádiz river could overflow, with yellow and orange rainfall warnings for southern regionsThe low-pressure system responsible for Spain’s most devastating floods in decades in Valencia also set new rainfall records across south-eastern Spain. In Jerez de la Frontera, 115mm of rain...

01/11/2024 09:22 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Israel’s expanded strikes suggest ‘rejection’ of ceasefire, says Lebanon’s prime minister

Najib Mikati criticises ‘expansion’ of Israeli attacks on Lebanon, saying they indicate rejection of efforts to secure a truce after raids hit Beirut’s suburbsLebanon’s prime minister Najib Mikati criticised Israel’s “expansion” of its attacks on his country, saying they indicated a re...

01/11/2024 09:17 The Guardian

British house price growth slows more than expected; UK borrowing costs close to annual high after budget – business live

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as investors weigh implications of Rachel Reeves’s budgetChanges to stamp duty by Rachel Reeves in the budget mean we should expect a rush of UK property transactions in the new year until the end of March, according to Nationwide...

01/11/2024 08:59 The Guardian

UK house price growth slows but stamp duty changes ‘will spark buyer rush’

Rate softens to 2.4% in October as Nationwide expects more transactions before budget’s nil rate band moveBusiness live – latest updatesThe growth in UK house prices slowed unexpectedly last month, Nationwide said, as it warned buyers to expect a rush in transactions early next year sparked by c...

01/11/2024 08:39 The Guardian

Reeves told she will have to raise further £9bn to avoid UK public service cuts

Warning comes after Rachel Reeves’s record tax-raising budget sent tremors through financial marketsRachel Reeves has been warned an extra £9bn of tax rises may be required to avoid a fresh austerity drive in key public services as her record tax-raising budget sent tremors through the financial...

01/11/2024 07:17 The Guardian

US election answers the question: how do you spend a billion dollars?

The candidates have raised an extraordinary amount of money in an election awash with cash on an unprecedented scaleIt was one of the most striking images of the final full week of the presidential election campaign: a giant projection of Kamala Harris’s face on the 516ft-wide, 366ft-tall Las Vega...

01/11/2024 07:00 The Guardian

Not one government has paid into fund for victims of Uganda warlord, says ICC

The international criminal court awarded a record €52.4m to survivors of Dominic Ongwen’s crimes but member states have failed to contributeNot a single country has contributed towards reparations for the victims and survivors of the Ugandan warlord Dominic Ongwen, despite the international crim...

01/11/2024 05:00 The Guardian

Amazon beats Wall Street expectations with strong cloud business growth

Shares rise as company reports quarterly revenue of $158.9bn – more than analysts had forecastAmazon became the latest of the “magnificent seven” tech giants to report quarterly earnings on Thursday, with all eyes once again on cloud computing and any sign of a return on vast AI investments. S...

31/10/2024 20:29 The Guardian

Authorities in Mexican state warn residents to avoid Halloween costumes

In Sinaloa state, police have asked for security measure so revelers aren’t mistaken for criminals amid cartel violenceAuthorities in the Mexican state of Sinaloa have ordered residents not to don masks or costumes for Halloween to avoid being confused with criminals amid a worsening cycle of cart...

31/10/2024 19:33 The Guardian

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