Sanders and AOC tell packed arena Trump is ‘screwing over’ working class

21/03/2025 12:46 The Guardian

Progressive political stars say president and billionaire Elon Musk are turning US into oligarchy at rally in ArizonaBernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez delivered a scathing rebuke of Donald Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk at a huge rally in Arizona on Thursday, accusing them of “screwing over” working- and middle-class Americans as they turn the country into an oligarchy.Speaking to an overflowing arena as part of his Stop Oligarchy tour – a series of events with the progressive New York congresswoman that has attracted huge attention among Democratic supporters disillusioned with what they feel is the party’s otherwise tepid reaction to Trump’s radical agenda – Sanders, the senator from Vermont, warned the president: Continue reading...

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Gaza’s ceasfire brought hope, but it was the calm before a brutal storm

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22/03/2025 18:58 The Guardian

‘Wake-up call’: ministers launch urgent investigation into Heathrow shutdown

Government says lessons need to be learned after the substation fire that caused chaos for 300,000 passengersThe government has launched an urgent investigation into the power shutdown that crippled Heathrow airport, with experts warning it was a “wake-up call” about vulnerabilities in the natio...

22/03/2025 18:53 The Guardian

Israel strikes southern Lebanon amid calls for halt to ‘endless war’

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22/03/2025 17:57 The Guardian

Gold has surged amid economic uncertainty. Should you buy some?

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22/03/2025 11:00 The Guardian

UK should step in to fund scheme tracing Ukrainian children, say Lib Dems

Ministers urged to act after US ended support to help locate an estimated 20,000 children taken to RussiaThe Liberal Democrats are urging the government to provide replacement funding to an American project that locates Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia, as the party gathers for a spring confer...

22/03/2025 09:29 The Guardian

US tourism industry faces drop-off as immigration agenda deters travellers

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22/03/2025 08:00 The Guardian

Former KGB double agent Oleg Gordievsky dies in Surrey aged 86

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21/03/2025 21:00 The Guardian

Trump makes rare admission of Musk’s conflicts of interest after Pentagon visit

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21/03/2025 19:51 The Guardian

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Noel Clarke sent ‘full frontal’ photos of woman without consent, court hears

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Israel to ‘seize more ground’ and warns Hamas it will annex parts of Gaza

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21/03/2025 17:51 The Guardian

UK to accelerate military planning to support Ukraine, No 10 says

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21/03/2025 17:07 The Guardian

Russia continues strikes on Ukraine as drones hit Odesa overnight

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21/03/2025 16:10 The Guardian

UK politics: ‘Nothing off the table’ over potential UK troop deployment for Ukraine, says No 10 – as it happened

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Greenpeace loss will embolden big oil and gas to pursue protesters: ‘No one will feel safe’

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Sudan’s army recaptures presidential palace in major battlefield gain

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Soviet-era dissident given ‘draconian’ jail sentence in Russia for anti-war views

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21/03/2025 12:22 The Guardian

Heathrow airport closed: more than 1,000 flights affected after substation fire causes power outage - live

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21/03/2025 05:04 The Guardian

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