‘It’s clear they are under-vaccinated’: Amish under spotlight amid Pennsylvania measles outbreak
As Josh Shapiro, the governor, mounts outreach program, members say ‘you don’t get to change anybody’s mind’Making hay was more than a figure of speech last week at the New Holland auction house in Pennsylvania last week, where a ton of top quality hay…
Read More‘Smart, articulate and guided by his heart’: James Talarico’s journey from teacher to potential Texas senator
The Texan could pull off a historic victory in the Lone Star state, which hasn’t elected a Democratic senator since 1988When a young, untested former school teacher stood up to address a modest gathering of local donors in Austin, the state capital of…
Read More‘Politics of electricity’ over rising bills could power Democratic win, say clean energy advocates
Concerns about datacenters and high energy bills could help Democrats clinch races in Ohio, Arizona and MichiganIn Arizona, where summer temperatures regularly hit triple digits, air conditioning can be a matter of life and death. This year, as the state…
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Chris Mason: Home secretary to face scrutiny over changes to rules for legal migrants
At the heart of the debate around legal migration are contested notions of fairness, our political editor writes.
Read MoreMamdani threatens ICE with legal action over use of New York parking lots
Letter from mayor tells federal agents to stay out of city-owned facilities for immigration operationsMayor Zohran Mamdani has threatened to take legal action against Immigration and Customs Enforcement over allegations the agency’s officers at the…
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Shop freezers in six European countries hit by suspected cyber-attack
The temperature of freezers in several shops across Europe reportedly rose to as high as 50C.
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Baby among four killed in bomb attack in western Colombia, official says
It is not yet clear who was behind the attack, which appears to have targeted a military base.
Read MoreColorado town braces for historic flood as heavy rains batter south-west
Mandatory evacuations in Arizona and New Mexico with Pagosa Springs warned of potentially ‘catastrophic’ delugeHeavy rainfall produced flash flooding and mandatory evacuations in a swath of the south-west on Sunday, including in a Colorado tourist town…
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Itch Is Being Flooded By AI-Generated Garbage
The number of game pages being created per-day on Itch has doubled, the indie games site announced Saturday on Bluesky. When asked why, they responded: "take a guess." As the gaming news site Aftermath puts it, "the surge has been almost entirely down…
Read MoreStevens defects to back El-Sayed’s Michigan opponent as Trump delivers anti-Muslim tirade | First Thing
Trump called Democratic candidate a ‘jihadist’ as El-Sayed’s defeated primary opponent backs Republican Mike Rogers. Plus an Australian fish worth its weight in goldGood morning. Congresswoman Haley Stevens, who lost the Michigan Democratic Senate…
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