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Florida grand jury finds DeSantis administration ‘misappropriated’ funds from Medicaid settlement

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T19:51:55+00:00

Grand jury declined to indict anyone but said there was a ‘sophisticated scheme’ to use funds for political activityUS politics live – latest updatesA Florida grand jury has found that the administration of the governor, Ron DeSantis, “misappropriated” $10m in taxpayer money from a Medicaid settlement into the Hope Florida Foundation, a charity with ties to DeSantis’s wife, before the money was reportedly “funneled” into “two political action committees”.In the grand jury report, which remains sealed but was obtained and published by CBS News Miami on Wednesday, the grand jurors wrote that “we

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Yielding on French Could Restart Trade Talks, Canadian Officials Say

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-27T19:42:05+00:00

Canada’s minister in charge of trade with the U.S. was responding to comments by Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative. But that was before any mention of Lake Ontario.

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Democrats to investigate ‘miraculous’ rise of Trump Jr’s investment firm

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T19:16:18+00:00

Congressman Jamie Raskin asks president’s son to detail firm’s recent success after he joined 1798 Capital as partnerDemocrats on a powerful US congressional committee have launched an investigation into a venture capital firm which has thrived since recruiting Donald Trump’s son.Donald Trump Jr joined 1798 Capital as a partner just days after his father won a second term in office in November 2024. Congressman Jamie Raskin, ranking member of the US House of Representatives judiciary committee, has asked the president’s son to detail the firm’s recent success. Continue reading...

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Georgia senator Jon Ossoff slams racist posts allegedly from Republican opponent’s ex-staffer

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T19:12:21+00:00

Representative Mike Collins has been dogged by associations to white nationalism and antisemitismUS politics live – latest updatesThe US senator for Georgia Jon Ossoff, a Democrat, has slammed a “disgraceful and disqualifying” report that a former staffer for his Trump-backed Republican challenger Mike Collins shared images online of a swastika and depicting himself in Ku Klux Klan robes.It is the latest instance of someone in Collins’s orbit facing scrutiny over racist or white nationalist conduct. Ossoff called the report “stunning” and said it “should shock the conscience of every Georgian”

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Nepal flash flood: 389 killed amid warning of fresh danger from rising lake water – latest updates

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T19:08:22+00:00

Authorities say water rising at lake at site of disaster and it could burstNearly 1,400 missing, mostly tourists, and hundreds killedVisual guide: how the deadly flooding unfoldedTell us: have you been affected by the flash floods?Eyewitness accounts have been emerging from the Tibetan side of the border, with a woman saying she was travelling from Gyirong town towards Nepal on Wednesday morning when her group encountered the flood about 4km from Gyirong port.“Trees and electricity poles had already been knocked down, and the flood water was bearing down on us. We didn’t dare turn around, so w

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In Nepal, a Catastrophe So Sudden There Was No Time to React

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-27T19:07:43+00:00

The collapse of part of a mountain created a flash flood of a scale and speed no one had imagined, survivors said. Hundreds died, at least, and many more are missing.

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Actor Peter Cullen, voice of Optimus Prime and Eeyore, dies aged 85

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T18:56:50+00:00

Montreal-born actor also voiced KARR in Knight Rider and the monster in Predator, having started his career on Canadian TV and radioPeter Cullen, the actor behind the voice of characters including Eeyore in Disney’s Winnie the Pooh franchise and Optimus Prime in Transformers, has died aged 85.He died on Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles, a statement said. Continue reading...

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Burnham accused of U-turn after initially backing political donations cap to fall below £500k

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T18:51:40+00:00

Exclusive: Campaigner says PM wrote in email he believed £500k cap should be reduced over time to guard against undue influencesAndy Burnham recently supported an even lower donations cap than previously reported, according to correspondence seen by the Guardian, as the row over next week’s elections bill escalates.The prime minister wrote to a campaigner in May outlining his support for a £500,000 individual donations cap, which he said would “guard against the perception of any one party being unduly influenced or swayed by one person or organisation”. Continue reading...

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Burnham recently suggested £500k political donation cap that would be ‘reduced over time’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T18:24:06+00:00

Exclusive: Campaigners accuse prime minister of U-turn after he decided not to back funding cap in elections billAndy Burnham recently supported an even lower donations cap than previously reported, according to correspondence seen by the Guardian, as the row over next week’s elections bill escalates.The prime minister wrote to a campaigner in May outlining his support for a £500,000 individual donations cap, which he said would “guard against the perception of any one party being unduly influenced or swayed by one person or organisation”. Continue reading...

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Climate crisis could be destabilising mountain areas like Nepal, experts warn

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T18:02:51+00:00

Unusual heat this year may have melted ice and thawed bonds that hold glaciers in place – leading to catastropheNepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updatesWhat caused the flash flood in Nepal and Tibet?The devastating flash flood that ripped through the border communities of Nepal and Tibet has heightened fears that the climate crisis is destabilising the geology of mountain and polar regions, threatening millions of people.Satellite imagery suggests a glacier collapse high in the Himalayas was the primary cause of the deadly torrent of mud, water and ice that tore along the Bhotekoshi River on W

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Search is on for at least 33 Britons missing after flash floods in Nepal and Tibet

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T18:02:15+00:00

Rescue teams try to locate nearly 1,400 missing people, mostly tourists, after floods kill at least 353Nepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updatesRescue teams in Nepal are searching for at least 33 British nationals who are among those missing after flash floods ravaged its border with Tibet, killing at least 353 people.Nearly 1,400 people are missing, most of them tourists, authorities have said, after a glacier collapse triggered floods that roared down valleys and razed entire villages. Continue reading...

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El Niño climate patterns supercharged by burning of fossil fuels, study finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T18:00:34+00:00

‘Godzilla’ event currently brewing could push 50 million people into acute hunger before the end of next yearA series of strong El Niño climatic patterns in recent decades, such as the “Godzilla” event currently brewing that is set to warp weather around the world, have been supercharged by the broader overheating of the planet caused by the burning of fossil fuels, a major new study has found.El Niño is a naturally occurring phenomenon, taking place every two to seven years, when the waters of the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean heat up, causing a cascade of impacts around the world. The lates

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Les ambitions contrariées d’Israël pour renverser le régime iranien

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-27T18:00:08+00:00

Le gouvernement de Benyamin Nétanyahou pensait profiter de la guerre déclenchée de concert avec les Etats-Unis, le 28 février, pour faire chuter la République islamique. Mais les plans prévus par le Mossad pour faire intervenir les groupes d’opposition kurdes et l’ancien président iranien Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ont échoué.

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Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T17:58:54+00:00

Symbolic move to rename lake bordering New York and Canada comes amid escalating trade war with northern neighborUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario, making it Lake America.The largely symbolic move comes amid an escalating trade war with Canada. Continue reading...

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