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Republican senator blames Trump administration policies for measles deaths in Pennsylvania

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-16T19:01:55+00:00

Health committee chair Bill Cassidy said fatal outbreak of disease is a ‘terrible legacy’ for Trump administrationUS politics live – latest updatesSenator Bill Cassidy, the Republican chairman of the US Senate health committee, blamed the Trump administration’s vaccine-skeptical approach for ‌recent measles deaths in Pennsylvania and challenged Donald Trump’s pick for surgeon general to directly state that vaccines do not cause autism on Wednesday.Cassidy, a Louisiana physician who chairs the panel, said three people in Pennsylvania had died of measles, with a fourth death under review, becaus

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La chiamata alle urne di Putin: “Votate per la Duma e vinceremo”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-09-16T18:59:52+00:00

Al via le parlamentari, le prime dall’invasione dell’Ucraina: seggi anche nelle terre annesse. Il presidente: “Nessuno potrà dividerci, dimostrate che sosteniamo i nostri soldati al fronte”

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Is EU’s offer to Canada a blueprint for Britain – or a reminder it is out in the cold?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-16T18:57:14+00:00

Ursula von der Leyen has opened door for Canada to become associate member to deepen links in ‘openly hostile world’Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, has been advocating closer alignment with “middle powers” since January in the face of recklessness in Washington.But what should worry another middle power, the UK, is that it was Brussels that came up with Wednesday’s big reveal in Strasbourg. Continue reading...

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‘Inflation is too high and has been for too long,’ says Kevin Warsh as Fed announces rate hikes – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-16T18:54:10+00:00

Fed chair says it is focusing on price stability as committee decided that inflation was not ‘moving to our objective’US Federal Reserve raises interest rates for the first time since 2023Kay Haigh, global head and CIO of Fixed Income and Liquidity Solutions at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, has this analysis of today’s decision:The Fed has signalled it does not at this stage envisage an aggressive tightening cycle. Most FOMC members see a total of two hikes this year per the SEP, and it will likely skip October’s meeting given its proximity to the midterm elections. One more hike this year i

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Adidas cuts technology roles in India to simplify operations

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-16T18:51:02+00:00

Adidas has reduced roles in its India technology team as part of efforts to simplify operations, with the impact below 20% of the organisation.

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E.U.-Canada Ambitions Face Reality Check

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-09-16T18:47:03+00:00

The bloc’s offer of “associate member” status to Ottawa shows how U.S. allies are pulling closer together. But their plans face significant obstacles.

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Бюджет на 2027 рік з "паралельного світу": за чий рахунок бенкет

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-16T18:47:00+00:00

Проєкт бюджету на 2027-й рік викликає сумніви щодо реалістичності, адже багато в чому спирається на надходження з непідтверджених джерел. Зокрема, на нові податки, а також експорт озброєнь, який так поки повноцінно не запрацював.

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Nato leader warns of ‘most dangerous and complex security environment in a generation’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-16T18:46:30+00:00

Mark Rutte asked UK and Europe to ‘provide the hard power Nato needs’ in face of geopolitical uncertaintyNato needs “more UK and more Europe in the alliance” to deal with the most dangerous security environment faced by the west in a generation, the secretary general of the 32-country military alliance said this afternoon on a visit to the UK.Mark Rutte praised Britain for promising to increase defence spending in line with US demands after a meeting with prime minister Andy Burnham – but argued that the military and financial effort must continue into the future. Continue reading...

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Kennedy Center : le bâtiment menacé par Donald Trump qui annonce sa fermeture

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-16T18:43:08+00:00

Le président des Etats-Unis a pris le contrôle du centre culturel peu après son retour à la Maison Blanche, en 2025, en plaçant des fidèles dans son conseil d’administration. Il menace aujourd’hui de ne pas le rouvrir si son nom ne figure pas au fronton.

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Prisoners to ‘double up’ in one-person prefab cells, leaked documents show

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-16T18:41:00+00:00

Exclusive: Ten category C prisons in England and Wales asked to add second beds, in breach of safe occupancy limitsThe Prison Service has drawn up plans to “double up” hundreds of prisoners in temporary prefabricated cells built for one person, at the request of the Ministry of Justice, leaked documents show.Amid an ongoing overcrowding crisis in England and Wales, governors of 10 category C prisons have been asked to sign off the installation of second beds in “rapid deployment cells [RDCs]”. Continue reading...

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Les eurodéputés de gauche réclament le retrait d’une exposition « anti-avortement » au Parlement européen

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-16T18:32:09+00:00

L’exposition, mettant en avant le « miracle de la vie », s’inscrit « en réalité dans une campagne plus large opposée au droit à l’avortement », ont dénoncé Manon Aubry, Terry Reintke et Iratxe Garcia Perez, présidentes des groupes de gauche radicale, des Verts et des sociaux-démocrates à Strasbourg.

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US Federal Reserve raises interest rates for the first time since 2023

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-16T18:28:29+00:00

Fed committee votes unanimously to raise interest rate by a quarter-percentage point to a range of 3.75% to 4%The US Federal Reserve voted to raise interest rates on Wednesday for the first time since 2023 as the central bank continues to fight to tamp down inflation.The Fed’s open market committee voted unanimously to raise its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-percentage point to a range of 3.75% to 4%. This is the first time the Fed has raised rates since July 2023 and potentially sets Kevin Warsh, the current Fed chair, on a collision course with Donald Trump. Continue reading...

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Scotland votes for moratorium on new large-scale datacentres for up to a year

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-16T18:28:12+00:00

MSPs bring in strict environmental impact assessments and will delay decisions until national strategy is developedHolyrood has voted to pause planning applications for all new AI datacentres for up to a year until the Scottish government has developed a national strategy.On Wednesday, MSPs backed a Scottish Labour motion to halt new schemes for up to 12 months while rules on hyperscale datacentres are developed in what could be a blow to the British government’s AI strategy. Continue reading...

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Planning permission for new Scottish AI datacentres suspended for up to a year

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-16T18:28:12+00:00

MSPs vote for strict environmental impact assessments and will delay decisions until national strategy is developedHolyrood has voted to pause planning applications for all new AI datacentres for up to a year until the Scottish government has developed a national strategy.On Wednesday, MSPs backed a Scottish Labour motion to halt new schemes for up to 12 months while rules on hyperscale datacentres are developed in what could be a blow to the British government’s AI strategy. Continue reading...

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Family of pregnant woman who died sues Ken Paxton for wrongful death

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-16T18:27:37+00:00

Tierra Walker, 37, was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia at 20 weeks, and family says denial of abortion led to deathA wrongful death lawsuit filed on Tuesday accuses Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, doctors and state health officials of contributing to the death of a pregnant San Antonio woman whose family says she was denied an abortion that could have saved her life.Tierra Walker, 37, died in December 2024 while 20 weeks pregnant after being diagnosed with pre-eclampsia, a dangerous pregnancy-related high blood pressure condition that can be fatal. Continue reading...

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Fed raises rates by 25 basis points, signals one more hike this year

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-16T18:23:38+00:00

Federal Reserve officials expect one more rate hike this year and steady rates in 2027, while raising inflation forecasts and maintaining growth outlooks.

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New lawsuit accuses Trump administration of blocking NIH grants as form of censorship

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-16T18:20:58+00:00

The administration has used a list of 235 keywords – such as ‘gender’ and ‘racist’ – to prevent topics from being fundedResearchers filed a class action lawsuit against the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Wednesday, arguing the Trump administration is blocking and cancelling scientific grants to censor topics with which it disagrees.The administration has used a list of 235 keywords – such as “gender” and “racist” – to prevent topics from health equity to climate change from being funded. The NIH is the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research. Continue reading...

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Gold Mine Collapse in Sudan Kills at Least 70

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-09-16T18:10:38+00:00

Dozens more are missing after shafts collapsed on Sunday, according to a charity, which said that the chances of rescuing those trapped were “limited.”

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US Federal Reserve votes to hike rates for the first time since 2023

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-16T18:09:18+00:00

Move comes after Trump nominated Kevin Warsh as Fed chair and said US should have lowest rates in the worldThe US Federal Reserve voted to raise interest rates on Wednesday for the first time since 2023 as the central bank continues to fight to tamp down inflation.The Fed’s open market committee voted unanimously to raise its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-percentage point to a range of 3.75% to 4%. This is the first time the Fed has raised rates since July 2023 and potentially sets Kevin Warsh, the current Fed chair, on a collision course with Donald Trump. Continue reading...

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Federal Reserve raises interest rates for first time since July 2023 – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-16T18:08:10+00:00

Kevin Warsh, Donald Trump’s pick for Fed chair, raises rates despite intense pressure from presidentThe decision was unanimous, with the vote 12 – 0.In its press release, the committee said:Economic activity is expanding at a solid pace. While uncertainty remains elevated owing, in part, to geopolitical developments, domestic spending has been resilient. Productivity growth is strong, and capital investment is robust. Job gains have kept pace with the workforce, and the unemployment rate has changed little.Inflation remains elevated. Today’s policy action will support a timelier return to the

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En Belgique, la ministre de l’asile sous le feu des critiques pour son refus d’accueillir treize étudiants de Gaza

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-16T18:07:09+00:00

Membre du N-VA, le parti conservateur flamand, la ministre belge de l’asile et de la migration, Anneleen Van Bossuyt, a été interpellée mercredi par les députés au sujet de son refus d’accueillir treize étudiants gazaouis ayant obtenu une bourse dans une université belge.

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En Belgique, la ministre de l’asile sous le feu des critiques pour son refus d’accueillir treize étudiants de Gaza

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-16T18:07:07+00:00

Membre de la N-VA, le parti conservateur flamand, la ministre belge de l’asile et de la migration, Anneleen Van Bossuyt, a été interpellée mercredi par les députés au sujet de son refus d’accueillir treize étudiants gazaouis ayant obtenu une bourse dans une université belge.

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Democrats criticize Mike Johnson for sending lawmakers home for recess a day early – US politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-16T18:04:57+00:00

Move means that scheduled votes for Thursday have been canceled, including on a proposal to impeach Pete Hegseth, the defense secretarySign up for the US Breaking News emailReader Q&A: how united are the Democrats ahead of the US midterms?Later today, my colleagues and I will be hosting a live Q&A all about how united the Democratic party is ahead of the November midterms.We’ll be digging into who are the Democrats running in the upcoming election and where they stand. Continue reading...

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Cyberattaques contre des sites sensibles français : « L’Etat russe apparaît comme le commanditaire ou le bénéficiaire de toutes ces données »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-16T18:00:16+00:00

Vols massifs d’informations personnelles, infiltrations d’infrastructures critiques, recrutement de complices au sein des administrations… Dans un entretien au « Monde », la chercheuse Marie-Gabrielle Bertran explique comment ces menaces ont changé d’échelle, brouillant un peu plus la frontière entre criminalité, espionnage et stratégie guerrière.

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Greens just four points behind Labour in urban areas, poll reveals

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-16T18:00:15+00:00

Exclusive: Party could take 40 seats if result replicated at next election, according to Labour-linked thinktankThe Green party is just four points behind Labour in urban constituencies, putting them within touching distance of taking as many as 40 seats if the result was replicated at the next election, according to new polling by a Labour-linked thinktank.The survey by ThinkLabour, which has extensive links to Andy Burnham’s government, finds that urban voters have moved in large numbers towards Zack Polanski’s party since the 2024 general election. The research highlights the challenge Labo

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