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Storms also kill seven in Missouri, spawn tornadoes in Wisconsin and bring a heatwave to TexasStorm systems sweeping across the midwestern US have left more than 25 dead in Missouri and Kentucky.Kentucky’s governor, Andy Beshear, said at a briefing in London, Kentucky, that “at least 18” of the dead were in his state. At least nine of those deaths were reported after a tornado sparked what authorities called a mass casualty event in south-eastern Kentucky. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/17/tornadoes-kentucky-missouri-16-dead Author : Associated Press and Guardian staff Publish date : 2025-05-17 21:59:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

In social media posts, president also slammed Walmart for price increases and spread anti-Clinton conspiracy theoriesDonald Trump has said that he will speak to both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an effort to stop what he called the “bloodbath” war in Ukraine, in a barrage of new social media posts that included baseless conspiracy theories and a demand that Walmart not raise prices for customers because of tariffs he has imposed.Trump, posting on his Truth Social account on Saturday, wrote that he will speak to Putin on Monday morning. “THE SUBJECTS OF THE CALL WILL BE, STOPPING THE ‘BLOODBATH’

Man, 26, apprehended at Luton airport by counter-terrorism police in connection with fires that included damage to a carA second man has been arrested in connection with suspected arson attacks on two properties in London and a vehicle linked to Keir Starmer, police have said. The 26-year-old was arrested at about 1.45pm on Saturday at London Luton airport on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life, the Metropolitan police said. The arrest was made by counter-terrorism officers from the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit and the suspect has been taken into police custody in London, the

Comments at Cannes come after US president’s social media posts against Bruce Springsteen and Taylor SwiftPedro Pascal has sharply criticised Donald Trump’s attacks against artists, as the director of a conspiracy theory satire starring the actor said he feared the political messages of films could be weaponised by US border guards.“Fuck the people that try to make you scared,” the Game of Thrones and The Last of Us actor said at a press conference at the Cannes film festival, promoting Ari Aster’s new film Eddington. “And fight back. And don’t let them win.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/17/fight-back-and-dont-let-them-win-actor-pedro-pascal-decries-trumps-attacks-on-artists Author