‘Book brigade’: US town forms human chain to move 9,100 books one-by-one

A small Michigan community banded together to help a beloved local bookstore move its stock to a new storefront

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Re-arm, reassure and spend big: how the Asia Pacific is responding to a new era under Trump

The US president has upset global norms in the space of weeks, spurring a flurry of defence spending, diplomatic overtures and offers to boost trade

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‘I was a British tourist trying to leave the US. Then I was detained, shackled and sent to an immigration detention centre’

Graphic artist Rebecca Burke was on the trip of a lifetime. But as she tried to leave the US she was stopped, interrogated and branded an illegal alien by ICE. Now back home, she tells others thinking of going to Trump’s America: don’t do it

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Doge tried to embed staffers in criminal justice non-profit, says group

Vera, an independent organization, says Musk’s team demanded meeting as administration expands targets

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Michelle Trachtenberg died of diabetes complications, says medical examiner

Known for roles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl, the actor was found dead in February

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US senator says El Salvador denied request to meet Kilmar Ábrego García

Chris Van Hollen condemns ‘unjust situation’ and says vice-president blocked access to wrongly deported man

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Man charged in fire at Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro’s mansion voiced Palestine support

Cody Balmer faces terror and arson charges after fire and 911 call voicing pro-Palestinian views

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Fed chair says Trump tariffs could make inflation worse as US stocks slide further

Value of Nvidia dropped by billions on Wednesday after president imposed new restrictions on the chip giant

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Trump administration shutters US office countering foreign disinformation

State department’s R/Fimi hub closed after rightwing critics allege it censored conservative American speech

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Who is Kilmar Ábrego García, the man wrongly deported to El Salvador?

Illegal deportation of Maryland man has become a flashpoint as Trump tests limits of his executive power

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