A storm, overpriced food and a sad ferris wheel: inside Trump’s dreadful state fair #TheGuardian https://twp.ai/E5DkYm
A storm, overpriced food and a sad ferris wheel: inside Trump’s dreadful state fair

Attendance at the Great American State Fair is sparse and the heat is extreme, but at least you can pay $25 for a pretzel

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Trump accused of ‘disgusting’ crypto greed after earning over $1bn since return to office #TheGuardian https://twp.ai/E5DlB9
Trump accused of ‘disgusting’ greed after earning over $2bn since return to office

Elizabeth Warren and colleagues demanded tighter rules on political figures’ crypto dealings, citing disclosures of large-scale Trump family profits

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Save student loan plan ends, leaving millions of US borrowers 90 days to find a new one #TheGuardian https://twp.ai/E5Dl8v
Save student loan plan ends, leaving millions of US borrowers 90 days to find a new one

The Trump administration is requiring borrowers to choose new repayment options after the Biden-era plan was ruled unconstitutional

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Crypto ventures and stock purchases: key takeaways from Trump’s financial disclosures #TheGuardian https://twp.ai/E5Dl2j
Crypto ventures and stock purchases: key takeaways from Trump’s financial disclosures

US president raked in more than $1bn from crypto – an industry he has sought to deregulate – and a total $2.2bn last year, documents reveal

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Pilot program to provide cheaper GLP-1 via Medicare stokes shortage fears #TheGuardian https://twp.ai/E5Dl26
Pilot program to provide cheaper GLP-1 via Medicare stokes shortage fears

Some adults aged 65 and above will be able to get the drug for $50 through Medicare GLP-1, a temporary program

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Only the midwest saw US population growth in every state. Will new residents change its politics? #TheGuardian https://twp.ai/E5Dl1z
Only the midwest saw US population growth in every state. Will new residents change its politics?

Lower costs in Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky and Ohio raise questions about whether Republican strongholds will shift

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‘The next 250 years belong to all of us’: 7 activists on rebuilding the US #TheGuardian https://twp.ai/E5Dkuo
‘The next 250 years belong to all of us’: seven activists on rebuilding the US

Advocates describe this moment as both a crisis and an opening to reimagine the promises of freedom and democracy

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New Orleans residents on warning to abandon sinking city: ‘Nobody wants to leave home’ #TheGuardian https://twp.ai/E5Dkuh
New Orleans residents on warning to abandon sinking city: ‘Nobody wants to leave home’

After a recent study found New Orleans is at a ‘point of no return’ amid the climate crisis, some locals say they will ‘only leave if forced to’. But what would it take to stay?

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Alarm bells over conflict of interest as filing shows Trump raked in $2bn in 2025 | First Thing #TheGuardian https://twp.ai/E5Dkui
First Thing: Alarm bells over conflict of interest as filing shows Trump raked in $2bn in 2025

President made more than $1bn from crypto businesses last year while federal government oversaw regulation

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US labor board more likely to dismiss worker and union charges under Trump, analysis finds #TheGuardian https://twp.ai/E5DloU
US labor board more likely to dismiss worker and union charges under Trump, analysis finds

Report points to staffing shortages, procedural changes and lack of a board quorum as contributing factors

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