The US military says the vessel's engine room was hit after the crew "ignored repeated warnings".
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Acting attorney general says Trump’s $1.8bn anti-weaponization fund is scrapped
However, Todd Blanche said the IRS will still be prohibited from auditing Donald Trump, his family and related entities
The federal government is abandoning an effort to create a $1.8bn secretive fund to compensate Donald Trump’s allies, but is maintaining an agreement that prohibits the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from auditing Trump, his family and related entities, the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, said on Tuesday.
“We are not moving forward with the fund, period,” Blanche said during a House appropriations committee hearing on Tuesday. “The reasons for the fund is something that President Trump talked about for a long time, which is the fact that there were a lot of people in this country who had their government weaponized against them. The reasons for the fund, I think, remain as important as they were before, but we are not moving forward with the fund.”
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/02/trump-weaponization-fund
Monday, June 1, 2026
California’s conservative Huntington Beach could get a gay, Democratic congressman
Robert Garcia became the lead contender in Tuesday’s primaries for congressional district 42 after redistricting
The conservative California community of Huntington Beach, known for banning the Pride flag from city property and fighting the state over pandemic and housing policy, could soon be represented by a gay, Democratic congressman.
Robert Garcia, an incumbent two-term Democratic LGBTQ+ congressman, immigrant and Donald Trump critic, is considered the leading contender in Tuesday’s primary race for the US House seat. Thanks to a successful restricting effort that redrew California’s voting maps to favor Democrats, Huntington Beach is now part of Garcia’s congressional district 42.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/01/california-robert-garcia-huntington-beach-congress-race
Sunday, May 31, 2026
Nicaraguan indigenous leader dies after three years in prison
Rights groups condemn the death of Brooklyn Rivera, 73, following his long arbitrary detention by the governing regime.
New bill targets domestic abusers and overhauls right to buy in England
Social housing landlords to be able to evict perpetrators, while right-to-buy tenancy requirements to rise
Social housing landlords will be able to evict domestic abuse perpetrators under a new bill, which will also increase the tenancy required before residents qualify for the right-to-buy scheme from three to 10 years in England.
The government said the bill, which will be debated in the House of Lords on Monday, would fix “the long-term decline in social housing” and offer new protections for social tenants who were subjected to domestic abuse.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/31/bill-social-tenants-domestic-abuse-housing-right-to-buy
Saturday, May 30, 2026
Paris police arrest more than 130 as PSG fans celebrate Champions League win over Arsenal
Paris Saint-Germain supporters aimed fireworks at police officers who responded with teargas, according to reports
Paris police deployed thousands of officers to control crowds at some of the city’s hotspots, using teargas and arresting more than 130 people, after Paris Saint-Germain’s win over Arsenal in Saturday’s Champions League final.
Footage aired on the news channel BFM showed scenes of tensions and brief skirmishes around PSG’s Parc de Princes stadium in western Paris, where more than 40,000 people watched the club win its second consecutive title on penalties at the Puskas Arena in Budapest on giant screens.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/30/paris-police-arrest-paris-saint-germain-fans-celebrate-champions-league-win-over-arsenal
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