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BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge in Rhode Island ruled on Wednesday that it’s unconstitutional to require states to cooperate on immigration enforcement actions to get funding for disasters, which is overseen by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.A coalition of 20 state Democratic attorneys general in May filed a federal lawsuit claiming that the Trump administration is threatening to withhold billions of dollars of disaster-relief funds unless states agree to certain immigration enforcement actions. In a ruling granting a summary judgment to the plaintiffs and denying one for the federal government, U.S. District Judge William Smith found that the “contested…

For many workers, simply getting an email from their boss after hours is enough to spark anxiety.  Physically tensing up or emotionally reacting to small stressors could mean your mind and body are processing minor events with as much energy as you’d need to respond to major stress, according to Jamie Wood, CEO of biotechnology company Autonomic.But Wood — whose company offers users “neuroscience-based coaching” and technology to help people analyze their daily habits and work toward goals like reducing stress or improving focus — says you can decrease work stress and free up your mental energy by remembering a…

I look back to the days of the Guardian during which David Hirst, who died on Monday at the age of 89, was its distinguished Middle East editor with nostalgia. It was a newspaper that took non-Western opinion seriously and cared deeply about the Middle East and foreign news in general. It had one correspondent in Beirut, two in Jerusalem, and stringers in every Arab capital. The foreign desk had a dedicated team of sub-editors. But it also had its weird and wonderful ways. It was a writer’s newspaper, and correspondents set the agenda for the news desk; not, as…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has added a Presidential Walk of Fame to the exterior of the White House, featuring portraits of each of the previous commanders-in-chief — except for one.Instead of a headshot of Joe Biden, the Republican incumbent instead hung a photo of an autopen signing the Democrat’s name — a reference to Trump’s frequent allegation that the former president was addled by the end of his term in office and not really the one making decisions.The snub amounts to the latest attempt by Trump to delegitimize a predecessor he routinely belittles, including in front of more…

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Freeport-McMoRan — The mining company’s stock tumbled nearly 12% after it declared force majeure at its Grasberg mine in Indonesia. Freeport halted activity at the mine earlier this month after a mud rush led to a fatal accident. In addition, the company warned consolidated sales for copper and gold will be lower in the third quarter than it previously expected. UniQure — Shares of the biotech firm soared more than 250% after its experimental gene therapy for Huntington’s slowed progress of the neurodegenerative disease’s progress in a key clinical trial. Thor…

Liverpool defender Giovanni Leoni faces months out with a torn cruciate ligament in his left knee, according to Sky in Italy.The centre-back suffered the injury making his Liverpool debut in last night’s Carabao Cup win over Southampton. Leoni was stretchered off in the 78th minute with his left knee strapped up, having impressed on his first appearance since signing from Parma in the summer for £26m. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Highlights of the Carabao Cup third-round match between Liverpool and Southampton. Head coach Arne Slot said at full-time that the 18-year-old was “down, because…

“Sell your furniture,” Youssef advises Palestinian journalist Ahmed Dremly, as he packs his belongings to flee Gaza City. “The bed in your room, the wardrobe, the bookcase – sell them all,” he insists. Dremly, one of Middle East Eye’s main contributors in Gaza City throughout the Israeli genocide, responds bitterly: “Who would buy them?” Youssef, his friend, replies: “Sell them as firewood.” “So I should smash the bed my mother used to sleep on – my room, my memories – and sell it all as firewood?” Dremly asks again. New MEE newsletter: Jerusalem Dispatch Sign up to get the latest…

The All-Electric Acura ZDX is displayed during the 2023 Los Angeles Auto Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center on November 24, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Josh Lefkowitz | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesDETROIT — Honda Motor is ending U.S. production of its Acura ZDX electric vehicle that was being produced by General Motors in Tennessee, CNBC has learned.Production of the vehicle for the 2026 model year was slated to begin this month at GM’s Spring Hill Assembly plant in Tennessee, however Honda “has decided to cancel all future production,” according to a message Tuesday to plant workers that…

A 64-team World Cup is back on the agenda after some of the most powerful executives in South American football met FIFA on Tuesday to present their proposals for an expanded tournament in 2030.Next summer’s 2026 World Cup will be the biggest ever with 48 teams but that is still not enough for the South American confederation CONMEBOL, who is determined to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the tournament by hosting as many games as possible on its continent four years later. The first World Cup was held in 1930 in Uruguay and the 2030 tournament is being held in…

“Israel is attacking everybody”, Tom Barrack declared in an interview this week, naming Syria, Lebanon and Tunisia, and noting that Israel’s recent strike on Qatar was also “not good”. The Trump administration’s ambassador to Turkey and special envoy to Syria, who dismissed peace as “an illusion” and described borders as the “currency of a negotiation”, has made headlines recently for his blunt remarks on Israel’s wars and Washington’s close alignment with them. Just weeks earlier, he said: “In Israel’s mind, these lines that were created by Sykes-Picot are meaningless,” adding that the Israelis “will go where they want, when they…