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WASHINGTON — After demanding Department of Homeland Security funding be coupled with an overhaul of U.S. elections at the start of the week, President Donald Trump has Senate Republicans depressed as TSA lines grow alongside the anger of their constituents.

Whangarei District Civil Defence Controller Victoria Harwood says the MetService Heavy Rain Warning (red) is in place until 4:00am Friday.

Data from Marketview shows the Art Deco Festival 2026 generated a 10.08% increase in spend compared to 2025, highlighting not just strong attendance, but high-quality local and visitor spending.

Northland Civil Defence are urging people to stay off the roads and avoid non-urgent travel with the worst of the rain predicted to arrive later today and high tides at around 2.00pm.

They asked nicely at first.

After an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three who’d recently moved to Minneapolis, local law enforcement officials requested a partnership with the federal government to investigate the case, as they’d done in past shootings involving federal agents.

When the Trump administration refused to cooperate, Minnesota prosecutors ratcheted up their efforts. They sent a series of strongly worded legal... Читать дальше...

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) threatened Wednesday to derail DHS funding negotiations, rejecting Democratic demands requiring judicial warrants before immigration enforcement agents raid homes.

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“Medical device procurement was paralysed for 13 years. Last year we made procurement more efficient, certain, and transparent. Now we can get the benefits."

U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison traveled to a sprawling immigrant detention center on the outskirts of El Paso on Monday for an unannounced oversight visit of the facility where many people were transferred after being detained in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge.

A public comment at the San Francisco Board of Supervisors raises concerns over fentanyl deaths, crime, and homelessness, as a speaker warns “Nick Shirley’s coming to town."

The indie director’s new film, which stars Tom Waits, Cate Blanchett and Adam Driver, explores family dynamics in three discrete stories

I faced a similar situation to Zach Merrett halfway through my career. Here’s how it played out, what I learnt and what Merrett should do now.

The work is expected to take approximately half a day and is part of the Council’s preventative maintenance programme. Wastewater services will continue to operate as normal during this time.

A burst of unusual activity in oil and equity futures markets this week has raised suspicions about insider trading.

Florida Republicans are growing increasingly alarmed that Gov. Ron DeSantis's aggressive redistricting push could backfire spectacularly and hand Democrats seats instead of Republicans — and Tuesday's stunning special election results have only deepened their anxiety.

Police were called to an address in Greenmeadows about 6am this morning after two offenders were found in the victim’s house.

Under siege Essendon coach Brad Scott insists he remains “optimistic” about the club’s on-field future as he ruled out a “knee-jerk” reaction at the selection table ahead of Saturday’s clash with North Melbourne.

Romeo Beckham reportedly became emotional when his brother Cruz performed a song understood to be about Brooklyn to a London crowd - including both David and Victoria

Running through to 2036, Ticketek will become the exclusive ticketing partner for Forsyth Barr Stadium and the Dunedin Centre, including the Dunedin Town Hall and Glenroy Auditorium.

Voter frustration is growing, and Republicans are at risk of losing the handful of seats that would cost them their majority in the Senate.

The Masked Singer is back! A new episode of season 14 of the hit FOX singing competition series aired on Wednesday night (March 18). The show, which began in South Korea, features celebrities singing songs while wearing costumes and face masks concealing their identities until they’re eliminated. Throughout the season, the contestants provide clues to [...]

The DOJ settled with former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn for a reported $1.2 million, calling it a step to redress what it described as a "historic injustice."

Shortly after former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was announced to have begun her new demotion as U.S. Ambassador to the Shield of the Americas, she was seen attending a meeting with the president of Guyana.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel says that former President Raúl Castro is involved in talks between the island and the United States. The talks, which Diaz-Canel said are in the early stages, come at a time of increasing tensions between the two nations, with Cuba plagued by nationwide blackouts resulting from a crumbling power grid and an ongoing oil blockade implemented by U.S. President Donald Trump, who has threatened tariffs on any country that provides oil to Cuba. Trump recently said he’d have “the honor of taking Cuba” soon.

Voters have turned against the Danish leader in the early election she called seeking to capitalise on her tough stance towards Donald Trump.