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Feb 13, 2026 - World

Obama, who was president when this finding was made public, says Americans will be ‘less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change’ after Trump’s repeal of greenhouse gas regulationTrump’s EPA repeals landmark climate finding in gift to ‘billionaire polluters’Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan kicked off his press conference today announcing that the administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota has “yielded the successful results” they were looking to achieve.Homan also noted that Immigation and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has not made any arrests at hospitals, elementary schools or churches. However, many people in the Twin Cities have told the Guardian that they’re fearful of federal immigration officers who patrol near these spots, and appear to make indiscriminate arrests throughout the region. The anxiety has resulted in parents keeping their children at home, and patients missing hospital appointments. Continue reading...

Feb 13, 2026 - World

Dispute about rules elevates from insults to fisticuffs, with as many as 20 players becoming involvedA dispute over a rule led to a brawl during a pickleball game at a central Florida country club, authorities said, with one player hitting his opponent in the face with a paddle and punching him on the ground before others got involved.A 63-year-old man was charged Sunday with two counts of felony battery on a person 65 or older, and his 51-year-old wife, who joined the fight in Port Orange, was charged with a single count of felony battery on a person 65 or older, according to an arrest affidavit. Continue reading...

Feb 13, 2026 - World

Ley to quit politics after Taylor wins leadership ballot 34 votes to 17. Follow today’s news liveAngus Taylor becomes opposition leader after defeating Sussan Ley in Liberal party leadership ballotSussan Ley made promises she couldn’t keep – and some in the Liberal party never wanted her toGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSo far we know that Jane Hume and Dan Tehan will run for the deputy, but there are other names that are being floated.One of those was Tim Wilson (who’s often made light of one day leading the party), but he ruled himself out this morning.It brings none of us any joy to challenge Sussan. She has tried her very best. She has a very long and successful political career. As I say, this very difficult times, and I really did feel for her yesterday … I’m not going to engage in disparagement of Sussan this morning, I’ve spoken before about the fact that we were not traveling well, and things have gone from bad to worse. We’re simply not competitive.I’m really hoping that under Angus leadership, we will move very quickly to show what we stand for in terms of our migration policy, housing and of course, education. Continue reading...

Feb 13, 2026 - World

Civil rights inquiry will assess whether LA county fire department discriminated while responding to 2025 firesThe California department of justice has launched a civil rights investigation into whether Los Angeles county discriminated against the predominantly Black community of west Altadena when responding to last year’s Eaton fire.The investigation will assess whether the fire response resulted in a “disparate impact” on west Altadena based on race, age or disability. Continue reading...

Feb 13, 2026 - World

Scott Socha, whose company sued to claim trademark rights to Yosemite name, criticized by conservation groupsDonald Trump has nominated the hospitality executive Scott Socha – whose company once sued to claim trademark rights to the name “Yosemite National Park” – to lead the National Park Service.The nomination of an outsider with business ties to the agency he’d oversee comes at a pivotal moment for the service, which lost a quarter of its staff under Doge’s civil sector purge and which has been the subject of the Trump administration’s aggressive efforts to erase mention of historical events from NPS sites that portray Americans in an unfavorable light, such as slavery. Continue reading...