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• La Environmental Protection Agency ha clasificado los microplásticos y los antidepresivos como contaminantes del agua potable, respondiendo a la defensa del movimiento MAHA y a las preocupaciones de salud pública. • La clasificación marca un paso regulatorio significativo en el abordaje de contaminantes emergentes en los suministros de agua de U.S. que han generado preocupación entre expertos en salud y defensores del medio ambiente. • La designación puede motivar futuras acciones regulatorias para establecer estándares de agua potable y requisitos de tratamiento para estas sustancias.

• La compañía había tenido dificultades para aumentar la demanda pospandemia antes de que la guerra en Irán elevara los costos del combustible para aviones • Regístrese en el correo electrónico de Breaking News US para recibir alertas de boletines en su bandeja de entrada • Spirit Airlines se prepara para cesar sus operaciones después de que la atribulada empresa se quedara sin efectivo y un intento de rescate por parte de la administración Trump pareciera estancarse.

La compañía reportó $111.2bn en ingresos en su primer informe de resultados tras el anuncio de la salida pendiente de Cook. Apple superó ampliamente las expectativas de Wall Street en su primer informe de ganancias desde que anunció que el CEO Tim Cook dejaría el cargo. Cook informó del “mejor trimestre de marzo de la historia” de Apple y un “crecimiento de dos dígitos en cada segmento geográfico”. También señaló una “demanda extraordinaria para la línea iPhone17”. Continuar leyendo...

• Lee Zeldin afirma ante el Senate que el plan de la Trump administration hará que la Environmental Protection Agency sea «más eficiente» • Los Senate Democrats acusaron a la Trump administration de abandonar la misión de la Environmental Protection Agency de proteger la salud humana y el medio ambiente en una audiencia en el Congreso el miércoles, criticando duramente al liderazgo de la agencia por una propuesta para recortar su presupuesto a la mitad. • La comparecencia de Lee Zeldin ante el Senate environment committee fue la última de las tres audiencias presupuestarias del administrador de la EPA esta semana, en las que abogó por una reducción drástica de la financiación de la agencia, que ya ha visto su nivel de personal reducido al más bajo en décadas bajo su dirección.

• El Gobernador de Louisiana Jeff Landry anunció planes el 29 de abril de 2026 para suspender las House primaries después de que un fallo judicial sobre los congressional maps intensificara las disputas de redistricting. • La decisión se deriva de las batallas en curso sobre racial gerrymandering, con docenas de casos más acechando antes de las midterms. • La suspensión podría retrasar las elecciones y reconfigurar las estrategias del GOP en el estado.

Fadi Saqr es acusado de asesinatos masivos de civiles en Tadamon, Damascus, donde la gente dice que debe enfrentar a la justicia. Una comisión de derechos siria está preparando un caso acusando a Fadi Saqr, un líder de milicia dentro del régimen de Assad, de participación en crímenes de lesa humanidad y crímenes de guerra, según ha declarado un alto funcionario sirio a The Guardian. Saqr es un antiguo comandante de la milicia National Defence Forces (NDF) y es ampliamente acusado de participar en la matanza masiva y la desaparición forzada de civiles en el barrio de Tadamon de Damascus, así como en otras partes de la capital siria. Continuar leyendo...

Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe multado y deportado tras declararse culpable de delitos migratorios y de armas de fuego no relacionados con el tiroteo reciente. Tres meses después de que un empleado recibiera un disparo por la espalda en la residencia de la familia Mugabe en un suburbio adinerado de Johannesburgo, el hijo menor de Robert Mugabe ha sido multado y se le ha ordenado abandonar Sudáfrica tras declararse culpable de dos cargos no relacionados. Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, de 28 años, y su primo Tobias Mugabe Matonhodze, de 33 años, fueron inicialmente acusados de intento de asesinato tras el incidente del 19 de febrero. Continuar leyendo...

El Primer Ministro se enfrentará a Kemi Badenoch y a otros parlamentarios en la última sesión de PMQs de la sesión parlamentaria 2024-26. Buenos días. Originalmente, Keir Starmer esperaba que no fuera necesaria una sesión de PMQs hoy, pero al final se celebrará una, y será definitivamente la última de la sesión parlamentaria 2024-26. Será una oportunidad para que Starmer reflexione sobre toda la legislación aprobada. Hay cierto alivio por el hecho de que el gobierno ganara con facilidad la votación sobre la petición de Kemi Badenoch de que Starmer fuera remitido al comité de privilegios. Aquí está nuestra noticia de última hora de Pippa Crerar, Ben Quinn y Jessica Elgot. Continuar leyendo...

• Un novato de los Boston Red Sox tuvo una sólida actuación en el primer juego del equipo sin el mánager Alex Cora, calificando el día como un 'torbellino'. • El novato reaccionó de manera positiva ante el cambio repentino, ayudando a estabilizar al equipo en medio de la transición. • La salida de Cora genera incertidumbre para los Red Sox, poniendo a prueba la resiliencia de la joven plantilla a principios de la temporada.

• Un estudio reciente demuestra que una formulación de vacuna actualizada redujo las visitas a los departamentos de urgencias y las hospitalizaciones entre adultos sanos en aproximadamente un 50 por ciento durante la temporada pasada. • Esta mejora significativa de la eficacia representa un avance importante en el desarrollo de vacunas y en las estrategias de protección de la salud pública. • Los hallazgos contribuyen al panorama en evolución de la política de vacunas de U.S., tal como se documenta en el último informe sobre el estado de la política de vacunas de CIDRAP del 28 de abril de 2026.

El objeto de los cargos sigue sin estar claro, después de que se desestimara un caso anterior sobre el testimonio ante el Congreso Política de EE. UU. en vivo – últimas actualizaciones Regístrese en el correo electrónico del boletín Breaking News US El Departamento de Justicia presentó nuevos cargos penales contra James Comey, el exdirector del FBI, el martes, según una persona familiarizada con el asunto. El objeto de los cargos no quedó claro de inmediato y el Departamento de Justicia no respondió de inmediato a una solicitud de comentarios. CNN informó primero que se había presentado una nueva acusación formal. Continuar leyendo...

Suspect in Saturday evening’s shooting – Cole Tomas Allen – expected to be formally charged in court todayGood morning, and welcome to our live coverage of US politics.The suspected gunman in the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday evening, identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, from Torrance, California, is due to appear in court later today.He is expected to be formally charged with using a firearm during a violent crime and assault on a federal officer using a dangerous weapon. Continue reading...

Discrepancy in forecasts raises questions over government planning for net zeroOne vision of the UK’s future involves a decarbonised economy powered by clean, renewable energy. Another involves making the UK an AI superpower.The government departments responsible for these two visions do not appear to have agreed on their numbers. Continue reading...

Secondhand car buyers urged to carefully inspect vehicles, while owners told to beware tests that are suspiciously quickRise of the ‘ghost owner’: 18,000 UK vehicles in use without proper recordsYou have just bought a secondhand car. It was older than you wanted, but were reassured because it had recently passed its MOT.Within a few days, you notice a problem with the steering and take it into a garage to be checked. As well as that issue, they find the tread depth of the tyres is so low it should not have passed the test. Continue reading...

Al-Qaida-linked group JNIM claims responsibility for strikes on airport in capital, Bamako, and four other citiesIslamic militants and separatists attacked several locations in Mali’s capital and other cities on Saturday in one of the largest coordinated attacks in the country in recent years.The al-Qaida-linked militant group JNIM claimed responsibility for the attacks on Bamako’s international airport and four other cities in central and northern Mali on its website Azallaq. It said the attacks were carried out jointly with the Azawad Liberation Front, a Tuareg-led separatist group. Continue reading...

Former Liberal party senator, who was elected to state upper house in March, says flights ‘worth every cent’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne Nation’s South Australian leader has paid back Australia’s richest person for private flights he took while campaigning in the state’s recent election.Cory Bernardi confirmed on Saturday that he had reimbursed a “substantial” sum of money to Gina Rinehart’s company S Kidman & Co, to comply with new state laws that prohibit political parties and candidates from receiving electoral donations or gifts from individuals, businesses or unions. Continue reading...

Move creates conflict between state and administration as Trump seeks federal framework over states handling issueSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US justice department said on Friday it had intervened in a lawsuit by Elon Musk’s xAI challenging a Colorado law aimed at regulating artificial intelligence systems.In its intervention, the justice department said the law violates the 14th amendment’s equal protection guarantee by requiring companies to guard against unintended discriminatory effects while allowing some discrimination aimed at promoting diversity. Continue reading...

Philip Rycroft says promises on issues from economics to immigration have not lived up to expectationsBritain should start talking about rejoining the EU, according to a former senior civil servant who ran the Brexit department.Philip Rycroft, who was permanent secretary of the Department for Exiting the EU, said the “argument was there to be won” about going back into Europe, adding that a “clear-headed appraisal of what is in the country’s best interests” was needed. However, he said rejoining the bloc could be a “long and windy” road. Continue reading...

The department of justice has refused to hand over key evidence from the Jeffrey Epstein files and could delay Scotland Yard’s criminal inquiry.Good morning. The UK criminal investigation into Peter Mandelson has reportedly ground to a halt after the US justice department refused to hand over evidence contained in the Epstein files.The documents relate to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which Scotland Yard believes could hold key evidence related to Mandelson, who served as business secretary and US ambassador. While the Met has asked for voluntary disclosure, the US department of justice is insisting on a Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) request, a legal back and forth between countries to obtain evidence, the Telegraph has reported. Continue reading...

• The acting Attorney General announced charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center alleging fraud in its informant program. • Authorities assert that the SPLC's informant program paid sources to "stoke racial hatred," suggesting deliberate misuse of funds and inflammatory activities. • The investigation remains ongoing with the possibility of future indictments naming SPLC executives as defendants.

Mandated release of files was marred by missed deadlines, leaked victims’ information and excessive redactionsUS politics live – latest updatesThe US Department of Justice’s office of the inspector general (OIG) announced on Thursday that it is launching an audit of the justice department’s compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.In a news release, the deputy inspector general William M Blier, who the statement said is performing the duties of the inspector general, said that the “preliminary objective” of the internal probe “is to evaluate the [justice department’s] processes for identifying, redacting, and releasing records in its possession as required by the Act”. Continue reading...

Proposal at heart of offer made during a 30-country two-day meeting jointly organised by FranceMiddle East crisis – live updatesBritain is prepared to deploy a squadron of RAF Typhoons based in Qatar to patrol over the strait of Hormuz as part of a multinational mission to keep open the strategic waterway once the Iran war comes to an end.The UK military also offered to deploy mine-hunting drones and specialist divers to help clear the strait mined by Iran – but no decision has been made on whether HMS Dragon or another warship would also be deployed. Continue reading...

Exit of John Phelan, navy’s top civilian official, comes a week after Pete Hegseth fired army’s top officerThe Pentagon announced on Wednesday that the navy’s top civilian official, John Phelan, the secretary of the navy, is leaving his job.In a statement posted to social media, Sean Parnell, a Pentagon spokesperson, said Phelan was “departing the administration, effective immediately” Continue reading...

Newspaper broke embargo on confidential briefing note about the royal couple’s movements five days before they arrived in Melbourne for their Australia visitThe Daily Mail’s “aggressive” approach to reporting on Prince Harry and Meghan’s Australian visit has “irreparably damaged” the Sussexes’ ability to brief press ahead of trips, Guardian Australia has been told.The Daily Mail broke the embargo by publishing the royal couple’s movements five days before they landed in Melbourne, despite that information being strictly non-publishable until they arrived. Continue reading...

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Release of new Claude model, so far limited to US firms, will expand to British institutions in coming daysBritish banks will be given access in the next week to a powerful AI tool that was deemed too dangerous to be released to the public, as a series of senior finance figures warned over its impact.Anthropic, which has so far limited the release of the new model to a small clutch of primarily US businesses, including Amazon, Apple and Microsoft, said it would expand that to UK financial institutions in the coming days. Continue reading...

Democratic representative from California has suspended gubernatorial campaign and resigned from CongressThe US Department of Justice (DoJ) has opened an investigation into Eric Swalwell following his resignation from Congress, according to a source familiar with the matter.The news of a federal investigation comes days after the Democratic representative from California stepped down due to multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. Continue reading...

• The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced sanctions against cartel-linked casinos and key associates operating on the U.S.-Mexico border on April 14, 2026. • The action represents a continued enforcement effort targeting financial networks connected to organized crime along the southwestern border. • The sanctions highlight the Treasury's commitment to disrupting illicit financial flows and money laundering operations tied to criminal organizations.

As treasurer Jim Chalmers weighs ‘extreme uncertainty’, one economic scenario sees global growth plunging to just 2% in 2026Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe International Monetary Fund has warned the US-Israel war on Iran risks creating an “energy crisis of an unprecedented scale” that could tip the global economy towards recession.The grim warning contained in the IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook comes as Jim Chalmers prepares to attend the organisation’s spring meetings in Washington DC this week, where he said he would be “joining with other countries continuing to call for an enduring end to the war”. Continue reading...