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• A EPA classificou microplásticos e antidepressivos como contaminantes da água potável, respondendo à mobilização do movimento MAHA e às preocupações de saúde pública. • A classificação marca um passo regulatório significativo na abordagem de contaminantes emergentes nos suprimentos de água dos EUA que têm gerado preocupação entre especialistas em saúde e defensores ambientais. • A designação pode impulsionar futuras ações regulatórias para estabelecer padrões de água potável e requisitos de tratamento para essas substâncias.

A empresa enfrentou dificuldades para aumentar a demanda pós-pandemia antes que a guerra no Iran elevasse os custos do jet fuel. Inscreva-se no e-mail Breaking News US para receber alertas de newsletter em sua caixa de entrada. A Spirit Airlines está se preparando para encerrar as operações depois que a empresa em crise ficou sem caixa e uma tentativa de resgate pela Trump administration pareceu estagnar. A empresa teve dificuldades para fechar um acordo com seus credores e garantir financiamento para manter as operações, de acordo com uma reportagem do Wall Street Journal citando pessoas familiarizadas com o assunto. Continue lendo...

• A empresa relatou US$ 111,2 bilhões em receita no primeiro relatório de resultados após o anúncio da saída iminente de Cook • A Apple superou amplamente as expectativas de Wall Street em seu primeiro relatório de resultados desde que anunciou que o CEO Tim Cook deixaria o cargo • Cook relatou o “melhor trimestre de março de todos os tempos” da Apple e “crescimento de dois dígitos em todos os segmentos geográficos”

Lee Zeldin afirma perante o Senado que o plano do governo Trump tornará a Environmental Protection Agency ‘mais eficiente’ Democratas do Senado acusaram o governo Trump de abandonar a missão da Environmental Protection Agency de proteger a saúde humana e o meio ambiente em uma audiência no Congresso na quarta-feira, criticando duramente a liderança da agência por uma proposta de reduzir seu orçamento pela metade. O comparecimento de Lee Zeldin perante o comitê de meio ambiente do Senado foi a última das três audiências orçamentárias do administrador da EPA nesta semana, onde ele defendeu um financiamento drasticamente reduzido para a agência, que já viu seu quadro de funcionários ser reduzido ao nível mais baixo em décadas sob sua liderança. Durante grande parte da semana, o ex-deputado republicano de Nova York adotou uma abordagem agressiva, respondendo aos democratas na Câmara e no Senado com suas próprias perguntas e, por vezes, acusando-os de estarem despreparados ou de não se importarem com o histórico da EPA. Continue lendo...

• O governador da Louisiana, Jeff Landry, anunciou planos em 29 de abril de 2026 para suspender as primárias da Câmara após uma decisão judicial sobre mapas congregacionais intensificar as disputas por redistritamento. • A decisão decorre de batalhas contínuas sobre gerrymandering racial, com dezenas de outros casos iminentes antes das midterms. • A suspensão pode atrasar as eleições e reformular as estratégias do GOP no estado.

Fadi Saqr é acusado de assassinatos em massa de civis em Tadamon, Damascus, onde as pessoas dizem que ele deve enfrentar a justiça. Uma comissão de direitos síria está preparando um processo acusando Fadi Saqr, um líder de milícia dentro do regime de Assad, de envolvimento em crimes contra a humanidade e crimes de guerra, disse uma alta autoridade síria ao Guardian. Saqr é ex-comandante da milícia National Defence Forces (NDF) e é amplamente acusado de envolvimento no assassinato em massa e desaparecimento forçado de civis no bairro de Tadamon em Damascus, bem como em outras partes da capital síria. Continue lendo...

• Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe foi multado e expulso após se declarar culpado de crimes relacionados a imigração e armas de fogo, não relacionados ao tiroteio recente • Três meses depois que um funcionário foi baleado nas costas na casa da família Mugabe, em um bairro rico de Joanesburgo, o filho mais novo de Robert Mugabe foi multado e ordenado a deixar a África do Sul após se declarar culpado de duas acusações não relacionadas. • Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, 28 anos, e seu primo Tobias Mugabe Matonhodze, 33 anos, foram inicialmente ambos acusados de tentativa de homicídio após o incidente em 19 de fevereiro. Leia mais...

O PM enfrentará Kemi Badenoch e outros parlamentares no último PMQs da sessão parlamentar de 2024-26 Bom dia. Originalmente, Keir Starmer esperava que não houvesse necessidade de um PMQs hoje, mas teremos um, e será definitivamente o último da sessão parlamentar de 2024-26. Será uma oportunidade para Starmer refletir sobre toda a legislação aprovada. Há certo alívio pelo fato de o governo ter vencido facilmente a votação sobre o pedido de Kemi Badenoch para que Starmer fosse encaminhado ao comitê de privilégios. Aqui está a nossa história da noite por Pippa Crerar, Ben Quinn e Jessica Elgot. Continue lendo...

• Um novato do Boston Red Sox teve uma atuação sólida no primeiro jogo da equipe sem o técnico Alex Cora, descrevendo o dia como um 'redemoinho'. • O novato reagiu positivamente à mudança repentina, ajudando a estabilizar a equipe em meio à transição. • A saída de Cora cria incertezas para o Red Sox, testando a resiliência do jovem elenco logo no início da temporada.

• Um estudo recente demonstra que uma formulação de vacina atualizada reduziu as visitas ao pronto-socorro e as hospitalizações entre adultos saudáveis em aproximadamente 50 por cento durante a última temporada. • Esta melhora significativa na eficácia representa um avanço importante no desenvolvimento de vacinas e nas estratégias de proteção da saúde pública. • As descobertas contribuem para o cenário em evolução da política de vacinação dos EUA, conforme documentado no relatório mais recente do CIDRAP sobre o estado da política de vacinas, de 28 de abril de 2026.

O objeto das acusações permanece incerto, após a rejeição de um caso anterior sobre depoimento ao Congresso US politics live – atualizações mais recentes Inscreva-se na newsletter de notícias urgentes dos EUA O Departamento de Justiça apresentou novas acusações criminais contra James Comey, ex-diretor do FBI, na terça-feira, de acordo com uma pessoa familiarizada com o assunto. O objeto das acusações não ficou claro imediatamente e o Departamento de Justiça não respondeu de imediato a um pedido de comentário. A CNN foi a primeira a informar que uma nova denúncia havia sido apresentada. Continue lendo...

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...