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Macsween working to circumvent food regulations that have banned traditional recipe in US for more than 50 yearsScotland’s largest haggis maker is creating a new “compliant” recipe of the nation’s most famous dish to circumvent strict American food regulations after more than 50 years in exile.The decision by Macsween of Edinburgh comes after traditional haggis was banned by the US authorities in 1971, taking issue with the sheep’s-lung component of the recipe, which was then banned for use as human food by federal regulation. Continue reading…



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Author : Geneva Abdul

Publish date : 2025-01-18 10:41:37

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Starmer open to second state visit for Donald Trump, amid worries about tariffs and recent setbacks to political relationshipDavid Lammy was visiting Washington last May when he realised Donald Trump was likely to win the presidential election. The soon-to-be foreign secretary held meetings with the Democrat and Republican campaigns – and found himself admiring the latter.The slickness and professionalism of Trump’s 2024 operation, with its sharp messaging making inroads with black and Hispanic voters, seemed a far cry from his shambolic 2016 campaign. By comparison, Joe Biden’s appeared backward-looking and focused on attacking Trump’s record, while lacking a compelling narrative of its own. Continue reading…



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Author : Eleni Courea Political correspondent

Publish date : 2025-01-18 09:00:21

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Qatar foreign ministry spokesperson confirms the news on social mediaUnder the ceasefire agreement, the three-stage truce starts with an initial six-week phase when hostages held by Hamas will be exchanged for prisoners and detainees jailed in Israel.Thirty-three of the 98 remaining Israeli hostages – including women, children, men over 50 and ill and wounded captives – are to be freed in this phase, as Reuters reports.We used not to be able to cross this street; the regime snipers would shoot you. We couldn’t even get to the street to retrieve the bodies, so we would watch the dogs eat them, just like in Gaza. Continue reading…



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Author : Amy Sedghi (now) and Adam Fulton (earlier)

Publish date : 2025-01-18 08:03:57

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Local people criticise council over decision to raze hut built in 1909 to make way for work on nearby pierAdmittedly, it looks a little shabby. A wooden slat next to the front door and a window pane are missing and a lick of paint would definitely not go amiss.But in the seaside town of Bournemouth there is disquiet at the prospect of the structure – beach hut number 2359 – being razed when structural work on the nearby pier begins. Continue reading…



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Author : Steven Morris

Publish date : 2025-01-18 07:00:21

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Sound was also recorded in footage of space rock hitting house entranceway, producing cloud of smoke and a crackleA doorbell camera on a Canadian home has captured rare video and sound of a meteorite striking Earth as it crashed into a couple’s walkway.When Laura Kelly and her partner returned home after an evening walk, they were surprised to find their walkway littered with dust and strange debris, according to the Meteoritical Society, which posted the video with its report. Continue reading…



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Author : Associated Press

Publish date : 2025-01-17 22:10:49

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Lawsuit filed against Southern California Edison over death of Evelyn Cathirell in Altadena, while extreme winds recede The mother of a woman who was killed in the Eaton fire, one of the extensive wildfires that devastated Los Angeles neighborhoods, is lodging a wrongful death lawsuit against Southern California Edison (SCE), the area’s power provider.Since the fire began on 7 January, at least 13 other lawsuits have been filed against SCE. But this lawsuit, filed on behalf of Altadena resident Evelyn Cathirell, whose daughter Evelyn “Petey” McClendon was found dead in their shared home, appears to be the first death-related one. Continue reading…



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Author : Lauren Aratani, Sam Levin and Abené Clayton in Los Angeles

Publish date : 2025-01-18 00:21:59

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Administration to send 100 to 200 officers to city on day two of new presidency, Wall Street Journal reportsDonald Trump’s incoming presidential administration plans to launch a large immigration raid in Chicago the day after he takes office, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing four people familiar with planning.The raid, expected to start on Tuesday, would last all week, the newspaper said, adding that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) would send between 100 and 200 officers to carry out the operation. Continue reading…



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Author : Reuters

Publish date : 2025-01-18 02:54:51

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Thao, 39, removed from office in November recall, accused of key role in sprawling corruption and bribery schemeSheng Thao, the former mayor of Oakland, and three others have been indicted for a slate of federal charges including conspiracy and bribery. The indictment, which was unsealed and announced in California on Friday, is the culmination of an investigation led by the FBI, the US Postal Inspection Service, and the US Internal Revenue Service.Also charged in the indictment were Andre Jones, Thao’s longtime romantic partner, and David and Andy Duong, a father-son business duo who own Cal Waste Solutions, the company that picks up the recyclables of Oakland’s more than 436,000 residents. The foursome are accused of orchestrating a scheme in which Thao allegedly extended contracts for Cal Waste Solutions, appointed high-level officials who would allegedly help the Duongs’ business interests, and bought housing units from another company owned by the Duongs. Continue reading…



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Author : Abené Clayton

Publish date : 2025-01-18 00:43:26

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Starship test sent orange-glowing shards streaking over northern Caribbean and forced airlines to divert flightsThe US Federal Aviation Administration and officials from the Turks and Caicos Islands have launched investigations into SpaceX’s explosive Starship rocket test that sent debris streaking over the northern Caribbean and forced airlines to divert dozens of flights.“There are no reports of public injury, and the FAA is working with SpaceX and appropriate authorities to confirm reports of public property damage on Turks and Caicos,” said the FAA, which oversees private rocket launch activity. Continue reading…



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Author : Reuters

Publish date : 2025-01-18 00:57:12

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Agreement earlier approved by the security cabinet will pause 15-month war in Gaza for an initial six weeks Middle East crisis – live updatesThe Israeli government has ratified a ceasefire deal to exchange dozens of hostages held by Hamas for Palestinians in Israeli jails and pause the 15-month war in Gaza for an initial six weeks.Under the deal, approved after a cabinet meeting that ended in the early hours of Saturday, a six-week ceasefire will take effect on Sunday, though key questions remain, including the names of the 33 hostages to be released during the six-week first phase of the ceasefire and who among them is still alive. Continue reading…



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Author : Lorenzo Tondo and Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem

Publish date : 2025-01-17 23:30:10

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Blaze erupts at one of world’s largest battery storage plants in Monterey county, leading to highway and school closuresA large fire burning on Friday at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants in northern California is sending up flames of toxic smoke, leading to the evacuation of 1,700 people and the closure of a major highway.The blaze in Moss Landing started on Thursday. Fire crews were not engaging with the fire but were waiting for it to burn out on its own, the Mercury News reported. Continue reading…



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Author : Guardian staff and agencies

Publish date : 2025-01-17 22:16:12

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Populist leader allegedly had a child with a teen girl in 2016, which would constitute statutory rape under Bolivian lawA Bolivian judge has ordered the arrest of the former president Evo Morales over his alleged abuse of a teenage girl while in office, raising the stakes in the state’s months-long showdown with the former leader.The judge in the southern city of Tarija called for Morales, 65, to be arrested after Bolivia’s first Indigenous president ducked out of a hearing on his possible pretrial detention for a second time. Continue reading…



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Author : Guardian staff and agencies in La Paz

Publish date : 2025-01-17 20:45:39

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Officers said pilot had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol before planned flight from Savannah to ChicagoPolice at a Georgia airport arrested an airline pilot on a DUI charge as he was making pre-flight checks aboard a Southwest Airlines flight with bloodshot eyes and reeking of what smelled like alcohol, according to a police report.Passengers had boarded the Southwest Airlines flight from Savannah to Chicago and were awaiting takeoff Wednesday morning when police boarded the plane and took the pilot away in handcuffs. Continue reading…



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Author : Associated Press

Publish date : 2025-01-17 19:28:21

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Visit comes amid speculation that Democratic mayor hopes to seek pardon from president-elect on corruption chargesThe New York City mayor, Eric Adams, is scheduled to meet with Donald Trump at the incoming president’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Friday.The visit between the two men comes amid speculation that Adams, who faces a federal indictment over corruption charges, hopes to seek a pardon from Trump and amid moves that have been widely seen as his attempt to get politically closer to the incoming US president. Continue reading…



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Author : Maya Yang

Publish date : 2025-01-17 18:15:06

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Former leader and wife found guilty of illegally obtaining lucrative plots of land in deal with property tycoonPakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for corruption, another setback for the beleaguered leader who has already spent over 18 months in jail and is facing more than a hundred cases.Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, were found guilty of illegally obtaining lucrative plots of land, worth billions of rupees, through a corrupt deal with a Pakistani property tycoon. Khan was given a 14-year sentence while his wife was given seven years, and Khan was fined 1m Pakistan rupees (£2,900). Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/17/pakistan-imran-khan-sentenced-prison-corruption-case

Author : Hannah Ellis-Petersen South Asia correspondent

Publish date : 2025-01-17 16:18:30

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