Months ago Cuomo was depicted by the media as ‘America’s governor’ – now another side to him that was an open secret in Albany has been officially recognizedIn 2018, as Andrew Cuomo was in the thick of a re-election battle against the Sex and the City …
Millions more people vulnerable to flooding in next decade, study shows
Populations in flood-prone regions is increasing, with 57 countries especially susceptibleFrom Germany to New York City, this summer has demonstrated the destructive force of floods. Now, a new study shows that many more people will live in flood-prone…
‘A perfect storm’: Hawaii firefighters confront Big Island’s largest wildfire in history
As immediate danger recedes, blaze serves as a warning of what’s to come amid worsening climate crisisFirefighters on Hawaii’s Big Island in recent days battled the biggest brush fire that has ever burned on the island, wrangling a blaze that has torch…
Lucrative fundraising points to small but strong Republican anti-Trump resistance
Cashflow suggests while Trump retains an iron grip on party, there is still significant money behind efforts to wrest it freeTaking a stand against Donald Trump is guaranteed to bring Republicans online abuse, primary election challengers and barbs fro…
Why don’t you get a jab? Offspring drummer ousted after refusing Covid vaccine
Pete Parada says ‘it been decided that I am unsafe to be around, in the studio, and on tour’ after turning down treatment on medical groundsPete Parada, drummer with Californian pop-punks the Offspring, has said he has been ousted from the band over hi…
If the US really cared about freedom in Cuba, it would end its punishing sanctions | Helen Yaffe
Critics dismiss Cuba as a failed state, but don’t accept how badly it’s hamstrung by the US blockadeThe violent protests that erupted in Cuba in early July were the first serious social disturbances since the “Maleconazo” of 1994, 27 years ago. Both t…
Jared Kushner’s hidden genius? To make terrible decisions – yet keep failing upwards | Arwa Mahdawi
Donald Trump’s son-in-law has decided to step away from politics and launch an investment firm. No doubt it will be a roaring success, whatever he doesHaving selflessly served the public for four long years, Jared Kushner has decided it’s time to step …
Suspected tanker hijacking off UAE coast is over, says British military
Armed group has left the Panama-registered Asphalt Princess, says British navy, after initial reports Iranian-backed forces had raided vesselA group of armed men who boarded a tanker off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in the Gulf of Oman have le…
Coronavirus live news: vaccinated ‘three times less likely to test positive’; 220,000 children in England jabbed
Study suggests fully vaccinated less likely to pass virus on to others; more 16- and 17-year-olds in UK could be given green light for vaccineChina shuts down transport routes as it battles worst outbreak in monthsStatus of some UK citizens vaccinated …
Coronavirus live news: England and Wales deaths reach three-month high; Indonesia struggles with surge in cases
Latest updates: Covid deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending 23 July up 50%; Indonesia’s health workers struggle under weight of new casesUS reaches Biden’s 70% first-shot goal as threat to unvaccinated people growsHundreds of health…