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Child labor violations – including kids working night-shifts and with dangerous equipment – are rising in the US. Republicans want even fewer protections

After the indictment news broke, the Trump GOP machine rolled out a political playbook meant to insulate him with his base. It may work, but his brand is toxic with much of the rest of Americans.

Legendary former UFC champion McGregor has been spending time with his family in Orlando, and has been taking precautions while his children attend school in America

America’s veterans need all the help they can get but there’s no evidence it’s coming their way

Fort Myers, Florida, was America’s seventh-fastest-growing city, more than doubling in size during the three decades before Hurricane Ian crashed into it last September. The Category 4 storm laid waste to the area before slashing through the heart of the state. But the storm clouds had barely parted before house…

The MMA star says he has had his children at school in America while living in Las Vegas in recent weeks to film the latest series of the UFC's The Ultimate Fighter

The UFC star says he has had his children at school in America while living in Las Vegas in recent weeks

Trump has followed a pattern since 2016 – the bigger the alleged crime, the louder he airs grievances and claims he’s being persecuted

The relationship between the former president and the network had cooled but Fox offered a full-throated defence of Trump on Thursday night

After the recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank and others, the FT has analysed more than 100 institutions to identify those that are the biggest cause for concern

Social media highlights remarkable timing of verdicts in unusual cases that gripped a nation