James Chater

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Hurricane threatening Mexico as it strengthensEPAPeople secure boats on a beach in Acapulco, Mexico as Hurricane Erick approachesHurricane Erick is expected to strengthen rapidly into a major Category 3 storm, before making landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast on Thursday, Mexico's civil protection agency has said.

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1 hour agoTulsi Gabbard sidelined in Trump administration discussions on Israel and IranThe MAGA rift over Iran is playing out within the administration, with Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, at odds with other top officials — and the president himself.

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1 day agoThis Illegal Psychedelic Is Hailed as a ‘Revolutionary Breakthrough’As opioid addiction continues to devastate communities, a growing number of people are turning to ibogaine—an obscure and controversial psychedelic. WSJ visits a clinic in Mexico to follow one patient's journey through this intense and unorthodox treatment.

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A man has been arrested on suspicion of killing a Democratic state lawmaker and her husband, after a two-day manhunt in the US state of Minnesota. The chase came to an end in a wooded rural area west of Minneapolis, where he surrendered peacefully and ended up crawling towards officers, police said. Vance Luther Boelter, 57, is charged with killing Melissa Hortman, a Minnesota Democrat, and her husband Mark. State Governor Tim Walz called it a "politically motivated assassination".

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | James Chater

Speaking at a press conference with other local officials on Sunday night, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said the attack was an "unspeakable act" that had "altered the state of Minnesota". "This cannot be the norm. It cannot be the way that we deal with our political differences," Walz said. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey praised the "skill and bravery" of law enforcement agencies following Boelter's arrest. "Political violence is abhorrent, it cuts against the most basic moral fabric of our democracy.