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Headlines Environment   Chaos as Trump cuts to Noaa lead to staffers receiving deluge of spam emails US climate agency upended as Doge efforts to slash federal government compromise weather operations and security US politics live   Democratic senator Cory Booker holds marathon speech to highlight ‘recklessness’ of Trump policies Trump tariffs   Large majority of Europeans support retaliatory tariffs against US, poll finds Politics   Wisconsin and Florida voters head to polls in test of Trump’s popularity Middle East   Palestinian teenager dies in Israeli jail after being held six months without charge Trump presidency Democracy   US lawmakers to vote on bill targeting noncitizen voting: ‘There would be extensive uncertainty’ The Save Act is aimed at cutting rare instances noncitizens vote – by making voter registration more difficult At a glance   Doge access to federal payroll and Trump’s third term comment spark alarm Universities   Pro-Palestinian British Cornell student says he will leave US citing fear of detention 'Real danger in this moment'   More than 1,900 scientists write letter in ‘SOS’ over Trump’s attacks on science In focus Childhood   Play therapy for young disaster survivors can be ‘extraordinarily helpful’ – but often inaccessible In North Carolina, children affected by Hurricane Helene are putting this proven method to the test Canada   ‘The ice is not freezing as it should’: supply roads to Canada’s Indigenous communities under threat from climate crisis ‘Beyond description’   Bodies pile up in mass graves as Myanmar grapples with quake toll Spotlight Wrestling   Nine lives: how Saraya survived alcohol, abuse, injury and a leaked sex tape At 18, Saraya-Jade Bevis had a rags-to-riches signing that took her from Norwich to the largest wrestling promotion in the world. A few years later, she hit rock bottom. Here is how she started over Environment   ‘Is it “woke” to care about the environment?’: how Trump’s cuts are dismantling global conservation work Online shopping   ‘Please leave feedback’: how constant online reviews are changing our brains – and our lives Architecture   A tower topped with a pangolin! The Oxford university building inspired by Tolkien … and the pandemic Media   ‘I can’t cope with it any more’: newsrooms scramble to retain audiences amid the big switch-off Sport   Torpedo bats: a destroyer of worlds or baseball’s long-awaited savior?   Sign up for The Long Wave newsletter Weekly Nesrine Malik and Jason Okundaye deliver your weekly dose of Black life and culture from around the world Click to sign up Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties Opinion Who actually runs Columbia University? Arjun Appadurai and Sheldon Pollock Democrats still misunderstand working class voters – to their peril Dustin Guastella Sports NCAA Tournament   Bueckers scores 31 points to fire UConn into Final Four The A’s settled into their new home in Sacramento. The result was familiar Tom Dart at Sutter Health Park Culture Music   ‘I feel as though I’ve been in chains’: the bittersweet life of lovers rock legend Mari’ Pierre Television   Adolescence: drama schools hit out at ‘stars from nowhere’ narrative In case you missed it Oregon   Oregon abandoned its radical drug law. Then came the mass arrests Last year, the state ended a trailblazing law decriminalizing possession. Drug users in some counties are now in and out of jail, without lawyers, struggling to get treatment Analysis   A Wisconsin state supreme court race will test whether abortion can still tip an election ‘This is what dictators do’   Contempt as Trump claims he can run for third term Mexico   How hurricanes Otis and John exposed Acapulco’s big divide and left residents ‘scared for our lives’ Get in touch If you have any questions or comments about any of our newsletters please email newsletters@theguardian.com Manage your emails | Unsubscribe | Trouble viewing? You are receiving this email because you are a subscriber to The Guardian Today US. Guardian News & Media Limited - a member of Guardian Media Group PLC. Registered Office: Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9GU. Registered in England No. 908396