Mangione lawyers to meet federal prosecutors amid reports of plea deal
Mangione faces two federal charges of stalking resulting in death, each carrying a maximum sentence of life in prison.
Europe swelters in latest wave of extreme heat
UK records its hottest day of the year as the temperature in west London reaches 38.1 degrees Celsius.
Carrick urges Manchester United to sign more transfers to boost title bid
United's preseason outlay pales in comparison with some of their fellow title contenders.
Judge nixes Trump lawsuit alleging Harvard did not protect Jewish students
Ruling latest setback in Trump administration response to Gaza war protests that swept college campuses.
Behind England’s bumper A-level results lie record levels of regional disparities
Need for Burnham to tackle regional inequality could not be clearer as London becomes ‘educational outlier’
Andy Burnham has put regional inequality at the top of his agenda as prime minister, and nowhere is the need for doing so clearer than in education.
As England’s A-level results were published on Thursday morning, students across the country were pictured celebrating a bumper crop of results, with record rates of As and A*s.
Continue reading...Top Forbes editor reportedly fired after receiving $6m from business associate
Randall Lane left his job last month after accepting money from founder of firm that does business with magazine
The top editor of Forbes left his job last month and was reportedly dismissed for accepting $6m from the founder of a firm that does business with the magazine.
The New York Times reported this week that Randall Lane was paid by RJ Shook, whose company, Shook Research, worked with Forbes since 2016 to publish rankings of wealth advisers. The payment was made after Shook sold a majority stake in the company to a private equity firm a year ago.
Continue reading...Nearly 100 children detained as adults under UK-France migration deal
Figures emerge in critical letter to Home Office from organisation appointed to scrutinise detention facilities
Nearly 100 children have been wrongly identified and detained as adults under Shabana Mahmood’s “one in, one out” deal with France, the Guardian can disclose.
Home Office staff said that of 304 age-disputed cases arising from the scheme over nine months, 94 (31%) – were ultimately found to be minors. Children are supposed to be excluded from the scheme, while government policy limits immigration detention of unaccompanied children to 24 hours.
Had been awaiting deportation for more than six months, despite being supposed be held for up to 28 days only “in exceptional cases”.
Were being readied for removal to France despite having TB or requiring hospital treatment.
Faced removal after being separated from family members with whom they had travelled, which she said had a “particularly damaging impact”.
Continue reading...Large explosion rips through Italian munitions factory – Reuters
- Large explosion rips through Italian munitions factory Reuters
- Explosion rocks ammunition factory near Rome, Italian police say euronews.com
- KNDS Ammunition Plant in Italy Hit by Fire, Explosion Bloomberg.com
- Massive explosion rocks Italian ammunition plant that produces artillery for Ukraine The Kyiv Independent
- Huge explosion at ammunition factory in Rome causes fright but no injuries AP News
Poland arrests man who allegedly tried to kill Ukrainian American
The suspect has been identified as a Russian citizen who planned to kill one of Moscow's critics in Warsaw.
This anti-war politician just fled Russia. He believes Putin knows the war is costing him support – CNN
- This anti-war politician just fled Russia. He believes Putin knows the war is costing him support CNN
- 'It was either exile or prison': An interview with Boris Nadezhdin, Putin opponent who fled to France Le Monde.fr
- Exiled Putin Critic Says Push for Peace Put Him in Danger Kyiv Post
- Politician Nadezhdin Revealed the Unexpected Reason for His Departure from Russia UA.NEWS
- Russian opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin leaves Russia after Investigative Committee summons Межа. Новини України.
Gaza mural for Burger King worker fired for shouting ‘Free Palestine’
Artists in Gaza painted a mural honouring former Burger King employee Arianna Hamilton.
Government could pay higher rents to spread asylum accommodation across UK
Greater use of private rental properties would form part of PM’s plan to spread accommodation more evenly across UK
Ministers are considering paying higher prices for housing asylum seekers in private rental properties as part of Andy Burnham’s plan to spread accommodation more evenly across the country.
Using more private rental accommodation, known as “dispersal”, as well as former military barracks, is cheaper than expensive hotels for asylum seekers.
Continue reading...Trump administration ‘gutted’ federal civil rights enforcement, HRW says
A new report finds key federal agencies have stopped providing oversight of civil rights laws nationally.
DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to a sixth province
Ebola outbreak has killed 2,128 people out of around 4,566 recorded cases in the DRC, according to government figures.
Passenger train derails and flips in southern England – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Passenger train derails and flips in southern England ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- 18 injured, 2 seriously, after passenger train derails in southern England CNN
- Two people ‘severely’ injured as rail bosses launch probe into train derailment The Independent
- Two seriously injured, with 18 others hurt, after train derails near Lewes in East Sussex - follow live BBC
- Two seriously injured after passenger train derails near Lewes in East Sussex The Guardian
Huge oil spill off the coast of Oman now covers hundreds of square miles – CNN
- Huge oil spill off the coast of Oman now covers hundreds of square miles CNN
- A British firm starts containment of oil spill from stricken tanker off Oman AP News
- Huge oil slick hitting Oman's shoreline as agencies warn of disaster Reuters
- Arabian Sea Bird and Turtle Habitat Threatened by Oil From Grounded Tanker The New York Times
- Experts Race to Salvage Leaking Oil Tanker Grounded Off Oman Bloomberg.com
EXCLUSIVE: Ukraine offers Russia truce in Black Sea as food supply fears mount, source says – Reuters
- EXCLUSIVE: Ukraine offers Russia truce in Black Sea as food supply fears mount, source says Reuters
- Ukraine Iran: J.D. Vance is learning an important foreign policy lesson the hard way. Slate Magazine
- JD Vance asked Ukraine to halt strikes on tankers using Russian port Financial Times
- Ukraine ‘offering Russia deal to halt attacks on civilian ships in Black Sea’ The Guardian
- Russia Dismisses Calls for Black Sea Ceasefire The Moscow Times
Russian plot to kill American citizen thwarted by Poland, prime minister says: “First situation of its kind” – CBS News
- Russian plot to kill American citizen thwarted by Poland, prime minister says: "First situation of its kind" CBS News
- Poland says it thwarted a Russian plot to kill an American citizen in Warsaw CNN
- Poland arrests Russian allegedly hired to kill Ukrainian-American who was 'inconvenient to the Putin regime' Fox News
- Poland says it thwarted Russian assassination attempt on U.S. citizen in Warsaw The Washington Post
- Russia jails man on Poland spying charges after Warsaw foils hit job Euronews.com
Air India to test all pilots for banned substances
It comes after one of its planes suddenly lost altitude last week, with a number of passengers injured.
College Kids Are Using AI Agents to “Take” Entire Online Classes for Them by Logging Directly Into the Course Management Software – Futurism
- College Kids Are Using AI Agents to "Take" Entire Online Classes for Them by Logging Directly Into the Course Management Software Futurism
- Opinion | The Next Wave of AI-Cheating Technology The Chronicle of Higher Education
- A.I. Agents Are Taking Entire Online Courses for Cheating Students The New York Times
- Opinion | Universities are fighting AI cheating. But there’s a deeper problem. washingtonpost.com
- 43.8% of education providers expect AI integrity issues to worsen The Educator K/12