Nirvana again defeats alleged child sexual abuse image lawsuit over Nevermind cover

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Spencer Elden, who was photographed as a baby and put on the cover of the 1991 album, has attempted to sue the band twice, claiming it constituted child sexual abuse

A federal judge again threw out a lawsuit by a man who accused grunge rock band Nirvana of distributing child sexual abuse images by using a photograph of him as a naked, swimming baby on the cover of its breakthrough 1991 album Nevermind.

US District Judge Fernando Olguin tossed out the lawsuit filed by plaintiff Spencer Elden for a second time after finding that no reasonable jury would consider the picture pornographic.

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US citizen sues after twice being detained by immigration agents

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US-born Leo Garcia Venegas says ‘I just want to work in peace’ after agents in Alabama said his ID card was fake

An Alabama construction worker and US citizen who says he was detained twice by immigration agents within just a few weeks has filed a lawsuit in federal court demanding an end to Trump administration workplace raids targeting industries with large immigrant workforces.

The class-action lawsuit, filed on Tuesday by Leo Garcia Venegas, a concrete worker, demands an end to what the firm calls “unconstitutional and illegal immigration enforcement tactics”.

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‘A Deliberate Strike’ – Zelensky Accuses Russia of ‘Global Threat’ After Blackout at Chornobyl Nuclear Plant – Kyiv Post

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  1. ‘A Deliberate Strike’ – Zelensky Accuses Russia of ‘Global Threat’ After Blackout at Chornobyl Nuclear Plant  Kyiv Post
  2. Power Flowing to Chernobyl Nuclear Plant After Outage – Officials  The Moscow Times
  3. Zelenskyy warns Russian drones endanger safety at Chernobyl and at Europe's biggest nuclear plant  AP News
  4. Russia says external power needed for Ukraine nuclear plant cooled by emergency generators  Reuters
  5. Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says situation ‘critical’ at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant  Al Jazeera
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Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson will appeal against her convictions, court told

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Lawyers for Erin Patterson confirmed on Thursday that she would appeal against her convictions, after she was sentenced to life imprisonment last month

Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson will appeal against her convictions, the Victorian supreme court has heard.

Patterson’s barrister, Richard Edney, confirmed she would appeal during a short hearing in Melbourne on Thursday morning.

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Corporate ‘middlemen’ mask who really profits from Australian fossil fuel projects, report warns

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Nominee companies – paid to be listed as shareholders on behalf of unnamed investors – could be reducing accountability over financial support of industry

Three global banks are being paid to obscure who profits from 51 fossil fuel projects in Australia that produce 22m tonnes of carbon emissions each year, according to new analysis.

An analyst who authored the report says it highlights a “massive problem” in Australia that could be reducing the amount of scrutiny investors face for financial support of the fossil fuel industry.

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Sunbeds should be banned in UK, skin cancer experts say

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Campaigners urge ministers to close tanning salons across country over dangers posed by UV radiation

Sunbeds are so dangerous they should be banned in the UK, cancer experts and campaigners say.

They have urged ministers to order the closure of the thousands of tanning salons operating across Britain, using public funds to compensate owners if necessary.

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Starmer to end asylum ‘golden ticket’ of resettlement and family reunion rights

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People granted asylum will have to earn right to invite family in plan charities call ‘straight from populist playbook’

People granted asylum will no longer be given “the golden ticket” of resettlement and family reunion rights, Keir Starmer said, amid deepening concerns from charities that his words are demonising refugees.

As the prime minister prepared to discuss illegal migration with European leaders, No 10 outlined plans to strip successful claimants of the right to automatically invite spouses and children to join them.

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Activists say Israel’s navy has begun intercepting a Gaza-bound aid flotilla – NPR

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  1. Activists say Israel's navy has begun intercepting a Gaza-bound aid flotilla  NPR
  2. Israeli military intercept and board several aid ships bound for Gaza, organizers say  CNN
  3. Live: Israel says it has stopped several vessels from Gaza aid flotilla  Reuters
  4. The Global Sumud Flotilla Is Approaching Gaza. Here’s What to Know.  The New York Times
  5. LIVE: Israeli forces kill 65 in Gaza; Israel begins to intercept aid ships  Al Jazeera
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