US college students detained in Denmark after alleged Uber driver dispute

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Two students traveling on spring break were arrested and charged with assault in Copenhagen, police say

Two American college students traveling for spring break were arrested in Copenhagen, charged with assault, and held in a Danish prison for two weeks following an alleged dispute with an Uber driver, Danish police said.

The family of Owen Ray, a 19-year-old studying at Miami University in Ohio, said he and an unnamed friend have been forced to forfeit their passports and remain in the country.

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Hungary passes constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ+ public events, seen as a major blow to rights – CNN

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  1. Hungary passes constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ+ public events, seen as a major blow to rights  CNN
  2. Hungary Changes Constitution to Mandate Two Genders  The New York Times
  3. Hungary's parliament votes to limit rights of dual nationals and LGBTQ+ people  BBC
  4. Budapest goes 'Gray Pride' as protesters in muted tones mock Pride ban law  Le Monde.fr
  5. Hungary’s Legislation Targeting LGBTQ+ Community Leaves Hollywood Film & TV Productions In Limbo  Deadline
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Mohsen Mahdawi, Palestinian green card holder and Columbia student, detained by Ice

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Mahdawi was at a naturalization interview in Vermont when he was taken in move his lawyers say is ‘retaliation’

Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian green card holder and student at Columbia University, was apprehended by US immigration authorities in Vermont on Monday, according to his lawyers and a video of the incident.

Mahdawi, who was a leader of the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia last spring, was arrested by Ice on Monday morning in Colchester, Vermont, while he was attending a naturalization interview, his lawyer said in a statement to the Guardian.

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Senior Labour figures call for review of Chinese investment in UK infrastructure

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Government’s rapprochement with Beijing may risk national security in wake of British Steel crisis, party members say

Senior Labour figures have urged the government to review Chinese investment in UK infrastructure in the wake of theBritish Steel crisis, warning that a rapprochement with Beijing could risk national security.

Government officials insisted on Monday the country remained open to funding from Chinese companies even after a dramatic weekend during which ministers wrested control of the Scunthorpe steelmaking plant from the Chinese owners, Jingye.

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The Trump administration trapped a wrongly deported man in a catch-22

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The US says it can’t aid in his return as he’s in El Salvador; El Salvador says to help would be like ‘smuggling’ him back

It is difficult to find a term more fitting for the fate of the Maryland father Kilmar Abrego García than Kafkaesque.

Abrego García is one of hundreds of foreign-born men deported under the Trump administration to the Cecot mega-prison in El Salvador as part of a macabre partnership with the self-declared “world’s coolest dictator”, Nayib Bukele.

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Climate crisis has tripled length of deadly ocean heatwaves, study finds – The Guardian

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  1. Climate crisis has tripled length of deadly ocean heatwaves, study finds  The Guardian
  2. Global warming has tripled the length of marine heat waves since 1940, modeling study finds  Phys.org
  3. Reading in the news - Wed 16 Apr  University of Reading
  4. How an Incease in Marine Heatwave Frequency is Impacting Ocean Dwellers and Marine Life  AOL.com
  5. Warming oceans fuel stronger hurricanes, new climate tools show  firstcoastnews.com
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Trump urges the FCC to punish ‘60 Minutes’ over reports on Greenland and Ukraine – CNN

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  1. Trump urges the FCC to punish ‘60 Minutes’ over reports on Greenland and Ukraine  CNN
  2. Donald Trump Again Lashes Out At CBS And ‘60 Minutes’ And Urges FCC Chair To “Impose The Maximum Fines And Punishment”  Yahoo
  3. Trump and Paramount Agree on Mediator in ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit  The New York Times
  4. President Trump tees off on ‘60 Minutes’ again, threatens CBS broadcast licenses  Los Angeles Times
  5. President Trump says CBS and ’60 Minutes’ should ‘pay a big price’ for going after him  AP News
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