US arrests in Mexico for cartel-related crimes soared under Amlo, study finds

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Sixfold rise from days of Peña Nieto suggests Americans have increasingly become pawns for criminal drug gangs

The number of Americans arrested in Mexico for offenses related to organized crime increased by 457% – or nearly sixfold – during the 2018-24 presidency of Andrés Manuel López Obrador compared to his predecessor, according to a new report.

Since the current president Claudia Sheinbaum took office in September, 185 US citizens have been arrested by the Mexican army on organized-crime related charges – an average of three a day.

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UK copyright law consultation ‘fixed’ in favour of AI firms, peer says

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Exclusive: Beeban Kidron says plans will lead to ‘wholesale’ transfer of wealth from creative industries to tech sector

A consultation on changes to UK copyright law is “fixed” in favour of artificial intelligence companies and will lead to a “wholesale” transfer of wealth from the creative industries to the tech sector, according to a crossbench peer campaigning against the mooted overhauls.

Beeban Kidron said the government was undermining its own growth agenda with proposals to let AI companies train their algorithms on creative works under a new copyright exemption.

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Court rules against Metropolitan police crackdown on officers

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Force faces having to reinstate officers and staff removed under scheme launched in wake of Sarah Everard case

The Metropolitan police have lost a high court case over whether they can oust officers and staff deemed unsuitable through enhanced vetting procedures.

Scotland Yard had used the scheme, which effectively dismisses officers by removing their vetting clearance, to get rid of scores of staff, some of whom had faced allegations of sexual assault.

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Palestinian president revokes prisoner payments dubbed “pay for slay” – Axios

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  1. Palestinian president revokes prisoner payments dubbed "pay for slay"  Axios
  2. In Overture to Trump, Palestinian Leader Mahmoud Abbas Ends Payments for Prisoners  The New York Times
  3. At the White House, King Abdullah says Jordan will take in 2,000 sick children from Gaza  The Times of Israel
  4. Israel slams Palestinian 'deception scheme' over claim it halted terror rewards program  Fox News
  5. PA’s Abbas ends programme of allowances to families of slain Palestinians  Al Jazeera English
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Can European ‘Boots on the Ground’ Help Protect Ukraine’s Security? – The New York Times

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  1. Can European ‘Boots on the Ground’ Help Protect Ukraine’s Security?  The New York Times
  2. Zelenskyy must lower mobilisation age to win Western support - Bloomberg  Цензор.НЕТ
  3. NYT: Europe and the US will discuss sending a military contingent to post-war Ukraine  112.ua
  4. Media list steps Zelensky should take to get help from the U.S.  news.novyny.live
  5. Peace in Ukraine cannot be achieved without Europe – French expert  Ukrinform
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Bank of England’s Mann backed rate cut as she sees inflation ‘hump’ easing

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Downturn in jobs market will mean workers will be unlikely to be able to bid up their wages, says policymaker

The Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann has said she backed a half-point cut in UK interest rates last week because she believes the downturn in the jobs market will make the inflation “hump” this year short-lived.

Mann surprised financial markets last week by switching from voting against the Bank’s last cut, in November, to supporting a half-point reduction.

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Patti Smith to perform Horses in full on 50th anniversary tour

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Singer will visit US, UK and Europe later this year alongside members of the original band who recorded the classic punk text

Patti Smith is to perform her classic album Horses in full on a tour to mark the album’s 50th anniversary.

Playing gigs across the US, UK and Europe, Smith’s band will feature guitarist Lenny Kaye and drummer Jay Dee Daugherty, each of whom played on the original recording. The tour includes two UK dates, at London’s Palladium on 12 and 13 October, with Dublin, Madrid, Bergamo, Brussels, Oslo and Paris also featuring on the European run. The US tour will visit Seattle, Oakland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Boston, Washington DC and Philadelphia.

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Indigenous teen Cassius Turvey’s alleged murder ‘not racially motivated’, court hears

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Prosecutor tells jury ‘it is not the state’s case’ the alleged murder was racially motivated

A man accused of swinging the weapon that killed an Indigenous teenager says the dead boy stabbed him before a friend allegedly struck the fatal blows, with a court told the attack wasn’t racially motivated.

Cassius Turvey, a 15-year-old Noongar Yamatji boy, died in hospital 10 days after he was allegedly struck in the head with a metal pole in Perth’s eastern suburbs on 13 October, 2022.

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