Biden’s cancer diagnosis renews transparency outcry; Trump claims cover-up
Former US president likely has had cancer for years, some doctors say.
Race for Poland’s presidency blows wide open – politico.eu
- Race for Poland’s presidency blows wide open politico.eu
- Donald Tusk: next two weeks will ‘decide future of Poland’ The Guardian
- Polish centrist and nationalist presidential candidates to face off in 2nd round CNN
- Poles vote for a new president as security concerns loom large NPR
- Poland set for knife-edge presidential runoff as far right surges NBC News
Trump admin live updates: Trump calls Putin a ‘nice gentleman’ after diplomatic call – ABC News
- Trump admin live updates: Trump calls Putin a 'nice gentleman' after diplomatic call ABC News
- Putin just showed Trump how little he needs him CNN
- Trump has brought Ukraine-Russia peace talks back to square one – just where Putin wants them | Olga Chyzh The Guardian
- President Trump confident Putin wants peace with Ukraine, thinks he's 'had enough' of war Fox News
- Trump says Russia, Ukraine agree to immediate ceasefire talks, Kremlin offers no timeframe Reuters
At least 50 migrants sent to El Salvador prison entered US legally, report finds – The Guardian
- At least 50 migrants sent to El Salvador prison entered US legally, report finds The Guardian
- 50+ Venezuelans Imprisoned in El Salvador Came to US Legally, Never Violated Immigration Law Cato Institute
- Shipped to El Salvador: An Austin Immigration Lawyer on Her Teen Client's Forced 'Disappearance' The Texas Observer
- Trump Was Lying—He Deported a Lot of Legal Immigrants to El Salvador The New Republic
- At least 50 migrants sent to El Salvador prison entered US legally, Cato Institute finds The Hill
Monkeys are kidnapping babies of another species on a Panamanian island, perplexing scientists – CNN
- Monkeys are kidnapping babies of another species on a Panamanian island, perplexing scientists CNN
- Researchers puzzle over rash of baby monkey kidnappings NPR
- Video suggests capuchin monkeys ‘kidnap’ baby howler monkeys, scientists say The Guardian
- “It looked so wrong”: Researchers find never-seen-before footage of capuchins engaging in unprecedented behavior BBC Wildlife Magazine
- Adolescent capuchins kidnap the offspring of howler monkeys out of boredom EL PAÍS English
Russia and Ukraine to ‘immediately’ start ceasefire talks, says Trump
Trump sounded optimistic after a two-hour phone conversation with Putin, but a deal still appears far off.
Trump signs Take It Down Act to combat fake images and online exploitation
President signs bill with first lady Melania Trump to criminalize sharing intimate images without consent
President Donald Trump on Monday signed into law the Take It Down Act, a measure that imposes penalties for online sexual exploitation that first lady Melania Trump helped usher through Congress, and he had her sign it, too, despite what sounded like a mild objection on her part.
“C’mon, sign it anyway,” the president told his wife. “She deserves to sign it.”
Continue reading...Cancer touches us all, says Biden after outpouring of support
The former US president has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office says.
Cancer touches us all, says Biden after outpouring of support
The former US president has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office says.
Passengers freed from stranded train – as it happened
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Liberals question role of advocacy group Advance
We have an exclusive story this morning about the bitter aftermath within the Liberal party after its election defeat with some senior Liberal sources questioning the impact of Advance Australia, the rightwing advocacy that campaigned for the party.
We are absolutely deeply and gravely concerned about the situation in Gaza. For anyone who is watching the images or reading about what is happening there, we have been calling to ensure that aid is getting through and this is something that the Australian government keeps a watching brief on.
I will leave it to the foreign minister to make any further updates, but we … certainly … are seeking support for the people of Gaza and for Israel to allow that support to be provided.
Continue reading...Mohsen Mahdawi, released from Ice custody, graduates from Columbia
Palestinian activist, freed just over two weeks ago from federal detention, crosses graduation stage to cheers
Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi, released just over two weeks ago from federal detention, crossed the graduation stage on Monday to cheers from his fellow graduates.
The Palestinian activist was arrested by immigration authorities in Colchester, Vermont, while attending a naturalization interview. He was detained and ordered to be deported by the Trump administration on 14 April despite not being charged with a crime.
Continue reading...Ex-deputy in California repays $3,500 in cash he stole from homeless man
Felony charges dismissed but John Sanzone banned from serving as peace officer in state after covering up theft
A former sheriff’s deputy who stole $3,500 from a homeless man he arrested in California has been permanently banned from serving as a peace officer in the state, while felony theft charges against him were dropped, authorities said.
John Sanzone, a former deputy with the Glenn county sheriff’s office, arrested a homeless man who had been carrying $3,500 – money the man had been saving for urgent dental work.
Continue reading...Comey says ‘8647’ post that caused Trump firestorm was totally innocent
Former FBI director describes as ‘crazy’ claim that seashell photo on Instagram signified assassination call
James Comey went for a walk on the beach with his wife when they stumbled on a message in the sand: 8647.
According to the former FBI director, his wife wondered if it was an address. They stood over the seashells, trying to decipher meaning. His wife, according to Comey’s account, recalled her days as a server, and said 86 was the term used to remove an item from the menu. Comey chimed in that when he was a kid, “86” meant “to ditch a place”.
Continue reading...NSW flash flooding and weather warnings: intense rain leads to evacuation orders, school closures and rescues
Mid-north coast and Hunter region cops barrage of extreme weather, with more than 30 schools closed and people in Taree advised to take shelter
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Persistent and heavy rain that has brought significant flash flooding to New South Wales is showing no signs of stopping, after forcing a stack of emergency calls and evacuations.
Much of NSW’s mid-north coast and Hunter region has copped the barrage, with 22 flood rescues performed overnight in those areas.
Continue reading...US top court allows Trump admin to revoke protected status for Venezuelans
Supreme Court lets Trump terminate Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of people from Venezuela.
At least 50 migrants sent to El Salvador prison entered US legally, report finds
Cato analysis goes against Trump administration’s claim that only undocumented people were deported to Cecot
At least 50 Venezuelan men sent by the Trump administration to a prison in El Salvador had entered the United States legally, according to a review by the Cato Institute.
The report, published by the libertarian thinktank on Monday, analyzed the available immigration data for only a portion of the men who were deported to El Salvador’s notorious Terrorism Confinement Center (Cecot), and focuses on the cases where records could be found.
Continue reading...One in four pupils in England ‘disengage’ when they move to secondary, report finds
New study found a drop in enjoyment, trust and feelings of safety after year 7 and a largely positive primary experience
One in four pupils in England “disengage” when they move up to secondary school, with enjoyment, trust and a sense of feeling safe declining sharply, according to a new report.
After a largely positive experience at primary school where children report high levels of enjoyment, there is a “steep and lasting” drop in engagement after year 7 when pupils transfer to secondary at the age of 11, the survey of 100,000 pupils in England reveals.
Continue reading...UK ‘the sick person of the wealthy world’ amid increase in deaths from drugs and violence
While mortality from cancer has decreased, deaths from accidents and poisonings have risen, research finds
The UK is becoming “the sick person of the wealthy world” because of the growing number of people dying from drugs, suicide and violence, research has found.
Death rates among under-50s in the UK have got worse in recent years compared with many other rich countries, an international study shows.
Continue reading...Bees face new threats from wars, street lights and microplastics, scientists warn
University of Reading report says conflicts including war in Ukraine among 12 most pressing threats to pollinator
War zones, microplastics and street lights are among the emerging threats to the bee population, according to scientists.
Bee experts have drawn up a list of the 12 most pressing threats to the pollinator over the next decade, published in a report, Emerging Threats and Opportunities for Conservation of Global Pollinators, by the University of Reading.
Continue reading...Dogs are being trained to weed out eggs of invasive spotted lanternflies in US
Researchers are deploying sniffing dogs to combat spread of leaf-hopping pests that can damage trees and fruit crops
The spotted lanternfly, a leaf-hopping invasive pest first detected in the US a decade ago, has steadily spread across the East coast and into the midwest with little getting in its way.
But now researchers are deploying a new weapon to slow its advance: specially trained dogs with the ability to sniff out the winged insect’s eggs before they hatch.
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