- An Australian woman is on trial for murder by toxic mushrooms. Here's what to know NPR
- Deliberate poisoning or a tragic accident? The question at the heart of Australia’s mushroom murders trial The Guardian
- What is iNaturalist? The citizen science app playing an unlikely role in Erin Patterson’s mushroom murder trial The Conversation
- Mushroom trial: 'very rare' for accused to hold gatherings, says husband BBC
- Woman Accused of Poisoning Ex-In-Laws Allegedly Lied About Having Cancer People.com
Illinois landlord sentenced to 53 years over hate-crime killing of six-year-old
Joseph Czuba, 73, killed Muslim boy and severely injured his mother in vicious attack days after war in Gaza began
An Illinois landlord who killed a six-year-old Muslim boy and severely injured his mother in a vicious hate-crime attack days after the war in Gaza began was sentenced on Friday to 53 years in prison.
Joseph Czuba, 73, was found guilty in February of murder, attempted murder and hate-crime charges in the death of Wadee Alfayoumi and the wounding of his mother, Hanan Shaheen.
Continue reading...Prince Harry loses legal challenge over police protection in UK
Duke of Sussex’s team had argued he was ‘singled out’ for ‘inferior treatment’ when security was downgraded in 2020
The Duke of Sussex has lost a legal challenge over the level of taxpayer-funded security he is entitled to while in the UK, allowing the government to proceed with a “bespoke”, and cheaper, level of protection for his family.
Three senior judges at the court of appeal rejected Prince Harry’s claim that he had been “singled out” for “inferior treatment” and that his safety and life were “at stake” after a change in security arrangements that occurred when he stepped down as a working royal and moved abroad.
Continue reading...ICJ hearing on Israel’s obligation to allow aid to Palestine: Key takeaways
Most states that participated in the rhetorical hearings said Israel has failed to deliver aid to Palestinians.
Evacuations in Chile and Argentina after tsunami warning – BBC
- Evacuations in Chile and Argentina after tsunami warning BBC
- Evacuation is mantained in coastal areas of the Magellan Peninsula after quake strikes off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina Yahoo
- M 7.4 - 219 km S of Ushuaia, Argentina USGS (.gov)
- Tsunami Alert Canceled After Earthquake Near Chile The Weather Channel
- 7.4 magnitude quake off Chile's far south briefly triggers tsunami alert but causes no damage Toronto Star
Evacuations in Chile and Argentina after tsunami warning
Thousands were evacuated after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off Chile's southern coast on Friday morning.
US man gets 53 years for fatally stabbing Palestinian-American child
Joseph Czuba was convicted for targeting the child and his mother over their Muslim faith shortly after the start of the Israel-Gaza war.
US man gets 53 years for fatally stabbing Palestinian-American child
Joseph Czuba was convicted for targeting the child and his mother over their Muslim faith shortly after the start of the Israel-Gaza war.
Australia’s election will show if PM Anthony Albanese has won back voters
Australians will decide if they want to give Labor another chance as local and global issues weigh on voters' minds.
US designates two powerful Haitian gangs as terrorist groups
Rubio calls Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif ‘threat to US national security’ and says support for groups could lead to charges
The United States has designated a powerful Haitian gang alliance, whose members have taken control of almost all the capital city as a “transnational terrorist group”.
The criminal coalition known as Viv Ansanm (Live Together), and another faction, the Gran Grif gang, which in October took responsibility for a shocking massacre of at least 115 people in the agricultural town of Pont-Sondé, were both covered by the move on Friday.
Continue reading...Donald Trump renews threats against Harvard University’s tax exempt status
Democrats have called for an investigation into whether the president is pressuring the IRS to strip Harvard's status.
Happiness Is as Unique as You Are – Neuroscience News
- Happiness Is as Unique as You Are Neuroscience News
- What Makes You Happy? Take Our Quiz. The New York Times
- The Link Between Happiness and Social Connection The Atlantic
- Towards a personalized happiness approach to capturing change in satisfaction Nature
- The problem with ‘happiness’ National Geographic
Rubio condemns German intelligence’s decision to classify far-right party AfD as extremist – Politico
- Rubio condemns German intelligence’s decision to classify far-right party AfD as extremist Politico
- Rubio and German Foreign Ministry spar on X over comments accusing Germany of "tyranny in disguise" CNN
- Intelligence agency classifies country's popular Alternative for Germany party as 'extremist' Fox News
- AfD classified as extreme-right by German intelligence BBC
- Germany updates: Scholz says AfD ban 'must not be rushed' DW
Freedom Flotilla accuses Israel of alleged drone attack on Gaza aid ship
A representative of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition accused “Israel or one of its allies” of an alleged drone attack.
Trump proposes cutting $163bn in non-defense funds and boosting military
Education, health, climate and more on chopping block and 13% rise – to over $1tn to Pentagon – in ‘skinny budget’
Donald Trump is proposing huge cuts to social programmes like health and education while planning substantial spending increases on defence and the Department of Homeland Security, in a White House budget blueprint that starkly illustrates his preoccupation with projecting military strength and deterring migration.
Cuts of $163bn on discretionary non-defence spending would also see financial outlays slashed for environmental and renewable energy schemes, as well as for the FBI, an agency Trump has claimed was weaponised against him during Joe Biden’s presidency. Spending reductions are also being projected for the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Continue reading...AfD ‘extremist’ label sets up political high-wire act for Friedrich Merz
Incoming chancellor must now decide whether to ban flourishing far-right party amid widespread discontent
The decision by Germany’s domestic spy agency to call the far-right Alternative für Deutschland party “extremist” amounts to the starkest move yet by authorities to try to stop the advance of the populist political force.
Friday’s classification by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) will open up the possibility for the security services to monitor the country’s largest opposition party, including by recruiting people to inform against it and enabling interception of its communications.
Continue reading...Prince Harry says he wants to reconcile but King Charles won’t speak to him
Harry, who quit the British royal family in 2020, says he doesn't speak to his father amid row over his security detail.
Blackouts In Europe Continue to Raise Cyber Alarms – WSJ
- Blackouts In Europe Continue to Raise Cyber Alarms WSJ
- Spain’s power and information blackout Financial Times
- How warning signs hinted at Spain's unprecedented power outage Reuters
- Why Europe’s Lights Went Out The Free Press
- The Iberian Peninsula Blackout — Causes, Consequences, and Challenges Ahead Baker Institute
Trump threatens massive new China sanctions over Iranian oil – Axios
- Trump threatens massive new China sanctions over Iranian oil Axios
- Trump says any country that buys oil from Iran will not be allowed to do any business with U.S. CNBC
- Opinion | Where’s That Maximum Pressure on Iran? WSJ
- Iran Says Oil Sanctions Undermine Trump’s Seriousness in Talks Bloomberg.com
- Trump threatens sanctions against buyers of Iranian oil after US-Iran nuclear talks are postponed ABC News
US army plans for a potential parade of 6,600 soldiers on Trump’s birthday
Plans for a large military parade coinciding with the president’s 79th birthday would likely cost tens of millions
Detailed army plans for a potential military parade on Donald Trump’s birthday in June call for more than 6,600 soldiers, at least 150 vehicles, 50 helicopters, seven bands and possibly a couple of thousand civilians, the Associated Press has learned.
At the same time, Fox News reported that the parade was a definite go-ahead and would happen on 14 June, the 250th birthday of the United States army as well as Trump’s own birthday, when he will become 79.
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