US House panel drops inquiry into Northwestern’s law school clinics

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Move comes after professors sued and alleged investigation violated their constitutional free speech rights

The US House education and workforce committee withdrew an investigation into Northwestern University’s law school clinics after professors there sued and alleged that the inquiry violated their constitutional free speech rights.

The professors secured what amounted to a legal victory for them on Thursday, when the House committee withdrew its investigative requests with respect to the university and its law school’s Bluhm Legal Clinic program on Thursday.

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Helicopter crash in South Africa blamed on ‘unsecured’ penguin – upi.com

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  1. Helicopter crash in South Africa blamed on 'unsecured' penguin  upi.com
  2. What we know about the New York City helicopter crash investigation  USA Today
  3. How a penguin in a cardboard box caused a helicopter crash in South Africa  Fox News
  4. South African helicopter crash blamed on penguin in a box  NBC News
  5. Unsecured penguin caused helicopter crash in South Africa  BBC
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European travellers cancel US visits as Trump’s policies threaten tourism – Financial Times

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  1. European travellers cancel US visits as Trump’s policies threaten tourism  Financial Times
  2. International travel is declining, and it's costing the US: 'It's shaking everything up'  USA Today
  3. Opinion | Does anybody want to visit the U.S. right now?  The Washington Post
  4. ‘It’s like our friend started a fist fight with us’: These Europeans are skipping US travel  CNN
  5. World Travelers Are Rethinking Vacation Plans to the US  Bloomberg
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UK woman says she was arrested after confiscating her daughters’ iPads

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Vanessa Brown called police response in Cobham, Surrey, ‘a complete overreaction’ that left her ‘catatonic’

A history teacher has said she was arrested and blocked from seeing her daughters after she confiscated their iPads.

Vanessa Brown, 50, described her “unspeakable devastation and trauma” after spending seven-and-a-half hours in a cell on 26 March after a claim that she had stolen two iPads.

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Prince Harry Meets War Victims in Surprise Visit to Ukraine – The New York Times

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  1. Prince Harry Meets War Victims in Surprise Visit to Ukraine  The New York Times
  2. Prince Harry's 'worst fears' realized in UK security battle  Fox News
  3. As Trump's envoy meets Putin, Prince Harry's visit echoes Europe's embrace of Ukraine  NBC News
  4. 'Further market turmoil' and 'Harry's secret visit'  BBC
  5. Prince Harry meets war victims in unannounced visit to Ukraine  CNN
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South Africa helicopter crash blamed on penguin in cardboard box that hit pilot’s controls – CBS News

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  1. South Africa helicopter crash blamed on penguin in cardboard box that hit pilot's controls  CBS News
  2. Unsecured penguin caused helicopter crash in South Africa  BBC
  3. Unsecured Penguin Causes Helicopter Crash After Hitting Pilot's Controls in Freak Accident  People.com
  4. South African helicopter crash blamed on penguin in a box  NBC News
  5. Helicopter Crash Blamed on ‘Unsecured’ Penguin in a Box  VICE
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Noel Clarke ‘precisely the man’ depicted in Guardian’s reporting, high court told

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Closing submission from Gavin Millar KC says actor’s legal team tried to portray an ‘elaborate conspiracy theory’

Noel Clarke has been shown to be “precisely the man” depicted in the Guardian’s articles accusing him of sexual misconduct, vindicating its journalism, the high court has heard.

In closing submissions in the former Doctor Who actor’s libel claim against Guardian News and Media (GNM), Gavin Millar KC said Clarke had been forced to come up with an “elaborate conspiracy theory” to try to rebut the “overwhelming evidence” against him.

Over 15 years, he used his power to prey on and harass female colleagues.

He sometimes bullied female colleagues.

He engaged in unwanted sexual contact, kissing, touching or groping.

He engaged in sexually inappropriate behaviour and comments.

He was involved in professional misconduct.

He took and shared explicit pictures and videos without consent, including secretly filming a young actor’s naked audition.

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Ukraine allies pledge €21bn in fresh military support to Kyiv – BBC

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  1. Ukraine allies pledge €21bn in fresh military support to Kyiv  BBC
  2. Europe pledges new military support for Ukraine as US envoy meets Putin  France 24
  3. Ukraine allies promise €21bn in military support for Kyiv  The Guardian
  4. Allies pledge €21B in weapons for Ukraine while denouncing Russian attacks  politico.eu
  5. Hegseth Attends Ukraine Defense Group Only Virtually  The New York Times
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Government scrambles to save British Steel as firm faces crisis within crisis

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Union leaders have welcomed moves towards public ownership but it is not an auspicious environment for nationalisation

Blast furnaces have been making steel in Britain for 300 years, ever since they helped start the Industrial Revolution. This weekend, parliament will sit for the first Saturday in decades as it tries to keep the last two furnaces running for a bit longer.

Keir Starmer has recalled MPs to discuss emergency powers to direct steel companies, including British Steel’s Scunthorpe steelworks, to “preserve capability and ensure public safety”. The move would be short of nationalisation, but it would give the government more influence on the steel industry than at any point since Margaret Thatcher.

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Red Cross chief says Gaza is ‘hell on earth’ as Israeli assault continues – BBC

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  1. Red Cross chief says Gaza is 'hell on earth' as Israeli assault continues  BBC
  2. UN chief says Palestinians in Gaza in ‘death loop’, demands end to blockade  Al Jazeera
  3. U.N. says Israel’s aid blockade has opened ‘floodgates of horror’ in Gaza  The Washington Post
  4. Gaza 'hell on earth' as hospital supplies running out, warns head of Red Cross  Reuters
  5. ‘War without limits’: Aid agencies sound the alarm as Israel’s Gaza blockade enters a second month  CNN
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Homeland security apparently used British man’s tattoo to identify alleged gang members

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‘Average man from Derbyshire’ shocked to find photo of tattoo celebrating child’s birth was used to deport migrants

A British man was shocked to discover that a photo of his tattoo was included in a US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) document used to identify alleged members of a notorious Venezuelan criminal gang, Tren de Aragua (TdA).

Earlier this week, 44-year-old Pete Belton, who lives in the English county of Derbyshire, told the BBC that he was stunned to find a photo of his forearm tattoo featured in a DHS document among nine images of tattoos intended to assist in “detecting and identifying” TdA members.

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Labour MPs urge ministers to focus on rebuilding trading relationship with EU

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Call to prioritise reset with Europe comes after top adviser to Trump downplays prospect of US tariffs being reduced

Ministers should focus on rebuilding bridges with the EU, Labour politicians have said, after a senior adviser to Donald Trump downplayed the prospect of a breakthrough with the US.

MPs said the government should “prioritise our trading relationship with the EU” and “get a sugar rush of growth” instead of banking on the prospect of preferential treatment from Washington.

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