White House reportedly halts funding for legal aid for unaccompanied migrant children

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Critics say cuts will mean that children will have to face off alone in court against experienced Ice attorneys

The Trump administration is reported to have cut funding to a legal program that provides representation for unaccompanied immigrant children, one month after directing immigration enforcement agents to track down minors who had entered the US without guardians last month.

Organizations that collectively receive more than $200m in federal grants were informed that the contract through the office of refugee resettlement had been partially terminated, according to a memo issued on Friday by the interior department and obtained by ABC News.

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Trump revokes security clearances for Biden, Harris and other political enemies

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In Friday memo, president also pulls clearances for Antony Blinken, Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger and Letitia James

Donald Trump moved to revoke security clearances for Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and a string of other top Democrats and political enemies in a presidential memo issued late on Friday.

The security-clearance revocations also cover the former secretary of state Antony Blinken, the former Wyoming representative Liz Cheney, the former Illinois representative Adam Kinzinger and the New York attorney general, Letitia James, who prosecuted Trump for fraud, as well as Biden’s entire family. They all will no longer have access to classified information – a courtesy typically offered to former presidents and some officials after they have left public service.

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Satellite images reveal extensive damage at Engels-2 airbase in Russia – Euromaidan Press

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  1. Satellite images reveal extensive damage at Engels-2 airbase in Russia  Euromaidan Press
  2. Oil products spill spreads fire at Russian oil depot  Reuters
  3. New satellite images show the damage after Ukraine struck a bomber base deep inside Russia  Business Insider
  4. Third Blast Rocks Russian Fuel Depot Engulfed in Flames for 5 Days  Newsweek
  5. Aiming ‘Left Of The Boom,’ Ukraine’s Drones Are Blowing Up Munitions Stocks In Russia  Forbes
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Five key moments in the battle for Khartoum – BBC.com

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  1. Five key moments in the battle for Khartoum  BBC.com
  2. Sudan army reclaims presidential palace in major push to take back capital from rebels  CNN
  3. Sudan’s military says it has retaken presidential palace from rebels  The Washington Post
  4. What could happen next in Sudan’s civil war  The Associated Press
  5. Sudan’s army seizes control of central bank amid steady gains in Khartoum  Al Jazeera English
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Israel strikes Lebanon after first rocket attack since ceasefire – BBC.com

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  1. Israel strikes Lebanon after first rocket attack since ceasefire  BBC.com
  2. Violence flares on Israeli-Lebanese border as Israel steps up attacks in Gaza  PBS NewsHour
  3. Lebanon warns of ‘new war’ as Israel strikes Tyre in south  Al Jazeera English
  4. Israel strikes southern Lebanon and Gaza amid calls for halt to ‘endless war’  The Guardian
  5. Rockets Fired From Lebanon Prompt Israeli Strikes  The New York Times
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This Week in Democracy – Week 9: Bombs Abroad, Arrests at Home – Zeteo

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  1. This Week in Democracy - Week 9: Bombs Abroad, Arrests at Home  Zeteo
  2. The latest on Donald Trump’s presidency  CNN
  3. Courts push back, wars heat up and 3 more takeaways from Trump's moves this week  NPR
  4. Alien Enemies Act and deportations: Trump's week in review  MSNBC
  5. Gold cherubs, autopens - and a court crisis: one week in Trumpworld  NonStop Local Billings
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The Sex Pistols rock London with first gig at 100 Club in 50 years

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Band members were joined on stage by former Gallows frontman Frank Carter as stars and fans welcomed their return

There was anticipation on Oxford Street in London as the Sex Pistols rocked the 100 Club for the first time in more than half a century, playing classic tunes for a crowd of creaking punks.

In a hot and sweaty venue, which harkened back to the band’s glory days, they darted on stage like squaddies on a march, to roars from the audience. They were celebrated by stars and superfans such as Noel Gallagher, Bobby Gillespie and the Jam frontman, Paul Weller.

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Heathrow boss defends running of airport after criticism of shutdown

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Thomas Woldbye says most other airports operate similar back-up power systems to Heathrow, as Ed Miliband announces investigation

The chief executive of Heathrow has defended the running of the airport after a fire at an electrical substation stopped about 1,300 planes and disrupted the journeys of hundreds of thousands of global passengers.

It comes after Willie Walsh, the International Air Transport Association’s director general, criticised Heathrow for the disruption, while the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, has now ordered the National Energy System Operator to “urgently investigate” the outage.

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Utah nurse allegedly killed woman by injecting unprescribed insulin

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Nurse allegedly convinced woman she had cancer while plotting to collect more than $1m from the victim’s life insurance

A registered nurse in Utah allegedly convinced a woman that she had terminal cancer, injected unprescribed insulin into her, and killed her with that method while plotting to collect more than $1m from the victim’s life insurance, according to police.

Meggan Randall Sundwall faces charges of first-degree felony aggravated murder as well as obstruction of justice after her recent arrest in the death of Kacee Lynn Terry, 38, authorities said in documents that spell out the unusually grim case and were reported by various Utah news outlets.

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Gold has surged amid economic uncertainty. Should you buy some?

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As Trump escalates a global trade war, looking to gold to shield cash might not be the worst option

As economic uncertainty roils the US, the price of gold has roared to record highs amid investors seeking a place to shield their cash from Donald Trump’s scattergun trade wars.

A single ounce of gold cost $3,051.99 on Wednesday, compared with $2,160 in 2024, and gold has historically been seen as the safest place to invest in financially turbulent times.

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