Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in Kilmar Ábrego García case

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Lawyers say they’re ‘still in dark’ about government’s efforts to free the man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador

The Trump administration is invoking the “state secrets privilege ” in an apparent attempt to avoid answering a judge’s questions about its erroneous deportation of Kilmar Ábrego García to El Salvador.

US district judge Paula Xinis disclosed the government’s position in a two-page order on Wednesday. She set a Monday deadline for attorneys to file briefs on the issue and how it could affect Ábrego García’s case. Xinis also scheduled a 16 May hearing in Greenbelt, Maryland, to address the matter.

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Canada medical mystery takes twist as study finds no evidence of brain illness

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Researchers link suspected cases in New Brunswick to known diseases, suggesting ‘misdiagnosis and misinformation’

A new peer-reviewed scientific study has found no evidence of a mystery brain disease in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, suggesting instead a troubling combination of “misdiagnosis and misinformation”.

The research comes as the Maritime province prepares its own assessment of more than 220 suspected cases in the hope of giving families some answers to a medical mystery that has gripped the region for years.

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Israeli forces close Unrwa-run schools in East Jerusalem – BBC

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  1. Israeli forces close Unrwa-run schools in East Jerusalem  BBC
  2. Israel shuts six UNRWA schools in East Jerusalem, sending hundreds of students home midday  Haaretz
  3. Israeli police raid three Unrwa schools in East Jerusalem to enforce closures  Middle East Eye
  4. Israel claims to care about Palestinian students — so it shuts down their schools  +972 Magazine
  5. Israel shutters UNRWA schools in East Jerusalem, in line with ban on aid agency  The Times of Israel
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