Groups led by Stephen Miller and Charlie Kirk among recipients of large sums from Bradley Foundation and Bradley Impact FundTwo powerful conservative non-profits have donated millions of dollars to a number of pro-Trump groups led by key far-right allies Stephen Miller, Charlie Kirk and others that have promoted election denialism, extremist anti-immigrant policies and legal challenges to bolster the Maga movement.Based in Wisconsin, the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation and the Bradley Impact Fund in 2022 separately doled out six- and seven-figure checks to groups such as Miller's America First Legal and Kirk's Turning Point USA, and other Trump-friendly bastions such as the Heritage Foundation and Michael Flynn's America's Future. Continue reading...
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Former PM launches apparent attack on civil servants over plans she said had been put in the bin'Liz Truss has blamed unelected individuals" in the Department of Health and Social Care for the government's planned smoking ban as she launched an apparent attack on civil servants such as the chief medical officer for England, Sir Chris Whitty.The former prime minister also claimed Therese Coffey, her friend and health secretary in Truss's short-lived government, had put the plans in the bin" but that they had re-emerged like a bad penny". Continue reading...
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Correspondents in Port-au-Prince face danger as they play a vital role in chronicling city's state of siegeEach day, Makenson Remy wakes in the hush of the night to tell the story of his shattered home town, Port-au-Prince. Each day, he fears he might die. I am very worried for the city. I am worried for my family. I am worried for myself too, because at any moment I could go out and never come back," said the Haitian journalist who is responsible for the crack-of-dawn radio broadcasts that help the capital's jittery residents stay alive.Remy uses a motorbike to move around the city, which a gang rebellion six weeks ago has almost entirely cut off from the outside world, gathering information on where is and isn't safe to tread. As he slaloms through barricaded streets under the cover of darkness, he has witnessed spine-chilling scenes. Continue reading...
In today's newsletter: Government-funded care was extended to younger children this month, but a study that looked at international examples says the system needs a wholesale overhaul Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. If you want to make a toddler's parents furious - and they're always on a pretty short fuse, let's be honest - ask them how much of their salary they're spending on childcare. The cost and quality of provision is one of the most persistent questions of our time: it matters for working parents trying to make ends meet, but it is also important for society generally because a child's early years have an impact on them for the rest of their lives.While the government has recently increased the provision of free hours for working parents, there are huge concerns that, because those places are not fully funded, the move could result in a shortage of places and a spike in fees for the hours people have to pay for themselves.Middle East | Israel's top general has said it will respond to Iran's missile and drone attack, but it remains unclear what form that response will take and whether it will be so forceful it could tip a worsening spiral of violence into a full-scale regional war. US officials said some form of counter to Iran's attack was almost inevitable, but they were still hoping it would be a limited counterstrike and not aimed at Iranian territory. Rishi Sunak has urged Israel to show restraint. In the occupied West Bank, Israeli settlers have killed two Palestinians, according to Palestinian officials.Home Office | Dozens of Home Office staff are under criminal investigation over allegations including immigration crime, fraud and drug offences, the Guardian has learned.Education | Multi-academy trusts (Mats) in England have significantly higher annual turnover of classroom teachers at secondary level than schools maintained by local authorities. Research has found that turnover at Mats stands at 19.5% on average compared with 14.4% at the median local authority.Immigration and asylum | MPs have voted through plans to forcibly send asylum seekers to Rwanda if they arrive in the UK via small boats. Rishi Sunak's flagship deportation bill is expected to pass into law at some point this week after further criticism and amendment in the Lords.Environment | The UK government has been accused of double counting 500m of overseas aid as climate finance in an attempt to meet its commitments under the Paris agreement. Money for humanitarian work in Afghanistan, Yemen and Somalia is being classified as climate finance, according to Carbon Brief. Continue reading...
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NSW premier Chris Minns says a major and serious criminal investigation' is under way after incident at Assyrian Christ the Good Shepherd church in Wakeley, which Anthony Albanese described as extremely concerning'
Exclusive: rollout of fresh testing for contested rape and murder convictions should have happened a decade ago', Malkinson saysAndrew Malkinson has said that an announced rollout of fresh DNA testing for contested rape and murder convictions should have happened a decade ago when the science first became available, a move that would have spared him years in jail.Malkinson was cleared by the appeal court last year after spending 17 years in prison for a 2003 rape he did not commit. His exoneration came after new DNA testing linked another man to the crime. Continue reading...
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Victoria police say the 53-year-old became ill in Clunes, north of Ballarat, on SaturdayA woman has died and two other people have been taken to hospital after police say they consumed a drink at a retreat near the regional Victorian city of Ballarat on Saturday.A police spokesperson confirmed that Moorabool Crime Investigation Unit detectives were investigating the of a woman in Clunes, north of Melbourne, on 13 April. Continue reading...
The former prime minister spent just 49 days in office but wants to stay on the world stage. Her attacks on Biden and praise for Trump are aimed at the populist rightIn her new book, the former British prime minister Liz Truss directs scathing attacks and mockery at Joe Biden, president of her country's closest ally. Biden was guilty of utter hypocrisy and ignorance", Truss writes, when the US leader said he disagree[d] with the policy" of cutting taxes on the super wealthy" in the mini-budget Truss introduced in September 2022, shortly after taking power.I was shocked and astounded that Biden would breach protocol by commenting on UK domestic policy," Truss adds. We had been the United States' staunchest allies through thick and thin." Continue reading...
Newshub owner Warner Bros Discovery strikes deal with Stuff to provide bulletins amid concerns over the country's shrinking media marketNew Zealand news outlet Newshub, which is set to shut down due to economic woes, has been thrown a lifeline by local media organisation Stuff that will save its bulletins and website, in new formats.Last week, Warner Bros Discovery confirmed it would close down its New Zealand newsroom, Newshub, including its website, the morning television show and the 6pm news bulletin, resulting in the loss of roughly 300 jobs and prompting alarm over the state of New Zealand's media industry. The same day, state-owned television network TVNZ announced its own set of programme cuts and job losses. Continue reading...
Violence is reported to have escalated after a 14 year old Israeli shepherd went missing in the West Bank on FridayIsraeli settlers have killed two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian officials, after a weekend of escalating violence across the territory.The Palestinian health ministry named the victims of the attack near Nablus as Abdulrahman Maher Bani Fadel, 30, and Mohammed Ashraf Bani Jame, 21, according to the official Palestinian news agency Wafa. Continue reading...
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Research reveals long-lasting effects' caused by pressure from parents, families, bullies and the mediaParents who tease their children about their weight are putting them at greater risk of feeling bad about their bodies decades later, regardless of whether they grow up to have obesity or not, a groundbreaking study has found.Thirteen-year-olds who felt pressure from family members to shed pounds and endured weight-based teasing showed higher levels of internalised weight stigma when they turned 31, according to research by the University of Bristol published on Tuesday in the Lancet Regional Health Europe journal. Continue reading...
Patrice Runner, 57, of Canada was convicted in June of multiple counts of defrauding millions of older and vulnerable Americans'A Canadian conman, who swindled more than US$175m (C$241m) from his North American victims through a massive psychic mass-mailing fraud scheme" has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.Patrice Runner, 57, who holds citizenship with both Canada and France, was convicted by a jury in June of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, eight counts of mail fraud, four counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. He was found not guilty on four counts of mail fraud. Continue reading...
MPs voted through plans on Monday and bill is expected to become law within daysRishi Sunak will hand over 50m to Rwanda as soon as his flagship deportation bill is passed into law, it emerged on Monday.On Monday night, MPs voted through plans to forcibly send asylum seekers to east Africa if they arrived in the UK via small boats. The bill, one of the most controversial pieces of legislation passed in decades, is expected to pass into law at some point this week after further criticisms and amendments in the Lords. Continue reading...
Joanne Sharkey faces charge in extremely emotional case' of baby known as CallumA woman has been charged with murder by detectives investigating the death of a baby found in woodland in Warrington more than 25 years ago.Baby Callum" was discovered close to the Gulliver's World theme park in the Callands area of the town in March 1998 and a murder investigation was launched. Continue reading...
The assertion followed the launch of a website attacking the independent presidential candidate calling him a leftist radical'Robert F Kennedy Jr, the prominent conspiracy theorist and independent presidential candidate, claimed on Monday he had turned down an offer from Donald Trump to be his running mate for the White House.The assertion followed the launch earlier in the day of a website attacking Kennedy, published by a pro-Trump political action committee called Make America Great Again Inc (Maga Inc). Continue reading...
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Emmanuel Macron says Iran should face international isolation and reasserts his country's support for IsraelIt's being reported that Turkish, Jordanian and Iraqi officials say that Iran gave wide notice days before its drone and missile attack on Israel - but US officials are disputing that line and say Tehran was aiming to cause significant damage.Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Sunday that Iran gave neighbouring countries and the United States 72 hours' notice it would launch the strikes, according to the Reuters news agency. Continue reading...
As lawyers engaged in back-and-forth, ex-president's eyes seemed to close, his head edging down, causing him to right himselfSleepy Joe, meet dozing Don.Donald Trump, who has repeatedly derided his Democratic opponent Joe Biden with digs at his age and vigor, appeared to nod off in Manhattan court on Monday, hours before jury selection on the first day of his historic hush-money criminal trial. Continue reading...
Jonathan Cohen was due to hear case involving alleged rape victim but second judge ruled he should not hear itA high court judge has been removed from presiding over a case involving an alleged rape and domestic abuse victim, in part due to his membership of the men-only Garrick Club.Sir Jonathan Cohen was due to hear a family court case involving a dispute between a separated couple over shared care arrangements for their child, but a second high court judge ruled last Thursday that Cohen should not hear the case. Continue reading...
CCRC to retest rape and murder cases from before 2016 where DNA was a factor in identificationScores of people who maintain they were wrongly convicted of rape and murder will have fresh DNA testing conducted in their cases after Andrew Malkinson's exoneration.The announcement by the miscarriage of justice body for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), comes ahead of the publication of a major review of its handling of Malkinson's case. The review, led by Chris Henley KC, is expected to be published in the coming weeks and is likely to be critical of the body. Continue reading...
Nearly half a million hectares of Crown land on Haida Gwaii will be returned to Indigenous people in first-of-its-kind agreementFor centuries, the Haida people have known that the impenetrable forests and bountiful waters of Xhaaidlagha Gwaayaai - the islands at the boundary of the world" - were both a life-giving force and their rightful home.Now, after decades of negotiation, the province of British Columbia has come to the same conclusion: the title over more than 200 islands off Canada's west coast should rightfully be held by the Haida Nation. Continue reading...
Nearly all crime, including violent and property offenses, was down a considerable amount' in 2023 compared with 2022Homicides in major US cities are falling at likely one of the fastest rates of decline ever recorded", a crime analysis has found.Jeff Asher of AH Datalytics, a New Orleans-based data-analytics company focused on criminal justice, education and the non-profit sector, discussed that finding with the Wall Street Journal on Monday after combing through quarterly data recently released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Continue reading...
Spokesperson says Duke of Sussex will challenge decision and hopes to obtain justice from the court of appeal'The Duke of Sussex has lost an initial attempt to appeal against a high court decision to back a reduction in his level of personal security when visiting the UK.The prince took legal action against the Home Office after a decision in February 2020 by the executive committee for the protection of royalty and public figures (Ravec) to downgrade his publicly funded security. Continue reading...
Blackstone's plans for data centre unlikely to generate thousands of jobs failed startup promised with Northumberland battery plantThe site in north-east England previously owned by the failed battery startup Britishvolt is to be bought for 110m by a US private equity firm, which plans to build one of Europe's largest data centres.Blackstone Group is to buy the 95-hectare (235-acre) site near Cambois in Northumberland to take advantage of its links to renewable energy, according to the receivers for one of the Britishvolt companies. Continue reading...
An eight-year-old girl was shot outside a family party in Chicago, and a woman was killed in a shooting outside a popular New Orleans clubSeparate shootings in Chicago and New Orleans killed two people - including an eight-year-old girl - while wounding at least 22 others over the weekend in some of the US's latest instances of mass gun violence.In Chicago, an eight-year old girl was fatally shot while standing outside a family party on Saturday night in the city's South Side, Associated Press reported. Continue reading...
London law firm admits to error but judge says final order cannot be overturnedA couple were divorced by mistake after solicitors at a leading law firm made a computer error but a senior judge has said it cannot be overturned.The couple, referred to as Mr and Mrs Williams by the high court, were married for 21 years until they separated in 2023. Continue reading...
Incident in which Mamuka Mdinaradze was struck by Aleko Elisashvili prompts fight between legislatorsGeorgian politicians have come to blows in parliament as ruling party legislators looked to advance a controversial bill on foreign agents" that has been criticised by western countries and prompted protests at home.Footage broadcast on Monday on Georgian television showed Mamuka Mdinaradze, leader of the ruling Georgian Dream party's parliamentary faction and a driving force behind the bill, being punched in the face by the opposition MP Aleko Elisashvili while speaking from the dispatch box. Continue reading...
France, Germany and EU organise meeting over one of worst humanitarian disasters in recent memory' on first anniversary of warThe UN high commissioner for human rights, Volker Turk, has warned of a further escalation in violence in Sudan.The Sudanese people have been subjected to untold suffering during the conflict which has been marked by indiscriminate attacks in densely populated areas, ethnically-motivated attacks, and a high incidence of conflict-related sexual violence. The recruitment and use of children by parties to the conflict are also deeply concerning," Turk said in a statement today. Continue reading...
Missing person has yet to be found in case that has riveted community of 1,500, which currently has no police departmentA Maine police officer accused of lying about a missing person case was charged with several crimes, including falsifying a report in which he claimed he had taken the missing man now at the center of an ongoing search to a hospital, police said.Chandler Cole, a Washburn police sergeant, resigned after being charged with aggravated forgery, tampering with public records or information, falsifying physical evidence, and unsworn falsification, according to court records. He was arrested on 29 March. Continue reading...
The court will investigate crimes against humanity committed during the African country's two civil wars between 1989 and 2003Senators in Liberia have voted overwhelmingly to establish a war crimes court, two decades after civil conflict ended in the west African country.The new court will investigate and try crimes against humanity and corruption committed during Liberia's two civil wars between 1989 and 2003, which killed up to 250,000 people. Continue reading...
French president says location of spectacle, due to take place on Seine, could change if there is serious risk of terror attackFrance has backup plans to move the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games from the Seine if there is a serious risk of a terrorist attack, Emmanuel Macron has said.Speaking in a television interview on Monday, the French president said organisers could and would" continue to plan for a world first" opening ceremony for 26 July, when more than 300,000 people are expected to watch a flotilla of boats carrying national teams down the river. Continue reading...
After Eaze workers unionized with United Food and Commercial Workers, company cut pay and wouldn't address it in negotiationsDelivery drivers and other workers at the US's largest cannabis-delivery company are threatening to strike in what would likely be the biggest work stoppage to hit the cannabis industry.Nearly 600 workers at 11 depot locations owned by Eaze, a cannabis-delivery company in southern and northern California, are threatening to strike over pay and conditions. Continue reading...
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