US appeals court reinstates FTC commissioner fired by Trump pred 1 dnevom, 17 urami in 6 minutami Win for Rebecca Slaughter as court rules commissioners may not be dismissed by a president without causeA divided US appeals court on Tuesday allowed US Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, a Democrat, to resume her role at the agency, as Donald Trump tries to remove her from office.In a 2-1 decision, the District of Columbia circuit court of appeals allowed a lower court decision in favor of Slaughter to take effect, rejecting the Trump administration’s request to delay the ruling during its appeal. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts, shooting lava 330ft from its crater pred 1 dnevom, 17 urami in 32 minutami North vent in Halemaʻumaʻu crater started releasing the molten rock in 32nd such episode since December 2024Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano resumed erupting on Tuesday, firing lava 330 ft (100 meters) into the sky from its summit crater.It’s the 32nd episode of the volcano releasing molten rock since December 2024, when its current eruption began. So far, all the lava from this eruption has been contained within the summit crater inside Hawaii Volcanoes national park. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
More than 7,300 Afghans to be resettled in UK after MoD data leak, says National Audit Office pred 1 dnevom, 18 urami in 12 minutami Watchdog’s report says government is unable to calculate exact cost of response to data breach, raising doubt over £850m estimateMore than 7,300 Afghans are expected to be resettled in the UK as a result of a major government data breach, according to a National Audit Office report that raises doubts over officials’ claims of a £850m cost.The accidental leak by an MoD official in 2022 of 18,700 Afghans’ details who had worked with or for the British government led to the opening of a new route by which those endangered could seek relocation to the UK from their home country. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
RFK Jr critic Paul Offit removed from FDA vaccine advisory committee pred 1 dnevom, 18 urami in 51 minutami Offit, long-serving vaccine scientist, says he was not given a reason for dismissal after initially being offered extensionPaul Offit, a vocal critic of Robert F Kennedy Jr, has been removed from the advisory committee on vaccines for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as Kennedy continues undercutting scientific expertise at federal agencies.Offit has said that Americans can no longer trust the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention because of the decisions taken by Kennedy as secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services. Offit has also warned that Kennedy, a longtime anti-vaccine activist, is attempting to sow doubt and confusion about vaccines in particular in order to drive down vaccination rates across the country. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Google will not be forced to sell Chrome, federal judge rules pred 1 dnevom, 19 urami in 21 minutami Judge says tech giant can keep world’s most popular browser in ongoing battle over firm being ruled monopolyGoogle will not be forced to sell its Chrome browser, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday in the tech giant’s ongoing legal battle over being ruled a monopoly last year.The company will be barred from certain exclusive deals with devicemakers and must share data from its search engine with competitors, the judge ruled. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘No place in children’s hands’: under-16s in England to be banned from buying energy drinks pred 1 dnevom, 19 urami in 43 minutami Government to ban sale of energy drinks with more than 150mg of caffeine, citing concerns over obesity and lack of concentrationUnder-16s in England will be banned from buying energy drinks such as Red Bull and Monster because they fuel obesity, cause sleep problems and leave them unable to concentrate.Health experts, teaching unions and dentists welcomed the ban and said it would boost children and young people’s health. It fulfils a pledge Labour included in its manifesto for last year’s general election. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US conducts ‘lethal strike’ against drug boat from Venezuela, Rubio says pred 1 dnevom, 20 urami in 22 minutami Trump says ‘we took it out’ amid US-Caracas tensions but not clear if incident occurred inside Venezuelan watersThe US military has conducted “a lethal strike” against an alleged “drug vessel” from Venezuela, the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has announced amid growing tensions between Washington and Caracas.Donald Trump trailed the announcement during an address at the White House on Tuesday afternoon, telling reporters the US had “just, over the last few minutes, literally shot out … a drug-carrying boat”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Hundreds of staff at California national parks to unionize amid Trump turmoil pred 1 dnevom, 20 urami in 22 minutami More than 97% at Yosemite and Sequoia & Kings Canyon parks voted to unionize as president enacts major cutsHundreds of staff at two of California’s most popular national parks have voted to unionize, a move that comes during a troubled summer for the National Park Service, which has seen the Trump administration enact unprecedented staff and budget cuts.In an election held between July and August, more than 97% of workers at Yosemite and Sequoia & Kings Canyon national parks voted in support of organizing a union, according to a statement from the National Federation of Federal Employees. The Federal Labor Relations Authority certified the results last week. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Palestinian student Mohsen Mahdawi returns to Columbia University: ‘They have failed to silence me’ pred 1 dnevom, 20 urami in 39 minutami Mahdawi was targeted and arrested for deportation due to his activism but the permanent US resident is resuming postgraduate studiesJust over four months after being arrested, detained and nearly deported by the Trump administration for his activism, Mohsen Mahdawi, the 34-year-old Palestinian student and US permanent resident, returned to Columbia University on Tuesday and vowed to continue speaking out.“They have failed to silence me, and in fact, now I am more outspoken than before, and I will continue to work for peace and justice. I do this work not for myself alone – I do this for the future of children, whether they are Palestinians or Israelis,” he told the Guardian on Tuesday in his first interview since stepping back on to campus to begin his graduate studies. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Lawyers say men deported by US to Eswatini are being imprisoned illegally pred 1 dnevom, 20 urami in 59 minutami The men, who had been released after serving criminal sentences, are from Laos, Vietnam, Cuba, Jamaica and YemenLawyers for five men deported by the US to Eswatini, formerly Swaziland, said they are being denied proper access to their clients, who they said are being imprisoned illegally.The men from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Yemen and Cuba have criminal convictions, but had all served their sentences and been released in the US, their lawyers said. The US deported them to the small southern African country without warning in July, claiming they were “depraved monsters”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
