Louisiana prison chosen for immigration detainees due to its notoriety, says Noem pred 7 urami in 56 minutami Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem said she hoped it would encourage people in the US illegally to self-deportThe Trump administration purposefully chose a notorious Louisiana prison to hold immigration detainees as a way to encourage people in the US illegally to self-deport, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday.A complex inside the Louisiana state penitentiary, an immense rural prison better known as Angola, will be used to detain those whom Noem described as the “worst of the worst” Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) detainees. Noem was speaking to reporters as she stood on the grounds of the facility near a new sign reading, “Louisiana Lockup.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Guyana’s president claims victory in election held amid newfound oil riches pred 8 urami in 49 minutami Irfaan Ali will be tasked with turning the profits of Guyana’s 2019 oil boom into prosperity for its citizensGuyana’s president, Irfaan Ali, has proclaimed victory in this week’s general and regional elections after his party won more than 240,000 votes and seven of the country’s ten electoral districts.“The results are all out there, as published by the Guyana elections commission. The numbers are clear. The people have spoken in an overwhelming way. We have won these elections with a remarkable margin,” he told the Guardian on Wednesday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Texas bill allowing residents to sue out-of-state abortion pill providers reaches governor pred 9 urami in 59 minutami If Greg Abbott signs, state would become first to try to crack down on the most common abortion methodA measure that would allow Texas residents to sue out-of-state abortion pill providers advanced to the desk of the governor, Greg Abbott, on Wednesday, setting up the state to be the first to try to crack down on the most common abortion method.Supporters say it’s a key tool to enforce the state’s abortion ban, protecting women and fetuses. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Robodebt victims win record $548.5m settlement from government, taking total payout to $2.4bn pred 10 urami in 9 minutami Labor attorney general says settling appeal right thing to do after Coalition’s ‘disastrous’ automated Centrelink debt recovery schemeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government has agreed to pay $475m in additional compensation to robodebt victims, in the largest class action settlement in Australian history.The government announced on Thursday it had agreed to settle Knox v the commonwealth – an appeal from the original 2020 robodebt class action settlement. The second case was launched after a royal commission uncovered fresh evidence. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Maine shooting survivors sue US government, alleging army failed to stop deadly attack pred 10 urami in 16 minutami US army accused of ‘repeatedly violating its own policies’ over 2023 shooting by reservist that left 18 people deadSurvivors and family members of victims of the 2023 mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, are suing the US government, alleging that the US army could have stopped the attack carried out by an army reservist but failed to intervene.The suit, filed on Wednesday in Maine district court, alleges that despite decades of knowledge about the risks posed by soldiers in crisis, the policies and procedures the army has developed around dealing with service members who are struggling with severe mental health challenges were not used to disarm the shooter, a sergeant with a 21-year history in the army reserve. Eighteen people were killed in the attack. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Top Democrat says intelligence briefing cancelled after attacks by far-right Laura Loomer pred 10 urami in 53 minutami Mark Warner says officials rescinded invitation because of ‘campaign of baseless attacks’ by extremist Trump backerSenator Mark Warner said on Wednesday that a meeting he had scheduled at the headquarters of a US intelligence agency was cancelled following online attacks by the far-right activist and conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer.Warner, the Democratic vice chair of the Senate intelligence committee, was set to visit the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in Virginia in what he described part of his “responsibility to provide oversight and support to our intelligence community”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Old master painting looted by Nazis recovered a week after being spotted in Argentinian property listing pred 11 urami in 2 minutama Portrait of a Lady by the Italian master Giuseppe Ghislandi handed over by daughter of the late Nazi financier Friedrich KadgienAuthorities in Argentina have recovered an 18th-century painting stolen more than 80 years ago by the Nazis from a Jewish art dealer in Amsterdam, a week after it was spotted by chance in a real estate listing.The painting, the long-lost Portrait of a Lady (Contessa Colleoni) by the Italian master Giuseppe Ghislandi, was looted in the second world war. It was handed over on Wednesday to the Argentinian judiciary by the daughter of the late Nazi financier Friedrich Kadgien, Patricia Kadgien, who has been under house arrest with her husband since Tuesday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
New Jersey man goes viral for breakdancing through town hall tax questions pred 11 urami in 43 minutami Will Thilly danced, backspun and moon-walked at Cranford meeting while raising questions on local tax hikesA man from New Jersey has gone viral after breakdancing at a local town hall meeting.Will Thilly, a resident of the township of Cranford, just outside New York City, on Tuesday took to the podium by performing a wordless robot dance. As he made his way up the aisle, he spun around and danced without music, leaving the room in an awkward silence. Some attendees looked away while others buried their faces in their hands. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Democrats foil justice department lawsuit by negotiating to keep 98,000 North Carolina voters pred 12 urami in 8 minutami Proposed consent order and agreement to allow voters to provide information while voting with provisional ballotDemocrats notched a victory against the civil rights division of the Department of Justice, negotiating an agreement to keep about 98,000 North Carolina voters from being prevented from voting.The justice department, which under Donald Trump has moved away from its historical focus on expanding voting rights, sued the North Carolina state board of elections earlier this year, demanding that the state deny a ballot to voters who had not provided a driver’s license number or the last four digits of their social security number when they registered, as required under the Help America Vote Act. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Wealth tax needed to help working people and avoid threat from Reform, says union chief pred 12 urami in 34 minutami Exclusive: Paul Novak says Rachel Reeves should ‘stay the course’ on plans for investment Rachel Reeves should bring in wealth taxes at the autumn budget to deliver the change promised by Labour at the election and battle the rising threat from Reform, the UK’s most senior union chief has said.Paul Nowak, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), urged the chancellor to “stay the course” on her plans to invest in the country, adding that the government should not be afraid of adopting “a little bit” of economic leftwing populism. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
