Viola Ford Fletcher, one of last survivors of Tulsa race massacre, dies aged 111 pred 1 dnevom, 11 urami in 40 minutami Fletcher spent years pushing for justice after deadly racial attack on thriving Black Oklahoma community in 1921Viola Ford Fletcher, who as one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre in Oklahoma spent her later years seeking justice for the deadly attack by a white mob on the thriving Black community where she lived as a child, has died. She was 111.Her grandson Ike Howard said on Monday that she died surrounded by family at a Tulsa hospital. Sustained by a strong faith, she raised three children, worked as a welder in a shipyard during the second world war and spent decades caring for families as a housekeeper. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Australia politics live: Hanson pictured sharing sandwich-toaster steak dinner with Joyce after parliament as burqa stunt condemned pred 1 dnevom, 11 urami in 42 minutami Fatima Payman says government were ‘asleep at the wheel’ when One Nation senator entered chamber wearing a burqa on Monday. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDomestic violence among under-18s increasing, Plibersek saysViolence in relationships among young people under 18 is increasing, says Tanya Plibersek, who has announced a major funding boost for the 1800 Respect phone helpline this morning.It’s a mixed picture. We’re seeing some areas, like intimate partner violence, slightly decreasing, but we’re seeing big increases in, for example, young relationships, under-18s. We’re seeing big increases in violence there. So we need to keep evolving as this problem in our society evolves. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump begins process of designating Muslim Brotherhood chapters as terrorist groups pred 1 dnevom, 12 urami in 8 minutami President signed executive order for Rubio and Bessent to submit report on chapters in Lebanon, Egypt and JordanDonald Trump on Monday began the process of designating certain Muslim Brotherhood chapters as foreign terrorist organizations and specially designated global terrorists, a move would bring sanctions against one of the Arab world’s oldest and most influential Islamist movements.Trump signed an executive order directing secretary of state Marco Rubio and treasury secretary Scott Bessent to submit a report on whether to designate any Muslim Brotherhood chapters, such as those in Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, according to a White House fact sheet. It orders the secretaries to move forward with any designations within 45 days of the report. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US justice department renews request to unseal Epstein grand jury materials pred 1 dnevom, 12 urami in 28 minutami DoJ argues that congressional action last week to release the Epstein files permits unsealing of court recordsThe justice department has renewed its request to unseal grand jury materials from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation that led to the disgraced financier’s federal indictment on sex-trafficking charges in 2019.The submission, signed by US attorney Jay Clayton for the southern district in New York, says that Congress made clear in approving the release of investigative materials last week that the court records should be released. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Motability scheme to drop BMW and Mercedes as it aims to buy UK-made cars pred 1 dnevom, 12 urami in 29 minutami Rachel Reeves says changes to subsidised scheme for disabled drivers will help support thousands of jobs The Motability scheme to provide disabled drivers with subsidised cars has said it will remove expensive cars such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz and aim to buy more British-built cars.Motability said it hopes that 50% of the vehicles it offers will come from British factories by 2035. The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, said the changes to the scheme would “support thousands of well-paid, skilled jobs”, before the budget on Wednesday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
