Trump threatens to demolish Kennedy Center if $250m renovation not done pred 11 urami in 55 minutami US president’s lawyers in court filing say Washington arts complex must undergo repairs or risk demolitionThe John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts could be demolished if repairs are not carried out, Donald Trump’s administration warned in a court filing on Monday.Lawyers for the US president said the national arts complex in Washington DC must undergo a $250m renovation or risk facing the wrecking ball. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Reform UK pledges to scrap GDPR for ‘light-touch’ laws pred 12 urami in 6 minutami The party has pledged to axe the General Data Protection Regulation and expand a venture capital scheme offering tax relief to investors.(London News)
FBI raided Spanish vacation rental of wealthy leftwing funder James ‘Fergie’ Cox after his arrest pred 12 urami in 8 minutami Lawyer Baltasar Garzón, representing Cox, said case against his client is ‘very strange’ as US requests extraditionFBI agents raided the Ibiza, Spain, vacation rental of 41-year-old James “Fergie” Chambers, a US citizen and wealthy donor to leftwing and humanitarian projects worldwide, in the days following his arrest last month, the Guardian has learned.Baltasar Garzón, a human rights lawyer representing Chambers, revealed the details in an exclusive interview. Chambers is wanted for extradition by the Trump administration for alleged financial support of Hamas, as well as other charges. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Wife of US soldier deported after Trump rollback on military family protections pred 12 urami in 42 minutami Cristy Maryori Villafranca-Trejo, deported to Honduras, is latest military spouse to face removal amid Trump 2.0The wife of an active-duty US soldier was deported on Monday to her native Honduras, according to her family and the federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS).Cristy Maryori Villafranca-Trejo is at least the seventh spouse or parent of an active-duty US soldier to be deported under the immigration crackdown during Donald Trump’s second presidency. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Labour MPs will push Burnham to back voting reform in first 100 days pred 13 urami in 6 minutami Exclusive: Nearly 100 Labour MPs support commission on changing the system used for Westminster electionWhy do some Labour MPs want electoral reform and will it happen?Andy Burnham will face an immediate test of his backing for electoral reform in his first week in parliament as prime minister, with almost 100 Labour MPs supporting a bid for a new national commission.Burnham, a longtime advocate of electoral reform, will be asked to support the new commission into ditching first past the post in his first 100 days as prime minister. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
First Minister ‘deeply saddened’ by Dolly Parton death pred 13 urami in 48 minutami The Scottish Government previously pledged to support The Dollywood Foundation, a charity launched by the singer to promote literacy in children.(London News)
Taiwan charges nine people for smuggling ‘high-end’ AI servers to China pred 14 urami in 3 minutami Among those charged are two Super Micro employees and one from Nvidia, marking another flashpoint in US-China AI rivalryTaiwanese prosecutors charged nine people Monday, including one from Nvidia and two from Super Micro, for illegally exporting “high-end AI servers” to mainland China, adding another wave of turbulence in the AI rivalry between China and the United States.Prosecutors said the servers involved were graphics processing units known as “B300,” which have been banned from sale to China. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
