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The Decline in Violent Crime Is Worth Celebrating
Another sign that the doomsayers about this country are blinkered and wrong.
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Disney sues FCC and its chair, escalating fight against Trump’s chief censor
FCC demands “total capitulation” in Trump censorship campaign, Disney suit says.
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Lone female jogger suffered every woman’s worst nightmare after man in CHUCKY mask began chasing her at speed through quiet city streets
A woman jogging alone in Philadelphia was chased at speed through quiet city streets by a man wearing a Chucky horror-film mask, in an incident that has been widely described as embodying many women’s worst fears about running alone. The frightening pursuit has drawn attention to ongoing concerns about the safety of lone female runners…
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Israel withdraws support for embattled Fifa president Gianni Infantino
Israel’s football association has withdrawn its support for Gianni Infantino’s re-election as Fifa president, becoming the latest Uefa member to abandon him amid a growing internal revolt. The move follows Infantino’s decision to sack chief operating officer Kevin Lamour, who had publicly criticised the president’s World Cup sell-off plan, a sacking that has hardened opposition…
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UAE says it detected 2 missiles fired from Iran; both fell into water
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said Tuesday that its armed forces detected two missiles fired from Iran and that both fell into the water. The country’s air defense systems spotted Iranian ballistic missiles. One fell outside of the nation’s territorial waters, and the other fell well within its territorial waters, the UAE’s Defense Ministry said…
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The Guardian view on global inequality: extreme wealth threatens democracy | Editorial
New York mayor Zohran Mamdani shows Britain’s Andy Burnham that confronting billionaires need not mean the end of cooperation with Donald Trump In November, Californians will vote on a one-off 5% levy on residents worth more than $1bn. The union-backed plan could raise $100bn, more than enough to replace federal healthcare funding stripped away by…
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Fifa sacking ‘deeply troubling’ – Uefa executive
Fifa’s dismissal of chief operating officer Kevin Lamour has been branded “deeply troubling” by Uefa vice-president Laura McAllister, who worked closely with him at European football’s governing body. Lamour was sacked just over two weeks after publicly criticising Fifa president Gianni Infantino, claiming the organisation’s administration had been “deceived” over a scheme to sell stakes…
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Democratic senators demand HHS stop sharing Medicaid info with ICE
A group of Democratic senators accused the Trump administration of violating a court order and demanded officials immediately stop sharing Medicaid data that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) use for deportation proceedings. According to Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Chris Van…
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US announces new sanctions on top ICC figures
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced sanctions against ICC President Tomoko Akane of Japan and Senior Trial Lawyer Abdoulaye Seye of Senegal, the latest step in the Trump administration’s campaign to “dismantle” the court. Washington accuses the pair of pursuing efforts to investigate, arrest or prosecute officials from countries that have not consented…