2 h. ago Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats

Recent incidents indicate US is no longer characterizing Russia as a cybersecurity threat, marking a radical departure: ‘Putin is on the inside now’Don’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control what you read. Download our free app to get trusted reporting.The Trump administration has publicly and privately signaled that it does not believe Russia represents a cyber threat against US national security or critical infrastructure, marking a radical departure from longstanding intelligence assessments.The shift in policy could make the US vulnerable to hacking attacks by Russia, experts warned, and appeared to reflect the warming of relations between Donald Trump and Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Alabama city divided over whether to abolish police department accused of "culture of corruption"

A small Alabama city has been roiled by accusations that the local police department has a “rampant culture of corruption.”

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6 h. ago Gene Hackman police set to make major announcement on actor's mysterious death

The Santa Fe Police Department has confirmed that a press conference will be held today after the mysterious death of Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arawaka

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21 h. ago Students chant support for Palestinians at Barnard College protest in New York

Dozens of anti-war protesters gathered to demand the reinstatement of two students expelled for disrupting a class on IsraelDon’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control what you read. Download our free app to get trusted reporting.Several dozen anti-war student protesters gathered outside Columbia University and Barnard College in New York on Thursday to protest against the expulsion of two students who interrupted a class on Israel last month.Wearing keffiyehs in solidarity with Palestinians, students chanted a series of anti-war slogans amid a heavy New York police department (NYPD) presence outside the sister schools, where only students and faculty with ID cards are allowed in. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Martin Lewis’s charity will have powers to make ‘super complaints’

The Money and Mental Health Policy Institute has been recommended for the status by the Department for Business and Trade.

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35 h. ago Gene Hackman and pianist wife Betsy Arakawa found dead at home with their dog

The Oscar-winning star of The French Connection, The Conversation, Superman and The Poseidon Adventure has died, along with his classical musician wife, according to a Santa Fe sheriffOscar-winning actor Gene Hackman has died at the age of 95. In a statement to the Santa Fe New Mexican, County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said Hackman and his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, were found dead on Wednesday afternoon in their home in the Santa Fe Summit community northeast of the city.It quoted the police department saying: “We can confirm that both Gene Hackman and his wife were found deceased Wednesday.” The Press Association confirmed there is an “active investigation’’ into the deaths. Sheriff Mendoza said there was no immediate indication of foul play. He did not provide a cause of death or say when the couple might have died. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago State Department visa policy could bar trans people from traveling to U.S. as part of Trump agenda on women’s sports

Violations could result in travel bans beyond just athletes

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43 h. ago Justice Department abandoning cases alleging discriminatory police and firefighter hiring

The Justice Department is abandoning Biden administration cases that sought to force police and fire departments to end alleged discriminatory hiring practices, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Wednesday

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52 h. ago Foxtons accused of culture of sexual harassment with woman, 21, groped by senior colleague

One former female worker alleges she was groped and sent explicit messages by a co-worker, and told to start an OnlyFans account.

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53 h. ago Foxtons accused of culture of sexual harassment with woman, 21, groped by senior colleagues

One former female worker alleges she was groped and sent explicit messages by a co-worker, and told to start an OnlyFans account.

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3 d. ago Mob of feral teen cyclists beat up LA driver who got out of his car to confront them

Disturbing video shared by Los Angeles Police Department shows the moment more than 20 hooded youths descended on the man as he lay motionless on the ground.

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5 d. ago The Guardian view on Haiti’s deepening crisis: abandoning people when they most need support | Editorial

As security and humanitarian conditions deteriorate even further, the community needs helpA year ago, it seemed that Haiti had hit rock bottom. Violence had exploded and conditions had deteriorated following President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination in 2021. Then, last February, gangs banded together to free thousands of prisoners, besiege airports and police stations, and demand that Haiti’s unpopular replacement leader departed.Ariel Henry was ousted, but the nation has only spiralled further into crisis. Violence intensified again towards the end of last year. Armed criminals control 85% of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Already desperate circumstances have become much more so: more than a million people – around one in 10 of the population – have now been displaced, triple the level a year ago. Half are experiencing acute food insecurity. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Police officer killed amid shooting at Pennsylvania hospital

Andrew Duarte of West York borough police department was slain Saturday at UPMC memorial hospital in YorkA police officer was killed Saturday after responding to a shooting at a central Pennsylvania hospital, officials said.The officer slain in the shooting at UPMC memorial hospital in York was identified as Andrew Duarte of the West York borough police department. He had been responding to a mutual aid call, the department posted on its Facebook page.Guardian staff contributed reporting Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Chaotic scene unfolded as 3 were shot and killed outside Kentucky driver's license office

Witnesses and authorities described a chaotic scene in which three people were shot and killed outside of a Kentucky driver’s license office, including one man shot multiple times by masked assailants

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6 d. ago Three shot and killed outside Louisville motor vehicle office, police say

Police in Louisville say three people were shot and killed outside a motor vehicle office

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7 d. ago Three people killed in Louisville, Kentucky, motor vehicle office shooting

One person was dead at the scene and two others died at the hospital; no reported arrests nor information on the shooterThree people were shot and killed at a motor vehicle office in Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday, police said.Major Donald Boeckman of Louisville metro police department told reporters that officers found one person dead at the scene and another two wounded. The two wounded were taken to hospitals and died there. He said there was no ongoing threat to public. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Small Alabama city's police force put on leave after grand jury finds 'rampant' corruption

A small Alabama city has placed its entire police force on administrative leave a day after a grand jury recommended the department be abolished

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7 d. ago Grand jury recommends abolishing Alabama police department because of a 'culture of corruption'

A grand jury recommended abolishing a small Alabama police department that it said operated as a criminal enterprise

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8 d. ago Department of Education workers brace for Trump to shut agency down: ‘Everybody is distraught’

Education department meeting in wake of new Trump policies was ‘incomplete and chaotic’, staff sayWorkers inside the US Department of Education have described a “horrible, intimidating and unnerving” atmosphere among the rank-and-file as Donald Trump vows to shut it down.Widespread panic and confusion over the department’s future led to an “incomplete and chaotic” staff meeting on Wednesday, according to sources, as managers tried to explain new policies. Continue reading...

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