2 h. ago Lawyer for detained Palestinian activist says client is relieved he hasn't been moved from Vermont

A lawyer for a Palestinian man arrested at a Vermont immigration office during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship says her client is relieved that he hasn’t been moved out of state

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2 h. ago American Cinematheque’s ‘Bleak Week’ Expands to Seven Cities Including London, Sets Special Guest Robert Eggers – Film News in Brief

American Cinematheque’s ‘Bleak Week’ Expands to Seven Cities Including London, Sets Special Guest Robert Eggers – Film News in Brief  Variety

Culture

3 h. ago Trump would be ‘very happy’ to send ‘homegrowns’ to El Salvador’s prisons. It’s ‘incredibly illegal’

Immigration law experts and constitutional scholars are warning against the president’s threat to exile citizens in foreign jails

Events

3 h. ago Attorney general dodges question on Trump proposal to jail US citizens in El Salvador

Trump proposed that ‘homegrown criminals’ should be deported, an idea that experts say is clearly illegalThe US attorney general declined on Tuesday to say whether Donald Trump’s suggestion of removing US citizens to El Salvador was legal, in alarming remarks about what experts think is an obviously illegal idea.Trump proposed the idea on Monday in the Oval Office during a visit with El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, who has been accepting people deported from the US and imprisoning them in a gigantic facility notorious for human rights abuses. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago ‘It’s sheer terrorism’: Sumy buries dead after Russia’s Palm Sunday attack

Ukrainians grieve and clear away wreckage in north-eastern city after morning attack that killed at least 35Europe live – latest updatesOn a warm spring day relatives gathered to say goodbye to Viktor Boiko and his wife, Olha. Their open coffins were laid out next to one other. Viktor wore his best suit. Olha was in a flowery blouse, with carnations heaped around her slippered feet. A priest sang prayers. Gravediggers lowered the couple into the ground, and shovelled earth on top. It landed with a percussive thud.“Give me a weapon. Any weapon. I want to kill those butchers in Moscow,” said Viktor’s brother-in-law Anatolii Prykhodko, as his wife stood sobbing next to him. “They have murdered so many people. Adults, kids, peaceful citizens. If you lose a house or a car in a war, you can get it back. If you lose a person, a loved one, they are gone for ever.” Continue reading...

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4 h. ago "Imagine that on his skin?": Thug’s cruel boasts before throwing acid in face of teenager

After the attack, Gilson Martin bragged it had 'gone down a treat'

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5 h. ago Pretty UK seaside town where you'll find one of Europe's longest sandy beaches

Burnham-on-Sea has been hailed as a 'classic' British seaside town with its picturesque Victorian pier, array of fish and chips shops and ice cream parlours - and of course the sandy shores

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5 h. ago ‘Baseball was their glue’: Jackie Robinson’s deep bond with LA’s Japanese Americans

The baseball hero grew up in Pasadena in an era of restrictive housing covenants – firm friendships were forgedEveryone from Jackie Robinson’s home town has a story about the baseball legend. Stick around long enough in his southern California neighborhood and Jackie’s name will bubble up in a story about a distant relative who once struck out the future Hall of Famer on a dusty field that now bears his name. Over the years, these stories gather layers – part memory, part myth – until they sound like hometown folklore.George Ito was one of those storytellers. A second-generation Japanese American who grew up in Pasadena, California, a few doors down from the Robinson family, George loved to remind his children about his friendship with Jackie. On jogs with his son, Steven Ito, he would rattle off tales of all the times he outran his legendary friend. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago After 20 years, I thought I knew London – then I walked the Capital Ring

Spring in the air, and London is calling – not by Tube, but on foot. Jessica Furseth explores a 78-mile circular walking route and finds a surprisingly wild, wonderfully weird and deeply revealing way see London

Politics

5 h. ago Fox News host teaches Donald Trump how to say ‘Make America Great Again’ in Spanish

During a friendly interview that will air on Fox News’ Spanish-language channel, the president also doubled down on his proposal to send American citizens to El Salvador prisons for unspecified crimes.

Politics

5 h. ago Putin is building military facilities on Finland's border and 'testing to see if NATO will go to war', army chief warns

Lieutenant General Vesa Virtanen, Finland's Deputy Chief of Defence, stated the Kremlin is 'deliberately testing NATO's unity' to see if it will trigger Article 5 - the alliance's collective defence clause.

Events

6 h. ago EU mulls plan to let importers break Russian gas contracts without penalties

European Commission could reportedly let energy companies declare force majeure and avoid paying MoscowThe European Commission is considering plans that would allow European companies to break long-term Russian gas contracts without paying penalties to Moscow, it has been reported.Citing three officials with knowledge of the plan, the Financial Times reported that the commission was studying the possibility of allowing companies to declare force majeure, which would absolve importers of their obligations to pay penalty fees for ending contracts. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Maxine Peake asks to build sewage treatment plant as part of plans to convert £1m Herefordshire farmhouse into rehearsal space and ceramics workshop

The 50-year-old who has been living in the Herefordshire village for just over a year wishes to build a workspace in her Grade II-listed farmhouse at her countryside home.

Economics

6 h. ago Scott McTominay names ultimate Napoli desire that trumps everything else as he looks to walk in 2 icons' footsteps

The Scotland star - who swapped Manchester for Naples in the summer - has gone from strength to strength in Italy

Politics

7 h. ago Inside Benidorm's 'British Street' as local warns tourists of 'dark side'

Calle Gerona in Benidorm, Spain is often referred to as 'British Street' and is home to almost all of the resort town's most iconic nightlife spots - but one locals warns there is a 'dark side'

Events

7 h. ago The amazing ice cream shop nestled in a countryside village that's worth the drive this Easter

The beautiful Lancashire village is home to an award-winning ice cream shop

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7 h. ago The Scottish city cherry blossom walk near historic pub with beer garden

The Daily Record's latest Walk of the Week is the perfect spring destination.

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7 h. ago The Greater Manchester garden named among UK’s best to visit this Easter

Enjoy a springtime stroll in this beautiful garden

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8 h. ago Beautiful UK lakeside town tops the list for having Britain's most breathtaking view

Lake Windermere in the Lake District topped the list for Britain’s most beautiful view, followed by Snowdonia in Wales and Loch Ness in Scotland

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8 h. ago Doctors warned Harry Potter actor he may never walk or speak again after emergency surgery

The actor is recovering from a "life-threatening" diagnosis that caused him to undergo emergency spinal surgery.

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