3 d. ago ‘Trump’s private army’: inside the push to recruit 10,000 immigration officers

As Ice expands and standards are lowered, advocates and former US officials warn that misconduct may increaseThe last time the US dramatically expanded its force of immigration officers, major problems arose.Some border agents recruited in the 2000s turned out to be cartel members. One kidnapped and raped three women in his custody. Two others were convicted of off-duty murders. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Denver school district pushes back but hasn't decided whether to change all

Denver school officials are pushing back against a U.S. Education Department finding that its all-gender bathrooms violate Title IX protections against sex-based discrimination

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9 d. ago CDC director Susan Monarez ousted after less than one month in the job

Shortly after nation’s top public health agency announced Monarez’s departure, three senior CDC officials resignedTop CDC officials resign as director pushed – US politics liveUS officials announced the departure of the director of the nation’s top public health agency, after less than one month in the job, in a move that prompted a wave of other high-profile resignations at the agency on Wednesday.“Susan Monarez is no longer director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We thank her for her dedicated service to the American people,” the US Department of Health and Human Services wrote in a statement posted on social media. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘Movement’ of UK workers to the coast pushing offices out of city centres

Mark Dixon, the founder and chief executive of IWG Group, said many businesses were spreading out across the country.

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1 week ago City worker 'movement' to UK coast pushing offices out of centres

Some are staying in holiday homes for longer, adding: 'Theyre not going anymore for two weeks'

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1 week ago Whitley Bay funfair: Families saw young worker 'crushed to death' by ride

Fairground-goers have recalled the moment they saw a worker sustain a fatal injury at the Spanish City Summer Funfair in Whitley Bay, with some claiming people were still on the ride at the time

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2 w. ago Top officials of Amazon nations meet in Colombia to push joint rainforest protection plan

Leaders from South America's Amazon nations have gathered in Colombia to agree on a joint plan to protect the rainforest

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2 w. ago UK inflation jumps to 3.8% as the cost of living for Britons goes up again

UK inflation rose by more than expected in July as demand for summer travel pushed up air fares and food prices continued to climb, the Office for National Statistics said today.

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2 w. ago Sales assistant helps undercover police officers tackle phone shop raiders

Watch as a sales assistant helps undercover police officers stop phone shop raiders by pushing them out of the store.

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