14 h. ago Court lifts block on Trump’s mass firings at top US consumer watchdog

Judge previously blocked president from laying off 1,500 employees at the Consumer Financial Protection BureauA federal appeals court set the stage for the Trump administration to resume firings at the top US consumer watchdog, ruling in a split decision that a lower court lacked jurisdiction in temporarily blocking the mass layoffs.The ruling will not take immediate effect, the court said on Friday, to allow lawyers representing workers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and consumer groups to file for a review of the case by the full circuit court of appeals for the District of Columbia. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Maine clinics hope to get blocked Medicaid funds restored as they sue Trump administration over cuts

A network of clinics that provides health care in Maine is expected to ask a judge to restore its Medicaid funding while it fights a Trump administration effort to block federal money for abortion providers

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45 h. ago Chemical explosion at major hospital sparks mass evacuation: Engineer 'accidentally mixed up chlorine and sulphuric acid' in basement

Firefighters rushed to St Guy's and Thomas' Hospital in central London this morning after the London Fire Brigade received a call at 8.49am.

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46 h. ago Mass evacuation after chemical incident at major London hospital: Firefighters rush to scene as 150 patients and medical staff told to leave

Around 150 people have been evacuated from the basement and ground floor levels of Guy's Hospital in Southwark, southeast London, by firefighters and hospital staff.

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63 h. ago Little League security worker ‘threatened mass casualty event after being fired’: report

Isaiah Randall, of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, allegedly threatened Little League International, ESPN and Securitas

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3 d. ago US court says Trump’s Doge team can access social security numbers and other sensitive data

Court refuses to block ‘department of government efficiency’ from accessing data such as citizenship statusUS politics live – latest updatesA US appeals court on Tuesday rejected a bid by a group of unions to block the Trump administration government downsizing team known as the “department of government efficiency” (Doge) from accessing sensitive data on Americans.The Virginia-based fourth US circuit court of appeals in a 2-1 decision said the unions were unlikely to prevail on claims that Doge would violate federal privacy laws by accessing data at the US Department of Education, treasury department, and office of personnel management. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Administration asks Supreme Court to lift restrictions on Southern California immigration stops

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to lift a court order blocking immigration stops a judge found to be indiscriminate in Southern California

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1 week ago NSW faces constitutional showdown as parliament’s push to expel convicted rapist Gareth Ward delayed by supreme court

Both major parties want to expel Ward from parliament after he was convicted, but the Kiama MP has engaged lawyers from his prison cellFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales politicians are facing a potential constitutional showdown with the state’s supreme court over parliament’s attempt to expel local MP and convicted rapist Gareth Ward.The Minns government was seeking an urgent hearing in the supreme court on Tuesday with a view to lifting an ex parte injunction granted the previous day to Ward. It prevented parliament, for now, from moving to expel the member for Kiama. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Trump administration intervenes to help block law requiring priests to report child abuse revealed in confessions

The Department of Justice had lent its support to Catholic leaders who said the new law would force them to choose between prison and excommunication

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