10 h. ago Revealed: West London authority using drones to 'spy' on residents

Hammersmith and Fulham is preparing to deploy drones to target crime and anti-social behaviour as councils across the UK build expanding aerial surveillance fleets

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3 d. ago Fresh chaos in Miss Universe contest as owners hit with fraud and trafficking claims

The Miss Universe pageant has been plunged into chaos, with police charging the contest’s boss with fraud, co-owners facing criminal investigations, and more scandals

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5 d. ago Southall fire LIVE: Major incident declared amid 'explosions' as huge blaze rips through west London warehouse

Around 150 firefighters and 25 fire engines are a battling huge fire at a building where fireworks and cylinders are believed to be stored

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5 d. ago Southall fire 'major incident' as schools and homes evacuated amid 'explosions'

Southall fire 'major incident' as schools and homes evacuated amid 'explosions'  My London

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9 d. ago Trump’s DoJ sues California over college tuition benefits for undocumented students

Justice department challenges policy allowing in-state tuition for undocumented students at public universitiesThe justice department sued California on Thursday for allowing undocumented college students to pay in-state tuition for public universities, alleging the policy harms US citizens.The lawsuit, filed in the US district court for the eastern district of California, marks the third time this week that the Trump administration has sued California. In addition to challenging the state’s in-state tuition policy, the lawsuit argues that California unlawfully extends eligibility for scholarships and subsidized loans to undocumented students. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Major emergency services presence after explosion near Wimbledon station

Major emergency services presence after explosion near Wimbledon station  This Is Local London

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2 w. ago The US has drafted a coin featuring Trump. Here’s a better way to immortalize him | Robert Reich

It is our solemn duty to ensure he is remembered for all he has done and may still do to destroy US democracyThe US treasury has drafted a design for a $1 coin featuring Donald Trump on both sides, for the purpose of “honoring America’s 250th Birthday and @POTUS”, according to treasury officials.Meanwhile, Trump reportedly wants the Washington Commanders to name their planned $3.7bn stadium after him. A senior White House source told ESPN: “It’s what the president wants, and it will probably happen.”Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is a professor of public policy emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Guardian US columnist and his newsletter is at robertreich.substack.com. His new book, Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America, is out now Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Massive explosion next to major Argentina airport sees flights cancelled as 22 are rushed to hospital

A blaze took hold last night in an industrial area south of Buenos Aires, the country's capital, officials said, as firefighters battled the flames.

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2 w. ago Fireball explosion near Argentina airport as 15 rushed to hospital and flights cancelled

A fireball explosion ripped through an industrial plant near a major Argentina airport on Friday night, with at least 15 hospitalised and flights cancelled in the horror aftermath

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2 w. ago New partnership aims to tackle underage drinking in Dunblane and Bridge of Allan

The partnership is composed of members from Police Scotland, Stirling Council, Dunblane High, Wallace High, The University of Stirling, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and the local community.

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2 w. ago Republicans are regimented. Democrats are undisciplined. Just look at the shutdown | Robert Reich

Democrats finally had bargaining power and they caved. It’s nothing new – but it’s proof voters must make our demands clearChuck Schumer couldn’t hold his senators together at a time when their unity and toughness were essential. And at a time when they were winning: most of the public was blaming Republicans for the shutdown, and pressure was growing to reopen the government (flight delays were mounting).Does this mean Schumer should go? Yes.Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is a professor of public policy emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Guardian US columnist and his newsletter is at robertreich.substack.com. His new book, Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America, is out now Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Texas A&M University professors now need approval for some race and gender topics

Texas A&M University System regents on Thursday adopted a new policy requiring professors to first get approval to discuss some race and gender topics

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3 w. ago Trump is threatening the basic needs of poor Americans. How low he has sunk | Robert Reich

The president has put Snap benefits in jeopardy amid a fight over Medicaid. The nation has lost its moral authorityThe Democrats had a great day on Tuesday. It’s crucial that they hone their economic message for next year’s midterms to focus on affordability and fairness.Trump is doing the opposite. Although a federal court ordered him to continue to provide food stamps to about 42 million low-income Americans who depend on them, Trump threatened to deny them anyway until the end of the government shutdown.Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is a professor of public policy emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Guardian US columnist and his newsletter is at robertreich.substack.com. His new book, Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America, is out now Continue reading...

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3 w. ago School hit by major explosion with at least 55 people injured in horror blasts

A school has been rocked by multiple explosions, according to locals reports, as Indonesian authorities said they have identified a 17-year-old boy believed to be the suspect

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3 w. ago Utah university where Charlie Kirk was killed is expanding its police force

The Utah university where conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated is expanding its police force and adding security managers

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3 w. ago Court lets stand ruling that says UC's ban on hiring students without legal status is discriminatory

The California Supreme Court has let stand a lower-court ruling that the University of California’s policy barring students without legal status in the US from campus jobs is discriminatory and must be reconsidered

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4 w. ago No one hurt after ‘intentional’ explosion at Harvard medical campus, officials say

Officers did not find additional devices in a sweep of building, authorities sayThere was an explosion early Saturday at Harvard University’s medical school that appears to have been intentional, but no one was injured, authorities said.Police at the Massachusetts Ivy League university said in a statement that an officer who responded to a fire alarm encountered two unidentified people and tried to stop them. But they ran from the campus’s Goldenson building before the officer got to where the alert was triggered by an explosion, police said. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Explosion at Harvard medical campus appears intentional, authorities say

No one was injured and officers did not find additional devices in a sweep of building, police sayThere was an explosion early Saturday at Harvard University’s medical school that appears to have been intentional, but no one was injured, authorities said.Police at the Massachusetts Ivy League university said in a statement that an officer who responded to a fire alarm encountered two unidentified people and tried to stop them. But they ran from the campus’s Goldenson building before the officer got to where the alert was triggered by an explosion, police said. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Explosion at major university as police confirm two individuals seen fleeing building

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4 w. ago If the right really wants free speech in universities, why is it so obsessed with discrediting students? | Jason Okundaye

Conservatives see these institutions as finishing schools for the next generation of leaders – and they won’t cede them to progressive ideasWhen I was a 20-year-old undergraduate student at Cambridge University, I was plastered all over the national press for making a tweet about white people. It has not turned out to be a big deal for my life or career, but at the time it felt monumental: racist hate mail was sent to my college for months; the Conservative MP Bob Blackman called for my prosecution; and tabloid journalists turned up at my home and harassed my mother (it was August, a famously slow news month). I received a lot of support from the student population, alumni and the police (and none from the university, bar a few kind academics), but it cast a shadow over the rest of my time there – I worried about what future I could have or what employer would hire me if they were to Google my name and see I had attracted scandal. Mostly I wondered why this was national news.I found...

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