71 m. ago Prosecutors clear Florida deputy in arrest of a Black man punched and dragged from his car

Prosecutors will take “no further action” against a Florida sheriff’s deputy in the arrest of a Black college student pulled from his car and beaten by officers during a traffic stop in February

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2 h. ago Florida's first black bear hunt in a decade approved despite strong opposition

The first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade takes place in December under a rule adopted Wednesday by state wildlife officials

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8 d. ago Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves 'now less popular than Donald Trump' after nosedive

The poll found that the UK's first Labour Chancellor in over a decade has seen her approval rating plummet since her maiden tax raising Budget last autumn

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1 week ago Brutal arrest of Black student in Florida shows benefits of recording police from new vantage point

A video showing the violent arrest of a Black college student in Florida has sparked calls for drivers to use cameras that show a view from inside their car

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3 w. ago Slave descendants still fighting for Georgia court to hear discrimination claims from 2023

Black landowners from a tiny island community founded by freed slaves are back in a Georgia court fighting to move ahead with a lawsuit accusing local officials of race discrimination

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4 w. ago Bear that bit man in Norway roams free after hunt in which wrong animal shot

Search for female and her cubs on hold to campaigners’ relief after court had quashed injunction against cullThe hunt for a brown bear that bit a man on the elbow has been put on hold, the Norwegian environment agency has announced, in a case that angered animal rights campaigners after officials shot the wrong bear.The agency said on Wednesday it did not now plan to act on a bear-culling order it issued in late June in Jarfjord, near the border with Russia, after a female bear bit a man’s arm, leaving him needing stitches. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Hunt for bear that bit man in Norway to resume after wrong animal shot

Anger deepens among animal rights campaigners as court rules hunt can go ahead despite officials killing wrong bearThe hunt for a brown bear that bit a man on the elbow can resume, a Norwegian court has ruled, deepening anger among animal rights campaigners after officials shot the wrong bear.The Norwegian environment agency issued a bear-culling order in late June in Jarfjord, near the border with Russia, after a female bear bit a man’s arm and left him needing stitches. The decision caused outrage after nature inspectors who were tracking her lost the trail and killed a male bear by mistake. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Warnings issued after Japanese man vanishes during bear hunt

Hokkaido authorities issue warning after spate of fatal bear attacks

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