9 h. ago ‘We are privileged’: liberal Afrikaners reject Trump’s ‘white genocide’ claims

As white South Africans arrive in US to escape ‘unjust racial discrimination’, many progressives feel angry at Trump’s portrayal of them as victimsFor some white Afrikaner South Africans, Donald Trump’s offer of refugee status in the US has been seen as a godsend. For others, it has provoked anger and frustration that they are being falsely portrayed as victims of a “white genocide”, 31 years after their community’s own oppressive minority rule ended.In February, Trump signed an executive order claiming Afrikaners, who make up about 4% of South Africa’s population, or about 2.5 million people, were victims of “unjust racial discrimination”. The order cut aid to the country and established a refugee programme for white South Africans. The first group arrived in May. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Judge approves $7m settlement for men suing bar over ‘ladies’ night’ admission fee

The owners of the Omnia Nightclub, which closed in 2020, in San Diego’s lively Gaslamp Quarter were sued in 2020 after the plaintiffs claimed the ‘ladies’ night’ violated California’s civil rights law

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48 h. ago Arsenal and Mikel Arteta handed major transfer boost as target's stance is crystal clear

Mikel Arteta is targeting a key addition to his Arsenal squad and the move has moved a step closer thanks to another key transfer decision being approved

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54 h. ago Chile targets fast fashion waste with landmark desert cleanup plan

Government move to regulate textile imports aims to curb clothing dumps in the Atacama and boost circular economyIn a dusty corner of the Atacama Desert, the driest non-polar region on Earth, mounds of used clothes are scattered across the sand, where they sit, bleached and tattered, under the sun.As the sea mist drifts over a high coastal plateau above the city of Iquique in Chile’s far north, the breeze rustles plastic bags bursting with second-hand clothing. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago California violated Title IX by allowing trans athletes on girls teams, Trump administration says

US education agency’s resolution proposes barring trans women from women’s sports and stripping them of prizesThe Trump administration has found that the California department of education and the state’s high school sports federation violated civil rights law by allowing transgender girls to compete on girls sports teams.The federal education department announced the finding Wednesday and proposed a resolution that would require California to bar transgender women from women’s sports and strip transgender athletes of records, titles and awards. It’s the latest escalation in the Republican administration’s effort to bar transgender athletes from women’s sports teams nationwide. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago British Business Bank back in the spotlight with £10bn UK growth mandate

Louis Taylor, CEO of state-owned lender, targets investment in eight key UK sectors as he prepares defence at Covid inquiryLouis Taylor is caught between two eras. The chief executive of the British Business Bank (BBB) has spent much of his tenure attempting to revive the state-owned lender’s image after a battering from the fraud-hit pandemic loan scheme under the last government, and will soon have to defend its actions at the Covid inquiry.But until then, he can focus on the BBB’s gleefully landed fresh £10bn mandate linked to the centrepiece industrial strategy Labour hopes will boost a flagging economy as it nears the end of its first year in power. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Big British Bank back in the spotlight with £10bn UK growth mandate

Louis Taylor, CEO of state-owned lender, targets investment in eight key UK sectors as he prepares defence at Covid inquiryLouis Taylor is caught between two eras. The chief executive of the British Business Bank (BBB) has spent much of his tenure attempting to revive the state-owned lender’s image after a battering from the fraud-hit pandemic loan scheme under the last government, and will soon have to defend its actions at the Covid inquiry.But until then, he can focus on the BBB’s gleefully landed fresh £10bn mandate linked to the centrepiece industrial strategy Labour hopes will boost a flagging economy as it nears the end of its first year in power. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Max Aarons sees Rangers transfer applauded by James Tavernier's brother plus 8 more VIP names

Russell Martin has got one of his key targets over the line as the Ibrox new era rebuild officially gets up and running

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4 d. ago AIMEE WALSH: 'Palestine activists aren't terrorists, as Labour seek to ban group lobbying for Gaza freedom'

Protest is a civil right, so why are the British Government planning to proscribe Palestine Action? Critic Aimee Walsh argues that the Labour government is weak on what matters: the genocide in Gaza

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4 d. ago Celtic 'confident' of huge coup, Rangers ‘advance' on key target, Hibs update on ‘priority’ deal

Here are the latest Scottish football transfer news on Monday evening involving Rangers, Celtic, Hibs and St Mirren.

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4 d. ago Russell Martin eyes major Rangers coup as ex Arsenal coach lauded by World Cup winner targeted for key role

New boss Martin is still in the process of finalising his backroom staff at Ibrox

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5 d. ago Rangers transfer target delays key decision as 'bumper' deal prepared for star man

Rangers are hoping to make a transfer breakthrough with the signing of the 10-cap England international.

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5 d. ago Iran says US ‘must receive a response’ after Trump’s strikes on nuclear sites

Pentagon claims major damage inflicted, world leaders call for restraint and Israel continues to strike Iranian targetsMiddle East crisis – latest updatesIran has warned the US to brace for retaliation after Donald Trump’s administration joined Israel in its war against Tehran, tearing up his isolationist foreign policy and launching the most consequential intervention in a conflict in a generation.Almost a day after US strikes targeting three key Iranian nuclear sites, Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, told France’s Emmanuel Macron: “The Americans must receive a response to their aggression,” signalling a potential Iranian reprisal that could drag the US into a new, protracted conflict in the Middle East. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Liverpool transfer news: Reds make offer for key Man Utd target as star's desire clear

Liverpool have already been incredibly busy in the transfer market this summer after sealing Florian Wirtz's deal, and there is plenty more business expected at Anfield with Victor Osimhen linked

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7 d. ago DeSantis ally ‘MAGA Marva’ named president at Florida HBCU despite campus concerns

Critics argued Johnson’s candidacy was part of larger attempt from Governor Ron DeSantis to move public education to the right

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7 d. ago Liverpool transfers: Full confirmed list of summer ins and outs as Florian Wirtz finally signs

Liverpool look set for a busy summer transfer window ahead of Arne Slot's second season in charge with Germany star Florian Wirtz proving to be a key target for the Dutch coach

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8 d. ago 'Very keen': Rangers set to be rivalled for key target as EPL interest emerges in 'infectious' defender

Rangers are hoping to complete a transfer move for the 32-year-old.

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9 d. ago Swiss cut key interest rate by a quarter percentage point, putting its target now at 0%

Switzerland’s central bank says it has cut its target interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, adding inflationary pressures have eased

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9 d. ago Photos of candlelight vigil honoring slain Minnesota lawmaker and her husband

Hundreds gathered outside Minnesota’s Capitol for a candlelight vigil honoring former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, who were fatally shot at their home. Governor Tim Walz, visibly moved, comforted mourners as the couple’s son, Colin, placed a photo of his parents at a growing memorial filled with flowers, flags and heartfelt messages.

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9 d. ago Former Georgia jail guard abused inmates with Taser and lied about it, authorities say

A former Fulton County jail guard has been indicted on federal civil rights charges

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