70 m. ago SafeSport knew of allegations against former cop before hiring him as investigator

People at the U.S. Center for SafeSport knew a former police officer was the subject of an internal investigation for sex crimes at his former job but hired him anyway

Economics

35 h. ago 'I was afraid to go to sleep in case I didn’t wake up': Police officer subjected to brutal assault speaks out

PC Nathan Attwell has bravely spoken out after he suffered horrific injuries after being brutally punched and kicked until he was unconscious by a drunken thug.

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37 h. ago ‘We are so grateful’: how play therapy can help children after disaster

In North Carolina, kids affected by Hurricane Helene are putting this method, often inaccessible, to the testOn a winter afternoon at the old Methodist church in Swannanoa, North Carolina, a group of young children gathered around a special sandbox. The sand was silky and lavender-scented. The toys inside were carefully chosen: small sections of wooden fence, fist-sized plastic houses, tea lights with battery-operated flames, matchbox-sized police cars and construction machines.In the wake of Hurricane Helene last autumn, these objects took on new meaning in the town of 5,000 miles (8,000km) east of Asheville. The storm downed thousands of trees and knocked out power and water for weeks. Driving water, wind and mudslides swept away people, buildings and fences. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Republican Party offices set on fire in protest after 48 'disappear' in immigration raids

The Republican Party in New Mexico said it was subjected to an alleged arson attack while graffiti about immigration officials was written on the side of the building

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6 d. ago What is behind Putin’s arrest of Russian billionaire Vadim Moshkovich

Rusagro has a head office in the Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine and is subject to frequent attacks

Politics

1 week ago Police officers served disciplinary notices over Harshita Brella case

The notices advise officers they are subject to investigation and do not necessarily mean any disciplinary proceedings will follow.

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1 week ago Killer chased homeless man before stamping on him and leaving him to die in park

Joshua Carroll has been found guilty of murdering Headley Thomas after a brutal assault in a park - homeless Mr Thomas' family have described him as 'a caring man with a huge heart'

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1 week ago Mum storms school bus and launches brutal assault on boy accused of bullying her son

Latea Hentz, 36, and her 17-year-old daughter are accused of storming a school bus and attacking a 14-year-old boy. The mum claimed the victim had been bullying her son

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2 w. ago Ontario’s police force using ‘growing ecosystem’ of Israeli spyware – report

Findings raise questions about extent and scope of Canadian authorities’ use of cyberweaponsResearchers have uncovered “possible links” between Ontario’s provincial police force and an Israel-based military-grade spyware maker called Paragon Solutions, raising questions about the extent and scope of Canadian authorities’ use of cyber weapons.The new findings were published by the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto, which tracks and identifies digital threats against civil society, and come three years after a parliamentary committee in Canada called for Ottawa to update the country’s privacy laws in the wake of press reports that the national police force was using spyware to hack mobile phone devices. No laws were ever passed to address the controversy. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ontario’s provincial police force could be using Israeli spyware, report finds

Report on ‘possible links’ raises questions about extent and scope of Canadian authorities’ use of cyber weaponsResearchers have uncovered “possible links” between Ontario’s provincial police force and an Israel-based military-grade spyware maker called Paragon Solutions, raising questions about the extent and scope of Canadian authorities’ use of cyber weapons.The new findings were published by the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto, which tracks and identifies digital threats against civil society, and come three years after a parliamentary committee in Canada called for Ottawa to update the country’s privacy laws in the wake of press reports that the national police force was using spyware to hack mobile phone devices. No laws were ever passed to address the controversy. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Killers who brutally murdered and tortured mum in Ayr horror flat jailed

"You ignored her pleas and subjected her to a brutal and cowardly assault."

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3 w. ago 'Trapped' Brit couple savagely beaten by gang in their own Thailand garden face jail

Former chemical engineer Des Byrne, 77, and his wife Mary, 69, retired to Thailand and built a villa in the 'Thai Riviera' – but now face being jailed despite being the victims of a brutal assault

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3 w. ago Being Putin’s stooge won’t win Trump a peace prize. The Order of Lenin, though, is in the bag | Simon Tisdall

The strange warmth between the leaders has sent a chill globally at the prospect of a troika of authoritarian statesDonald Trump’s sinister affinity for Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, has long been the subject of intense speculation. Former KGB officers claim Trump was recruited in Moscow in 1987 and cultivated as an asset in the years prior to his 2016 US election victory.Two retired Russian spies weighed in again last month, alleging that the then 40-year-old Trump, codename “Krasnov”, was personally compromised in an “active measures” operation and has secretly danced to Putin’s tune ever since.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a letter of up to 250 words to be considered for publication, email it to us at observer.letters@observer.co.uk Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump to make unscheduled address after calling tariff exemptions on Canada and Mexico ‘a fair thing to do’ – live

White House announces president will speak from the Oval Office but the subject of the address was not specifiedCanadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has scrambled to convince Donald Trump to lift tariffs on his country, which together with Mexico and China is one of the US’s largest trading partners.That effort included a phone call between the two leaders on Wednesday, which appears to have had some effect – on Thursday, Trump exempted Canada from some of the tariffs he had imposed, along with Mexico.Trudeau responded Tuesday by placing tariffs on the US, and he questioned whether further negotiations would make any difference, accusing Trump of acting in “bad faith.” The two leaders eventually spoke Wednesday morning, an exchange Trump said ended in a “somewhat” friendly manner. A person familiar with the matter said the call grew heated and included profanity. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Serial killer Peter Tobin could have been stopped in the 1980s if police listened to me, says rape victim

A teenager viciously raped by serial killer Peter Tobin four years before the murder of Vicky Hamilton has claimed he could have been stopped had police properly investigated her brutal assault.

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4 w. ago Serial killer Tobin could have been stopped in the 1980s if police listened to me, says rape victim

A teenager viciously raped by serial killer Peter Tobin four years before the murder of Vicky Hamilton has claimed he could have been stopped had police properly investigated her brutal assault.

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