30 h. ago Irish woman detained by US immigration released after 17 days in custody

Cliona Ward, who has lived legally in US for decades, was returning from trip to Ireland when held over criminal record from 20 years agoAn Irish woman who was detained by US immigration authorities because of a criminal record dating back almost 20 years has been released after 17 days in custody.Cliona Ward, 54, who has lived legally in the US for decades, emerged on Wednesday from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) facility in Tacoma, Washington state. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago MPs reject bid to force authorities to record sex data on biological basis

Technology minister Sir Chris Bryant said this could create ‘legal confusion, uncertainty and inconsistency’.

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2 d. ago NYPD launches probe into why it gave a Palestinian woman's sealed arrest records to ICE

Police in New York City are investigating whether the department violated policy by sharing a report with federal immigration authorities that included a Palestinian woman's sealed arrest record

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8 d. ago Moment Putin's forces raid 'swingers club' in desperate bid to enlist troops

Russian security teams stormed several nightclubs across Moscow this week as armed officers forced several people to the ground, while others were frog marched outside

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2 w. ago The Black feminist movement has a history of standing up to fascism. Now we are inviting others to join us in the fight | Hakima Abbas

The Trump administration is working overtime to intimidate funders from supporting racial and gender justice but this is the time for everyone to do what we can with what we haveWhen Jair Bolsonaro rose to power and moved to dismantle Brazil’s democracy, he faced a formidable foe. A powerful wave of Black women were at the forefront of the resistance that led to his defeat.Beyond defeating an authoritarian, Black women helped elect a tranche of new officials, including record numbers of women and trans leaders. As the vanguard of a young, diverse, representative government, they epitomise Brazil’s best future as a thriving democracy. A future that Bolsonaro came close to foreclosing. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Russia thrilled as Donald Trump plans to 'hand Putin Crimea' in bid to force Ukraine peace deal

Donald Trump's plans to recognise Crimea as part of Russia are expected to be put to Ukraine at crunch talks in London tomorrow - despite Volodymyr Zelensky insisting it will 'not happen'

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3 w. ago If Britain is now resetting the clock on trans rights, where will that leave us? | Gaby Hinsliff

There is both joy and dismay after the supreme court judgment. Compassion and leadership are really needed nowSo this is how a clock turns backwards. With the hands still spinning even now, it’s hard to know yet exactly how far back in time we will land. But Wednesday’s supreme court ruling that for the purposes of equality law, “woman” means “biological woman” – basically the chromosomes you were born with, regardless of what legal hoops you have since jumped through – is nonetheless a watershed moment.We are going back to a time before “trans women are women”, full stop, no debate: and if it’s handled well, accepting that sometimes life genuinely is more complicated than that could ultimately be healthy. But if handled badly, we could be heading back to a far darker time, when trans existence was shrouded in fear and shame and bigots had carte blanche.Gaby Hinsliff is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Fyre Festival 2 already shrouded in doubt after Mexican authorities say they have NO record of anyone asking for permits for the event which is charging up to $1.1m for tickets

The reboot of the 2017 festival has now been postponed just a month before its scheduled kick-off, with organisers failing to provide a specific reason as to why.

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