57 m. ago Criminal conviction thrown out for owners of New Zealand island volcano where 22 died in an eruption

The owners of an island volcano in New Zealand where 22 tourists and local guides died in an eruption had their criminal conviction for failing to keep visitors safe overturned by a judge on Friday

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70 m. ago An uncertain future for agricultural students at Black colleges after Trump cuts: ‘a clear attack’

The 1890 National Scholars program gives full rides to HBCU students in fields like botany, forestry and food safetyDr Marcus Bernard was shocked to learn last week that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) had suspended the 1890 National Scholars program that funds undergraduate students’ education in agriculture or related fields at about 20 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).Bernard is dean of the college of agriculture, health and natural resources at one of those institutions, Kentucky State University. At Kentucky State, close to 40 of the scholars have enrolled since the project’s inception in 1992. Nationwide, the program has supported more than 800 students, according to the USDA. Continue reading...

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93 m. ago Trump administration quietly shutters online form for student debt repayment

Removal comes after court decision pausing Joe Biden’s Save program, leaving millions of Americans in the lurchDon’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control what you read. Download our free app to get trusted reporting.The Donald Trump administration has taken down the online application form for several popular student debt repayment plans, causing confusion among borrowers and likely creating complications for millions of Americans with outstanding loans.Those seeking payment plans are unable to access the applications for income-driven repayment plans (IDR), which cap what borrowers must pay each month at a percent of their earnings, as well as the online application to consolidate their loans on the US Department of Education website. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Hamza Igamane's unseen role in Rangers goal against Killie as rival fans scream foul

The Moroccan forward was involved in a tussle inside the box with Killie defender Lewis Mayo as Cyriel Dessers headed home Gers equaliser

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3 h. ago Cambridge University loses bid for long injunction on Israel

Its lawyers had argued the injunction is ‘urgently’ needed ahead of a graduation ceremony this Saturday.

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3 h. ago UK teenager who killed herself after terror charges ‘was groomed by neo

Rhianan Rudd, 16, was referred to Prevent by her mother after becoming ‘fixated on Hitler’, inquest toldA teenager who killed herself after becoming the youngest person in the UK to be charged with terror offences had been groomed online by an American “neo-Nazi”, an inquest has been told.Sixteen-year-old Rhianan Rudd, who was autistic, had been referred to the government’s Prevent counter-radicalisation programme by her mother, Emily Carter, the counsel to the inquest, Edward Pleeth, told the hearing. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Diddy is accused of sodomizing male sex worker and threatening to 'Tupac' him after rapper's lawyer quits case

Diddy has been accused of sexually assaulting an escort , whom he hired through a male-companion service in Florida , and threatening him to stay silent.

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5 h. ago Milan fashion week: Prada liberates as Max Mara brings the drama

Prada’s roomy dresses are an answer to restrictive women’s fashion, while Max Mara presents outfits for ‘the corridors of power’Backstage after the Prada show, someone asked Miuccia Prada if the four loose black dresses with which it began were a comment on fashion’s obsession with the Little Black Dress.The designer laughed. “No. We are in a very black moment. This is a very difficult time. It is not my job to be political but, every time you open a newspaper – oh my god! My job is to think about what clothes a woman can wear. About what kind of femininity makes sense in a moment like this.” Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Milan fashion week: Prada liberates as Max Mara brings Brontë drama

Prada’s roomy dresses are an answer to restrictive women’s fashion, while Max Mara aims for ‘the corridors of power’Backstage after the Prada show, someone asked Miuccia Prada if the four loose black dresses with which it began were a comment on fashion’s obsession with the Little Black Dress.The designer laughed. “No. We are in a very black moment. This is a very difficult time. It is not my job to be political but, every time you open a newspaper – oh my God! My job is to think about what clothes a woman can wear. About what kind of femininity makes sense in a moment like this.” Continue reading...

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5 h. ago US deportees in ‘black box’ in Panama with no access to counsel, lawyers say

About 112 people held in immigration center deep in the jungle are unable to communicate with their attorneysLawyers for immigrants from around the world who were deported from the United States and moved to a remote jungle camp in Panama say they have been unable to communicate with their clients since they arrived there.About 112 deported people are being held in the “San Vicente” immigration center deep in the dense jungle that separates Panama from Colombia, according to Panamanian authorities. Their future is uncertain as they wait to see whether they will be granted asylum in Panama or elsewhere. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Most jurors in US pipeline case against Greenpeace have fossil fuel industry ties

Trial-monitoring committee in Dakota Access lawsuit have shared concerns of judicial bias and due-process violationsMore than half the jurors selected to hear a case brought by a major energy company against Greenpeace have ties to the fossil fuel industry, and most had negative views of anti-pipeline protests or groups that oppose the use of fossil fuels.The closely watched trial against Greenpeace in Mandan, North Dakota, showcased the difficulty in seating a jury in oil country, where many make their living in the industry. Greenpeace again on Wednesday sought to move the trial to another venue in the state. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Prince Andrew should be 'concerned' about US attorney general's release of more files about paeodphile billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein, lawyer warns

Spencer Kuvin, a Florida lawyer who represented nine Jeffrey Epstein victims, has warned Prince Andrew should be 'concerned' by the release of files pertaining to the billionaire paedophile.

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6 h. ago Duchess of Edinburgh shares sweet moment with a little girl as she attends Mother's Union meeting in Chelmsford

Sophie, 60, stunned in an all black ensemble on Thursday as she visited the Christian organisation in Chelmsford, Essex, to learn about it's English for Women project.

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7 h. ago Celebrity osteopath, 63, who filmed students getting undressed while sat in car outside their accommodation told police he was 'relaxing'

Torben Hersborg, 63, was spotted by cops in the backseat of his parked Lexus near a university halls wearing black gloves with black plastic bags covering the seats.

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8 h. ago What TikTokers get wrong in their viral AI 'history' videos: 'Healthy' and 'modern' people during the Black Death, the wrong kind of eruption at Pompeii and 'absurd' WWI uniforms in the trenches

Put yourself in the shoes of a soldier in the trenches in the First World War, or imagine waking up on a sunny morning in Pompeii hours before annihilation.

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8 h. ago What TikTokers get wrong in their viral 'history' videos: 'Healthy' and 'modern' people during the Black Death, the wrong kind of eruption at Pompeii and 'absurd' WWI uniforms in the trenches

Put yourself in the shoes of a soldier in the trenches in the First World War, or imagine waking up on a sunny morning in Pompeii hours before annihilation.

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9 h. ago John Swinney brands sextortion 'an evil in our society' after girl, 8, targeted online

First Minister says eight-year-olds should not have access to Snapchat as primary school issues warning

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9 h. ago Access to defibrillators in Dumfries and Galloway rises by more than 10 per cent

Research by defibshop has revealed there are now around 28 pieces of the life-saving equipment for every 10,000 residents.

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9 h. ago Boots' Mother's Day box saves shoppers over £221 on premium beauty brands

Treat the maternal figure in your life to this luxurious beauty haul that is packed with skincare, haircare, fragrance and more.

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9 h. ago ‘Ambition beyond words’: How Siena’s art revolution brought heaven down to earth

Before the Black Death devastated Siena, the city thrummed with energy, expressed in art and architecture designed to dazzle its audience – and which still astonishes 800 years laterIf you want to know the moment of a medieval Italian city’s greatest prosperity, look at the year it began work on its cathedral. In Siena, the magic year was 1226, the start of some 85 years of construction of the duomo, a remarkable gothic structure with an intricately complex, creamy pink facade and stripy, black-and-white campanile. “The scale of ambition is difficult to put into words,” says Laura Llewellyn, one of the curators of The Rise of Painting, the National Gallery’s new exhibition of Sienese art. “The extravagance of it: to appreciate it you need to unknow and unlearn later buildings like the duomos in Florence and St Peter’s in Rome.”But by the 1350s, Siena’s most glorious years in the raging Tuscan sun would be as good as over. After decades of rapid artistic transformation – a half centu...

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