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Several demonstrators taken into custody Saturday after marking killing of Minnesota woman by immigration officerPolice arrested several demonstrators Saturday outside a federal building just south of Minneapolis, breaking up a protest marking the one-month anniversary of a Minnesota woman’s death at the hands of an immigration officer.Renee Good was killed on 7 January as she was driving away from immigration officers in a Minneapolis neighborhood. Her death and the killing […]

Resolution Foundation finds one in three carers from poorer families unable to work because of responsibilitiesA growing “unsung army” of 1 million people with full-time caring responsibilities needs better support, according to a report that found one in three unpaid carers from poorer backgrounds were unable to work because of their duties.The trend is the result of an ageing society and rising ill-health and disability concentrated in the poorest half […]

Lead singer died on Saturday, months after he announced that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancerBrad Arnold, the lead singer of the Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down, has died, months after he announced that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer. He was 47.The band said in a statement on Saturday that Arnold “passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, in his sleep after […]

Departure comes days after newspaper laid off nearly one-third of staff, including more than 300 journalistsWill Lewis, the Murdoch media veteran who took over as publisher and chief executive of the Washington Post in early 2024, announced abruptly on Saturday evening that he is leaving the company.His departure comes just three days after the Post laid off nearly one-third of its entire staff, citing the need to cut costs and […]

Met Office forecasts more rainfall to continue UK’s 37-day run, and flooding expected especially in south-west England and MidlandsThe unrelenting rain is expected to continue on Sunday and into next week with dozens of flood warnings in place across Great Britain.The Environment Agency (EA) has issued 85 warnings for England, meaning flooding is expected, mainly concentrated in the south-west and Midlands. Continue reading...Source: www.theguardian.comRead full article