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Judge is considering a temporary order after agents used teargas on protesters during a weekend demonstrationA judge is considering a temporary order placing restrictions on federal officers’ use of force during protests after a weekend demonstration in Portland, Oregon, where agents used teargas on a crowd that included children.Thousands of protesters gathered outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility on Saturday in what Keith Wilson, the city’s mayor, described […]

Group of survivors say victims’ names ‘and other personally identifying information’ was in files; US president reasserts he ‘wasn’t friendly’ with EpsteinHouse speaker Mike Johnson is set to swear in Christian Menefee, a Democrat who recently won a runoff election for a reliably blue seat in Texas.Menefee’s victory, however, means the margin in the House is even more slim: 218 Republicans to 214 Democrats. His current term will end at […]

Ron Johnson says he does not ‘have a problem’ with key demand made by Democrats blocking agency’s fundingThe homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, said that all federal agents in Minneapolis will immediately begin wearing body cameras and that the program will be expanded nationwide “as funding is available”.The announcement on Monday comes after Republican senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin suggested, in a concession that could pave the way to an […]

Several documents and ‘media’ may have inadvertently exposed sensitive information of victims, drawing outcryThe justice department said on Monday it had taken down several thousand documents and “media” that may have inadvertently included victim-identifying information since it began releasing the latest batch of documents related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein on Friday.It blamed the release of sensitive information that drew an outcry from victims and their lawyers on mistakes that […]

Author says accusations ‘spread and amplified’ by people more interested in ‘outrage and getting clicks’Neil Gaiman has said that multiple sexual assault allegations against him are “simply untrue” and claimed to be the victim of a “smear campaign”, in the first post addressing the accusations for almost a year.Gaiman, 65, author of novels including American Gods and the Ocean at the End of the Lane, has faced allegations of sexual […]

The Ukrainian sports minister has branded FIFA president Gianni Infantino "irresponsible - not to say infantile" for wanting to look at lifting Russia's ban from world football.Source: feeds.skynews.comRead full article

Kennedy’s pilot program to offer funding for long-term recovery after Trump signed order related to addictionRobert F Kennedy Jr announced on Monday $100m in new grants for a pilot program aimed at addressing homelessness and substance use recovery in eight cities, building on an executive order Donald Trump signed last week related to addiction.The funds will be distributed as part of the Safety Through Recovery, Engagement, and Evidence-based Treatment and […]

Reserve Bank due to announce decision on interest rates this afternoon. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLiberals need ‘divine intervention’ as MPs attend church serviceLiberal politicians have joked they need “divine intervention” at a church service before parliament resumes today. Continue reading...Source: www.theguardian.comRead full article