Luigi Mangione will not face death penalty if convicted, judge rules
The judge dismissed a federal murder charge against the 27 year old.
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Journalist Don Lemon arrested in connection to Minnesota ICE protest
Press freedom groups decry arrest of former CNN anchor as lawyer pledges to fight charges 'vigorously'.
Rail services disrupted across England after fire near west coast mainline
Blaze hits Avanti West Coast, London Northwestern Railway, London Overground and Southern servicesA major UK railway line remains partially closed because of a large fire, disrupting thousands of journeys.National Rail said some lines of the west coast mainline are blocked between London Euston and Watford Junction because of the blaze in Camden, north London. Continue reading...
Department of Justice releases more than 3m Epstein files – US politics live
Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, announces on Friday that the DoJ has released more documents tied to Jeffrey EpsteinUS justice department releases more than 3 million new pages of Epstein filesAmong those arrested by federal agents for a protest earlier this month at a Minnesota church is Georgia Fort, an independent journalist who was covering the demonstration.“Agents are at my door right now. They’re saying that they were able to go before a grand jury sometime, I guess, in the last 24 hours, and that they have a warrant for my arrest,” Fort said in a video posted to Facebook, apparently shortly before she was taken into custody.This is all stemming from the fact that I filmed a protest. As a member of the media, we are supposed to have our constitutional right of the freedom to film, to be a member of the press. I don’t feel like I have my first amendment right as a member of the press, because now federal agents are at my door, arresting me for filming the church protest a few weeks ago.Don Lemon is an accomplished journalist whose urgent work is protected by the First Amendment.There is zero basis to arrest him and he should be freed immediately. Continue reading...
UN risks 'imminent financial collapse', secretary general warns
António Guterres says the international body could run out of money by July due to members' unpaid fees.
Trump picks Kevin Warsh to lead the US Federal Reserve
The 55-year-old economist had been considered for Fed chair during Trump's first term.
US justice department releases more than 3 million new pages of Epstein files
Batch will include more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images, deputy attorney general Todd Blanche saysUS deputy attorney general Todd Blanche announced on Friday that the justice department is releasing more than 3 million pages of documents related to its investigation into disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.In a news conference, Blanche said that the release will include more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images. He added that the Trump administration has produced roughly 3.5 million pages in an effort to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Continue reading...
‘Innovating weather science’: Met Office launches new two-week forecast
Weather service research finds less accurate probability-based predictions are still considered helpfulThe Met Office is to lean into one of Britain’s favourite pastimes – talking about the weather – by launching a new two-week forecast.At present, the publicly funded weather and climate service offers a seven-day forecast on its website and app with an hourly breakdown for the first five days and then a three-hourly breakdown for the final two days. Continue reading...
MSF says it will not hand over staff details to Israeli authorities
The Israel’s military has killed more than 1,700 health workers since the start of the war.
South Africa and Israel expel each other's envoys in diplomatic row
South Africa accuses the Israeli envoy of insulting President Ramaphosa. Israel says the expulsion is "baseless".