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Deportation Flights Return Migrants From U.S. to Venezuela
The flights, which left Fort Bliss in Texas, represent a significant victory for President Trump, who has vowed to carry out sweeping deportations.The New York Times - 18m -
Ossoff calls on Trump admin to ‘publicly refuse’ El Salvador’s offer to jail Americans
“Federal law does not allow the deportation of U.S. citizens, and El Salvador’s prisons are internationally notorious for life-threatening and abusive conditions,” the Georgia Democrat wrote.Politico - 3h -
Vince McMahon's lawyer was wrong to withhold documents sought by grand jury, court rules
A federal appeals court has ruled that a former lawyer for pro-wrestling impresario Vince McMahon was wrong to withhold some documents from a federal grand juryABC News - 8h -
Supreme Court lawyer Tom Goldstein jailed as flight risk after cryptocurrency hiding claim
SCOTUSblog publisher Tom Goldstein was indicted in January on charges alleging he failed to declare millions of dollars in poker winnings.CNBC - 12h -
Tom Robbins, literary prankster-philosopher, dies at 92
Tom Robbins, the literary prankster-philosopher who charmed, enlightened and addled millions of readers with such adventures as "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" and "Jitterbug Perfume," has diedABC News - 1d -
Some Afrikaners Cheer as Trump Amplifies Claims of Persecution
An executive order from President Trump on Friday put the weight of U.S. influence behind a hotly disputed claim in South Africa that Afrikaners were the “victims of unjust racial discrimination.”The New York Times - 1d -
Unruly Passenger Aboard Frontier Flight Bashes Window and Is Subdued
The man broke the window’s inner pane and plastic frame before being subdued on a Frontier Airlines flight on Tuesday. The F.B.I. is investigating.The New York Times - 2d -
The USAID Shutdown Puts Millions of African Lives at Risk
HIV research programs have been halted, and many treatment clinics are still closed, despite a waiver for “life-saving” humanitarian aid.Wired - 3d -
Man escorted off flight after screaming in pilot's face, threatening flight crew
A New Jersey man was charged with threatening flight attendants and crew members on a flight from Miami to Newark on Sunday.ABC News - 6h -
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Big East men’s Bracketology: St. John’s reigns supreme
The Red Storm have taken their place at the top of the conference.Yahoo Sports - 17h -
The Guardian view on Trump’s trade betrayal: rhetoric hides trickle-down economics on steroids | Editorial
The US president’s tariffs pose as worker protection, but they’re a smokescreen – his bluster trades US credibility for a $4.6tn tax-cutting giveaway to the rich. In 2020, Donald Trump scrapped the ...The Guardian - 18h -
Outrage after JD Vance claims judges are not allowed to check executive power
Vice-president accused of threatening constitution after saying judges have no right to restrain president’s agenda. JD Vance , the US vice-president, has been accused of threatening the US ...The Guardian - 19h -
A life in quotes: Tom Robbins
The bestselling counterculture novelist, whose books included Even Cowgirls Get the Blues and Another Roadside Attraction, has died at 92. Tom Robbins, the bestselling chronicler of the weird, ...The Guardian - 20h -
Father jailed for murdering daughter he claimed died in a play-fight
Simon Vickers, who claimed his daughter's stabbing was accidental, is sentenced.BBC News - 20h -
Barrett's recusal signals hope for rule of law at the Supreme Court
Among Trump’s three appointees, Justice Amy Coney Barrett is probably the likeliest defector.The Hill - 20h -
MoD investigates air crew cancers after helicopter claims
Some military personnel claim officials knew about safety concerns with certain aircraft as far back as 1999.BBC News - 21h -
Leeds student jailed in Saudi Arabia for 34 years over tweets is released
Salma al-Shehab was arrested in 2021 during holiday in Saudi Arabia. A Saudi student at Leeds University who was sentenced to 34 years in prison over her use of Twitter, now X, has been released ...The Guardian - 22h -
Upcoming California Super Bowls Confront Climate Risks
New Orleans’ Super Bowl has wrapped—the Philadelphia Eagles denied the Chiefs their third straight NFL title in a 40-22 win—and the NFL’s big game moves back out west, with the league’s next two ...Yahoo Sports - 22h -
Ecuador's conservative incumbent, leftist lawyer advance to presidential runoff
The contest, set for April 13 pitting President Daniel Noboa and Luisa González, will be a repeat of the October 2023 snap election that earned Noboa a 16-month presidency.NBC News - 22h -
Ex-supreme court judge says ‘arguable case’ Israel’s conduct in Gaza is genocidal
Lord Sumption says Israel’s actions ‘grossly disproportionate’ and in new book points to suppression of free speech over Palestinian cause. . A former UK supreme court judge has described Israel’s ...The Guardian - 1d -
Supreme Court Signals That Landmark Libel Ruling Is Secure
Attacked by two justices, lower-court judges and litigants, the 1964 ruling in New York Times v. Sullivan keeps getting cited approvingly in the Supreme Court’s decisions.The New York Times - 1d -
Ecuador's conservative incumbent and a leftist lawyer advance to presidential runoff
Ecuador will choose its next president in a runoff election after conservative incumbent Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer Luisa González garnered enough votes Sunday to beat 14 other candidatesABC News - 1d -
Bomb threat investigated aboard American Airlines flight
An American Airlines flight was delayed last week after the crew alerted authorities about suspicious activity on the plane.ABC News - 1d -
‘Finally this is justice’: the Assad torture survivors who guard their former jail
Men imprisoned and abused at the notorious Palestine branch detention centre return to the facility as free men. The first thing the three militants did on entering Syria’s notorious Palestine ...The Guardian - 1d -
Ecuador votes for president, with the conservative incumbent and a leftist lawyer in the lead
Ecuador’s presidential election Sunday is shaping up to be a repeat of the 2023 race, when voters chose a young, conservative millionaire over the leftist protégée of the country’s most influential ...NBC News - 1d -
In Santa Fe School Shooting Trial, a Texas Lawyer’s Own Grief
Lori Laird was defending a couple whose son shot 23 people at his school, while engaged in a desperate struggle with her own son’s mental illness. When are parents to blame?The New York Times - 1d -
Trump’s claim that Mexican cartels and government are allied is not reality
Corruption in Mexico is a problem, experts say, but any claim the two are linked shows a lack of comprehension. Mexico breathed a sigh of relief this week when Donald Trump delayed his threatened ...The Guardian - 2d -
Ecuador heads to the polls for presidential election led by millionaire president and leftist lawyer
Ecuador’s presidential election is shaping up to be a repeat of the 2023 race when voters chose a conservative young millionaire over the leftist protégé of the country’s most influential president ...ABC News - 2d -
Fact-Checking Claims About USAID Funding
Trump administration officials have misled about how the aid agency is spending its funding, in an effort to cite widespread “waste.”The New York Times - 2d -
Missing Alaska flight found with no survivors: What to know
A small commuter aircraft that crashed in western Alaska Thursday was found on sea ice on Friday, with officials announcing that all 10 individuals aboard died. This incident marks one of the most ...The Hill - 2d -
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Patrick Mahomes Is on the Cusp of Ending a Debate With Tom Brady
If Kansas City wins the Super Bowl, there’s no question who the greatest playoff quarterback is, a columnist for The Athletic writes.The New York Times - 2d -
Cyprus jails Syrian man over the death of a 3-year-old girl on overloaded migrant boat
A Cyprus court has sentenced a Syrian national to three years in prison after finding him guilty of causing the death by negligence of a 3-year-old girl from dehydration aboard an overloaded boat ...ABC News - 3d -
Iran supreme leader says US talks 'not intelligent' but doesn't rule them out
Iran’s supreme leader says that negotiations with America “are not intelligent, wise or honorable” after President Donald Trump floated nuclear talks with TehranABC News - 4d -
Marijuana Dependence Linked to Higher Risk of Death
Two new Canadian studies are the largest to date looking at death rates and psychosis associated with cannabis use disorder.The New York Times - 4d -
Fiji rugby director sacked four days into job after claiming women’s team have ‘gay problem’
The Fiji Rugby Union’s director of rugby has been sacked just four days into her new role after saying the women’s team had a “gay problem”.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Go behind a gravity-defying 'Wicked' flight
Visual effects supervisor Pablo Helman is proud of his team's dazzling work but is quick to note that storytelling was at the heart of everything in the film, creating dynamic scenes that connect ...Los Angeles Times - 5d -
'A Love Supreme' at 60: Musicians celebrate the timeless work of jazz genius
Musicians celebrate the 60th anniversary of John Coltrane's jazz masterpiece 'A Love Supreme'Los Angeles Times - 5d
