Inmates Burn Themselves

Inmates burn themselves in protest at ‘inhumane’ Virginia prison conditions

Officials acknowledge prisoners have harmed themselves but say they did not set themselves on fire or self-immolate. Several incarcerated people in Virginia’s high-security Red Onion state ...

World - The Guardian - 12 hours ago

Business Owners Brace Themselves for Trump’s Tariffs

It’s all but certain that tariffs will soar with Donald Trump’s return to office. Many companies are struggling with the calculus that uniform tariffs of up to 20 percent may bring.

Business - Inc. - November 12

The Burning Desire to Wear Burgundy

As the color has permeated popular culture, interest in wearing it has ballooned.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - November 8

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Northeast Is Burning

We are being reminded the hard way that we share this world. Smoke knows no boundaries, and neither does fire.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 18

Women behind the lens: capturing the ‘eternal days’ of female inmates in Venezuela

Photographer Ana María Arévalo Gosen returned to Venezuela after eight years away, and began to document her country’s decline through the prism of women in the penal system. I left Venezuela in ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

At least 15 inmates killed in a fight in Ecuador's largest prison

A fight among inmates has left 15 dead and 14 injured at Ecuador’s largest prison

World - ABC News - November 12

Prison officers deal drugs and ask inmates for sex, BBC told

Staff and former inmates say corruption is rife because guards know "how to fiddle the system".

DOJ report says Georgia jail left inmates vulnerable to dangerous conditions

The DOJ launched a civil rights investigation into conditions at the Fulton County Jail after several inmates had died in a matter of weeks. One inmate, according to his family, was "eaten alive" ...

Judge says death row inmate Melissa Lucio is "actually innocent"

Melissa Lucio has been on death row in Texas since she was convicted in the death of her 2-year-old daughter in 2008.

Maryland prison inmate killed in his own cell by another prisoner

A 28-year-old prison inmate has been killed in his own cell by another prisoner who was serving time in the same facility, police said.

The Women Who Protect Colombia’s Amazon Need Protection Themselves

World - Yahoo News - November 5

Met police refer two cases to watchdog after Fayed investigation complaints

Complaints involve inquiries from 2008 and 2013, quality of force’s response and how details leaked in later case. Scotland Yard has referred two cases to the police watchdog after receiving ...

World - The Guardian - November 8

Jekyll-and-Hyde England need to back themselves for 80 minutes - Dawson

Former scrum-half Matt Dawson on what England should learn from their agonising last-gasp defeat by Australia.

The Bills' offensive stars called these plays for themselves -- here's how they worked out

Instead of shying away from plays that players request, OC Joe Brady believes in showing trust.

Sports - ESPN - November 17

Texans pull away late to hand slumping Cowboys another blowout loss in prime time

Houston didn’t play very well but they didn’t have to. The Cowboys are one of the NFL’s worst teams right now and it showed.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 18

Some UK quangos are ‘a law unto themselves’, senior MP warns

Simon Hoare sets out plans for inquiry into arm’s-length bodies amid concerns over accountability

World - Financial Times - November 22

After Beloved Pilot Dies in Crash, 2 Rescue Dogs Rescue Themselves

Seuk Kim was transporting three rescue dogs from Maryland to Albany, N.Y., when his plane crashed in the Catskill Mountains. Two of the dogs managed to survive.

Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago

The only ring Sonic and Knuckles are chasing for the Detroit Lions is a Super Bowl ring

Gibbs and Montgomery are sharing the spoils as part of Detroit's 'two-headed monster' backfield.

Sports - ESPN - 2 days ago

The N.F.L. General Managers Who Find Themselves on the Hot Seat

The Jets fired Joe Douglas last week. He is unlikely to be the last executive to lose his job this season, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Assad is sitting tight as Syria burns

The president sees an opportunity in the great regional rebalancing currently under way

World - Financial Times - November 18

New trial ordered for Texas death row inmate due to judge's antisemitic bias

One of the suspects convicted in the murder of an Irving, Texas police officer nearly 24 years ago will be granted a new trial after a ruling from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.

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