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South Africa Police Try Siege Tactics on Illegal Mining, Igniting Debate

The police have cut off food and water to miners for weeks in a bid to force them out of an abandoned mine. Human rights advocates and community leaders call the tactics inhumane.

World - The New York Times - November 17

Trapped illegal gold miners hold out against police in South Africa

Court seeks to halt blockade on abandoned Stilfontein mine over concerns that hundreds hidden underground are at risk

World - Financial Times - November 17

Trump says he'll make good on using military to curb illegal immigration

President-elect Donald Trump says he'll make good on his campaign promise to deport undocumented immigrants. Two sources familiar with the planning tell NBC News the incoming Trump administration ...

Politics - NBC News - November 19

South African officials weigh up rescue mission for illegal miners underground

Police say 350-400 people have stayed in Stilfontein mine to avoid arrest after minister vowed to ‘smoke them out’. South African authorities are assessing whether it is safe to rescue potentially ...

World - The Guardian - November 19

NFL admits incorrect application of grounding/illegal touching rules in Ravens-Cowboys

Sometimes, transparency doesn't show up at all.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 23

Prominent Cambodia environmentalist arrested while investigating illegal logging

A prominent Cambodian environmentalist has been arrested along with five others while investigating illegal logging in a national park

World - ABC News - 6 days ago

Expelled the same day: Ireland hardens illegal immigration response

Ireland is clamping down on migrants crossing the border from the UK - the BBC sees the policy in action.

Illegal border crossings on track to reach new Biden-era low

President-elect Donald Trump, who ran on mass deportation and harsher immigration policies, could inherit a border that is relatively quiet.

Cambodian activists investigating illegal logging are freed from detention

A prominent Cambodian environmentalist and five others have been released a day after being detained while investigating illegal logging in a national park

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

Illegal border crossings on track for Biden-era low in November

For the first time under the Biden administration, illegal crossings at the southern border are on track to dip below 50,000 for November. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo ...

Fixing a Semi Truck’s Air Brakes With Zip Ties Is Illegal, Apparently

World - Yahoo News - 3 days ago

Drug cartel reeling in huge profits with illegal fishing in Gulf of Mexico

The cartel allegedly uses fishing boats to smuggle drugs and migrants — and catch tons of red snapper, a commercially valuable but vulnerable species.

EasyJet boss denounces ‘illegal’ fines over hand luggage charges

Spain’s penalty to carriers for charging passengers for hand luggage and seat reservations is called ‘anti-consumer’. The boss of easyJet has denounced fines handed out to the airline and other ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Swatch wins lawsuit against Malaysia’s illegal seizure of Pride watches

World - Yahoo News - Yesterday

Universe would die before monkey with keyboard writes Shakespeare, study finds

Australian mathematicians call into question the ‘infinite monkey theorem’ in new research on old adage. Mathematicians have called into question the old adage that a monkey typing randomly at a ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

Charities, universities and GPs warn NI tax rise will hit jobs and services

Funding boost will be wiped out by cost of meeting higher employer levy, say contracted service providers and education bodies

Business - Financial Times - November 1

Iran detains woman who stripped to her underwear at university in apparent protest

The woman stripped down to her underwear in an apparent act of protest after university security forces reportedly stopped her for not wearing a headscarf.

University tuition fees to rise from next year in England

Ministers will increase cap in line with inflation to £9,535 after eight-year freeze

Business - Financial Times - November 4

Woman strips to her underwear in an apparent protest at a Tehran university

A young woman stripped to her underwear at an Iranian university in an apparent protest against the country's strict Islamic dress code, according to online videos and media reports. A video posted ...

Iran reportedly arrests female university student who stripped in protest

Amnesty International calls on Iran to free woman said to have been "violently arrested after she removed her clothes in protest" of harassment by authorities.

World - CBS News - November 4

Iran urged to release woman detained after undressing at university

Activists say the woman was protesting against the hijab laws, but authorities say she is mentally ill.

‘It was carnage’: students describe suspected mass food poisoning at New Zealand university

Reports of vomit streaming down windows as more than 100 University of Canterbury students fall ill, with cause of stomach bug being investigated. A mass outbreak of suspected food poisoning has ...

World - The Guardian - November 5

What England’s tuition fee rise means for student and university finances

Experts say measures will not be enough to fix higher education funding or attract students from poorer backgrounds

Business - Financial Times - November 5

Harris returns to alma mater Howard University on election night

The Democratic nominee retains ties with the historically black university she attended in the 1980s.

2 Jewish students attacked on campus at DePaul University in Chicago: Officials

Two Jewish students showing support for Israel were attacked by "masked attackers" on the Lincoln Park campus at DePaul University in Chicago, the university said.

Universal Music Group will move to U.S. exchange in 2025, Ackman says

Antisemitic violence in Amsterdam following a soccer match prompted Bill Ackman's decision to move his publicly traded company and UMG out of the Netherlands.

Business - CNBC - November 9

Challenged universities need more than UK’s tuition fee thaw

Most vulnerable are lower-tier institutions that rely on international students hit by recent visa changes

Business - Financial Times - November 10

1 killed, several injured in shooting at Tuskegee University in Alabama

One person was killed in a Saturday night shooting during a homecoming event at Tuskegee University in Alabama, the institution said.

1 dead and 16 injured at Tuskegee University homecoming weekend shooting

A person has been arrested in connection with a shooting at Tuskegee University that killed one person and injured at least 16 other people on the Alabama school's homecoming weekend.

1 killed, several injured in shooting at Tuskegee University in Alabama

One person was killed and several others were injured at Tuskegee University in Alabama early Sunday, the university said. Some of those injured are students.

One person killed and 16 injured at Alabama university homecoming event

Shooting at Tuskegee University is fourth reported at homecoming events in US within the last three weeks. One person was killed and 16 others were injured when gunfire erupted at Tuskegee ...

World - The Guardian - November 10

1 killed, more than a dozen injured in shooting at Alabama’s Tuskegee University

One person was killed and 16 others were injured during a shooting at Tuskegee University in Alabama early Sunday morning. Twelve people were wounded by gunfire and four others sustained injuries ...

Politics - The Hill - November 10

Suspect arrested in connection to Tuskegee University shooting that killed 1, injured a dozen

Alabama law enforcement arrested Jaquez Myrick, 25, in connection with the shooting at Tuskegee University. The shooting killed one person and left at least a dozen others injured. Macon County ...

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South Africa Police Try Siege Tactics on Illegal Mining, Igniting Debate

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Trump says he'll make good on using military to curb illegal immigration

South African officials weigh up rescue mission for illegal miners underground

NFL admits incorrect application of grounding/illegal touching rules in Ravens-Cowboys

Prominent Cambodia environmentalist arrested while investigating illegal logging

Expelled the same day: Ireland hardens illegal immigration response

Illegal border crossings on track to reach new Biden-era low

Cambodian activists investigating illegal logging are freed from detention

Illegal border crossings on track for Biden-era low in November

Fixing a Semi Truck’s Air Brakes With Zip Ties Is Illegal, Apparently

Drug cartel reeling in huge profits with illegal fishing in Gulf of Mexico

EasyJet boss denounces ‘illegal’ fines over hand luggage charges

Swatch wins lawsuit against Malaysia’s illegal seizure of Pride watches

Universe would die before monkey with keyboard writes Shakespeare, study finds

Charities, universities and GPs warn NI tax rise will hit jobs and services

Iran detains woman who stripped to her underwear at university in apparent protest

University tuition fees to rise from next year in England

Woman strips to her underwear in an apparent protest at a Tehran university

Iran reportedly arrests female university student who stripped in protest

Iran urged to release woman detained after undressing at university

‘It was carnage’: students describe suspected mass food poisoning at New Zealand university

What England’s tuition fee rise means for student and university finances

Harris returns to alma mater Howard University on election night

2 Jewish students attacked on campus at DePaul University in Chicago: Officials

Universal Music Group will move to U.S. exchange in 2025, Ackman says

Challenged universities need more than UK’s tuition fee thaw

1 killed, several injured in shooting at Tuskegee University in Alabama

1 dead and 16 injured at Tuskegee University homecoming weekend shooting

1 killed, several injured in shooting at Tuskegee University in Alabama

One person killed and 16 injured at Alabama university homecoming event

1 killed, more than a dozen injured in shooting at Alabama’s Tuskegee University

Suspect arrested in connection to Tuskegee University shooting that killed 1, injured a dozen

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