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Customs and Border Protection accused of trying to coerce unaccompanied minors in government custody to self-deport through ‘threats and fear’

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Anthropic rejects Pentagon terms for lethal use of its chatbot Claude Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei said the company could not permit its technology to be applied to domestic mass surveillance or fully autonomous weapons.

Breaking news: Anthropic said that it will not concede to the Pentagon’s terms for full access to its AI tool Claude, saying it cannot loosen its restrictions against use in fully autonomous weapons or mass domestic surveillance.

ICE won't be at polling places this year, a Trump DHS official promises In a call with top state voting officials, a Department of Homeland Security official stated unequivocally that immigration agents would not be patrolling polling places during this year's midterms.

In a call with top state voting officials, a Department of Homeland Security official stated unequivocally that immigration agents would not be patrolling polling places during this year's midterms. n.pr/3ZYTPkh

US military leaders pressure Anthropic to bend Claude safeguards Anthropic presents itself as most safety-forward AI firm and Pentagon has threatened penalties if it does not yield

US military leaders pressure Anthropic to bend Claude safeguards. Anthropic presents itself as most safety-forward AI firm and Pentagon has threatened penalties if it does not yield | www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Police AI chief admits crime-fighting tech will have bias but vows to tackle it Exclusive: NCA’s Alex Murray says he hopes new £115m police AI centre can limit unfairness found in tools

UK Police AI chief admits crime-fighting tech will have bias but vows to tackle it. NCA’s Alex Murray says he hopes new £115m police AI centre can limit unfairness found in tools | www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

How rightwing rhetoric has risen sharply in the UK parliament – an exclusive visual analysis In the past five years, MPs’ attitudes in the House of Commons towards immigration have swung harder to the right than at almost any other time in the last century

How rightwing rhetoric has risen sharply in the UK parliament – an exclusive visual analysis. In the past five years, MPs’ attitudes in the House of Commons towards immigration have swung harder to the right than at almost any other time in the last century | www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...

What the High Court’s Palestine Action Ruling Reveals About the UK's Terrorism Laws - Liberty The High Court judgment on Palestine Action's proscription highlights how the UK’s overbroad terrorism definition risks sweeping direct action into counter-terror powers.

Last week's judgment on Palestine Action's proscription highlights the civil liberties and human rights risks that arise from the UK's overbroad terrorism definition.

That’s why we’re calling for a revised definition of terrorism in the UK. 👇

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Police lead Lord Mandelson out of London home

🔺BREAKING: Lord Mandelson has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office

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Duterte was 'pivotal' in murder of thousands, ICC prosecutors say Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was "pivotal" in the murder of thousands of people during his reign, prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Monday, as they pushed for his trial to go ahead.

Duterte was 'pivotal' in murder of thousands, ICC prosecutors say reut.rs/4kNuQda

‘A global hero’: Jesse Jackson’s legacy of activism around the world From opposing apartheid in South Africa to supporting Palestinian rights, the US civil rights leader left his mark across the globe

‘A global hero’: Jesse Jackson’s legacy of activism around the world

A fake ICE tip line reveals neighbors reporting neighbors A Nashville comedian’s deportation hotline, set up as a joke, has gone viral among viewers who say it shows the “banality of evil personified” in the U.S. immigration crackdown.

New: A comedian set up a fake ICE tip line as a joke. Then 100 calls flooded in: neighbors ratting on neighbors, a teacher reporting a kindergartener. Fans say the viral TikToks revealed deportation's "banality of evil." Conservatives say he should be in prison wapo.st/4kM4qbF

More Immigrants Are Challenging Their ICE Detention Than Ever Before Immigrants claiming their detention is illegal have filed more than 18,000 challenges in federal court. This total is more than were filed under the last three administrations combined — including Tru...

Trump’s deportation push has resulted in 18,000+ challenges in federal court from immigrants claiming their detention is illegal.

Claims in California and Texas account for about 40% of cases this year, a ProPublica analysis of filings found.

Court allows Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in schools to take effect A federal appeals court on Friday cleared the way for a Louisiana law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in all classrooms of the state's public schools and universities to take effect.

A federal appeals court on Friday cleared the way for a Louisiana law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in all classrooms of the state's public schools and universities to take effect.

Trump overstepped executive power by imposing tariffs, supreme court rules Ruling is blow to Trump’s bold assertions of authority and topples key pillar of aggressive economic agenda

Donald Trump overstepped his authority by imposing most of his steep tariffs on global imports, the US supreme court ruled on Friday, toppling a key pillar of the president’s aggressive economic agenda.

Breaking News: The Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s sweeping tariffs on imports from nearly every U.S. trading partner. nyti.ms/46kvngJ

He Was a Climate Activist. One Day, the F.B.I. Came Knocking. As the Trump administration cracks down on climate change activism, members of environmental groups like Extinction Rebellion fear they are being targeted.

As the Trump administration cracks down on climate change activism, members of environmental groups, like Extinction Rebellion, fear they are being targeted.

Britain’s Labour government feels the heat over Palantir contracts The U.S. data company is taking fresh flak in the U.K. — as the country’s reliance on U.S. tech firms shoots up the political agenda.

Britain’s government is facing intensifying pressure over the role played by U.S. tech company Palantir in key state services — with opponents spying a potential political win.

Goldman Lawyer, Epstein Conferred on Secret Service Prostitution Scandal In a series of 2014 emails, the wealthy financier gave advice to the former White House counsel as the Colombian incident blew up.

NEW: Kathy Ruemmler shared nonpublic details with Jeffrey Epstein about the White House probe into a 2012 prostitution scandal that engulfed the Secret Service during her tenure as White House counsel, emails show
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Environmental protest group Extinction Rebellion says FBI is investigating it for terrorism Extinction Rebellion says some members have been visited by agents claiming to be FBI amid Trump’s threats toward liberal groups

Environmental protest group Extinction Rebellion says FBI is investigating it for terrorism. Extinction Rebellion says some members have been visited by agents claiming to be FBI amid Trump’s threats toward liberal groups | www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested at Sandringham home Former prince arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Photographs of unmarked police cars and plainclothes officers at Wood Farm on the Sandringham estate just after 8am were published on Thursday. Thames Valley police later confirmed the arrest. Continue reading...

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested at Sandringham home

US union membership soared to 16-year high in 2025 despite Trump assault Union coverage slightly increased last year even as White House tried to eliminate contracts for thousands of workers

US union coverage was 16.5 million workers in 2025, the highest since 2009

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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.

Hundreds of kids are still detained.

We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵

Germany eyes social media ban for kids Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he has “a lot of sympathy” for a proposal to prohibit access for under-14s.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has expressed his “sympathy” for a proposal to ban social media for children ahead of a discussion among governing politicians starting Friday.

Calls grow for suicides linked to domestic abuse to be treated as potential homicides Politicians and experts say police should be better trained and move away from ‘tickbox approach’ to suicides Politicians and experts have thrown their weight behind calls for suicides to be investigated as potential homicides in cases where a person who takes their own life has been affected by domestic abuse. They also called for better training for police so that officers understand the full impact of domestic abuse, and move away from “a tickbox approach” to suicides. Continue reading...

Calls grow for suicides linked to domestic abuse to be treated as potential homicides

Exclusive: California preparing lawsuit over Trump administration vaccine changes The state of California is preparing a lawsuit challenging recent federal changes to U.S. childhood vaccine recommendations made by the Trump administration, the state's attorney general said in an interview on Tuesday.

The state of California is preparing a lawsuit challenging recent federal changes to U.S. childhood vaccine recommendations made by the Trump administration, the state's attorney general said in an interview on Tuesday.

Allegations in Epstein files may amount to 'crimes against humanity,' UN experts say Millions of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein suggest the existence of a "global criminal enterprise" that carried out acts meeting the legal threshold of crimes against humanity,...

Millions of files related to Jeffrey Epstein suggest the existence of a 'global criminal enterprise' that carried out acts meeting the legal threshold of crimes against humanity, a panel of independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council says reut.rs/4rpxDfl

Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies aged 84

A fixture in civil rights and Democratic politics since the 1960s, Jackson was once close to Martin Luther King Jr

The record-breaking cocaine boom — and its deadly fallout Cocaine has made a roaring comeback, and it's having some big negative effects in the U.S. and around the world.

Cocaine has made a roaring comeback, and it's having some big negative effects in the U.S. and around the world. n.pr/4rSgD0R

Tracking the Historic Rise of Habeas Cases Filed by Detained Immigrants ProPublica is tracking the historic rise in challenges filed by immigrants claiming their detention is illegal.

As federal immigration agents surge into communities and detain people, the number of habeas petitions — claims challenging those detentions — has increased.

We are tracking the historic rise in these cases, which are overwhelming the court system ⤵️