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‘A True Dictator’: Trump’s Executive Order Raises Alarm
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Trans women transferred to men’s prisons despite rulings against Trump’s order | US news | The Guardian
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Trans women transferred to men’s prisons despite rulings against Trump’s order
Incarcerated trans women report being groped by male guards and suicidal thoughts: ‘I’m punished for existing’Sam Levin (The Guardian)
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Doctors worry about spring break as measles cases spread: Not ‘dealing with business-as-usual’ | The Independent
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Doctors worry about spring break as measles cases spread: Not ‘dealing with business-as-usual’
Roughly 173 million Americans are expected to take to the skies in March and April this yearJulia Musto (The Independent)
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International Women’s Day in numbers: How the fight for equality is still lagging behind | The Independent
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International Women’s Day in numbers: How the fight for equality is still lagging behind
As International Women’s Day is marked around the world, The Independent crunches the numbers on women’s lives at work and at homeAlicja Hagopian (The Independent)
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Concern RTS meters still in use ahead of switch off - BBC News
Was on South Today yesterday.
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Concern RTS meters still in use ahead of switch off
The technology used to power RTS meters will become obsolete at the end of June.Kirsteen O'Sullivan (BBC News)
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America is no longer the leader of the free world – in Canada, we are on a war footing | The Independent
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America is no longer the leader of the free world – in Canada, we are on a war footing
Under Trump, the US has proved it can't be trusted as an ally or trade partner, argues Stephen Marche, Canadian author of ‘The Next Civil War’.Stephen Marche (The Independent)
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Britain returning to ‘bad old days’ of the Birmingham Six | Morning Star
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Are disability benefit claimants really ready to work? - Big Issue
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Are disability benefit claimants ‘ready to work’? The truth behind DWP’s claims ahead of welfare reforms
The DWP claims that more than 200,000 disability benefit claimants are ready to work. The reality is much different, as Big Issue has found.Ryan Butcher (Big Issue)
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No second state visit for Trump | 38 Degrees
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No second state visit for Trump
Unbelievable. Keir Starmer has handed Donald Trump a letter from King Charles, inviting him for a second state visit to the UK. It’s totally unprecedented, and should not go ahead.38 Degrees
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DWP reveals plan to get disabled people into work ahead of benefit cuts
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DWP should increase benefits and scrap two-child limit, UN says - Big Issue
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Zelenskyy: Ukraine is ready to help Gaza – Middle East Monitor
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Raise Your Voice: The Fight for Accessible Democracy Starts Now | 38 Degrees
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‘Unacceptable’: Homelessness continues to rise but government has power to end it | Morning Star
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Rent hikes threaten the institution of council housing | Morning Star
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Thailand deports dozens of Uyghurs to China despite torture fears | Uyghurs | The Guardian
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MP Mike Amesbury walks free after winning appeal against 10-week sentence for punching constituent | The Independent
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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Starmer warns Putin could reinvade Ukraine unless US provides security guarantees | The Independent
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The gender pain gap has gone on for too long – it's time we closed it | New Scientist
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The gender pain gap: Why it’s time to take women’s health more seriously - BBC Science Focus Magazine
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Warning issued to dog owners over treat linked to potentially fatal ‘werewolf syndrome’ | The Independent
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Warning issued to dog owners over treat linked to potentially fatal ‘werewolf syndrome’
Food Standards Agency warns UK pet owners may have bought ‘unsafe’ bone chews onlineHolly Evans (The Independent)
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UK use of predictive policing is racist and should be banned, says Amnesty | Police | The Guardian
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UK use of predictive policing is racist and should be banned, says Amnesty
Exclusive: rights group says use of algorithms and data reinforces discrimination in UK policingVikram Dodd (The Guardian)
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Hamas offers handover of all hostages to Israel if next phase of ceasefire agreed | Israel-Gaza war | The Guardian
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Hamas offers handover of all hostages to Israel if next phase of ceasefire agreed
Benjamin Netanyahu signals readiness for talks on second phase by appointing adviser Ron Dermer to lead delegationJulian Borger (The Guardian)
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Trump’s Gaza takeover won’t happen. But it has already changed the face of Israeli politics | Yair Wallach | The Guardian
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Trump’s Gaza takeover won’t happen. But it has already changed the face of Israeli politics
The US president’s support for forcibly relocating Palestinians has laid the ground for Netanyahu’s ultimate fantasy, says senior lecturer in Israeli studies Yair WallachYair Wallach (The Guardian)
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Factchecking Donald Trump’s claims about the war in Ukraine | Donald Trump | The Guardian
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Factchecking Donald Trump’s claims about the war in Ukraine
As US-Russia talks continue in Saudi Arabia, we look at the US president’s misleading and outright false statementsJakub Krupa (The Guardian)
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Trump v Ukraine war of words overshadows peace talks with Russia – Channel 4 News
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Trump v Ukraine war of words overshadows peace talks with Russia
A visibly frustrated President Zelensky has responded to Donald Trump's various insults about him, including the suggestion that Ukraine started the conflict, by saying the US president is trapped in a 'disinformation bubble'.Channel 4 News
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Trump proposals to end war with Russia ‘unacceptable’ – Ukrainian MP – Channel 4 News
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Trump proposals to end war with Russia ‘unacceptable’ – Ukrainian MP
Earlier we spoke to the Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko, and the former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy - Michael C Ryan.Channel 4 News
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Exclusive: Pregnant prisoners ‘forced to wear handcuffs in labour’ – Channel 4 News
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Exclusive: Pregnant prisoners ‘forced to wear handcuffs in labour’
The ministry of Justice is urgently looking into concerns raised by Channel 4 News that women at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey have been shackled and restrained while in labour - at times by male prison officers.Channel 4 News
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‘Prison will never be a safe place to be pregnant’ – campaigner – Channel 4 News
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‘Prison will never be a safe place to be pregnant’ – campaigner
We spoke to Janey Starling from the feminist campaign group Level Up, and former prison governor Pia Sinha who now heads the Prison Reform Trust.Channel 4 News
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‘It’s blackmail’: Ukrainians react to Trump demand for $500bn share of minerals | Ukraine | The Guardian
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‘It’s blackmail’: Ukrainians react to Trump demand for $500bn share of minerals
Ukraine’s lithium deposits are among biggest in Europe and the US is looking for ‘payback’ for previous military assistanceLuke Harding (The Guardian)
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And how could the other "western states" assume, the USA would share the loot?
Editorial: The working class cannot afford militarism – work for peace instead | Morning Star
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Most conservation funds go to large vertebrates at expense of ‘neglected’ species | Conservation | The Guardian
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Tory minister banned DWP from using the word ‘safeguarding’, MPs are told – Disability News Service
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Newsnight: The increase in defence spending the US will have to paid for by changes in the NHS & benefits
My comment: Increased defence spending will be paid for by the lives & Independence of disabled (including potentially stuff that allows many to work) & the lives of many other poor including kids
Special Forces vetoed asylum applications of Afghan commandos, investigation finds | Morning Star
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Israel issues tender for 1,000 new settlements in the West Bank as ceasefire hangs in balance | Morning Star
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Fears raised over Starmer's plan for troops in Ukraine | Morning Star
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in reply to AutisticMumTo3 • • •Yes, time for the #army of bureaucrats in #Brussels #EU to take the lead of the "free world", whatever "free" means to you!
#Canada can help by transferring their social program budgets to defence, or even joining the EU!