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Pamela Price, recalled in November election, files criminal charges over man left unchecked for days in Santa Rita jailA San Francisco Bay Area district attorney recalled in the 5 November election filed criminal charges this week against 11 former and current staff of a county jail for the 2021 in-custody death of a man who was left unchecked in his cell for days.The Alameda county district attorney, Pamela Price, announced on Thursday that felony dependent adult abuse charges were filed against seven county sheriff’s deputies, two former deputies and two medical staffers at Santa Rita jail. If convicted, the maximum

Kraft Heinz cites weak demand for pre-packaged meals amid reports of lead and high sodium in supermarket kitsAfter offering the pre-packaged meals branded as Lunchables on school menus across the country just last year, Kraft Heinz, the company that makes the popular lunch and snack kits, is removing their products from a federally assisted meal program while citing weak demand.That cited weak demand and removal came after a Consumer Reports investigation found lead and high levels of sodium in the supermarket versions of Lunchables, though the ones made available at schools were tailored differently to meet federal nutrition regulations. The

Details of emerge in sworn depositions by employees of Israeli company as part of lawsuit brought by WhatsApp Legal documents released in ongoing US litigation between NSO Group and WhatsApp have revealed for the first time that the Israeli cyberweapons maker – and not its government customers – is the party that “installs and extracts” information from mobile phones targeted by the company’s hacking software.The new details were contained in sworn depositions from NSO Group employees, portions of which were published for the first time on Thursday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/14/nso-pegasus-spyware-whatsapp Author : Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington Publish

Lawsuit alleges law enforcement agencies knew of plot to kill civil rights leader but did not act to stop itThe family of Malcolm X, the militant civil rights leader who was assassinated almost 60 years ago, filed a $100m federal lawsuit on Friday that accuses the FBI, CIA and New York police department (NYPD) of allowing his murder.The lawsuit, brought by Malcolm X’s daughter Ilyasah Shabazz and other family members, alleges the law enforcement agencies concealed evidence they knew of the plot to kill him but did not act to stop it. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/15/malcolm-x-murder-lawsuit Author :

There are no suggestions of extraterrestrial origin, but that won’t settle any debates over the existence of alien lifeThe Pentagon’s latest report on UFOs has revealed hundreds of new sightings of unidentified and unexplained aerial phenomena but no indications suggesting an extraterrestrial origin.The review includes hundreds of cases of misidentified balloons, birds and satellites as well as some that defy easy explanation, such as a near-miss between a commercial airliner and a mysterious object off the coast of New York. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/15/new-ufo-report-pentagon Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2024-11-15 18:37:25 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Ministers told they risk more miscarriages of justice by not backing bill to replace indefinite jail terms with fixed onesPeers have warned the government is failing to deal with a miscarriage of justice akin to the Post Office scandal, after ministers refused to back legislation that would give new sentences to thousands of prisoners jailed indefinitely.James Timpson, the prisons minister, said the 2,964 people currently serving indeterminate sentences would in future have a better chance of being released, with more regular reviews of their readiness every six months. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/15/peers-warn-not-reforming-ipp-sentences-could-cause-another-post-office-scandal Author : Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

Axel Scheffler says he hopes Wuschel auf der Erde will encourage more children to learn his first languageAxel Scheffler, the illustrator behind the international children’s bestseller The Gruffalo, has launched a book to help primary school pupils learn German.Wuschel auf der Erde: A New Adventure in Learning German tells the story of a friendly alien called Wuschel arriving on Earth from a distant planet with a mission to learn German. Through Scheffler’s distinctive illustrations, children are introduced to their first German words, such as mouse (die Maus) and playground (der Spielplatz), in a fun and interactive way. Continue reading... Source

West Side Story actor soon to take on iconic Disney role backs down after re-election response led to backlashWest Side Story and Snow White actor Rachel Zegler has apologised after criticising Donald Trump and his supporters.The 23-year-old, currently starring in Broadway’s re-imagined Romeo + Juliet, had posted a lengthy response to the re-election of Trump and the “four years of hatred” he would bring about in America. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/nov/15/rachel-zegler-election-post-apology Author : Benjamin Lee Publish date : 2024-11-15 16:09:30 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Humanoid called Digit fuelled boosterism at Web Summit, but also raised concerns about jobs, safety and climateThis year’s Web Summit, in Lisbon, was all about artificial intelligence – and a robot sorting laundry.Digit, a humanoid built by the US firm Agility Robotics, demonstrated how far AI has come in a few years by responding to voice commands – filtered through Google’s Gemini AI model – to sift through a pile of coloured T-shirts and place them in a basket. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/15/laundry-sorting-robot-digit-web-summit-ai-future Author : Dan Milmo in Lisbon Publish date : 2024-11-15 15:00:12 Copyright for syndicated content

Tea sales in the UK have been declining for years, with drinkers switching to coffee, energy drinks and newer trends such as bubble tea Typhoo Tea is to call in administrators, as Britain’s oldest tea brand struggles with more than £70m in debt amid a sales slump in the highly competitive drinks market.The 121-year-old company has filed a court notice to appoint administrators EY to explore rescue options, in a bid to give it some breathing space from creditors and to try to pay back its debts. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/15/typhoo-tea-to-call-in-administrators-amid-sales-slump Author : Mark Sweney Publish date :

At least 100 white-clawed crayfish, the UK’s only native species, have been found dead since the end of SeptemberA “rescue mission” for native crayfish is under way in Northumberland after a population were found dead with mysterious patches on their shells.The Environment Agency is working to save the internationally important species of native white-clawed crayfish in the River Wansbeck by searching for females with eggs to be taken and reared in a hatchery. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/15/rescue-mission-begins-mysterious-white-clawed-crayfish-deaths-northumberland Author : Robyn Vinter North of England correspondent Publish date : 2024-11-15 13:15:10 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Exclusive: Person who complained tells Guardian that columnist’s post was ‘racist and inflammatory’Daily Telegraph readers have woken up this week to successive front-page headlines alleging a grave threat to free speech, triggered by a star columnist’s “Kafkaesque” encounter with police.The rightwing broadsheet described how Essex police had told Allison Pearson on her doorstep last weekend that she was under investigation for allegedly stirring up racial hatred in a tweet last year. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/15/allison-pearson-jew-haters-tweet-is-at-centre-of-telegraphs-row-with-police Author : Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent Publish date : 2024-11-15 12:39:18 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Widespread criticism of health secretary role for anti-vaccine activist and purveyor of debunked conspiracy theoriesFears that Donald Trump’s second presidency will be more extreme than his first have intensified amid a flurry of senior nominations that opponents have criticised as going from bad to worse.Dismay over some of the president-elect’s early picks escalated to outrage after the far-right Florida congressman Matt Gaetz was unveiled as his selection to be attorney general – a position Trump has previously said he views as the most important in his administration. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/nov/15/donald-trump-rfk-jr-matt-gaetz-us-politics-live Author : Tom Ambrose Publish date :

Man charged with assaulting police, false imprisonment, threats to kill and other offences following a carjacking and siegeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has been charged over carjacking and a siege involving an innocent father and his toddler, who were held inside their own home for hours.The ordeal stared on Tuesday when a police helicopter followed a car in Melbourne’s west that was believed to have been stolen in a carjacking in Snake Valley earlier in the day, Victoria police said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/15/melbourne-snake-valley-man-charged-melton-siege-alleged-carjacking-ntwnfb Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date

UK economy at near-standstill as uncertainty over the budget and high interest rates weighed on consumer spendingMy colleague Heather Stewart has this analysis of today’s GDP figures:Few could have expected Labour to kickstart an economic renaissance from day one, despite its “mission” to deliver the highest sustained growth in the G7.Today’s disappointing figures underline the scale of the challenge facing our economy after years of reckless mismanagement by the previous Conservative government.After a budget promising to deliver little by way of growth and an unfair tax on small businesses, we need to see a real growth plan from the government.

Lebanon’s state-run national news agency said the Ghobeiry area ‘witnessed heavy gunfire’ from Israeli forcesThe UN security council’s 10 elected members – Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Switzerland, Algeria, Guyana, South Korea, Sierra Leone and Slovenia – have circulated a draft resolution demanding “an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire” in Gaza. The draft resolution, which was sent to the council’s five permanent members yesterday, reiterates the council’s demand “for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages” seized during the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 250 taken hostage. Israel

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsBank of England governor says Brexit has undermined UK economyThe UK economy ended the summer on a weak note, with GDP contracting in September.Today’s GDP report shows that monthly real GDP is estimated to have fallen by 0.1% in September. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2024/nov/15/uk-gdp-report-growth-economy-labour-pound-ftse-stock-market-business-live-news Author : Graeme Wearden Publish date : 2024-11-15 07:08:02 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Robert Jenrick and Oliver Dowden were on committee that supported paying £15m for asbestos-ridden former prisonLeading Tories Robert Jenrick and Oliver Dowden were on the committee that backed plans for the “rushed and misjudged” £15m purchase of an asbestos-ridden site for asylum accommodation, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has disclosed.The then immigration minister and the former chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster were members of the small ministerial group that oversaw the purchase of the Northeye site in Bexhill, East Sussex, as the government attempted to move asylum seekers from hotels. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/nov/15/tory-pair-backed-rushed-misjudged-asylum-site-purchase-watchdog-northeye Author : Rajeev Syal and

Handle depicting secutor gladiator found on ‘edge of empire’ to go on displayA rare and pristine example of gladiator memorabilia found in the River Tyne is to go on display, shining light on a 2,000-year-old culture of celebrity and sex appeal.English Heritage said the copper alloy figurine would have been a decorative handle on a folding knife. Found near Corbridge, Northumberland, it provides proof that the superstar status of gladiators extended to the far edges of the Roman empire. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/nov/15/gladiator-knife-handle-found-in-tyne-reflects-spread-of-roman-celebrity-culture Author : Mark Brown North of England correspondent Publish date : 2024-11-15 05:01:17 Copyright for

Agency hopes tens of thousands of people will log details of their flatulence on an app to help researchers better understand gut healthFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSmelly, thunderous, lingering or silent, Australians are being asked to log their farts for science.The CSIRO is hoping to capture flatulence data from tens of thousands of people, including frequency, stench, loudness and duration, to help researchers better understand the nation’s gut health.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/15/wind-power-csiro-asks-australians-to-chart-their-farts-for-research Author : Australian Associated

Victorian premier ‘furious’ as unveiling of festive season attraction in Melbourne’s Bourke Street mall scrappedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPro-Palestine protesters have called off a planned demonstration outside Myer’s annual Christmas windows display in Bourke Street Mall after the retail giant cancelled its launch event.The “Crash the Christmas Windows” protest, organised by an anti-war activist Amy Settal and shared on social media by Disrupt Wars, was condemned as divisive by Victoria’s premier . Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/15/victoria-myer-christmas-windows-cancelled-pro-palestine-protests-disrupt-wars Author : Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent Publish

Billionaire mining executive made headlines earlier this year when he said of workers ‘I want to hold them captive all day long’ in officeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMineral Resources has conceded its processes to manage related party transactions “were not as good as they could have been” after revealing the miner provided rent relief to corporate entities linked to the daughter of its embattled chief executive, Chris Ellison.MinRes said in an ASX notice late on Thursday that it had now cancelled the rent subsidies and required

Dismay as president-elect picks Matt Gaetz as attorney general and Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr for key rolesUS politics live – latest updatesFears that Donald Trump’s second presidency will be more extreme than his first have intensified amid a flurry of senior nominations that opponents have criticised as going from bad to worse.Dismay over some of the president-elect’s early picks escalated to outrage after the far-right Florida congressman Matt Gaetz was unveiled as his selection to be attorney general – a position Trump has previously said he views as the most important in his administration. Continue reading... Source link :

Nominee for health secretary decried as ‘vaccine denier and conspiracy theorist … this is going to cost lives’Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F Kennedy Jr as US secretary of health and human services has prompted widespread criticisms towards Kennedy, an anti-vaccine activist who has embraced a slew of other debunked health-related conspiracy theories.In a Truth Social post on Thursday, Trump claimed that Americans have been “crushed by the industrial food complex and drug companies” and that Kennedy will “will restore these Agencies to the traditions of Gold Standard Scientific Research, and beacons of Transparency, to end the Chronic Disease epidemic,

Report shows conditions of state’s largest local jail, noting prisoners tunnel through walls and violence is uncheckedConditions in the Fulton county jail in Atlanta “violate the constitutional and statutory rights of people incarcerated”, a long-running federal investigation concluded today.“Killings, stabbings, and assaults are common in the Jail,” according to a Department of Justice report released today. Contraband is pervasive, lethal violence goes uninvestigated – and is sometimes directly abetted by jail staff – and drug use is common, according to investigators in a 91-page report released today. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/14/atlanta-fulton-county-jail-conditions Author : George Chidi in Atlanta Publish