Politics & environs 2023

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UK: Black girls three times more likely to undergo invasive strip-search by Met police

 

Data analysed by Liberty Investigates shows almost half of girls subjected to strip-searches between 2017 and 2022 were Black

 

Tobi Thomas and Mirren Gidda

Thu 6 Apr 2023 18.00 BST











https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/06/black-girls-three-times-more-likely-to-undergo-invasive-strip-search-by-met-police
 

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UAW bargaining convention: From opening uncertainty to a path forward

 

April 6, 2023 11:06 AM CDT By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/uaw-bargaining-convention-from-opening-uncertainty-to-a-path-forward/

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Gunmen kill at least 46 people in attack on rural village in Nigeria

 

Authorities say bodies discovered in northern-central Benue state but many people are still missing

 

Agence France-Presse in Kano

Fri 7 Apr 2023 13.26 BST








https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/07/gunmen-kill-people-attack-village-nigeria
 

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Belfast’s peace walls: potent symbols of division are dwindling – but slowly

 

Dismantling of the barriers between Catholic and Protestant areas reflects undeniable progress in the 25 years since the Good Friday agreement, but the city remains deeply divided

 

Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent

Fri 7 Apr 2023 14.00 BST








https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/07/belfasts-peace-walls-potent-symbols-of-division-are-dwindling-but-slowly
 

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China enters riskier space by positioning itself as diplomatic alternative to US

 

Recent meetings in Beijing mark a return to the world stage but with that comes increased scrutiny

 

Fri 7 Apr 2023 10.15 BST

Last modified on Fri 7 Apr 2023 11.25 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/07/china-enters-riskier-space-by-positioning-itself-as-diplomatic-alternative

 

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Are chat bots changing the face of religion? Three faith leaders on grappling with AI

 

Mainstream adoption of generative AI and conversational bots has left few spaces untouched, even religious communities

 

Johana Bhuiyan

Fri 7 Apr 2023 11.00 BST











https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/apr/07/chatgpt-artificial-intelligence-religion-faith-leaders
 

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Pentagon investigates reported leak of top secret Ukraine documents

 

Classified papers said to contain details about military aid and battalion strengths before potential Ukrainian counteroffensive

 

Lorenzo Tondo and agencies

Fri 7 Apr 2023 11.57 BST











https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/07/pentagon-investigates-reported-leak-of-top-secret-ukraine-documents
 

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30 under 30-year sentences: why so many of Forbes’ young heroes face jail

 

Ex-CEO Charlie Javice, 31, is just the latest from the magazine’s list to see criminal charges

 

Fri 7 Apr 2023 06.00 BST

Arwa Mahdawi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/apr/06/forbes-30-under-30-tech-finance-prison

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Mayor closes museum of memories in battle over story of Peru’s violent past

 

Far-right mayor claimed Lima institution peddled false narrative of 1980-2000 conflict in which guerrillas and army killed 70,000

 

Dan Collyns in Lima

Fri 7 Apr 2023 11.45 BST










https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/07/peru-mayor-closes-museum-of-memories-army-shining-path
 

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Chief of top Canadian grocery chain gets $1.2m raise amid criticism over prices

 

Raise brings Galen Weston of Loblaw Companies’ pay to $11.79m last year amid outcry for raising prices during record inflation

 

Leyland Cecco in Toronto

Wed 5 Apr 2023 17.52 BST









https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/05/galen-weston-loblaw-companies-raise-grocery-prices
 

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Israeli government approves far-right minister’s proposal of national guard

 

Itamar Ben-Gvir says force will focus on Arab unrest as police chief voices concerns and opposition figures denounce it as ‘militia’

 

Reuters

Sun 2 Apr 2023 17.15 BST









https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/02/israel-government-approves-national-guard-itamar-ben-gvir
 

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With rocky bargaining looming, Teamsters prepare for forced UPS strike

 

April 7, 2023 9:16 AM CDT By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/with-rocky-bargaining-looming-teamsters-prepare-for-forced-ups-strike/

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Brazil refuses to sign U.S. statement on Russia’s Ukraine invasion at ‘democracy summit’

 

April 7, 2023 9:35 AM CDT By Roger McKenzie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/brazil-refuses-to-sign-u-s-statement-on-russias-ukraine-invasion-at-democracy-summit/

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Kroger-Safeway merger could raise grocery prices and cost jobs, UFCW warns

 

April 7, 2023 9:23 AM CDT By Press Associates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/kroger-safeway-merger-could-raise-grocery-prices-and-cost-jobs-ufcw-warns/

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Indian communists condemn the Modi government's plans to rewrite the history textbooks

 

Roger McKenzie

Thursday, April 6, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/w/indian-communists-condemn-the-modi-government-plans-to-rewrite-the-history-textbooks

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‘War of attrition’: why union victories for US workers at Amazon have stalled

 

A year after a ‘historic’ victory in Staten Island, New York, hope for a wave of union victories is looking less momentous

 

Michael Sainato

Sat 8 Apr 2023 09.00 BST










https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/apr/08/long-fight-organize-us-workers-amazon
 

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UK: ‘They thought we were all communists’: Bradford’s peace studies department turns 50

 

University department derided by Thatcher as a ‘problem’ – and now a leading centre of conflict resolution – celebrates anniversary

 

Mark Brown North of England correspondent

Sat 8 Apr 2023 06.00 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/apr/08/bradford-university-peace-studies-department-turns-50

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Covid left thousands of US children orphans. Few states are addressing the crisis

 

An estimated 245,000 children in the US have lost one or both parents to Covid, but despite profound implications they have been largely overlooked in policy responses

 

Timothy http://iqd.me/l/11 in Atlanta

Sat 8 Apr 2023 07.00 BST










https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/08/covid-orphans-us
 

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Editorial: 25 years after the Good Friday Agreement, a united Ireland is possible

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/e/25-years-after-good-friday-agreement-united-ireland-possible

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Israel hits Gaza as Netanyahu vows to extract ‘heavy price’

 

It was the latest signs of rising tensions during a sensitive holiday period. Similar fighting in 2021 led to an 11-day war between Israel and Hamas

 

By Associated Press

04/06/2023 10:53 AM EDT

Updated: 04/06/2023 07:47 PM EDT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/06/rockets-israel-lebanon-conflict-00090799

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As AI weaponry enters the arms race, America is feeling very, very afraid

 

Will technological advantages be enough for China to replace the US as the world’s AI superpower?

 

Sat 8 Apr 2023 16.00 BST

John Naughton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/08/as-ai-weaponry-enters-the-arms-race-america-is-feeling-very-very-afraid

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US army sergeant found guilty of murdering BLM protester in Austin

 

Texas governor moves to pardon Daniel Perry, who was convicted of shooting Garrett Foster during rally in 2020

 

Maya Yang

Sat 8 Apr 2023 21.05 BST











https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/08/army-sergeant-guilty-murder-blm-protester-austin
 

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China sends dozens of warplanes towards Taiwan as US urges restraint amid military drills

 

Show of force comes after Taiwanese president Tsai met US House speaker McCarthy this week, despite Beijing warning against it

 

Helen Davidson in Taipei

Sun 9 Apr 2023 07.21 BST










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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/09/taiwan-monitors-for-missiles-as-china-begins-second-day-of-military-drills
 

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Revealed: the terrorist hired by the CIA to catch Carlos the Jackal

 

According to a new book, the Swiss leftwing extremist Bruno Bréguet was hired by the US intelligence agency to spy on his infamous boss – and contributed to his capture

 

Jason Burke

Sun 9 Apr 2023 10.00 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/09/revealed-the-terrorist-hired-by-the-cia-to-catch-carlos-the-jackal

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The American civil war ended on this day. It should be a national holiday

 

Rather than celebrate this milestone of multiracial democracy, our leaders conspicuously ignore the occasion

 

Sun 9 Apr 2023 10.30 BST

Steve Phillips

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/09/civil-war-america-april-9-national-holiday