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Woman alleged she was raped when the department of justice already knew Wayne Astill was ‘abusing his position towards female inmates’ Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A female prisoner allegedly sexually abused for years by a senior prison guard will be paid an undisclosed sum as part of a New South Wales government settlement in an ongoing class action. Court documents filed to the NSW supreme court reveal that the woman, known as GP1, alleged she was raped when the department of justice already knew Wayne Astill, a prison guard, “was abusing his position toward female inmates”. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Falcon 9 rocket takes off on journey to replace duo who have been at International Space Station since June The replacements for two Nasa astronauts who have been stuck at the International Space Station for nine months launched on Friday evening, paving the way for the pair’s long-awaited return. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 7.03pm ET (11.03pm GMT) in Florida carrying the four astronauts who will take over from Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been stuck on the orbital lab since June. Continue reading...
Sam Jones, who left Australia on Friday, posted a 900-word statement questioning outrage in country where ‘slaughter of wombats’ is permitted Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A US hunting influencer who caused outrage in Australia after grabbing a baby wombat from its mother says she is sorry for the incident but was only trying to ensure its safety by removing it from a road. Sam Jones left the country on Friday morning after the home affairs minister, Tony Burke, said immigration authorities were checking if she had breached the conditions of her visa. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
UK PM to host virtual meeting of ‘coalition of the willing’ nations who have agreed to help enforce peace Keir Starmer has warned that Vladimir Putin cannot be allowed to “play games” with the possibility of a ceasefire in Ukraine, as he prepared to present proposals for a peace deal to a coalition of about 25 world leaders. The UK prime minister will host a meeting on Saturday of the “coalition of the willing”, a group of nations that have agreed to help keep the peace in Ukraine. He will seek to pile pressure on the Russian president to “finally come to the table” and “stop the barbaric attacks on Ukraine” after Kyiv agreed this week to an immediate 30-day ceasefire. Continue reading...
Family of Monica Cameroni De Adams, 65, files $50m damages claim as lawyer accuses city of ‘burying her alive’ An unhoused woman living out of her van in San Diego was towed away by authorities, who did not realize she was inside the car until she was discovered dead in the vehicle a month later, according to a legal claim and autopsy records made public this week. Monica Cameroni De Adams, 65, was inside her parked Honda minivan at about 1am on 5 November 2023 when a driver crashed into her vehicle and another parked car, lawyers for her children outlined in a wrongful death claim against the southern California city. Continue reading...
Sprawling storm system to affect vast swath of territory from Canada to Texas with tornadoes threatening in south The National Weather Service has predicted extreme weather across a vast swath of the US encompassing more than 100 million people, with powerful winds gusts up to 80mph (130km/h) being forecast from the border with Canada to Texas. A sprawling storm system crossing the US on Friday overturned semitrucks on highways and fanned wildfires in Texas and Oklahoma, where officials called for evacuations in at least one town. Tornado threats loomed for the Mississippi valley into the night and the deep south on Saturday. Continue reading...
Former agency leaders, including two Republicans, say rollbacks by Lee Zeldin could cause ‘severe harms’ Three former Environmental Protection Agency leaders sounded an alarm on Friday, saying rollbacks proposed by the EPA administrator, Lee Zeldin, endanger the lives of millions of Americans and abandon the agency’s dual mission to protect the environment and human health. Zeldin said on Wednesday he planned to roll back 31 key environmental rules on everything from clean air to clean water and climate change. The former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy called Zeldin’s announcement “the most disastrous day in EPA history”. Continue reading...
Swedish company’s valuation jumped 24% in 2024 as ‘buy now, pay later’ market is projected to top $160bn by 2032 The Swedish fintech firm Klarna disclosed on Friday that its revenue jumped 24% in 2024 as the “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) pioneer made public its filing for a much-anticipated US stock market listing. The company, which reshaped online shopping through its short-term financing model, drew investor attention as its valuation soared from $5.5bn to $46.5bn in just two years, fueled by three funding rounds between mid-2020 and 2021. Continue reading...
Vladimir Motin was in charge of the Solong when it hit a tanker off East Yorkshire coast, leaving one man dead The master of the container ship the Solong, which crashed into another vessel in the North Sea, has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter. Vladimir Motin, 59, a Russian national, was in charge of the ship when it collided with a tanker carrying jet fuel on Monday about 12 miles (19km) off the East Yorkshire coast, leaving one man dead. Continue reading...
Arizona senator had also clashed with billionaire over the latter’s ‘traitor’ jibe after Kelly posted about his Ukraine visit The Arizona Democratic senator Mark Kelly announced he was ditching his Tesla car, because of brand owner Elon Musk’s role in slashing federal budgets and staffing and attendant threats to social benefits programs. “Every time I get in this car in the last 60 days or so, it reminds me of just how much damage Elon Musk and Donald Trump is doing to our country,” Kelly said, in video posted to X, the social media platform owned by Musk. Continue reading...
Shaken by rail protests, Kyriakos Mitsotakis brings in new transport minister while tacking right on migration The Greek prime minister has appointed a former far-right student activist to the helm of the migration ministry as part of a broad reshuffle aimed at “resetting” his government amid public outrage over its handling of a deadly 2023 train crash. In an attempt to stem declining approval ratings, Kyriakos Mitsotakis placed the self-described nationalist, Makis Voridis, in the sensitive post while selecting a number of younger officials to key portfolios including the transport ministry. Continue reading...
PM has been urged to ‘get a grip’ on messaging after railing against the ‘flabby’ state and the civil service’s ‘tepid bath’ Keir Starmer has been warned against adopting the language of Elon Musk after railing against “blockers and checkers” and the “flabby” civil service this week. Gus O’Donnell, the former cabinet secretary, was one of those urging the prime minister to “get a grip” on his messaging, telling the Institute for Government podcast: “My God, he has mishandled the communications on this terribly.” Continue reading...
Syed, convicted of 1999 murder and jailed for life, maintains innocence in long-running case of legal twists and turns A Maryland judge has formally sentenced Adnan Syed to the time he has already served in prison, appearing to finally bring to a close a long-running case with numerous legal twists and turns that received worldwide attention from the true-crime podcast Serial. Judge Jennifer Schiffer had already decided that Syed would remain free in a recent written ruling, even though his conviction in the murder of his ex-girlfriend in 1999 when they were in high school still stands. Continue reading...
A spokesperson offered no evidence for the claim after 26 people were killed on a train that was hijacked in Balochistan province on Tuesday Pakistan’s military has accused neighbouring India of sponsoring militant groups in the south-west of the country as survivors recounted their ordeal from an unprecedented attack that killed 26 passengers on a hijacked train. The scope of the attack in Balochistan province underscores the struggles that Pakistan faces to rein in militant groups. Continue reading...
Media organisations including the Guardian and the BBC fail to gain entry to proceedings What could Apple’s legal challenge mean for data protection? A hearing in Apple’s legal battle with the UK government over access to customer data was held behind closed doors on Friday after the press failed to gain entry to proceedings. The US tech firm has launched an appeal with the investigatory powers tribunal after the Home Office demanded access to encrypted data stored remotely in Apple’s cloud servers. Continue reading...
Loss of staff will be at least twice as big as thought, as new NHS England chief tells regional boards to cut costs by 50% The jobs cull from the government’s radical restructuring of the NHS will be at least twice as big as previously thought, with other parts of the health service now being downsized too. The staff shakeout caused by NHS England’s abolition and unprecedented cost-cutting elsewhere will mean the number of lost posts will soar from the 10,000 expected to between 20,000 and 30,000. Continue reading...
Louise Dylan speaks at Clarke’s libel case against Guardian about wrap party for 2012 film The Knot An actor who was said to have been groped by Noel Clarke has told the high court that the incident never happened. In a witness statement for Guardian News and Media (GNM), which is being sued for libel by Clarke, his former creative partner Davie Fairbanks said he saw the former Doctor Who star inappropriately touch Louise Dylan at the wrap party for the 2012 film, The Knot. Continue reading...
Manchester Art Gallery exhibition features dress inspired by outfit worn by abolitionist Sarah Parker Remond For nearly 160 years, the blue plaque has marked sites of historic importance. Now one English institution has found its own way of signifying a flagship moment while interrogating its past – a blue dress. The new artwork, at Manchester Art Gallery, commemorates the occasion when the African American abolitionist Sarah Parker Remond made a speech on the site in 1859. Continue reading...
College president says she is ‘heartbroken’ by latest escalation in Trump attack on US campuses Never miss global breaking news. Download our free app to keep up with key stories in real time. Agents from the Department of Homeland Security conducted searches in two Columbia University students’ rooms on Thursday night, marking the latest escalation in the Trump administration’s crackdown on some American universities. The university’s interim president, Katrina Armstrong, addressed the school community in a statement, saying she was “heartbroken” to inform them that “there were federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in two University residences tonight”. Continue reading...
Former TV host of The Dr Oz Show is nominated to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Leading the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services presents a “monumental opportunity” to make the country healthier, Dr Mehmet Oz told senators on Friday at his confirmation hearing. Donald Trump’s pick for CMS administrator told the Senate finance committee that the US was struggling with soaring healthcare costs and higher obesity rates than other countries. Continue reading...
Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor becomes 24th PM and expected to call election soon Mark Carney has been sworn in as Canada’s 24th prime minister, capping a sudden rise to power for the former governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England. Less than a week ago, Carney beat the former finance minister Chrystia Freeland, the former government house leader Karina Gould and the former member of parliament Frank Baylis with a dominant 85.9% of the vote, in a closely watched leadership race. He has no prior elected experience and does not have a seat in the House of Commons, making him a rarity in Canadian history. Continue reading...
Losing the territory strips Ukraine of one of its few solid bargaining chips in possible peace negotiations Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates Under constant attack from drones attached to fibre optic cables, the soldiers scrambled in groups of two or three along hidden tracks or through fields, often walking miles to reach Ukrainian territory. The Ukrainian retreat from the Kursk region, carried out in stages over the past two weeks, appears to mark the end of one of the most audacious and surprising operations of the conflict, and strips Ukraine of one of its few solid bargaining chips in possible peace negotiations with Russia. Continue reading...
School leaders says current special educational needs system in England is on brink of collapse UK politics live – latest updates Parents will need to “think very differently” about government funding for children with special educational needs, the education secretary has said, as school leaders say the current system is on the brink of collapse. Speaking to the Association of School and College Leaders annual conference in Liverpool, Bridget Phillipson said the 2014 Children and Families Act needed to be changed to reform the current system in England that was driving local authorities towards insolvency. Continue reading...
Four women reach resolution with corporation after claims they were victims of ‘rigged’ recruitment process Four female news presenters have reached a settlement with the BBC over claims they were the victims of a “rigged” recruitment process. Martine Croxall, Annita McVeigh, Karin Giannone and Kasia Madera claimed they lost their positions on the BBC News channel as a result of the recruitment exercise, with their claims involving sex and age discrimination. Continue reading...
Actor Javier Bardem and Kiss frontman Gene Simmons will be among the talking heads in a film about the British heavy metal band by director Malcolm Venville Iron Maiden are to have an official documentary made about them, charting their long career as cornerstones of British heavy metal. The currently untitled film, scheduled for release in cinemas in the autumn to mark Iron Maiden’s 50th anniversary, will feature interviews with the band – including the final interview with early member Paul Di’Anno, who died last year – as they recall their path from grotty east London to five UK No 1 albums and phantasmagoric arena-filling stage shows. Superfans including Kiss’s Gene Simmons, Metallica’s Lars Ulrich and actor Javier Bardem will be on hand for analysis. Continue reading...
Labour MPs suggest backlash means Starmer cannot push ahead with freeze on some personal independence payments UK politics live – latest updates No 10 has been warned it could face frontbench resignations if it follows through with plans to freeze some disability benefits – a move that would require a vote in parliament. Labour MPs have been particularly alarmed by a refusal, both in private and in public, by the prime minister and others in cabinet to commit to not cutting help for the most vulnerable disabled people who cannot work. Continue reading...
Allegations of crimes against humanity laid out against former Philippines president over his deadly ‘war on drugs’ Rodrigo Duterte has become the first Asian former leader to appear before the international criminal court, where he stands accused of committing crimes against humanity during his notorious “war on drugs” which is estimated to have killed as many as 30,000 people. The ex-president of the Philippines, who was in office from 2016 to 2022, was arrested in Manila on an ICC warrant early on Tuesday, put on a government-chartered jet hours later, and arrived in The Hague the following day. Continue reading...
US president also repeats refuted Putin claim that Ukrainian troops in Kursk are surrounded by Russian army Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates Donald Trump has said the US had “very good and productive discussions” with Vladimir Putin and that “thousands of Ukrainian troops” were surrounded by the Russian army, a claim refuted by the Ukrainian military and independent analysts. In a post on Truth Social on Friday, Trump added that there was a “very good chance” the war between Russia and Ukraine could “finally come to an end”. Continue reading...
Chancellor-in-waiting put forward proposal to relax debt brake and backing of Greens is tantamount to getting deal through Germany’s conservative chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, has said he has secured the support of the Green party for his radical plan to increase spending on defence and infrastructure after marathon talks that went through the night, paving the way for its approval in parliament. “Germany is back,” Merz said in Berlin on Friday. “Germany is making its large contribution to the defence of freedom and peace in Europe.” Continue reading...
Arts institution says reduction of 40 roles achieved through voluntary departures and recruitment freezes Tate is cutting 7% of its workforce as the British arts institution seeks to address a funding deficit left over from the pandemic. About 40 roles have been affected by the cuts, made through voluntary departures and recruitment freezes. Tate, which has four galleries across London, Liverpool and Cornwall, said it had been working with staff for a number of months to achieve the reduction. “Tate has an ambitious programme to grow our audiences across the nation and beyond,” a spokesperson said. “To eliminate the deficit left over from the pandemic, we have strengthened new income streams, strategically prioritised our most impactful activities, and carefully streamlined out workforce.” The spokesperson said Tate had achieved its goals “by not replacing vacant roles and by accepting voluntary exits, working closely with colleagues and unions over a number of months”. They added: “Such changes ensure we have the stability we need to continue being as ambitious and innovative as ever.” While the number of domestic visitors to museums and galleries have returned to pre-pandemic levels, there continues to remain a reduction in the number of visitors from abroad. Overall visitor numbers are about three-quarters of pre-pandemic levels. This, combined with cuts to culture budgets, is putting pressure on institutions to reduce costs. Last year, Tate’s trustees approved another deficit budget to give the institution time to develop a new financially sustainable business model. About 30% of Tate’s income comes from government grants. The rest is raised through private fundraising – including corporate support, philanthropic donations and legacy bequests – as well as money from exhibition tickets sales. Tate Liverpool, which opened at the Royal Albert Dock in 1988, is undergoing a major £29.7m redevelopment, which includes the installation of new galleries. Tate St Ives is restoring the Palais de Danse – Barbara Hepworth’s second studio space. In May, Tate Modern will mark its 25th birthday with free performances and events, as well as the return of Louise Bourgeois’s spider Maman to the Turbine Hall. The Prospect union said it was engaging with Tate on the planned changes and would support any staff affected. The union’s national secretary for heritage, Sharon Brown, said: “We are clear that the expertise and experience of museum and gallery workers, who are often underpaid and undervalued, is what brings the collections alive and is fundamental to the success of the sector. “Budget cuts and the impact of the pandemic have hit the sector hard and more must be done to invest in these institutions and the workforce, which are an essential part of our domestic and international visitor economy as well as of Britain’s cultural landscape.” Continue reading...
‘I don’t think we should give him oxygen on any platform, ever, anywhere,’ Kentucky governor Andy Beshear says One potential future Democratic presidential candidate hit out at another on Thursday, as Andy Beshear, the governor of Kentucky, criticized Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, for welcoming far-right provocateur Steve Bannon on to his podcast. “I think that Governor Newsom bringing on different voices is great; we shouldn’t be afraid to talk and to debate just about anyone,” Beshear said at a House Democratic retreat in Virginia. “But Steve Bannon espouses hatred and anger, and even at some points violence, and I don’t think we should give him oxygen on any platform, ever, anywhere.” Continue reading...
Betar US is among far-right groups supporting Trump effort to deport students involved in pro-Palestinian protests A far-right group that claimed credit for the arrest of a Palestinian activist and permanent US resident who the Trump administration is seeking to deport claims it has submitted “thousands of names” for similar treatment. Betar US is one of a number of rightwing, pro-Israel groups that are supporting the administration’s efforts to deport international students involved in university pro-Palestinian protests, an effort that escalated this week with the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, an activist who recently completed his graduate studies at Columbia University. Continue reading...
Moves by US, UK and other donors to cut aid mean ‘high malnutrition rates, starvation and death’, say experts Cuts to food assistance by the US, Britain and others are already leading to more people starving to death around the world, experts have warned. As the United Nations and other agencies try to understand just how badly President Donald Trump’s announced 83% cut in funding to USAid will affect the world’s most vulnerable people, the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) has said its aid provision in Somalia is being reduced, after last month’s estimate that 4.4 million people in the east African nation will be pushed into malnutrition from April because of drought, global inflation and conflict. Continue reading...
US and Israel contacted officials in Sudan, Somalia and Somaliland, according to AP Sudanese officials say they have rejected a request from the US to discuss taking in Palestinians displaced from Gaza under Donald Trump’s plan to turn the territory into a “Riviera on the Mediterranean”. According to an Associated Press report, the US and Israel contacted officials in Sudan, Somalia and Somaliland about resettling uprooted Palestinians. The contacts suggested both countries are determined to press ahead with Trump’s proposal despite international outrage and massive practical difficulties – or at least use the plan to force other actors in the region to come up with their own ideas for Gaza when hostilities finally end. Continue reading...
For all the fraternal rhetoric, the alliance has always been asymmetric. It seems Washington under Trump sees it as immaterial Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast It’s not really about the tariffs. Not for Australia the brutal humiliation meted out on camera to Ukraine in the Oval Office. Nor Canada’s escalating war of invective and retaliatory sanctions. Continue reading...
Guardian readers share what they wish they had known before taking the plunge Change by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprint Got a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.com So you’re finally ready to install a battery at home. There is much to consider – from cost and capacity to the behavioural changes that can boost efficiency. Here, Guardian readers make it easy by sharing their experiences and offering key pieces of advice for how to get the most out of it. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Peer and former head of army offered to secure meetings with ministers for potential commercial client The House of Lords watchdog has started an official investigation into revelations that a peer offered to secure meetings with ministers for a potential commercial client who wanted to lobby the government. The investigation into Richard Dannatt, a former head of the British army, was announced on Friday. Continue reading...
National Fraud Initiative report for Cabinet Office identified Defra employee also being paid by DHSC for full-time role A civil servant held multiple full-time jobs at different government departments at the same time, according to a Cabinet Office investigation. A report by the National Fraud Initiative (NFI) – a data-matching exercise carried out every two years by the Cabinet Office that helps prevent and detect fraud – made the discovery in 2022-23 when looking at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Continue reading...
Supermarket chain’s sales drop 1% to £21.7bn despite food price inflation of 3% for most of 2024 Business live – latest updates Asda is to invest “a pretty significant war chest” in cutting prices and putting more staff on the shop floor as the supermarket chain battles a decline in sales and market share. Allan Leighton, the chair of the privately owned group that runs more 580 supermarkets, almost 500 convenience stores and 769 petrol forecourts, said there would be a “material reduction in our profit” for the year ahead as the group aimed to invest in order to regain its crown as the UK’s lowest-price traditional supermarket. Continue reading...
Clacton MP did not declare 100 days in 2024 of help with political engagements and travel in US, filings show The MPs’ standards watchdog has been asked to investigate whether Nigel Farage should have declared regular free support given to him by a US PR adviser who is now a Donald Trump official. US filings show that Capital HQ, run by Alexandra Preate, helped Farage on more than 100 days in 2024 with organising speaking engagements, media appearances, political activities and travel in the US. Continue reading...
Ocasio-Cortez says she’s mobilizing Democrats to push Schumer to oppose an ‘acquiesce’ to the GOP bill US politics live – latest updates Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is condemning Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader, for caving to Republican demands on a government funding bill, saying the move has created a “deep sense of outrage and betrayal” among Democrats. Speaking to reporters in Leesburg, Virginia, where House Democrats were gathered for their annual policy retreat, Ocasio-Cortez said she was mobilizing Democratic supporters to push Schumer to oppose what she characterized as an “acquiesce” to the GOP bill. Continue reading...
Commentary urged CK Hutchison to ‘think twice’ about ‘what position and side they are on’ in sale to US investors Business live – latest updates China has criticised the sale of the business that controls ports in Panama to US investors, saying the Hong Kong-based parent company should “think twice” and that the $22.8bn deal is “power politics” that is not in the country’s national interest. Shares in the Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison fell more than 6% on Friday after a critical commentary appeared in the Beijing-backed newspaper Ta Kung Pao in Hong Kong. Continue reading...
While carefully avoiding an outright rejection of US ceasefire proposals, Moscow is playing for time Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates For once, the US president and European leaders were on the same page. Grasping for a familiar metaphor, a chorus of western heads of state declared this week that “the ball was in Russia’s court” after Ukraine agreed in talks with the US on Tuesday to an immediate 30-day ceasefire. Continue reading...
Soldier Edan Alexander could be released along with remains of four other Israeli-US nationals, but unclear what Hamas will ask for in return Hamas has said it is ready to free an Israeli-US soldier held hostage in Gaza and hand over the remains of four other Israeli-US nationals in what may be a breakthrough in ongoing negotiations over the fragile ceasefire in the devastated territory. The militant Islamist organisation announced in a statement on Friday that it was ready to release the Israeli soldier Edan Alexander, who holds American citizenship, along with the remains of four other dual Israeli-US nationals. Continue reading...
Royal College of General Practitioners has been opposed to legalisation since 2005 The professional body for GPs in the UK has softened its stance on the legalisation of assisted dying, moving to a position of neutrality on the controversial issue. The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) had been previously been opposed to a change in the law to legalise assisted dying, having adopted that position in 2005. Continue reading...
Claudiu-Carol Kondor, 42, was dragged along the streets as he clung to his van to try to stop theft by Mark Ross A “career criminal” has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 30 years for murdering a “hard-working” Amazon delivery driver who tried to stop him stealing his van. Claudiu-Carol Kondor, 42, was dragged along the streets for about half a mile at high speeds as he clung to his vehicle to try to stop the theft on 20 August last year. Continue reading...
Lawyers demand in updated lawsuit that Columbia University graduate student be released from custody Mahmoud Khalil felt as though he was being kidnapped when he was handcuffed and shackled and rushed from New York to immigration detention in Louisiana last weekend, his lawyers wrote in an updated lawsuit demanding that the Columbia University graduate student be released from custody immediately. The activist has told his lawyers that agents who arrested him at his university housing last Saturday night, in front of his eight-month pregnant wife, never identified themselves. Continue reading...
Twelve people taken to hospital with minor injuries after flight forced to divert about 30 minutes after takeoff An American Airlines flight heading from Colorado Springs to Dallas-Fort Worth was forced to divert about 30 minutes after takeoff to make an emergency landing at Denver on Thursday evening, whereupon one of the plane’s engines dramatically caught on fire on the tarmac. Passengers were swiftly forced to evacuate, including via wing and emergency slide, and could be seen running for safety through thick smoke with flames behind them. Continue reading...
Fearing release of distressing material, lawyers have petitioned a Santa Fe court to seal records to protect the family’s right to privacy A representative for the estate of actor Gene Hackman is seeking to block the public release of autopsy and investigative reports, especially photographs and police body-camera video, related to the recent deaths of Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa, after their partially mummified bodies were discovered at their New Mexico home in February. Authorities last week announced Hackman died at age 95 of heart disease with complications from Alzheimer’s disease as much as a week after Arakawa, 65, died from a rare rodent-borne disease, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. Hackman’s pacemaker last showed signs of activity on 18 February, indicating an abnormal heart rhythm on the day he probably died. The couple’s bodies weren’t discovered until 26 February. Continue reading...
President’s changes to student loan programs leave millions facing higher payments and uncertainty over relief options Many of the nearly 43 million Americans who have federal student loan debt are seeing their carefully budgeted monthly payments soar amid Donald Trump’s overhaul of education in the United States. In the last few weeks, the Trump administration closed applications for all income-driven repayment plans (even ones not blocked by courts) and limited those eligible for public service loan forgiveness (PSLF). That program forgives the loans of government and select nonprofit workers after completing 10 years of service and making 10 years of minimum payments. Continue reading...
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