Hackney: Woman arrested over fatal stabbing of boy, 4
A 41-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder, the Metropolitan Police said.
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European Super League: Revamped proposal launched for European competition
Revamped plans for a controversial European Super League have been announced after a top court ruled that banning clubs from joining a breakaway league was unlawful. The proposal is for a league system which would include 64 men’s clubs and 32 women’s clubs. The plans for a new ESL format would rival current Uefa tournaments….
Gérard Depardieu: Feminists criticise Emmanuel Macron over defence of actor
42 minutes ago About sharing The French president said France’s highest honour should not be taken away from the actor Feminist figures have criticised French President Emmanuel Macron over his defence of the actor Gérard Depardieu. In an interview, President Macron said Depardieu was the target of a “manhunt” and added that France’s highest honour,…
Teens who murdered Brianna Ghey to be named
A judge will lift the orders protecting the identities of Brianna Ghey’s killers at sentencing.
Sir Keir Starmer supports assisted dying law change
14 minutes ago About sharing Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer has said there are “grounds for changing the law” on assisted dying. Sir Keir said MPs should be given a chance to vote with their conscience on the matter. A bill to legalise assisted dying in the UK was defeated in 2015, but was backed…
The Uses and Abuses of Language in Israel’s War on Palestinians
World / December 21, 2023 The Uses and Abuses of Language in Israel’s War on Palestinians Israel and its allies have deliberately crafted language not only to justify their actions but also to persuade taxpaying publics at home and abroad of their moral correctness. Ad Policy An Israeli soldier writes on a mortar near the…
Eugene Debs, Walter Reuther, Shawn Fain, and Labor’s Anti-War Legacy
World / December 21, 2023 Eugene Debs, Walter Reuther, Shawn Fain, and Labor’s Anti-War Legacy The UAW president’s high-profile advocacy for a cease-fire in Gaza renews a tradition of advocacy for peace and justice by class-conscious union leaders. And he’s not alone. John Nichols Ad Policy United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain raises his fist…
A Memoir for the Post-Truth Era
/ December 21, 2023 A Memoir for the Post-Truth Era In Sarah Viren’s To Name a Bigger Lie, she investigates how conspiracy theories have changed her relationship to the world. Julia Case-Levine Ad Policy Sarah Viren. (Courtesy of the publisher) When Sarah Viren was 15, she spent a good deal of time, like many teenagers,…
It’s Time to Negotiate With Russia
World / December 21, 2023 It’s Time to Negotiate With Russia Diplomacy will be ugly, but peace must be the ultimate goal. Ross Barkan Ad Policy Ukrainian soldiers pass by a volunteer bus burning after a Russian drone hit it near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on November 23, 2023. (Shandyba Mykyta, Ukrainian 10th Mountain Assault…
A Measure of Justice at Last for Victor Jara
World / December 21, 2023 A Measure of Justice at Last for Victor Jara Fifty years after the famed Chilean folksinger was murdered by Pinochet’s military, his alleged executioner has finally been deported from the United States to Chile. Peter Kornbluh Ad Policy Victor Jara. (Getty Images) On December 1—just two days after the death…