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Obama condemns Trump’s $2.3bn Harvard funding freeze as ‘unlawful and ham-handed’ – US politics live

‘Medical calamity’: dozens of Dutch sperm donors fathered at least 25 children

'Hidden crisis' of rural homelessness needs urgent attention – here's one way to fix it

I don’t think a better headline could have been written about what happened yesterday. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

French prisons hit by wave of overnight attacks

Some major public institutions in Canada, including a pension management firm and a leading hospital, are advising staff against traveling to the US.

Five years ago, the Eye made the case for the government to take back control of British Steel, by renationalising it. Instead, ministers handed it over to Chinese ownership. Now, five years later, it's being taken back under emergency powers.

important context about the concentration camps in el salvador:

🚨 On an estate in Tower Hamlets, 95% of residents had visible mould in their homes. 🏘️ Big Issue covered the conditions on the Nags Head estate more than a year ago as tenants fought back against their housing association, Peabody. A new report says little has changed. ⬇️ buff.ly/mx6ps5w

Several of the country’s largest LGBTQ Pride celebrations have lost major sponsors — including Anheuser-Busch, Comcast, Diageo and Nissan — to the tune of $200,000 to $350,000 per event. For @nbcnews.com: www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-...

This feels like a cult.

"Do you know one thing I never did to cope or in response to my autism? Repeatedly fire off a Nazi Roman salute." An incredible piece from The Big Picture that doesn’t hold back.

Aerosol Can Surprisingly Upfront About Giving You Cancer theonion.com/aerosol...

Albert Luthuli: South Africa to re-open inquest into Nobel laureate's death

he’s in perfect shape. a sphere.

Wow Tell it like it is, Frank

In their defense, they were busy golfing with Trump.

Israel’s return to war in Gaza criticised by ex-Mossad operatives

I just attended a conference in the US. We had one speaker detained and two others turned away at the border.

Are Muslims really banning dogs in parks? 🤔 Let’s look at this perfect example of how rage baiting works, and how disinformation spreads, sticks, and fuels division, even years after being debunked… 🧵1/22 (1/1)

Excellent thread.

Oof. We’ve fallen so far, so fast.

No hint of compromise in today’s Russian press. On the prospects for peace in Ukraine, one paper declares: “Trump is in a hurry…Russia is in no hurry for a deal.” Another paper says Vladimir Putin’s demands “have barely changed” from the ones he issued last June. #ReadingRussia

Gordon Brown accuses Trump of ‘weaponising’ global trade system

Welcome to our everyday hell, fund managers.

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A seamstress named Elsy Noemi Berrios was forcibly detained by masked agents who did not present a warrant. Elsy is about 52 years old & has an asylum case pending in court. Her teenage daughter filmed this terrifying scene. If they can do it to her, they can do it to you. Speak out now!