One gets the impression that the US is the only country holding migrants in what amounts to jail. But a snapshot by The Guardian of 200 migrants held in seven British detention centres found more than half were suicidal, seriously ill, or. victims of torture, with 84% not told when they would be deported. Almost half …
From the New York Times: Many of the people who have worked for President Trump have ended up “diminished” or humiliated in some way. To that long list we can now add a new name: John Bolton. Trump’s national security adviser won the role by impressing the president with his regular bellicose contributions to Fox …
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Out of England’s 334 high-rise blocks of flats with the same cladding as Grenfell Tower, 69 have so far had it removed. ( U.K Ministry of Housing) (The cladding on Grenfell Tower turned out to be flammable. Scores of people were trapped in the burning high-rise apartment block on 14 June 2017 and were killed)
From The Hill The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that it will resume capital punishment for the first time in nearly two decades. Barr’s announcement comes as the number of executions in the United States has declined over the last decade amid concerns about whether capital punishment disproportionately impacts African Americans. Only three federal …
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From The Week: One effect of schools “off-rolling” low-achieving pupils has been an increase in the number of children who are home-schooled. Almost 60,000 children in England are estimated to have been educated at home last year – double the number in 2014 – though since there is no national register of home-schooled children, the …
