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Karmelo Anthony found guilty of murder and sentenced to 35 years

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-10T00:46:46+00:00

Texas trial, which lasted a week, drew national attention due to race, as Anthony is Black and Austin Metcalf was whiteFollowing a trial that lasted just one week from jury selection to verdict, a Collin county, Texas, jury found Karmelo Anthony, now 19, guilty of murder in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf last year.The closely watched trial drew national attention, with viral social media posts that highlighted the racial composition of the case: Anthony is Black; Austin was white. Attorneys selected 12 jurors and six alternates for the trial; none of the jurors was Black. Continue readin

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Australia news live: Albanese says ‘we need to do more’ on house prices; Australia joins sanctions against ‘extremist settlers’ in West Bank

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-10T00:34:08+00:00

Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese says Australia still impacted by Middle East conflict ‘each and every day’The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, is now on the ABC News Breakfast couch. He said Australia remains concerned about the economic impact of the turmoil in the Middle East.Our job now is to demonstrate that we are a genuine and credible alternative to this terrible Labor government.He’s a great supporter of the party, he’s a great supporter of Angus Taylor, I think this is a great opportunity. The Liberal party has always been what John Howard called t

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Prisoners in Western Australia are living in ‘cruel, inhuman or degrading’ conditions, report warns

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-10T00:27:46+00:00

Inspector of custodial services says inmates are sleeping on the floor and denied basic entitlements due to ‘a systemic failure across multiple prisons’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastInmates in Western Australia are sleeping on mattresses on the floor of overcrowded cells and subjected to “cruel, inhuman and degrading” conditions, prompting the jails watchdog to call for urgent reform.Most of WA’s correctional facilities are in crisis, with an increased level of harm observed across the system, the state’s inspec

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How Spencer Pratt’s ‘patently absurd’ bid for Los Angeles mayor fell flat

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-10T00:26:36+00:00

The ex-reality TV star, who lost his home in the Pacific Palisades fire, cast himself as the antidote to the city’s woesSpencer Pratt, an ex-reality TV star, cast himself as the antidote to Los Angeles’s woes as he campaigned to be the city’s next mayor.He curried favor with swaths of disillusioned voters who related to his diatribes against city leadership. His fervent social media posts, including re-shares of AI-generated campaign ads showing LA in an apocalyptic light, garnered national attention. Continue reading...

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Seattle enacts year-long ban on new AI datacenters

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-10T00:15:54+00:00

Home city of Amazon and Microsoft passes moratorium as backlash against energy-guzzling AI infrastructure growsSeattle has passed a year-long moratorium on the construction of new datacenters. The city council voted unanimously in favor of the temporary ban on Tuesday.A major tech hub whose metro area is home to Amazon and Microsoft, Seattle is the largest US city to have passed such a moratorium as the backlash against AI infrastructure grows across the country. Continue reading...

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Republican Steve Hilton advances in tight California governor’s race

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-09T23:45:47+00:00

Former UK political operative endorsed by Trump will face off against Democrat Xavier Becerra in November electionRepublican Steve Hilton, the former UK political operative turned Fox News personality, has advanced to the November general election in the race to become California’s next governor, facing off against Democrat Xavier Becerra, a former congressman, state attorney general and US health secretary.Hilton’s success, a remarkable achievement for a recent immigrant, came after he was endorsed by Donald Trump. Continue reading...

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Trump meets Johnson as outcry over Bill Pulte threatens Fisa renewal

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-09T23:17:36+00:00

President backs Pulte for acting DNI chief despite backlash that puts reauthorization of key surveillance law at riskDonald Trump met with the House speaker, Mike Johnson, at the White House on Tuesday as pressure mounts on the president to nominate a permanent director of national intelligence, the step some Republicans now believe is the only way to save a controversial and powerful surveillance law before it expires by the end of the week.At stake is section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a post-9/11 authority that allows US intelligence agencies to collect the communicat

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Lammy’s cuts to jury trials could have ‘far-reaching’ effect on race relations, say MPs

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-09T23:02:04+00:00

Justice secretary’s plans likely to increase black people’s suspicion of court system, committee suggestsDavid Lammy’s planned changes to the criminal courts in England and Wales could have a “far-reaching” impact on race relations, a cross-party committee of MPs has concluded.The deputy prime minister’s plan to remove the right to elect for a crown court trial “has the potential to increase mistrust in the criminal justice system among the black community”, the justice select committee said, because black defendants are more likely to elect for trial. Continue reading...

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Staff at immigration detention centre wore England flags, report finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-09T23:02:04+00:00

Chair of prisons and detention watchdog concerned about intimidating effect as wide-ranging and damning review publishedGrim reality of prison conditions laid bare in damning reportStaff at an immigration detention centre wore England flags pinned to their uniforms while guarding migrants, a report from the prisons and detention watchdog has revealed.Their use by staff at one of the Home Office’s short-term holding facilities to detain migrants is revealed in the Independent Monitoring Boards’ national annual report, published on Wednesday, which is based on 127 annual reports about different

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Grim reality of prison conditions laid bare in damning report

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-09T23:02:04+00:00

Inmates in England and Wales live among vermin while gangs control entire wings, monitors warn, with failures ‘at risk of becoming normalised’Staff at immigration detention centre wore England flags, report findsThe independent monitoring board’s annual report of conditions across the prison estate of England and Wales is stark and unflinching.Men and women are held for long periods in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions, often living alongside vermin. Continue reading...

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Cattle in England to get tuberculosis vaccine from 2030 as badger cull to end

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-09T23:01:04+00:00

Targeted vaccination and improved testing planned as part of drive to eradicate disease by 2038Cattle will be vaccinated against tuberculosis from 2030 as a “gamechanging” part of a new strategy to drive eradication of the disease in England by 2038. In parallel, the last badger culls are expected to end by 2029, with vaccination of badgers expanded.More than 20,000 infected cattle are slaughtered each year, costing taxpayers £100m and inflicting a heavy toll on affected farmers’ livelihoods and mental health. Mass culling of badgers began in 2013 and has killed about 250,000 animals, at a cos

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What to Know About the Sea Drone That Rescued Downed Apache Crew

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-09T23:00:26+00:00

It was the first U.S. rescue carried out by an autonomous surface vessel and remotely piloted by a human operator, according to a military spokesperson.

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Ghattas: “I negoziati tra Iran e Libano puntano soltanto a mettere una toppa”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-09T23:00:00+00:00

La giornalista libanese: “Anche se è positivo che le autorità libanesi abbiano rotto il tabù del parlare direttamente con gli israeliani, tentando di separare il loro destino da quello di Teheran, non vedo pace all’orizzonte”

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Violenze sui palestinesi, l’Onu denuncia coloni e Hamas

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-09T23:00:00+00:00

Un nuovo dossier sulle gravi violazioni subite dai civili intrappolati tra le forze israeliane e i coloni da un lato e Hamas dall’altro

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Ponte sullo Stretto, trasparenza e rigore dimenticati

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-09T23:00:00+00:00

La vera questione è se l’Italia voglia realizzare un’opera storica seguendo il metodo della conoscenza e del rigore scientifico, oppure se preferisca “procedere all’incontrario”, confidando che i problemi possano essere affrontati più avanti, magari scaricandone i costi sui governi e sulle generazioni future

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Repubblica delle Idee. Conto alla rovescia per il grande spettacolo

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-09T23:00:00+00:00

Da Ditonellapiaga, Malika Ayane e Willie Peyote per le canzoni al maestro Bellocchio e Luisa Ranieri per il cinema: da venerdì si accendono le luci sui palchi di Bologna.Vi aspettiamo alla festa del nostro giornale per immaginare con voi un nuovo futuro

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Castaldo “Ascoltate con me i migliori 50 anni di musica”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-09T23:00:00+00:00

Viola Ardone metterà la sua capacità letteraria al servizio di questo racconto che toccherà momenti fondamentali della storia recente: dalla strage di Ustica alla caduta del muro di Berlino

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How Spencer Pratt’s ‘patently absurd’ bid for mayor fell flat in Los Angeles

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-09T22:52:02+00:00

The ex-reality TV star, who lost his home in the Pacific Palisades fire, cast himself as the antidote to the city’s woesSpencer Pratt, an ex-reality TV star, cast himself as the antidote to Los Angeles’s woes as he campaigned to be the city’s next mayor.He curried favor with swaths of disillusioned voters who related to his diatribes against city leadership. His fervent social media posts, including re-shares of AI-generated campaign ads showing LA in an apocalyptic light, garnered national attention. Continue reading...

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