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The Jane Doe in the Cornell seven case is getting threats | Arwa Mahdawi

The Jane Doe in the Cornell seven case is getting threats | Arwa Mahdawi

Every time a story about a woman being raped becomes headline news, the same pattern repeats without fail If she really was raped, why didn’t she speak up earlier? Why did she get drunk? Why was she wearing such a short skirt? Why did she walk home by herself? God, it’s exhausting, isn’t it? Every time a story about a woman being raped becomes headline news, the same pattern repeats without fail. People accuse the woman of asking for it. They question her motives; they scrutinize her looks; they attack her character. And without fail, she is punished for speaking up.

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The GuardianSustainabilityBrazil
Marina Silva on Flávio Bolsonaro: He will try to finish his father’s ‘perverse project’ to destroy the Amazon

Marina Silva on Flávio Bolsonaro: He will try to finish his father’s ‘perverse project’ to destroy the Amazon

Exclusive: Former Brazilian environment minister warns of destruction as far-right scion favourite to become president The former Brazilian environment minister Marina Silva has said that if Flávio Bolsonaro becomes president he will seek to finish the “perverse project” of rampant rainforest destruction initiated by his jailed far-right father. The Amazon was thrown into chaos during Jair Bolsonaro’s 2019-2022 presidency, when Brazil’s environment and Indigenous protection agencies were gutted and environmental criminals ran riot, causing surges in deforestation and violence.

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The GuardianHumanityTennessee
Christa Pike out of hospital and back in prison after botched execution attempt

Christa Pike out of hospital and back in prison after botched execution attempt

Pike’s lawyers said she is back in same prison she’s lived in for last 30 years and will continue to receive medical care Christa Pike has been discharged from the hospital after surviving Tennessee’s botched 30 September attempt to execute her by lethal injection and is back in prison, her lawyers said on Saturday. Pike, 50, returned to the Deborah K Johnson rehabilitation center, where she has been imprisoned for the last three decades, her attorneys, Stephen Ferrell, Luke Ihnen, Randy Spivey and Kelly Gleason, said in a statement.

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The GuardianWar & ConflictIslamic World
How do human beings explain taking part in genocide? NAZA provides a chilling look | Omer Bartov

How do human beings explain taking part in genocide? NAZA provides a chilling look | Omer Bartov

It’s easier to blame brutes and sadists for extreme violence. But as we see in the documentary, modern genocides are fueled by people who are uncomfortably recognizable Werner Best, a senior SS official and jurist who helped organize the Nazi death squads that murdered hundreds of thousands of Jews, is also known for his statement: “We must destroy the enemy without hating him.” He belonged to a younger generation of Nazi technocrats, who despised the foul-mouthed, beer-bellied, brown-shirted “old fighters” of the Nazi party in the 1920s, and believed in organizing genocide neatly and dispassionately. After the fall of the regime, Best escaped justice for the rest of his long life, dying peacefully in Germany in 1989. His chilling statement came to my mind while I was watching the film NAZA. I grew up in Tel Aviv and have visited there often in recent years. That is why the interviews with 24 Israeli soldiers and intelligence officers, which make up this documentary, felt strangely familiar. The conversations are conducted at night on rooftops, and the camera scans the cityscape, lingering on apartment windows as their inhabitants watch TV and make dinner. The landscape was intimately recognizable, and I felt a natural affinity with those people living their lives. I also recognized the way the interviewees talked – their speech patterns and choice of words. They reminded me of my son, who served more than a decade ago in the intelligence unit many of them might have belonged to.

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The GuardianInformationNew York
Israel promotes film that mimics NAZA documentary

Israel promotes film that mimics NAZA documentary

Embassies post links to hastily produced online film echoing style of real Guardian documentary about mass killings of Gaza civilians The Israeli government is promoting an online film project that mimics the style of NAZA, the award-winning documentary that details Israel’s mass killings of civilians in Gaza, in an attempt to counter the real film’s findings. The real documentary, directed by Oscar-winning film-makers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, and produced by the Guardian, is in cinemas and will be shown in more than 50 countries.

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The GuardianHumanityNashville
Christa Pike’s botched execution is a reminder of the horror of the death penalty | Moira Donegan

Christa Pike’s botched execution is a reminder of the horror of the death penalty | Moira Donegan

Lethal injection was a way for us to deny the reality of capital punishment. Pike’s experience shows us what it is Christa Pike had asked to be hanged. In the weeks before her botched execution by lethal injection on 30 September, in which she survived two lethal doses of barbiturate pentobarbital and had to be hospitalized, Pike and her legal team had challenged Tennessee’s execution protocol. The state’s lethal injection regimen had failed before. In May, Tony Carruthers was also sent to Tennessee’s death chamber, only to leave alive after prison officials struggled to find a vein. Moira Donegan is a Guardian US columnist

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The GuardianDiplomacyMiami
Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv blasts peace talks as just ‘smokescreen’ for Trump‘s Russian diesel deal

Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv blasts peace talks as just ‘smokescreen’ for Trump‘s Russian diesel deal

Trump’s announcement a betrayal of Ukraine, Democrats say; Ukraine strikes major datacentre in Russia. What we know on day 1,690 Ukrainian peace negotiators in Miami have been used as a “smokescreen” for a “weak” decision by Donald Trump to lift diesel sanctions on Russia, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a furious response to the US president’s backflip on Russian sanctions. In a move likely to create a fresh crisis with Washington’s Nato allies, Trump announced the deal with Putin on his Truth Social network, saying it was essential to reduce fuel prices in the US, which have soared as a result of his decision to go to war with Iran. The Ukrainian president, who flew to Washington last month to plead with US lawmakers to pass tougher sanctions on Russia, said in a statement on Friday that it was “unfortunately, a weak decision by strong partners”. “I believe our team is simply being used as a smokescreen. And that is certainly not fair. It is certainly not how partners should treat each other.” Negotiators for the ⁠US, Ukraine and Europe ⁠held ​six ‌hours ‌of talks ‌in Miami on Friday with the aim ‌of reaching agreement ​on ending ​the war ​in ​Ukraine, ​a ‌source ​briefed ​on the talks said. They discussed a postwar economic package for Ukraine and potential new security architecture between Europe and Russia, the source said. President Trump announced the diesel deal as his envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner were meeting with Ukrainian officials in Florida to discuss a peace plan. Trump’s announcement was a betrayal of Ukraine, the European allies and US national security, said Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, top Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, and senior Democrat senator, Elizabeth Warren. “Enough is enough,” the senators wrote. “The President must end his war with Iran instead of funding Russia’s war machine.” A number of prominent Republicans joined Democrats on Friday to condemn Trump for lifting the diesel sanctions, including congressman Don Bacon, who said the majority of Americans supported Ukraine. “The President’s policies towards Russia and Ukraine are failures. We need moral clarity not moral ambiguity.” Ukraine struck and partly disabled a major datacentre operated by Russian technology company Yandex on Friday in the second such action in successive days. Yandex, which is heavily involved in Russia’s ​AI development, said its data centre in the Kaluga region south-west of Moscow had been struck by Ukrainian drones and partly put out of action. Ukrainian arms maker Firepoint said Kyiv had used its FP-1 one-way attack drones to mount the ⁠strike. Four Ukrainians were arrested in Vienna this week on ⁠suspicion of spying, Austrian interior minister, Gerhard Karner, said on Friday, with Ukrainska ⁠Pravda newspaper saying two ⁠of ​its team were among those detained. Three remain in custody, Karner said, declining ⁠to provide further details because the investigation was ongoing. Austrian news agency APA quoted a ⁠spokeswoman for the Ukrainian embassy in Vienna as saying ​it was awaiting ‌an explanation from the ‌Austrian authorities on the circumstances of and legal grounds ‌for the arrests. The embassy did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Russian ⁠forces struck ​three cargo vessels in and ⁠around Ukraine’s Black Sea ports on ⁠Friday, Russia’s defence ministry ​said. The ‌ministry said ‌one vessel was ‌hit in the port of Mykolaiv, another in the port of Chornomorsk and ‌a third, bound for Odesa, in the ​Black Sea. According to the ministry, all three vessels ⁠were being used ​to supply ​the Ukrainian ​military. Reuters could ​not ‌independently verify ​the ​report or the claim. Russian strikes killed three people and wounded at least eight across Ukraine, officials said Friday, as Ukraine struggles to counter escalating Russian bombardments that have killed more than 50 people over the past three days.

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The GuardianHumanityMelbourne
Flydubai co-pilot began radicalisation in Australia, UAE prosecutors say

Flydubai co-pilot began radicalisation in Australia, UAE prosecutors say

Hammam al-Hammami’s shift towards extremism began while he was a student in Melbourne, according to Emirati attorney general Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The co-pilot who tried to seize control of a flydubai jet flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv last week had been radicalised while studying in Australia, prosecutors in the United Arab Emirates said on Friday. Passengers and crew on the 30 September flight, which had 182 people onboard, intervened to stop 29-year-old Omani national Hammam al-Hammami’s alleged attempt to hijack the plane on its way to Israel.

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The GuardianHumanityIslamic World
Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Israeli airport, UAE prosecutors say

Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Israeli airport, UAE prosecutors say

Hammam al-Hammami is believed to have been targeting the passenger terminal at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv The co-pilot who tried to seize control of a passenger jet flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv last week was planning to launch a suicide attack targeting the passenger terminal at Israel’s international airport, prosecutors in the United Arab Emirates said on Friday. Hammam al-Hammami attacked the plane’s Indian pilot with an emergency axe, but failed to prevent his badly injured colleague from opening the cockpit’s security door to allow passengers to overpower his assailant.

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The TelegraphWar & ConflictMiddle East
The UAE-backed ‘Giants Brigade’ changing the Saudi-Houthi war

The UAE-backed ‘Giants Brigade’ changing the Saudi-Houthi war

On a windswept beach by the Red Sea, a flag with crossed swords and a shield was raised, adorned with the Arabic text: “The Southern Giants Brigade.” It marked the return of the most feared militia in Yemen and the most dangerous fault line in the Arab alliance. Surrounding Houthi fighters were also seen being run down in the sand by armoured vehicles, driven by Yemen’s Saudi-backed forces.

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The GuardianDiplomacy
Trump promises not to attack Iran before November’s US midterms

Trump promises not to attack Iran before November’s US midterms

Statement outlines pause on protracted war US president has struggled to end after almost eight months Donald Trump has promised not to attack Iran before November’s US midterm elections, outlining a pause on the protracted war he has struggled to end after almost eight months. In a Truth Social post on Thursday, the US president said Washington was “having productive discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran”, which he claimed was “in very bad condition, both Economically and Militarily”.

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The GuardianBasketballUSA
‘I’m supposed to be here’: Angel Reese’s road from ridicule to the WNBA finals

‘I’m supposed to be here’: Angel Reese’s road from ridicule to the WNBA finals

After years of mockery and doubts about her game, Reese has helped carry Atlanta to the WNBA’s biggest stage. Her critics might want to start forming an apology queue A lot of folks owe Angel Reese an apology after Friday night. They should probably form an orderly queue. Not that the bad-faith take merchants who have spent three years gleefully circulating her missed layups, likening her occasionally awkward footwork to “Bambi on ice” and marveling at the supposed comic genius of “mebounds” are likely to join it. The right-wing culture warriors who turned one of the WNBA’s most naturally gifted rebounders into a punchline were never particularly interested in an honest assessment of her basketball abilities. But after Friday the punch line has never worn thinner.

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The GuardianHumanityNew York
14Th review – Ava DuVernay’s galvanizing documentary is a remarkable achievement

14Th review – Ava DuVernay’s galvanizing documentary is a remarkable achievement

New York film festival: the director has made a fascinating and troubling companion piece to her Netflix documentary 13th, which takes a fiery look at American injustice It feels at once like the blink of an eye and an eternity since Ava DuVernay’s documentary 13th arrived on Netflix, a month before the election of Donald Trump to his first term as president. The intervening decade has more or less borne out the film’s thesis on the enduring specter of white supremacy in American life: that a clause within the 13th amendment abolishing chattel slavery – that involuntary servitude could be used as punishment for a crime – was immediately and continually exploited to criminalize black people, mass incarceration thus being the modern incarnation of America’s original sin. The Oscar-nominated film, which saw a surge in viewership during the protests of 2020, has remained both a time capsule of late Obama-era moral clarity and, arguably, the acclaimed director’s best picture. At least, until now – 14th, DuVernay’s sequel, of sorts, soon also to arrive on Netflix, is just as lucid and galvanizing as its predecessor, with an updated, more pressing urgency befitting a democracy in distress.

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Irish IndependentImmigrationUSA
Trump officials block Microsoft and other tech firms’ access to employee green cards

Trump officials block Microsoft and other tech firms’ access to employee green cards

The Trump administration is suspending Microsoft’s access to a program that allows skilled foreign workers to apply for permanent residency in the United States, saying the company is under investigation for its hiring practices. In a social media post, US vice-president JD Vance said Microsoft would be blocked from using a Labour Department program that allows employers to sponsor skilled workers on H-1B visas for permanent residency, also known as green cards.

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Daily PostEducationUSA
Trump proposes $70,000 fee, $30,000 renewal for Nigerian, other foreign students seeking jobs

Trump proposes $70,000 fee, $30,000 renewal for Nigerian, other foreign students seeking jobs

The United States Department of Homeland Security, DHS, has proposed a $70,000 fee for international students seeking to participate in the country’s Optional Practical Training, OPT, programme. The proposal is part of the latest efforts by President Donald Trump’s administration to tighten regulations surrounding foreign students and immigration. Under the proposed rule, educational institutions would […] Trump proposes $70,000 fee, $30,000 renewal for Nigerian, other foreign students seeking jobs

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The GuardianScandalArizona
Despair after 200-year-old ‘grandmother’ tree toppled for Trump’s border wall: ‘It crushes your heart’

Despair after 200-year-old ‘grandmother’ tree toppled for Trump’s border wall: ‘It crushes your heart’

Protesters spent months occupying an ancient cottonwood. Then a tense standoff with US border patrol came to a head A 200-year-old cottonwood tree near the US-Mexico border, known as the “grandmother”, has been destroyed to make way for the construction of Donald Trump’s border wall, despite a months-long effort by protesters trying to save it. In late July, land defenders began a tree-sit in the ghost town of Lochiel, Arizona, taking turns occupying a platform high in the tree’s canopy. The group remained there for more than 70 days.

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