Lammy says he was right not to discuss mistakenly freed prisoner at PMQs pred 3 urami in 58 minutami Justice secretary says he did not have ‘all the detail’ at the time and there is ‘mountain to climb’ on prisons crisisDavid Lammy has said the government has “a mountain to climb” to tackle the prisons crisis and insisted he was “not equipped with all the detail” when questioned in parliament the previous day about a mistaken prisoner release.After a fraudster mistakenly freed from prison handed himself in on Thursday, the justice secretary said he had been right not to provide details to MPs at prime minister’s questions on Wednesday about the release of a sex offender who remains at large. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Nancy Pelosi, a force on Capitol Hill for decades, to retire from Congress pred 4 urami in 2 minutama Decision marks the close of a storied 20-term congressional career for the first woman to serve as House speakerUS politics live – latest updatesNancy Pelosi, a California Democratic representative and the first woman to serve as speaker, announced on Thursday she will retire from Congress, two years after stepping down from House leadership.Pelosi, who has represented San Francisco in Congress for nearly 40 years, said in a video address to her constituents that she would “not be seeking re-election”. Smiling as the music swelled over footage of a storied 20-term congressional career that saw Pelosi rise to the apex of American politics, she said she would finish out her final year in office. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Revealed: Qatar-linked intelligence operation targeted ICC prosecutor’s alleged victim pred 4 urami in 8 minutami Exclusive: Woman who accused Karim Khan of misconduct was subject of covert operation involving two British private intelligence firmsThe woman who has accused the prosecutor of the international criminal court of sexual abuse has been targeted by private intelligence firms as part of a covert operation said to have taken place on behalf of Qatar.The Guardian can reveal details of the intrusive operation, which has obtained sensitive information about the woman, who works at the ICC, and her family members. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Design or Art? Both. At the ‘Salon’ Fair, 6 Ways to See Why. pred 4 urami in 10 minutami The most thematically permissive fair in New York’s art schedule — where sofas compete with paintings and sculptures — brings up old questions about why we like objects.(New York Times)
What Scientists Are Learning From Brain Organoids pred 4 urami in 12 minutami Lab-grown “reductionist replicas” of the human brain are helping scientists understand fetal development and cognitive disorders, including autism. But ethical questions loom.(New York Times)
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