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Afghanistan war veteran arrested after ICE protest prepares for trial

Bajun Mavalwalla, who maintains his innocence, will take case to jury even as others strike plea agreementsAn Afghanistan war veteran arrested on felony “conspiracy” charges a month after he participated in a protest against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) maintains his innocence and is preparing for a jury trial, even as others arrested the same day strike plea agreements to avoid long prison terms, his father said.Bajun Mavalwalla II – a former army sergeant who survived a roadside bomb blast on a special operations mission in Afghanistan – was charged in July with “conspiracy to impede or injure officers” after joining an anti-ICE protest in Spokane, Washington. Continue reading...

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No guarantee tobacco tax cut would lure Australian smokers from illegal trade and raise more revenue, report says

Exclusive: New research points to need for ‘holistic approach to combating illicit tobacco’ including having support of health advocatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSlashing the tobacco excise might not be enough to lure smokers back to legal cigarettes, and could even widen the multi-billion dollar hole blown in the budget by the booming illicit trade, new research shows.The analysis from the e61 Institute comes as Jim Chalmers revealed next week’s mid-year fiscal update will reveal an extra $12.7bn in unanticipated spending, including an additional $6.3bn in higher than expected disaster relief payments. Continue reading...

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Senate to vote on dual bills on looming expiration of Obamacare tax credits

Republicans to oppose Democratic proposal that would extend subsidies until 2028 for about 21.8 million enrolleesThe US Senate will vote Thursday on competing bills to address the imminent expiration of subsidies for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans, but neither measure is expected to pass, greatly increasing the chances that healthcare costs will soon rise to unaffordable levels for many Americans.The votes, part of a deal brokered between Republican majority leader John Thune and the Democratic senators who agreed to reopen the government after a historically long shutdown last month, come as premium tax credits for an estimated 21.8 million enrollees of the plans are set to expire at the end of the month. Health policy research group KFF estimates that annual premiums will more than double if the subsidies are allowed to expire. Continue reading...

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‘Human trafficking behind prison walls’: women jailed in Texas allege rampant sexual abuse

Women at FMC Carswell – long a focus of sexual abuse investigations – say prison officials have turned a blind eyeEleven women incarcerated at a federal prison in Texas allege they have been subjected to rampant sexual abuse by staff members in the past seven years. The allegations are the latest accusations of abuse within a federal prison system rife with claims of inhumane conditions.The allegations at FMC Carswell, a federal medical women’s prison in Fort Worth, Texas, are particularly troubling because the facility has been the focus of sexual abuse investigations for years, with 13 staff members convicted of abuse and misconduct since 1997 and promises of reform at various times. Continue reading...

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‘She was very, very thin’: witness tells of Ukrainian journalist’s final days in Russian prison

Soldier’s account corroborates reports Viktoriia Roshchyna was taken to prison deep inside Russia, where it is believed she diedDetails of the last days in captivity of the Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, who died last year, have emerged with the witness account of a soldier who was with her when she was transported to a prison deep inside Russia.Roshchyna was seized while reporting from behind enemy lines in occupied Ukraine in the summer of 2022, one of an estimated 16,000 civilians detained by Russia since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. Continue reading...

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Ex-Alice Springs school principal spared jail for assaulting Indigenous students

Gavin Morris, a former NRL referee, found guilty of putting pupils in choke holds and twisting their earsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA former NRL referee has been spared jail after abusing his position of trust as a school principal by putting Indigenous students into choke holds and painfully twisting their ears.Gavin Morris was found guilty of four counts of aggravated assault and on Thursday was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment fully suspended for two years on condition he be of good behaviour. Continue reading...

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Disappointing Oracle results knock $70bn off value amid AI bubble fears

Weaker-than-forecast quarterly data for Larry Ellison’s tech company shows slowdown in revenue growth but big rise in spending Business live – latest updatesOracle’s disappointing results have knocked more than $70bn off the value of software and data company co-founded by Trump ally Larry Ellison, adding to fears of a bubble in AI-related stocks.Shares in the company fell by 11.5% overnight after it reported a lower-than-expected 14% rise in revenues to $16bn (£12bn) in the latest quarter while revealing it was boosting its AI spending by about $15bn. Continue reading...

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