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1 year, 1 month ago

Sean Turnell: the quiet economics professor held in Myanmar ‘animal pen’ prison for 650 days

“You do not know me, but a friend of mine who works at your hotel has just told me that since 4am this morning intelligence and police have taken over the hotel’s security cameras. Soon after that email from “a secret friend”, Turnell was himself arrested, and the mild-mannered academic went on to spend more than 600 days in some …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Video shows Adele stopping show to rebuke security guard hassling a fan: ‘Leave him alone’

The Independent

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “What is going on there with that young fan …

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1 year, 5 months ago

An otter in Santa Cruz is hassling surfers — and stealing their boards

NPR

An otter in Santa Cruz is hassling surfers — and stealing their boards Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark Woodward/@NativeSantaCruz Mark Woodward/@NativeSantaCruz An aggressive sea otter in California is hassling locals by riding boards she stole from surfers in the lineup. Steamer Lane is a legendary point break nestled along the rocky shores of Santa Cruz, home to swaths of …

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1 year, 6 months ago

UK Village Marks Struggle Against US Army Racism In WWII

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING BAMBER BRIDGE, England — The village of Bamber Bridge in northwestern England is proud of the blow it struck against racism in the U.S. military during World War II. “If you’re fighting fascism, which these people were, it’s ludicrous, absolutely ludicrous, that the U.S. Army encouraging a form of fascism — segregation.” Clinton Smith, head of the …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Senior NSW bureaucrat told Daryl Maguire 'had the ear' of then-premier Gladys Berejiklian, ICAC hears

ABC

A senior NSW bureaucrat was told former MP Daryl Maguire "had the ear" of then-premier Gladys Berejiklian as he advocated for a multi-million-dollar grant for his electorate, the corruption watchdog has heard. Key points: The inquiry has heard that Ms Berejiklian's office took a particular interest in a $5.5m grant to a Wagga Wagga shooting club A senior bureaucrat says …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Analysis: After draft, some obstacles ahead for NFL in 2021

Associated Press

With a successful in-person draft in Cleveland behind it, the NFL inexorably moves on. Although the NFL pushed back in-person attendance for meetings and OTAs, which are optional anyway, until later this month, the NFL Players Association wants to do something virtually no else does: Go back to 2020. “Our process is to follow the science on what is safest …

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4 years, 2 months ago

Amazon workers say Prime Day rush breaks pandemic safety vows

LA Times

Amazon warehouse workers allege in a court filing that in the run-up to Prime Day, the company has been hassling employees about productivity and warning that slowness could get them terminated. “Amazon has not been honest and forthcoming,” employees at a warehouse in Staten Island, N.Y., told the judge handling their lawsuit, which alleges that the company’s “oppressive and dangerous” …

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5 years, 2 months ago

IndiGo says systems back to normal after hours-long outage hit operations at airports

Firstpost

India’s largest airline IndiGo said on Monday its flights and check-in systems were running normally, after an hours-long outage hit operations at airports, leading to long queues and hassling passengers Benagaluru: India’s largest airline IndiGo said on Monday its flights and check-in systems were running normally, after an hours-long outage hit operations at airports, leading to long queues and hassling …

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5 years, 2 months ago

Kyoto tourists to be fined for hassling geishas