Cambridge fails to suspend students who threatened to kill classmate over Israel trip

Cambridge fails to suspend students who threatened to kill classmate over Israel trip

A University of Cambridge college has been criticised after it failed to suspend students who made death threats against an undergraduate who visited Israel.

The visit, organised by the Pinsker Centre think tank, took Oxbridge student leaders to Israel, where they met Israelis and Palestinians to better understand the Gaza conflict.

But one of the party, Bradley Smart, 21, said he received death threats from fellow students when he returned to Homerton College.

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Judge ‘disturbed’ over ‘legally deficient’ treatment of Trump gala shooting suspect

Judge ‘disturbed’ over ‘legally deficient’ treatment of Trump gala shooting suspect

A US judge on Monday apologized to the man accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump for the “legally deficient” treatment he has faced in a Washington DC, jail, including being placed on suicide watch, separated from other inmates and denied a Bible.

The US magistrate judge Zia Faruqui said he was disturbed by the conditions for Cole Allen, who allegedly fired a shotgun during a foiled attack on Trump and senior officials in his administration at a 25 April press gala. The judge said the conditions were inappropriate for a person with no criminal history.

“Whatever you’ve been through, I apologize,” Faruqui said during a court hearing.

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The World Health Organisation Got it Wrong Again: We Did Have Pre-Existing Immunity to COVID-19

The World Health Organisation Got it Wrong Again: We Did Have Pre-Existing Immunity to COVID-19

At his media briefing on March 3rd 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General said: “COVID-19 is a new virus to which no one has immunity”.

The WHO managed to get quite a lot wrong in its pronouncements about COVID-19. I am just focusing on the “to which no one has immunity” for now. But put this together with all the other inaccuracies in the WHO statements and guidance about COVID-19 and it does raise concerns about our Government’s recent outsourcing of health decisions to the WHO in the next pandemic.

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Jeff Bezos ‘selling $500m superyacht because it attracts too much attention’

Jeff Bezos ‘selling $500m superyacht because it attracts too much attention’

Jeff Bezos is reportedly selling his £370m superyacht Koru because it is too recognisable.

The Amazon founder is said to feel that the 417ft vessel, the largest sailing yacht in the world, is drawing too much attention.

Mr Bezos, whose cumulative worth is about £203bn, has also soured on the £22m-a-year cost of maintaining the giant vessel, the New York Post reported.

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Jamie Sarkonak: At a human rights tribunal, it’s better to be a transwoman

Jamie Sarkonak: At a human rights tribunal, it’s better to be a transwoman

Human rights tribunals have drastically expanded society’s obligations to accommodate transwomen — but biological women seeking sex-based protections aren’t extended the same courtesy.

One of those regular women, known only as J, had moved into transitional housing on the women’s floor of a B.C. Salvation Army building back in the fall of 2020. She lived there for two years without issue, but when her tenancy ran out in 2022 and she hadn’t found a new place to live, the Salvation Army extended her term and offered to place her in a different building. The problem: that building was trans-inclusive. For this, J filed a human rights complaint.

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China cover-up after pilot killed 132 by flying plane into mountain

China cover-up after pilot killed 132 by flying plane into mountain

The Chinese authorities have known for four years that a pilot of a China Eastern Airlines jet deliberately crashed the aircraft, killing all 132 aboard, according to data from the United States.

The data, released by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), confirms earlier leaked US accounts that Flight 5735, a Boeing 737, was intentionally crashed into mountains in Guangxi province in March 2022.

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Miranda Devine: Dems seek a blue-collar MAGA man to win back Trump voters — but need to look in the mirror

Miranda Devine: Dems seek a blue-collar MAGA man to win back Trump voters — but need to look in the mirror

Democrats have a Nazi problem.

They’ve spent the last 10 years accusing Donald Trump of being the second coming of Hitler and melting down when Elon Musk or anyone else perceived as close to Trump made a hand gesture that they pretended was a Nazi salute.

It was all just a hilarious troll that fooled their more gullible acolytes.

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2 dead in Leipzig after car is rammed into crowd

2 dead in Leipzig after car is rammed into crowd

Car runs into crowd in German city of Leipzig, with fatalities reported

Two people have been killed and two severely injured when a car ran into a crowd in the centre of the eastern German city of Leipzig, local broadcaster MDR has reported, citing police.

Leipzig police confirmed to Reuters that there were injuries from a driving car but could not give more details.


 

This tweet shows the perp being arrested, they seem to be limiting access to video of the perp.

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One injured after plane hits truck while landing in Newark

One injured after plane hits truck while landing in Newark

A truck driver has suffered minor injuries after a United Airlines plane clipped his vehicle and a streetlight as it approached Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on Sunday.

The Boeing 767, operating a flight from Venice, Italy, managed to land safely, with no reported injuries among the 231 passengers and crew on board.

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The mystery of the missing scientists linked to top-secret Nasa research

The mystery of the missing scientists linked to top-secret Nasa research

It sounds like the plot for an episode of The X-Files: at least 10 scientists – and counting – who all supposedly had access to sensitive US government research are dead or missing under mysterious circumstances.

Four worked for Nasa; three of them were even on the same team. Two had worked together at the same national laboratory in New Mexico. Another – a former senior air force research engineer who left his home on Feb 27 and hasn’t been seen since – had been involved in UFO research after his retirement.

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