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• 88 वर्षीय DC कांग्रेस डेलिगेट Eleanor Holmes Norton ने Trump की ओर से शहर की सरकार के लिए पिछले 30 वर्षों में आए सबसे गंभीर संघीय खतरे का डटकर जवाब दिया। • Muriel Bowser के सहयोगियों द्वारा समर्थित Norton, Trump के कदमों को स्थानीय नियंत्रण के लिए एक राजनीतिक जीत के रूप में देखती हैं। • यह गतिरोध संघीय और DC शासन के बीच चल रही सत्ता के संघर्ष को रेखांकित करता है।

• Republican Chris Carr पर अभियोग के माध्यम से राज्यपाल पद की अपनी दावेदारी को पुनर्जीवित करने की कोशिश करने का आरोप लगाया गया है – जिसे ‘एक मरते हुए व्यक्ति की अंतिम सांस’ बताया गया है • Georgia के शीर्ष कानून प्रवर्तन अधिकारी पर Cop City के रूप में जाने जाने वाले Atlanta पुलिस प्रशिक्षण केंद्र के प्रदर्शनकारियों के खिलाफ एक नया अभियोग लाकर अपनी राजनीतिक किस्मत चमकाने के लिए अपने पद की गरिमा और प्रभाव का उपयोग करने के आरोप लगे हैं। • “antifa के खिलाफ मोर्चा संभालने” की बयानबाजी के बीच, Georgia के अटॉर्नी जनरल Chris Carr ने पिछले सप्ताह के अंत में तीन कार्यकर्ताओं के खिलाफ आरोपों की घोषणा की, जबकि राज्यपाल के लिए Georgia का Republican उम्मीदवार बनने की उनकी दावेदारी लड़खड़ा रही है और 19 मई की प्राइमरी से पहले पोलिंग में उन्हें दहाई के आंकड़े से भी कम समर्थन मिल रहा है।

Briefings obtained by freedom of information warned a ‘cascade of withdrawals’ could lead to collapse of 2026 South Australian festivalGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAdelaide writers’ week was sacrificed to save the 2026 Adelaide festival, an event that ploughs more than $60m into South Australia’s economy each year, documents show.After the 8 January announcement by the Adelaide festival board that controversial Palestinian Australian academic Randa Abdel-Fattah had been dumped from the AWW program, it wasn’t just fellow Australian and international guest writers and academics who began pulling out in droves. Continue reading...

Long-running dispute could be resolved as improved offer is made to workers, who first began strike in January 2025The end of the year-long Birmingham bin strike is now “within sight”, the city council leader has said after committing to an improved offer for refuse workers.On Monday, John Cotton, the Labour leader of Birmingham city council, said a new, improved offer could be made to workers that he hoped would “end the strike once and for all”. Continue reading...

• The Kansas City Chiefs addressed their defensive needs in the second round of the NFL Draft, selecting edge rusher R Mason Thomas with the No. 40 overall pick. • Thomas, who played college football at Oklahoma, brings defensive edge capabilities to bolster the Chiefs' pass rush. • The selection reflects the Chiefs' focus on building their defensive line strength heading into the 2026 season.

• Health officials confirmed the first case of mpox clade I in New York City on Friday, a strain known to cause more severe disease and higher mortality than clade II. • Clade I mpox leads to greater illness severity, prompting heightened vigilance in the densely populated urban area amid the ongoing national mpox situation. • Detection underscores risks in international travel hubs, as clade I has driven recent African outbreaks with fatality rates exceeding 3% in some regions.

FoI data reveals that 438 people with criminal convictions were given licences in Wolverhampton, UK’s ‘taxi capital’More than 150 people convicted of violent crimes were granted taxi licences last year by Wolverhampton city council, dubbed the UK’s “taxi capital”, data has revealed.The Guardian obtained data via a freedom of information request that revealed 438 people with criminal convictions were last year granted taxi and private hire driver licences by the West Midlands local authority – which has issued far more taxi licences than any other authority. Continue reading...