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Esclusiva: In una lettera, 40 legislatori chiedono alla FAA di affrontare le accuse di maltrattamenti degli immigrati e la 'urgente necessità di trasparenza'. • Un gruppo di 40 democratici della Camera ha descritto come 'gravi preoccupazioni' il programma segreto di voli di deportazione dell'amministrazione Trump e ha chiesto alla Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) di rispondere alle accuse di maltrattamenti e condizioni disumane sui jet charter dell'ICE. • In una lettera condivisa con il Guardian e indirizzata all'amministratore della FAA Bryan Bedford, i legislatori descrivono l' "urgente necessità di trasparenza" riguardo all'uso esteso da parte dell'ICE di aerei di linea commerciali per trasferire immigrati detenuti e i suoi sforzi "inappropriati e pericolosi" per schermare questi voli dallo scrutinio pubblico. Continua a leggere...

• L'attore di Star Wars ha successivamente eliminato il post e si è scusato, affermando che il presidente dovrebbe vivere 'abbastanza a lungo da essere ritenuto responsabile'. • Politica USA in diretta – ultimi aggiornamenti: La Casa Bianca ha definito Mark Hamill, attore di Star Wars, 'un individuo malato' dopo che su uno dei suoi account social è stata pubblicata un'immagine generata dall'AI che mostrava Donald Trump in una tomba superficiale, con la scritta 'If Only' in sovrimpressione. • Hamill, che ha interpretato il protagonista Luke Skywalker in sei film dell'iconica saga di fantascienza ed è un critico di lunga data del presidente degli Stati Uniti, si è scusato e ha rimosso il post dal suo account Bluesky giovedì. Continua a leggere...

Nearly 2,000-year-old artifact handed over by FBI matches piece missing from museum near Rome for decadesA nearly 2,000-year-old Roman grave marker discovered in a New Orleans backyard has now been returned to Italy.The marble epitaph – dating back roughly 1,900 years – was officially handed over to Italian officials in Rome on Wednesday during a ceremony led by the FBI. The event also marked the repatriation of another antiquity recovered in the US, the agency said. Continue reading...

Gámez-Cuéllar brothers were arrested alongside parents in February and later released after bipartisan backlashThree teenage mariachi musicians who were temporarily detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in February have been tapped to open for country singer Kacey Musgraves at several upcoming shows in Texas.On Monday, Musgraves announced that the Gámez-Cuéllar brothers Antonio, 18; Caleb, 14; and Joshua, 12, would join her for performances at Gruene Hall from 3 to 5 May as part of her Middle of Nowhere tour. Continue reading...

A documentary about Peter Sichel – the ‘Jewish James Bond’ who died in 2025 – includes striking mea culpas about the cost and efficacy of US involvement in the Middle EastIn New York social circles, he was known as the “Jewish James Bond”: a refugee from Nazi Germany whose gratitude to his American hosts was such that he volunteered to join the US army and became the CIA’s first station chief in Berlin as a mere twentysomething, filing early warnings about Soviet activity that have been credited with ringing in the cold war.Like 007, Peter Sichel also appreciated a fine tipple, and after leaving the US foreign intelligence service it was he who briefly turned a sweet German white, Blue Nun, into one of the best-selling wines in the world. Continue reading...

Exmouth local says devastating impact on wildlife along the coastline is ‘hard to put into words’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereAs the flooding from Tropical Cyclone Narelle’s violent visit to Exmouth subsided and the winds dropped, Brinkley Davies headed to Graveyards beach.The beach, at least according to some Exmouth locals, got its name because of the tendency for turtles to get stuck on the dunes. Continue reading...

UN calls for reparatory justice as landmark resolution aims for ‘political recognition at the highest level’The United Nations has voted to describe the transatlantic chattel slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity” and called for reparations as “a concrete step towards remedying historical wrongs”.The landmark resolution passed on Wednesday was backed by the African Union (AU) and the Caribbean Community (Caricom), and proposed by Ghana’s president, John Dramani Mahama, who said: “Let it be recorded that when history beckoned, we did what was right for the memory of millions who suffered the indignity of slavery.” Continue reading...

Law Commission proposal forms part of plan to modernise and simplify burial and cremation lawGraves more than 100 years old could be reused across England and Wales under Law Commission proposals that also include the reopening of some burial grounds closed under Victorian-era legislation.The changes would create a national framework for the first time, aiming to reduce pressure on burial space and modernise a system largely unchanged for more than 170 years. Continue reading...