3 months ago
Aug 14 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to strip nearly 1,100 Somalis of legal protections against deportation that have allowed them to live and work in the United States.
U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston allowed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to terminate the Temporary Protected Status designation for Somalia after the U.S. Supreme Court in June allowed the administration to end similar protections for thousands of people from Haiti and Syria.
The Supreme Court's ruling, powered by its 6-3 conservative majority, curtailed the ability of judges to review DHS efforts under Trump to end TPS designations for 13 countries that provided humanitarian immigration protection to eligible migrants from those nations.
Lawyers for the plaintiffs and DHS did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Two other judges last week allowed the administration to similarly end TPS for South Sudan and Myanmar. Only the end of TPS for Ethiopia remains blocked by a judge.
#supreme #judges #reuters #Friday
U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston allowed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to terminate the Temporary Protected Status designation for Somalia after the U.S. Supreme Court in June allowed the administration to end similar protections for thousands of people from Haiti and Syria.
The Supreme Court's ruling, powered by its 6-3 conservative majority, curtailed the ability of judges to review DHS efforts under Trump to end TPS designations for 13 countries that provided humanitarian immigration protection to eligible migrants from those nations.
Lawyers for the plaintiffs and DHS did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Two other judges last week allowed the administration to similarly end TPS for South Sudan and Myanmar. Only the end of TPS for Ethiopia remains blocked by a judge.
#supreme #judges #reuters #Friday
3 months ago
Aug 3 (Reuters) - Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Monday, after years of questions over the health and well-being of the 81-year-old ******* el Peace Prize winner.
Suu Kyi has been in detention since February 2021, when an elected civilian government led by her was ousted by Myanmar's military in a dawn coup, plunging the impoverished Southeast Asian nation into turmoil.
Since then, Suu Kyi's exact whereabouts and health condition have been difficult to determine, with no foreign leader or envoy having publicly met with her despite requests for contact from countries in the region that have excluded Myanmar's leadership from their summits.
Suu Kyi met with Arnaud de Baecque, Resident Representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross to Myanmar, in the capital Naypyitaw on Monday, government spokesperson Khine Khine Soe said in a message via Telegram.
The ICRC confirmed that a delegate had met with Suu Kyi, without naming the official, while her son described the visit as the first positive development concerning his mother in more than five years.
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Suu Kyi has been in detention since February 2021, when an elected civilian government led by her was ousted by Myanmar's military in a dawn coup, plunging the impoverished Southeast Asian nation into turmoil.
Since then, Suu Kyi's exact whereabouts and health condition have been difficult to determine, with no foreign leader or envoy having publicly met with her despite requests for contact from countries in the region that have excluded Myanmar's leadership from their summits.
Suu Kyi met with Arnaud de Baecque, Resident Representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross to Myanmar, in the capital Naypyitaw on Monday, government spokesperson Khine Khine Soe said in a message via Telegram.
The ICRC confirmed that a delegate had met with Suu Kyi, without naming the official, while her son described the visit as the first positive development concerning his mother in more than five years.
#representative
3 months ago
ROME, July 31 (Reuters) - Italian business and consumer confidence rose in July, data showed on Friday, in another positive sign for the euro zone's third-largest economy, coming a day after encouraging GDP growth data.
• National statistics institute ISTAT's consumer confidence index rose to 94.2 from 92.4 the previous month, well above a median forecast of 92.5 in a Reuters' poll of six **** ysts.
• The composite business morale index, combining surveys of the manufacturing, retail, construction and services sectors, edged up to 95.6 from 95.3 in June.
• The sub-index for manufacturing increased to 89.6 from 88.6, the highest level since June 2023, beating a median forecast of 88.9.
• Giorgia Meloni's government in April cut its economic growth outlook to 0.6% for this year and next, reflecting surging energy prices and turmoil in the Middle East, from previous targets of 0.7% and 0.8% respectively.
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• National statistics institute ISTAT's consumer confidence index rose to 94.2 from 92.4 the previous month, well above a median forecast of 92.5 in a Reuters' poll of six **** ysts.
• The composite business morale index, combining surveys of the manufacturing, retail, construction and services sectors, edged up to 95.6 from 95.3 in June.
• The sub-index for manufacturing increased to 89.6 from 88.6, the highest level since June 2023, beating a median forecast of 88.9.
• Giorgia Meloni's government in April cut its economic growth outlook to 0.6% for this year and next, reflecting surging energy prices and turmoil in the Middle East, from previous targets of 0.7% and 0.8% respectively.
#reuters #june #Growth
4 months ago
By Kemol King
GEORGETOWN, July 28 (Reuters) - The captain and two crew members of a passenger ferry in Guyana that capsized were charged with murder on Tuesday, more than a week after the disaster killed 73 people and left 30 others still missing.
The MV Barima, an 87-year-old ship, sank on July 18 while traveling from the capital, Georgetown, to the northwestern village of Port Kaituma.
Captain Kevin Price, 40, and crew members Rondell Dwayne Roberts, 42, and Delon Granderson, 33, appeared before a Georgetown court on murder charges, police said.
They were not required to enter pleas, and Reuters could not immediately contact the defendants or their representatives for comment.
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GEORGETOWN, July 28 (Reuters) - The captain and two crew members of a passenger ferry in Guyana that capsized were charged with murder on Tuesday, more than a week after the disaster killed 73 people and left 30 others still missing.
The MV Barima, an 87-year-old ship, sank on July 18 while traveling from the capital, Georgetown, to the northwestern village of Port Kaituma.
Captain Kevin Price, 40, and crew members Rondell Dwayne Roberts, 42, and Delon Granderson, 33, appeared before a Georgetown court on murder charges, police said.
They were not required to enter pleas, and Reuters could not immediately contact the defendants or their representatives for comment.
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4 months ago
An 18-year-old Yale student has been charged in connection with the alleged ***** ual ***** ault of a woman aboard a Manhattan subway train last month, though his attorney says the accusation is false.
The New York City Police Department told Fox News Digital that Ari Shtein, of Washington, D.C., was arrested July 8.
Court records reviewed by Fox News Digital show he faces charges including first-degree ***** ual abuse, third-degree aggravated ***** ual abuse, forcible touching on a bus or train, third-degree ***** ual abuse and four counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
Nyt Columnist Says She 'Deeply' Regrets Praising Senate Hopeful After Rape Allegation
The charges stem from an incident reported June 28 at about 3 p.m. aboard a northbound R train approaching the West 28th Street and Broadway subway station in Manhattan, NYPD said.
The New York City Police Department told Fox News Digital that Ari Shtein, of Washington, D.C., was arrested July 8.
Court records reviewed by Fox News Digital show he faces charges including first-degree ***** ual abuse, third-degree aggravated ***** ual abuse, forcible touching on a bus or train, third-degree ***** ual abuse and four counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
Nyt Columnist Says She 'Deeply' Regrets Praising Senate Hopeful After Rape Allegation
The charges stem from an incident reported June 28 at about 3 p.m. aboard a northbound R train approaching the West 28th Street and Broadway subway station in Manhattan, NYPD said.
4 months ago
BEIJING/SYDNEY, July 6 (Reuters) - China's military test-fired a missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the Pacific on Monday, state media reported, drawing criticism and concern from U.S., ***** an, Australia, New Zealand and Taiwan.
A People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy submarine launched the missile, carrying a dummy warhead, toward international waters in the Pacific at 12:01 p.m. (0401 GMT), the official Xinhua news agency said.
Xinhua described the launch as a "routine arrangement" of China's annual military training and not directed against any specific country or target. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said the launch was conducted "safely, in a standardised and professional manner throughout."
"We hope relevant countries will not over-interpret the matter," she said at a briefing in Beijing.
The U.S. monitored China's test launch from a submarine of an unarmed intercontinental-range ballistic missile that landed in the southern Pacific Ocean, State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said in a statement.
A People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy submarine launched the missile, carrying a dummy warhead, toward international waters in the Pacific at 12:01 p.m. (0401 GMT), the official Xinhua news agency said.
Xinhua described the launch as a "routine arrangement" of China's annual military training and not directed against any specific country or target. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said the launch was conducted "safely, in a standardised and professional manner throughout."
"We hope relevant countries will not over-interpret the matter," she said at a briefing in Beijing.
The U.S. monitored China's test launch from a submarine of an unarmed intercontinental-range ballistic missile that landed in the southern Pacific Ocean, State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said in a statement.
5 months ago
A former New Jersey middle school teacher accused of having a ***** ual relationship with a student was indicted Wednesday on new charges, including manufacturing child ***** ual abuse material, prosecutors said.
Ashley Fisler, 36, of Washington Township, now faces a 12-count indictment that also includes ***** ual ***** ault of a minor and a pattern of official misconduct, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office.
According to prosecutors, the alleged victim, who is now an adult, told police he had an unlawful ***** ual relationship with Fisler while he was a minor and she was his teacher at Orchard Valley Middle School.
Prosecutors said the victim described multiple ***** ual encounters that allegedly took place in Fisler's vehicle and classroom in 2021.
New Jersey Middle School Teacher Charged With Child ***** ***** ault After Alleged ***** ual Relationship With Student
Ashley Fisler, 36, of Washington Township, now faces a 12-count indictment that also includes ***** ual ***** ault of a minor and a pattern of official misconduct, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office.
According to prosecutors, the alleged victim, who is now an adult, told police he had an unlawful ***** ual relationship with Fisler while he was a minor and she was his teacher at Orchard Valley Middle School.
Prosecutors said the victim described multiple ***** ual encounters that allegedly took place in Fisler's vehicle and classroom in 2021.
New Jersey Middle School Teacher Charged With Child ***** ***** ault After Alleged ***** ual Relationship With Student
