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Male jails in England and Wales are more than 98% full, with only around 1,500 spaces reportedly available The British government’s plan to turn prison laundries and other unused spaces into cells will not solve the country’s jail overcrowding crisis, former MP Andrew Bridgen has told RT.The Ministry of Justice has fast-tracked £110 million ($149 million) from existing budgets for the conversions, saying this week it could create between 200 and 900 additional places.The adult male prison estate is operating at more than 98% capacity, with around 1,500 places reportedly available at the start of September, the lowest level this…

The jury in the Lindsay Clancy jury sent the judge a fourth note on Thursday afternoon on day six of deliberations. Clancy’s defense team requested to remove one juror who “refused” to abide by reasonable doubt, but Judge William Sullivan denied the motion. One juror is reportedly holding the line as the other 11 wan If the jury cannot come to a unanimous decision, the judge will declare a mistrial. BREAKING: The jury in the Lindsey Clancy trial has just sent its fourth note to the judge after roughly 36 hours of deliberations, and the big question now is whether…

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called on artificial intelligence (AI) and data center companies to improve their messaging in comments at the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, saying they, “Have done a horrendous job of explaining themselves to the American people.” At the three-day meeting with world finance leaders, Bessent praised the promise of what AI and large language models (LLMs) can do, pointing to how small business startups are increasing on main street but offered warnings that the companies must do better to ensure the U.S. is the global AI superpower. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at…

The minimarket in Turin where a 42-year-old Bengali man sexually abused a 13-year-old minor girl was closed on Wednesday, Italian outlets reported. After the closure, the words “Infamous Pedophile,” were written on its shutter doors by a local man furious that the guilty migrant shopkeeper was released from police custody after he said “sorry.” The store, located in the Piedmont region’s capital city, was the center of a heinous crime after an unnamed Bengali national that works there was detained for sexually abusing a minor girl on Saturday. The girl testified to the police that she had gone to the…

Business lobbies in Washington are alarmed because President Donald Trump’s deputies are narrowing the huge pipeline of migrant workers who arrive via student visas and U.S. colleges. “This is going to be devastating for retaining top STEM talent in critical fields,” advocate Sam Peak claimed on August 21 as he tried to defend President George W. Bush’s “Optional Practical Training” (OPT) program for foreign graduates. “Eliminating OPT means getting rid of a critical bridge that helps the U.S. retain top global talent,” he said.  “The Trump admin is considering a $100k fee … which would essentially end the program,” claimed Jeremy Neufeld, the…

On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Arena,” Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) said that he sides with President Doanld Trump’s stance on data centers over Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s (D) and Shapiro is “actually scared by the polls.” Host Kasie Hunt asked, “So, who’s right, President Trump or Gov. Shapiro?” Fetterman answered, “Oh, the President is actually right, overall. We used to be moving forward on data centers, and now, he’s actually scared by the polls. So, what’s really motivated by more than just the polls overall, I set up my message on it — on data centers just a couple…

Rep. Pete Stauber of Minnesota is making a run for the top Republican spot on the House Natural Resources Committee in the next Congress — teeing up a potential battle with the current chair, Bruce Westerman, who isn’t ruling out asking for a waiver to serve another term.“Congressman Stauber is running to serve as chair/ranking member of Natural Resources, and he is speaking to members of our Conference, including steering members,” his spokesperson said in an email Thursday.The GOP Steering Committee, composed of party leaders and members of the conference representing different geographic regions, will meet after the midterms to…

With up to 433 million cases annually, the problem disproportionately affects countries of the Global South, researchers found Nearly half of the world’s estimated 934 million farmers suffer unintentional pesticide poisoning each year, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Frontiers in Public Health.The study, conducted by researchers from the Pesticide Action Network (PAN), analyzed 214 publications from 2006 to 2023 alongside World Health Organization mortality data. It estimated up to 433 million cases of unintentional acute pesticide poisoning annually, affecting around 46% of agricultural workers worldwide. About 11,000 cases are fatal each year.The burden falls disproportionately on…

Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell is Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s top choice to replace Army Secretary Dan Driscoll. US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned from his role on Monday. Dan Driscoll resigned after months of tension with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Driscoll’s departure comes after US Army Chief of Staff Randy George was fired in April. “Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has submitted his resignation to President Trump following months of tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the direction of the service and the ouster of numerous senior Army officers,” The Wall Street Journal reported. Fox News also reported that Dan Driscoll…

KUOPIO, Finland (AP) – In a civil defense shelter hewn into rock, behind doors designed to withstand a nuclear or biological attack, two Finnish conscripts wearing hazmat suits and breathing masks are measuring radiation levels as they take part in an exercise to turn a cave into a place of safety for thousands of people. Inside, in what is normally a sports hall, hundreds of people are sleeping overnight on trestle beds. More than 2,000 people including volunteers and students are taking part in the biggest civil defense exercise in Europe since the end of World War II. In the…