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Peruvians go to polls hoping to break cycle of instability

Crime and corruption top voter concerns in highly unpredictable election with 35 candidates for president

The Guardian - UK

DHS deported a US citizen to Mexico after threatening him with prison time: report

A man deported to Mexico has claimed that officers not only refused to see his documents but accused him of fraud

The Independent UK

Alarm as acting CDC director delays report showing Covid vaccine benefits

Study that reportedly found reduction in ER visits and hospitalizations being reviewed by Jay Bhattacharya

The Guardian - US

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Calls mount for California governor candidate Eric Swalwell to quit after multiple women accuse him of sexual assault – as it happened

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The Guardian - US

‘Illegal’ forest service overhaul risks causing ‘chaos’ across US public lands, union claims

The restructuring will close all regional offices, which manages 193m acres of land, roughly the size of Texas

The Guardian - US

Schools across America are quietly admitting that screens in classrooms made students worse off and are reversing years of tech-first policies

Millions were spent putting laptops in every student’s hands. Now schools want them back as technology in the classroom is turning out not to be the miracle solution it was sold as.

Fortune

Justice Sotomayor Opens Up About Her Colleagues

She blames her colleagues for the emergency docket situation, and faults Justice Kavanaugh for not knowing people who earn an hourly wage.

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Babies are ‘sitting ducks’ as US measles outbreak spreads to more states

Dropping vaccination rates have eroded protection across the nation

The Independent UK

Cuban president tells NBC he won’t resign under US pressure, as Russia backs old ally

In his first television interview with an American broadcaster, Miguel Diaz-Canel says revolutionaries don’t give up and step down

The Guardian - AU

Greens say Australia should step up pressure on Israel over ‘disastrous, illegal, immoral war’ on Lebanon

Call comes on same day former prime minister Tony Abbott says Australia should send troops to fight alongside US forces in the Middle East

The Guardian - AU

Melania Trump’s surprise Epstein statement prompts bafflement

Reporters search for answers to why first lady chose to make speech – and whether president knew it was coming

The Guardian - US

Man who killed sheriff’s deputy in California dies after being run over with armored vehicle

A central California sheriff's deputy was fatally shot on Thursday morning while serving an eviction notice, leading to a prolonged standoff that concluded with authorities killing the suspect by running him over with an armured vehicle.

The Independent UK

‘We can’t lose’: all eyes on potential 2028 Democratic contenders at big party gathering for this year’s midterms

Leading party figures gather at the National Action Network convention in New York to strategize for midterm elections

The Guardian - US

US judge rules Pentagon has violated his order in press access case

Paul Friedman grants New York Times’s motion to force implementation of earlier ruling that gutted restrictive new policy

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The Independent UK

California officials charge 21 people in hospice fraud exceeding $250 million

California officials say they uncovered a multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud the state for hospice services paid for with a government insurance program

The Guardian - US

California files felony charges against 21 people in alleged $267m hospice fraud scheme

Suspects allegedly bought 14 hospice companies and used stolen identities to fraudulently bill state health plan

The Guardian - US

US conservatives sue to dismantle Native Hawaiian healthcare scholarships

Do No Harm activist group alleges ‘racial discrimination’ in program designed to support under-served communities

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Oklahoma teen dies in freak accident after being struck by multiple vehicles, witnesses say she fell out the window of a moving car

A college student from Oklahoma lost her life in a freak accident over the weekend after falling out the window of a moving car. 18-year-old Lani Hicks had been perched on the frame of the window before tumbling out onto the I-35 just before midnight on Saturday April 4.

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The Guardian - US

Melania Trump says she did not have relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

First lady calls on Congress to hold hearing with survivors of late financier’s abuse in statement delivered at White House

The Guardian - US

Traffic stop leads California law enforcement to two homicide victims

Authorities arrest driver and passenger of car after finding large amounts blood and unresponsive man in rear seat

The Independent UK

Venezuelan police block protesters demanding higher wages and pensions

Union leaders, retirees and public sector workers in the Venezuelan capital have marched toward the presidential palace to demand higher wages and dignified pensions

Latin Times

ICE Reportedly Taps Alligator Alcatraz Contractor for $313M Warehouse Detention Site in Arizona

The move comes amid mixed signals from DHS as senior officials recently said the department has paused additional warehouse purchases launched under former Secretary Noem

The Independent UK

Maryland settles with owner and operator of ship that crashed into bridge, causing deadly collapse

Maryland officials have announced a settlement with the owner and operator of the massive cargo ship that crashed into a Baltimore bridge two years ago, causing its deadly collapse

Latin Times

Human Rights Watchdog Warns Cuba Medical Missions Include 'Modern Slavery' Practices

The IACHR warned of broader human rights concerns, including "retention of identity documents, confiscation of wages, control and surveillance of private life," and restrictions on freedom of movement

The Times of India

Four dead after boat sinks off French coast during attempt to cross English Channel

Devastation unfolded in the English Channel as a small boat carrying four migrants—a pair of men and women—capsized amid fierce currents near Boulogne, resulting in their tragic drowning. Thankfully, over 40 individuals were rescued, though one required treatment for hypothermia. This heartbreaking episode underscores the growing peril associated with desperate…

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