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Has Biden quietly pushed back student loan payments again?

Education Department tells federal student loan servicers not to send repayment notices, according to reports

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022

Texas oil company indicted after husband and wife die from inhaling toxic gas

Jacob and Natalee Dean died in 2019 after inhaling hydrogen sulfide. The Department of Justice says Mr Dean’s employer, Aghorn Operating Inc, is responsible

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022

Report on Capitol Police preparedness for Jan. 6 shows lack of clarity on use of force

WASHINGTON — The Capitol Police department needs to better understand and address potential officer hesitancy to use force, the Government Accountability Office found in a report released Monday regarding steps the department should take to improve preparations for violent demonstrations like Jan. 6.

Tribune News Service · Mar 8, 2022

Office of Inspector General finds ‘strong evidence’ of ‘race-based disparities’ in CPD stops, use of force

The Office of Inspector General found “strong evidence” of “race-based disparities” in an analysis of Chicago Police Department stops and use-of-force incidents.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 2, 2022

Department of Foreign Affairs issues new advice for Irish people in Russia as options 'rapidly deteriorate'

Russia continues to be hit by sanctions from the West, with the EU planning to shut down airspace to Russian aircraft and finance the purchase and delivery of weapons and other equipment to Ukraine, as attacks continue across the country.

Irish Mirror · Feb 28, 2022

Department responds after MyDerry readers give their views on Peace Bridge

The bridge was opened more than a decade ago

Belfast Live · Feb 25, 2022

Bangor regeneration plan delays sparks demand for audience with Infrastructure Minister

The Department for Infrastructure has held up the plan over flooding concerns from a lake over two miles away

Belfast Live · Feb 24, 2022

An Alleged Job Agent Appears To Tell A JobSeeker It’s His ‘Own Fault’ He’s Unemployed In Video

The Department of Social Services is investigating the "alleged conduct" by an alleged job agent towards a JobSeeker in the video.

Pedestrian.tv · Feb 24, 2022

Australia is creating an underclass of exploited farm workers, unable to speak up

As a senior official in Australia’s Immigration Department in the late 1990s, I frequently met counterparts in Europe and North America who were exasperated by their inability to make headway against the exploitation and abuse of hundreds of thousands of migrant farm workers.

The Conversation · Feb 23, 2022

Residents 'will work in shifts' as they protest against tree removal in South Belfast

'We plans to stay here in shifts in order to ensure that no more trees are removed along the River Lagan'

Belfast Live · Feb 21, 2022