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Here are the big stories from Tamil Nadu today

Welcome to the Tamil Nadu Today newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories to follow today.

The Hindu

Auditor: Agency overseeing state’s worst sexually violent predators must improve

Some convicted of sex crimes are simply too dangerous to be let back on the streets even after they’ve completed prison sentences.

Tribune News Service

Investigation finds no fraud by Texas prison contractor that was paid despite cutting inmate therapy services

Management & Training Corporation had been accused of defrauding the state by charging for services it didn’t provide and directing prisoners to falsify paperwork about their treatment.

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Is God Is, the explosive play shaking up theatre: ‘I’ve always been the only Black actor in the room’

The hit play, which is MTC’s first all Black production, blends Spaghetti westerns and Greek tragedies to produce a story that is by, for and about Black women

The Guardian - AU

Power games: the anatomy of an arrest

Minister V. Senthilbalaji was questioned for 18 hours by the ED and when he complained of chest pain, was initially admitted to the Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital at Omandurar Government Estate in Chennai. He was later shifted to a private hospital in Chennai

The Hindu

Ever Wanted To Journey Into McLaren’s Inner Sanctum? Now You Can!

For years, a tour of the world-famous McLaren Technology Centre in Woking was an experience reserved for the team’s Formula 1 drivers and just a dream for the rest of us. But, thanks to GetYourGuide, that dream can now become a reality.

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Ever wanted to journey into McLaren’s inner sanctum? Now you can!

“Well, I’ve never had this before,” says McLaren ambassador Kris. He is Autosport’s guide for an afternoon at the McLaren Technology Centre and just as he clears his throat to introduce the MP4/13 from 1998 in all its monochrome glory, Mika Hakkinen unexpectedly wanders into earshot. No pressure, then, to…

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McLaren repurposes old F1 factory as new composites facility

The new composites department will be housed in the factory McLaren used before its move the gigantic MTC facility two miles from central Woking in 2003, and it is set to open for production later this summer.

Autosport

Supreme Court paves way for probe to continue against T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji, allows ED to initiate proceedings

The Supreme Court on May 16 paved the way for the Crime Branch investigation to continue against Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthil Balaji, who is accused of taking bribes in exchange for jobs in the Metro Transport Corporation (MTC).

The Hindu

Judith Lucy draws upon parents' dysfunctional relationship to bring to life Samuel Beckett's Happy Days at Melbourne Theatre Company

Having quit stand-up last year, the comedian is making her theatre debut — playing a character she understands on a 'gut level', because she reminds her of her mother.

ABC News

3 Tech Stocks to Avoid Amid Weakening Global Demand

As global demand seems to be weakening, the technology sector is expected to continue to experience significant challenges. So, we believe Aurora Innovation (AUR), DMG Blockchain (DMGGF), and MMTec (MTC) are best avoided right now, considering their bleak fundamentals. Let's discuss this in detail.

StockNews.com

Bernhardt/Hamlet review – Kate Mulvany is astonishingly good

Melbourne Theatre Company, Sumner TheatreMulvany juggles comedy and vulnerability in her performance as the grand dame who decides to liven up her career by playing Shakespeare’s Dane

The Guardian - AU

Kate Mulvany returns to the stage after Amazon's Hunters to star as Sarah Bernhardt in Melbourne Theatre Company's Bernhardt/Hamlet

Actor and writer Kate Mulvany has recently played a Nazi-hunting nun for Amazon and an artist accused of murder for Foxtel. Now, she returns to the stage.

ABC News

‘Urgent listening is needed’: Australian theatre asks artists to advise them on diversity

In industry first, Melbourne Theatre Company has formed an advisory council of artists including Zoë Coombs Marr, Tony Briggs and Patricia Cornelius

The Guardian - AU

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The Canberra Times

'Obscene amount' for Nauru contract

The federal government has awarded a $422 million contract for a prison company under investigation in the US to manage offshore detention.

The Guardian - AU

US operator accused of ‘gross negligence’ wins $420m contract to manage Australia’s asylum processing on Nauru

Scandal-plagued US firm MTC will be responsible for ‘garrison and welfare’ of around 70 asylum seekers on Pacific island

AAP

West Sydney prison guards on strike again

Parklea Correctional Centre officers are striking for a second consecutive month for 48 hours as they continue to push for better pay and safer work conditions.

Bangkok Post

Asian shares fall amid tougher rate talk

RECAP: Asian shares declined yesterday, as continued interest rate hikes and a steadfast hawkish stance by major central banks fuelled global recession worries and sapped risk sentiment, driving US and European markets down.

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The Texas Tribune

Prison contractor MTC accused of billing Texas millions for inmate treatment programs it didn’t provide

Before being released on parole, most Texas prisoners must complete treatment programs like life skills or addiction therapy. Private prison operator Management & Training Corporation allegedly stopped providing the services, but kept taking the money.

The Guardian - AU

US prison operator begins $750,000-a-day contract for Nauru offshore regime

Previously accused of ‘gross negligence’, MTC will be paid $47.3m to oversee detention of 111 refugees and asylum seekers for two months

The Guardian - UK

Firm that ran criticised UK youth jail awarded contract for asylum centre

Exclusive: MTC, which ran Rainsbrook youth jail, now providing security at Manston asylum seekers’ facility

The Guardian - AU

Australian stages are packed with great shows – so why aren’t people booking tickets?

The subscription model is ‘broken’, sales are unpredictable, and audience behaviour may have shifted for good. But not every state is equal

The Guardian - AU

Australia to pay controversial US prisons operator $4.6m for 52 days of transition work on Nauru

MTC, which has been accused of ‘gross negligence’ that allegedly led to gang rape, will be paid during same period as previous contractor Canstruct

ABC News

Anne-Louise Sarks puts women centrestage in her first Melbourne Theatre Company season as artistic director

The first season from Anne-Louise Sarks features plays about a bohemian art museum founder, the way the legal system fails women, and two sisters seeking revenge.

The Guardian - AU

The ‘egregious’ history of likely new Nauru operator includes allegations of gang rape and murder in its US prisons

A Guardian investigation reveals the firm has been accused of ‘gross negligence’ that allegedly led to gang rape, murder and mistaken solitary confinement in its US facilities

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