Vaccine ‘skeptics’ among new advisers joining CDC committee pred 9 urami in 45 minutami Some have little to no documented experience with vaccines while others have undermined their safetyFive new advisers will join the vaccines committee for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) later this week, the agency and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on Monday, in a move that underscores the increasingly anti-vaccine stance of the committee.Some of the new members have little to no documented experience with vaccines, while others have repeatedly undermined the safety and effectiveness of vaccines and other measures to control infectious disease. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UK anti-slavery commissioner condemns Shabana Mahmood’s asylum comments pred 9 urami in 55 minutami Home secretary’s remarks about ‘vexatious’ claims will have real-life impact on trafficking victims, says Eleanor LyonsUK politics live – latest updatesThe anti-slavery commissioner has criticised the home secretary Shabana Mahmood for accusing asylum seekers of making “vexatious last-minute claims” relating to modern slavery.The commissioner, Eleanor Lyons, said the comments were “deeply concerning” and would have “a real-life impact” on trafficking victims. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
How vulnerable are Australia’s cities to extreme heat? Explore our maps pred 10 urami in 18 minutami Exclusive: Residents of western Sydney and outer suburbs of Melbourne are at particular risk of high temperatures, data showsSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereAs the federal government warns the climate crisis will increase heat-related deaths, with the impact disproportionately borne by the already vulnerable, data obtained exclusively by Guardian Australia shows the parts of Australia’s major cities that are most vulnerable to heat.The new measure, called the Heat Vulnerability Index and compiled by researchers at RMIT, combines temperature readings from satellites, with data on populations particularly susceptible to heat (such as older Australians and those with disabilities), the built environment and green space, and socioeconomic factors like income and education. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Brittany Higgins’ husband David Sharaz to pay $92,000 for tweet that defamed Linda Reynolds, court orders pred 10 urami in 30 minutami Sharaz also liable for former defence minister’s legal costs on an indemnity basis, which is expected to exceed $500,000Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDavid Sharaz has been ordered to pay $92,000 for social media posts the Western Australian supreme court found were defamatory against former defence minister Linda Reynolds.Sharaz, a former journalist and Higgins’ now-husband, has also been found jointly responsible for another defamatory tweet to which Higgins responded, according to the court’s orders. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Albanese’s Oprah-style emissions target aims to please almost everyone but risks falling short on climate action pred 10 urami in 35 minutami The prime minister has a stonking majority and a progressive crossbench that wants deeper cuts. So what has happened to lower the goal?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government has announced an Oprah Winfrey-style emissions target for 2035. It has tried to promise (nearly) everyone a prize.By choosing a target range of a 62% to 70% cut compared with 2005 levels – based on long-awaited advice from the Climate Change Authority and its chair, Matt Kean – it has opted for a political solution. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Air India crash victim families sue Boeing over disaster that killed 260 pred 10 urami in 36 minutami Aerospace firm Honeywell also subject of US lawsuit from families of four passengers, who allege negligenceThe families of four passengers who died in the Air India crash in June have sued the aerospace manufacturers Boeing and Honeywell, blaming negligence and a faulty fuel cutoff switch for the disaster that killed 260 people.Air India flight 171 crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad en route to London on 12 June. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
The Federal Reserve’s independence is about to be tested like never before pred 10 urami in 45 minutami Donald Trump wants drastic rate cuts – and his campaign to exert greater political control over the Fed continues apaceThe time has come to ban the “revolving door” between the White House and the Federal Reserve, two academics argued last year. Doing so would be “critical to reducing the incentives for officials to act in the short-term political interests of the president”, they wrote.Eight months ago, the two writers – Dan Katz and Stephen Miran – joined the Trump administration in senior roles. On Tuesday, Miran, the chair of the US Council of Economic Advisers, walked into the Fed as a governor. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Scrap policy that gives refugees with leave to remain 28 days to find housing, say UK groups pred 11 urami in 11 minutami Halving time asylum seekers have to leave Home Office accommodation will make thousands homeless at time when ‘racist sentiment’ is on the riseMore than 60 homelessness and asylum seeker organisations have urged ministers to reverse an eviction policy that could leave thousands more refugees on the streets this winter.Leading homelessness organisations including Crisis, Shelter, St Mungo’s and the Chartered Institute of Housing and dozens of refugee and migrant organisations have written to the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, and the housing secretary, Steve Reed, urging them to cancel a controversial new policy that halves the length of time asylum seekers have to leave government-provided accommodation after they have been granted leave to remain, from 56 days to 28 days. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UK faces years of ‘anaemic’ growth amid tax and regulation burden, says Next pred 11 urami in 17 minutami Retailer says economic outlook clouded by declining job opportunities, government overspending and red tapeBosses at clothing and homeware chain Next are forecasting years of “anaemic growth” across the UK, as the retailer claimed regulation, government spending and higher taxes would hurt jobs and productivity.The FTSE 100 company, which is headed by the Conservative peer Simon Wolfson, said that while it did not believe the economy was heading towards a “cliff edge” the weakening outlook gave the company “another reason to be cautious”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Man dies and woman injured after shooting in London park, say police pred 12 urami in 16 minutami Man pronounced dead in hospital after incident in Clissold Park in Hackney and woman still being treatedA man has died and a woman has been injured in a shooting at an east London park.The Metropolitan police said officers responded to reports of gunshots in Clissold Park in Hackney at 7.06pm on Wednesday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
