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Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen: Breaking Up Meta's Monopoly Would Improve Service, Safety

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[16:07] 'State will try to crush you' - 'Grace' whistleblower

A whistleblower, who was one of two social workers who raised the 'Grace' case, has said the experience has taken a "big toll" on him, and claimed: "The State will try to crush you."

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#one #two #State




#wx #NWS Active Weather Alerts weather.gov Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
417 AM EDT Wed Apr 16 2025

Valid 12Z Wed Apr 16 2025 - 12Z Fri Apr 18 2025

...Snow and strong winds spread from the Northern to Southern Rockies...

...Critical Fire Weather Risk returns to Southern High Plains/Southwest
today; Extremely Critical Risk on Thursday...

...Severe Weather returns to Central U.S. beginning Thursday...

...Well above average temperatures over the Central U.S....

Snow showers should come to an end over the Lower Great Lakes this evening
while the associated upper-level low spins off into the Canadian maritime.
Below average temper

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[15:15] Son fails to have 92-year-old father detained in hospital

The son of a 92-year-old patient in St James's Hospital, Dublin, has failed in a bid to have a High Court judge direct the acute hospital to detain his father until the family can find a care home for him.

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#92_year_old #StJames'sHospital #Dublin #HighCourt









[14:26] Trump says Harvard a 'joke' undeserving of federal funds

US President Donald Trump doubled down on a funding standoff with Harvard University that has become a focal point of his war against elite educational institutions.

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#US #DonaldTrump #HarvardUniversity



[14:27] Ireland-Wales electricity interconnector up and running

A major new electricity interconnector linking Ireland and Wales is now up and running and has been officially launched in Co Wexford.

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#Ireland #Wales #CoWexford





daily #CalvinAndHobbes comic:
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[13:50] Young people urged to remain in Ireland for peace process

Hundreds of young people from both sides of the border have been urged to remain on the island of Ireland to consolidate the peace process.

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#Hundreds #Ireland



Medieval English bishop Richard Poore, who died OTD in 1237, established #Salisbury Cathedral and the city of Salisbury, moving the settlement from the nearby fortress of Old Sarum cromwell-intl.com/travel/uk/st… #travel #England #history


[13:06] EU lists seven 'safe' countries, tightens asylum rules

The European Union has published a list of seven countries it considers "safe", in a bid to speed up migrant returns by making it harder for citizens of those nations to claim asylum in the bloc.

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#TheEuropeanUnion #seven



[13:13] Rape survivor Hazel Behan takes case to European Court

A rape survivor is taking a case to the European Court of Human Rights over what she alleges is the failure of the Portuguese authorities to properly investigate the assault on her in 2004.

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#theEuropeanCourtofHumanRights #Portuguese #2004








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My latest about how Republicans are trying to steal an election in North Carolina and how it could usher in a new era of unprecedented election subversion. democracydocket.com/opinion/re…



[12:08] Woman fleeing Sudan war to Ireland 'can't feel any hope'

The United Nations has described the humanitarian situation in Sudan as one of the world's worst hunger and displacement crises, as war continues to rage across the country, with atrocities reportedly committed on both sides and famine declared in certain regions.

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#TheUnitedNations #Sudan



[12:15] Over 109,000 adverse incidents reported in HSE last year

There were over 109,300 adverse incidents reported in the HSE last year with 497 listed as extreme, and 158 as major, according to new figures.

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#109,300 #lastyear #497 #158



[12:27] Annual property prices rise by 8% in February - CSO

Residential property prices are up 8% in the 12 months to February 2025, according to latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.

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#8% #the12monthstoFebruary2025 #theCentralStatisticsOffice