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Groups sue Trump administration over the ‘department of government efficiency’ being granted unheard-of accessThree federal employee unions are suing the Trump administration, alleging that Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge) has been granted unprecedented and potentially illegal access to sensitive government records.The lawsuit, filed on Monday in federal court, claims that the treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, violated federal privacy laws by giving Musk’s team full access to the Bureau of the Fiscal Service’s confidential payment systems. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/04/federal-employee-lawsuit-musk-doge Author : Joseph Gedeon in Washington Publish date : 2025-02-04 16:16:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Defence claims PC Stephen Lovell only submitted second statement after the CPS declined to charge Matildas starThe Metropolitan police officer at the centre of Sam Kerr’s criminal trial did not mention being called “stupid and white” by the footballer in his first statement about the incident, a court has heard, and only included it in a further statement 11 months later.On Monday, Kingston crown court heard that Kerr, 31, the captain of the Australian women’s football team and Chelsea’s star striker, called PC Stephen Lovell “fucking stupid and white” after he doubted her claim of being “held hostage” by a

Swedish police say they are responding to an attack at a school in the city of ÖrebroResponding to some early reporting in Swedish media, police authorities say no police officers were injured by gunfire during the operation.Five people have been injured, with four requiring hospitalisation, after an attack on an education campus in Örebro, Sweden, 200 km from StockholmThe country’s justice minister called the situation “very serious”Police press conference expected at 3:30pm local time (2:30pm GMT) Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/feb/04/sweden-school-shooting-orebro-latest-updates-live-news Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-02-04 13:39:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Israeli PM in Washington for talks with US president as Hamas says it is ready to discuss details of second phase of ceasefire and hostage releasesRecent weeks have seen a major operation by the Israeli military in the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank.The camp contains mostly people displaced in 1948 as the state of Israel was being established and their descendants. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/feb/04/benjamin-netanyahu-donald-trump-israel-gaza-middle-east-ceasefire-latest-live-news Author : Christy Cooney Publish date : 2025-02-04 12:18:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.