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After standoff, Doge members gained control over access system, letting them to lock out workers and read emailsUSAid has put two senior security officials on administrative leave after a tense standoff with members of Elon Musk’s department of government efficiency (Doge) seeking access to sensitive data from the agency, four current and former USAid officials have told the Guardian.USAid director of security John Voorhees and a deputy have been put on administrative leave after they blocked efforts by Doge members to physically access restricted areas, the people said. The demands led to a tense standoff during which a senior deputy

Schools shut as precautionary measure and people told to avoid shoreline after hundreds of seismic tremorsGreek authorities have dispatched special forces, rescue teams, tents and drones to the island of Santorini after hundreds of seismic tremors were recorded in the area.Amid fears of a bigger earthquake that could cause a tsunami, people were advised to avoid the shoreline and derelict buildings, to empty swimming pools and to refrain from gathering in large numbers in enclosed spaces. The civil protection ministry said schools would be shut as a precautionary measure on Monday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/02/greece-sends-rescue-teams-to-santorini-amid-fears-of-big-earthquake Author : Helena

Move comes as one-two punch for group already reeling from last week’s decision to rescind 18-month extensionThe Trump administration has stepped up its attack on Venezuelans living in the US under temporary deportation protections, revoking the right to stay of more than 300,000 people.The move, first reported by the New York Times, comes as a one-two punch for Venezuelans who were already reeling from last week’s decision to rescind an 18-month extension of temporary protected status (TPS) that had been introduced in the final days of the out-going Biden administration. Reversing the extension was a blow that affected more than

Kristi Noem instead says government will use all available facilities under law for detention center expansion plansThe head of the US Department of Homeland Security on Sunday declined to say whether migrant women, children or families would be included in Trump administration expansion plans for the infamous Guantánamo Bay detention center, saying instead the federal government would utilize all available facilities under the law.Donald Trump last week said he was expanding a detention facility at the US naval base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to hold 30,000 people. His White House border czar, Tom Homan, has said he hopes to start