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The Independent
independent.co.uk > news > world > americas > willis-towers-watson-lawsuit-boston-lockton-b3047620.html

18 insurance agents quit just minutes apart. Now, their former employer is suing them

17+ hour, 24+ min ago   (414+ words) The departing workers generated more than $5 million in annual revenue for Willis Towers Watson, according to court documents Global insurance brokerage and risk management firm Willis Towers Watson has filed a lawsuit in Boston after 18 employees resigned within 44 minutes and…...

The Independent
independent.co.uk > news > uk > home-news > dalton-mills-fire-keighley-arson-b3049307.html

Famed Dalton Mills hit by fifth major fire in as many years

20+ hour, 5+ min ago   (211+ words) The Grade II listed building has featured in shows including Downton Abbey and Peaky Blinders Crews responded to another fire at Dalton Mills in Keighley on Saturday evening. Following this fifth major fire in as many years at the Victorian…...

The Independent
independent.co.uk > news > beijing-chinese-b3049305.html

Beijing bans drone possession in the city after earlier moves to tighten rules

21+ hour, 6+ min ago   (292+ words) Beijing is banning the possession of drones within city limits in new rules announced Sunday that further tighten its regulations on drones, which already include a May ban on sales of the devices. The ban on possession will come into…...

The Independent
independent.co.uk > news > fema-trump-department-of-homeland-security-washington-government-accountability-office-b3049260.html

Federal judge rules Trump DHS plan for 50% FEMA staffing cuts was unlawful

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (487+ words) A federal judge has ruled that a plan by the Trump administration to slash staffing at the federal agency tasked with responding to disasters by 50% was unlawful. The opinion issued late Friday marked a victory for labor groups who had…...

The Independent
independent.co.uk > news > alaska-court-of-appeals-acting-whittier-american-samoa-b3049229.html

Alaska drops voter misconduct cases against American Samoans who wrongly checked 'US citizen' box

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (624+ words) Alaska prosecutors are dropping voter misconduct cases against a group of residents born in American Samo a after a state appeals court threw out felony charges against a woman who wrongly checked a box saying she was a U.S. citizen. The…...

The Independent
independent.co.uk > news > world > americas > crime > waymo-assault-rifle-passengers-b3049133.html

Waymo pulls over robotaxi after detecting riders were carrying assault rifle

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (442+ words) Waymo does not allow riders to carry weapons in its vehicles Two minors were arrested last week in San Francisco after a Waymo allegedly detected they were carrying a gun and alerted the police. On September 3, a Waymo employee was…...

The Independent
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Judge rules Trump overstepped his legal authority in effort to keep coal plant open

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The Independent
independent.co.uk > asia > china > tiananmen-square-vigil-leaders-jail-hong-kong-china-b3048343.html

Tiananmen vigil group leaders jailed for seven years in Hong Kong

3+ day, 20+ min ago   (313+ words) A Hong Kong court sentenced ​two pro-democracy activists to seven years in prison on Friday, after they were convicted for inciting subversion, with judges highlighting their use of the phrase "end one-party dictatorship" in their political activities. "By severely punishing…...

The Independent
independent.co.uk > asia > china > hong-kong-china-tiananmen-vigil-leaders-b3048345.html

Who are the Tiananmen vigil leaders jailed for seven years in Hong Kong?

3+ day, 20+ min ago   (800+ words) A Hong Kong court sentenced ​two pro-democracy activists to seven years in prison on Friday, after they were convicted for inciting subversion, with judges highlighting their use of the phrase "end one-party dictatorship" in their political activities. Lee Cheuk-yan, Chow…...

The Independent
independent.co.uk > news > new-york-guantanamo-bay-cuba-united-rudy-giuliani-b3048364.html

Trial remains elusive for purported mastermind accused of plotting 9/11 attacks

3+ day, 20+ min ago   (603+ words) Two decades after U.S. authorities locked Khalid Sheikh Mohammed away at a military detention center in Cuba, the purported mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks sometimes seems barely any closer to being put on trial than the day he arrived. A judge…...