June 18, 2022 - Julian Assange's extradition to US approved by UK government

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Access to premium content | No advertisement mailers Work Julian Assange's extradition to US approved by UK government UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has signed an order to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, where he faces espionage charges, in a decision his organization said marked a "dark day for press freedom." Work How to Google more effectively to get the results you need If Google search isn't giving you the results you need, you might be able to work any of these tips into your queries to improve and specify what a Google search presents. � � Work COVID cases are upending cycling, and the Tour de France starts in 2 weeks You may click on “Your Choices” below to learn about and use cookie management tools to limit use of cookies when you visit NPR’s sites. This page will also tell you how you can reject cookies and still obtain access to NPR’s sites, and you can adjust your cookie choices in those tools at any time. 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Work Australia news live updates: federal government says Assange case has dragged on for too long after UK approves extradition to US .css-knbk2a{height:1em;width:1.5em;margin-right:3px;vertical-align:baseline;fill:#C70000;}This action potentially opens the door for journalists anywhere in the world to be extradited to the US for exposing information deemed classified by Washington. � Work US must re-examine risks of glyphosate, key Roundup weed-killer ingredient The US supreme court is expected to decide soon whether to hear the German company’s appeal of a $25m damages award to Edwin Hardeman, a Roundup user who blamed his cancer on its weedkillers. Work It gives us great hope: mom of missing US serviceman says video is authentic She also said that a bipartisan congressional delegation from Alabama was working hard to keep his and Huynh's loved ones informed about their apparent capture. Shaw singled out the aides of both the Democratic House representative Terri Sewell and the Republican senator Richard Shelby as being particularly open about where things stood. � Work Ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro pleads not guilty to contempt charges in January 6 case as it happened It's been a busy morning in US political news, though not as frenzied as some. There's more to come and Donald Trump is due to speak at the top of the hour at the extraordinarily-named Faith & Freedom Road to Majority conference in Nashville, Tennessee. A day after he was repeatedly accused of breaking the law from both right and left at the third January 6 hearing into the 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol. Work History says the next bull market is just months away, and it could carry the S&P 500 to the 6,000 level, according to Bank of America Barbara Kollmeyer is based in Madrid, where she leads MarketWatch\'s pre-markets coverage of financial markets and writes the Need to Know column. She has worked in London and Los Angeles for MarketWatch previously. Follow her on Twitter @bkollmeyer. � Work Here's what the Fed rate hike means for your salary | CNN Business San Francisco (CNN Business)American workers have seen their wages climb faster than at any time since the mid-1980s. But inflation has risen so fast that workers have actually been handed a pay cut instead. Work As gas prices soar, thieves steal thousands of dollars' worth of gasoline to sell, authorities say | CNN (CNN)With the nationwide average price of gasoline hitting $5 a gallon, and prices expected to continue to rise, thefts of gasoline are being reported across the country, and according to police, it\'s not just a few gallons being siphoned from vehicles. Work Bannon and DOJ don't want to talk politics or January 6 specifics at contempt trial (CNN)Longtime Trump political adviser Steve Bannon wants to block prosecutors from exploring the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol before the jury at his criminal contempt trial next month. At the same time, prosecutors are trying to prevent Bannon from turning his trial into a \"circus atmosphere,\" they said Friday. Work It's never been more dangerous to be a journalist in Mexico Work It Suddenly Doesnt Seem Like Californians Rejected Criminal Justice Reformers Ballots are still being counted and the results of close races could still change. With statewide turnout hovering around 29%, progressives who fared well in the top-two primary could still lose in the general election as candidates consolidate and more voters show up. But with the information currently available, handwringing takes about a crime-terrorized electorate desperate for law and order just don’t hold up. Work Trump Says He'll 'Look Very Seriously' At Pardoning Jan. 6 Defendants If Reelected “I never called Mike Pence a wimp,” he said, denying testimony at the hearing. “I never called him a wimp. Mike Pence had a chance to be great … I say it sadly, because I like him, but Mike did not have the courage to act.” Work School Flying Black Lives Matter And Pride Flags Can't Call Itself Catholic, Says Bishop He pointed out that Pope Francis has “praised the outreach and inclusion of LGBTQ+ people” and that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops “supports the spirit and movement of Black Lives Matter.” Work Pope Francis Suggests Gay Civil Unions May Be Tolerable By Church Work Maybelle Blair, Who Helped Inspire 'A League Of Their Own,' Comes Out At 95 “A door opens for a lot of white women and white-passing women that get on the league that we all know from the film,” she said. “But what about the Black women who were not allowed to try out and who had to sort of carve their own path to play baseball? It’s also a really queer story.” Work The 20 Funniest Tweets From Women This Week i asked matt if he could pick up a hammer from the hardware store and he came back with this. it totally works, but i think the guy sold matt his personal hammer? did he just go to some guys house thinking it was a hardware store? so many questions pic.twitter.com/qTAHF4VfpY Work Lauren Graham, Peter Krause Announce Split After More Than 10 Years Together “Normally that’s a two-hour flight and you come home on the weekends, but I couldn’t do that. So we were separated for almost five months, which had never happened before,” she told the talk show host. Work Miles Teller Belts 'Great Balls Of Fire' In Previously Unseen 'Top Gun: Maverick' Clip But when he started to practice the song for the scene, he admits he wondered if he’d bitten off more than he could chew, because “it’s a pretty hard song” and Lewis “sings pretty high.” Work 22 Of The Funniest Tweets About Cats And Dogs This Week Meeting a human: \"Hi. My name\'s Mike.\"Meeting a random cat or dog: \"GOODNESS. Well just who are YOU? Is someone hungy? My goodness. I will give you the world, my love. I will crush your enemies. I swear it. Speak their names and their bones will be dust in the wind in moments.\" Work 'Free Speech Absolutist' Fires SpaceX Employees For Writing Open Letter “The letter, solicitations and general process made employees feel uncomfortable, intimidated and bullied, and/or angry because the letter pressured them to sign onto something that did not reflect their views,” Shotwell wrote in the email, a copy of which was obtained by The New York Times. “We have too much critical work to accomplish and no need for this kind of overreaching activism.” Work 6 facts about Paxlovid, the antiviral COVID drug Work FBI reportedly working with LinkedIn to root out crypto fraud, largely out of Southeast Asia Work Police say remains found in Brazilian Amazon belong to Dom Phillips Phillips was writing a book about sustainable development in the Amazon and their boat was intercepted by the killers as they returned to the town of Atalaia do Norte at the end of a four-day trip. Work How British pub group Greene King is managing acute inflation Work Great equaliser: fears higher parking costs may limit access to iconic Sydney beaches She said as long as there were alternative forms of transport and the infrastructure to support them, policies like these could lead to easier access to parking for those who needed it and reductions in traffic. Work A one-sided witch-hunt: angry Trump lashes out at January 6 hearings Joseph Padilla, 42, a retired US marine, added: "It's another distraction. Is this something that they're trying to make a big push to divide us more because of the midterms coming up? They're trying to point out flaws because this administration has nothing but flaws." Work California Taiwanese church shooting suspect charged with hate crime for May attack Chou is expected to be arraigned on 19 August. He did not enter a plea at an initial court appearance last month. Messages seeking comment were sent Friday to public defenders listed in the online court record for Chou, who is being held without bail. Work Strike showdown reveals unions enduring hold over Labours fortunes Work Klarna tries to raise cash at less than half its peak $46bn valuation Work Paul Kagame, a man ready to make himself useful to the west Keep abreast of significant corporate, financial and political developments around the world.Stay informed and spot emerging risks and opportunities with independent global reporting, expertcommentary and analysis you can trust. Work Alex Mashinsky, Celsius founder feeling the heat Work The refugees caught up in the UKs Rwanda deportation plans Get local insights from Lisbon to Moscow with an unrivalled network of journalists across Europe,expert analysis, our dedicated ‘Brussels Briefing’ newsletter. Customise your myFT page to trackthe countries of your choice. Work In Prevalence of Selling, This Is a Market Rout Without Equal Elon Musk is angry. Before getting to the reason for his anger, it should be noted that for more than a decade, from 2003 to almost 2013, the billionaire and Tesla pushed hard for the adoption of electric vehicles despite mockery from rivals and skepticism from financial markets and consumers. Musk and Tesla had, however, found an ear at the White House in the person of Barack Obama, newly elected in 2008. Work Housing Just Hit a Wall. Whats Next for Prices, Brokers, and Builder Stocks. This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact Dow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit www.djreprints.com. Work Insiders Pull the Trigger on These 2 Controversial Stocks; What They Know That We Dont? Hungary has discounted the price of gasoline at the pump. It\'s also taxing what it calls “extra profits” of industries including airlines, with carriers like Ryanair and EasyJet increasing ticket prices to cope. The nationalist government argues that it\'s trying to ease an economic downturn and the highest inflation in nearly 25 years amid Russia\'s war in Ukraine, but the unusual moves by the central European country are alienating companies and threatening a renewed standoff with the European Union. Work Chile's Codelco says it will close Ventanas smelter By Reuters Work ISS recommends Aerojet investors back CEO in bitter proxy contest By Reuters Work How free-wheeling Texas became the self-driving trucking industry's promised land By Reuters Work No monologues allowed and dancing to 'I Will Survive': how the WTO's 'Geneva Package' was won By Reuters Work Mexico's new airport gets boost from Panama's Copa Airlines By Reuters Work New Mexico Republicans that alleged vote machine fraud certify election results By Reuters Work Canada's competition agency maintains its opposition to Rogers-Shaw deal By Reuters Work Peru expects lower economic growth on impact of mine protests By Reuters Work U.S. EXIM Bank board backs $811 million loan guarantee to aid Boeing jet sale By Reuters Work Three Arrows Capital weighs bailout as Kyle Davies breaks silence: Report By Cointelegraph Work Curry's latest honor: Davidson to hang up No. 30 Curry attended the North Carolina school from 2006 to 2009 and is arguably the best player in Davidson history. He is the school\'s all-time leader in points, 3-pointers, free throws, field goals and steals and led the Wildcats to the Elite Eight in 2008 during a breakout NCAA tournament run. Work The five most important things to watch on what could be a wild weekend at the U.S. Open Johnson said he hasn\'t noticed any difference regarding fan reaction this week after having left for LIV. And when asked how sharp he\'d be able to keep his game playing only LIV events, Johnson was blunt: \"Just as sharp as I would playing anywhere.\" Work 2022 MCWS roundtable: Predictions, top players, key storylines and more Burke: Although I think a case could be made for all eight teams, I\'m going with Texas vs. Arkansas in the finals. Two teams that were preseason Top 5 because of their uber-talented rosters have both weathered some tough patches in their season and arrive in Omaha playing their best ball. This CWS is setting up as a classic. Work NBA Power Rankings, way-too-early edition: Our first look at 2022-23 There is finally a little excitement again in Orlando surrounding this young group\'s future. That\'s because the No. 1 pick in next week\'s draft gives more hope to an organization in desperate need of it. No matter which direction the Magic take with the first pick, they have to trust that second-year coach Jamahl Mosley and his staff will continue to develop Markelle Fultz, Wendell Carter Jr., Cole Anthony and Jalen Suggs. On top of the needed improvements from the younger players, the Magic have to trust that Jonathan Isaac will make an impact next year after missing the last two seasons while rehabbing from an ACL injury suffered in the 2020 NBA Bubble. -- Friedell Work How Game 1 will influence the rest of the Stanley Cup Final Game 1 was a perfect example of why special teams matter so much in the first place. Colorado and Tampa Bay couldn\'t be more evenly matched. Either side could find an edge on the power play one night, or the penalty kill another. That margin for error is wafer thin all over the ice, and what we\'ll see in the games to come is how one facet can ultimately make a significant difference in the outcome. -- Shilton Work 'ENERGY SHIFTED 4X': Warriors pull out receipts after winning NBA championship He also remembered a tweet by Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant during Game 1 of the Finals. Durant commented on the Celtics\' victory that night, commending Boston\'s \"high level of basketball.\" Work One and done? Why Boston is battling Finals history -- and why it could stop a bizarre trend While they fell short of an NBA-record 18th title and remain tied with their rivals in Los Angeles, there\'s plenty of optimism in Boston and throughout the league that these Celtics, led by their young and soaring star duo, have the pieces to make a triumphant return to the NBA\'s grandest stage. Work World Cup 2026 host cities confirmed: What you need to know about the 16 venues Major events hosted here: From the Canada national rugby team to the 2016 CFL Grey Cup final, BMO Field is no stranger to live action. It\'s hosted MLS Cup (2016, 2017) by virtue of Toronto FC having home-field advantage, but it was also a major site for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2014 FIFA Women\'s U-20 World Cup. Work When will Man United, Ten Hag begin the much-needed rebuild? Over the past 10 years, United have been good at making promises of a brighter future while simply asking fans to have faith that things will, eventually, get better. But after nine years without a league title and five without a trophy of any kind, most fans will only believe it when they see it. Work The biggest Dos a Cero turns 20: How the U.S. win over Mexico at the 2002 World Cup forever altered the rivalry \"El Tri kind of lost their grasp on being kings of CONCACAF at the time, and [we] really started to show some real strength and real ability to not only compete with them, but to kind of overtake them,\" he said. Work Everything on the line this weekend in the WNBA -- and why the Lynx might be a lost cause Who to bench: Dallas\' Satou Sabally is dealing with a knee injury and missed Wednesday\'s game against the Aces. Erica Wheeler (left foot sprain) and Kia Vaughn (health and safety protocols) have been out for the Dream. Work WNBA fantasy and betting tips for Friday Best bet: Over 169.5. While the Wings prefer to play at a slower pace than the Mercury, this should be a high-scoring contest. Totals have gone over in four of Dallas\' past six home games and three of Mercury\'s past five games. -- Moody Work 'Incredible grit': Devastating injuries haven't taken the fight out of Josh Emmett \"I think Josh, since he has started fighting, wanted nothing but to be a world champion,\" Vanessa said. \"I don\'t think that goal and wanting to be a world champion has ever wavered. This is just his past. It\'s never been a question whether or not he would continue. It\'s just a question of how he would navigate these little bumps in the road. I think Josh has incredible grit. He has a will like I\'ve never seen.\" Work What to watch for when Artur Beterbiev faces Joe Smith Jr. to unify three world light heavyweight titles It\'s doubtful Smith can outbox Beterbiev over 12 rounds, but he\'ll have a chance to land his fight-altering right hand. Of course, he\'ll have to get past Beterbiev\'s jab, power and pressure first, a tricky puzzle no one has come close to solving. Work Brewers honor Milwaukee's summer skies, grilling culture and Lake Michigan with City Connect unis \"Baseball has this reputation of being somewhat conservative and resistant to change,\" Schlesinger said. \"These kinds of things can demonstrate that maybe the stereotype isn\'t true. That might have been true of 1980s baseball, but I don\'t think it\'s true today, and we think we can add to the notion that baseball is listening and we\'re part of the culture that we\'re embracing, that we can be fun and edgy and stay true to the elements of the game.\" Work Five takeaways from an NIL Summit for college athletes More likely, said several sources, was litigation that would more clearly define a framework for the marketplace. What happens when an athlete who unwittingly signed over NIL rights to a collective wants out of that contract? What happens when a company decides an athlete hasn\'t performed well enough to warrant payment? What happens when the IRS comes calling because they\'re not sure why a sports collective needs nonprofit status? The results of potential lawsuits might end up defining what NIL looks like down the road. Work How Sue Bird's retirement will usher in a new era of uncertainty for the Seattle Storm Other WNBA teams won\'t weep for the Storm. In addition to having Loyd under contract through 2023, Seattle has a budding star at center in 22-year-old Australian Ezi Magbegor, a full-time starter for the first time this season thanks to a non-basketball injury that has sidelined Mercedes Russell for all but five games. Magbegor is averaging 11.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and a league-high 3.0 blocks per game, showing potential to become one of the league\'s top centers. Work Who is Arsenal's new signing Fabio Vieira? Arsenal are clearly confident that there\'s a lot more to come from the Portuguese midfielder, but while he\'s a player in rapid development, he may not be too far off reaching his ceiling. -- Karlsen Work Vacation watch: Where soccer stars are enjoying summer holidays Cristiano Ronaldo and partner Georgina Rodriguez boarded a private jet with their children (including two-month old daughter Bella Esmeralda) as they headed out to their holiday home in Mallorca. Work A man who threatened Colorados secretary of state on Instagram faces two years in prison. In April, Dallas Schroeder, the Elbert County clerk and recorder, was ordered by a judge to surrender to the secretary of state all external copies of a voting machine hard drive that he had acknowledged making with a scanning device before a software update in August 2021. 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