Day: August 20, 2025
Judge shoots down Trump DOJ bid to unseal Epstein grand jury notes as ‘diversion’ from releasing unseen files
Grand jury transcript material ‘pales in comparison’ to documents the Justice Department already has and could publicly release, Judge Richard Berman says
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Texas judge blocks Ten Commandments in public schools with epic ruling that quotes Sonny & Cher, Kurt Vonnegut and Billy Graham
Several GOP-led states launch First Amendment battle to knock down firewall between church and state
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Trump’s new co-FBI deputy director once tried to subpoena abortion patients’ records
The subpoena was part of a lawsuit targeting Planned Parenthood of Great Plains
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Vicar who led rave-style ‘cult’ in Church of England found guilty of assaulting female followers
The leader of the Nine O’Clock Service, Christopher Brain, 68, has been found guilty of 17 counts of indecent assault
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Trump team quietly ends guidance that forced school to accommodate students who don’t speak English
Advocates argue change in policy could make it harder for students to learn English, the administration’s stated goal
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Is Labour really failing on immigration and asylum hotels?
Though the asylum backlog is at its lowest level since 2021, the government is still housing over 100,000 asylum seekers. A third of these are in hotels, which cost millions a day.
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Russian drone strike sees firefighters battle huge blaze at Ukrainian energy facility
An overnight Russian drone strike caused a huge fire at an energy facility in Odesa, Ukraine on Wednesday (20 August), Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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Hunger-driven A&E admissions spiral amid cost-of-living crisis
Tally of people needing emergency medical help triples as household costs soar
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Why wasp numbers are booming in the UK – and why it’s actually a good thing
Wasp numbers are on the rise after the UK’s warmest spring
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Hurricane Erin gusts shut down East Coast beaches and swimmers from Carolinas to NYC to Cape Cod
Hurricane Erin has shut down some East Coast beaches in New York, New Jersey and Delaware.
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