Michigan program trains prisoners to trim around power lines
When Scott Steffes leaves Michigan’s Parnall Correctional Facility this month he expects to walk into a new life with a new career that will take him upward of 25 feet above ground.
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Mexico deploys tanks & soldiers to fight Sinaloa Cartel as gangsters go on rampage after arrest of El Chapo’s son
MEXICO’S government has been forced to deploy tanks onto the streets to fight rampaging cartel members.
Violent clashes have erupted between the army and gangsters from the fearsome Sinaloa cartel after the capture of El Chapo‘s son…
UN calls for release of jailed journalist on hunger strike in Senegal
Concerns raised over health of Pape Alé Niang, detained since 20 December on charges of revealing confidential government informationPressure is mounting on authorities in Senegal to release a journalist and human rights defender on hunger strike in de…
Russians furious at release of former convict Wagner Group fighters back into society
The Wagner Group is a mercenary outfit fighting in Ukraine alongside the Russian Armed Forces. Their leader, Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, has been recruiting directly from prisons, offering convicts their freedom if they fight for six months on …
One of “the world’s most wanted” human traffickers caught, Interpol says
The Eritrean man is accused of leading a criminal organization that abducts, extorts and murders East African migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea.
World No. 4 Caroline Garcia opens up on her eating problems
Caroline Garcia says she had to deal with bulimia for a spell, triggered by losses and pain from a lingering foot injury that affected her daily life.
Ash Barty announces on Instagram she is pregnant
Former world No 1 says ‘2023 set to be the best year yet’Barty retired after winning the 2022 Australian OpenFormer world No 1 Ash Barty has announced she is pregnant with her first child.The tennis champion retired after last year’s Australian Open an…
Obey or leave: NGOs torn over Taliban ban on women staff
Aid groups say they have been “pushed against a wall” by the Taliban prohibiting Afghan women from working for NGOs, a ban that has left a dangerous gap in life-saving support. Afghanistan’s NGOs have been instrumental in trying to address one of the w…
‘I saw red mist’: Fresh details of Prince Harry, William fight drop
The Duke of Sussex has been accused of aiming to blow up his father’s reign with his new book as he launched more “grenades” at his brother.