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U.S. Ethics Office Declines to Certify Mnuchin’s Financial Disclosure

The Treasury secretary has agreed to recuse himself from matters that could benefit his wife’s film business.

Facebook are ‘morally bankrupt liars’ says New Zealand’s privacy commissioner

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John Edwards calls out social media giant after Christchurch attack for refusing to accept responsibility for harm

New Zealand’s privacy commissioner has lashed out at social media giant Facebook in the wake of the Christchurch attacks, calling the company “morally bankrupt pathological liars”.

The commissioner used his personal Twitter page to lambast the social network, which has also drawn the ire of prime minister Jacinda Ardern for hosting a livestream of the attacks that left 50 dead, which was then copied and shared all over the internet.

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Benjamin Netanyahu is racist, says Democratic hopeful Beto O’Rourke

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Remarks come two days before elections in which Netanyahu hopes to win fifth term as PM

Israelis prepare to go to the polls: what you need to know

Beto O’Rourke, the Democratic White House hopeful, has weighed in on Israel’s election, describing the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, as a racist and obstacle to peace in the Middle East.

“The US-Israel relationship is one of the most important relationships that we have on the planet,” O’Rourke said on a campaign stop at the University of Iowa. “And that relationship, if it is to be successful, must transcend partisanship in the United States, and it must be able to transcend a prime minister who is racist.”

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Trailblazing women of Kabul, Afghanistan – a photo essay

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The Women by Women project commissions local female photographers to tell the stories of trendsetting women and girls, in countries where the charity ActionAid works. The series starts with these stories of radical women in Kabul, including a street artist, a kickboxer and a politician

In 2018, less than a quarter of photographs published in major media outlets were taken by female photojournalists. Women by Women aims to demonstrate the importance of showing diverse perspectives in photography; female as well as male; local as well as international, and how different the world can look as a result.

Putting this brief in the hands of local female photographers, the series starts in Kabul, Afghanistan, with the stories of a kickboxer, politician, street artist, yoga teacher, fashion designer and drugs counsellor. They are all breaking down gender barriers and shattering stereotypes in different ways, in one of the most dangerous countries in the world for women.

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Trump tweeted Nielsen’s exit before she could release resignation letter – live

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Few tears are shed for former homeland security secretary but she was reportedly ‘undercut at every turn’ by the president

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Donald Trump has been pressing for the Department of Homeland Security to reinstate the controversial child separation policy, CNN reports.

The policy was reversed after intense controversy. But Trump has been insisting bringing it back was necessary to deal with growing numbers of migrants arriving at the border, according to CNN. Kirstjen Nielsen had been resisting, one of the splits with Trump that led him to push her out.

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Lawmakers in New York are introducing legislation today that would allow state officials to release Donald Trump’s taxes.

Senator Brad Hoylman is sponsoring the bill, which would let the commissioner of the Department of Taxation and Finance turn over state income tax returns requested by a congressional committee for a legitimate legislative purpose.

I am introducing new legislation to allow New York State officials to release state tax returns in cooperation with Congressional investigations.

If Washington fails to give the American people the transparency they deserve, New York will take the lead.https://t.co/Q7lshMBWv8

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Hundreds of activists and pets march in Cuba against animal abuse

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Protests were authorized by the communist government, pointing to an expanding tolerance for Cubans to express their views

Hundreds of Cubans have marched through Havana calling for an end to animal cruelty, in what organizers believe was the first independent march authorized by the one-party state.

Related: Cuba’s churches reject gay marriage before vote on new constitution

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