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Home Office ditches legacy asylum database, keeps the spreadsheets
Years into a major IT overhaul, MPs say the department still lacks reliable view of what is happening across the asylum system
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필터 보기현재 지수
50.3
0 = 부정 우세
50 = 중립
100 = 긍정 우세
최근 7일 기준 85,132건을 분석한 결과, 뉴스 심리지수는 50.3(균형)입니다. 긍정 4,306건(5.1%)·중립 78,811건(92.6%)·부정 2,015건(2.4%)이며, 중립 비중이 뚜렷하게 높습니다. 성향 지수는 종합 15.0(중도 균형)입니다.
Years into a major IT overhaul, MPs say the department still lacks reliable view of what is happening across the asylum system
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A top White House artificial intelligence policy adviser on Saturday said he will leave his position at the end of June, marking the exit of a leading figure helping craft policies for frontier technologies. “This journey has been the privilege of a lifetime,” the adviser, Sriram Krishnan, posted on social media platform X. Krishnan did not give a reason for leaving, but wrote in the post he intends to help “tackle some of the large challenges facing America” related to AI. Krishnan has been involved in the Trump administration’s efforts to create a national framework for regulating developments in AI. His departure comes as the president looks at the possibility of the US government acquiring stakes in AI firms. “There’s something very interesting about it, where it almost becomes a partnership with the American public,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Friday, adding that he planned to meet with AI executives as soon as next week. Trump’s embrace of AI has at times been complicated by security concerns about the technology within his own administration. Fears over AI’s unknowns in national security contributed to a months-long standoff between the Trump administration and AI firm Anthropic. The Pentagon blacklisted Anthropic earlier this year after the tech company refused to allow the US military to use its models for domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapons systems. After a White House meeting with the CEO of Anthropic, which is preparing to go public, tensions have appeared to thaw. The White House in a Tuesday executive order directed federal agencies to ask leading AI developers to voluntarily submit their most capable models for government cybersecurity tests before releasing them to the public. Some populists in the president’s orbit warn that AI presents a political risk, as proposals to build data centres to power these companies have stirred intense backlash. In his State of the Union speech in February, Trump said he told big tech companies to build their own power plants. Tech CEOs later agreed to tackle new electricity generation and efficiency measures.
WASHINGTON: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organisation in the United States, has filed a federal lawsuit against one of America’s largest public school systems, alleging that four Muslim students were unlawfully disciplined because of their religion and ethnic background. The lawsuit accuses Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), a school district serving nearly 180,000 students in the suburbs of Washington, DC, of discriminating against students at the prestigious Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, one of the nation’s top-ranked public schools. Filed in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, the suit claims that school officials violated the students’ constitutional rights and federal civil rights laws by suspending them over a social media video while allowing similar conduct by other student groups to go unpunished. The case stems from a video posted in October 2025 by members of the school’s Muslim Student Association (MSA), a student organisation representing Muslim pupils. According to the complaint, the students were participating in a viral social media trend used by clubs and organisations nationwide to promote events and attract members. In the video, students ask classmates whether they intend to attend an MSA meeting. When the answer is “no”, other students jokingly appear and carry them away in what the lawsuit describes as a comedic skit. The plaintiffs argue the video contained no threats, weapons or references to any real-world conflict. CAIR contends that similar videos had been produced by other student groups, including some depicting mock violence and weapons, without disciplinary action. The organisation argues that school officials acted only after outside activists and social media commentators accused the Muslim students of glorifying Hamas and reenacting the Oct 7, 2023 attacks in Israel. According to the complaint, school officials adopted those characterisations, suspended the students, labelled their conduct antisemitic and placed disciplinary records in their files. One plaintiff was also prohibited from wearing a sweatshirt depicting the map of Palestine, the lawsuit alleges. The students are identified in court records by pseudonyms to protect their privacy. “The MSA behaved innocently and no differently than other student groups on campus,” CAIR attorney Catherine Keck said while announcing the lawsuit. “Yet Fairfax County singled them out, robbed them of academic and professional opportunities, and encouraged the community to target and harass them.” The complaint alleges that the suspensions had lasting consequences. The students claim they suffered reputational damage, lost educational opportunities, were subjected to online harassment and threats, and in some cases faced setbacks in college admissions and internship applications. CAIR’s legal team argues that the disciplinary action violated the students’ rights under the First Amendment, which protects free speech, the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause, and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination in federally funded educational institutions. School officials have previously defended their response, saying the videos depicted mock kidnappings and violence that were inappropriate in a school setting. At the time of the controversy, FCPS said such content was especially troubling because it could be perceived as traumatic by members of the Jewish community amid ongoing tensions related to Israel’s war on Gaza. Jewish community organisations also criticised the videos when they surfaced last year, arguing that imagery resembling hostage-taking was particularly insensitive given the continued impact of the October 7 attacks and the hostage crisis that followed. The lawsuit, however, argues that the school’s actions were driven not by concerns about student safety but by stereotypes associating Muslim and Arab students with violence. “The reason FCPS and TJHSST punished these students and not other students in similar videos is because they believe that Muslims and Arabs pose a threat where others do not,” CAIR attorney Ahmad Kaki said. The school district has not yet filed a detailed response to the complaint. The case is likely to turn on whether the plaintiffs can demonstrate that similarly situated non-Muslim student groups engaged in comparable conduct but were treated differently. If the court finds evidence of selective enforcement based on religion or ethnicity, the lawsuit could become one of the most closely watched school civil-rights cases arising from post-October 7 tensions in American public schools. The complaint seeks damages, expungement of the students’ disciplinary records, declaratory relief and court orders preventing similar actions in the future.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's Korea trip has unfolded with fanfare, selfies and a full course of Korean crowd-pleasers — from a PC bang appearance with a legendary League of Legends player to candid talks with the country's top tech chiefs over Korean barbecue. Through Monday night, Huang's itinerary was set to span more PC bang stops, fried chicken, samgyetang and baseball as he discussed next-generation technologies and sought to reinforce Nvidia's collaboration with Korean partners in AI, robotic
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Mumbai: Beneath a busy flyover in India's financial capital Mumbai, a row of pastel-coloured shipping containers houses an unlikely school serving some of the city's most marginalised children.Despite laws guaranteeing free schooling for children aged six to 14, poverty and migration continue to keep many out of classrooms, particularly in sprawling cities like Mumbai where many families survive through low-paying informal work.Crippling urban poverty also means young children selling knick-knacks on streets are still a fairly common sight at crowded traffic intersections in big Indian cities.But the non-profit that runs the free school is determined to educate its underprivileged cohort, many of whom come from homeless families that barely eke out a living.Wedged between gleaming skyscrapers and busy roads, the "Signal Shala", or traffic signal school, caters to several dozen children who have been left out of the formal education system, according to Bhatu Sawant, founder of the initiative."These children can't go to (a regular) school. So (I thought) let's do this. Let's bring the school to them," Sawant, 45, told AFP.Also read | Major change in buyer behaviour as e-scooters race deeper into BharatIndia runs one of the world's largest public school systems, but government data for 2024-25 still identified nearly 1.2 million children as "out of school", a catch-all categorisation that covers both those who have never been to school or dropped out.Free mealsFor Sawant, India's government-run schools are simply "not flexible enough for these children", while private ones charging exorbitant fees are out of the question.The signal school operates from repurposed air-conditioned containers placed on a narrow strip of land beneath a flyover, where classes and play unfold amid the constant rumble of traffic overhead.Its approach is tailored to the realities of street life.Every morning, the school bus drives through the cramped lanes of Mumbai's slums, picking up students -- a lifeline for parents who can't afford transportation.When the children file in, the first order of business is a shower, as many have no easy access to bathing facilities.Lockers are provided for books and uniforms that otherwise cannot be kept safe or clean while living in slums or on the streets.Three meals are provided free, with school hours longer than normal.Also read | Indian tourists go viral for all wrong reasons. Here's how not to become the next horror storyClasses are split by ability rather than age, with teachers adapting lessons for children who may never have held a pencil before.Older students are also taught basic skills like sitting still, speaking clearly and staying focused.The challenges are particularly acute when it comes to kids from the semi-nomadic Pardhi community, who often do not speak the local language."When the children came here, they didn't know what the days of the week were, what the 12 months were or what the seasons were," said teacher Tejasvi Borade, as the container walls rumbled from the steady stream of cars passing above.Robotics and AIFor the students, the school serves as a sanctuary from the harshness of the real world."I feel very happy seeing the school bus," said 12-year-old Pooja Pawar, whose parents take on odd jobs at construction sites."The school clothes feel nice. The breakfast is good... In school, we make cake... and dance."For others, it represents an opportunity long denied.Balaji Laxman, who once sold tissues at traffic lights to earn a few hundred rupees -- the equivalent of several US dollars -- a day, said the classrooms represent a chance to imagine a different future."I want to become a doctor," Laxman, 12, said with a shy smile.While the school steers many children towards vocational pathways, Sawant said the broader ambition is to ensure they are not left behind in a rapidly changing world."We have to prepare them for the 21st century," said Sawant, who has set up two similar schools on the outskirts of Mumbai which have robotics labs among other facilities."They should know robotics, AI, computers, 3D printing," said the educator who relies on private and corporate donations for funding, with the government helping with the infrastructure."Everything that elite class children are doing well in, they should know all of that."
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Meta 2034 que Rio das Velhas limpo em 8 anos O Projeto Manuelzão, da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), lançou a Meta 2034, iniciativa que pretende recuperar a qualidade da água do Rio das Velhas e devolver condições para a vida aquática em trechos atualmente considerados críticos na Região Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte. A proposta estabelece como objetivo melhorar a qualidade da água ao longo de 90 quilômetros do rio, entre a foz do Rio Itabirito, em Rio Acima, e a foz do Ribeirão da Mata. Os esforços, porém, serão concentrados em um trecho de aproximadamente 30 quilômetros entre o encontro do Rio das Velhas com o Ribeirão Arrudas, em Sabará, e a foz do Ribeirão da Mata. Segundo os idealizadores, a meta é fazer com que áreas atualmente classificadas como Classe 4, categoria associada a corpos d'água com severas restrições de uso, alcancem a Classe 2, condição que permite a existência de peixes e algumas atividades recreativas. Rio das Velhas TV Globo O plano para 2034 A Meta 2034 dá continuidade ao trabalho iniciado pelo Projeto Manuelzão no fim da década de 1970. De acordo com o coordenador e idealizador da iniciativa, Apolo Heringer, avanços já foram alcançados nos últimos anos com a implantação de estações de tratamento de esgoto. "Foi de 60% a melhoria da qualidade da água do Rio das Velhas, confirmada pela volta dos peixes em grande quantidade até o Médio Rio das Velhas", relembrou Heringer. Para Apolo, a recuperação do trecho metropolitano é estratégica para a revitalização de toda a bacia. "Nessa região aí, bem pequena, são 30 quilômetros de meandro do rio, estão concentrados mais de 70% da população de toda a bacia. Está concentrado mais de 70% do PIB e mais de 70% de todo o esgoto e lixo da bacia. Se a gente resolver o problema nessa pequena área hidrográfica, que corresponde a 4% da área de toda a bacia, nós já estaremos salvando o Rio das Velhas", completou. Entre as medidas apontadas para atingir a meta estão a ampliação da coleta e do tratamento de esgoto, além do fortalecimento da infraestrutura existente. "Depende primeiro do tratamento do esgoto e da coleta do esgoto. Tem a ETE Arrudas, que tem que ser turbinada, tem a ETE Onça, que precisa ser turbinada. E tem todos os municípios em volta, que tem contrato com a Copasa, que se somar em um esforço", concluiu o professor. Rio das Velhas percorre mais de 800km até desaguar no São Francisco. TV Globo Um rio histórico O Rio das Velhas possui cerca de 806 quilômetros de extensão. Nasce em Ouro Preto e deságua no Rio São Francisco, na Barra do Guaicuí, distrito de Várzea da Palma, no Norte de Minas. Ao longo da história, teve papel importante na ocupação do território mineiro e no ciclo do ouro. Apesar da relevância histórica e ambiental, o rio sofre há décadas com problemas como lançamento de esgoto, ocupação irregular das margens, desmatamento de matas ciliares e impactos da atividade minerária. Em Santa Luzia, um dos municípios cortados pelo Rio das Velhas, a situação é considerada especialmente preocupante. Segundo o secretário municipal de Meio Ambiente, Agricultura e Abastecimento, Vicente Rodrigues, parte do esgoto gerado na região ainda chega diretamente ao curso d'água. "Santa Luzia é a parte mais baixa do Médio Alto Rio das Velhas. Ou seja, todo o esgoto produzido em cidades como Ouro Preto, Rio Acima, Sabará, Nova Lima, Belo Horizonte e parte de Contagem deságua aqui no Rio das Velhas", afirmou o secretário. Para ele, a recuperação do rio depende da atuação conjunta dos municípios da bacia. "A forma de equacionar o problema de verdade é cada município se preocupar com a sua parte, entendendo que o rio não enxerga fronteiras. Não adianta apenas uma cidade resolver o problema", complementou Rodrigues. O desafio da mineração A Meta 2034 também prevê ações voltadas para a segurança hídrica em áreas de mineração. A preocupação é com a presença de barragens e pilhas de rejeitos localizadas acima dos pontos de captação de água do Rio das Velhas. "Acima da captação do Rio das Velhas, nós temos 55 barragens de mineração e várias pilhas. Se essas estruturas não forem bem monitoradas e não houver fiscalização e manutenção adequadas, podem ocorrer vazamentos ou rompimentos. A maioria dessas estruturas é antiga e precisa estar adaptada para lidar com esse novo momento climático. A primeira medida é fazer uma revisão dessas estruturas", explicou Daniela Campolina, bióloga e integrante da coordenação do Observatório de Barragens de Mineração da UFMG. 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