Portugal Housing Protest Reflects Mounting Unease Across EuropeA housing protest in Portugal’s second-largest city, which was called off early Friday after clashes with the police, reflects growing unease across several other countries in Europe over the cost of living and housing affordability.Bloomberg4d agoWhole story →Buildportugal housing protest
NYC Childcare Expansion to Cost $735 Million a Year, Study SaysExpanding New York City’s childcare system to provide universal coverage for more children would cost about $735 million a year, according to a new report, raising questions about how Mayor Zohran Mamdani would finance a signature proposal.Bloomberg4d agoWhole story →EducationJusticeZohran Mamdaninyc childcare expansion proposal
Ex-CIA Director Brennan Rebuffed Over DOJ Probe EvidenceA federal judge in Washington dismissed a lawsuit filed by former CIA Director John Brennan to compel the Justice Department to take special steps to preserve records in an ongoing criminal investigation into President Donald Trump’s perceived political enemies.Bloomberg4d agoWhole story →GovernmentSecuritydoj probe lawsuit
Trump’s DOJ Sues California Over Non-Citizen Voter ListThe Trump administration sued California for allegedly failing to join an effort to remove suspected non-citizens from the state’s voter rolls, the latest escalation in the federal government’s clash with Democratic-led states in the run-up to the Nov. 3 midterm elections.Bloomberg4d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticevoter roll lawsuit
USPS Probes Suspicious Mail While Vowing to Deliver BallotsThe FBI and US Postal Service are investigating a series of suspicious mailings to state election officials across the country, some of which contain unknown substances, officials told reporters on Thursday.Bloomberg4d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeelection security investigation
Trump Rejects Hegseth’s Bid to Stream Firing Squad ExecutionPresident Donald Trump rejected plans to livestream the execution of a former Army major who killed 13 people in 2009, overruling Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s proposal after facing intense bipartisan backlash.Bloomberg5d agoWhole story →SecurityJusticeexecution livestream controversy
Trump Has Brought Inflation Back to the HeartlandPresident Donald Trump has changed the geography of inflation. After years of consumer prices rising faster in big US cities, Trump’s war against Iran and global tariffs have made rural America ground zero for the fallout from the inflation bomb — and at a particularly tricky time for Republicans as they try to defend their House and Senate majorities in…Bloomberg5d agoWhole story →SecurityCommercemidterm elections
Mauritius Says Calm Restored Following Spasm of Public DisorderMauritius was calm on Thursday following unrest earlier in the week, the police said.Bloomberg5d agoWhole story →Justicemauritius public unrest
Albania’s Student Protests Escalate on a Third Day of UnrestAlbanian anti-government protesters and police clashed into the night in Tirana on Thursday, prompting dozens of arrests and throwing the capital into chaos as demonstrators press demands that Prime Minister Edi Rama resign.Bloomberg5d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticealbania protests
