Supreme Court Considers if Shamima Begum Can Return to UK
The Supreme Court on Monday opens a hearing into whether so-called ISIS bride Shamima Begum can return to the UK to give evidence against the decision to revoke her British citizenship. If they conclude Begum has no right to return to be at her appeal in person, the five justices may also decide she has no right to appeal in the first place—effectively ending her attempts to have her citizenship returned. The hearing will last for two days. Begum travelled to Syria at the age of 15, along with some other classmates, to join the so-called ISIS caliphate. As the caliphate was being whittled down to its last survivors by U.S. and allied forces, she surfaced at a refugee camp in Syria, where she caught the interest of Western journalists. Her citizenship…
Former Democratic presidential nominee Andrew Yang was blacklisted from one of MSNBC’s top shows, a former producer said recently.
Ariana Pekary said over the weekend that she looked through her notes and found she was told on April 25, 2019 not to pursue Yang, along with several others, for an interview on “The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell.”
“The list of candidates was dictated, but the reasons for allowing them or not were not explained,” she said on Twitter.
The list was unique to O’Donnell’s show and did not come from upper management, she added.
An MSNBC spokesperson didn’t respond to a request for comment.
Yang grew increasingly frustrated during the Democratic primary with MSNBC and NBC, which broadcast lists of candidates multiple times that left out his name, including during an on-air interview with him. MSNBC issued a number of apologies but the incidents kept happening.
During an appearance on CNN, Yang said that during a primary debate hosted by MSNBC, he got called on less than any other candidate.
MSNBC has also “omitted me from over a dozen fundraising and polling graphics,” Yang added. “I’m not the kind of guy who takes offense easily but at this point you have to call it like you see it.”
Yang started a boycott of MSNBC, which he ended late last year because he decided he wanted “to speak to as many Americans as possible.”
Focus News: Ex-MSNBC Producer Says Andrew Yang Was Blacklisted From Show
ADF Honour The Next Generation of Young Australian Innovators
More than聽2,700 high school students from around Australia received recognition for their innovation and learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects from the Australian Defence Force this week. Students from Year 10 and Year 12, chosen from 1,660 Australian schools, were presented with the inaugural ADF Future Innovator Award and cash prizes for showing what they鈥檝e learnt from STEM-related topics. Congratulating the winners Defence Personnel Minister Darren Chester said the award laureates represent the next generation of聽motivated STEM innovators. “The ADF’s requirement for innovators, critical thinkers and problem-solvers continues to grow, and this is one of the ways we are promoting the exciting opportunities available through a career with Defence,” said Chester in a media release on Nov. 23. Year 10 students received cash grants of $250, and…
