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PSNI data breach: Second man arrested by Northern Ireland police Following a major data leak by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) a 50-year-old man has been arrested after a search in Dungiven in County Londonderry on Friday.  A 39-year-old man had been arrested earlier on Tuesday and has since been released on bail. The data was accidentally shared earlier in August and included the surname and initials of 10,000 PSNI employees.  The 50-year-old man has been arrested under the Terrorism Act. Dt Ch Insp Andy Hill said the PSNI was working to establish who possessed information related to…

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Women’s World Cup 2023: Fifa president Gianni Infantino on battle for equality Fifa’s president Gianni Infantino has said women who “pick the right fights” can “convince us men what we have to do” to bring progress in women’s football.  The months-long 2023 Women’s World Cup comes to an end this Sunday when England face Spain at Stadium Australia in Sydney (11:00 BST kick-off).  Infantino said women must “push the door” to equality. “With men, with Fifa, you will find open doors. Just push the doors,” he added. There are still two matches left to play including Saturday’s third-place play-off between…

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Georgia investigates threats against Trump jury Officials are investigating online threats made against members of the grand jury that indicted former US President Donald Trump.  Officials in the US state of Georgia are trying to track down those behind the threats. Personal information, including the addresses and photos of the jurors, were shared on right-wing platforms. It comes just days after Donald Trump was indicted on 13 charges including racketeering and election meddling. He has said the charges are politically motivated. Officials said that along with jurors’ personal information, threats against them were also shared. Police say the threats could…

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Hawaii wildfires: Maui emergency chief quits after sirens criticism Herman Andaya – Maui’s emergency management chief – has quit following backlash over the failure of the alarm system in last week’s devastating wildfire. He quit just one day after he attempted to defend the agency’s failure to activate its alarm system. Andaya had no prior experience in emergency management and has quit citing “health reasons”. Many residents believe a better emergency response could have saved more lives. So far, at least 111 people have been declared dead and more than 1,000 remain missing. Maui did have a sophisticated emergency system,…

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