An appeals court in Italy ruled that it was not a crime for Italian officials to make a deal with mafia leaders in which the latter agreed to stop a series of killings.

One of the killings targeted a judge and his family.

I don't know enough to agree or disagree with the decision, legally.

Privatization of electric supply in the UK requires every electric customer to have to make an account with an electricity supplier. This market is badly regulated and unstable.

California has passed bills to protect the privacy of people getting abortions, or going to abortion clinics for any reason.

The bill prohibiting making videos recognizes that real privacy protection requires restricting the collection of identifying data, because regulating its use is insufficient. But I wonder why the law does not cover still photos also. Aren't those usable for intimidation too?

*US envoy to Haiti resigns over ‘inhumane’ decision to deport migrants.*

Explaining the situation of the violence against Haitian asylum-seekers at the Texas border, and relating it to past acts of violence against slaves who had fled to Mexico.

Earlier in this century, the US allowed Haitians to stay in the US temporarily even when they could not justify asylum, because conditions in Haiti were very bad (due to a hurricane or an earthquake on top of political instability).

Now Haiti has had a hurricane and an earthquake on top of political instability. Why not let them stay temporarily now?

Wild boars are proliferating in parts of Italy to the point that they endanger people.

I suggest increasing the hunting of wild boars, including trapping them in cities, and thus managing their population at a stable level.