*Thailand considers expanding jails as it arrests more political prisoners.*

*Queensland passes laws banning 'killer' single-use plastics.*

The aim is to reduce litter and protect wildlife.

Victor Obiols was fired as Catalan translator for Amanda Gorman's poetry because he was the wrong race.

Obiols commented,

*But if I cannot translate a poet [Amanda Gorman] because she is a woman, young, black, an American of the 21st century, neither can I translate Homer because I am not a Greek of the eighth century BC. Or could not have translated Shakespeare because I am not a 16th-century Englishman.*

I can't say it is impossible that a young, black, female translator would have an objective advantage in understanding and translating Amanda Gorman's work. My understanding of poetry is limited, so I won't try to judge that question.

However, since Obiols has finished his translation, I think it would be interesting to publish both translations and let readers — and Gorman herself — compare and judge.

Even more interesting: publish both translations, labeled A and B, and identify who translated which in an endnote. This way, people can compare the translations and see which they prefer, in a blind test.

Rep. Raskin: *FBI must target white supremacists' infiltration of police agencies.*

The European Parliament advanced a proposed directive to make companies responsible to some extent for damage done by their foreign suppliers, including human rights violations and environmental damage.

It's not clear to me how far the responsibility would extend. Also, I am not sure whether non-European companies selling directly to customers in Europe would be covered.