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Analysis: Six Flags to reopen Goliath rollercoaster – but now with seatbelts after recent rider death Politics & Elections
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Analysis: Six Flags to reopen Goliath rollercoaster – but now with seatbelts after recent rider death

Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem fell from ride earlier this month, spurring amusement park to temporarily shut it down Six Flags will install seatbelts on its Goliath rollercoaster in Georgia, after a rider plummeted to his death earlier this month. Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, a 42-year-old father and educator, was thrown from his seat on the Goliath, a coaster that plunges riders down 165ft, before a second drop of 180ft.

Deep Dive: Man detained at Georgia immigration detention center dies as hunger strike continues Politics & Elections
The Guardian US • • 2 min read

Deep Dive: Man detained at Georgia immigration detention center dies as hunger strike continues

Death inside Folkston facility comes as officials allegedly threaten hunger strikers there with force-feeding An immigrant detained at a sprawling detention center complex in Georgia died on Friday, local and federal officials confirmed, after the facility has already faced national scrutiny for its response to an ongoing hunger strike inside. The death inside the D Ray James facility in Folkston, Georgia, comes as federal immigration officials and private contractors are allegedly threatening hunger strikers there with force-feeding, a detained hunger striker, his wife, attorneys and advocates all said this week.

‘Change is in the air’: Obama praises El-Sayed and attacks Trump at Michigan rally – as it happened Politics & Elections
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‘Change is in the air’: Obama praises El-Sayed and attacks Trump at Michigan rally – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. For more on the rally, read our full report: Obama rallies Michigan crowd for El-Sayed, saying he’s ‘fighting for real change’ Sign up for Breaking News US email Donald Trump voted in West Palm Beach, Florida today, telling reporters at the polls that he voted straight Republican on his ballot.

Obama rallies rapturous Michigan crowd for El-Sayed: ‘He’ll finish the job we started’ Politics & Elections
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Obama rallies rapturous Michigan crowd for El-Sayed: ‘He’ll finish the job we started’

Former president speaks to crowd of thousands in support of Abdul El-Sayed for US Senate and Democratic ticket Barack Obama told a Detroit crowd on Saturday that Abdul El-Sayed was “fighting for change, real change, that will get money out of politics and put money in your pocket”, as he threw his weight behind the Democratic Senate candidate and the rest of the ticket on the first day of early voting in Michigan. Obama said in front of thousands of onlookers at Cass technical high school in Detroit that El-Sayed would “finish the job we started with the Affordable Care Act and guarantee quality, affordable healthcare to every single American”.

Developing: California leader calls attack on alleged noncitizen voting ‘weaponizing the law’ Politics & Elections
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Developing: California leader calls attack on alleged noncitizen voting ‘weaponizing the law’

State attorney general said Trump’s justice department’s directive to verify 20,000 ballots is completely improper California’s attorney general on Saturday rebuked the Trump administration’s efforts to quash alleged noncitizen voting, calling it “politicizing and weaponizing the law”. Rob Bonta, the state’s attorney general, said the justice department acted at Donald Trump’s direction.