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Protesters target Tesla showrooms in US over Elon Musk’s government cost-cutting
From theguardian.com, on Feb 16, 16 16
Trump threatens to cut US aid to Argentina if Milei loses election
From theguardian.com, on Oct 14, 14 14
Macron convenes European leaders for Ukraine summit amid tension with US
From theguardian.com, on Feb 16, 11 11
Prayer and prosecutions: the US ‘hate group’ waging war over Britain’s abortion clinic buffer zones
From theguardian.com, on Feb 16, 11 14
Starmer ready to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine if peace deal reached
From theguardian.com, on Feb 18, 10 10
Ukraine not invited to US-Russia peace talks in Saudi Arabia, source says
From bbc.com, on Feb 17, 10 10
UK hopes to be a ‘bridge’ between Europe and Trump’s US, minister says
From theguardian.com, on Feb 16, 9 9
‘This is so vile’: Young Republicans face backlash after racist chats leaked
From theguardian.com, on Oct 15, 8 8
Where do babies come from? Robert F Kennedy Jr doesn’t seem to know | Arwa Mahdawi
From theguardian.com, on Oct 15, 8 8
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#1061: on May 31
From bbc.com
M*A*S*H actress Loretta Swit dies aged 87
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Swit won awards for her role as "Hot Lips" Houlihan, a nurse based at hospital during the Korean War.
on May 30
#1062: on May 31
From theguardian.com
How the US became the biggest military emitter and stopped everyone finding out
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Academic Neta Crawford warns that if Donald Trump follows through on his threats of war, emissions will soar and the planet will pay the price
on May 30
#1063: on May 30
From theguardian.com
Elon Musk allegedly took large amounts of drugs including ketamine while advising Trump – report
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Doge head was at times dosing himself daily, along with ecstasy and psychedelic mushroom use, according to NYT
on May 31
#1064: on May 30
From bbc.com
Taylor Swift buys back the rights to her master recordings
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The singer announces that she owns the masters to her first six albums, for the first time ever.
on May 30
#1065: on May 30
From theguardian.com
Chaos on German autobahns as Google Maps wrongly says they are closed
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Drivers using the navigation app confronted with mass of red dots indicating stop signs
on May 30
#1066: on May 30
From cnn.com
The ‘white-collar bloodbath’ is all part of the AI hype machine | CNN Business
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If the CEO of a soda company declared that soda-making technology is getting so good it’s going to ruin the global economy, you’d be forgiven for thinking that person is either lying or fully detached from reality.
on May 30
#1067: on May 30
From theguardian.com
Dismay as UK prepares to sign ‘values-free’ £1.6bn trade deal with Gulf states
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Exclusive: Trade unions and human rights organisations fear environment and human rights being pushed aside
on May 30
#1068: on May 30
From theguardian.com
Carbon footprint of Israel’s war on Gaza exceeds that of many entire countries
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Exclusive: The climate cost is more than than the combined 2023 emissions of Costa Rica and Estonia, study finds
on May 30
#1069: on May 30
From bbc.com
How the West is helping Russia to fund its war on Ukraine
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Data shows that Russian fossil fuel revenues are three times higher than aid allocated to Ukraine.
on May 30
#1070: on May 30
From theguardian.com
RFK Jr’s ‘Maha’ report found to contain citations to nonexistent studies
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Failures uncovered as US health secretary touted ‘gold-standard’ science in health report ordered by Trump team
on May 29