News from the US and UK
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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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Gaza officials says hospitals are overwhelmed but are being repeatedly hit by Israel as reports say more than 100 people died in new strikes
on May 18
From theguardian.com
Cooking the books? Fears Trump could target statisticians if data disappoints
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Proposed rule change could pave way for president to fire economists whose figures prove politically inconvenient
on May 18
From theguardian.com
Ukraine reports largest drone attack from Russia since war began
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One person was killed in the Kyiv region, in an attack that came after peace talks between the two sides on Friday
on May 18
From theguardian.com
UK on verge of deal with EU to let Britons use European passport e-gates
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Exclusive: Agreement could cut airport queues, caused by need to have passports stamped after Brexit
on May 18
From bbc.com
Elton John brands government 'absolute losers' over AI copyright plans
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The musician accuses the government of robbing young artists over its copyright law plans.
on May 18
From theguardian.com
Oklahoma high schools to teach 2020 election conspiracy theories as fact
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State superintendent Ryan Walters tapped chief of Heritage Foundation, key player behind Project 2025, for curriculum
on May 18
From theguardian.com
‘It feels like we never left’: resentment builds in one of UK’s firmest Brexit-backing areas
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Keir Starmer says Britons have moved on but many in Thurrock think they were lied to in debate about leaving EU
on May 18
From bbc.com
Moody's downgrades US credit rating citing rising debt
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Moody's said successive US administrations had failed to reverse ballooning deficits and interest costs.
on May 17
From bbc.com
Mexican Navy ship crashes into New York City's Brooklyn Bridge
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At least 22 injured after the towering masts of the Cuauhtémoc sailboat clip the famous bridge.
on May 18
From theguardian.com
Kremlin cites past wars as it threatens long conflict in Ukraine
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Russian peace negotiator invokes Peter the Great’s 21-year struggle to defeat Sweden, as Putin is fond of doing
on May 17