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
From theguardian.com
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Justices block Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants; judge frustrated by DoJ’s failure to detail efforts to return wrongly deported man
on May 17
From theguardian.com
Elon Musk’s AI firm blames unauthorised change for chatbot’s rant about ‘white genocide’
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xAI’s Grok bot repeatedly referred to widely discredited claim about South Africa that has been touted by Donald Trump
on May 16
From theguardian.com
NYU withholds diploma of student who condemned Israel in graduation speech
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University says it ‘strongly denounces’ commencement speech by Logan Rozos, who called out ‘atrocities’ in Gaza
on May 16
From theguardian.com
Ukraine war live: Turkey to hold talks with US, Ukraine and Russia in Istanbul
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Two sets of meetings due to take place but little optimism for progress after Putin failed to attend
on May 16
From bbc.com
Assisted dying: MPs in England and Wales to debate bill after major changes
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Dozens of amendments have been added to the bill from both sides since it passed its first stage.
on May 16
From theguardian.com
James Comey investigated over seashell photo claimed to be ‘threat’ against Trump
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Ex-FBI director deletes Instagram post of shells in ‘8647’ formation that Republicans claim is code for assassination
on May 16
From cnn.com
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One in four rice samples from more than 100 different store brands contained dangerous levels of arsenic, a new investigation found. Here’s what to do.
on May 15
From theguardian.com
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We conclude that Israel’s treatment of Palestinians, including mass killing, arbitrary detention and torture, meets the legal threshold for the term
on May 16
From bbc.com
UK economy grew more than expected in first three months of year
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The economy grew by 0.7% between January and March, official figures show.
on May 15
From bbc.com
Decades-long mystery of ginger cats revealed
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Researchers in Japan and US have unlocked the 60-year mystery of what gives cats their orange colour.
on May 15