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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Jordan Bardella says in petition there is a ‘dictatorship of judges’ as French far right leader barred from running for public office for five years
on Apr 2
From theguardian.com
Musk hands out $1m checks to voters amid Wisconsin supreme court election race
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Musk denied he was buying votes but said the court election outcome would be critical to Trump’s agenda and ‘the future of civilization’
on Mar 31
From bbc.com
Richard Chamberlain, Dr Kildare and Shogun, dies aged 90
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Chamberlain earned the title "king of the mini-series" for his leading roles in Shogun and The Thorn Birds.
on Mar 31
From bbc.com
Dating apps for kink and LGBT communities expose 1.5m private user images online
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The often-explicit pictures are being stored without password protection, leaving them vulnerable to a hack.
on Mar 31
From bbc.com
Trump: couldn't care less if foreign car prices high
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Trump says he hopes foreign carmakers raise prices as it means people will buy US-made cars.
on Mar 30
From theguardian.com
Just like McCarthy, Trump spreads fear everywhere before picking off his targets | Kenan Malik
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Arrests, blacklists and deportations are chilling reminders of the red scare that transformed America
on Mar 30
From cnn.com
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Hundreds of “Tesla Takedown” demonstrations are taking place in the United States, Canada and Europe as activists ramp up their opposition to CEO Elon Musk’s efforts to slash federal government staffing and budgets.
on Mar 30
From theguardian.com
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In his final column, the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator says America under Trump is not the first time it has caused trouble for allies
on Mar 30
From theguardian.com
When the physicists need burner phones, that’s when you know America’s changed | John Naughton
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US academics, fearing persecution by their own government, are becoming ideological refugees. Europe, and Britain, must offer them sanctuary
on Mar 30
From theguardian.com
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Governor Ron DeSantis leads push to loosen child labor laws as immigration crackdown leads to workforce shortage
on Mar 30