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 newrepublic.com
There Is No Method to Trump’s Madness. He’s Simply Insane.
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His defenders try to apply reason to his erratic, nonsensical decisions. That’s a fool’s errand—but fools abound in this administration.
on May 4
From theguardian.com
German man with green card ‘violently interrogated’ by US border officials
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Berlin checking if US immigration policy has changed after Fabian Schmidt becomes third German to be detained
on Mar 18
From theguardian.com
The case for boycotting the United States | Robert Reich
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If you are considering a trip to the US, please reconsider. Why reward Donald Trump’s America with your tourist dollars?
on Mar 22
From theguardian.com
Canadian actor detained at US border in ‘inhumane conditions’ for nearly two weeks
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Entrepreneur and actor Jasmine Mooney, who had a role in an American Pie sequel, says she was arrested at southern border and held in detention over an incomplete work visa
on Mar 18
From theguardian.com
Italian newspaper says it has published world’s first AI-generated edition
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Il Foglio says artificial intelligence used ‘for everything – the writing, the headlines, the quotes … even the irony’
on Mar 18
From theguardian.com
Trump and Putin to hold call on US plans for Ukraine ceasefire – Europe live
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US and Russian presidents will speak on phone today as Ukraine says it hopes to achieve peace but will not recognise occupied territories as Russian
on Mar 18
From bbc.com
Chinese state media hails Trump cuts to Voice of America
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State newspaper gloated that the network has "now been discarded by its own government like a dirty rag".
on Mar 18
From bbc.com
Net Zero by 2050 'impossible' for UK, says Kemi Badenoch
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The Conservative leader says the target is impossible "without a serious drop in our living standards or by bankrupting us".
on Mar 18
From theguardian.com
Labour is gaslighting disabled people – and that should terrify us all | Zoe Williams
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The messaging that suggests poverty is caused by low aspiration and that disability is a choice could have come straight from the Conservatives’ playbook, writes Zoe Williams
on Mar 18
From bbc.com
John Hemingway: Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot dies aged 105
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Mr Hemingway, who is originally from Dublin, joined the RAF as a teenager before World War Two.
on Mar 18