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
‘Go to hell’: Project 2025 chief kicks Guardian reporter out of book event
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Heritage Foundation staff, introducing Kevin Roberts to the reporter, says: ‘You’ve got two minutes with our best friend Adam from the Guardian’
on Nov 13, 2024
From theguardian.com
Trump selects Elon Musk to lead government efficiency department
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Musk and ex-presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to head up Department of Government Efficiency (Doge)
on Nov 13, 2024
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From capitalising on a transatlantic brain drain to regulating US social media giants, the continent needs to stand up for itself, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst
on Nov 14, 2024
From newrepublic.com
Trump’s First Executive Order May Be a Military Purge
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The order could place the military under the president’s total command, like never before.
on Nov 13, 2024
From cnn.com
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President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency” in his second administration.
on Nov 13, 2024
From theguardian.com
Canada orders TikTok to close Vancouver office over ‘security risks’
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Chinese-owned firm’s operation falls foul of official review, though Canadian users will be able to use video app as usual
on Nov 7, 2024
From theguardian.com
Canada orders TikTok to close Vancouver office over ‘security risks’
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Chinese-owned firm’s operation falls foul of official review, though Canadian users will be able to use video app as usual
on Nov 7, 2024
From theguardian.com
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The tumult of social media and rightwing propaganda has successfully cast progressives as one judgmental, ‘woke’ mass, says Guardian columnist John Harris
on Nov 12, 2024
From theguardian.com
Tom Homan: Trump’s new ‘border czar’ who vowed to ‘run the biggest deportation’ the US has ever seen
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Once Ice acting director and Heritage visiting fellow, Homan was called the ‘father’ of Trump’s family separation policy
on Nov 12, 2024
From cnn.com
Biden just finalized a major climate rule. This one could be tricky for Trump to dismantle | CNN
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The Environmental Protection Agency just finalized one of the Biden administration’s only outstanding climate rules, aimed at cracking down on leaks of methane — a potent planet-warming gas with an outsized impact on the climate.
on Nov 12, 2024