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
How the Christian right is twisting the legacy of an anti-Nazi hero
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As the election approaches, experts say a rightwing author is using the theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer – executed for resisting Hitler – as a figurehead against the left, raising fears of political violence
on Nov 4, 2024
From theguardian.com
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Both Harris and Trump ignore harm reduction strategies, trying to outdo each other on border policy and law enforcement
on Nov 3, 2024
From cnn.com
After their son came out, this conservative Christian couple went into a closet of their own | CNN
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Greg and Lynn McDonald kept quiet about their son’s sexuality for years as they struggled to reconcile their faith with their love for their child. Now, after a long and emotional journey, they are speaking out
on Nov 3, 2024
From bbc.com
US officials demand probe of Americans killed in West Bank, Gaza
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Government lawyers say the DOJ is not investigating cases where Israel allegedly killed Americans
on Nov 2, 2024
From theguardian.com
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Israeli prime minister reportedly told US envoys that return of displaced people was paramount; Israel resumes strikes on southern Beirut
on Nov 1, 2024
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Located in a former bank downtown, the facility has had 300 people apply for its remaining 17 rental beds
on Nov 1, 2024
From cnn.com
What’s at stake on Tuesday? The planet. | CNN
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“Everybody complains about the weather, but no one does anything about it,” Mark Twain used to quip, back when humans had only just begun digging fossil fuel out of the ground and burning it for energy.
on Nov 5, 2024
From theguardian.com
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The long read: After his wife and two of his children were killed in Gaza, Al Jazeera journalist Wael al-Dahdouh became famous around the world for his decision to keep reporting. But this was just the start of his heartbreaking journey
on Oct 31, 2024
From theguardian.com
Elon Musk’s ‘election integrity community’ on X is full of baseless claims
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Feed is rife with posts of individuals deemed suspicious and calls for doxxing with little evidence provided of fault
on Nov 1, 2024
From theguardian.com
If Trump wins the election, mass deportations could wreak havoc on immigrants
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Trump has vowed to stage the ‘largest deportation operation in American history’. ‘The totality of it is to make life so hard for immigrants that they are left with two options: stay in the US and be subject to presidential demagoguery … or leave their lives here’
on Oct 31, 2024