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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
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#3021: on Jun 5, 2024
From theguardian.com
US House passes ICC sanctions bill over Netanyahu arrest warrant request
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Vote is Congress’s first legislative rebuke of war-crimes court since ICC prosecutor’s decision to seek arrests of leaders of Israel and Hamas
on Jun 5, 2024
#3022: on Jun 5, 2024
From bbc.com
Heat wave brings dangerous weather to western US
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More than 34 million Americans in the western US are under excessive heat advisories this week.
on Jun 25, 2024
#3023: on Jun 5, 2024
From theguardian.com
Trump’s $1bn pitch to oil bosses ‘the definition of corruption’, top Democrat says
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse calls audacious request ‘definition of corruption’ amid investigation into Mar-a-Lago meeting in April
on Jun 4, 2024
#3024: on Jun 5, 2024
From theguardian.com
Democrats decry Biden executive order turning away some asylum seekers
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US representatives Nanette Barragán, Judy Chu and Raúl Grijalva say order guts legal rights, while ACLU threatens to sue
on Jun 5, 2024
#3025: on Jun 5, 2024
From theguardian.com
What the US asylum process is really like, in applicants’ own words: ‘I’ve waited 10 years’
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As Biden launches the strictest border crackdown of his presidency, five asylum seekers share their battles to secure protection in the US
on Jun 5, 2024
#3026: on Jun 5, 2024
From theguardian.com
A supreme court case about fishermen could throw government into chaos
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For decades, the Chevron deference doctrine has given broad powers to federal agencies. Now it could be overturned – with major consequences
on Jun 2, 2024
#3027: on Jun 5, 2024
From theguardian.com
Students walk out of University of Chicago graduation over Israel policies
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Pro-Palestinian students staged the walkout as school withheld degrees of four seniors pending disciplinary review over protests
on Jun 1, 2024
#3028: on Jun 5, 2024
From theguardian.com
The US librarian who sued book ban harassers: ‘I decided to fight back’
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After Amanda Jones got death threats for speaking out against censorship, she sued her attackers and wrote a memoir
on Jun 3, 2024
#3029: on Jun 5, 2024
From theguardian.com
Kansas supreme court rules state constitution does not provide the right to vote
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Narrow decision says lower court failed to identify ‘fundamental right to vote’, drawing fiery dissent from three of seven justices
on Jun 2, 2024
#3030: on Jun 5, 2024
From washingtonpost.com
Lawmakers expensed millions in 2023 under new program that doesn’t require receipts
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Critics say the program’s lack of transparency and record-keeping opens it up to abuse.
on Jun 26, 2024