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
Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukrainian power networks hit in overnight attack
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Russia has hit critical energy infrastructure in Stryi district and a power generation facility in Chervonohrad district
on May 8, 2024
From theguardian.com
Middle East crisis live: US paused shipment of bombs to Israel; CIA director set to meet Netanyahu
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Senior US administration official says decision was made over concerns about a full-scale assault on Rafah; William Burns will hold talks with the Israeli PM
on May 8, 2024
From washingtonpost.com
Analysis | Putin sits at the heart of the West’s illiberal axis
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Vladimir Putin’s sympathizers share an aversion to the West’s perceived liberal establishment, and see a positive vision in the Russian president’s rejection of it.
on May 7, 2024
From washingtonpost.com
Live updates: Stormy Daniels details interactions with Trump in hush money trial testimony
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Adult film actress Stormy Daniels told a riveted jury about her alleged sexual encounter with Donald Trump in a Lake Tahoe hotel room.
on May 7, 2024
From theguardian.com
Gas stoves increase nitrogen dioxide exposure above WHO standards – study
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Science Advances report also finds people of color and low-income residents in US disproportionately affected
on May 3, 2024
From theguardian.com
Russia-Ukraine war live: Vladimir Putin to be sworn in for fifth term as Russian president
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Many European diplomats will avoid lavish ceremony amid war in Ukraine and his disputed landslide election
on May 7, 2024
From theguardian.com
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I have trespassed in peaceful protest. I have shutdown government offices in civil disobedience. I have made the powerful uncomfortable. That’s the point
on May 6, 2024
From washingtonpost.com
Under Putin, a militarized new Russia rises to challenge U.S. and the West
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In Putin’s bid to recast Russia as a global superpower, he champions a society built on pro-war activism, puritanical values and scaled-back social rights.
on May 6, 2024
From theguardian.com
Forcibly displacing Rafah civilians would be war crime, France warns Israel
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Countries speak out against Israeli orders to evacuate before threatened attack on southern Gaza city
on May 6, 2024
From cnn.com
Retailers jacked up prices and squeezed consumers. They might have just blinked | CNN Business
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Retailers are feeling jittery. Consumers aren’t shopping like they used to. In a game of chicken between stores and shoppers, it’s the stores that appear to be yielding first, by dropping prices on thousands of products.
on May 6, 2024