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
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In 1985, Columbia students occupied campus to push for divestment from South Africa. Five months later, the university cut ties to the apartheid regime after years of dragging its feet
on May 3, 2024
From theguardian.com
Experts condemn US tobacco firm’s sponsorship of doctor training as ‘grotesque’
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Philip Morris International has supported non-smoking programmes around the world ‘to advance its own interests’, say health professionals
on May 3, 2024
From theguardian.com
Mass deportations, detention camps, troops on the street: Trump spells out migrant plan
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Trump White House 2.0 would mean a vast, legally dubious roundup of up to 11 million people and pit state against state
on May 3, 2024
From theguardian.com
Russian troops enter airbase in Niger where US soldiers are stationed
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Proximity of the two countries’ forces follows request by junta ruling west African nation for the US to pull its troops out
on May 2, 2024
From theguardian.com
Rutgers and University of Minnesota reach resolutions with Gaza protesters
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Schools join Northwestern and Brown in arriving at agreements with students to dismantle pro-Palestinian encampments
on May 3, 2024
From theguardian.com
Court strikes down youth climate lawsuit on Biden administration request
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Attorney and non-profit founder Julia Olson calls appeals court ruling on lawsuit filed by 21 young people ‘tragic and unjust’
on May 3, 2024
From bbc.com
Joe Biden calls US allies India and Japan 'xenophobic'
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The White House has downplayed the comments, saying the president 'values' India and Japan's friendship.
on May 3, 2024
From theguardian.com
Protests continue at university campuses across the US – in pictures
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After major police raids on universities in New York and Los Angeles on Tuesday, students continued to demonstrate against the war in Gaza
on May 1, 2024
From theguardian.com
Eric Adams under pressure to divulge details on ‘outside agitators’ at campus protests
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The New York City mayor has claimed police arrested protesters after non-student elements escalated the situation
on May 2, 2024
From theguardian.com
Mistrial in case of US military contractor accused of Abu Ghraib abuse
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Eight-member civil jury unable to reach verdit on whether Caci conspired with US soldiers to abuse detainees in Iraqi prison
on May 2, 2024