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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
UN rights chief ‘horrified’ by reports of mass graves at two Gaza hospitals
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Spokesperson says some bodies allegedly had their hands tied while others were bound and stripped
on Apr 24, 2024
From theguardian.com
Protesting slaughter – like students in the US are doing – isn’t antisemitism | Robert Reich
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Education is all about provocation. Without being provoked even young minds can remain stuck in old tracks
on Apr 23, 2024
From cnn.com
Senate on track to pass $95 billion foreign aid package this week | CNN Politics
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The Senate will take up the House-passed $95 billion foreign aid package this week, as the legislation nears its final congressional action after both sides of Capitol Hill have struggled for months to send aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
on Apr 23, 2024
From theguardian.com
Ukraine war briefing: Long-range Atacms missiles on the way, says Zelenskiy
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Russian attack shears Kharkiv TV tower in half; EU ministers urge no complacency after US steps up with aid. What we know on day 790
on Apr 23, 2024
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Dozens arrested at Yale and NYU as pro-Palestinian student protests spread
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Authorities move to break up encampments at two more US universities on Monday, as Columbia University cancels in-person classes
on Apr 23, 2024
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Students at US universities file legal complaints over fossil fuel investments
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Organizers at Columbia, Tulane and the University of Virginia write to attorneys general arguing schools’ investments are illegal
on Apr 23, 2024
From theguardian.com
‘Where are they supposed to sleep?’: US supreme court appears divided on key homelessness case
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Justices consider constitutionality of punishing people for sleeping outside as western states seek to address encampments
on Apr 24, 2024
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Mistrial in case of Arizona rancher accused of shooting migrant dead
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George Kelly, 75, charged with second-degree murder over death of Mexican Gabriel Cuen-Buitimea, 48, on his property last year
on Apr 23, 2024
From theguardian.com
Columbia faculty members walk out after pro-Palestinian protesters arrested
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Hundreds of members of teaching staff demonstrate in solidarity with arrested students as protest tents put back up on campus
on Apr 23, 2024
From theguardian.com
Israel, Gaza and divestment: what we know about the Columbia student protests
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The university is to hold virtual classes after protests on campus culminated in the arrest of more than 100 students
on Apr 22, 2024