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
US banks ‘sabotaging’ own net zero plans by livestock financing, report claims
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Lending to meat, dairy and feed corporations led to ‘significant proportion’ of banks’ emissions, Friends of the Earth found
on Apr 4, 2024
From theguardian.com
‘He was a human being’: US prisoners are dying from treatable conditions
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Exclusive: a Guardian investigation finds that inmates who died of preventable conditions were deemed malingerers and ‘time wasters’
on Apr 4, 2024
From theguardian.com
Neo-Nazi to face trial in killing of former high school classmate Blaze Bernstein
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Sam Woodward, former member of Atomwaffen Division, was arrested in 2018 for murder of gay, Jewish pre-med student
on Apr 7, 2024
From washingtonpost.com
Inside Donald Trump’s secret, long-shot plan to end the war in Ukraine
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Foreign policy experts and some Republicans warned that pressuring Ukraine to cede land would reward Putin.
on Apr 8, 2024
From theguardian.com
What do animals do during an eclipse? Observers in US zoos hope to find out
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Frantic giraffes, barking gibbons, randy tortoises … previous solar eclipses have revealed varied responses to sudden onset of darkness
on Apr 7, 2024
From theguardian.com
‘Extreme’ US anti-abortion group ramps up lobbying in Westminster
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The UK branch of the Alliance Defending Freedom has increased its spending and is forging ties with key MPs
on Apr 6, 2024
From theguardian.com
Russia accused of using chemical gas attacks against Ukrainian soldiers
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Ukraine soldiers describe ‘almost daily’ illegal gas attacks as invaders seek to dislodge them from embedded positions
on Apr 7, 2024
From theguardian.com
Joe Lewis spared jail time for part in ‘brazen’ insider trading conspiracy
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British billionaire who heads family that owns Tottenham Hotspur fined $5m and given three-year probation by New York judge
on Apr 4, 2024
From theguardian.com
Trump Media deal faces calls for inquiry over alleged ‘influence peddling’
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Stock debut that could net the former president billions was kept afloat by opaque loans provided in part by Anton Postolnikov
on Apr 5, 2024
From theguardian.com
‘We just need a little help’: how a safe parking plan for people living in cars split a US town
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Sedona, Arizona, lacks affordable housing, but a program for priced-out local workers to sleep safely has drawn opposition
on Apr 6, 2024