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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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#3581: on Mar 19, 2024
From bbc.com
Six ex-police officers to be sentenced in Mississippi torture case
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The two victims were badly beaten and racially abused by police who stormed their Mississippi home.
on Mar 19, 2024
#3582: on Mar 19, 2024
From bbc.com
Nvidia: US tech giant unveils latest AI chip
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The firm has benefited from the AI boom, making it the third-most valuable company in the US.
on Mar 19, 2024
#3583: on Mar 19, 2024
From theguardian.com
Plundered and corrupted for 200 years, Haiti was doomed to end in anarchy | Kenan Malik
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Successive foreign governments plunged it into unpayable debt and left its citizens in penury
on Mar 17, 2024
#3584: on Mar 19, 2024
From bbc.com
Israel Gaza: US reports death of senior Hamas military leader Marwan Issa
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Details are also released of President Biden's high-stakes call to Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu.
on Mar 19, 2024
#3585: on Mar 19, 2024
From theguardian.com
RBG’s son fights decision to give Musk and Murdoch mother’s namesake award
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Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch receive Ruth Bader Ginsburg Woman of Leadership award, prompting backlash
on Mar 18, 2024
#3586: on Mar 18, 2024
From theguardian.com
‘Holy grail of shipwrecks’: recovery of 18th-century Spanish ship could begin in April
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The San José, sunk in 1708, has been at the center of a dispute over who has rights to the wreck, including $17bn in booty
on Mar 18, 2024
#3587: on Mar 18, 2024
From theguardian.com
Arizona county fears ‘homelessness on steroids’ as migrant shelter funds end
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Additional federal funding for shelter has been caught in broader political battles about illegal migration and government spending
on Mar 18, 2024
#3588: on Mar 18, 2024
From washingtonpost.com
Toxic asbestos is now fully banned, a move that EPA calls ‘historic’
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Environmental Protection Agency bans chrysotile asbestos, the only form of the cancer-causing mineral that the U.S. still imports and uses in new products.
on Mar 18, 2024
#3589: on Mar 18, 2024
From theguardian.com
Most US sandwich baggies contain toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’, analysis says
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Testing commissioned by Mamavation blog found high levels of a marker of PFAS in nine of 11 baggies tested
on Mar 14, 2024
#3590: on Mar 18, 2024
From theguardian.com
US citizens flee Haiti on government-chartered flight
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More than 30 Americans arrive in Miami from Cap-Haïten as US urges citizens to leave ‘as soon as possible’ amid gang violence
on Mar 18, 2024