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 at a glance: what we know on day 714
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Special forces blow up Russian Black Sea drone booster station; ‘show some spine’, Biden tells Republicans blocking Ukraine funding
on Feb 7, 2024
From theguardian.com
US corporations push to neuter laws used to hold opioid firms accountable
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Rightwing pressure group Alec seeks to limit public nuisance laws used to take on big business from tobacco to climate crisis
on Feb 5, 2024
From theguardian.com
‘Criminal for existing’: US’s unhoused still fear sweeps as supreme court to take on shelter case
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Court could weigh in on whether cities and states can shut down homeless encampments but it could also define what it means to provide shelter
on Feb 1, 2024
From theguardian.com
These business leaders secretly funded Mayor Eric Adams’s re-election effort, donors say
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Three donors say that they – and, in two cases, their spouses – were reimbursed for donations to the mayor’s 2025 campaign, a tactic that violates state law
on Feb 1, 2024
From theguardian.com
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Senate bill includes aid to Ukraine and Israel, as House tries to advance bill with Israel aid only, which Biden says he would veto
on Feb 6, 2024
From theguardian.com
House to vote on impeaching Biden’s homeland security secretary
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Democrats denounce effort to remove Alejandro Mayorkas as partisan stunt to boost electoral prospects of Donald Trump
on Feb 6, 2024
From washingtonpost.com
Trump has no immunity from Jan. 6 prosecution, appeals court rules
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Trump has claimed that former presidents cannot be prosecuted for actions related to their official duties, unless impeached and convicted by Congress first.
on Feb 6, 2024
From cnn.com
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Donald Trump is not immune from prosecution for alleged crimes he committed during his presidency to reverse the 2020 election results, a federal appeals court said Tuesday.
on Feb 6, 2024
From cnn.com
Biden threatens veto of House GOP’s standalone Israel aid bill | CNN Politics – my24group
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President Joe Biden would veto a proposed standalone aid package for Israel, the White House said Monday, as House Republicans look to tank a long-awaited bipar
on Feb 6, 2024
From bbc.com
Russian oil getting into UK via refinery loophole, reports claim
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Russian oil is refined in other countries and sold into the UK as jet fuel and diesel, research claims.
on Feb 5, 2024