News from the US and UK
Following #news, #politics, #us, #UK from theguardian.com, washingtonpost.com, latimes.com, bbc.com, cnn.com, newrepublic.com, economist.com.
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
Elon Musk says Twitter, now X, is to charge all users subscription fees
None None
Billionaire also says platform has 550 million monthly users generating up to 200m posts a day
on Sep 19, 2023
From bbc.com
Danish artist told to repay museum €67,000 after turning in blank canvasses
None None
Jens Haaning was given €71,000 by a Danish museum to create art, but sent it blank canvasses.
on Sep 18, 2023
From theguardian.com
Danish artist who submitted empty frames as artwork told to repay funding
None None
Jens Haaning must return about 532,000 krone loaned by Kunsten Museum in Aalborg, court says
on Sep 18, 2023
From bbc.com
Elon Musk: Social media platform X could go behind paywall
None None
The billionaire suggested the social media platform, now called X, could charge for use of "the system".
on Sep 19, 2023
From theguardian.com
Here’s the scary way Trump could win without the electoral or popular vote | Stephen Marche
None None
In a ‘contingent election’, he could lose the popular vote, electoral college and all his legal cases and still end up the legal US president
on Sep 18, 2023
From newrepublic.com
We Have Two Medias in This Country, and They’re Going to Elect Donald Trump.
None None
If the press doesn’t get involved in the civic health of the nation, there may not be a nation in which a free press might reside.
on Sep 18, 2023
From bbc.com
India could be behind killing of Canadian Sikh - Trudeau
None None
Hardeep Singh Nijjar was shot dead outside of a Sikh temple on 18 June in British Columbia.
on Sep 18, 2023
From theguardian.com
People who work from home all the time ‘cut emissions by 54%’ against those in office
0 2
Study in US shows one day a week of remote working cuts emissions by just 2% but two or four days lowers them by up to 29%
on Sep 21, 2023
From theguardian.com
None None
We don’t need to be true believers to do our jobs, but we know an incompetent government when we see it – and feel its effect, says the secret civil servant, who works in Whitehall
on Sep 18, 2023
From theguardian.com
Labour will seek major rewrite of Brexit deal, Keir Starmer pledges
None None
Party leader says he will pursue a closer trading relationship with the EU and much better terms for the UK than Boris Johnson managed
on Sep 18, 2023