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 bbc.com
Government may have failed to regulate sewage companies
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The UK's independent watchdog has been investigating Defra and the EA for failure to meet environmental law.
on Sep 12, 2023
From bbc.com
Pay growth catches up with price rises
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Regular pay rose by 7.8% in May to July compared with the same period last year, official figures show.
on Sep 12, 2023
From bbc.com
Spotify denies 30-second trick could make you rich
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The streaming giant quashes a theory that listening to a song on repeat will rake in the royalties.
on Sep 12, 2023
From bbc.com
Morocco earthquake: "We need help from whomever will give it'
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Desperate residents of a remote Moroccan village plead for outside help a after the devastation of the quake.
on Sep 12, 2023
From bbc.com
Pogba provisionally suspended for anti-doping offence
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Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba is provisionally suspended from playing because of an anti-doping offence.
on Sep 11, 2023
From cnn.com
Trump is explaining exactly how wild and extreme his second term would be | CNN Politics
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Donald Trump is conjuring his most foreboding vision yet of a possible second term, telling supporters in language resonant of the run-up to the January 6 mob attack on the US Capitol that they need to “fight like hell” or they will lose their country.
on Sep 11, 2023
From theguardian.com
Heat pumps twice as efficient as fossil fuel systems in cold weather, study finds
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Doubts about whether heat pumps work well in subzero conditions shown to be unfounded, say researchers
on Sep 15, 2023
From theguardian.com
Orkney islands to trial electric ferries to cut carbon emissions
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Battery-powered hydrofoils will replace ageing and highly polluting inter-island ferries from March 2024
on Sep 11, 2023
From theguardian.com
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The government’s policy is to pretend we’re getting ‘back to normal’. The result is millions of us live in fear of losing our lives, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
on Sep 10, 2023
From newrepublic.com
Samuel Alito Is Wrong and Arrogant—and Must Be Reined In
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The associate justice says Congress has no authority to regulate the Supreme Court. The Constitution he allegedly reveres says otherwise. A lot.
on Sep 11, 2023