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
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Is the US in a new gilded age of inequality? On a 400-mile journey from a triumphant conservative youth summit to a hastily constructed immigration detention centre, the answer became clearer ...
on Aug 6
From theguardian.com
RFK Jr’s health department to halt $500m in mRNA vaccine research
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Agency to end 22 federal contracts, questioning safety of technology credited with helping end Covid pandemic
on Aug 6
From theguardian.com
Prison bosses make room for possible influx before planned protests across England
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Exclusive: Possible arrests at protests against Palestine Action ban and asylum hotels likely to stretch prisons
on Aug 5
From cnn.com
Weather Service is now hiring back hundreds of positions that got cut in the DOGE chaos | CNN
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The National Weather Service has received permission to hire 450 meteorologists, hydrologists and radar technicians just months after being hit hard by Department of Government Efficiency-related cuts and early retirement incentives.
on Aug 5
From theguardian.com
A wasteland of rubble, dust and graves: how Gaza looks from the sky
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The Guardian joins a Jordanian military airdrop for a rare chance to observe a landscape devastated by Israel’s offensive
on Aug 6
From theguardian.com
‘We didn’t vote for ChatGPT’: Swedish PM under fire for using AI in role
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Tech experts criticise Ulf Kristersson as newspaper accuses him of falling for ‘the oligarchs’ AI psychosis’
on Aug 6
From theguardian.com
US citizens jailed in LA Ice raids speak out: ‘They came ready to attack’
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Exclusive: Andrea Velez and Adrian Martinez recount their capture by immigration officers and its effects on their lives
on Aug 5
From theguardian.com
Ukraine calls for greater pressure on Russia ahead of Witkoff visit – Europe live
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Zelenskyy urges US and EU to fast-track sanctions and secondary tariffs a day before Trump’s envoy is expected in Moscow
on Aug 5
From theguardian.com
Lord Dannatt urged ministers to crack down on Palestine Action at request of US firm
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Police officer was concerned ex-army chief, a Teledyne adviser, sought to have ‘input’ into factory attack investigation
on Aug 5
From theguardian.com
US condemns Brazil supreme court judge for ordering house arrest of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro
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US claims judge attempting ‘to silence opposition’ as Bolsonaro accused of breaching ban imposed amid fears he may abscond ahead of trial
on Aug 5