News from the US and UK
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US emergency crews struggle as climate crisis fuels ‘unprecedented’ competing disasters
From theguardian.com, 2h ago, 5 5
Will white women abandon Republicans and vote for Kamala Harris?
From theguardian.com, 22h ago, 3 7
How bad will flooding get by 2100? These AI images show US destinations underwater
From theguardian.com, on Sat, 3PM, 2 11
MAGA Desperately Claims Russian Propagandists Were the Real “Victims”
From newrepublic.com, on Sep 5, 2 2
Opinion | Don’t yawn at Trump’s dishonorable use of Arlington National Cemetery
From washingtonpost.com, on Aug 30, 1 2
From washingtonpost.com
Google fires more workers after CEO says workplace isn’t for politics
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Some employees protested the tech giant’s contract with the Israeli government. They’ve been let go.
on Apr 23
From theguardian.com
UN rights chief ‘horrified’ by reports of mass graves at two Gaza hospitals
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Spokesperson says some bodies allegedly had their hands tied while others were bound and stripped
on Apr 24
From theguardian.com
Protesting slaughter – like students in the US are doing – isn’t antisemitism | Robert Reich
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Education is all about provocation. Without being provoked even young minds can remain stuck in old tracks
on Apr 23
From cnn.com
Senate on track to pass $95 billion foreign aid package this week | CNN Politics
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The Senate will take up the House-passed $95 billion foreign aid package this week, as the legislation nears its final congressional action after both sides of Capitol Hill have struggled for months to send aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
on Apr 23
From theguardian.com
Ukraine war briefing: Long-range Atacms missiles on the way, says Zelenskiy
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Russian attack shears Kharkiv TV tower in half; EU ministers urge no complacency after US steps up with aid. What we know on day 790
on Apr 23
From theguardian.com
Dozens arrested at Yale and NYU as pro-Palestinian student protests spread
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Authorities move to break up encampments at two more US universities on Monday, as Columbia University cancels in-person classes
on Apr 23
From theguardian.com
Students at US universities file legal complaints over fossil fuel investments
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Organizers at Columbia, Tulane and the University of Virginia write to attorneys general arguing schools’ investments are illegal
on Apr 23
From theguardian.com
‘Where are they supposed to sleep?’: US supreme court appears divided on key homelessness case
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Justices consider constitutionality of punishing people for sleeping outside as western states seek to address encampments
on Apr 24
From theguardian.com
Columbia faculty members walk out after pro-Palestinian protesters arrested
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Hundreds of members of teaching staff demonstrate in solidarity with arrested students as protest tents put back up on campus
on Apr 23
From theguardian.com
Israel, Gaza and divestment: what we know about the Columbia student protests
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The university is to hold virtual classes after protests on campus culminated in the arrest of more than 100 students
on Apr 22