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Daniel Ellsberg obituary

Whistleblower who leaked the Pentagon Papers showing that the American public had been misled about the Vietnam war

The Guardian - UK

US tycoons flock to China despite fraying ties

From Elon Musk to Bill Gates and Apple chief Tim Cook, some of America’s biggest business titans have been heading to Beijing, seemingly defying the barrage of doomsayer narratives about US-China friction.

Bangkok Post

Trump and the Republican party exemplify these five elements of fascism

Trump is often described as ‘authoritarian’. But that doesn’t really capture the more alarming aspects of his movement

The Guardian - US

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Martin Schram: Xi – a man at a global crossroads

While you have been up to your eyeballs in the gush of breaking news, willful distortions and pathetic panicky lies ever since the historic first-ever arrest of a former American president, the rest of the world has kept right on spinning.

Tribune News Service

Just because men are in the minority in fiction, it doesn’t mean we should scrap the Women’s Prize

Barbara Kingsolver took home the prestigious award this week for her novel ‘Demon Copperhead’. With women accounting for nearly 80 per cent of book sales across the UK and North America, hasn’t the Women’s Prize already served its purpose? Yes, writes Claire Allfree... but there’s more to it

The Independent UK

When We Were Sisters by Fatimah Asghar review – a poetic tale of familial grief

The emotional journey of three orphaned Muslim American siblings is evoked with heart-rending precision

The Guardian - UK

Sleeping with the Ancestors review: slavery and the fight for Black history

Joseph McGill Jr tells a fascinating, necessary story of his direct engagement with truths many Americans would rather ignore

The Guardian - US

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A beginner's guide to Juneteenth: How can all Americans celebrate?

Since it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become more universally recognized beyond Black America

The Independent UK

Biden, speaking near site of Sandy Hook shooting, renews call for assault weapons ban

HARTFORD, Conn. — Highlighting Connecticut’s role as a national leader in gun safety, President Joe Biden traveled Friday to West Hartford to hail the most comprehensive gun law in the past three decades and renew his call for a federal ban on assault weapons.

Tribune News Service

RIP Daniel Ellsberg, Who Told the World the Truth About the Vietnam War

The Pentagon Papers leaker risked prison to reveal that American military officials were lying to Congress and the public about Vietnam. He died today at age 92.

Mondaire Jones, one of the first Black gay members of Congress, on ‘powerful forces’ trying to pull America backward

‘Growing up, I had never imagined someone like me could run for political office, let alone get elected to Congress,’ Jones tells Gustaf Kilander

The Independent UK

Cormac McCarthy: where to begin reading his searing, brutal and unforgettable novels

The novelist Cormac McCarthy was suspicious of punctuation, profoundly interested in violence, respected skill and physical labour, and loved the richness of the English language. He was particularly fond of short, declarative sentences and the word “and”.

The Conversation

How IndyCar opportunity knocked again for Hunter-Reay

Ryan Hunter-Reay “was not pursuing” an IndyCar Series return until Ed Carpenter called him last week, but the man they call ‘Captain America’ is ready to grasp this fresh opportunity. It’s the latest twist of a rollercoaster career that’s seen Hunter-Reay reach the peaks of a championship title in 2012…

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The Independent UK

For novelists of Westerns, Cormac McCarthy transcended — and reinvented — the genre

In his obituaries, Cormac McCarthy has been widely praised as a descendant of William Faulkner and Herman Melville among others, those excavators of the American spirit whose biblically influenced prose raised narratives to tragic and poetic heights

The Guardian - US

Obama criticizes GOP hopefuls Nikki Haley and Tim Scott over racism stances

Former president notes tendency among Republican candidates to gloss over effects of racism, prompting pushback from both

Daily Mirror

Royal Ascot 2023: Kentucky Derby-winning jockey Javier Castellano to make debut

Javier Castellano has won two of America's three Triple Crown races, the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes this year, and will have his first ride in Britain in the Queen Mary Stakes

Tribune News Service

Commentary: On Juneteenth, consider what made Frederick Douglass great

This Juneteenth is the 10th anniversary of the unveiling of Frederick Douglass’s bronze statue in the United States Capitol. As we reflect on his well-earned place in our history, we have to ask: What makes him one of the great Americans?

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The Independent UK

A body in a suitcase, Bonnie and Clyde fantasy and baby born in Bali prison: The chilling case of Heather Mack

As Chicago woman Heather Mack pleads guilty over the killing of her socialite mother Sheila von Weise-Mack at a 5-star Bali resort in 2014, America remains horrified by the case involving a Bonnie and Clyde fantasy, a body stuffed in a suitcase and a baby born behind bars. Rachel Sharp…

Salon

MAGA violence goes underground

Right-wing foot soldiers fall back as the generals in the GOP ramp up eliminationist rhetoric

Wales Online

Denny's in Swansea brings back two giant eating challenges for one day only

The American diner is offering up 'a feast for breakfast and a challenge for dinner'

Zenger

Fentanyl Fuels Ongoing US Drug Overdose Crisis: Over 109,000 Deaths Lost In 12 Months

Over 109,000 Americans lost their lives to drug overdoses in the 12 months ending in January 2023

The Guardian - UK

The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor review – a class act

A college campus in the midwest provides the setting for this expansive novel of sex, politics and self-discovery

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: China and Cuba are getting closer. Now is the time for Biden to reengage with Havana

Few countries in the Western Hemisphere have evoked for Americans the spirit of the Monroe Doctrine as much as has Cuba. For years, the Soviets used the island nation 103 miles off the coast of Florida as a listening post, and, in 1962, they brought the world to the brink…

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Is racism making us too tired to fight it?

June already has its share of monthly observances, including Pride, ALS awareness and African American Music Appreciation. Let me add one more to the list: It should be National Vigilance Month.

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