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Viola Davis teams up with bestselling author to tackle America’s abortion debate in powerful new novel

Actor Viola Davis has teamed up with thriller author James Patterson on a new book

The Independent UK · Mar 24

The US just banned new routers that aren't made in America — here's what it means for your Wi-Fi network

US authorities have turned their attention to routers made outside the US, suggesting they're a national security risk.

TechRadar · Mar 24

How COVID turned America against science — and what it will take to win it back

Tony Fauci was not just jerking the country around.

Fortune · Mar 24

Rep. Ro Khanna: invest $200 billion in fully funding college instead of the Iran War

The Trump administration is seeking $200 billion more in funding from Congress to funnel to the Iran war. Rep. Ro Khanna from California reminds Americans that billions of dollars can be allocated to community-building initiatives instead of funding the conflict.

The Mary Sue · Mar 23

How the words that Iran and America use about each other paved the way for conflict

The conflict between the US – and its partner Israel – and Iran was nearly half a century in the making. Many explanations have been offered: strategic miscalculation, nuclear brinkmanship, regional rivalry and the failure of deterrence of Iran’s nuclear programme. But there is also the nature of the language…

The Conversation · Mar 23

State Department warns Americans across globe to ‘exercise increased caution’

Trump’s State Department says US facilities or locations associated with the country overseas may be targeted

The Independent UK · Mar 23

Iran has finally exposed the limits of Trump’s power

ANALYSIS: A five-day ‘pause’ allows Gulf nations to find dwindling air defences, buys Iran’s decentralised military system respite and gives Trump the chance to reflect on how to get out of a quagmire Tehran prepared for him, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

The Independent UK · Mar 23

What Betsy Ross’ real story tells us about women’s work in the Revolution − and why it still matters 250 years later

For generations, most Americans knew – and maybe believed – a story about upholstery seamstress Betsy Ross and the making of the nation’s first flag.

The Conversation · Mar 23

How inherited wealth could test corporate succession

Trillions are moving from older Americans to their heirs, raising questions about who still wants the sacrifices required to reach the C-suite.

Fortune · Mar 23

What happens to C-suite ambition when the next generation inherits wealth early

Corporate America may have to compete less on compensation and more on purpose.

Fortune · Mar 23