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Too old to govern? The age problem neither US party wants to talk about

The top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell, 81, has suffered high-profile lapses but Democrats are reluctant to question his age when Joe Biden, 80, is America’s oldest president

The Guardian - US

America and China’s $574 billion chip war has already scored an ‘extraordinary success beyond anyone’s wild dreams’ for Joe Biden

Gina Raimondo wanted to stress there was no plan about "decoupling" in Beijing but abandon export controls? "No, of course not."

Fortune

Bill Richardson, a former Democratic governor and UN ambassador, dies aged 75

Bill Richardson, a two-term Democratic governor of New Mexico and an American ambassador to the United Nations who also worked for years to secure the release of Americans detained by foreign adversaries, has died. He was 75.

France 24

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Bill Richardson, former UN ambassador who worked to free detained Americans, dies at 75

Before his election in 2002 as governor, Richardson was the U.S. envoy to the United Nations and energy secretary under President Bill Clinton and served 14 years as a congressman representing northern New Mexico.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bill Richardson, a former governor and UN ambassador who worked to free detained Americans, dies

Bill Richardson, a two-term Democratic governor of New Mexico and a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations who dedicated his post-political career to working to free Americans detained overseas, has died

The Independent UK

Average American Employee Hasn’t Had A Raise In 3 Years

Almost six in 10 working men believe their current salary is influenced by their gender (58%), compared to 54% of female employees

Zenger

A good week for the rule of law

Rudy's smackdown was more than symbolic: America's courts are holding the line as the place where truth matters

Salon

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Labor Day is now a key to Election Day for Democrats and Republicans alike

With all that has shifted around in American politics, the Democrats' disconnect from the broad working class is the loss that has cost them the most and threatens them most in the years ahead.

WEKU

Canada warning over US travel comes at ‘concerning time’, LGBTQ+ groups say

Canadian advocacy groups alarmed by anti-LGBTQ+ laws in America and say legislation is having an impact across the border

The Guardian - US

Trump's Tariffs Didn't Reduce the Trade Deficit. Why Would They Work Now?

Donald Trump's latest argument for protectionism is undermined by the realities of his own trade policies.

Reason

Is fentanyl coming to London?

It kills tens of thousands of Americans every year, but the toll from fentanyl and other lab-made opioids could be about to get much worse. Gavin Haynes explains why a global heroin shortage could spark a US-style drugs crisis on British shores

Evening Standard

Comedian David Cross: ‘A lot of people in America would think I’m a terrible father because I believe in diversity’

As he gears up for his new tour, the cult US standup muses on parenthood, ‘offensive’ comedy, and the biggest regret of his career

The Guardian - UK

How Alabama is defying the supreme court to discriminate against Black voters

In June, the US supreme court upheld a decision ordering Alabama to redraw its congressional map – but state Republicans ignored the mandate

The Guardian - US

How to do the great American road trip: Minnesota to Montana

In this exclusive series, Simon Veness and Susan Veness share diaries of their travels by RV as they take on the ultimate US adventure. In part two, they make their way west through the Dakotas to the open prairies of Wyoming and Montana

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American TikToker left dumbfounded after discovering how seasons work in Australia

‘I don’t understand how America isn’t a simulation,’ says one viewer

Fortune

Most Americans worry that Social Security will be drained in their lifetime. And Gen Z thinks they’ll never see their investment

Gen Zers and millennials are especially doubtful that they'll see Social Security payouts by retirement.

Reason

China Is No Economic Model for America

The country's current struggles show the problems of the Beijing way—and make the case for freedom.

Fortune

An immigrant founder lived on $3 a day before selling his startup for millions. Then he lost it all in the dotcom crash and had to build it back.

The 48-year-old Polish immigrant has never liked following rules. But the success of his latest company, valued at $2.7 billion, suggests he's doing something right.

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The Conversation

Who’s Vivek Ramaswamy? He's the Trump 2.0 candidate who’s making waves in the Republican primaries

The New York Times described him as promising “to exert breathtaking power in ways that Donald Trump never did”. An article for Time magazine called him a “rockstar for those who think cancel culture is threatening every corner of American life”.

Salon

The dumbing of America: Reagan to Trump

Every Trump tantrum makes headlines, while the actual president's work is ignored. This is Reagan's legacy

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago’s history is linked to America’s nuclear dilemma

A few years back, I decided to hike Red Gate Woods out in Chicago’s southwest suburbs...Cut into the trail-facing side of the marker were words stating that the radioactive remains of CP-1 — Chicago Pile-1, the reactor that had been built beneath Stagg Field at the University of Chicago and…

WEKU

Political scientists confront real world politics dealing with hotel workers strike

The American Political Science Association, or APSA, is holding its annual meeting in Los Angeles this weekend despite calls from striking hotel workers for conferences to stay away from the city.

The Guardian - US

‘Where is safe?’: gun violence takes particular toll on mental health of Black Americans

In aftermath of Jacksonville shooting, experts say Black people deal with additional fear and stress of racialized violence

The Independent UK

Jesse Watters under fire for saying Trump’s mug shot boosted his popularity among Black Americans

Fox primetime host cites ‘inner city’ mural as evidence to support controversial contention but neglects to mention its caption

Reason

Polls Offer Little Comfort for Supporters of Gun Control

Americans support tighter laws, but not as much as they distrust government and like owning guns.

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