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Richard Friedman, who took on Mayor Richard J. Daley, and showed a top Soviet official the ‘real America,’ dead at 93

In 1971, lawyer Richard Friedman decided to take on the ‘corrupt Daley machine.’ He lost. One friend called Mr. Friedman ‘the ‘real’ most interesting man in the world.’

Chicago Sun-Times

Meghan Markle never intended to attend Coronation after being put in 'impossible position'

It was announced earlier this week that after weeks of speculation, Prince Harry would attend the historic event while Meghan stayed in America with their two children - Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.

Daily Record

Former 'SNL' star Victoria Jackson adds her rant to anti-LGBTQ sentiment in Tennessee

More than 30 years ago, Victoria Jackson performed a handstand on "Saturday Night Live" to praise the "freedom to express myself any way I like" in America.

Los Angeles Times

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'Ta me sa bhaile, I am home' - Joe Biden delivers historic address to Oireachtas

Mr Biden became just the fourth president to address a joint sitting of the House of the Oireachtas as he delivered a special 31-minute speech in which he spoke about Ireland and America’s "partnership for the ages".

Irish Mirror

How Black women, America’s invisible ‘saviors,’ can rewrite the narrative - Roll Call

Dr. Inger E. Burnett-Zeigler of Northwestern University talks about how Black women can attend the needs of community, family, and their own.

Roll Call

America's most inbred family's new fame sees cruel hordes flock to area 'to mess with them'

The Whittaker family, who live in the village of Odd, 75 miles from Charleston US, has received over $57,000 (£40,000) from kind-hearted strangers to help improve their living conditions

Daily Mirror

Doctor shortages distress rural America, where few residency programs exist

ELKO, Nev. — Anger, devastation and concern for her patients washed over Dr. Bridget Martinez as she learned that her residency training program in rural northeastern Nevada would be shuttered.

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Why do mass shooters kill? It's about more than having a grievance

An acutely troubling aspect of life in contemporary America is the growing proliferation of mass shootings that claim thousands of innocent lives year after painful year and make everyone feel unsafe.

The Conversation

First Thing: Pentagon leaks linked to young gun enthusiast employee – report

Man known online as ‘OG’ said to have access to classified material and to regard intelligence services as repressive. Plus, why America’s most popular flower ‘never goes out of style’

The Guardian - UK

Asian Americans spent decades seeking fair education. Then the right stole the narrative

Affirmative action opponents have used racial scapegoating to reframe the national debate, exploiting middle-class fears

The Guardian - US

Actor John Leguizamo's new TV docuseries spotlights Latino culture

In the MSNBC series "Leguizamo Does America," actor John Leguizamo takes viewers on a trip across the United States in search of ways Latino communities have shaped the nation.

WEKU

Lynn Schmidt: Find me an Abraham Lasso

What America needs now is a combination of a modern-day Abraham Lincoln and a real-life Ted Lasso. A leader who will inspire all of us, remind us of the better angels of our nature and who believes in what we can become.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Commentary: Administrative fix for statelessness would help the economy

Until recently I managed eight gas stations in the Washington, D.C., area, seven days a week. I'm a classic example of this country's reliance on labor by people from elsewhere. For more than 20 years I worked 13-hour days and would cover shifts whenever somebody called in sick. Double shifts…

Tribune News Service

Harry’s return for King’s coronation will throw spotlight on family rift

The Duke of Sussex will attend the coronation on May 6 but his wife the duchess will remain in America with their children.

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How much money you need to make to live comfortably in America's 10 most expensive cities

The Bay Area outshines New York City, requiring the biggest salary to be financially comfortable.

Daily Mirror

Piers Morgan makes savage swipe at Prince Harry as he finally reveals Coronation plans

Prince Harry will be attending his father's Coronation at Westminster Abbey on May 6, with Meghan Markle will staying in America to look after the couple's two young children

Daily Mirror

Ed Sheeran surprises busker covering his song and asks for a duet on New York subway

Ed Sheeran made busker Mike Yung's day when he offered to duet with him on the New York subway before inviting the American to his sold-out show in Brooklyn

Inverse

'The Last of Us Part I' on PC Is a Huge Missed Opportunity

Traversing America while fighting infected is draining. Unfortunately, the limited motor accessibility features in this port do little to make that task easier.

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How the Qcells solar panel deal highlights a US manufacturing push

For years, a glut of cheap Chinese-made solar panels decimated America’s solar cell makers, including two Georgia companies that shut their doors several years ago.

The Guardian - UK

Incite, smear, divide: why are the Tories and Labour copying the tactics of America’s vilest strategist?

Lee Atwater was master of attack and dog-whistle politics. We should be alive to his methods and their effects – not emulating them, says writer and broadcaster Nels Abbey

The Conversation

Arab Americans are a much more diverse group than many of their neighbors mistakenly assume

Marking April as Arab American Heritage Month – a time to learn about the history, culture and contributions of our nearly 4 million strong community – is gaining traction across the country.

Evening Standard

Row casts shadow on Joe Biden visit to Belfast

US President reaches out as a ‘friend’ to Unionists amid warnings against America intervening in power sharing row

The Guardian - US

A Columbine survivor’s tragic battle to reveal the ‘ripple effect’ of gun violence: trauma, addiction, suicide

With 377 school shootings since Columbine, Americans are still reckoning with the real toll of these attacks

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Americans say they’re sick of the major parties, but they don’t vote that way

It’s the year before a presidential election, which means it’s once again time for a group to call for a unity ticket of a Democratic and a Republican for president and vice president or for an independent candidate to avoid the dysfunction of the parties entirely.

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Once again, the US reels from classified data leaks. This time, Ukraine’s at stake

The gaping holes that Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden poked into what America assumed were secure, firewalled troves of classified data taught Washington a sobering lesson about the importance of keeping secrets leakproof.

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