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Analysis: Vietnam and Afghanistan — America's 2 longest wars, with very different lasting impacts

WASHINGTON — When a comparison was made between the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan a year ago and a similar debacle in Vietnam 46 years earlier, President Joe Biden and his administration recoiled.

Los Angeles Times

In 1953, 'Queen-crazy' American women looked to Elizabeth II as a source of inspiration – that sentiment never faded

In the spring of 1953, women from across the United States traveled to Britain – for many, it was their first time abroad.

The Conversation

Calm, patient and dutiful, the Queen served the nation as a vital unifying figure

In November 1951, Princess Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip made their first visit to the United States, 12 years after the princess’s father King George VI had become the first reigning British monarch ever to set foot on American soil, colonial times included.

Evening Standard

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Joe Biden's speech was too damn nice

Biden's generosity is admirable — but this is the moment to confront the fascists and defeat them forever

Salon

Erich Himmel, a leader in Chicago’s German American community, dead at 86

He was grand marshal for 35 years of the annual Steuben Parade celebrating German culture and heritage and was to be honored this weekend at this year’s edition of the parade.

Chicago Sun-Times

Steve Bannon’s indictment reveals the truth about Trumpism

In the end, Maga is nothing but a scam with hate in its heart and other people’s money in its pockets

The Guardian - US

A major renewal of the middle class?

Don't despair! We may be at a crucial hinge of history, like the one FDR faced in 1933. A new era is waiting

Salon

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Martin Schram: US military chiefs seek to disarm politicians

America’s most recent defense secretaries and military chiefs united behind a bold and unprecedented initiative this past week, hoping to prevent our democracy from being shattered by a future president who ignites a full-blown coup.

Tribune News Service

Is Aaron Rodgers America’s most interesting athlete or its most annoying?

The Green Bay Packers quarterback offers a reconciliation of sorts for the rival camps of a sport torn between conservatives and progressives

The Guardian - US

Congress reacts to queen's death

"America weeps for our friends in the UK"

Salon

Q&A: ‘There needs to be a voice’ for Haitian Americans, says Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick

After a razor-thin primary win by less than 10 votes last year, Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick was relieved when she comfortably cruised to victory this August in her primary rematch.

Tribune News Service

From Australia to France - how TV presenters across the world broke the Queen's death

From Italy to America, Her Majesty's passing rocked the globe with channels pulling their scheduled programmes to deliver the sombre announcement

Daily Mirror

Heartwarming story of day Queen bumped into American hikers goes viral

The Queen's former royal protection officer shared the story with Sky News

Liverpool Echo

What Queen Elizabeth II said when a clueless American hiker asked if she had ‘met the Queen’

The Queen died ‘peacefully’ at Balmoral on Thursday afternoon having spent 70 years as head of state

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Biden is 13th and final US president to meet Queen Elizabeth

Joe Biden has the distinction of being the 13th and final American president to meet with Queen Elizabeth II

The Conversation

Seven times people discovered the Americas – and how they got there

When Columbus landed in 1492, the Americas had been settled for tens of thousands of years. He wasn’t the first person to discover the continent. Instead, his discovery was the last of many discoveries.

The Guardian - UK

‘More romantic, elegant, deep’: why Americans love Real Girlfriends in Paris

It’s shades of Emily in Paris for six young women who, if not sipping wine or striking a pose, are looking for love in the French capital

Liverpool Echo

American YouTubers come to Prescot to tackle ‘massive’ chicken and waffle food challenge

YouTube stars Randy Santel and Katina Eats Kilos will be at Yada in Prescot to take on the huge challenge

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Irish Mirror

Tropical Storm Earl moves over Atlantic as weather experts track whether it could hit Ireland

Danielle and Earl are once again heading our way next week after battering America with winds in excess of 30mph predicted and plenty of rainfall when they arrive on these shores

Roll Call

'There needs to be a voice' for Haitian Americans, says Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick - Roll Call

As the first Democratic Haitian American to serve in Congress, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick feels a sense of urgency and destiny.

WEKU

A quarter of U.S. adults fear being attacked in their neighborhood, a poll finds

Americans of color were more likely than their white counterparts to say they feared being physically attacked, the NPR/Harvard study shows.

The Guardian - UK

Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris review – regicides on the run

In 1660, after the Restoration of the monarchy, two of Oliver Cromwell’s soldiers fled to America to escape execution. Harris is at his best in this fictionalisation of their escape and the quest to find them

The Guardian - UK

Looking at the state of Britain from the US, for once I feel very glad to be here

It was an unfamiliar feeling of relief: whatever may be wrong with America, at least no one is looking to Liz Truss to solve it, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Independent UK

America’s rarest snake found choked to death on a centipede

It was the first time in four years a rim rock crowned snake has been seen

The Guardian - UK

Do the circling sharks now stand for Trump? Winslow Homer: Force of Nature – review

His paintings could be strangely clunky yet his vision was staggering – which is why this passionate artist, who captured an America in perpetual peril, still speaks to us today

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