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At ancient Baltimore tunnel that often delayed his travel, Biden touts ‘long overdue’ rail upgrades

BALTIMORE — With the ancient, dimly lit Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel behind him, President Joe Biden touted job creation and labor agreements Monday during a visit to Baltimore to highlight replacement of the tunnel, which has come to symbolize America’s crumbling infrastructure.

Tribune News Service

Meet Bayard Rustin, often-forgotten civil rights activist, gay rights advocate, union organizer, pacifist and man of compassion for all in trouble

As I began writing “Bayard Rustin: American Dreamer,” my biography of the 20th-century radical leader and activist, one of my colleagues cautioned me not to “fall in love.”

The Conversation

US debt default could trigger dollar’s collapse – and severely erode America’s political and economic might

It’s a case of déjà vu all over again on the debt ceiling debate.

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'Creepy' school demands 'front and back photos' of girls' prom dresses

Oxford High School in Alabama, America, ordered its female students to send in 'front and back' photos of their prom dresses - or they would face being banned from the event

Daily Mirror

Commentary: Our children can handle mass shootings. And that’s a shame

For anyone worried about how children handle mass shootings like the one in Monterey Park, I have an answer: Probably better than American children of any previous generation.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: What the killing of a young man in Memphis tells us about policing in America

Memphis’ police chief said video of the Jan. 10 beating by five police officers that killed 29-year-old Tyre Nichols included “acts that defy humanity.”

Tribune News Service

With EV batteries in demand, some in GOP say 'no' to China - Roll Call

As Americans snap up electric cars, some Republicans take a tough-on-China stance even for projects that would create jobs for Americans.

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Far-right project that pushed election lies expands mission as Trump ramps up 2024 campaign

ReAwaken America faces criticism from religious leaders as it pushes disinformation using Christian nationalist messages

The Guardian - US

5 Midwest cities steeped in Black history to visit in 2023

CHICAGO — The Chicago area is undeniably teeming with the stories and contributions of historic African Americans, from the legacy of the Bronzeville neighborhood, to the DuSable Black History Museum and the Pullman National Monument.

Chicago Tribune

Francis Wilkinson: The grinding persistence of America’s police problem

You will not believe the video that was released Friday night showing Memphis police officers beating – ultimately to death — a young Black man.

Tribune News Service

A passenger plane exploded over Lockerbie 34 years ago. Its alleged bombmaker is now in US custody

The arrest of a man known as Mas'ud represents a moment of hope for many of the victims' families of the people on board Pan Am Flight 103 — brought down over the Scottish town of Lockerbie — who have long campaigned for justice to be done on American soil.

ABC News

'Don’t be numb to this': Battling despair over gun deaths

Increasingly it feels like America is at war with itself

The Independent UK

‘Food’s my love language’: the Palestinian Americans behind San Francisco’s renowned dining scene

Migration to the Bay Area has led to the flourishing of restaurants, groceries and cafes – from local hotspots and national chains

The Guardian - US

What Tyre Nichols' death at the hands of Black officers says about race in policing

The cycle of police violence and protest in America has so often been told as a story of white officers shooting Black men that three words — "Black lives matter" — stand as global shorthand.

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Let the College Board do its job on African American Studies

Educators and historians, not politicians, should have the final say on the content of the new Advanced Placement course in African American history.

The Independent UK

Afghan soldier seeking US asylum hopes for 'American dream'

After being held in detention in Texas for months during his legal fight to remain in the U.S., Afghan soldier Abdul Wasi Safi is now a free man as he works to secure asylum in America

The Texas Tribune

Afghan soldier says he will live the “American dream” after being released from immigration detention center

U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee’s office mounted pressure on several federal agencies earlier this month leading up to Abdul Wasi Safi’s release on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Trump claims he could solve Ukraine war in ‘24 hours’ and would build ‘impenetrable dome’ over US

One-term president says America needs own version of Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’ air defence system

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M&M’s clarifies controversial decision to replace ‘spokescandies’ with Maya Rudolph

The candy company says it’s proud to introduce ‘a spokesperson America can agree on’

Motor1

Alfa Romeo Confirms Work Has Started On New Large EV For North America

It should arrive sometime around 2027.

Daily Mirror

Republican slammed for not rushing to help fallen pregnant wife during campaign launch

Rollan Roberts II was announcing his bid to become the next president of the US at the State Capitol building in West Virginia when his pregnant wife collapsed taking out a nearby American flag

The Conversation

Rural Americans aren't included in inflation figures – and for them, the cost of living may be rising faster

When the Federal Reserve convenes at the end of January 2023 to set interest rates, it will be guided by one key bit of data: the U.S. inflation rate. The problem is, that stat ignores a sizable chunk of the country – rural America.

Reason

After Backlash Against Proposed Gas Stove Ban, Progressives Are Gaslighting America

Progressives might not be coming for your existing stove, but they are trying to stop any new installations.

The National (Scotland)

How America's 'litter box conspiracy' spread to one Scottish school

A SCHOOL in Aberdeenshire was forced to dismiss claims that pupils were identifying as cats and defecating on the floor after a conspiracy theory…

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Older mass shooters are rare. Here’s how they differ from young assailants

The killing of 18 people in California just two days apart — 11 in Monterey Park and seven in Half Moon Bay — are the latest horrors in America’s long history of gun violence. But there is a factor in these mass shootings, and with the suspects, that stands out.

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