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The true story of "the OG edible"

In the early 1960s, Alice B. Toklas published a "Moroccan hashish fudge." American culture did the rest

Salon

Congo tests boundaries of democracy, climate action during Blinken visit

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — America’s top diplomat on Wednesday was hoping to showcase the potential for democracy and climate action here in one of Africa’s largest countries. But backsliding reality got in the way.

Los Angeles Times

Alan Kohler: How Anthony Albanese can do a Joe Biden on climate change

US President Joe Biden made a clever move to get his climate action bill passed through Congress this week. Anthony Albanese should take note.

The New Daily

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Donald Trump backs a former critic to challenge Liz Cheney in Wyoming as his war with her heats up

It should have been a sleepy contest for the state’s only house seat in America’s conservative west. Instead, the Wyoming primary has become a high-profile test case of Donald Trump's power over the Republican Party.

ABC News

Ex-Miss America Mund: Abortion ruling prompted US House run

Former Miss America Cara Mund says her concern about the erosion of abortion rights prompted her independent bid for the U.S. House in her home state of North Dakota

The Independent UK

What the Methodist Split Tells Us About American Political Polarization

However this denominational divorce plays out, theology around same-sex relationships isn’t the only thing driving Methodists apart.

Reason

Trevor Noah on FBI raid: ‘I’m amazed Trump has time for all this crime’

Late-night hosts discuss the search of Mar-a-Lago as part of an investigation into alleged mishandling of classified documents

The Guardian - US

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A year after Biden's Afghanistan exit, accountability in short supply

(This August 10 story has been refiled to make clear in paragraph 17 Austin chose to impose no accountability)

Reuters

American Sikhs are targets of bigotry, often due to cultural ignorance

Ten years ago, a white supremacist opened fire on a Sikh congregation in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six people and injuring several others before taking his own life. An eighth person, Baba Punjab Singh, was left partially paralyzed and died from his wounds a few years later.

The Conversation

Tommy Fury calls for third Jake Paul fight date after two cancellations

The younger Fury insists that he won't be giving up on getting a fight with Paul, despite still facing issues with getting to America where their last two meetings were scheduled

Daily Mirror

Andy Murray beaten but trio of Brits progress to second round of National Bank Open in Montreal

Andy Murray’s tough start to the hardcourt season continued, as he was blown away by America’s Taylor Fritz at the National Bank Open in Montreal.

Evening Standard

Austin pledges military training, support for Baltics

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the U.S. will conduct more more military exercises with Baltic nations such as Latvia, and look to provide increased training

The Independent UK

First Thing: FBI was seeking classified presidential records at Trump’s home

Search warrant executed by FBI agents suggests investigation comes with potentially far-reaching political ramifications for former president. Plus, America’s toxic algal bloom

The Guardian - UK

‘Getting harder and hotter’: Phoenix fire crews race to save lives in America’s hottest city

As temperatures soar at triple digits, heat-related 911 calls have increased 34% since 2020, with first responders facing the brunt

The Guardian - US

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Tribune News Service

Bobby Ghosh: Democracies can weather prosecutions of former presidents

If Monday’s FBI search at Donald Trump’s Florida home leads to the prosecution of the former president, as supporters fear and detractors hope, then citizens of democracies everywhere might ask Americans, “What kept you?”

Reuters

Democrats, Republicans sponsor bill to give thousands of Afghans path to citizenship

Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in both houses of U.S. Congress to establish a path to American citizenship for thousands of Afghan evacuees admitted to the United States on temporary immigration status, the sponsors announced on Tuesday.

The Guardian - US

They couldn’t touch her: how Serena Williams became a rare legend

Prejudice and hostility followed her throughout a career of scarcely believable achievement, one that told us much about America

ABC News

Aunty Kathleen grew up having to 'yarn in secret'. Now she's helping revive her Indigenous language

Indigenous Australians and Native Americans come together in the Red Centre to learn, from each other, how they can save their languages from extinction.

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Biden Signs $280B CHIPS Act in Bid to Boost US over China

President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a $280 billion bipartisan bill to boost domestic high-tech manufacturing, part of his administration's push to boost US competitiveness over China. Flanked by scores of lawmakers, union officials, local politicians and business leaders, Biden feted the legislation, a core part of his economic agenda…

Los Angeles Times

Biden, suddenly on a hot streak, signs semiconductor bill as businesses boost investment

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed a broad competition bill into law Tuesday that will direct $52.7 billion toward domestic semiconductor research and development as part of an effort to make the U.S. less dependent on China and other Asian nations.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: GOP opposition to climate-and-drug bill highlights party's twisted priorities

Senate Democrats over the weekend passed legislation to help industry and individual Americans move to cleaner energy, make corporations pay their fair share in taxes and lower prescription prices for struggling seniors, all while lowering the deficit and, potentially, inflation. Republicans’ sole contribution to this historic package was to keep…

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Have we reached the end of the doomscroll?

Digital platforms are having a bad year. That might be good news for America’s mental health.

Axios

Pizzagate promoter tapped for Kremlin-backed propaganda campaign

Four new TV programs are aimed in large part at undercutting America's image in the developing world.

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Democrats finally get something done for President Biden. In the end, Manchin was more helpful than Sinema

As Democrats finally discovered reality and got some legislation moving, some mighty spurious arguments over the climate and energy bill emerged on both sides of the aisle.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: What in the world are Washington and Beijing doing?

Let’s be clear: Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan was not a great opportunity to show America’s support for the island; it did not chasten Beijing to exert greater restraint toward Taipei. To the contrary—countless China and foreign policy specialists predicted it would produce a major, likely sustained, coercive Chinese reaction…

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