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Betty Davis dead: Queen of funk singer and the ex-wife of Miles Davis dies aged 77

American funk and soul singer Betty Davis has died from natural causes, reports claim

Daily Mirror

Cori Bush displays photo of lynching on House floor in protest at efforts to censor Black history

‘St Louis and I rise today because if America’s students are not taught the truth in school, we can at least make the House of Representatives their classroom’

The Independent UK

Lidl launch American food range and shoppers are all saying the same thing

Shoppers are rushing to Lidl stores to grab a taste of America with the budget supermarket's latest range but American customers have been left all saying the same thing.

Edinburgh Live

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American general in Egypt for talks after U.S. cuts military aid

A top U.S. general emphasized "very robust" military assistance to Egypt as he flew into Cairo on Wednesday in the wake of a decision by President Joe Biden administration's to cut $130 million in military aid to the country over human rights concerns.

Reuters

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are 'very, very, happy' with California life, says expert

According to a former royal correspondent who lives close to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Montecito, California, the couple is happy with life in America and have made several celebrity friends such as Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry

Daily Mirror

100 Million Americans Can Legally Bet on the Super Bowl. Sports Will Never Be the Same

The first Super Bowl of the online betting era is upon us, and it’s going to be wild.

Businessweek

Japan's Shinto religion is going global and attracting online followers

American Kit Cox, 35, works as an electrical engineer and enjoys biking and playing piano. But what some might consider surprising about Cox, who was raised as Methodist, is that she practices the Japanese religion known as Shinto.

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Travel UK: America, Bahamas and Cyprus covid rules as tourism sector welcomes holidaymakers

Many people are looking to finally book their holiday for 2022 but there's a lot to remember when it comes to the covid rules - so we've rounded up everything you need to know about jetting off to America, the Bahamas or Cyprus.

Glasgow Live

After Infamous Mistake 16 Years Ago, Lindsey Jacobellis Finally Gets Her Olympic Glory

The 36-year-old won gold in snowboard cross, conquering the competition, more than a decade’s worth of demons and the 2006 moment that almost defined her.

Sports Illustrated

How accurate is 'The Gilded Age's' history of New York's Black elite? We checked

NEW YORK — Julian Fellowes may be TV's preeminent chronicler of the British aristocracy, but his latest series, "The Gilded Age," finds the writer in uncharted terrain: America.

Los Angeles Times

How a rainy day and finicky fish launched a Pennsylvania program dedicated to unpaved roads

Some unpaved roads reveal nature’s simple engineering, like the path deer chose in a forest centuries ago. Native Americans used the deer paths to travel, and those trails widened over time for horses and buggies to become dirt roads.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Historian Jack Davis flies high with ‘Bald Eagle’

"The Bald Eagle: The Improbable Journey of America’s Bird " by Jack E. Davis; Liveright (432 pages, $29.99)

Tribune News Service

China’s role in American politics has shifted since 2008 Olympics in Beijing

WASHINGTON — The last time China hosted an Olympic Games, in 2008, the Asian powerhouse held a relatively minor role in American politics, mentioned during debates about outsourcing jobs and little else.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Review: 'Cost of Living: Essays,' by Emily Maloney

A thoughtful look at health care in America, from the point of view of a writer who's been both patient and caregiver.

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France 24

Pakistan’s ‘good Taliban-bad Taliban’ strategy backfires, posing regional risks

For decades, Pakistan pursued a policy of supporting the Afghan Taliban while cracking down on the Pakistani Taliban, the Tehreek-i-Taliban (TTP). With the Taliban in power in Afghanistan, Islamabad may have won its “long game”. But its game of chicken may be backfiring with jihadists coming home to roost.

The Independent UK

Jefferson Quran returns to US as Dubai Expo 2020 winds down

A rare, two-volume Quran owned by U.S. President Thomas Jefferson is returning to America

Daily Mirror

Japan steel tariff pact with US piles new pressure on Tories to strike UK deal

Tokyo and Washington have agreed to axe duties on Japanese imports to America after Brussels deal with US - but the UK is still left out in the cold, sparking new anger

The Hindu

A new book throws light on Julie Sahni who has influenced how Indian food is cooked, and eaten, in America

Mayukh Sen’s ‘Taste Makers: Seven Immigrant Women Who Revolutionized Food In America’ traces Julie’s journey, and that of six other women who made a mark on the American culinary scene

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Orlando Sentinel

Mike Bianchi: Welcome to Orlando, MLB owners: Now help us land the Tampa Bay Rays

Dear Major League Baseball owners and Commissioner Rob Manfred:

Benzinga

After 58,000 Signatures And An Elon Musk Billboard, Biden Finally Recognizes Tesla

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) fans' relentless and undoubtedly unique efforts to get U.S. President Joe Biden to acknowledge the company's role in America's transition to electric vehicles has reached a happy conclusion.

USA Today Sports Media Group

‘The Happy Warrior’ walks away happy – and proud of her work

Women's MMA pioneer Roxanne Modafferi will retire without winning a major title, but she's "just so happy" thinking about her career.

The Independent UK

Charlie Kirk’s plans for ‘America First’ school in doubt as contractor pulls out

Turning Point USA online learning academy claimed students were being taught a ‘false narrative about America’

The Independent UK

Review: Book recalls '64 coast-to-coast adventure in a bus

Author Ken Kesey, flush with cash from the publication of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” filled an aging, broken-down school bus with friends in 1964 and led them on a drug-fueled drive across America, later recounted in vivid detail in Tom Wolfe’s 1968 best-seller, “The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.”

The Conversation

The 50 biggest US donors gave or pledged nearly $28 billion in 2021 – Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates account for $15 billion of that total

The 50 Americans who gave or pledged the most to charity in 2021 committed to giving a total of US$27.7 billion to hospitals, universities, museums and more – up 12% from 2020 levels, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s latest annual tally of these donations.

The Independent UK

US taste for imports drives 2021 trade gap to record $859B

The U.S. trade deficit soared to a record $859.1 billion last year as American consumers splurged on foreign-made electronics, toys and clothing, fallout from the economy’s unexpectedly robust recovery from a short but nasty 2020 pandemic recession

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