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‘Have you met you?’ Donald Trump Jr confronted with his extremist statements after criticising Biden speech

Trump Jr reminded of his own rhetoric after accusing Biden of delivering ‘arguably the most divisive speech in American history’

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022

'Nickel and Dimed' author Barbara Ehrenreich dies

Renowned American author and political activist Barbara Ehrenreich died on September 1, 2022, her son Ben Ehrenreich announced on social media recently. She was 81. Sharing the news her son Ben, who is also a writer, posted on Twitter, "Sad news. Barbara Ehrenreich, my one and only mother, died on…

The Times of India · Sep 6, 2022

Artist Zoë Buckman: ‘The UK is screwed, but not nearly as screwed as America’

She writes rap lyrics on vintage lingerie and paints gynaecological instruments bubblegum pink. Now, for her first UK show, the Brooklyn-based British artist is tackling the mental, physical and financial fallout from a miscarriage

The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2022

America is waking up: Is it too late?

Americans see the threat to democracy at last. But it's no time to celebrate: The Trumpists aren't beaten yet

Salon · Sep 6, 2022

Gardai analysing 'crucial information' that could help prosecute key members of Kinahan cartel

Earlier this year, America went to war with the Kinahans labelling them a threat to the security of the US

Dublin Live · Sep 6, 2022

AM Homes isn’t anti-American. She just writes what she sees

As she releases her first novel in more than a decade, the Women’s Prize winner talks to Nick Duerden about predicting political turmoil in America, why she writes ‘provocative’ novels, and recovering from the Trump presidency

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022

Democrats look to rising pro-union sentiment for boost in Midterms and beyond

Joe Biden and John Fetterman, who have both put unions at the centre of their campaigns, joined together in Pittsburgh on Labor Day, reports Richard Hall

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2022

Man reunited with long-lost brothers 77 years after mum put him up for adoption

Craig Dunderdale had an affair with an American GI during the Second World War and was forced to put him up for adoption, but after 46 years of searching he's found his half-siblings

Daily Mirror · Sep 5, 2022

Uncivil wars? Political lies are far more dangerous than Twitter pile-ons

As Trump supporters call for civil war and American institutions of law and government teeter on the brink, threatening to spread extremist influences throughout the democratic world, Waleed Aly and Scott Stephens propose that the problem underlying this crisis is the loss of civility itself.

The Conversation · Sep 5, 2022

US jails people with mental illnesses

A new study reveals that 10 times as many people with serious mental illnesses are in jails as state hospitals

Salon · Sep 5, 2022