Want to know if US is in a recession? You’re asking the wrong question America is simply too big for generalizations. The right question is whether your industry is in recession The Guardian - US · Aug 7, 2022
Gareth Bale rolls back the years with wonder goal for new club LAFC as Wales and Major League Soccer wowed by moment Wales captain Bale scored a solo stunner in America overnight, although standard of defending questioned by some Wales Online · Aug 7, 2022
Pelosi’s ‘reckless’ Taiwan visit deepens US-China rupture – why did she go? The speaker insisted she was promoting democracy but critics suggest a last hurrah before she loses the gavel in November The Guardian - US · Aug 7, 2022
Forward! Is America’s latest third party marching to power – or oblivion? A new centrist grouping including Andrew Yang and Christine Todd Whitman aims to tap into Americans’ wish for a third political option – but history is not encouraging The Guardian - US · Aug 7, 2022
The big picture: a painterly vision of suburban America American photographer Julie Blackmon choreographs the lives and objects around her to create witty, unsettling make-believes The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2022
Blinken vows to stand by Philippines amid China tensions Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought to bolster America’s alliance with the Philippines under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., calling the Southeast Asian nation an “irreplaceable” ally as tensions between the U.S. and China spike. Tribune News Service · Aug 6, 2022
Failure to take action after Jan. 6 would be an existential threat to America From an American Muslim perspective, the MAGA movement represents people who would rather burn down America than share it with all citizens equally. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 6, 2022
Biden's Giveaways Largely Benefit Well-Off Americans Perhaps not coincidentally, the makeup of the Democratic Party has recently been trending toward high-earning professionals. Reason · Aug 6, 2022
How Alex Jones helped mainstream conspiracy theories become part of American life Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay millions in damages for spreading lies about the Sandy Hook school massacre. But even if the penalties shut down Infowars, his influence will remain. WEKU · Aug 6, 2022
Sanders pushes to shape up Medicare "Adding dental, vision, and hearing benefits to Medicare is supported by 84% of the American people" Salon · Aug 6, 2022
The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 6 August 2022 Finally. Some information that Alex Jones can't go to war against. inkl Originals · Aug 6, 2022
American YouTube star Randy Santel visiting Ayrshire for two mammoth food challenges The social media favourite has 1.7 million followers and will visit venues in Kilmarnock and Prestwick. Daily Record · Aug 5, 2022
The Guardian view on the Kansas abortion vote: voice of America Editorial: This week’s vote to defend women’s rights mirrors US opinion on the issue more generally and may shape the midterm elections The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2022
Why Hungary's Orbán is a CPAC rockstar Over the last two years, Orbán has become an icon of American conservatives rivaled only by Donald Trump Salon · Aug 5, 2022
The Conversation · Aug 5, 2022 How a British sense of justice saved black American GI wrongly sentenced to death in WWII Eighty years ago this summer, 150,000 American servicemen were in the UK to support the allied campaign against Nazi occupied Europe. The British government hoped their presence would strengthen the “special relationship”. But controversy over the administration of justice soon challenged that assumption.
Reuters · Aug 5, 2022 Anti-U.S. protests erupt in Afghanistan Hundreds of Afghans carried anti-American banners on Friday to protest against a U.S. drone strike that Washington says killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri this month.
Daily Mirror · Aug 5, 2022 Puppy's extreme makeover turns him into a Pokémon - and he loves his new look Dog groomer Gabriel Feitosa, from California, America, has transformed a white-furred poodle into 'Arcanine', a character in the Pokémon franchise - and TikTok users can't get enough of the pooch's new look
Salon · Aug 5, 2022 A second Trump term could destroy us Donald Trump as president again would pose an extreme danger to the American people and the country's democracy
Tribune News Service · Aug 5, 2022 Martin Schram: Guess who’s playing voter manipulation games now Private citizen Joe Biden and the Democratic Party were absolutely right way back when they kept demanding an investigation of what we’d just learned: Russia had interfered big-time in America’s 2016 elections — running video ads and doing lots more that helped Donald Trump win the presidency.
Tribune News Service · Aug 5, 2022 Editorial: Bill Russell and Nichelle Nichols, American heroes There’s a reason for the simultaneous mourning and celebration of the lives of a basketball player and an actress, both out of the public eye for years. Nichelle Nichols, 89, and Bill Russell, 88, were born during the Great Depression into a society that defined them as second-class citizens simply…
WEKU · Aug 5, 2022 We visited a Taliban leader's compound to examine his vision for Afghanistan On the day a U.S. drone strike killed the leader of al-Qaida in Afghanistan, NPR sat down for an interview with the man in charge of the country's defense.
McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 5, 2022 DeSantis a willing warrior as conservatives lean into gender and sexual identity fights Few fronts in America’s heated culture wars have been more active recently than the fight over sexuality and gender identity.
Tribune News Service · Aug 5, 2022 Auto review: Toyota Sequoia benefits from Tundra's best assets It’s been 14 years since Toyota offered a new Toyota Sequoia. Given its long life with little change, you can be forgiven if you forgot the model even existed. But with the Land Cruiser leaving the American market, the Sequoia now takes on its role as Toyota’s largest and most…
Chicago Tribune · Aug 5, 2022 Editorial: Nancy Pelosi departs Taiwan and leaves behind a precarious crisis U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has left Taiwan. Though the California Democrat didn’t stay long, less than 24 hours, the fallout from her visit plunges the Biden administration into a tricky — and arguably unnecessary — period of brinkmanship with China.
Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 5, 2022 Enact historic bill to fight climate change to benefit America — and Illinois More so than most other states, Illinois has projects on tap that are more than shovel-ready and primed for federal dollars.