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Inside the remarkable lives of America's first ladies in exciting new TV series

A new TV series called The First Lady will look at the lives of Michelle Obama, Betty Ford and Eleanor Roosevelt – played by Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson

Daily Mirror · May 28, 2022

From more cops to defund: Candidates for LA mayor differ on crime and policing

LOS ANGELES — One candidate wants to make the Los Angeles Police Department larger than it has ever been. Another envisions a future where America's second largest city no longer needs police. The others have staked out middle ground.

Los Angeles Times · May 28, 2022

Avocado industry crosses into ganglands

Mexico’s cash crop has been an attractive business enterprise for American taste buds and crime cartels

Salon · May 28, 2022

Ted Cruz says ‘far more children’ would die if AR-15 is banned

Senator claims banning weapon used by gunman who killed 21 in Uvalde would result in more children dying because of street crime

The Independent UK · May 27, 2022

‘I have no children left’: protesters take on NRA convention after Texas shooting

Hundreds rally for gun control outside the organization’s Houston meeting, calling on Americans to ‘protect kids, not guns’

The Guardian - US · May 27, 2022

Spin doctor Tahir ready to rock and roll in America after breaking into Scotland squad

HAMZA TAHIR is getting used to emerging from his comfort zone. Waiting under the floodlights last month for a ball that seemed to have been struck…

The National (Scotland) · May 27, 2022

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is one of America's fiercest gun rights advocates. Now his state is grappling with another school massacre

Texan Governor Greg Abbott has maintained his grip on America's Lone Star state for seven years, and is likely to clinch a third term later this year. For now, he must grapple with yet another mass shooting.

ABC News · May 27, 2022

Auto review: A game changing electric vehicle: the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning

Are Americans ready for electric vehicles? If the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning is any indication, it’s clear that they are.

Tribune News Service · May 27, 2022

Former DUP MLA apologises after he refers to African Americans in US as 'The Blacks'

"I can only apologise for the use of language."

Belfast Live · May 27, 2022

America, how long will you sacrifice your children on the altar of gun worship?

This devotion to the right to bear arms is horrifyingly outdated. It brought terror to Texas – and it will happen again and again, warns Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2022