The Latest Breaking News from Barack Obama

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Welcome to the Thursday, October 19, 2023, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Oct 19, 2023

Fugees Rapper Pras Michel Claims His Defense Lawyer Ineffectively Used AI Program That Led to Botching Closing Argument

"Kenner used an experimental AI program to write his closing argument, which made frivolous arguments, conflated the schemes, and failed to highlight key weaknesses in the Government's case."

Reason · Oct 18, 2023

Joe Biden’s peace mission to Israel exposed the limits of US global influence

The stakes couldn’t be higher. A wider war in the Middle East could embolden Russia in Ukraine and encourage China over Taiwan, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2023

The danger of leaving things be: how the world ‘failed miserably’ in the Middle East

Amid Israel’s turn to the right and the resurgence of armed groups in the Palestinian territories, recent horrific events highlight the dangers of diplomatic inaction

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2023

Jim Jordan is a conservative hellraiser in the House. Now he’s Trump’s top choice for speaker

Eric Garcia chronicles how the Ohio Republican, once called a ‘legislative terrorist’ who helped Trump try to overturn the 2020 election, is now trying to replace Kevin McCarthy after Steve Scalise bows out

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023

What is the US up to in its dealings with Israel over Gaza?

The Biden administration knows it cannot be seen to be lecturing or criticising and may have set itself irreconcilable goals

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2023

Trump bizarrely claims that Republicans ‘eat their young’

Former President compared himself to a baby animal in bizarre rant against some Republicans

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023

The rise and fall of the BlackBerry

Dubbed the ‘crackberry’, it was a tech gamechanger and status symbol. So what happened to the first smartphone and why didn’t the execs see it coming?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2023

Jim Jordan is a conservative hellraiser in the House. Now he’s Trump’s top choice for speaker

Eric Garcia chronicles how the Ohio Republican, once called a ‘legislative terrorist’ who helped Trump try to overturn the 2020 election, is now trying to replace Kevin McCarthy after Steve Scalise bows out

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

Halfway built, the Obama Presidential Center is already a South Side landmark

The signature tower at the Obama Presidential Center, under construction in Jackson Park, already looms over the community. It will house the museum dedicated to the former president.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 13, 2023