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Indigenous elder removed from Barack Obama event in Australia for being ‘too difficult’

Organisers apologise to Wurundjeri elder Aunty Joy Murphy and invite her to give welcome to country for former US president on Thursday

The Guardian - AU

The GOP wants you helpless and afraid

Gun paralysis isn't just about the NRA — Republicans are convinced they win when voters feel helpless and afraid

Salon

Aunty Joy Murphy removed from program of former US president Barack Obama's event by organisers

Senior Wurundjeri elder Aunty Joy Murphy says she is "shocked and distressed" after event organisers stopped her from performing a Welcome to Country at a speaking event held by former US president Barack Obama.

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Michael Jordan’s big score: why his NBA ownership tenure is far from a failure

The Charlotte Hornets have struggled to achieve on-court success under the Hall of Famer. But in business terms, his achievements are nothing but net

The Guardian - US

Obama takes aim at Rupert Murdoch for ‘polarisation of society’

Former president blames Murdoch’s media empire for making people ‘angry and resentful’

The Independent UK

Afternoon Update: all eyes on RBA as inflation slows; Hillsong founder’s DUI charge; and amateur prospector’s $250,000 find

Annual inflation rate dropped in February to 6.8% – the slowest pace since June last year

The Guardian - AU

Watch: Inflation falls, Obama Aussie tour, Re-shaping DV attitudes

Watch: Inflation figures fall. Former US President Barack Obama has attended his first public speaking event of his Australian tour in Sydney last night.

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Rupert Murdoch has fuelled polarisation of society, Barack Obama says

Former US president tells Sydney audience that media coverage has helped exacerbate divisions and that we no longer have a ‘shared story’

The Guardian - AU

Federal Agencies Keep Failing To Legally Interpret the Clean Water Act

The Biden administration is the third administration in a row to fail to issue Clean Water Act regulations that pass judicial scrutiny.

Reason

Lightfoot put Knudsen in 43rd Ward seat — and into runoff against challenger Comer

Five months after a City Council appointment from Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Ald. Timmy Knudsen only got about a quarter of the vote in February. Now he’s lining up other Democratic support to survive a runoff with Brian Comer.

Chicago Sun-Times

Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001

Through March 24, there were 890 authorized federal judicial posts and 75 vacancies. Seventy-three of those were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships.

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How Bad Are Your State's Occupational Licensing Requirements?

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Reason

Barack Obama still draws a crowd

Former US president Barack Obama has met the Prime Minister and taken a sandy stroll after arriving in Australia.

The New Daily

Watch: Gambling crackdown, Obama lands in Sydney, Climate change breakthrough

Watch: New measures to protect families from gambling harm. Former US President Barack Obama has touched down in Sydney ahead of his Australian speaking

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Los Angeles Times

Top Democrats warn Biden: Don’t restart family detentions

WASHINGTON — Top Democrats are warning President Joe Biden against restarting the controversial practice of detaining migrant families who cross the U.S. southern border without authorization.

WEKU

Congress revisits approval for Iraq invasion, recalling change of heart on Vietnam

In terms of domestic politics, the Iraq War followed the trajectory of the Vietnam War, which also relied on a resolution supporting the use of military force that Congress passed and later repealed.

WEKU

1,000 people have been charged for the Capitol riot. Here's where their cases stand

More than 1,000 people have now been charged for the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. NPR has tracked every case from arrest to sentencing. Here's what is happening to those charged.

The Guardian - US

Letter from another America: Justin Webb on Alistair Cooke

The BBC host, once a foreign correspondent in the US, hopes to introduce a great predecessor to a new audience – warts and all

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The Conversation

40 years ago 'A Nation at Risk' warned of a 'rising tide of mediocrity' in US schools – has anything changed?

The National Commission on Excellence in Education’s release of a report titled “A Nation at Risk” in 1983 was a pivotal point in the history of American education. The report used dire language, lamenting that “the educational foundations of our society are presently being eroded by a rising tide of…

Tribune News Service

Trump urges court to uphold his absolute immunity claim in Jan. 6 lawsuits

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump urged a federal appeals court to disregard the Justice Department’s decision to reject his claim of absolute immunity against civil lawsuits seeking to hold the former president responsible for the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack.

WEKU

Teetering banks put Biden between a bailout and a hard place ahead of the 2024 race

Voters hate bank bailouts. But letting them fail without a safety net for customers could have been even worse for President Biden ahead of the 2024 presidential race.

Daily Mirror

Prince Philip terrified President Obama's security with bold demand they couldn't refuse

The late Duke of Edinburgh was clearly intent on driving the high-profile guests to lunch himself when they arrived at Windsor Castle - even if it did terrify the security detail

Chicago Sun-Times

Candidates for open City Council seats in South Side’s 4th, 5th Wards focus on public safety, development

A state lawmaker and the outgoing incumbent’s chief of staff are vying for the open seat in the 4th Ward. And just to the south, a lawyer is competing against a religious charity director in the 5th Ward.

Daily Mirror

Winnie the Pooh horror movie 'banned' in Hong Kong and Macau

While new horror flick Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey has already been released in the US in February and has been shown in cinemas across the UK in March, it has been banned Hong Kong and Macau

Inverse

Why Biden, Trump, and Obama Arguing Over Video Games Is YouTube's New Obsession

Spirited fights are nothing new in politics. But finally, America’s leaders have decided to focus on what really matters: which Dark Souls game is actually the best.

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