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CNN left off Air Force One for Trump's upcoming trip, White House signals in new media restriction

The White House has replaced CNN with conservative network Real America’s Voice News for President Donald Trump’s Saturday Air Force One trip, escalating a dispute over media access. The move came after CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists returned to the White House following a judge’s temporary ruling against the…

The Economic Times · Sep 26

Xi Jinping arrives in Washington as Trump gives rare airport welcome to kick off US state visit: Top developments

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington on Wednesday for a three-day state visit that began with an unusual gesture from US President Donald Trump, who personally went to Joint Base Andrews to welcome the Chinese leader and his wife, Peng Liyuan.

The Times of India · Sep 23

AI systems could use Met Office and National Archives data under UK plans

Ministers plan to license content from institutions such as National History Museum and National Library of Scotland

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26

UK Government blocked release of Epstein memo from Mandelson to Blair

OFFICIALS blocked the release of a secret memo in which Peter Mandelson urged Tony Blair to meet Jeffrey Epstein while he was prime minister, it has…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 10, 2025

32 Fascinating Photos Of Women In Florida Breaking Barriers In The 1970s

Women in the ‘70s made groundbreaking efforts in bringing about societal change. We’ve collected 33 photos that depict how they lived during that era of change.

Bored Panda · Aug 6, 2025

What’s the right way to mark Juneteenth? The newest US holiday is confusing Americans

The United States’ newest federal holiday, celebrated annually on June 19, has quickly become its most puzzling one. Four years after President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, Americans have wrestled with what to make of the holiday.

The Conversation · Jun 16, 2025

Former NI Secretary rejects reports he ‘turned a blind eye’ to IRA crimes

Lord Reid said the transition from war to peace is ‘not always easy’.

Evening Standard · May 21, 2025

Believe it or not, there was a time when the US government built beautiful homes for working-class Americans to deal with a housing crisis

In 1918, as World War I intensified overseas, the U.S. government embarked on a radical experiment: It quietly became the nation’s largest housing developer, designing and constructing more than 80 new communities across 26 states in just two years.

The Conversation · May 19, 2025

Edward II’s coronation roll goes on display alongside King Charles’s

Oldest surviving version from 1308 is dwarfed in size by 21-metre roll produced more than 700 years later

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2025

MI5 reveals never-before-seen spy secrets in National Archives Exhibition

Exhibits include Guy Burgess’s briefcase, which was left behind as he fled to Moscow, and a 110-year-old lemon used by German spy Karl Muller.

The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2025