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Met monitoring song lyrics of rap artist it tried to censor on Instagram

Drill artist Chinx (OS) reveals he has to send new song lyrics to police and probation service in case they are deemed to incite violence

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2022

What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in November

Authors, critics and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2022

Miznon, London W1: ‘Nothing about it is wholly serious’ - restaurant review

All they care about is that you bumble back out of the door wholly sated and with your top trouser button loosened

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2022

HBCU grads can face lifelong student debt burdens. Here’s what that looks like in NC

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Whether it’s buying a home, saving for retirement or starting a business, student debt makes it difficult for graduates of historically Black colleges and universities to build wealth after college, a new report shows.

Tribune News Service · Nov 22, 2022

Biden Is Still Separating Immigrant Kids From Their Families

Children and their guardians are still being cleaved apart in Texas—and elsewhere—under the new administration.

Texas Observer · Nov 21, 2022

At least 58 Iranian children reportedly killed since anti-regime protests began

Rights groups say children as young as eight are among the victims of the crackdown by security services since the death of Mahsa Amini

The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2022

The Russians have gone. Now Kherson faces a relentless new enemy – winter

Residents in the newly liberated freezing city are gathering all the wood they can after the bombing devastated their power supplies

The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2022

‘Exhausted’ Tories pin hopes on spring revival after bleak autumn statement

Some MPs would like Jeremy Hunt to revise tax rises, fearing impact on ‘squeezed middle’ and backlash from red wall areas

The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2022

The first step to Britain’s economic recovery is to start telling the truth

We have all been deluding ourselves for too long – let’s admit what ails us and finally move on

The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2022

Need a lift? Here’s 53 easy ways to add cheer to your life as winter looms

It’s cold and dark out there – and it doesn’t feel much better in here either. But help is at hand. From baking rude biscuits to walking backwards, try one of these quick, cheap and (moderately) silly ways to beat the gloom

The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2022