Republicans push conspiracy theories after Hunter Biden verdict: ‘A fake trial’ ( www.theguardian.com )
Rightwing politicians repeat unfounded theories that gun trial verdict is a ‘distraction’ from worse Biden crimes...
EU to put tariffs of up to 38% on Chinese electric vehicles as trade war looms ( www.theguardian.com )
Australian Border Force searched phones of 10,000 travellers in past two years, data shows ( www.theguardian.com )
Man who survived ebike fire that killed his family fights for change to UK law ( www.theguardian.com )
A man who narrowly survived an ebike battery fire that killed his partner and two children says he is tormented by grief and guilt but determined to fight to change the law to avoid similar tragedies....
Françoise Hardy star of 1966 film Grand Prix dead at age 80 ( www.theguardian.com )
Slightly odd one to post to a motorsport group but I think most of you will know of her significance to motorsport....
Protect Windermere from sewage, campaigners urge UK party leaders ( www.theguardian.com )
The next government must give Windermere greater protection from sewage pollution, campaigners including the naturalist Chris Packham and the comedian Paul Whitehouse have urged in an open letter to all party leaders....
TV tonight: it’s the last ever episode of Inside No 9 ( www.theguardian.com )
The deliciously dark cult-hit anthology series comes to a fitting end with Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith taking centre stage. Plus, the start of The Traitors US season two. Here’s what to watch this evening...
Potential VP pick says he was vetted on questions that would disqualify Trump ( www.theguardian.com )
I jumped from a plane – and my parachute failed. As I hurtled towards earth, I felt oddly calm ( www.theguardian.com )
At 4,000ft, Jordan Hatmaker pulled the string and realised something was very wrong. With the speed of her descent increasing, she braced herself for impact
America’s problem is massive inequality – not ‘woke’ educated elites ( www.theguardian.com )
Fake populists like Elise Stefanik (Harvard ’06) and Josh Hawley (Yale ’06) attack higher ed to protect corporations and the rich...
Jamaican man in UK for 38 years must wait another 10 to apply for citizenship ( www.theguardian.com )
‘Unprecedented scale’ of violations against children in Gaza, West Bank and Israel, UN report says ( www.theguardian.com )
She was sentenced to prison for voting. Her story is part of a Republican effort to intimidate others. ( www.theguardian.com )
Crystal Mason was convicted of voter fraud after the 2016 election, when she cast a ballot without realizing she was ineligible to vote....
US banana giant ordered to pay $38m to families of Colombian men killed by death squads ( www.theguardian.com )
Landmark verdict against Chiquita marks first time major US company held liable for funding human rights abuses abroad...
Battlefield deaths from global conflicts hit 30-year high, study finds ( www.theguardian.com )
Since 2021, the overall number of deaths, including of civilians, has risen to the highest level in three decades, Peace Research Institute Oslo reports...
USA | UAW president investigated over alleged retaliation against union leaders ( www.theguardian.com )
Independent federal monitor launches inquiry into United Auto Workers chief Shawn Fain...
US banana giant ordered to pay $38m to families of Colombian men killed by death squads ( www.theguardian.com )
Landmark verdict against Chiquita marks first time major US company held liable for funding human rights abuses abroad
Tesla shareholder criticizes Elon Musk’s ‘ridiculous’ $56bn pay deal ahead of vote ( www.theguardian.com )
Chris Ailman, chief of one of the largest pension funds in the US, says he will vote against package
Hunter Biden found guilty on all three charges in federal gun case ( www.theguardian.com )
Verdict comes after week-long trial in Biden family home town of Wilmington, Delaware
Battlefield deaths from global conflicts hit 30-year high, study finds ( www.theguardian.com )
Wild horses return to Kazakhstan steppes after absence of two centuries ( www.theguardian.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16415132...
Is the US economy doing well? It depends if you ask a Democrat or a Republican ( www.theguardian.com )
World’s top banks ‘greenwashing their role in destruction of the Amazon’ ( www.theguardian.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16412344...
EU elections 2024 live: Emmanuel Macron dissolves French parliament and calls snap elections after huge far-right gains ( www.theguardian.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/34183691...
World’s top banks ‘greenwashing their role in destruction of the Amazon’ ( www.theguardian.com )
Five of the world’s biggest banks are “greenwashing” their role in the destruction of the Amazon, according to a report that indicates that their environmental and social guidelines fail to cover more than 70% of the rainforest....