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- Push to review 2020 votes across US an effort to ‘handcuff’ democracy
- Biden warns US democracy ‘in peril’ as he commemorates America’s war dead
- Tulsa race massacre a century later: wounds still open and weeping
- Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open amid row over press conferences
- Iran nuclear program: UN watchdog unable to access data since February
- Four more Oath Keepers indicted for participating in Capitol attack
- Rise of armed civilian groups in Myanmar fuels fears of full-scale civil war
- Britons face one-month deadline to retain rights in four EU countries
- Calls to find all Canada’s Indigenous mass graves after grim residential school discovery
- Overconfident of spotting fake news? If so, you may be more likely to fall victim
- Covid-19 variants to be given Greek alphabet names to avoid stigma
- Coronavirus live news: Peru death toll more than doubles after review, WHO renames variants
- ‘This is a spectacular chorus’: walk into the cicada explosion
- Ex-Senate majority leader Harry Reid on UFOs: ‘We’re at the infancy of it’
- The lost and lonely clitoris: why can so few people find it?
- Time to challenge Argentina’s white European self-image, black history experts say
- ‘There are ghosts in the land’: how US mega-dairies are killing off small farms
- Disaster patriarchy: how the pandemic has unleashed a war on women
- We’re not the good guys: Osaka shows up problems of press conferences | Jonathan Liew
- Gareth Bale declines to deny reports he could retire after Euro 2020
- A new generation is rising in this year’s NBA playoffs
- Koepka v DeChambeau an epic spat? More like a glimpse of golfing reality | Ewan Murray
- Kyrie Irving cites ‘underlying racism’ after fan arrested for throwing bottle
- Barcelona confirm Agüero deal with García and Wijnaldum lined up to sign
- Zidane reveals he quit Real Madrid because he felt undermined by club
- Copa América moved from Argentina to Brazil just 13 days before kick-off
- Will Tokyo really host a pandemic Olympics?
- Moulin Rouge at 20: the dazzling musical that continues to shine
- ‘They had soul’: Anton Corbijn on 40 years shooting Depeche Mode
- Man in Black at 50: Johnny Cash’s empathy is needed more than ever
- BJ Thomas obituary
- Hear me out: why Joyful Noise isn’t a bad movie
- Republican resistance: dissenting Texas leads the anti-Biden charge
- US gun sales spiked during pandemic and continue to rise
- Pac funded by Trump loyalists targets 10 Republicans who voted to impeach him
- Walmart under pressure to add employee representation to its board
- Far-right politician would be Israel’s next PM in proposed deal
- Lush forests laid to waste: how Pacific Islands got hooked on logging
- ‘Huge incentives to kill’: Mexico crime groups target election candidates
- World’s only alpine parrot may have moved to the mountains to avoid people
- Migrant guards in Qatar ‘still paid under £1 an hour’ ahead of World Cup
- Denmark helped US spy on Angela Merkel and European allies – report
- Human-induced global heating ‘causes over a third of heat deaths’
- Hong Kong’s ‘Grandma Wong’ arrested for solo Tiananmen protest
- Digital forensics experts prone to bias, study shows
- Diamond geysers: a cruise through Iceland – in pictures
- A Titanic replica and a calligraphy challenge: Monday’s best photos
| Push to review 2020 votes across US an effort to ‘handcuff’ democracy Posted: 31 May 2021 11:00 PM PDT Move by conservative activists, experts say, is a dangerous attempt to sow doubt of results that strikes at heart of democratic process Conservative activists across America are pushing efforts to review the 2020 vote more than six months after the election, a move experts say is a dangerous attempt to continue to sow doubt about the results of the 2020 election that strikes at the heart of America's democratic process. Continue reading... |
| Biden warns US democracy ‘in peril’ as he commemorates America’s war dead Posted: 31 May 2021 10:30 AM PDT President calls for empathy in Memorial Day speech and warns that democracy is in danger Joe Biden warned in a speech commemorating America's war dead on Memorial Day that US democracy was "in peril" and called for empathy among his fellow citizens. Related: Tulsa massacre: Biden urges Americans to reflect on 'deep roots of racial terror' Continue reading... |
| Tulsa race massacre a century later: wounds still open and weeping Posted: 31 May 2021 11:00 PM PDT Over 24 hours on 31 May 1921, Tulsa witnessed what is thought to be the worst single event of white supremacist violence against African Americans in the nation's history The full-page advert in a special Black History edition of USA Today presents a technicolor vision of modern-day Tulsa, with sparkling images of public parks and brightly-painted murals celebrating the local Black community under the banner headline: "Tulsa Triumphs". "Tulsa is leading America's journey to racial healing," the text says, inviting visitors from across the US to sample the delights of Oklahoma's second-largest city. The enticements include "an emotional opportunity for learning and reflection" and a "space for reconciliation… Tulsa triumphs, and you can be a part of this pilgrimage." Continue reading... |
| Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open amid row over press conferences Posted: 31 May 2021 11:28 AM PDT
Naomi Osaka has announced her withdrawal from Roland Garros one day after she was fined $15,000 by the French Open and warned that she could face expulsion from the tournament following her decision not to speak with the press during the tournament. Osaka, 23, who won her first match against Patricia Maria Tig and was scheduled to face Ana Bogdan in the second round, had released a statement last Wednesday stating her intention to skip her media obligations during Roland Garros because of the effects of her interactions with the press on her mental health. Continue reading... |
| Iran nuclear program: UN watchdog unable to access data since February Posted: 31 May 2021 05:07 PM PDT International Atomic Energy Agency says it can provide only an estimate of Iran's stockpile The United Nations' atomic watchdog hasn't been able to access data important to monitoring Iran's nuclear program since late February when the Islamic Republic started restricting international inspections of its facilities, the agency has said. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported on Monday in a confidential document distributed to member countries and seen by the Associated Press that it has "not had access to the data from its online enrichment monitors and electronic seals, or had access to the measurement recordings registered by its installed measurement devices" since 23 February. Continue reading... |
| Four more Oath Keepers indicted for participating in Capitol attack Posted: 31 May 2021 06:16 AM PDT New indictment is part of a larger criminal conspiracy case that now includes 19 members of the far-right group Four additional members of the Oath Keepers, a far-right militia group that took part in the storming of the US Capitol on 6 January, have been indicted for participating in the event. Court documents unsealed on Sunday named three individuals living in Florida – Joseph Hackett, 51, of Sarasota, Jason Dolan, 44, of Wellington, and William Isaacs, 21, of Kissimmee. The three appeared last Thursday before US magistrates in Tampa, West Palm Beach and Orlando. A fourth person's name was hidden. Continue reading... |
| Rise of armed civilian groups in Myanmar fuels fears of full-scale civil war Posted: 31 May 2021 05:00 PM PDT Dozens of grassroots people's defence forces have emerged to take on brutal military Myanmar is on the verge of a new civil war, a spokesperson for the country's parallel government has warned, as communities increasingly take up arms to protect themselves from a relentless campaign of military violence. Conflict has raged for decades in Myanmar's borderlands, where myriad ethnic armed groups are fighting with the military for greater autonomy. Since February's coup, however, dozens of new, grassroots people's defence forces have emerged to oppose the junta, with battles occurring in areas of the country that were previously peaceful. Continue reading... |
| Britons face one-month deadline to retain rights in four EU countries Posted: 31 May 2021 11:43 AM PDT Tens of thousands have yet to apply for post-Brexit residence in countries with 30 June cut-off date Tens of thousands of British nationals in four EU member states have yet to apply for post-Brexit residence, meaning they risk losing the right to live and work there unless they file their demands within 30 days. UK citizens living in France, Malta, Luxembourg and Latvia have until 30 June to apply to secure their post-Brexit rights. The Netherlands did have the same deadline, but on Monday extended it to 1 October. Continue reading... |
| Calls to find all Canada’s Indigenous mass graves after grim residential school discovery Posted: 31 May 2021 06:34 PM PDT First Nations groups say giving children a proper burial will help families find closure following discovery of 215 bodies at Kamloops school Indigenous groups in Canada are calling for a nationwide search for mass graves at residential school sites after the discovery of the remains of more than 200 children at one former school last week shocked the country. Prime minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday that searching for more mass graves was "an important part of discovering the truth" but did not make specific commitments. Continue reading... |
| Overconfident of spotting fake news? If so, you may be more likely to fall victim Posted: 31 May 2021 12:00 PM PDT Study suggests people who are most sure of their ability to discern fact from fiction are less likely to do so Are you a purveyor of fake news? People who are most confident about their ability to discern between fact and fiction are also the most likely to fall victim to misinformation, a US study suggests. Although Americans believe the confusion caused by false news is all-pervasive, relatively few indicate having seen or shared it, something the researchers suggested shows that many may not only have a hard time identifying false news but are not aware of their own deficiencies at doing so. Continue reading... |
| Covid-19 variants to be given Greek alphabet names to avoid stigma Posted: 31 May 2021 04:03 PM PDT WHO unveils new names for variants of concern to replace ones linked to where they were discovered Coronavirus variants are to be named after letters of the Greek alphabet instead of their place of first discovery, the World Health Organization has announced, in a move to avoid stigma. The WHO has named four variants of concern, known to the public as the UK/Kent (B.1.1.7), South Africa (B.1.351), Brazil (P.1) and India (B.1.617.2) variants. They will now be given the letters Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta respectively, to reflect their order of detection, with any new variants following the pattern down the Greek alphabet. Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus live news: Peru death toll more than doubles after review, WHO renames variants Posted: 31 May 2021 11:37 PM PDT Peru's death toll soars to 180,000 after excess deaths added; the WHO introduces new names for Covid variants; EU announces plans to lift quarantine obligations for people who have been vaccinated from July
Chinese authorities in Guangdong province have cancelled flights and locked down communities in response to what is believed to be the first community outbreak of the "Delta" or Indian variant in China. Guangdong province had been reporting daily single figures of local cases, including asymptomatic cases, for more than a week, until the case load suddenly jumped to 23 on Monday, including three asymptomatic cases, and 11 on Tuesday. Most of Guandong's cases are in the city of Guangzhou, with some in nearby Foshan, which has a population of 7.2 million. Related: China locks down part of Guangzhou amid outbreak of Indian Covid variant
Malaysia has begun a tough nationwide lockdown to battle a worsening coronavirus outbreak, AFP reports, as countries across Southeast Asia struggle with a resurgence in cases driven by infectious variants. It writes, Much of the region escaped the pandemic's first wave last year relatively unscathed by rapidly closing borders and introducing curbs. Continue reading... |
| ‘This is a spectacular chorus’: walk into the cicada explosion Posted: 31 May 2021 11:00 PM PDT One of the world's great natural spectacles is underway in the eastern US, stretching from the deep south to upstate New York At first, the noise pulsing from the drooping elm tree boughs seemed to be coming from the power lines erected nearby. Like a surging electrical current, the sound fizzed to a crescendo on the ears before receding slightly, only to build up again to a loud, vibrating whirr. It was only on the approach to the tree, as desiccated bodies crunched underfoot and small but sturdy creatures sporting wings and orange eyes suddenly clung onto our calf muscles, that it became apparent what was causing such a huge racket: millions of cicadas had just erupted from the earth. Continue reading... |
| Ex-Senate majority leader Harry Reid on UFOs: ‘We’re at the infancy of it’ Posted: 31 May 2021 11:00 PM PDT Democratic senator from Nevada has long been fascinated by UFOs and has been increasingly more vocal on the subject since retiring Former US Senate majority leader Harry Reid may be retired from Congress, but he still has ideas on how lawmakers should study unidentified flying objects, or UFOs. A report detailing US military encounters with UFOs requested by the Senate intelligence committee is due to be released in June, (although it may be delayed). However, the findings should not be seen as the end of the current investigations into UFOs or unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), he said. Continue reading... |
| The lost and lonely clitoris: why can so few people find it? Posted: 31 May 2021 08:18 AM PDT In a recent survey, more than a third of people in the UK mislabelled this vital part of female anatomy. So where is it – and what is it for? Name: The clitoris. Age: As old as men and – possibly more importantly – women themselves, would you Adam and Eve it? Older still, for non-creationists. Continue reading... |
| Time to challenge Argentina’s white European self-image, black history experts say Posted: 31 May 2021 03:00 AM PDT New generation of researchers say country must confront its 'erasure of blackness' and the structural racism that exists now Argentina has long taken pride in its European heritage. The mass migration of 7 million Europeans, mostly Spanish and Italian, between 1850 and 1950, created a racial profile many Argentinians feel distinguishes their country from the rest of Latin America even today. "Mexicans descend from the Aztecs, Peruvians from the Incas – but Argentinians descend from the ships," goes an old saying that encapsulates Argentina's perception of itself as a nation of transplanted white Europeans. Continue reading... |
| ‘There are ghosts in the land’: how US mega-dairies are killing off small farms Posted: 31 May 2021 11:00 PM PDT A collapse in the number of dairy farmers in states such as Minnesota is destroying livelihoods and hollowing out rural life In late January last year, dairy farmers filled a pub in the tiny town of Greenwald, Minnesota (population 238). Organisers from the Land Stewardship Project – a sustainable agriculture nonprofit – expected 50 people to attend, but 130 showed up from all corners of the state. Dr Richard Levins, professor emeritus of applied economics at the University of Minnesota, addressed the event, which served as part elegy for the thousands of small family-owned dairies lost in recent years and part rallying cry for those remaining, despite the odds. Continue reading... |
| Disaster patriarchy: how the pandemic has unleashed a war on women Posted: 31 May 2021 10:00 PM PDT As Covid-19 has swept the world there has been an explosion of violence against women, and a full-blown assault on their rights. It's time to fight back against a system that allows women to be sacrificed, erased and violated Covid has unleashed the most severe setback to women's liberation in my lifetime. While watching this happen, I have started to think we are witnessing an outbreak of disaster patriarchy. Naomi Klein was the first to identify "disaster capitalism", when capitalists use a disaster to impose measures they couldn't possibly get away with in normal times, generating more profit for themselves. Disaster patriarchy is a parallel and complementary process, where men exploit a crisis to reassert control and dominance, and rapidly erase hard-earned women's rights. All over the world, patriarchy has taken full advantage of the virus to reclaim power – on the one hand, escalating the danger and violence to women, and on the other, stepping in as their supposed controller and protector. Continue reading... |
| We’re not the good guys: Osaka shows up problems of press conferences | Jonathan Liew Posted: 31 May 2021 01:00 PM PDT Young athletes are expected to answer the most intimate questions in a cynical and often predatory environment Regular attendees of Arsenal press conferences at the Emirates Stadium – in the before-times, when these things still happened – will tell of a mysterious character by the name of First Question Man. Nobody ever discovered who FQM worked for, or if he was even a journalist at all. His only real talent, if you can call it that, was to sit in the front row and make sure he asked the first question, usually by barking it while everyone was still taking their seats. Why FQM did this was never clear. It can't have been ego: I never met anybody who knew his real name. Nor was it an attempt to glean some sort of privileged insight: indeed, most of his questions were actually statements: banal bromides beloved of press conferences the world over. "Arsène, you must be happy with the win." "Unai, a point seemed like a fair result." "Mikel, a tough afternoon, your thoughts." Continue reading... |
| Gareth Bale declines to deny reports he could retire after Euro 2020 Posted: 31 May 2021 10:46 AM PDT
Gareth Bale has cast doubt over his future after twice declining the opportunity to deny reports he could retire after the European Championship finals this summer. Last week Bale's agent, Jonathan Barnett, labelled as "rubbish" a report in the Spanish daily ABC that his client could retire. The 31-year-old is under contract at Real Madrid until the end of next season on a deal worth about £600,000 a week. But the Wales captain, who has just finished a loan at Tottenham, refused to deny he could call it a day after Euro 2020. Continue reading... |
| A new generation is rising in this year’s NBA playoffs Posted: 31 May 2021 02:00 AM PDT While LeBron James and Kevin Durant still grab the spotlight, the players who will dominate the NBA in the next decade are starting to emerge Watch anything too closely and you may well fail to see the bigger picture. That is the case with this season's NBA playoffs, in which the 36-year-old LeBron James is still firmly in the spotlight, while other stars over 30, like Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul and James Harden are also playing a prominent role. But zoom out and you will see a new generation of superstars who look poised and ready to take over the league, using this postseason as their coming out party. Continue reading... |
| Koepka v DeChambeau an epic spat? More like a glimpse of golfing reality | Ewan Murray Posted: 31 May 2021 12:00 AM PDT That two major-winning golf stars may not see eye to eye should be no surprise to anybody During a stroll at Bethpage Black, in advance of the 2019 US PGA Championship, I struck up conversation with one of Europe's leading Ryder Cup players. As said golfer prolonged his reconnaissance work on a green, he waved for the group behind to play through. He duly identified one of the party as yet another hero of the yellow and blue for the biennial event against the United States. "If I knew it was him, I would have left him waiting on the fairway." And he wasn't kidding. That snapshot came to mind last week, as a supposedly epic spat between Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau sent golf's chattering classes into a state of frenzy. Koepka, at Kiawah Island's staging of the US PGA, backed off mid-Golf Channel interview as DeChambeau walked behind the platform. DeChambeau is heard to vent his feelings – as he does – and his metal spikes created the kind of background racket that may well have led to a retake anyway. Koepka, his disdain perfectly clear, claims he "lost his train of thought" amid DeChambeau's "bullshit". Whether DeChambeau is actually addressing Koepka is unclear but it mattered not; the snippet was mysteriously leaked and, millions of page views later, created a level of general excitement that typically greets mating season for the pandas at Edinburgh Zoo. Continue reading... |
| Kyrie Irving cites ‘underlying racism’ after fan arrested for throwing bottle Posted: 31 May 2021 04:34 AM PDT
Kyrie Irving says banning fans who mistreat NBA players won't solve the problem. It goes much deeper than that. "[It's] just underlying racism, and treating people like they're in a human zoo," Irving said after a water bottle was thrown at him following Brooklyn's 141-126 victory over the Celtics on Sunday night. Continue reading... |
| Barcelona confirm Agüero deal with García and Wijnaldum lined up to sign Posted: 31 May 2021 08:05 AM PDT
Barcelona have confirmed their deal to sign Sergio Agüero and the striker will be joined in the coming days by another player leaving Manchester City on a free, Eric García. The Spanish club also have an agreement to bring in Georginio Wijnaldum after his contract at Liverpool expires in June and intend to take up an option on the right-back Emerson Royal. Agüero will officially become a Barcelona player on 1 July on a contract to 2023 and the club said his buyout clause was €100m (£86m). He made a tearful exit from City on Saturday night after coming on as a substitute in the Champions League final defeat by Chelsea. Continue reading... |
| Zidane reveals he quit Real Madrid because he felt undermined by club Posted: 31 May 2021 03:05 AM PDT
Zinedine Zidane walked out on Real Madrid because the club and its president, Florentino Pérez, systematically undermined him, according to an extraordinary open letter from the Frenchman to supporters. In the letter, published in the sports daily AS four days after his resignation was made official, Zidane made it clear that he intends to continue coaching and offers his reasons for departing. He paints a damning portrait of the club, describing a culture in which coaches are not backed by the hierarchy and are subjected to distrust and strategic leaks that weaken their position. Continue reading... |
| Copa América moved from Argentina to Brazil just 13 days before kick-off Posted: 31 May 2021 07:29 AM PDT
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has announced Brazil as the new hosts of this summer's Copa América, with Argentina replaced just 13 days before the tournament is due to begin. "The Copa América 2021 will be played in Brazil," an official Conmebol statement said. "Tournament start and end dates are confirmed. The venues and the fixtures will be announced by Conmebol in the next few hours." Continue reading... |
| Will Tokyo really host a pandemic Olympics? Posted: 31 May 2021 07:00 PM PDT The Games were meant to be a moment of national celebration but – with coronavirus cases rising in Japan – this summer's postponed Olympics are the subject of recrimination and protest. Can widespread public opposition overcome huge commercial pressure to go ahead? When Tokyo's bid to host the Olympics succeeded eight years ago, a supportive public expected the 2020 Games to be a moment of national unity – and, after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, a declaration that the country was open for business. Instead, the coronavirus pandemic forced a delay to 2021. With the rearranged Games due to take place in less than two months the expected respite from the pandemic has not materialised, and with vaccination rates in Japan stubbornly low, polls suggest that as much as 80% of the public wants to see them postponed again or even called off. Justin McCurry, the Guardian's Tokyo correspondent, tells Anushka Asthana why the movement to cancel the Games is facing an uphill battle in the face of vast financial pressure to go ahead. Continue reading... |
| Moulin Rouge at 20: the dazzling musical that continues to shine Posted: 31 May 2021 11:22 PM PDT Baz Luhrmann's glittery spectacle remains as captivating as it was in 2001 thanks to a magnetic star turn from Nicole Kidman and its relentless energy The musical is back! Again! As cinemas resume business as (sort of) usual in the latter stages of a pandemic, 2021 is being hyped as some kind of banner year for that most long-suffering of genres – one that, between the instantly legendary calamity of Cats and such lesser recent failures as The Prom, has recently been enduring a distinctly sub-golden age. Amid upcoming film versions of Dear Evan Hansen, Everybody's Talking About Jamie and Tick, Tick … Boom!, hopes are particularly high that the presumed box-office success of Jon M Chu's In the Heights this summer and Steven Spielberg's West Side Story at Christmas will relegitimise the grand-scale studio musical. Less commercially minded cinephiles, meanwhile, are awaiting the return of French auteur Leos Carax, set to open the Cannes festival in July with his thrillingly strange-looking Sparks-scored extravaganza Annette. Related: Shrek at 20: an unfunny and overrated low for blockbuster animation Continue reading... |
| ‘They had soul’: Anton Corbijn on 40 years shooting Depeche Mode Posted: 31 May 2021 10:00 PM PDT He thought they were pop lightweights – then turned them into moody megastars. The photographer recalls his adventures with the band, from desert trips to drug-induced near-death experiences By his own cheerful admission, Anton Corbijn's relationship with Depeche Mode did not get off to a flying start. It was 1981 and Corbijn was the NME's new star photographer, lured to the UK from his native Netherlands by the sound of British post-punk, particularly Joy Division. His subsequent black and white portraits of the quartet tramping Manchester's snow-covered streets became the most iconic images of their brief career, and Corbijn had gone on to take equally celebrated shots of everyone from Captain Beefheart to David Bowie. Continue reading... |
| Man in Black at 50: Johnny Cash’s empathy is needed more than ever Posted: 31 May 2021 07:00 AM PDT The country star is not always remembered for his politics, but his about-face to withdraw support for Nixon and the Vietnam war may be his finest moment "I speak my mind in a lot of these songs," Johnny Cash wrote in the liner notes to the album Man in Black, released 50 years ago today. He might be better known now for the outlaw songs of his youth or the reckonings with death in his final recordings, but Cash used his 1971 album to set out his less-discussed political vision: long on feeling and empathy, and short on ideology and partisanship. The United States seemed hopelessly polarised, and Cash confronted that division head-on, demanding more of his fellow citizens and Christians amid the apparently endless war in Vietnam. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 31 May 2021 08:44 AM PDT Singer who enjoyed huge success with Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head, written for the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid In 1969, BJ Thomas, who has died of complications from lung cancer aged 78, spent four weeks at the top of the US chart with Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head, from the soundtrack of the popular film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. It is the song he will always be synonymous with, but he nearly didn't get to sing it. As Thomas recalled, its composer Burt Bacharach originally wanted Bob Dylan to record it, but Dylan could not or would not oblige. Then Ray Stevens was offered it, but he too declined. When Thomas was at last given the job, he was warned not to sing by his doctor because he was suffering from laryngitis. "I had come off a two-week tour and had laryngitis and was barely able to eke out the thing for the soundtrack," he remembered. Somehow he managed to battle his way through five takes in the studio and produce a result that the exacting Bacharach was happy with for the film. A recovered Thomas recorded a new vocal for the song's release as a single. Continue reading... |
| Hear me out: why Joyful Noise isn’t a bad movie Posted: 31 May 2021 10:37 PM PDT The latest in our series of writers sticking up for maligned films is a defence of the Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah musical comedy Joyful Noise lives with an undignified 32% splat on Rotten Tomatoes. This story of a small gospel choir in Georgia did not charm critics, who found it saccharine, too long and baggy, its handling of social issues – recession and Asperger syndrome, mostly – unforgivably clumsy. None of those criticisms are untrue, technically. It is a portrait of small-town America rendered in crayon, its colours crude and simple. But it is so full of both heart and genuinely unhinged decisions that I return to it again and again for a feelgood fix. Related: Hear me out: why 2014's Robocop isn't a bad movie Continue reading... |
| Republican resistance: dissenting Texas leads the anti-Biden charge Posted: 31 May 2021 02:00 AM PDT California emerged as the bastion of Democratic opposition to Trump. Now Texas is showing it's ready to do the same to Biden First it was tighter restrictions on voting. Then stringent limits on abortion. Then a relaxation of gun laws. And that was just May. Related: Biden move to investigate Covid origins opens new rift in US-China relations Continue reading... |
| US gun sales spiked during pandemic and continue to rise Posted: 31 May 2021 08:23 AM PDT First-time buyers make up more than one-fifth of Americans who purchased guns amid huge number of firearms already circulating Gun sales, which spiked sharply during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, have continued to increase in the United States, with first-time buyers making up more than one-fifth of Americans who purchased guns. The development will frustrate and disappoint gun control advocates who point out the huge number of firearms already circulating in American society as well as a seemingly never-ending cycle of mass shootings. Continue reading... |
| Pac funded by Trump loyalists targets 10 Republicans who voted to impeach him Posted: 31 May 2021 06:43 AM PDT America Strong Pac has launched website which features all of the Republican rebels states: 'Remove the 10 pretenders' The 10 Republican House representatives who voted to impeach Donald Trump are all being targeted by a well-funded new political group largely funded by supporters of the former president. America Strong Pac has launched a website which features all 10 of the Republican rebels, whose vote angered Trump and his legion of loyal followers who still hold immense power in the party despite his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden. Continue reading... |
| Walmart under pressure to add employee representation to its board Posted: 31 May 2021 08:51 AM PDT Rev William Barber says he will also press retail giant on its record of worker safety during the pandemic and call for wage increases US retail giant Walmart is facing increased pressure to add employee representation to its board, as a leading figure on the Christian left, the Rev William Barber of the Poor People's Campaign, says he will press the company on the issue at its annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday. Barber is an influential civil rights voice on race and equality in America and is also set to hammer Walmart on its record of worker safety during the coronavirus pandemic as well as call for a wage rise for its gigantic workforce. Continue reading... |
| Far-right politician would be Israel’s next PM in proposed deal Posted: 31 May 2021 05:34 AM PDT Yair Lapid says Naftali Bennett would serve first in proposed post-Netanyahu power-sharing deal The far-right Israeli politician Naftali Bennett will be the country's next prime minister under a proposed power-sharing deal intended to oust Benjamin Netanyahu, the head of the opposition has confirmed. Yair Lapid said in a speech on Monday that his efforts to forge a coalition of ideologically opposed parties could lead to a new government within days, and with it, Netanyahu's removal from office after 12 years in power. Continue reading... |
| Lush forests laid to waste: how Pacific Islands got hooked on logging Posted: 31 May 2021 01:00 PM PDT The timber industry in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands has brought money and jobs – but also pollution, environmental devastation and food insecurity
If Solomon Islands continues logging at its current rate, natural forests in the country will be exhausted in 15 years. The South Pacific nation, and its neighbour Papua New Guinea, are striking examples of the enormous cost of the logging industry on small island nations. In the last few decades, foreign-owned companies have moved in to the Pacific region, clearing huge swathes of lush forest, exporting vast quantities of timber and sometimes leaving environmental devastation and social destruction in their wake. Continue reading... |
| ‘Huge incentives to kill’: Mexico crime groups target election candidates Posted: 31 May 2021 04:00 AM PDT At least 34 candidates have been murdered since campaigning began in April, with the assassination clear-up rate close to zero Tuesday started off like any other day on the campaign trail for José Alberto Alonso, a union leader running for mayor in the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco: he kissed his family goodbye, boarded his Nissan Extreme SUV and headed off to start knocking on doors. But barely 200m from his home, a motorcycle closed in and the pillion passenger pulled a handgun, peppering the car with bullets. Alonso's bodyguard returned fire, and the attackers fled. The candidate had escaped injury, but was later sent to hospital suffering from stress. Continue reading... |
| World’s only alpine parrot may have moved to the mountains to avoid people Posted: 31 May 2021 08:29 PM PDT Intelligent and mischievous, New Zealand's kea were once present in other parts of the country, research has found, and adaptability could help them survive habitat loss New Zealand's rare, highly endangered alpine parrots may have headed for the mountains to avoid people – and researchers say their adaptability could help them survive the climate crisis. The kea is considered the only alpine parrot in the world. But scientists analysing DNA sequencing and fossil records have found kea were once present in other parts of the country. Continue reading... |
| Migrant guards in Qatar ‘still paid under £1 an hour’ ahead of World Cup Posted: 31 May 2021 11:29 PM PDT Promises of better working conditions ring hollow for tens of thousands of security guards, who say they still work long hours for low pay Every day at 5pm, Samuel boards the company bus that takes him to his night shift as a guard at a luxury high-rise tower near Qatar's capital, Doha. When his shift ends 12 hours later, he says he will have earned £9, just 75p an hour. Samuel, who is from Uganda, says he almost never has a day off. "You have to tell lies, like 'you are sick, you're not feeling good', so that you get a day off," he says. Continue reading... |
| Denmark helped US spy on Angela Merkel and European allies – report Posted: 31 May 2021 07:34 AM PDT Media reports claim US National Security Agency used Danish cables to spy on senior officials Reports that Denmark's military intelligence agency helped the US to spy on leading European politicians, including the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, have sparked concern – and demands for an explanation – in EU capitals. Danish public broadcaster Danmarks Radio said the US National Security Agency (NSA), whose alleged tapping of Merkel's phone was disclosed by Edward Snowden in 2013, also used the Danish Defence Intelligence Service (FE) to spy on officials in Sweden, Norway and France. Continue reading... |
| Human-induced global heating ‘causes over a third of heat deaths’ Posted: 31 May 2021 08:00 AM PDT Between 1991 and 2018, human activity contributed to 37% of all heat-related deaths in locations studied More than a third of all heat-related deaths around the world between 1991 and 2018 can be attributed to human-induced global heating, research has found. Climate breakdown has a range of effects ranging from wildfires to extreme weather. As the temperatures rise, more intense and frequent heatwaves disproportionately affect elderly people and those with underlying chronic conditions such as asthma, making them more vulnerable to disease and premature death. Continue reading... |
| Hong Kong’s ‘Grandma Wong’ arrested for solo Tiananmen protest Posted: 31 May 2021 02:58 AM PDT Detention of of veteran pro-democracy activist clear sign of authorities' zero tolerance to dissent Police in Hong Kong have arrested a 65-year-old democracy activist as she staged a lone demonstration over China's deadly Tiananmen crackdown, in a vivid illustration of the zero tolerance wielded by authorities towards protest in the financial hub. Alexandra Wong was detained on Sunday on suspicion of taking part in an unlawful assembly as she walked towards Beijing's liaison office in Hong Kong. Continue reading... |
| Digital forensics experts prone to bias, study shows Posted: 31 May 2021 08:00 AM PDT Participants found more or less evidence on hard drive depending on what contextual information they had Devices such as phones, laptops and flash drives are becoming increasingly central to police investigations, but the reliability of digital forensics experts' evidence has been called into question. A study found that experts tended to find more or less evidence on a suspect's computer hard drive to implicate or exonerate them depending on the contextual information about the investigation that they were given. Continue reading... |
| Diamond geysers: a cruise through Iceland – in pictures Posted: 31 May 2021 11:00 PM PDT Jessica Auer moved to a small community in Iceland's eastern fjords to photograph the tourist boom that some see as a blessing, others a curse Continue reading... |
| A Titanic replica and a calligraphy challenge: Monday’s best photos Posted: 31 May 2021 05:26 AM PDT |
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