Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy reposts US missive from first Trump term that Crimea is Ukrainian

found 2025 › Apr › 24 (Thu) @ 07:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Casualities as Russian missiles hit Kyiv and Kharkiv; strike damages Shahed factory in Tatarstan, says Ukrainian military. What we know on day 1,156

Europe live: latest news updates on Ukraine and mor…

U.S. Births Increased in 2024

found 2025 › Apr › 23 (Wed) @ 18:40 UTC

a story from Calculated Risk › Calculated Risk

From the National Center for Health Statistics: Births: Provisional Data for 2024. The NCHS reports:

The provisional number of births for the United States in 2024 was 3,622,673, up 1% from 2023. …

‘An outlier’: why does the US rank low on demands for climate action?

found 2025 › Apr › 23 (Wed) @ 17:20 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Support for climate action is growing in the US, but partisan divides and fossil fuel interests hold sway

Over the last 12 months, the United States has endured a rash of disasters worsened by the cli…

A surprising number of Americans want climate action. But why aren’t there more?

found 2025 › Apr › 23 (Wed) @ 14:15 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Support for climate action is growing in the US, but partisan divides and fossil fuel interests hold sway

Over the last 12 months, the United States has endured a rash of disasters worsened by the cli…

A battle looms over rule of law as some courts start to flex their muscles against Trump

found 2025 › Apr › 23 (Wed) @ 12:20 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Whether federal courts can force Trump to comply with their orders is an essential question for US democracy

The US supreme court and other federal courts have begun flexing their muscles to push back…

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Joe Lycett's United States of Birmingham: Never mock America's gun laws when you're on a shooting range

found 2025 › Apr › 23 (Wed) @ 00:15 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Contrary to popular myth, Americans can do irony. They're quite capable of saying the opposite of what they mean, and doing it with a knowing twinkle.

Joe Lycett’s United States of Birmingham review – what a brilliantly daft road trip, bab!

found 2025 › Apr › 22 (Tue) @ 21:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

The comic’s love for his home town leads him on this charming and wacky odyssey to find ‘his people’ across the pond. Brummies of the world unite!

Joe Lycett is on a mission to visit every one of the …

Colombian president stunned his US visa has been revoked... and reveals nickname for Trump in response

found 2025 › Apr › 22 (Tue) @ 20:50 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

A world leader says he's been denied entry into the United States in what appears to be a major escalation in the Trump administration's trade and tariff war.

JD Vance warns of 'very dark time for all of humanity' in 21st Century after death of Pope Francis

found 2025 › Apr › 22 (Tue) @ 13:55 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Vice President JD Vance warned of a dark future for the world if large countries like India and the United States were unable to work together, just days after Pope France died in Rome.

Bath & Body Works has a major tariff advantage. Here's what that means for shoppers

found 2025 › Apr › 22 (Tue) @ 12:10 UTC

a story from CNBC › Top News

Bath & Body Works does a majority of its manufacturing in the United States, so tariff policies won't significantly affect its production costs.