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Sixty years ago yesterday, March 7 1965, in Selma, Alabama, a 600-person civil rights demonstration ends in violence when marchers are attacked and beaten by…
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Trump’s ‘Strategic Crypto Reserve’ A ‘Shameless Scheme To Legalize Bribery’ … from Crooks & Liars NewsHound Ellen
If, like me, you have avoided paying attention to Donald Trump’s plan for a “strategic crypto reserve” because you don’t understand crypto, fear not. You…
They visited Big Sur for a romantic backpacking getaway. Then their plans went up in flames from the LA times Jaclyn Cosgrove
A Bay Area couple hoped to spend a few days camping near hot springs and redwoods. Then they heard a peculiar sound on the trail…
Caribbean leaders vow to maintain pursuit of slavery reparations from the Guardian Natricia Duncan and Colville Mounsey in Bridgetown
Countries meeting at Caricom summit not seeking ‘handout’ but ‘appropriate apology’ and compensation Caribbean leaders have defended the region’s pursuit of slavery reparations, describing the…
Brazilian city in Amazon declares emergency after huge sinkholes appear from the Guardian Reuters in Buriticupu
In Buriticupu, about 1,200 people risk losing their homes, and residents have seen the problem escalate in 30 years Authorities in a city in the…
US congresswoman ‘rooting’ for Canada and Mexico against Trump’s threats from the Guardian Ramon Antonio Vargas
Democrat Jasmine Crockett calls it ‘really wild’ that it is foreign leaders who are speaking truth to power The congresswoman Jasmine Crockett has revealed she…
The Ugandan arts centre bringing harmony to Africa’s biggest refugee camp from the Guardian Patience Akumu
The Bidi Bidi performing arts venue offers more than 250,000 refugees the chance to sing, play, dance – and dream of a peaceful future The…
Woman charged in dating app druggings and one death of older men in Las Vegas from the Guardian Associated Press
FBI says Aurora Phelps met men online for dating then drugged them and stole cars and money A woman used online dating apps to lure…
Nigeria sues crypto giant Binance for $81.5bn in economic losses and back tax from the Guardian Reuters
Authorities blame crypto exchange, already facing four counts of tax evasion in the country, for currency woes Nigeria has filed a lawsuit seeking to compel…
Trump’s dismantling of USAid raises risk of mpox global emergency, experts warn from the Guardian Rosalind Adams
As administration cuts off resources from African countries to contain outbreak, workers say ‘everybody’s lost’ As the Trump administration dismantles the US Agency for International…
Archaeologists discover 3,500 year-old tomb of ‘missing pharaoh’ in Egypt from the Guardian Donna Ferguson
Uncovering rock-cut tomb of Thutmose II hailed as most significant discovery since Tutankhamun in 1922 It was when British archaeologist Piers Litherland saw that the…
Anglo American writes down value of diamond firm De Beers by $2.9bn from the Guardian Jillian Ambrose
Sale of the miner, which is now valued at $4bn, may be delayed following ‘really, really difficult’ market Business live – latest updates The world’s…
‘You dream about such things’: Brit who discovered missing pharaoh’s tomb may have unearthed another from the Guardian Donna Ferguson
Archaeologist believes his ‘find of the century’ – of Pharaoh Thutmose II – could be surpassed by ongoing excavation To uncover the location of one…
‘High energy, high risk’: Tories already wonder if Kemi Badenoch will last until the next election | Katy Balls from the Guardian Katy Balls
She says virtually nothing on policy, but this is no cautious ‘Ming vase’ strategy. Her appetite for chaos will make or break her One of…