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Top Trump allies facing charges lose lawyers after failing to pay legal bills ( www.theguardian.com )

US surgeons are killing themselves at an alarming rate. One decided to speak out ( www.theguardian.com )

[News] US Senate subpoenas Saudi’s $700bn sovereign wealth fund over US dealings ( www.theguardian.com )

Saudi Arabia’s $700bn sovereign wealth fund – which has been used as a lever of global influence by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman – has been subpoenaed by a powerful Senate committee after it refused to voluntarily comply with information requests about its US dealings....

[News] Mississippi elects openly gay lawmaker for first time in state’s history ( www.theguardian.com )

The US state of Mississippi has elected an openly gay person to its legislature for the first time ever....

US state department declassifies more documents about Pinochet’s 1973 coup ( www.theguardian.com )

(This was actually published three days ago - sorry.)...

Syrian protests enter second week with calls for Assad to go ( www.theguardian.com )

Demonstrations have grown steadily throughout the south, centring around the province of Suwayda...

Spider-Man posters, wood fires, food rations and car-shaped beds – what children’s bedrooms look like around the world ( www.theguardian.com )

James Mollison’s second volume of Where Children Sleep has been published. This article features edited extracts from it.

New app helps US teens read banned books ( www.theguardian.com )

“The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is trying to fight back. It recently launched the Banned Book Program, granting free nationwide access to books restricted in schools or libraries....

Revealed: neo-Nazi active club counts several of US military as members ( www.theguardian.com )

Ohio Republicans bet voters would dilute their own power. They lost ( www.theguardian.com )

‘I wanted to be No 1. But a certain JK Rowling came along’: Jacqueline Wilson on rivalry, censorship – and love ( www.theguardian.com )

Archived version: archive.ph/HSmIX...

‘I can’t stress how much BookTok sells’: teen literary influencers swaying publishers ( www.theguardian.com )

Archived version: archive.ph/Uz7ql...

Mr Spock belting out showtunes? How Star Trek became a fizzy, frantic romp ( www.theguardian.com )

Archived version: archive.li/FbJx6...

How TikTok bombards young men with misogynistic videos ( www.theguardian.com )

Judge appears inclined to delay Trump classified documents trial into 2024 ( www.theguardian.com )

Judge Aileen Cannon said she would issue a ruling later after appearing skeptical of arguments from both sides...

How Texas Republicans are catering to election deniers in this county ( www.theguardian.com )

After Heider Garcia, Tarrant county’s elections administrator, quit, an election crimes taskforce was set up, but critics say it undermines confidence

Super-rich warned of ‘pitchforks and torches’ unless they tackle inequality ( www.theguardian.com )

Billionaire-funded group driving effort to erode democracy in key US states ( www.theguardian.com )

Foundation for Government Accountability, backed by Richard Uihlein, exerting influence in Ohio, Missouri, South Dakota and Arkansas

Uber and Lyft agree to minimum pay and benefits for Massachusetts drivers ( www.theguardian.com )

‘In the US they think we’re communists!’ The 70,000 workers showing the world another way to earn a living ( www.theguardian.com )

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/20125866...

‘Not like other Passovers’: hundreds of Jewish demonstrators arrested after New York protest seder ( www.theguardian.com )

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/14830625...

Authors ‘excluded from Hugo awards over China concerns’ ( www.theguardian.com )

‘Stakes are really high’: misinformation researcher changes tack for 2024 election ( www.theguardian.com )

Kate Starbird, co-founder of the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public, added that she feared that the entirely false story of rigged elections has now “sunk in” for many Americans on the right. “The idea that they’re already going to the polls with the belief that they’re being cheated means...