Joe Biden accidentally says he is the 'first Black woman' to serve in White House (www.theguardian.com)
Biden’s doctor reportedly met with top neurologist at White House (www.theguardian.com)
Joe Biden’s doctor met with a leading Washington DC neurologist at the White House this year, it was reported on Saturday....
Cannabis legalisation hampered by most German of substances: red tape (www.theguardian.com)
Brazil apologises after three diplomats’ Black teenagers searched at gunpoint (www.theguardian.com)
Brazil’s ministry of foreign affairs has been forced to apologise to the embassies of Canada, Gabon and Burkina Faso after three diplomats’ teenage children – all of whom are Black – were searched at gunpoint by police officers....
Coffee, eggs and white rice linked to higher levels of PFAS in human body (www.theguardian.com)
US study that researchers say highlights chemicals’ ubiquity also shows PFAS association with seafood and red meat
Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran presidential election (www.theguardian.com)
Meet Mercy and Anita – the African workers driving the AI revolution, for just over a dollar an hour (www.theguardian.com)
Mercy craned forward, took a deep breath and loaded another task on her computer. One after another, disturbing images and videos appeared on her screen. As a Meta content moderator working at an outsourced office in Nairobi, Mercy was expected to action one “ticket” every 55 seconds during her 10-hour shift. This particular...
The ‘tricky balancing act’: Jordan’s dilemma on Israel and Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
Trump asks judge to gut classified documents case after immunity ruling (www.theguardian.com)
Ex-president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro could face money-laundering charges (www.theguardian.com)
Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran presidential election (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17680912
Andrew Tate can leave Romania while awaiting trial, court rules (www.theguardian.com)
The controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate will be allowed to leave Romania while awaiting trial on charges of human trafficking, a court has ruled....
Who is in the new Labour cabinet? (www.theguardian.com)
With many MPs who served Blair and Brown, Starmer’s team is one of the most experienced in recent times
Jeremy Corbyn re-elected as independent in Islington North after expulsion from Labour (www.theguardian.com)
Viktor Orbán visits Vladimir Putin to condemnation from fellow EU leaders (www.theguardian.com)
Viktor Orbán, Europe’s most pro-Russian leader, met Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Friday on a rare trip to Russia that drew strong condemnation from other European leaders....
Labour wins majority in UK General Elections as Tories lose two-thirds of seats (www.theguardian.com)
The Labour party has won over 400 seats (out of 650) in the 2024 UK General Elections, and Keir Starmer is expected to replace Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister. The Conservatives, in power for the last fourteen years, have suffered a rout, losing over two-thirds of their seats. The SNP has collapsed in Scotland, mostly to Labour,...
Intra-Maga row for Missouri’s attorney general seat reveals exaggerated résumé (www.theguardian.com)
Exit poll suggests Labour set for huge landslide win in UK general election (www.theguardian.com)
Exit poll suggests Labour set for huge landslide win in UK general election (www.theguardian.com)
Exit poll predicts Labour will win 410 seats, securing a majority of 170, to the Conservatives’ 131
US calls new Hamas ceasefire proposal for Gaza a ‘breakthrough’ (www.theguardian.com)
Coffee, eggs and white rice linked to higher levels of PFAS in human body (www.theguardian.com)
New research aimed at identifying foods that contain higher levels of PFAS found people who eat more white rice, coffee, eggs and seafood typically showed more of the toxic chemicals in their plasma and breast milk....
France to deploy 30,000 police after election runoff amid fears of violence (www.theguardian.com)
About 30,000 police will be deployed across France on Sunday night amid fears of violence after the final results of a snap election in which the far right hopes to gain a majority in parliament....