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Weather tracker: temperatures hit record highs across South America
Rio de Janeiro reached 44C, its highest temperature for more than a decade, last Monday. While North America grappled with widespread cold and wintry conditions last week, South America – now in ...The Guardian - Feb. 24 -
President William McKinley's America
Our 25th president loved tariffs, and oversaw an expansion of U.S. territory around the globe. But William McKinley is best remembered as being one of the four presidents that was assassinated.CBS News - Feb. 23 -
2/24: America Decides
Macron, Trump offer contrasting paths to peace in Ukraine; Is the U.S. facing a constitutional crisis?CBS News - Feb. 24 -
America Has a Rogue President
The firing of three judge advocate generals is one more element of this administration’s attack on the rule of law.The New York Times - Feb. 25 -
2/25: America Decides
21 federal employees resign “in protest” over DOGE; U.S Secret Service Director discusses his experience during President Trump’s first assassination attemptCBS News - 6d -
2/26: America Decides
Trump holds first cabinet meeting; Will DOGE save gov't money? Is recession near?CBS News - 5d -
2/27: America Decides
Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Starmer discuss Ukraine war at the White House; Trump administration to take control of White House press poolCBS News - 4d -
2/28: America Decides
Trump clashes with Zelenskyy in White House meeting; WIRED: Musk's DOGE is 'worse than you think'CBS News - 3d -
America has turned on its friends
Donald Trump’s abandonment of allies is real and will endureFinancial Times - Feb. 21 -
America and Russia Are on the Same Side Now
The U.S. is embracing European far-right parties in sympathy with Moscow — the opposite of how Washington dealt with Europe’s Communist parties in the Cold War.The New York Times - Feb. 25 -
Tariffs are not going to solve America’s ills
Punitive import duties will neither reduce the US trade deficit nor boost employment in manufacturingFinancial Times - 7h -
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Trump’s revolution will end badly — for himself, and for America
Unintended consequences will appear, problems will arise and sooner or later the whole project will come to a standstill.The Hill - Feb. 21 -
America's Russia policy is a failure of critical thinking and foresight
This persistent inability to appreciate the thinking exposed by another great power is especially striking given that Russia’s policies have not changed at all since the days of Ivan the Terrible ...The Hill - Feb. 22 -
Ignoring science for profit will have deadly consequences for America
We cannot sell out their climate future for the continued profits of powerful business interests.The Hill - Feb. 24 -
What Trump’s Deportation Plans Mean for Central America
Deporting migrants to Central American countries removes many political and legal hurdles for the Trump administration. How far can the practice go before these nations reach a breaking point?The New York Times - Feb. 25 -
What Gettysburg teaches us about Ukraine and America
President Trump's comments about Ukraine remind us of the ideals enunciated by Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address, highlighting the global dimension of the struggle for freedom and democracy.The Hill - 6d -
America’s Most Shameful Vote Ever at the U.N.
What happens when we stop “living within the truth.”The New York Times - 6d -
How France got America right in the end
Britain and Germany were too close to the US to see it straightFinancial Times - 3d -
How big is the stock market’s America bubble?
US has grown to nearly two-thirds of global equity market value, but some analysts see danger in ‘huge bet on AI’Financial Times - 1d -
Trump’s Bad Plan to Make America Argentina Again
It was no surprise to Argentina watchers that Trump began his term by blocking cash flows and firing workers — exactly as Javier Milei’s government started doing a year ago.The New York Times - 1d -
Latin America recognises the familiar ‘caudillo’ in Trump
Strongman leaders have been a hardy perennial in the region for two centuriesFinancial Times - 1d -
What Man’s Man Politics Is Doing to America
And why Democrats shouldn’t try to “out-cowboy” Donald Trump.The New York Times - 22h -
Why the fate of Ukraine still matters to America
As the Trump administration works to end the conflict, it should keep in mind why the fate of Ukraine matters here in America.The Hill - 23h -
America must break its addiction to fossil fuels
Our national goal should be to end the suffering caused by fossil fuels and leave our children a world where human society and nature coexistThe Hill - 21h -
Rickelton stars in South Africa win over Afghanistan
Ryan Rickelton scores his maiden one-day international century as South Africa claim a comfortable 107-run win over Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy.BBC News - Feb. 21 -
South Carolina killer chooses death by firing squad
Only three inmates in the U.S. have been executed by firing squad since 1976, with the last execution in 2010.CBS News - Feb. 21 -
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Tech regulation is a high-wire act for South Korea
Ensuring fair competition in the digital sphere risks antagonising the new US administrationFinancial Times - 6d -
Three tropical cyclones are swirling in the South Pacific
Three tropical cyclones are spinning in the South Pacific, an occurrence that scientists say is unusualABC News - 6d -
Three tropical cyclones are swirling in the South Pacific
Three tropical cyclones are spinning in the South Pacific, an occurrence that scientists say is unusual.NBC News - 6d -
Elon Musk Is South African. It Explains a Lot.
His worldview is inseparable from his rearing in apartheid South Africa.The New York Times - 4d -
South Carolina jumps into the 2025 class rankings
The commitment from Agot Makeer gives previously unranked South Carolina the fifth-best recruiting class for the 2025-26 season.ESPN - 2d -
South Carolina wildfires spur evacuations and state of emergency
Wildfires in Carolina Forest, S.C., a community outside of Myrtle Beach, have prompted evacuation orders in Horry County. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has also declared a state of emergency.NBC News - 1d -
Multiple wildfires in North and South Carolina force evacuations
Emergency unfolds amid warnings throughout south-east over dry and windy conditions that exacerbate wildfires. Fire officials on Sunday were battling to contain the blazes ravaging North and ...The Guardian - 1d -
Wildfires rage in North and South Carolina, thousands evacuate
Dozens of wildfires erupted in North and South Carolina, putting entire communities under siege and forcing thousands to flee. The fires have been fueled by a perfect storm of windy and dry ...NBC News - 1d -
What to know about the wildfires in North and South Carolina
Fire crews in North and South Carolina are working to contain the wildfires that are burning across different parts of the two states. CBS News national correspondent Dave Malkoff has a report from ...CBS News - 20h
