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Economy dominates as US prepares for midterm elections
Next week America will go to the polls for the midterms which define the remaining years of a presidency – and this year also could define the future of American democracy.
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6m
Chelsea Manning on being a whistleblower, the UK trans debate and JK Rowling
It was the largest data leak in US military history, sending shockwaves across the world and propelling Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange to global prominence.
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Stars of film ‘Call Jane’ on overturning of Roe v Wade
A new film tells the true story of an underground network that helped women access safe abortions.
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Donald Trump reportedly wants to testify before January 6 committee
In the US, Donald Trump has reportedly said he would like to testify before the January 6 committee about the deadly attack on the US Capitol by a mob of his supporters.
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Ed Sheeran to face copyright trial in US over alleged similarities to Marvin Gaye song
Pop star Ed Sheeran is being taken to court in the US over allegations that his hit song ‘Thinking Out Loud’ copied Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On.’
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Florida Hurricane: Rescue workers search for missing
President Biden has said Hurricane Ian could be the ‘deadliest’ hurricane in Florida’s history, causing a potentially ‘substantial’ loss of life. Rescue workers are searching for missing people on the Gulf Coast after Ian battered the coast with 150-mile-per-hour winds, causing widespread flooding and blackouts.
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Nasa’s Dart probe hits asteroid in hope to protect Earth
Now a crash isn’t usually something to celebrate, but last night Nasa did exactly that.
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Conviction overturned in ‘Serial’ podcast murder case
It’s one of several true crime podcast cases that have resulted in new legal proceedings.
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World leaders gather for UN General Assembly for first time since pandemic
World leaders – including Russia’s foreign minister – are all in New York at the United Nations General Assembly.
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US has ‘abandoned’ poor communities as Mississippi capital goes without clean water, says councillor
We speak to Aaron Banks, a local councillor in Jackson, Mississippi.
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US city spends fifth day without clean running water
Residents of Jackson, Mississippi are spending their fifth day without any clean running water after floods damaged a water-treatment plant.
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Joe Biden under pressure from his base ‘to be more direct’, says Republican strategist
We spoke to Christine Matthews, a Republican strategist and pollster.
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Biden warns US democracy is under attack by ‘MAGA forces’ loyal to Trump
The US president Joe Biden has warned that American democracy is under attack – by what he called extremist “MAGA forces” loyal to his predecessor Donald Trump.
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Documents likely concealed at Trump’s Florida home, officials say
The US Department of Justice has said it had evidence that Donald Trump had hidden highly classified documents at his Florida home – and then lied about giving them back.
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It is just ‘part of the space business’, Nasa scientist says of delayed Artemis 1 launch
We spoke to Astrophysicist Dr Michelle Thaller from Nasa’s Goddard Space Flight Center.