‘Jim Crow 2.0’: South Carolina’s Republicans move to oust state’s only Black congressman since 1897 #TheGuardian https://twp.ai/E5Bvko
‘Jim Crow 2.0’: South Carolina’s Republicans move to oust state’s only Black congressman since 1897

James Clyburn could now find his district dismantled after supreme court effectively gutted Voting Rights Act

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‘Nobody’s negotiating for the people here’: comedian Charlie Berens takes on AI datacenters #TheGuardian https://twp.ai/E5BvdV
‘Nobody’s negotiating for the people here’: comedian Charlie Berens takes on AI datacenters

Known for his ‘Manitowoc Minute’ skits and midwestern humor, the journalist turned comedian is speaking out against the AI datacenter boom in Wisconsin

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How US hemp ban could criminalize CBD products – and derail Medicare plan #TheGuardian https://twp.ai/E5BvdW
How US hemp ban could criminalize CBD products – and derail Medicare plan

Pilot program to reimburse patients for hemp-derived products could be undermined by ban passed by Congress

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‘We’re not ready’: US lags on pandemic preparedness after Covid, experts say #TheGuardian https://twp.ai/E5BvdP
‘We’re not ready’: US lags on pandemic preparedness after Covid, experts say

Experts say slashed funding and growing misinformation are some of the greatest challenges facing public health

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M. John Harrison's published (what appears to be) his top 10 best novels of all time. I'm not sure whether he was part of The Guardian's 100 best novels - which I personally found aenemic. Harrison's is an interesting list.

https://ambientehotel.wordpress.com/2026/05/16/18964/

#MJohnHarrison #100bestnovels #TheGuardian #books

Workers racing to turn reflecting pool blue for Trump may be at risk, union warns #TheGuardian https://twp.ai/E5BvZ7
Workers racing to turn reflecting pool blue for Trump may be at risk, union warns

Union representative concerned about safety as workers rush to finish repainting DC pool before 250th celebrations

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Federal funding for Trump’s $400m ballroom in jeopardy after Senate ruling #TheGuardian https://twp.ai/E5Bws9
Federal funding for Trump’s $400m ballroom in jeopardy after Senate ruling

Proposal to fund $1bn in security additions for White House campus and president’s new ballroom fails to meet procedural rules

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Republican Louisiana senator Bill Cassidy loses primary after Trump intervenes to oust him #TheGuardian https://twp.ai/E5Bwr6
Republican Louisiana senator Bill Cassidy loses primary after Trump intervenes to oust him

Cassidy’s bid to win nomination for third term was imperiled by his vote to convict Trump after January 6 insurrection

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Trump news at a glance: billions of taxpayer dollars could go to president and his allies in unprecedented move #TheGuardian https://twp.ai/E5BwiY
Trump news at a glance: billions of taxpayer dollars could go to president and his allies in unprecedented move

If case is settled for full amount Trump is requesting, a $10bn payment would more than double his family’s net worth

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‘They may draw racist maps, but we are the south’: thousands rally in Alabama for Black voting rights #TheGuardian https://twp.ai/E5BwdE
‘They may draw racist maps, but we are the south’: thousands rally in Alabama for Black voting rights

They may draw some racist maps, but we are the south, this is our south. The south belongs to us.

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