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Obama’s Summer Playlist 2023 is here: we pick our favourite tracks

The ex-President’s excellent music taste careers from J Hus, to Bob Dylan, to Rosalía

Evening Standard

After the byelections, Starmer’s path to power is clear: revulsion at the Tories is essential – but not enough

After 13 years of Conservative misrule, the party has to offer something else besides reassurance says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK

Who is Margot Robbie married to? What we know about the 'Barbie' star's love life

She's got Ken onscreen, but who is Margot Robbie married to IRL? Let's get to know her hubby

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Barack Obama branded 'war criminal' by singer as he shares summer playlist

BARACK Obama has been branded a “war criminal” by a singer featured on his annual summer playlist.

The National (Scotland)

Trump's cycle of crimes and confessions

"Donald Trump is becoming more and more afraid"

Salon

Barack Obama shares his 2023 summer playlist

Along with his music list, Obama has also released a summer reading list

The Independent UK

Biden is building his reelection bid around an organization Obama shunned

President Joe Biden is staking his reelection bid on the political and financial muscle of the Democratic National Committee

The Independent UK

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy plans push to ‘expunge’ Trump impeachments

Tribune News Service

Barack Obama appears in library TikTok video to put focus on book bans

Barack Obama turned to the Kankakee, Illinois, librarians when he kicked off an effort to push back against book bans earlier this week to support their belief that among their library’s 80,000 books, there’s something for each reader.

Chicago Tribune

Barack Obama releases summer reading list in support of anti-book ban effort

Former president backs the Banned Books Club, which aims to fight censorship, while recommending his summer reads

The Guardian - US

This year's debate over defense spending threatens to disrupt a tradition of bipartisan consensus-building over funding the military

Each year for the past six decades, congressional representatives from both sides of the aisle have come together to pass the National Defense Authorization Act. Because the bill involves the military – a traditionally popular institution – it has historically received bipartisan support.

The Conversation

Trump's death wish for Hunter Biden

The former president's violent rhetoric is clearly escalating

Salon

‘A problematic past’: How my new piece commemorates Amazing Grace

John Newton’s famous words are inextricably fused with one of the world’s most iconic tunes. How do you celebrate Amazing Grace with a new composition? And, should we be celebrating it at all? Composer Roderick Williams on how he wrote Forever?

The Guardian - UK

Obama Condemns Growing Book Bans, Stresses Defense Of First Amendment

‌American Library Association Report Identified Banned Books having strong Indigenous, LGBTQ, and People of Colour Representation‌

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Inverse

15 Years Ago, Christopher Nolan Made the Best Batman Movie Ever — By Being Disturbingly Prescient

In 2008, Batman was a political allegory whether you wanted him to be or not.

Tribune News Service

Leonard Greene: Jesse Jackson kept Martin Luther King’s dream — and hope — alive

If there is anybody in America who deserves to finally retire, it’s the Rev. Jesse Jackson.

The Times of India

Barack Obama speaks up against book bans in the USA

Former President of the USA and author, Barack Obama is an inspiration to many people. Reacting to an increase in the number of books being banned in the US recently, Obama took to social media where he spoke up against it and called the book bans "profoundly misguided".

Chicago Sun-Times

Barack Obama, in TikTok starring Kankakee Public Library staffers, launches drive against book bans

Book bans are brewing as an issue that could energize voters — on the left and right — from local contests for library and school boards to the White House — heading into the 2024 election cycle.

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The Guardian - US

Obama speaks out against ‘profoundly misguided’ book bans in school libraries

Former president writes open letter to American librarians and appears in TikTok video decrying rightwing censorship push

The Independent UK

Biden campaign staffs up with former White House aide Cedric Richmond and fundraising leaders

After having just four official staffers on payroll last quarter, President Joe Biden’s 2024 reelection campaign has announced that former White House aide and congressman Cedric Richmond is joining as co-chair

Salon

Bourdain was right about Guy Fieri

Bourdain knew that food was political. Here's why the Mayor of Flavortown’s politics matter, too

Zenger

Biden Praises Jesse Jackson’s Legacy, Ignoring History Of Anti-Jewish Remarks

President Biden hails Jackson as a leader, despite controversial statements on Jews

The Guardian - US

Republicans have their most diverse primary slate ever – yet they’re still denying racism exists

Critics say important breakthrough overshadowed by contenders’ reluctance to confront systemic racism in US

WEKU

Fox's newest star Jesse Watters boasts a wink, a smirk, and a trail of outrage

Jesse Watters, who has worked, smirked, and opined for Fox his entire professional career, takes the reins on Monday of Fox News' 8 p.m. weekday show, permanently replacing fired star Tucker Carlson.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Fighter for freedom’: Kamala Harris praises legacy of the Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH Coalition convention

Vice President Harris said that when she was in law school in the 1980s, she had a ‘Jesse Jackson for President’ bumper sticker on her car.

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