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Train to nowhere: can California’s high-speed rail project ever get back on track?

Despite 14 years of work and about $5bn spent, the 2008 promise of quick transport between Los Angeles and San Francisco has not materialized

The Guardian - US

Inside the remarkable lives of America's first ladies in exciting new TV series

A new TV series called The First Lady will look at the lives of Michelle Obama, Betty Ford and Eleanor Roosevelt – played by Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson

Daily Mirror

‘We have to act’: can Biden cut through the gridlock on gun control?

The president has long fought for restrictions but deep divisions have often left him hamstrung

The Guardian - US

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Obama reconnects with youth - now graduating high school - in famous ‘Hair Like Mine’ photo

Reflecting on one of the most iconic photos of his presidency, former President Obama said, “I think this picture embodied one of the hopes that I had when I first started running for office.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Barack Obama reunites with the boy who touched his head in iconic ‘Hair Like Mine’ photo

‘It’s Barack Obama, man. Do you remember me?’ the former president said to Jacob Philadelphia over Zoom

The Independent UK

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is one of America's fiercest gun rights advocates. Now his state is grappling with another school massacre

Texan Governor Greg Abbott has maintained his grip on America's Lone Star state for seven years, and is likely to clinch a third term later this year. For now, he must grapple with yet another mass shooting.

ABC News

Political realities have stopped legislative action after school shootings

The political climate has changed drastically since a 10-year assault weapons ban passed in 1994. The lack of political will and other barriers stand in the way of it even coming to a vote today.

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Democratic secretary of state candidates debate who is carrying the most ethical baggage

Ald. David Moore (17th), who has limited campaign coffers, tried to paint himself as the candidate without any ethical problems — as former state treasurer Alexi Giannoulias and Chicago city clerk Anna Valencia traded barbs in the heated Democratic race to succeed Illinois Secretary of State Jesse…

Chicago Sun-Times

O-T Fagbenle is showing us a different side of Barack Obama on 'The First Lady'

“My job was to find out what are the insecurities? What are the fears? What are the times he messed up?

Mic

How 'gate' became the syllable of scandal

On June 17, 1972, Washington, D.C., police arrested five men for breaking into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee. Although the administration’s press secretary, Ron Ziegler, dismissed the crime as a “third-rate burglary,” its scope would grow to consume Richard Nixon’s presidency and then bring it to an end…

The Conversation

Will the latest shooting of US children finally lead to gun reform? Sadly, that's unlikely

Mass shootings in the United States are all too common and, sadly, unsurprising to much of the world.

The Conversation

Unending tragedy: On U.S. school shootings and gun control debate

The U.S. must impose a ban on assault weapons, and expand checks for gun ownership

The Hindu

Tribute for late VA chief Max Cleland, who lost limbs in war

President Joe Biden and three former presidents have paid tribute to late Veterans Administration chief and U.S. senator Max Cleland, who lost limbs while serving in Vietnam

The Independent UK

Why can’t America do anything to stop mass shootings?

Despite hundreds of mass shootings unfolding in the US every year, Congress has repeatedly failed to pass major gun-control legislation

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Al Jazeera

How ‘alternative facts’ threaten US democracy

As divisions in society deepen, an understanding of a common reality is eroding, social scientists warn.

The National (Scotland)

Andy Murray calls Texas school shooting 'madness' after 19 children shot dead

ANDY Murray has expressed his anger over a school shooting in America that left 19 children dead, calling it "f***ing madness".

Al Jazeera

Texas school shooting: What, where and who?

Gunman kills 19 children and two adults in attack on Texas primary school. Here’s what we know so far.

Al Jazeera

‘Enough is enough’: Texas shooting spurs pleas for gun control

Gunman kills 19 children in attack on school in Uvalde, Texas, sparking renewed calls for gun control legislation.

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Barack Obama, Steve Kerr among those demanding change as world reacts to Texas school shooting

Former US president Barack Obama says America is "paralysed" by Republicans, as reaction from around the world pours in over the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: Anguish at another US school shooting

In today’s newsletter: how the killing of 19 children and two adults at a school in Texas will reignite America’s gun control debate

The Guardian - AU

Amanda Gorman decries US inaction on gun violence in poem after Texas school shooting

The poet, who performed at the inauguration of Joe Biden, says to ‘do nothing isn’t just insanity – it’s inhumanity’

The Independent UK

Why the hell can’t America end this deadly gun violence?

There are 400 million firearms in US and this is 27th school shooting of 2022, says Andrew Buncombe

Al Jazeera

MSNBC hires former White House press secretary Jen Psaki

Psaki is the latest in a line of former White House and administration spokespeople to join the media.

Reason

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Demonstrate How Not To Handle a #MeToo Case

The torturous trial calls to mind Title IX investigations on college campuses.

The Independent UK

In Cuba, caution and confusion meet eased US sanctions

The Biden administration's move to ease some sanctions on Cuba are being met with some confusion and caution by people on the island

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