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Rights group seeks arrest of ex-Sri Lanka president in Singapore

International Truth and Justice Project says Rajapaksa committed grave breaches of Geneva Conventions during civil war.

Al Jazeera

Rights group seeks arrest of former Sri Lanka president Rajapaksa in Singapore

A rights group documenting alleged abuses in Sri Lanka has filed a criminal complaint with Singapore's attorney general, seeking the arrest of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for his role in the South Asian nation's decades-long civil war.

Reuters

Play tells story of the Scottish heroes of Spanish Civil War

WOULD you travel 1500 miles to fight for a cause you believe in? Well, that’s what 549 Scots did in 1936 as they took it upon themselves to battle…

The National (Scotland)

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Survey finds 'alarming' trend toward political violence among American population

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — One in five Americans believes that political violence is at least sometimes justifiable, and over half believe that the country is headed toward civil war.

Tribune News Service

O’Shea won’t reprise 2019 endorsement of Lightfoot: ‘I’d have a civil war on my hands’

Four years ago, candidate Lori Lightfoot got a huge boost from Ald. Matt O’Shea’s endorsement in the mayoral runoff election against Toni Preckwinkle. It won’t happen this year, O’Shea told the Sun-Times on Thursday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jackie Chan-produced action movie films in devastated Syrian city

The decision to produce a film glorifying China’s Communist party in a town destroyed by civil war has been described as ‘appallingly bad taste’

The Guardian - UK

Built on backs of slaves: New mapping shows clearer picture of SC’s historic rice fields

YEMASSEE, S.C. — More than 236,000 acres of rice fields spanning 160 miles once covered coastal South Carolina, according to a recent mapping project that used modern tools to document the massive footprint of the Lowcountry’s antebellum rice culture.

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Commentary: Dobbs isn’t the first time the Supreme Court took away key rights

After the Dobbs decision ended federal protections for abortion, some high-profile responses suggested the ruling marked the first time the Supreme Court rescinded an established fundamental right.

Los Angeles Times

What would California do if Congress passed a national abortion ban?

WASHINGTON — What if Congress enacts a federal ban on abortion?

Tribune News Service

Rebel LIV tour and golf’s civil war overshadowed everything at the Open

The schism in world golf is the all-consuming storyline, with all eyes now turning to Augusta and the 2023 Masters

The Guardian - UK

Travel for Two: Historic Southern resorts you may not have heard about

Fancy a romantic sojourn through the South? If you’re ready to sweeten your life with your sweetie with loads of Southern charm, scenery and history, then you’ll find myriad grand resorts dotted across the countryside from Tennessee and North Carolina and down to Alabama and Georgia and everywhere in between.

Tribune News Service

Jan. 6 hearings: National civics lesson

What we heard from Jamie Raskin and Jason Van Tatenhove this week was crucial public education. Will it be enough?

Salon

The Supreme Court's ideological rulings are roiling US politics – just like when Lincoln and his Republicans remade the court to fit their agenda

Political conflict over the Supreme Court’s direction is raging in the aftermath of two sweeping rulings in the court’s most recent term, one which expanded individual gun rights and the other which removed constitutional protection for abortion. Those rulings were the product of a conservative majority made more muscular and…

The Conversation

Saudi LIV defectors 'face ban from all four majors' in 2023 as golf civil war escalates

Those who have chosen to move to the LIV Golf Series have been able to play in this year’s major tournaments, but they could well be banned from the four flagship events in 2023

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Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa: Civil war victor brought down by protests

Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who oversaw a ruthless crushing of Tamil Tiger guerrillas to end a long-running civil war and went on to become president, had been due to step down on Wednesday to appease a population angry over several tumultuous months of economic and political crisis.

The Conversation

Former Oath Keeper reveals racist, antisemitic beliefs of white nationalist group – and their plans to start a civil war

During his testimony before congressional investigators, former Oath Keepers spokesman Jason Van Tatenhove left little doubt about the intentions of the white nationalist militia group when its members stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

The Guardian - US

Trump sought to mount ‘armed revolution’, militia ex-spokesman says

Witness Jason van Tatenhove testifies at seventh public hearing, ‘This could have been the spark that started a new civil war’

Los Angeles Times

‘Lies, deceit and snake oil’: Jan. 6 hearing witnesses say Trump claims might have ‘started a new civil war’

WASHINGTON — Faced with no legal path to staying in office, former President Donald Trump summoned supporters to Washington to pressure Congress to overturn the 2020 election results, a move far-right extremists saw as a cue to attack the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the House committee investigating the insurrection…

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The Guardian - US

Ex-campaign chief texted ally Trump’s January 6 rhetoric ‘killed someone’

‘A sitting president asking for civil war,’ Brad Parscale told Katrina Pierson, a former campaign spokesperson

Axios

Ex-Oath Keepers spokesperson: Jan. 6 could have been "spark that started ... Civil War"

"I do fear for this election cycle because who knows what that might bring."

The National (Scotland)

Tiger Woods aims heavy criticism at Greg Norman and players who have defected to the LIV Golf Series

TIGER WOODS came out fighting in golf’s civil war and aimed heavy criticism at Greg Norman and those players who have defected to the LIV Golf…

Daily Mirror

Sir Mo Farah's real family - who they are and who was the actual Mohamed Farah

Sir Mo Farah opens up during a BBC documentary - The Real Mo Farah - where the four-time Olympic gold medallist speaks about the 30-year secret he had been running away from

Daily Mirror

Saudi-backed LIV golf tour tipped for breakthrough in talks to end bitter civil war

EXCLUSIVE: The 150th Open Championship gets underway this week with controversial LIV golfers poised to participate in the event and according to one rebel player a truce may come soon

WEKU

Angola's José Eduardo dos Santos, once one of Africa's longest-serving rulers, dies

Dos Santos died at 79 after a long illness. Under his watch, Angola became sub-Saharan Africa's second-largest oil producer — but the wealth didn't reach the people.

Reuters

Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa: Civil war victor brought down by protests

Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who oversaw a ruthless crushing of the Tamil Tigers to bring an end to the country's long-running civil war and went on to become president, appears set to be forced from office following months of protests.

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