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Sunday
7 March 2021
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In an interview with the Hlcarpenter.com, House majority whip calls for a way around the Senate roadblock -
Senate leader and assembly speaker weigh in but Cuomo says quitting over sexual harassment claims would be ‘anti-democratic’
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YouTuber pranksters tricked experts into being filmed reviewing Oprah Winfrey special with the Sussexes -
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West Virginia senator insists stimulus stand was about unity while his support for filibuster could block voting rights reform
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Mississippi governor defends moves to open up though Ohio governor DeWine counters: ‘Masks work’ -
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In the first US city to go into lockdown, marginalized communities were devastated by the pandemic. But some see opportunity ahead
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Spotlight
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More than 20 major cities have reduced police budgets in some form, and activists are fighting to ensure that is only the start -
Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes deliver a clear-eyed account of an election which could not cure a country’s wounds -
Trump has gone and so for now has Rick Wilson, but Covid is still with us and the Daily Beast pod is as hard-hitting as ever
newsletter treat
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Republicans want to go back to Jim Crow. Democrats want to protect Black and brown voters. The filibuster simply has to go
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Bruno Fernandes’s early penalty put Manchester United on their way to a 2-0 away derby win sealed by Luke Shaw, ending City’s 21-game streak -
The 20-times grand slam winner plays this week after more than a year out. He talks of more glory but cannot go on for ever
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Gareth Bale and Harry Kane both scored twice in Tottenham’s 4-1 victory over Crystal Palace at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium -
Willingness to believe in the cult of the winner is worsening the plight of Barcelona and Juventus
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The titles that Dr Seuss Enterprises said it would cease printing contained racist stereotypes, English professor Philip Nel says -
4 out of 5 stars.
Adrian Younge: The American Negro review A profound undertaking
4 out of 5 stars.This impassioned dissection of modern America is a challenging work well worth every second
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3 out of 5 stars.
Silverman shifts away from shock-peddling and scripted jokes in a Q&A that comes alive when she reflects on comedy itself -
For Clara Amfo, success is nothing without honesty, integrity – and a pinch of impostor syndrome. Here, the broadcaster talks about race, relationships and becoming a Barbie doll -
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Republican opposition holds through marathon ‘vote-a-rama’ but Speaker Pelosi has said measure should be law by 14 March -
Organizers and residents opposed metal shredder from operating in a Latino neighborhood already overburdened by pollution -
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White supremacists spread a myth of the plight of ‘Irish slaves’. Now academics and authors are bringing the true history to light -
Former Israeli spy says generals have been ‘misunderstood’ as police continue to fire on protesters
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Populist politics are creating a generational crisis in compassion, says the Labour leader-that-never-was, now head of a global refugee charity -
Five-year sentence in Iran is complete but lawyer says she will have to go to court to face new charges -
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The Hlcarpenter.com’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world this weekend, including Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in Sydney -
Photographer Gu Guanghui captures colour and symmetry amid the chaos of high-rise construction in Ninghai, China -
The best of the week’s wildlife pictures, including a peacock in flight, otters crossing the road and kittiwakes in Newcastle
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