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Shining achievement: is Trump’s celebratory Kim Jong-un coin a little premature?

 

The newly minted coin commemorates a summit that hasn’t happened yet – let’s hope the North Korean leader turns up

 

 

Tue 22 May 2018 14.41 BST Last modified on Tue 22 May 2018 22.00 BST

 

 
 
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A coin featuring Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un has been produced by the White House
Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/22/shining-achievement-is-trumps-celebratory-kim-jong-un-coin-a-little-premature

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Indigenous and female: Idaho gubernatorial candidate Paulette Jordan making history

 

May 22, 2018 10:06 AM CDT By Mark Maxey

 

 

 

 

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Trump escalates attacks on FBI as he fights back against Mueller inquiry

 

President wields authority as weapon to discredit agency as he claims, without evidence, that it planted informant in campaign

 

 

Wed 23 May 2018 13.05 BST

Sabrina Siddiqui in Washington

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/23/donald-trump-fbi-spy-claims-robert-mueller-russia-investigation

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Georgia accuses Russia of war crimes during 2008 conflict

 

Tbilisi says Russia bombed civilian areas, in closing evidence at human rights court

 

Luke Harding

Wed 23 May 2018 11.34 BST Last modified on Wed 23 May 2018 15.10 BST

 

 
 
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A Russian armoured vehicle in South Ossetia, a breakaway province of Georgia, in 2008
Photograph: Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters
 
 
 
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Guatemala: ex-military officers convicted of crimes against humanity

 

Four former high-ranking officers convicted of 1981 rape and torture of young woman and disappearance of her teenage brother

 

Nina Lakhani in Mexico City

Wed 23 May 2018 17.57 BST

 

 

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Emma Theissen Álvarez de Molina pointed out ex-major Hugo at Zaldaña Rojas as one of the men who took away her son, saying: ‘That is him. His face is forever recorded in my memory.’
Photograph: Esteban Biba/EPA
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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'Righteous fight': Warren and Booker call on religious voters to resist Trump

 

The Democratic senators laid out a moral case in passionate, sermon-like remarks for resisting Trump’s agenda

 

 

Wed 23 May 2018 20.34 BST

Lauren Gambino in Washington

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/23/elizabeth-warren-religious-voters-fight-trump-cory-booker

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US firm that gave cash to Michael Cohen helped secure millions for Putin-linked oligarch

 

Files reviewed by Guardian shed new light on ties between Columbus Nova, Viktor Vekselberg and Kremlin-allied bankers

 

 

Wed 23 May 2018 11.00 BST

Jon Swaine in New York

 

 

 

 

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Viktor Vekselberg, shown in 2017 with Vladimir Putin, is one of Russia’s richest men. Columbus Nova is the US affiliate of Renova Group, a Moscow-based company owned by Vekselberg
Photograph: Alexei Druzhinin/AP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Donald Trump cannot block anyone on Twitter, court rules

 

A New York judge rules @realDonaldTrump is a presidential, not personal, account and blocking violates the first amendment

 

Sam Wolfson in New York

Wed 23 May 2018 19.36 BST

 

 

 

 

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Donald Trump’s @realDonaldTrump Twitter account
Photograph: Reuters
 
 
 
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Venezuela has fallen to a dictator. But we can help to restore democracy

 

Nicolás Maduro has brought the country to its knees. The international community must support Venezuelans trying to restore democracy

 

Wed 23 May 2018 09.00 BST Last modified on Wed 23 May 2018 17.33 BST

By  Reynaldo Trombetta
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Iowa: will America's strictest abortion law drive female voters to the left?

 

Iowa passed one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the industrialized world – and some think the state has moved too far to the right

 

 

Wed 23 May 2018 15.56 BST

Jessica Glenza in Des Moines, Iowa

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/23/iowa-fetal-heartbeat-law-push-voters-left

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Stacey Abrams becomes first black female nominee for governor

 

Victory in Georgia’s Democratic primary is among most consequential in series of triumphs by female candidates ahead of midterm elections

 

 

Wed 23 May 2018 05.10 BST

Sabrina Siddiqui in Washington

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/23/stacey-abrams-becomes-first-black-female-nominee-for-governor

 

 

 

 

 

US Congress passes partial Dodd-Frank rollback in move to deregulate banking

 

Bill partially lifts restrictions enacted after 2008 financial crash as Republicans tell banking sector ‘help is on the way’

 

Edward Helmore in New York

Wed 23 May 2018 00.35 BST

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/22/congress-passes-partial-dodd-frank-rollback-trump

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Senate on verge of passing further VA privatization

 

May 23, 2018 9:03 AM CDT By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

Senate on verge of passing further VA privatization
David Groves/The Stand
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Unions and Dems unveil $50B teacher pay, school infrastructure bill

 

May 23, 2018 9:24 AM CDT By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 
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'Righteous fight': Warren and Booker call on religious voters to resist Trump

 

The Democratic senators laid out a moral case 

 

 

 

That is funny coming from the party that promotes Planned Parenthood and abortions. :lol:

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24 May

'Of course he can win': leftist defies odds in Colombian presidential race

 

Former guerrilla group member Gustavo Petro rides wave of enthusiasm to second place in the polls, despite country’s conservative tradition

 

 

Thu 24 May 2018 06.00 BST

Joe Parkin Daniels in Bogotá

 

 

 

 

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People attend a rally for Gustavo Petro in Cali, Colombia. He has developed a following not seen in generations for a leftist candidate
Photograph: Ernesto Guzmán Jr/EPA
 
 
 
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Iran's leader: US pullout from nuclear deal leaves Trump 'lost in history'

 

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sets out six conditions for Europe if it wants Iran to remain in agreement

 

 

Wed 23 May 2018 23.39 BST

Saeed Kamali Dehghan Iran correspondent

 

 

 

 

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Iranian supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, arriving for a meeting with members of his government in Tehran
Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
 
 
 
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North Korea 'destroys' nuclear test site as world's media watches

 

Pyongyang claims to have dismantled its only known nuclear test site, with journalists witnessing the explosions

 

 

Thu 24 May 2018 13.48 BST

Benjamin Haas in Seoul

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/24/north-korea-destroys-nuclear-test-site-as-worlds-media-watches

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Parkland survivor David Hogg aims to 'create the NRA – except for the opposite issues'

 

Rather than head to college, Hogg plans to hit the campaign trail in key districts to increase the youth voter turnout rate

 

Thu 24 May 2018 11.00 BST

By Lois Beckett in New York

 

 

 

 

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David Hogg: ‘You never get numb to these things, but I feel like American society gets kind of desensitized.’
Photograph: Larry French/Getty Images for SiriusXM

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/24/david-hogg-parkland-shooting-gun-control-activism

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Jared Kushner granted security clearance after painful process

 

The president’s son-in-law and adviser had been downgraded amid concerns he was vulnerable to foreign exploitation

 

 

Thu 24 May 2018 02.12 BST

Ed Pilkington in Washington

 

 

 

 

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Jared Kushner is presumed to have been granted top secret clearance
Photograph: Susan Walsh/AP
 
 
 
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Donald Trump cancels North Korea nuclear summit

 

In letter to Kim Jong-un, Trump says talks are ‘inappropriate … based on the open hostility displayed in your recent statement’

 

Julian Borger in Washington and Benjamin Haas in Seoul

Thu 24 May 2018 17.40 BST

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/24/trump-cancels-north-korea-nuclear-summit

 

 

 

Sabotaging the summit: Trump administration sinks N. Korea meeting

 

May 24, 2018 1:07 PM CDT By C.J. Atkins

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/sabotaging-the-summit-trump-administration-sinks-n-korea-meeting/

 

 

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Panel: Dems lost union voters over trade and jobs issues

 

May 24, 2018 1:25 PM CDT By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

 
Panel: Dems lost union voters over trade and jobs issues
Liz Shuler, AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer said the winning formula for Dems should include going back to the party’s roots, and running a pro-worker campaign, with candidates unafraid to say the word “union." She said Connor Lamb, seen here after his victory on election night in Pa., is a good example of someone who adheres to that formula. | Gene J. Puskar/AP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Trade, worker rights, retirement security top lobbying topics for Steelworkers

 

May 24, 2018 11:59 AM CDT By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

 
Trade, worker rights, retirement security top lobbying topics for Steelworkers
USW Rapid Response members with Indiana Representative Jackie Walorski's staff, May 23, Washington, D.C. Anthony Fanno, USW Twitter
 
 
 
 
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25 May

 

Orban is the original Trump, says Bannon in Budapest 

 

The architect of the alt-right sets his sights on Europe with thundering speech in Hungary

 

 

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Spanish socialists file no-confidence motion against Mariano Rajoy

 

Opposition says ruling party’s role in Gürtel corruption case has damaged democracy

 

 

Fri 25 May 2018 13.47 BST

Sam Jones in Madrid

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/25/spanish-socialists-file-no-confidence-motion-against-mariano-rajoy-gurtel

 

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Israeli intel firm spied on Palestinian-American Linda Sarsour, report says

 

Dossier included files on activist’s parents and a court case

 

Sarsour is co-chair of Women’s March and backs BDS campaign

 

Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem

Fri 25 May 2018 15.57 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/25/linda-sarsour-israeli-intel-firm-spied-palestinian-american

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How Britain let Russia hide its dirty money

 

For decades, politicians have welcomed the super-rich with open arms. Now they’re finally having second thoughts. But is it too late?

 

 

Fri 25 May 2018 06.00 BST

By Oliver Bullough

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/may/25/how-britain-let-russia-hide-its-dirty-money

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