Grisham, also a former top aide to Melania Trump, to publish memoir containing ‘surprising new scandals’ in October The former Trump White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham, also a former top aide to former first lady Melania Trump, will release …
Biden says ‘we can and we will turn the tide on Covid-19’ in White House speech – live
Ban went into effect last week after supreme court declined to block lawBlow to US gun control efforts as Biden withdraws ATF nominationBiden to mandate Covid vaccinations for all federal workers – reportsSign up to receive First Thing – our daily brie…
Biden administration sues Texas over ‘clearly unconstitutional’ abortion ban
Law bans abortion once embryonic cardiac activity is detectedKamala Harris says reproductive rights are ‘non-negotiable’The Biden administration sued Texas on Thursday over the state’s extreme abortion law, which amounts to a near total ban on abortion…
Death threats sent to participants of US conference on Hindu nationalism
Threats force several scholars to withdraw as ‘far-right fringe groups’ accuse event of being ‘anti-Hindu’An academic conference in the US addressing Hindu nationalism is being targeted by rightwing Hindu groups, which have sent death threats to partic…
Study links too much free time to lower sense of wellbeing
Research shows there is a ‘sweet spot’ and subjective wellbeing drops off after about five hoursThe lesson of Goldilocks, that one can have too much of a good thing, even when it comes to the size of a chair, has applied in fields from astrobiology to …
Gambling firm 888 buys William Hill International in £2.2bn deal
Online casino business signals intention to keep bookmaker’s shops as part of a foray into bricks and mortarThe online casino company 888 Holdings has confirmed its £2.2bn purchase of William Hill International and signalled its intent to keep the book…
Twenty years after 9/11: tell us your memories of the day
We would like to hear your experiences from the day and how you will be marking the anniversaryAs we approach the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America on September 11, we would like to hear your experiences of where you were when it hap…
Inside an Oregon hospital amid an ‘absolutely stunning’ Covid surge
Flood of unvaccinated patients prompts comparisons to New York and Italy early in the pandemicThere was a time earlier this summer when April Rivera and the staff at the drive-through Covid testing site in southern Oregon where she worked had considere…
The Taliban takeover must not mean the end of international aid to Afghanistan | Christopher de Bellaigue
A humanitarian crisis looms unless Americans and Europeans continue to fund the projects keeping Afghans from oblivionLeaving is the easy bit. It’s the looking back that hurts. There was – as Joe Biden pointed out when announcing America’s defeat at th…
‘Blacklisting’ terrorist groups: the post-9/11 strategy that only serves to prolong wars | Sophie Haspeslagh
The blunt-edged, security-oriented approach allows little space to tackle the root causes of violence and find resolutionSophie Haspeslagh is an assistant professor in political science at the American University in CairoIn the wake of the 9/11 attacks…