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The specter of China has edged into US election rhetoric − for Republicans much more than Democrats

Speaking at the Republican National Convention in July 2024, Donald Trump invoked China 14 times. In the course of a 92-minute address, the former president recycled his widely criticized term “China virus” for the COVID-19 pandemic, said China was stealing auto jobs, and touted how his administration had China beat…

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A 40-year mortgage should be the new American standard for first-time homebuyers, two-time presidential advisor says

And there shouldn’t be a cap on age: “Why discriminate against somebody because they’re older? That’s crazy,” John Hope Bryant tells Fortune.

Fortune

How Democrats are using music to reclaim ‘Republican values’ of freedom, patriotism and leadership

Momentum in the 2024 US presidential campaign has fundamentally shifted in recent weeks, and music has played its part in this remarkable transformation. The Harris-Walz campaign is using particular kinds of music to help communicate its optimistic message of hope, inclusion and a brighter future for America.

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Should You Worry About An Unrealized Capital Gains Tax?

A Democratic proposal would tax unrealized capital gains of wealthy Americans. And it is causing angst in the investment world.

Investors Business Daily

“I would like to do a duet with Bonnie Tyler!" Five minutes with Hammerfall's Joacim Cans

Hammerfall's frontman chats power ballad karaoke, why he hated living in America and touring with Death in the 90s

Metal Hammer

"Like Van Halen reincarnated": Watch 10-year-old guitarist Maya Neelakantan blaze through her Metallica-approved performance of Master Of Puppets on America's Got Talent

Child YouTube guitar sensation Maya Neelakantan was granted permission from Metallica to play Master Of Puppets on America's Got Talent, and wowed the judges with her sitar-infused axe-slinging skills

Metal Hammer

The artistic journey behind making Dustborn's dystopian, stylised American roadtrip

Art director Christoffer Grave interviewed.

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Botched college financial aid form snarls enrollment plans for students

After a long summer of technical glitches, most of America’s prospective college students finally applied for federal financial aid — an annual process upended by a redesign-gone-bad

The Independent UK

Trump Is Targeting EVs. This Swing State Ad Is Pushing Back

"Want those jobs in China instead? A new ad targeting Michigan and Georgia from the EV Jobs Alliance gets tough on partisan critics.

InsideEVs

American Tyler Stites jumps to ProTeam level with Caja Rural on two-year deal

US rider caught attention of Spanish team with medals at US Pro Road Nationals and European races with Project Echelon Racing

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OPINION - Dylan Jones: Kamala Harris will probably win the election — for this very American reason

To a cynic, there are many things to forget about America. The insincerity, perhaps, or the casual racism. Some might say the thuggish imperialism, or the metropolitan parochialism. Naysayers might also opt for the transactional nature of its relationships, its corporate insecurity, or the desperate way that urbanites can’t rest…

Evening Standard

American kids are losing fundamental skills—states should address this now before they lose billions in federal funding

Officials have the opportunity to use ESSER funding creatively to support students and families—but only if the states act before the Sept. 30 deadline.

Fortune

Hyundai Ioniq 9 Three-Row SUV To Be Built In America; 560-Mile 'EREV' In 2026

At Hyundai's CEO Investor Day event, the Korean automaker announced the Ioniq 9 three-row SUV will be built in America and confirmed a new type of hybrid.

InsideEVs

Fear, queer love and self-loathing: James Baldwin’s mid-century masterpiece, Giovanni’s Room

Our cultural touchstones series looks at influential books.

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What we know about Kamala Harris’s tax plans

Harris supports higher rates for corporations and wealthiest Americans to raise more than $5 trillion over a decade

Fortune

The promised fix to America's retirement crisis might not be much of a solution after all

Auto-enrollment and auto-escalation are supposed to help Americans save more. New research shows they might not be working.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Kamala Harris vs Donald Trump is a battle of the sexes — and women will decide the winner

Kamala Harris had a stunningly successful convention beyond all expectations and yet the US presidential race remains too close to call. The result will come down to which party can maximise turnout. Harris is energising women voters on a huge scale, drawn by the opportunity to elect the first female…

Reason

YIMBYs' Premature Victory Dance at the DNC

Kamala Harris' promise to end the housing shortage and adopt rent control shows that YIMBY ideas are just one of several competing housing policy agendas within the Democratic Party.

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The $190 billion NFL is about to draft a new wildcard: private equity

After decades of resisting private equity, America’s most popular sport could be reversing itself.

The Guardian - UK

‘January 6 was just the warm-up’: the film that tracks three Maga extremists storming the Capitol

Michael Premo spent months getting to know, and filming, three Maga insurrectionists who took part in the riots. Why does the documentary-maker now think America is tottering on the brink of civil war?

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US Tourist Sparks Debate On Airport Etiquette After Trying To Kick Down Airplane’s Door

"Flying is like riding the bus these days" The post US Tourist Sparks Debate On Airport Etiquette After Trying To Kick Down Airplane’s Door first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Conversation

How a survey of over 2,000 women in the 1920s changed the way Americans thought about female sexuality

American women still have fewer orgasms than men, according to new research that suggests that decades after the sexual revolution, the “orgasm gap” is still very much in effect.

The Guardian - US

Kamala Harris’s rise has energized many Asian Americans. Could these ‘unmeasured’ voters swing battleground states?

For decades, pollsters have deemed Asian Americans ‘others’. The vice-president’s rise is changing that

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US-bound flight forced into emergency landing at Scottish airport

A PASSENGER plane travelling to America from Germany has made an emergency landing in Scotland ...

The Guardian - UK

Bluff by Danez Smith review – ‘Afropessimism’ as an artform

The American poet’s dark, politically conscious fourth collection tackles the entrenched problem of anti-blackness and the aftermath of the George Floyd protests

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