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A history of the Panama Canal — and why Trump can't take it back on his own

President-elect Donald Trump is decrying rising shipping fees Panama has imposed to use the Panama Canal

The Independent UK

Doug Burgum could soon be driving Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ promises on public lands

Conservationists fear an expansion of drilling with North Dakota governor Trump’s pick for secretary of the interior and White House ‘energy czar’

The Guardian - US

Undoing the ‘deep state’ means Trump would undo over a century of progress in building a federal government for the people and not just for rich white men

If elected, Donald Trump has vowed to demolish what he calls the “deep state” – a conspiratorial term for the American federal bureaucracy. A second Trump administration, running mate JD Vance has said, should fire thousands of civil servants and replace them with MAGA loyalists.

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‘There are images no leader ever wants to be seen’: 33 pivotal US presidential moments captured on camera

From the intimate to the infamous, these pictures of US commanders-in-chief (and a few also-rans) capture moments of tragedy and hope at the heart of the White House

The Guardian - UK

Why are Democrats tarred as elites when the world’s richest man funds Trump?

We’re living in a second Gilded Age of extreme inequality. Kamala Harris’s campaign should strike a more populist note

The Guardian - US

Tim Walz and the politics of football

Through "Coach Walz," Democrats try to embrace football and a revisionist masculinity. It's a bad bargain

Salon

Kamala Harris’s endorsements show Republicans may be paying the price for their newfound anti-business rhetoric

Anti-business rhetoric erodes a traditional area of Republican advantage.

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Welcome to the Trump show: Republican convention to resemble coronation

Speaker after speaker will line up in Milwaukee to pay tribute to their nominee – and they’re confident of his chances against Biden

The Guardian - US

Theodore Roosevelt's pocket watch was stolen in 1987. It's finally back at his New York home

A silver pocket watch that belonged to President Theodore Roosevelt is back on public display at his home and national park site in New York, nearly four decades after it was stolen

The Independent UK

RFK Jr. may have missed a major opportunity with his VP pick

Until his running mate Nicole Shanahan can prove herself an asset, Kennedy will seem to have missed an opportunity to capture the imagination of the nation — or at least a meaningful segment of it.

WEKU

We have met the enemy and he is us

And with no sense of humor, the joke is on us

Salon

Review: Ken Burns Explains the Anti–Native American Plot To Kill Bison

The American Buffalo documentary charts the fall and rise of American bison.

Reason

National Hat Day: The Panama Hat is Actually Ecuadorian and Advocates Are Pushing to Update the Name

They asked retailers to rename the Panama hat to the Ecuador hat.

Latin Times

Don't count Biden out: January polls are historically unreliable

As 2024 begins, Joe Biden’s hopes of being re-elected president of the United States look shaky. Recent approval ratings have him at 39 per cent, consumer sentiment on the economy sits near a 10-year low and early polls have him down about two points in a hypothetical rematch with Donald…

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The Independent UK

The Electoral College is a ‘bad’ and ‘undemocratic’ system. So why does the US still use it?

In the most powerful democracy in the world, two of its last four leaders have been chosen by a minority of voters. The US’s Electoral College system is now functioning far from how its creators originally intended, Gustaf Kilander writes

WEKU

Presidential pets can breed controversy. A dog was once suspected of being a spy

Historically, pets — everything from birds to cats to dogs — have been part of the White House. And Biden's dog Commander isn't alone. More than a few have ended up embroiled in some controversy.

The Conversation

Hunter Biden is the latest presidential child to stain a White House reputation − but others have shined it up

Hunter Biden, the surviving son of President Joe Biden, was indicted on Sept. 14, 2023, on gun-related charges – facing a possible criminal trial while his father is campaigning for reelection. The charges relate to Hunter Biden’s alleged lying about his drug use when he purchased a gun in 2018.…

The Independent UK

Beloved wild horses that roam Theodore Roosevelt National Park may be removed. Many oppose the plan

The National Park Service has proposed removing wild horses from Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota, as the park looks to revise its livestock plans

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The Independent UK

For presidents, July Fourth is a day to chill or strut or get an earful of red, white and boo

Through history, the Fourth of July has been a day for some presidents to declare their independence from the public

Texas Observer

The Awful 88th

Losers during the 88th session of the legislature included taxpayers, teachers, trans youths, and anyone who uses electricity.

Salon

The US could learn a lot from Ukraine

Ukraine's “deoligarchization” efforts look to be a great success

Tribune News Service

DeSantis fights for Everglades as he neglects climate crisis

One night in mid-February, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took the stage at the Breakers in Palm Beach to brag about how much he’d done for the environment.

Chicago Sun-Times

Outdoors notes: Huge sturgeon, Flatfoot Lake, early crocuses and Teddy Roosevelt’s world-record cougar

A huge sturgeon speared in Wisconsin, a note on Flatfoot Lake, remarkably early crocuses, and Teddy Roosevelt’s world-record cougar are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Facebookopoly

The recent news is that Facebook’s parent, Meta, had record earnings that have driven the stock up over 20% in trading. In the world of social media, Facebook is ubiquitous. Coming from humble beginnings as a Harvard student’s pet project, it’s now expanded to 2.89 billion users worldwide, making it…

Daily Mirror

Jesse Marsch inspired to battle on at Leeds by United States President's speech

Leeds are in a fight for their Premier League lives and head coach Jesse Marsch has admitted the job comes with huge stresses but he wouldn't want to be anywhere else than the heat of the battle ahead of the clash with West Ham

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