Hawaii fires: At least 36 killed as flames sweep through Maui island
Thousands of people have evacuated their homes and a state of emergency has been declared.
Fire and smoke tears through Maui towns
Eyewitnesses filmed intense smoke clouds and fire rampaging the Hawaiian island of Maui.
Man who threatened Biden shot dead in FBI raid in Utah
A criminal complaint outlined messages that Robertson made on Facebook including pictures of guns and threats to kill Mr Biden and Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney leading an investigation…
Search warrant was issued for Donald Trump’s Twitter account
Prosecutor Jack Smith requested data and records linked to the ex-president, unsealed files reveal.
Robbie Robertson, leader of The Band, dies aged 80
The Band toured with Bob Dylan before becoming one of the most influential acts of the late 1960s.
US to ban American investments in China tech sector
But Ms Bauerle Danzman, a professor of international studies at Indiana University, said despite US efforts to target its restrictions, the ill-defined nature of some of the technologies in question,…
Canada accuses China of targeting lawmaker in misinformation campaign
Beijing denies the claim it was behind a campaign to target a member of parliament with misinformation.
Links 8/10/2023 | naked capitalism
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After the US and Europe launched their joint “shock and awe” sanctions against Russia, Michael Hudson was quick to point out that a major target of the US campaign was…
Hip-hop at 50
For 50 years, the essential writing — fables, comedies, diaries; adventure, memoir, porn — about young Black life in this country has been happening in hip-hop. Songs about feelings, fantasies,…