news2shortsWhen daily life feels like a black hole of apps and feeds, it’s no surprise we crave the intimacy of physical media Usually, my handbag is a medley of digital devices and life essentials – my phone, iPad, chargers, keys, tampons. But lately, you’re likely to also find a half-done newspaper crossword, a ton of … Read more
Discussions held amid US naval buildup and Iranian announcement of live-fire exercises in straits of Hormuz A fresh round of indirect nuclear talks in Geneva between Iran and the US, focusing on the terms for Tehran constraining its nuclear programme under the supervision of the UN nuclear weapons inspectorate, ended after just over four hours, … Read more
The American won her first Winter Games title at 41. She did so while advocating for Black athletes, mothers and the deaf and Down’s syndrome communities Elana Meyers Taylor had already cemented her place in Olympic history long before Monday night. She had competed with and against men on the World Cup tour and at … Read more
Democrats, who haven’t won statewide race since 1994, aim to gain ground with liberal rising stars as Republicans clash between incumbent and embattled Maga ally A Texas-sized showdown is brewing deep in the heart of the largest red state in the US. As early voting begins on Tuesday for the Lone Star state’s 3 March … Read more
North Carolina’s elections board came to an agreement with the Republican and Democratic parties on Monday to give 73,000 voters more time to update their voter registrations before they are removed from voter rolls. The settlement concludes an extended legal battle that rose after the Republican National Committee and North Carolina GOP sued state election … Read more
One of the US’s most prominent civil rights leaders who was a protege of Martin Luther King and a presidential hopeful The veteran civil rights activist Jesse Jackson, who has died aged 84, made history when he stood for the White House in 1984 and 1988. He was not the first African American to seek … Read more
President Donald Trump issued a Truth Social post on Tuesday, reflecting on Rev. Jesse Jackson in the wake of the 84-year-old civil rights leader’s death. Trump said he knew Jackson “well” and described him as “a good man.” “The Reverend Jesse Jackson is Dead at 84. I knew him well, long before becoming President. He … Read more
American fractured tibia in downhill last week Vonn was initially treated in Italy for injuries Lindsey Vonn is back home in the US to continue treatment after she broke her leg during the Winter Olympic downhill. “Haven’t stood on my feet in over a week… been in a hospital bed immobile since my race. And … Read more
Civil rights icon, who died Tuesday, shifted Black politics and leftist coalition-building from the sidecar of the Democratic party to the driver’s seat By the early 1980s, the Democratic party was facing a crossroads. The 1980 landslide election of Ronald Reagan, who clenched the presidency with a whopping 489 electoral college votes against Democratic incumbent … Read more
The Californian once had ambitions of winning gold at the Winter Olympics. But now he is more interested in what skiing can do for the soul Growing up in the Hayward Hills, just south of Oakland, California, Mallory Duncan lived a hybrid lifestyle throughout his childhood. Weekdays were spent at school, avoiding homework, disrupting class … Read more
