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‘We can’t just vote’: in Chicago, protesters rally for Gaza and abortion rights as DNC set to begin_l

As Kamala Harris prepares to be formally nominated, organisers are expecting widespread protests at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago As thousands of Democratic delegates, party officials and elected leaders descend on Chicago for the Democratic National Convention (DNC) a smaller, strident…

“Labour Party Veteran Warns: ‘We’re Too Afraid to Discuss Immigration'”_L

Dame Margaret Hodge echoes calls for Labour to be bold in supporting multiculturalism, too Labour has consistently been “too frightened” to talk about immigration and must show leadership on the issue, a party grandee has warned, as she said the…

Journalist Jeff German was stabbed to death. Las Vegas watches as the accused politician goes on trial

German had written about workplace harassment by Robert Telles, a county lawyer, before he was killed Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German on the Las Vegas Strip on 2 June 2021. Photograph: Las Vegas Review-Journal/TNS Jeff German was a doggedly…

‘The world is watching’: 1968 protests set stage for Democratic convention

National guard soldiers face off with demonstrators at Grant Park in Chicago on 26 August 1968. Photograph: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group/Getty Images On Monday Democrats return to Chicago to prepare to anoint Kamala Harris as their candidate – amid striking…

Los Angeles wants a ‘no-car’ Olympics in 2028. Is it possible?

City officials are looking at the 1984 Games held in Los Angeles for inspiration for moving people. Composite: AP Karen Bass, the mayor, pledged to make the Games car-free, but the sprawling city’s public transit falls far behind that of previous…