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Why America at 250 Still Cannot Face Slavery

When Bryan Stevenson moved to Montgomery, Alabama, in the 1980s, the city—one of America’s most prominent slave trading spaces before the Civil War—had dozens of Confederate monuments and memorials, but nothing commemorating slavery.  Subscribe to Mother Jones podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Today, thanks to Stevenson’s efforts, the city looks much…

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‘A total disappointment’: revelers face unbearable heat at Great American State Fair

Attendance had been thin to Trump’s ‘unbelievable’ event before an increase on Friday – and then the high temperatures swept in Even by Trumpian standards, the event was promoted with intense hyperbole: nothing short, the US president suggested, of the “the most unforgettable birthday party any country has ever seen”. “It’s gonna be great,” Donald…

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Trump ‘quite ill – and getting worse daily’, Rosie O’Donnell tells the Guardian after president posts AI video attacking her – live

Trump’s post, shared by official White House account, depicts testimonials from AI renderings of O’Donnell and five other Hollywood critics of the president * Sign up for the Breaking News US email OpenAI is reportedly in early stage talks to give a 5% stake in the ChatGPT developer to the US government as artificial intelligence…

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Zohran Mamdani plans ‘major address’ to mark US’s 250th anniversary ahead of Trump’s Mount Rushmore speech – live

The city’s immigrant mayor will deliver his remarks ‘surrounded by recently naturalized citizens’, according to his office * Sign up for US breaking news alerts email While fielding questions from reporters ahead of his flight to North Dakota today, Donald Trump batted down questions about the $1.2bn he earned from crypto businesses, according to his…