8 h. ago Maine mass shooting survivors sue government for negligence: ‘Most preventable mass tragedies in American history’

The bew lawsuit accuses the Army of negligence for failing to act as shooter Robert Card’s mental health unraveled in the months before the October 2023 attack

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14 h. ago Survivors of Maine mass shooting and victims' relatives sue US government alleging negligence

More than 100 survivors and relatives of victims of Maine's deadliest mass shooting are suing the federal government

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29 h. ago Trump orders end union protections for 450,000 federal workers in ‘largest union busting in American history’

Legal battles take aim at the president’s executive orders ripping up collective bargaining agreements for federal workers

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4 d. ago A walk through a Smithsonian museum reveals American genius and cruelty as Trump presses for change

The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington explores the complexity of America's past

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7 d. ago Katrina: Come Hell and High Water review – Spike Lee gets straight to the defiant, joyous soul of New Orleans

The finale of the Oscar-winning director’s three-part documentary about the biggest tragedy in 21st-century Black American history is a must-watch. It’s a stirring look at the city’s refusal to lie downIt’s hard to quantify the significance of Hurricane Katrina: the combination of a historic natural disaster and cold systemic indifference towards its impoverished African American victims makes it perhaps the most significant event in 21st-century Black American history. It’s no surprise, then, that more than one major documentary series has been made to mark 20 years since wind, water and a whole lot of racism devastated New Orleans, or that leading cinematic auteurs of two consecutive generations, Spike Lee and Ryan Coogler, have each executive-produced their own.But watching Katrina: Come Hell and High Water, you do wish Lee and Coogler had got on the phone to check they weren’t doubling up too much. The new three-parter – the Lee one that arrives on Netflix to coincide with the w...

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1 week ago Trump’s attacks on the ‘Blacksonian’ have a history in a century

The United Daughters of the Confederacy set out to make slavery respectable again by promoting ‘the lost cause’It should surprise no one that former cast members from reality shows that ran for more than 15 seasons are running out of new material. Days ago, Donald Trump, former star of NBC’s The Apprentice and current US president, posted a lengthy Truth Social rant in which he (again) threatened the country’s leading cultural institutions to adhere to his political ideology. The target was one he has had in his crosshairs before – the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) – which Trump called “OUT OF CONTROL” in his post. “Everything discussed [in NMAAHC exhibits] is how horrible our Country is, how bad Slavery was,” Trump unloaded. “WOKE IS BROKE,” he continued through his customary use of all caps and misplaced capitalization of common nouns. “We have the HOTTEST Country in the World, and we want people to talk about it, including in our M...

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1 week ago Trump adviser leading Smithsonian review says DC museums place ‘overemphasis on slavery’

White House gripes against Smithsonian come despite president’s past praise of museums like National Museum of African American History and Culture

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2 w. ago Trump administration to expand review of Smithsonian museums to ‘get Woke out’

Exclusive: White House flagged institutions including those for Latino, African and Asian art for review, document showsAmid the Donald Trump administration’s heavy-handed review of Smithsonian museums, the Guardian has seen a document compiled by the White House that argues the widely visited cultural institutions have overly negative portrayals of US history, from a Benjamin Franklin exhibit that links his scientific achievements to his ownership of enslaved people and a film about George Floyd’s murder that it says mischaracterizes the police.The document, based on public submissions shared with the administration, shows that seven museums have so far been flagged for review: the National Museum of American History, National Museum of the American Latino, National Museum of Natural History, National Museum of African Art, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Museum of Asian Art. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Brazil aim to make waves at their first Women’s Rugby World Cup

Tournament debutants will make history as the first South American team to qualify, just 17 years after their first matchSixteen. That is how many Tests Brazil’s women’s rugby team has played, just six more than England played in 2024 alone. The Yaras have recorded five wins but one of those was history-making: a first victory against Colombia last June that secured qualification for the Rugby World Cup. They will be the first South American country at the women’s tournament and the first Brazil team, male or female, to compete in rugby’s global showpiece. “It is incredible,” says their captain, Eshyllen Coimbra.The remarkable story began in 2008 with their first international match. Brazil lost 10-0 to the Netherlands in what would be their sole fixture before an 11-year hiatus, mainly due to a lack of regional opponents. Brazil’s union focused on women’s sevens and rugby league before the 15s team was revived in 2019. One of the main reasons for doing so was the potential for Worl...

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2 w. ago The Breakdown | Brazil aim to make waves at their first Women’s Rugby World Cup

Tournament debutants Brazil are making history in England, as the first South American team to qualify for a Women’s Rugby World CupSixteen. That is how many Tests Brazil’s women’s rugby team has played, just six more than England played in 2024 alone. The Yaras have recorded five wins but one of those was history-making: a first victory against Colombia last June that secured qualification for the Rugby World Cup. They will be the first South American country at the women’s tournament and the first Brazil team, male or female, to compete in rugby’s global showpiece. “It is incredible,” says their captain, Eshyllen Coimbra.The remarkable story began in 2008 with their first international match. Brazil lost 10-0 to the Netherlands in what would be their sole fixture before an 11-year hiatus, mainly due to a lack of regional opponents. Brazil’s union focused on women’s sevens and rugby league before the 15s team was revived in 2019. One of the main reasons for doing so was the potenti...

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2 w. ago DHS speechwriter linked to hateful social accounts while claiming American conservatives are ostracized like Jews in Nazi Germany

‘They are not migrants. They are not ‘undocumented.’ They are an invading army. The largest invasion in American history,’ DHS speechwriter writes on X

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2 w. ago Trump’s move to sanitize US history gets little support with national park visitors

Exclusive: Public comments show that a crackdown on signs ‘disparaging’ Americans is not popularAs part of his administration’s war on “woke”, Donald Trump has asked the American public to report anything “negative” about Americans in US national parks. But the public has largely refused to support a world view without inconvenient historical facts, comments submitted from national parks and seen by the Guardian show.Notices have been erected at every National Park Service (NPS) site, which spans 433 national parks, monuments and battlefields, following an order from May entitled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History”, issued by Trump’s department of the interior (DOI). The president had demanded a crackdown on any material that “inappropriately disparages Americans”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago White House orders a review of exhibits at Smithsonian museums ahead of nation's 250th birthday

The White House is ordering a review of the Smithsonian museums to align content with President Donald Trump's interpretation of American history

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3 w. ago Emma Thompson jokes she could’ve ‘changed American history’ by saying yes to Trump

The ‘Nanny McPhee’ star said Trump got her phone number by ‘stalking’

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3 w. ago Love Actually: Emma Thompson says she could’ve ‘changed the course of American history’ by saying yes to Trump

The ‘Nanny McPhee’ star said Trump got her phone number by ‘stalking’

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3 w. ago Love Island 2025 champion Toni Laites reveals future plans after historic win

Love Island 2025 winner Toni Laites has opened up about her future after making show history as the first American to enter the UK version of the ITV2 dating show

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3 w. ago Love Island winner Toni Laites breaks silence on future plans after making show history

Toni Laites made Love Island history by becoming the first American bombshell to join the cast and went on to win the show with Cach Mercer after wooing the British public

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4 w. ago Hegseth announces return of Confederate statue that whitewashes slavery to Arlington Cemetery: ‘We honor it’

‘It never should have been taken down by woke lemmings. Unlike the Left, we don’t believe in erasing American history,’ Defense Secretary says

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4 w. ago Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act, our voices are being eroded | Al Sharpton

The 1965 law, a rare and profound act of consensus, has been hollowed out. We cannot forget the power Dr King saw in the right to voteIn a moment when we should be celebrating one of the most important pieces of legislation in American history, we are in fact at a worse place as a nation than when it was passed. Those of us fighting to protect the right to vote find ourselves against a movement that doesn’t want to take us back to 1965. They want to create an America that more closely resembles the one of 1865.Sixty years ago, in a rare and profound act of consensus, Congress passed a law to end the centuries-old rigging of American democracy. Yet today the system is as rigged as ever, with the battered Voting Rights Act on life support.Rev Al Sharpton is an American Baptist minister, civil rights activist and radio talkshow host Continue reading...

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last month Love Island Final: Toni Laites and Cach Mercer are crowned this year's winners as she makes history as show's first American contestant

Toni and Cach have been crowned the winners of Love Island as this year's series drew to a close on Monday evening.

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