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Pachucos: The Latinx subculture that defied the US
Their outlandish zoot suits, tattoos and slang were a rebellion against mainstream US society that had marginalised them. The door to the bedroom closet opened wide, revealing dozens of brightly coloured zoot suits and shoes. On a nearby table, there were a wide-brimmed hat with feathers, a chain watch, suspenders and a pair of rhinestone…
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Why are women less likely to ask questions in public?
At live audience events, women are often outnumbered by men when it comes to asking questions. And it’s a surprisingly difficult habit to break. Over the years I’ve presented dozens of radio shows and chaired hundreds of public events in front of live audiences. The Q&A at the end is an important part of the…
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Frank Ospina begged to be sent home – but died in UK detention
The family of a Colombian man who is believed to have killed himself at a Heathrow immigration removal centre say he begged for help and was willing to leave the UK. Frank Ospina died within a month of being detained, while he was waiting to be deported. His family say he had no existing mental…
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Daca: US programme for child migrants ruled unlawful
By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington A federal judge in Texas has ruled that a longstanding programme protecting migrants who came to the US as children from deportation is unlawful. The judge, however, did not grant a request to terminate those protections over the next two years. Nine Republican-led states sued to end it,…
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Seattle officer recorded joking about woman killed by a police car
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Brandon Drenon BBC News, Washington An investigation is underway over a bodycam footage that appears to show a Seattle police officer laughing about a woman fatally struck by a patrol car. Officer Daniel Auderer was responding…
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Senator Mitt Romney urges Biden and Trump to ‘stand aside’ for 2024
By Bernd Debusmann Jr & Nomia Iqbal BBC News, Washington US Senator and former presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has called for Donald Trump and Joe Biden to “stand aside” and make room for a new generations of politicians. He made the remarks while speaking to media about his own plans to retire. He said he…
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Isa Balado: Anger in Spain after man appears to grope reporter live on air
By Nathan Williams BBC News Spanish police have arrested a man on suspicion of sexually assaulting a journalist after he allegedly touched her while she was live on TV. Isa Balado was reporting on a Madrid robbery on Tuesday when he walked up and appeared to touch her bottom, which he denied when she confronted…
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Hurricane Lee continues churn towards east coast of US and Canada
By Lisa Lambert BBC News A massive hurricane churning in the Atlantic Ocean is set to impact the east coast of the US and Canada this weekend, according to forecasters. Hurricane Lee turned north on Wednesday and is forecast to grow larger as it travels, becoming a huge hurricane off the New England shore by…
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Lauren Boebert escorted out of musical
Republican lawmaker Lauren Boebert was escorted out of a theatre in Denver during a performance of the musical Beetlejuice, after being accused of disruptive behaviour. An incident report, which does not name her, says two patrons were asked to leave after complaints of vaping, singing, and causing disturbance. Her team confirmed the incident but denied…
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Morocco earthquake turns mountain village to field of boulders
By Tom Bateman In the High Atlas Mountains, Morocco A dog called Colin scampers across the earthquake’s wreckage in Morocco’s remote mountain village of Douzrou. The bell attached to his collar rings to signal his location as the border collie bounds over broken concrete towards crevices in the rubble – anywhere a survivor might still…