The Guardian Weekly - July 19, 2024
The Guardian Weekly - July 19, 2024
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In this issue
July 19, 2024
Political tinderbox
Donald Trump says he wants to focus on unifying the country after surviving an assassination attempt but the US remains awash with guns and his base is fuelled by political grievances
4 mins
Question Time Biden Touts His Record, But The Doubts Refuse To Go Away
In the shadow of the Republican national convention in Milwaukee, where Donald Trump officially became the party's nominee, two days after surviving an attempt on his life, Joe Biden was still confronting a question he thought he'd answered: will he be the Democratic nominee in November? "1,000%," the president said in an interview, which aired on Monday but was recorded before a would-be assassin shot at Trump during a rally in Pennsylvania last Saturday. In the roughly 36 hours that followed, the presidential contest was suspended.
2 mins
Dodged bullet Security response raises questions
Demands for answers have been mounting as to how an armed man was able to get into position on a roof overlooking a rally and fire shots at Donald Trump - the 2024 presumptive Republican nominee - despite federal and local law enforcement presence and witnesses reportedly alerting police.
3 mins
'Perfect storm' Disinformation spreads after rally shooting
Disinformation researcher Amanda Rogers described the polarised, conspiracy-driven noise on social media in response to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump as \"a self-sustaining spiral of shit\".
1 min
Trump Deserves Our Sympathy But Not Our Support In November
I was on the phone with my daughter when emails started streaming through.
3 mins
Steep Decline Palestinians Fear Eviction From East Jerusalem
On the wall of the living room of Zohair Rajabi's house is a map showing his neighbourhood: the stepped alleys winding down the steep slopes facing Jerusalem's Old City, and the flat roofs of houses.
4 mins
Number of missing grows as hostilities continue
About 6,400 Palestinians reported as missing to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) since the outbreak of the war in Gaza on 7 October are yet to have been found, the group has said.
3 mins
"Ticking timebomb': fears of collapse as prisons fill up
With Labour's early release plan not in force until September, ex-governor says emergency measures can only 'keep a lid on things'
3 mins
Get Out Of Jail Could Britain Solve Its Prison Problems By Going Dutch?
Earlier this year, before he became the UK prisons minister, James Timpson described how Britain should follow the Dutch example of mild sentencing to help solve the prisons crisis.
2 mins
'I imagine how I used to walk in peace'
More than a year since the civil war started, 7 million people have fled their homes and had their lives uprooted
3 mins
Increasing violence and displacement deepen crisis
In a friend's house in BoboDioulasso, Burkina Faso's second city, Maimuona* remembers the night her son was born.
2 mins
Drug boss accused of ordering churches in Rio to close
Reports that a powerful Rio drug lord known for his extremist religious beliefs ordered Catholic churches near his stronghold to close have spooked worshippers and security experts and exposed the advent of a \"narco-pentecostal\" movement made up of heavily armed evangelical drug traffickers.
2 mins
Bride and joy Billionaire spends $600m as son weds
The marriage of the son of India's richest man, billionaire Mukesh Ambani, to the daughter of a millionaire was never going to be a humble affair.
3 mins
Court drama Shock end to Baldwin trial fit for Hollywood
When Alec Baldwin set out to make the western Rust in 2021, it was a passion project for the veteran actor.
3 mins
China Leads World With Growth In Solar And Wind Power
The amount of wind and solar power under construction in China is now nearly twice as much as the rest of the world combined, according to a new report.
3 mins
Heat of the moment
David Azevedo was keen to impress in his new job in construction. But a heatwave in France made working conditions outdoors unbearable. Two years later, his family are still waiting for answers about his death.
10+ mins
Money for nothing
Would universal basic income create a kinder, more fulfilled society and is it a solution to the feared AI 'jobs apocalypse'?
9 mins
New York's wheelie bin revolution is exciting for everyone but rats
Last year, 200 composting bins were rolled out in New York City, with a unit on every other corner you could open and close via an app. This was exciting for those of us who have hit an age when rubbish disposal is something we think about.
3 mins
Labour Can Easily End Austerity At A Strokeby Taxing The Rich Hard
Never let your opponents define the terms of a debate.
3 mins
Beat goes on Changüí musicians defying Cuba's crisis
In the city of Guantánamo, a festival celebrates a vibrant and joyful hyperlocal musical tradition holding out despite economic hardship
3 mins
The Guardian Weekly Newspaper Description:
Publisher: Guardian News & Media
Category: Newspaper
Language: English
Frequency: Weekly
The Guardian Weekly is an international English-language news magazine based in London, UK. It is one of the world's oldest international news publications and has readers in more than 170 countries.
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