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The New York Times — Saturday, August 5, 2023

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A Republican 2024 Climate Strategy: More Drilling, Less Clean Energy

The U.S. Capitol building barely visible through a haze of smoke.

Project 2025, a conservative “battle plan” for the next Republican president, would stop attempts to cut the pollution that is heating the planet and encourage more emissions.

Trump’s Legal Team Is Enmeshed in a Tangle of Possible Conflicts

Former President Donald J. Trump’s growing cast of lawyers is marked by a web of overlapping interests encompassing witnesses, co-defendants and potential targets.

Mike Pence Has Reached His Fork in the Road

The former vice president and Jan. 6 witness is campaigning to persuade voters. But is he also trying to warn them?

For the First Time, There’s a Pill for Postpartum Depression

Because the pill works faster than other antidepressants and is taken for only two weeks, it may encourage more treatment of the debilitating condition.

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News: Ukraine Peace Talks In Saudi Arabia, Trump Is Arraigned In Washington

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The Globalist Podcast, Friday, August 4 2023: Saudi Arabia leads Ukraine peace talks this weekend. Plus: Donald Trump appears in court in Washington DC, China plans limits on children’s access to tech and the eternal appeal of the shark movie.

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The New York Times — Friday, August 4, 2023

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Trump, Arraigned on Election Charges, Pleads Not Guilty

Former President Donald J. Trump was arraigned in a Washington federal courtroom on four charges tied to his efforts to stay in power.

The former president appeared in federal court in Washington after being indicted over his efforts to overturn his defeat in 2020. His first pretrial hearing was set for Aug. 28.

The Charges That Were Notably Absent From the Trump Indictment

Rioters storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. This week’s indictment asserted that as violence erupted that day, President Donald J. Trump “exploited the disruption.”

An indictment this week did not accuse former President Donald Trump of inciting the mob that attacked the Capitol, but it did show that some close to him knew violence might be coming.

Trump’s 2024 Campaign Seeks to Make Voters the Ultimate Jury

Donald J. Trump has long understood the stakes in the election: The courts may decide his cases, but only voters can decide whether to return him to power.

Pastor or Traitor? Ukrainians Shun a Church Seen as a Kremlin Tool.

The village parishioners’ decision to oust their priest reflects a broader push within Ukraine to reduce the influence of an Orthodox church that answers to Moscow.

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News: Niger Junta’s Threat To West Africa, Poland’s Rising Role In Ukraine War

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The Globalist Podcast, Thursday, August 3 2023: ECOWAS demands that the leaders of Niger’s coup cede power by this Sunday – but does it have enough leverage? Also in the programme: We discuss Poland’s ever-increasing role in the Russia-Ukraine War, find out about Eurostar’s newest rival and flick through the day’s papers.

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The New York Times — Thursday, August 3, 2023

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Trump Election Charges Set Up Clash of Lies Versus Free Speech

Throughout his careers in business and politics, former President Donald J. Trump has sought to bend reality to his own needs.

The indictment of former President Donald J. Trump over his efforts to retain power accuses him of conspiracies built on knowing falsehoods. His supporters say he is protected by the First Amendment.

From Right-Hand Man to Critical Witness: Pence at Heart of Trump Prosecution

Former Vice President Mike Pence has stopped short of making a broad-based condemnation of Donald J. Trump, whom he served for four years.

Mike Pence is playing an extraordinary role in a historic criminal case against his onetime benefactor and current rival, whose angry supporters once threatened Mr. Pence’s life.

Trump Indictment Leaves Alleged Co-Conspirators Facing Tough Choices

The special counsel’s decision not to charge six people said to have played critical roles in the effort to keep Donald Trump in office seemed to give them a chance to cooperate with prosecutors. Some appear to be unwilling.

Jury in Pittsburgh Synagogue Trial Condemns Gunman to Death

The verdict, after nearly 10 hours of deliberations, was met with a mix of solemnity, gratitude and relief among the survivors and families of those killed in the 2018 attack.

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News: Trump Is Charged Over Bid To Overturn 2020 Election; Senegal Attack

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The Globalist Podcast, Wednesday, August 2 2023: Former President Trump was criminally indicted with three conspiracy charges and a count of attempting to obstruct an official proceeding in his campaign to use the levers of government power to remain in office after 2020 Election. Also, violent protests erupt in Senegal.

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The New York Times — Wednesday, August 2, 2023

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Trump Is Indicted in His Push to Overturn Election

In sweeping terms, the indictment described how former President Donald J. Trump and six co-conspirators employed a variety of means to reverse his defeat in the election almost from the moment that voting ended.

The former president faces three conspiracy charges and a count of attempting to obstruct an official proceeding in his campaign to use the levers of government power to remain in office.

Trump’s Case Has Broad Implications for American Democracy

Former President Donald J. Trump at a rally in Erie, Pa., on Saturday.

The third indictment of the former president is the first to get to the heart of the matter: Can a sitting leader of the country spread lies to hold onto power even after voters reject him?

A Craigslist for Guns, With No Background Checks

A federal gun law passed last year gave the Biden administration a powerful new tool to increase background checks on “private” firearms sales. Will the administration use it?

Putin’s Crackdown Leaves Transgender Russians Bracing for Worse

A new law underscores how Vladimir V. Putin is increasingly using the war in Ukraine as justification for greater restrictions on L.G.B.T.Q. life, portraying it as a consequence of deviant Western values.

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News: Niger Junta, Trump Obstruction Indictments, Hunter Biden Plea Deal

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The Globalist Podcast, Monday, July 31, 2023: We discuss the fate of Niger as experts fear that the situation could exacerbate regional instability.

Plus: the latest charges against Donald Trump, Brazil’s ambitious green transition package and a roundup of Asia-Pacific stories.

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News: NATO-Aspen Security Forum, Wagner Group In Belarus, Peru Protests

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The Globalist Podcast, Friday, July 21, 2023: Monocle’s US editor, Christopher Lord, speaks to Nato’s deputy secretary general, Mircea Geoana, at the Aspen Security Forum.

Plus: Wagner mercenaries train Belarusian special forces close to the Polish border, thousands of anti-government protesters in Peru call for the president’s resignation and we celebrate “Barbenheimer” in our culture round-up.

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News: New Russian Spies, Putin Skips BRICS Summit, Women’s World Cup 2023

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The Globalist Podcast, Thursday, July 20, 2023: MI6 invites dissident Russians to spy for Britain and Putin agrees not to attend the BRICS summit in Johannesburg.

Also in the programme: We discuss the anti-government protests in Peru and look ahead to the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.