John Walker Lindh, the American captured in 2001 fighting for the Taliban, has been released early from federal prison, instantly drawing the fury of senior “American who fought for Taliban freed early from US prison”
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Mario Batali faces criminal charges for alleged assault in Boston
The celebrity chef Mario Batali is facing criminal charges for allegedly groping and forcibly kissing a woman at a restaurant in Boston. Batali, who has “Mario Batali faces criminal charges for alleged assault in Boston”
A promise unfulfilled: water pipeline stops short for Sioux reservation
Up until late last year, Ella Coleman, a diminutive, soft-spoken Oglala Sioux grandmother who lives in one of the hundreds of mobile homes on the “A promise unfulfilled: water pipeline stops short for Sioux reservation”
Narendra Modi: from impoverished tea seller to master of political theatre
The boy who once sold tea at a railway station has become the most influential Indian leader in generations, winning a landslide in election results “Narendra Modi: from impoverished tea seller to master of political theatre”
Indonesia riots: six dead after protesters clash with troops over election result
Six people died and more than 200 were injured in the Indonesian capital Jakarta after protesters clashed with security forces and set fire to a “Indonesia riots: six dead after protesters clash with troops over election result”
Wheatus: how we made Teenage Dirtbag
Brendan B Brown, singer/songwriter I’d had the riff in my head since college. I wrote Teenage Dirtbag lying on a futon staring at the ceiling “Wheatus: how we made Teenage Dirtbag”
Don McGahn defies subpoena as Trump clash with Congress intensifies
Democrats faced another brazen attempt by Donald Trump to stonewall their investigations on Tuesday, this time with former White House counsel Donald McGahn defying a “Don McGahn defies subpoena as Trump clash with Congress intensifies”
Body Shop and Aesop owner close to buying Avon in £1.58bn deal
The Brazilian owner of the Body Shop has agreed to buy Avon Products in a deal that values the US cosmetics company at more than “Body Shop and Aesop owner close to buying Avon in £1.58bn deal”
British Steel enters insolvency after rescue talks with government fail
British Steel has entered insolvency, putting 5,000 jobs directly at risk and endangering thousands more in the supply chain after talks with the UK government “British Steel enters insolvency after rescue talks with government fail”
Eco-friendly ending: Washington state is first to allow human composting
Ashes to ashes, guts to dirt. Governor Jay Inslee signed legislation Tuesday making Washington the first state to approve composting as an alternative to burying “Eco-friendly ending: Washington state is first to allow human composting”