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”
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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”
Revealed: 1.6m Americans live near the most polluting incinerators in the US
A total of 1.6 million Americans live next to the most polluting incinerators in the country, with lower-income and minority communities exposed to the vast “Revealed: 1.6m Americans live near the most polluting incinerators in the US”
Ilhan Omar breaks Ramadan fast with Democrats in historic first for Congress
US congresswoman Ilhan Omar had just won her primary in Minnesota last year, putting her on track to make history, when she found herself in “Ilhan Omar breaks Ramadan fast with Democrats in historic first for Congress”
Nipsey Hussle: grand jury indicts man in fatal shooting of rapper
A grand jury has indicted a 29-year-old man in the fatal shooting of the rapper Nipsey Hussle in Los Angeles. Eric Ronald Holder Jr was “Nipsey Hussle: grand jury indicts man in fatal shooting of rapper”
New Zealand speaker claims suspected serial rapist working in parliament
The deputy leader of New Zealand’s opposition party has called for an investigation after the parliament’s speaker suggested there was a rapist working at Parliament “New Zealand speaker claims suspected serial rapist working in parliament”