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Barrack highlights limits of US interventions, admitting past regime changes in the Middle East were often mistakes.
Barrack highlights limits of US interventions, admitting past regime changes in the Middle East were often mistakes.
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After five years, brothers Franz and Moritz Wagner are no longer playing together for the Orlando Magic. In the new NBA season, they have very different roles. Their new 'German' team is the Charlotte Hornets.
<p>Developers propose turning San Francisco Centre into not a server-based facility but a ‘community-based AI exhibit’</p><p>Downtown San Francisco has shown signs of revival since being battered by the Covid pandemic, which led to what <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/28/san-francisco-vacant-buildings-housing-doom-loop">many called</a> a “doom loop” of vacant buildings, a worsening homelessness crisis, and dwindling public transit. But one highly visible reminder of the city’s struggle to recover remains: the San Francisco Centre mall, which sits at the heart of these urban renewal efforts and has been conspicuously <a href="https://abc7news.com/post/san-franciscans-say-goodbye-francisco-centre-permanently-shuts-doors/18460353/">boarded up</a> since January of this year.</p><p>A number of ideas have been floated for the mall’s reopening, including a multi-level <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2026/09/13/san-francisco-centre-mall-basketball/">sports complex</a>, <a href="https://therealdeal.com/san-francisco/2025/09/17/behemoth-san-francisco-centre-wont-see-daylight-as-housing/">housing</a>, and more traditional <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2026/07/08/san-francisco-centre-mall-falls-apart/">retail uses</a>. But now, another potential plan has emerged: the shuttered mall is being considered for an AI datacenter project, the San Francisco Chronicle <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/downtown-mall-data-center-ai-22480545.php">reported</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/20/san-francisco-mall-ai-datacenter">Continue reading...</a>
<p>President to stump for Michael Whatley, who is facing an uphill battle against Democrat Roy Cooper for the Senate, as elections are just two weeks away</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&utm_campaign=BN22326&utm_content=signup&utm_term=standfirst&utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB">Sign up for the Breaking News US email</a></p></li></ul><p>Welcome to the US politics live blog! I’m Shrai Popat and I’ll be bringing you the latest lines from Washington and beyond.</p><p>We start today with Donald Trump’s upcoming to trip to Greenville, North Carolina – where he’ll stump for <strong>Michael Whatley</strong>, the Republican nominee for US Senate, facing an uphill battle against <strong>Roy Cooper</strong>, the state’s former Democratic governor who has consistently led Whatley in the polls for the open seat.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/oct/20/donald-trump-midterms-republicans-democrats-north-carolina-latest-updates">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Researchers say almost 90% of participants in unconditional basic income scheme in Peru adopted environmentally beneficial practices</p><p>A pioneering project to provide Indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon with an unconditional basic income has contributed to the protection of the rainforest, according to a study.</p><p><a href="https://purehost.bath.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/396480700/Fighting_the_climate_crisis_with_reciprocity_final.pdf">The analysis</a> from the University of Bath is expected to contribute to a growing debate about the role of direct payments to communities that maintain globally important ecosystems.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/20/unconditional-basic-income-amazon-rainforest-peru-study">Continue reading...</a>