UFC arena under construction on White House lawn to mark Trump’s 80th birthday pred 11 urami in 47 minutami The venue is expected to host a mixed martial arts fight on 14 June to also mark the US’s 250th anniversarySign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailConstruction is under way on the White House lawn for an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) arena that will host a cage match next month to mark the US’s 250th anniversary and Donald Trump’s 80th birthday.The mixed martial arts fight is planned for 14 June. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Russia is targeting UK’s infrastructure and democracy, GCHQ head to say pred 11 urami in 59 minutami Anne Keast-Butler will also warn of narrowing window to stay ahead of China in ‘new era of radical uncertainty’Russia is relentlessly targeting Britain’s infrastructure and democracy while there is only a narrowing technological window to stay ahead of a fast-developing China, the head of the spy agency GCHQ will warn in a lecture on Wednesday.Anne Keast-Butler, giving an inaugural annual lecture, will say that the UK is caught in a “new era of radical uncertainty” and that “the risk of miscalculation” is as high as she has ever seen it as hacker attacks from the two states continue. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Clarence B Jones, who helped MLK write ‘I have a dream’ speech, dies at 95 pred 11 urami in 59 minutami Attorney, speechwriter and confidante of King was involved in some of US civil rights movement’s key momentsClarence B Jones, a former speechwriter and confidant of Martin Luther King Jr who helped pen his famous “I have a dream” speech, has died. He was 95.Jones died on Friday at a senior living community in the San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Cupertino, according to a statement released by family members, who were at his side. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
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