uk Local UK governments say identifying buildings with Grenfell cladding would be a gift to arsonists and terrorists Cory Doctorow

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arson Insurance company accuses man of building Rube Goldberg machine to burn his house down Mark Frauenfelder

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Business Trump administration gave coronavirus bailout money to private jet companies of Trump donors Xeni Jardin

politics Trump threatens to cut Michigan from federal money over mail-in voting, as 10,000 in state flee breaking dams Xeni Jardin

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