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Britain’s post colonial reckoning can be summed up in a single sentence delivered last June at the Glastonbury music festival when rapper duo Bob Vylan shouted “You want your country back? You’re not getting it back!” to an overwhelmingly white, middle-class audience roaring its approval. The message was unmistakable: Britain has been colonized – and its dominant culture not only accepts, but celebrates, it. Britain’s transformation has been driven not by invasion, but by invitation. The country’s population, political culture and national cohesion has been radically reshaped by immigration – one wave in the 1950s, driven by post-World War Two...

Nikki Haley doubles DeSantis' support. Donald Trump leads him by 57 points. Gov. Ron DeSantis arguably had his best performance in a national debate this week, with a widely viewed showdown with California’s Gavin Newsom the week before. But new polling suggests it might not matter. In the latest Emerson College poll, the Florida Governor has fallen to 7%, his worst showing in any national survey in the 2024 cycle. Adding insult to injury, DeSantis is actually at 6.7%, benefiting from rounding to even hit the modest 7% threshold. DeSantis trails Nikki Haley, who has double his support at 14%....

Community colleges say budget-cut order could be devastating AUSTIN (AP) — No summer classes. Professors and staff laid off. Higher tuition costs or taxes. The state's community colleges say those are the potential consequences of the 7 percent state budget cut ordered by Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and House Speaker Tom Craddick. The Republicans last week demanded $700 million in cuts to help Texas close a projected $1.8 billion shortfall for fiscal year 2003. Perry and Craddick say education is their top priority. "It is because without an educated work force, we can't attract industry," Craddick said...