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David Maclean

US Features Editor@geordiestory

David Maclean is US Features Editor of The Independent, based in New York.

US politics

Trump's 'Salute to America' was a second-rate Red Square rally

Americas

The AI that will take your job and make your medical decisions

<p>The sadness of the current situation is that the early internet held so much promise</p>
Editor’s letters

My new year’s resolution? To detoxify my social media

<p>Human-written stories could be a thing of the past if tech companies have their way </p>
Editor’s letters

Man vs machine: Could AI be the future of journalism?

<p>Nick Clegg with Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg in Dublin after a meeting with politicians to discuss social media regulation in April 2019 </p>
Editor’s letters

Meta is dying – but Facebook’s media legacy will live on

<p>The current media machine thrives on sensationalising everything </p>
Editor’s letters

Have we all lost our way with what we consider ‘breaking news’?

<p>TikTokers are sometimes stunned to find the media’s glare pointed at them</p>
Editor’s letters

What a TikTok account on liberals tells us about who’s ‘fair game’

<p>Brooklyn Nets’ Kyrie Irving hasn’t been allowed to play in New York since he refused the Covid vaccine </p>
Voices

NYC Mayor Adams says it’s one rule for millionaires and one for us

<p>Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford celebrates after they beat the Cincinnati Bengals in the NFL Super Bowl 56 </p>
Editor’s letters

The Super Bowl is the last properly unifying event in the US

<p>The vice president is no fan of Bluetooth </p>
Editor’s letters

What Kamala Harris’s wired headphones tell us about US politics today

Voices

Virginia proved it — Democrats have no playbook without Trump

<p>Foot soldiers of the new regime enjoy themselves while others expect a bumpier ride</p>
Editor’s letters

How the fall of Afghanistan played out on social media

<p>One person’s social media star is another person’s ‘what on earth is this?’</p>
Voices

Why it’s surprisingly important to report on ‘viral’ content

Voices

Why it’s surprisingly important to report on ‘viral’ content

<p>One person’s social media star is another person’s ‘what on earth is this?’</p>
<p>Biden faces spiralling inflation and a cratering jobs market</p>
Editor’s letters

There’s no point in underestimating Biden’s challenges

<p>After four years at the top, Trump is a shadow of the figure he once was</p>
Editor’s letters

Goodbye to Trump’s outrage and hello to Biden’s first press conference

<p>Meghan and Harry’s interview with Oprah will air in the US on Sunday and in the UK on Monday</p>
Royal Family

Royal family to show united front hours before Meghan interview

<p>&nbsp;Marjorie Taylor Greene&nbsp;</p>
Editor’s letters

Is Marjorie Taylor Greene Trump’s spiritual successor?

<p>&nbsp;Marjorie Taylor Greene&nbsp;</p>
Editor’s letters

Is Marjorie Taylor Greene Trump’s spiritual successor?

President Donald Trump, left, and First Lady Melania Trump arrive to a farewell ceremony at Joint Base Andrews
Voices

Trump was the most boring president of all time

<p>The president is fading from the public conversation</p>
Editor’s letters

This week proved it: Trump is slowly but surely headed for obscurity

<p>Barack Obama gave his first TV interview since the election on Sunday</p>
US Election 2020

Obama says Trump has caused ‘damage’ by refusing to concede defeat

<p>Trump supporters turned out in DC on Saturday</p>
US politics

Trump says ‘we will win’ and repeats rigged election claims

<p>Michele Flournoy is tipped for a top job in the Biden administration</p>
US politics

Biden tipped to appoint first woman as Pentagon chief

<p>Nancy Pelosi speaking this week</p>
US politics

Pelosi cancels dinner for new members of Congress after Covid backlash

New York

The Mark Hotel review: A grand hotel with an intimate feel

US Election 2020

Kamala Harris' victory speech in full

<p>Nancy Pelosi speaking this week</p>
US politics

Pelosi cancels dinner for new members of Congress after Covid backlash

New York

The Mark Hotel review: A grand hotel with an intimate feel

US Election 2020

Kamala Harris' victory speech in full

The Trump-Biden debate
Editor’s letters

What the new polling on the US election tells us

Editor’s letters

What the new polling on the US election tells us

The Trump-Biden debate
US politics

Dr Fauci says he was taken out of context in new Trump campaign ad

$70,000 in hairstyling expenses tied to 'The Apprentice' were claimed as business expenses
US politics

Trump 'wrote-off $70,000 in hairstyling expenses’

Americas

NFL legend Joe Montana confronts intruder ‘who grabbed grandchild’

Trump has been travelling to the scene of protests this week
Editors' letters

From Kenosha to Portland, we’re in the eye of the protest storm

Trump has been travelling to the scene of protests this week
Editors' letters

From Kenosha to Portland, we’re in the eye of the protest storm

Americas

Hurricane Laura upgraded to ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 storm

Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks to a GOP women's group in Rome, Georgia
US election

Trump endorses QAnon supporter after Republican primary win

Americas

Maskless woman filmed telling grocery store worked she could be sued

The earthquake centred on the town of Sparta, NC
Americas

North Carolina hit by strongest earthquake in 104 years

US election

Kanye West may be kicked off Illinois ballot due to invalid signatures

Americas

9 people test positive for Covid at school where crowd pic went viral

US election

Hillary says writer who forgot 2016 campaign had 'too much pot'

Venezuelan officials said they had thwarted a predawn invasion aimed at killing Maduro
Americas

Venezuela jails former US Green Berets for 20 years over failed coup

US election

‘Evangelicals For Trump’ event in Vegas draws hundreds despite Covid

Motorcyclists ride down Main Street during the 80th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally on 7 August 2020 in Sturgis, South Dakota
Americas

Coronavirus fears as 250,000 bikers pour into South Dakota city

Trump vs Biden in November will not be a quick affair
Independent Premium

How the pandemic could lead to a 2020 US presidential election scandal

Independent Premium

How the pandemic could lead to a 2020 US presidential election scandal

Trump vs Biden in November will not be a quick affair
US election

Trump claims 2020 election results may not be known for 'years'

White homeowners in St Louis defend property with guns amid protest
Americas

Trump shares video of couple pointing guns at St Louis protesters

Police officers detain a demonstrator during a protest against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in the Manhattan borough of New York City
Editor’s letters

A multilayered view of the George Floyd protests

Trump made the infamous call to president Zelensky on 25 July
Americas

George Floyd's family say condolence call from Trump was rushed

Trump made the infamous call to president Zelensky on 25 July
Americas

George Floyd's family say condolence call from Trump was rushed

US politics

Trump to postpone G7 meeting a day after Angela Merkel snubbed invite

Footage from the scene shows protesters clash with Secret Service officers
Americas

Secret Service agents in riot gear tackle protesters at White House

In this photo provided by Khadijah, firefighters work to contain the flames from a New York City Police Department van ablaze, Friday, May 29, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York, amid a protest of the death of George Floyd in police custody on Memorial Day in Minneapolis.
Americas

Woman faces attempted murder charge after police cruiser torched

Donald Trump has railed against FISA abuse for years and is now holding up a bill that aims to fix the broken system.
Americas

Trump says those protesting George Floyd death are 'radical left'

The Minnesota governor spoke out on Saturday morning after another night of protests
Americas

Minnesota governor mobilises National Guard

Americas

Body of murdered student tracked down using Find My Friends app

Americas

Politician sorry for face mask that looks like Confederate flag

Americas

Drone patrol to enforce social distancing is scrapped over privacy row

Miami has gone seven weeks without a homicide
Americas

Locked-down Miami goes seven weeks without a homicide

The president said 15 million new jobs had been made by his daughter, Ivanka Trump
US politics

Ivanka Trump mocked after urging bored Americans to make puppets

Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, is among hundreds of prisoners calling for early release due to coronavirus
News

Trump’s former lawyer ‘writes tell-all book about president’

News

Trump’s former lawyer ‘writes tell-all book about president’

Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, is among hundreds of prisoners calling for early release due to coronavirus
Elmhurst Hospital, just a mile from my apartment, has been running at over 100 per cent capacity
Editors' letters

Reporting on coronavirus from the epicentre of the epicentre

Captain Brett Crozier addresses the crew for the first time as commanding officer in 2019
Americas

Ousted US Navy captain tests positive for coronavirus

Three people in Louisville, Kentucky, are being monitored using ankle tags
Americas

Coronavirus patients in Kentucky forced to wear ankle tags

Stephen Moore, a conservative economic and author of 'Trumponomics'
US politics

Trump's former economic adviser claims US facing 'Great Depression'

Stephen Moore, a conservative economic and author of 'Trumponomics'
US politics

Trump's former economic adviser claims US facing 'Great Depression'

Donald Trump speaks at a White House briefing on the coronavirus pandemic
US politics

Trump warns 'there will be a lot of death' this week as cases hit 300K

Mike Pence pictured with Donald Trump on Friday
Americas

Member of Mike Pence's team tests positive for coronavirus

Americas

New York City to run out of medical supplies 'within three weeks'

Idris Elba on 13 July 2019 in Hollywood, California.
Film

Idris Elba shares video saying he has tested positive for coronavirus

US politics

Second guest who was at Mar-a-Lago with Trump tests positive for virus

Spectators were stunned when the game was called off
NBA

NBA suspends season after player tests positive for coronavirus

Melania Trump has hit back after she was criticised for a tweet
Americas

Melania Trump hits back after her tweet was criticised

Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden
US politics

Sanders team hits back after Biden calls out 'negative Bernie Bros'

Americas

First US coronavirus deaths away from West Coast reported

Americas

Twitter closes Seattle office because employee likely has coronavirus

Nathaniel Woods faces the death penalty on 5 March, 2020, as an accomplice to the 2004 murder of three police officers and the attempted murder of a fourth
Americas

Supreme Court halts execution of man in Alabama

Much has rested on this case, not least the possibility that it could bring about a shift in the centuries-old status quo
Editors' letters

What the Weinstein trial taught me about US-UK differences

Puerta Vallarta is a coastal resort with a stunning mountainous backdrop
Food and Drink

Three foodie adventures you shouldn't miss in Puerto Vallarta

The speaker said the president's actions did not represent America
US election

Sanders-backer Susan Sarandon says: 'We’re not looking to keep Pelosi'

Haney gave numerous TV interviews while promoting his book
News

Homeland security whistleblower, 66, found dead

US politics

Trump accuses Adam Schiff of leaking Sanders-Russia claim

The speaker said the president's actions did not represent America
US election

Sanders-backer Susan Sarandon says: 'We’re not looking to keep Pelosi'

Haney gave numerous TV interviews while promoting his book
News

Homeland security whistleblower, 66, found dead

US politics

Trump accuses Adam Schiff of leaking Sanders-Russia claim

Boxing

Trump to invite Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder to the White House

US election

Trump adviser denies intelligence claims of Russian election meddling

US election

MSNBC host urged to quit after comparing Sanders win to Nazi invasion

Film

Shia LaBeouf defended after being accused of laughing at actor

An image from the Instagram video she posted alongside her raw, emotional message
Americas

Kobe Bryant's widow says her brain can't process her loss

It's a strong start for the Obamas' production company
Film

Barack and Michelle Obama's first Netflix project wins Oscar

Bolton's new book will be released in March and reportedly will discuss matters relevant to the impeachment investigation
Oscars

Brad Pitt calls out senate during Oscars acceptance speech

Related video: Donald Trump previously suggested Mr Vindman should be investigated by the military after speaking against the president
US politics

Trump carrying out ‘campaign of intimidation’ after acquittal

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