Hegseth expected to fire more top ranking US military
Roughly 20 admirals and generals have already either been fired or resigned since Hegseth took over the defence department.
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Investigation of alleged gang-rape at Cornell University fraternity house reopened
Covered by The Guardian – US News, NPR – News, BBC News – US & Canada. Outrage over treatment of alleged offenders, members of Chi Phi fraternity, has grown since lawsuit was made public Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Prosecutors in New York said on Monday that they have…
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Venezuelan man shot by ICE in Texas is charged with assault
Wilber Rafael Garces-Perez is accused of striking an agent with his car's side-view mirror while driving away.
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Would you pay for this robot to clean your house?
Tau Robotics humanoids are remotely controlled by humans, and cost $30 per hour for house cleaning.
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OpenAI agents get rebrand - as 'dots' - while safety worries delay new model
Sam Altman spoke in San Francisco during OpenAI’s yearly event for tech developers.
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Man released on bail after 41 years on death row
New DNA analysis did not match Douglas Stewart Carter, now 71, who was convicted of killing a woman but always maintained his innocence.
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New York and Boston face weekend nor’easter with high winds
Covered by The Guardian – US News, NPR – News, BBC News – US & Canada. First such storm of fall could have wind gusts of 70mph in places, flooding and power outages, forecasters warn New York, Boston, and much of New England could face a weekend nor’easter storm with wind gusts of 70mph in…
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What we know about UK airbase counter-terror probe
Five men have been arrested as counter-terror police lead an investigation into a major incident near the airbase.
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Woman charged with stealing from patients and staff at hospitals across Ontario
The 34-year-old is under investigation for incidents that began in February 2024 up until as recently as last month.
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Trump bans CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House
Covered by The Guardian – US News, NPR – News, BBC News – US & Canada. US president has overseen an unprecedented restriction of access for major traditional news media since start of second term US politics live – latest updates In his latest attack on the US constitution’s first…
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AI looms large over Trump-Xi meeting amid deep distrust between US and China
Covered by The Guardian – US News, NPR – News, BBC News – US & Canada. Fears persist about Trump ‘sucking up’ to Xi on Taiwan, but few concrete outcomes anticipated from US meeting When Xi Jinping, China’s leader, touches down in Maryland on Wednesday, he will step out into the arms –…
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TikTok to pay $100m and limit daily child usage in Alabama settlement
Alabama was set to take TikTok to trial over claims that it intentionally addicted young users.
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Black woman found hanging from tree was dead before body was 'staged', US media reports
Tasia Fortune's body was found hanging from a tree on the grounds of an abandoned home in Jackson in August.
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What is kratom, the 'gas station heroin' alarming officials in the US?
Kratom, found during an investigation into the deaths of two college students, has been sold in the US for around a decade.
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Why an international arrest warrant didn't stop Netanyahu's US trip
The BBC's Nada Tawfik explains why Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu was not arrested after speaking at the UN, despite an ICC arrest warrant.
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Trump's plans for massive arch move ahead
Opposition to building the 250-foot arch, and using it for military purposes, is growing with one Democrat blasting Trump's plans as "foolhardy".
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Two arrested after people seen mysteriously emerging from various New York City sewers
The city has seen a string of incidents in which people have climbed out of manholes late at night.
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Man shot during 2024 Trump campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, has died
Covered by NPR – News, BBC News – US & Canada. James Copenhaver, one of three campaign rally attendees shot in 2024 during an assassination attempt on then-candidate Donald Trump, has died in Pittsburgh, his lawyer said Thursday. He was 76.
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Why Trump gave Xi an ornate bald eagle statue at the state dinner
From redwood benches to DVDs, gifts are an important part of the art of diplomacy.
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Watch: Protests and walkouts as Netanyahu addresses UN
The BBC’s Nada Tawfik explains what happened even before the Israeli prime minister took to the stage at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
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