Tag: USA
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Former British agency employee gets life in prison for stabbing an American spy
A former British cyberespionage employee who had become angry and resentful toward his agency’s work was sentenced yesterday [Macau time] to life in prison for attempted ... -
Biden wants to move fast on AI safeguards
President Joe Biden on Monday will sign a sweeping executive order to guide the development of artificial intelligence — requiring industry to develop safety and security ... -
‘Friends’ creators, actors, family mourn Matthew Perry
Matthew Perry was widely mourned this weekend by friends, co-stars and some very famous fans, including his childhood classmate, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; his “Friends” ... -
Dozens of union workers arrested on Las Vegas Strip for blocking traffic as thousands rally
Thousands of hotel workers fighting for new union contracts rallied on the Las Vegas Strip yesterday [Macau time], halting rush-hour traffic before dozens were arrested for ... -
At least 16 dead in Maine mass killing and police hunt for the shooter
A man shot and killed at least 16 people at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, and then fled into the night, sparking ... -
A month after a pig heart transplant, man works to regain strength with no rejection so far
It’s been a month since a Maryland man became the second person to receive a transplanted heart from a pig –- and hospital video released Friday ... -
Rare birdwing butterflies star in federal case
Birdwing butterflies are among the rarest and largest to grace the planet, their 10-inch (25.4-centimeter) wingspans flapping through the rainforests of Southeast Asia and Australia. Their ... -
Trump skipped the GOP debate again. This time, his rivals took him on directly
Several of Donald Trump’s rivals stepped up their attacks against him in the second Republican presidential debate yesterday [Macau time], urgently trying to dent the former ... -
Texas Walmart shooter agrees to pay $5M to families over 2019 racist attack
A white Texas gunman who killed 23 people at a Walmart in 2019 after ranting about Hispanics taking over the government and economy has agreed to ... -
US establishes diplomatic ties with two island-nations as Biden hosts Pacific leaders
President Joe Biden is set to establish diplomatic relations today [Macau time] with two South Pacific nations, the Cook Islands and Niue, as his administration aims ... -
Rupert Murdoch, whose Fox News made him a force in American politics, is stepping down
Rupert Murdoch, the 92-year-old Australian media magnate whose creation of Fox News made him a force in American politics, is stepping down as leader of both ... -
A Batman researcher said ‘gay’ in a talk to schoolkids, quit when asked to censor himself
In this undated photo provided by Rebecca Hale, Marc Tyler Nobleman poses for a portrait Marc Tyler Nobleman was supposed to talk to kids about the ... -
Tens of thousands march to kick off climate summit, demanding end to warming-causing fossil fuels
Yelling that the future and their lives depend on ending fossil fuels, tens of thousands of protesters yesterday [Macau time] kicked off a week where leaders ... -
Biden finds a new friend in Vietnam as American CEOs look for alternatives to Chinese factories
President Joe Biden goes yesterday to a Vietnam that’s looking to dramatically ramp up trade with the United States — a sign of how competition with ... -
Biden administration cancels remaining oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic Refuge
In an aggressive move that angered Republicans, the Biden administration canceled the seven remaining oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge yesterday [Macau ... -
Biden and Trump are keeping light campaign schedules as rivals rack up the stops
Their rivals are busy answering voters’ questions at town halls across South Carolina, glad-handing with business owners in New Hampshire and grinding to hit every one ... -
US says a smuggler with terrorist ties helped get migrants from Uzbekistan into the country
The Biden administration said yesterday [Macau time] that it detected and stopped a network attempting to smuggle people from Uzbekistan into the United States and that ... -
Biden is ‘old,’ Trump is ‘corrupt’: AP-NORC poll
President Joe Biden is “old” and “confused,” and former President Donald Trump is “corrupt” and “dishonest.” Those are among the top terms Americans use when they’re asked to describe the ... -
Judge clears the way for a civil case to proceed against Alec Baldwin and ‘Rust’ producers
A New Mexico judge yesterday [Macau time] rejected a request by Alec Baldwin ‘s attorneys to dismiss a civil lawsuit by three “Rust” crew members who ... -
Prosecutors say witness in Trump’s classified documents case retracted false testimony
A witness in the criminal case against Donald Trump over the hoarding of classified documents retracted “prior false testimony” after switching lawyers last month and provided ... -
Biden will use Camp David backdrop hoping to broker a breakthrough in Japan-S.Korea relations
Camp David, the rustic presidential retreat in the mountains of Maryland, has been a backdrop for signal moments in U.S. foreign policy, perhaps none more notable ... -
How a law associated with mobsters is central to charges against Trump
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis opened her investigation into Donald Trump after the release of a recording of a January 2021 phone call between Trump ... -
Summer camp in California gives Jewish children of color a haven to be different together
One camper, from Oakland, California, has a white Jewish mother and a father who is Black and Muslim. Another was adopted in Uganda by a white ... -
Interfaith leaders to focus on combating authoritarianism at global gathering in Chicago
More than 6,000 people representing scores of religions and belief systems are expected to convene in Chicago starting today [Macau time] for what organizers bill as the world’s ... -
A Mega Millions ticket sold in Florida wins $1.58 billion jackpot, the third-largest in US history
A single ticket sold in Florida is good for a $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot, ending a stretch of lottery futility that had stretched for nearly four ... -
Biden will announce Grand Canyon monument designation during his Arizona visit
President Joe Biden will use his visit to Arizona today [Macau time] to formally announce a national monument designation for the greater Grand Canyon, making Native ... -
Trump to face judge in DC over charges he tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election
Donald Trump is due in federal court today [Macau time] to answer to charges that he sought to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, ... -
New treatment studies bring hope for millions suffering from brain fog and other long COVID symptoms
The National Institutes of Health is beginning a handful of studies to test possible treatments for long COVID, an anxiously awaited step in U.S. efforts against ... -
Gov’t accuses US of turning Taiwan into a powder keg with its latest sales
China’s Defense Ministry accused the United States of turning Taiwan into a powder keg yesterday with its latest sales of military equipment to the self-governing island ... -
Malaria cases in Texas and Florida are the first US spread since 2003, CDC says
The United States has seen five cases of malaria spread by mosquitos in the last two months — the first time there’s been local spread in ... -
In court, Trump faced charges with no cameras present; outside, he campaigned
Former President Donald Trump gave a wave and a thumbs-up to crowds outside the federal courthouse in downtown Miami after pleading not guilty to criminal charges. ... -
The Great Grift: How billions in Covid-19 relief aid was stolen or wasted
Fraudsters used the Social Security numbers of dead people and federal prisoners to get unemployment checks. Cheaters collected those benefits in multiple states. And federal loan ... -
Haley says US forces ‘need to align’ with Russia; campaign says she misspoke
Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley suggested in an interview that United States forces “need to align” with non-European countries including Russia to enhance global security, ... -
Biden consults with Kishida ahead of Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima
President Joe Biden arrived in Japan yesterday and greeted Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida by saying, “When our countries stand together, we stand stronger” — a ... -
Biden scraps planned visit to Australia, Papua New Guinea to focus on debt limit talks
President Joe Biden said yesterday [Macau time] he’s curtailing his upcoming trip to the Indo-Pacific, scrapping what was to be a historic stop in Papua New ...
