Tag: USA
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1963 Kennedy ‘assassin’ murdered
The man accused of assassinating the US President, John F Kennedy, has himself been shot dead in a Dallas police station. Lee Harvey Oswald, a 24-year-old ... -
US and Philippines conduct joint air, sea patrols not far from Taiwan
The United States and the Philippines are conducting joint air and maritime patrols in the South China Sea, which come as the two countries step up ... -
JFK assassination remembered 60 years later by surviving witnesses to history
Just minutes after President John F. Kennedy was fatally shot as his motorcade rolled through downtown Dallas, Associated Press reporter Peggy Simpson rushed to the scene ... -
More pandas will be coming to the US, Xi signals
Chinese President Xi Jinping signaled that China will send new pandas to the United States, calling them “envoys of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples.” ... -
Biden and Xi agree to restore some military-to-military communications between the US and China
President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed today (Thursday, Macau time) to restore some military-to-military communications between their armed forces as the two leaders ... -
Biden hails ‘new era’ of ties between US and Indonesia
President Joe Biden celebrated a “new era” in the relationship between the United States and Indonesia as he met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the ... -
Int’l students have returned to US colleges, fueled by a surge from India, second to China
International students attended U.S. universities in surging numbers last year, rebounding from a pandemic slump with the help of a 35% jump in students coming from ... -
US and South Korea close ranks on common global issues during Blinken visit
The United States and South Korea closed ranks behind common approaches to North Korea, Russia and China yesterday, vowing to continue to support Ukraine against Russia’s ... -
Third GOP debate will focus on Israel, foreign policy and Trump
Foreign policy and the Israel-Hamas war are expected to be prominent in today’s [Macau time] third Republican primary debate, as a narrowing field of candidates seeks ... -
Israel-Hamas war crowds crisis-heavy agenda as foreign ministers meet in Japan
Fresh from a whirlwind tour of the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shifted his intense diplomacy on the Israel-Hamas war to Asia yesterday, ... -
Jewish man dies after confrontation during pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian rallies
A Jewish man in California has died after getting into a confrontation during dueling protests over the Israel-Hamas war, authorities said. Paul Kessler, 69, died at ... -
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 ...
