Tag: USA
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Harvard scientists say research could be set back years after funding freeze
Harvard University professor Alberto Ascherio’s research is literally frozen. Collected from millions of U.S. soldiers over two decades using millions of dollars from taxpayers, the epidemiology ... -
More than 1,000 United Airlines flights delayed in the US due to technology problem
A technology issue prompted United Airlines to ground planes at major U.S. airports today (Macau time) and more than 1,000 flights were delayed. The impacted system, ... -
Australian artist is creating a massive mural in a small North Dakota town
High atop a massive grain elevator in the middle of Minot, North Dakota, artist Guido van Helten swipes a concrete wall with a brush that looks ... -
Wave-riding canines compete in the World Dog Surfing Championships
Charlie the 10-year-old yellow lab likes surfing so much, he will grab his surfboard and run toward the water. His humans sometimes have to hide his ... -
Reference to Trump’s impeachments removed from a history museum
It would seem the most straightforward of notions: A thing takes place, and it goes into the history books or is added to museum exhibits. But ... -
IMF upgrades outlook for global economy, citing less-than-expected damage from Trump’s trade wars
The International Monetary Fund is upgrading the economic outlook for the United States and the world this year and next because President Donald Trump’s protectionist trade ... -
A man accused of stabbing 11 people at a Walmart is in Michigan authorities’ custody
11 people were stabbed at a Walmart in Traverse City yesterday (Macau time) — with six in critical condition — in what a Michigan sheriff said ... -
Trump tariffs hit Hungary hard despite warm relations with MAGA-friendly Orbán
Hungary’s populist prime minister has spent years building a close political relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump and aligning himself with the MAGA movement. But despite ... -
The US decision to leave UNESCO again puts a spotlight on what the agency does and why it matters
With the support of international partners and the mobilization of $115 million, the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO recently helped rebuild the Iraqi city of Mosul after ... -
Trump administration releases FBI records on MLK Jr. despite his family’s opposition
The Trump administration Monday [today, Macau time] released records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from the slain Nobel laureate’s family ... -
Banishing a reporter: Trump escalates battle with WSJ over Epstein story
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump Monday [today, Macau time] followed up his lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over last week’s Jeffrey Epstein story by banishing ... -
For Sale: Trump is leveraging power of his office to reap profits for family businesses
WASHINGTON – If one theme has emerged in President Donald Trump’s second term, it’s this: He’s leveraged the power of his office for personal gain unlike ... -
Two surrogates speak out about California couple under investigation
A woman who almost served as a surrogate for a Southern California couple now under investigation by authorities said she backed out after the couple asked ... -
Senate passes $9b in spending cuts to public broadcasting, foreign aid
The Senate has passed about $9 billion in federal spending cuts requested by President Donald Trump, including deep reductions to public broadcasting and foreign aid, moving ... -
Why the US might finally start calling soccer ‘football’
It is the world’s most popular sport – but what should it be called? Football or soccer? U.S. President Donald Trump joked about the topic at ... -
University of Michigan faces federal probe after arrest of 2 Chinese scientists
The University of Michigan is under federal scrutiny after two Chinese scientists linked to the school were separately charged with smuggling biological materials into the United ... -
Trump says he’s considering ‘taking away’ Rosie O’Donnell’s US citizenship
President Donald Trump says he is considering “taking away” the U.S. citizenship of a longtime rival, actress and comedian Rosie O’Donnell, despite a decades-old Supreme Court ruling that expressly ... -
Republicans urge US universities to cut ties with China-backed scholarship program
House Republicans are urging seven U.S. universities to cut ties with a Chinese scholarship program that lawmakers call a “nefarious mechanism” to steal technology for the ... -
Trump and Netanyahu take a victory lap to mark strikes on Iran nuclear facilities
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Donald Trump he was nominating the U.S. leader for a Nobel Peace Prize as the two took a victory lap yesterday (Macau time) ... -
US tariffs on European goods threaten to shake up the world’s largest trade relationship
The European Union expects to find out today (Macau time) whether President Donald Trump will impose punishing tariffs on America’s largest trade partner in a move ... -
Trump signs his tax and spending cut bill at the White House July 4 picnic
President Donald Trump signed his package of tax breaks and spending cuts into law Friday in front of Fourth of July picnickers after his cajoling produced ... -
Wall Street hovers near record highs ahead of new jobs numbers
Wall Street was largely unchanged early yesterday, hovering near record levels ahead of new U.S. jobs data that is expected to show unemployment ticked up to ... -
Senate Republicans seek support for Trump’s big bill in overnight session
The Senate is slogging through a tense overnight session that dragged into yesterday (Macau time), with Republican leaders buying time as they search for ways to ... -
Orwellian Newspeak in Trump’s rhetoric
Trump’s increasingly authoritarian trajectory has sparked fears of a drift toward a society resembling the one depicted by G. Orwell in “1984.” One of the core ... -
Trump says he’s not planning to extend a pause on global tariffs beyond July 9
President Donald Trump says he is not planning to extend a 90-day pause on tariffs on most nations beyond July 9, when the negotiating period he set would ... -
Iranian-backed hackers go to work after US strikes
Hackers backing Tehran have targeted U.S. banks, defense contractors and oil industry companies following American strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities — but so far have not ... -
State Dep’t resumes visas for foreign students, demands access to social media accounts
The U.S. State Department said it is restarting the suspended process for foreigners applying for student visas but all applicants will now be required to unlock ... -
Alert Deadly listeria outbreak linked to chicken alfredo fettucine sold at Kroger and Walmart
A listeria food poisoning outbreak that has killed three people and led to one pregnancy loss is linked to newly recalled heat-and-eat chicken fettucine alfredo products ... -
Brian Wilson, Beach Boys visionary leader and summer’s poet laureate, dies at 82
Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression inspired “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and other summertime anthems ... -
LA police swiftly enforce downtown curfew as protests continue
Los Angeles police swiftly enforced a downtown curfew Tuesday night (yesterday, Macau time), making arrests moments after it took effect, while deploying officers on horseback and ... -
Visitors report extra scrutiny at airports as Trump’s new travel ban begins
President Donald Trump’s new ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens from a dozen countries took effect Monday with relative calm, as some travelers with ... -
Los Angeles’ image is scuffed since raids and protests
This isn’t the image Los Angeles wanted projected around the globe. Clouds of tear gas drift over protesters blocking a freeway. Federal immigration agents in tactical ... -
Los Angeles reels after three days of immigration protests
Tensions in Los Angeles escalated yesterday [Macau time] as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National ... -
Trump says Elon Musk could face ‘serious consequences’ if he backs Democratic candidates
President Donald Trump is not backing off his battle with Elon Musk, saying Saturday that he has no desire to repair their relationship and warning that ... -
How a new planetarium show helped scientists unlock a cosmic secret
Scientists have unlocked one of the solar system’s many secrets from an unexpected source: a planetarium show opening to the public on Monday. At the American Museum of Natural ...
