Tag: USA
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The Rolling Stones set to play New Orleans Jazz Fest 2024
It looks like the third time is the charm as the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage festival prepares, again, for The Rolling Stones to perform. ... -
TikTok has promised to sue over the potential US ban – the legal outlook
Legislation forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell the video-sharing platform or face a ban in the U.S. received President Joe Biden’s official signoff. But the newly minted law could ... -
Trump could avoid trial this year on 2020 election charges
Former President Donald Trump faces serious charges in two separate cases over whether he attempted to subvert the Constitution by overturning the results of a fair ... -
From Sin City to City of Angels, building starts on high-speed rail line
Work is set to begin today [Macau time] on a $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area, with officials ... -
Boy’s pet octopus is a sensation as thousands follow Terrance’s story online
The one thing 9-year-old Cal Clifford wanted more than anything since he was a toddler was a pet octopus. The boy’s family in rural Edmond, Oklahoma, ... -
Biden will meet with Philippine, Japanese leaders to discuss Indo-Pacific action
President Joe Biden is bringing together Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House today [Macau time] as the ... -
Biden to meet Kishida amid differences on US Steel deal
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida begins a much-anticipated visit to Washington today [Macau time] aiming to spotlight shared concerns about assertive Chinese military action in the ... -
James Taylor on his tour, the possibility of new music and his legacy
He’s gone to Carolina in his mind and on tour for much of 2024. Not long after his 76th birthday, James Taylor & His All-Star Band ... -
Cargo ship had engine maintenance in port before it collided with Baltimore bridge, officials say
The cargo ship that lost power and crashed into a bridge in Baltimore underwent “routine engine maintenance” in port beforehand, the U.S. Coast Guard said yesterday ... -
A $15 toll to drive into part of Manhattan has been approved – a first for US cities
New York is on track to become the first U.S. city with congestion tolls on drivers entering its central business district after transit officials approved a ... -
Who is Nicole Shanahan, the philanthropist picked by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as running mate?
Nicole Shanahan, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ‘s pick to be his running mate in his independent bid for president, brings youth and considerable wealth to Kennedy’s ... -
Someone in New Jersey won the $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot
Someone in New Jersey overcame the odds Tuesday night (yesterday, Macau time) and won the $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot, breaking a winless streak that dated ... -
Biden gov’t to invest $8.5 billion in Intel’s chip plants in four states
The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide Intel with up to $8.5 billion in direct funding and $11 billion in loans for computer chip ... -
Trump challenges Biden to debates ‘anytime’ after Super Tuesday wins
Donald Trump has challenged Joe Biden to TV debates, as the rivals hurtle towards a White House rematch following their sweep of the Super Tuesday votes, ... -
Nikki Haley will suspend her campaign and leave Trump as the last major Republican candidate
Nikki Haley will suspend her presidential campaign Wednesday after being soundly defeated across the country on Super Tuesday, according to people familiar with her decision, leaving ... -
Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him
The Supreme Court yesterday [Macau time] unanimously restored Donald Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots, rejecting state attempts to ban the Republican former president over the ... -
AI pervades everyday life with almost no oversight
While artificial intelligence made headlines with ChatGPT, behind the scenes, the technology has quietly pervaded everyday life — screening job resumes, rental apartment applications, and even determining ... -
Army is slashing thousands of posts in major revamp to prepare for future wars
The U.S. Army is slashing the size of its force by about 24,000, or almost 5%, and restructuring to be better able to fight the next ... -
Trade: Mexico overtakes China as the leading source of goods imported by US
For the first time in more than two decades, Mexico last year surpassed China as the leading source of goods imported by the United States. The ... -
Biden warns of a ‘nightmare’ future for the country if Trump should win again
President Joe Biden yesterday [Macau time] ticked through a list of reasons he says a second Donald Trump presidency would be a “nightmare” for the country ... -
Video shows Indiana lawmaker showing holstered pistol to students for gun control
A video taken by a high school student shows an Indiana lawmaker flash a gun to students who were visiting the statehouse to talk to legislators ... -
Secret US spying program targeted top Venezuelan officials, flouting international law
A secret memo obtained by The Associated Press details a yearslong covert operation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration that sent undercover operatives into Venezuela to ... -
Five suspects arrested in California desert killings in dispute over marijuana
The six men found dead at a remote dirt crossroads in the Southern California desert last week were likely shot to death in a dispute over ... -
Experimental gene therapy allows kids with inherited deafness to hear
Gene therapy has allowed several children born with inherited deafness to hear. A small study published this week documents significantly restored hearing in five of six ... -
Trump rides to New Hampshire victory on the strength of support from the GOP base
Former President Donald Trump had rock-solid support from New Hampshire Republicans in his primary victory Tuesday (yesterday, Macau time), with even most backers of rival Nikki ... -
Trump celebrates DeSantis’ decision to drop out, ending a bitter feud
Donald Trump set aside months of criticism and mockery of Ron DeSantis yesterday [Macau time], celebrating his onetime Republican rival as his newest supporter after the ... -
US, South Korea and Japan conduct naval drills in a show of strength against North Korea
The United States, South Korea and Japan conducted perhaps their biggest-ever combined naval exercises in a show of strength against nuclear-armed North Korea, South Korea’s military ... -
First lunar lander in more than 50 years rockets toward moon with commercial deliveries
The first U.S. lunar lander in more than 50 years rocketed toward the moon yesterday, launching private companies on a space race to make deliveries for ... -
States and Congress wrestle with cybersecurity after Iran attacks small town water utilities
The tiny Aliquippa water authority in western Pennsylvania was perhaps the least-suspecting victim of an international cyberattack. It had never had outside help in protecting its ... -
Elf Bar, other e-cigarette makers dodged US customs and taxes after China’s ban on vaping flavors
In only two years, a small, colorful vaping device called Elf Bar has become the most popular disposable e-cigarette in the world, generating billions in sales ... -
Zelenskyy goes to Capitol Hill to grim mood as aid for Ukraine risks collapse
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will arrive on Capitol Hill to a darker mood than when he swooped in last winter for a hero’s welcome, as the ... -
Las Vegas shooting suspect was a professor who recently applied for a job at UNLV
Terrified students and professors cowered in classrooms and dorms as a gunman roamed the floors of a University of Nevada, Las Vegas building, killing three people ... -
US is out of money, nearly out of time to avoid ‘kneecap’ to Ukraine
The Biden administration yesterday sent Congress an urgent warning about the need to approve tens of billions of dollars in military and economic assistance to Ukraine, ... -
Band become first US band to go virtual and become digital avatars
On Saturday night (yesterday, Macau time), Kiss closed out the final performance of their “The End of the Road” farewell tour at New York City’s famed ... -
Kissinger was a trusted confidant to Nixon until the bitter, bizarre end
Decades later, the scene still is almost too bizarre to imagine: a tearful president and his perplexed aide, neither very religious, kneeling on the floor of ...
