# US

Last year

2022

# RIP

Tributes paid to country music pioneer Loretta Lynn, who has died aged 90

A family statement shared online said the songwriter died peacefully in her sleep this morning.

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Oct 4th 2022, 8:54 PM

# Trump

Donald Trump files $475-million lawsuit against CNN for alleged defamation

Trump at a rally in Michigan last weekend.

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Oct 4th 2022, 7:14 AM

# United Nations

US asks UN Human Rights Council to debate rights abuses in China's Xinjiang region

A UN report on Xinjiang published last month cited possible crimes against humanity against Uyghur Muslims in the region.

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Sep 26th 2022, 11:40 AM

# Ukraine

Drone attack hits Ukraine as US warns Russia of ‘consequences’ over nuclear weapons

A massive fire and explosion was caused in the port of Odessa.

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Sep 26th 2022, 10:04 AM

# risk of recession

'Certainly a risk' of US recession, says US Treasury Secretary

Janet Yellen added that ‘we’ve got a good strong labor market, and I believe it’s possible to maintain that.’

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Sep 11th 2022, 7:06 PM

# out of court

Judge dismisses Donald Trump’s Russia probe suit against Hillary Clinton and FBI

US District Judge Donald Middlebrooks said Trump’s lawsuit contained ‘glaring structural deficiencies’ .

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Sep 9th 2022, 9:32 PM

# interpro

'They have got to want it' - URC chief on Munster v Leinster derby in the USA

Martin Anayi confirmed that this season’s URC final will be hosted by the top-ranked side again.

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Sep 7th 2022, 6:00 AM

# Washington

One dead and nine missing after seaplane crash near Seattle

The crash happened in Mutiny Bay, off Whidbey Island, about 65 kilometres north-west of the city .

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Sep 5th 2022, 8:04 AM

# US

Anne Heche’s son files court papers to control late star’s estate

The actress died from her injuries nine days after she was involved in a car crash in Los Angeles earlier this month.

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Sep 2nd 2022, 8:13 AM

# US

Sarah Palin fails in comeback bid and loses to Democrat in Alaska

Mary Peltola is the first Alaska Democrat elected to the US Congress since 2008.

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Sep 1st 2022, 7:16 AM

# tensions

China says troops 'remain on high alert' as two US warships sail through Taiwan Strait

It is the first transit since China staged unprecedented military drills around the island following the visit of US Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

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Aug 28th 2022, 9:42 AM

# US

Three Dutch soldiers shot outside hotel in Indianapolis, say police

At least one soldier was in critical condition following the incident.

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Aug 28th 2022, 9:31 AM

# Covid-19

Dr Jill Biden tests positive for Covid-19 in 'rebound' case

US President Joe Biden continues to test negative.

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Aug 24th 2022, 8:02 PM

# Fatally Shot

Ex-detective pleads guilty to lying to obtain warrant to search Breonna Taylor's home

The former detective admitted to conspiring with another ex-detective to falsify a warrant affidavit.

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Aug 23rd 2022, 10:00 PM

# 2015 nuclear deal

Iran agrees to ease demands that were stalling nuclear deal - US officials

Only weeks ago, negotiations seemed to be on the verge of collapsing.

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Aug 23rd 2022, 9:16 PM

# Trial

Two men found guilty of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer

It was the second trial for the pair after a jury in April could not reach a unanimous verdict.

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Aug 23rd 2022, 5:26 PM

# US

Three police officers suspended in Arkansas after viral video of beating suspect

It is the latest incidence of police brutality to be caught on camera and spark outrage in the United States.

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Aug 22nd 2022, 7:38 PM

# White House

Top US Covid-19 advisor Dr Anthony Fauci to step down in December

The 81-year-old is the country’s leading infectious disease expert.

17.7k

Aug 22nd 2022, 4:49 PM

# Watsonville

'Fatalities' reported after two small planes collide over California airport

The planes collided while the pilots were on their final approaches to the small airport.

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Aug 19th 2022, 8:37 AM

# US Justice Department

FBI recovered 'top secret' documents during search of Donald Trump's Florida home

Documents made public today show the search was partly based on suspicions of violations of the US Espionage Act.

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Aug 12th 2022, 9:45 PM

# Cincinnati

Suspect who tried to breach FBI office in US city dies in stand-off

The FBI warned agents to take extra precautions amid increased social media threats to its employees and facilities.

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Aug 12th 2022, 8:29 AM

# Trump

US attorney general requests that warrant for raid on Trump's home be made public

Merrick Garland did not reveal the reason for the unprecedented search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.

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Aug 12th 2022, 6:42 AM

# 6 january

Ex-police officer who stormed US Capitol sentenced to over seven years in prison

Former Rocky Mount Police Sgt Thomas Robertson did not speak in court before US District Judge Christopher Cooper sentenced him.

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Aug 11th 2022, 10:34 PM

# US

US Attorney General 'personally approved' FBI search of Donald Trump's Florida home

Merrick Garland has asked a court to unseal the search warrant the FBI received before searching the Mar-a-Lago estate.

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Aug 11th 2022, 9:18 PM

# Manhattan

Donald Trump declines to answer questions in New York fraud probe

The hearing comes days after FBI agents raided the former US president’s home in Florida as part of an unrelated investigation.

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Aug 10th 2022, 9:06 PM

# US

Iranian operative charged in plot to murder Trump security adviser John Bolton

Shahram Poursafi, identified by US officials as a member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, is wanted by the FBI.

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Aug 10th 2022, 4:56 PM

# Mississippi

Grand jury declines to indict woman whose accusation set off 1955 lynching of Emmett Till

The jury determined there was insufficient evidence to indict Carolyn Bryant Donham on charges of kidnapping and manslaughter.

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Aug 9th 2022, 11:07 PM

# Trump

Mar-a-Lago investigation: What we know so far

The FBI searched the premises yesterday.

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Aug 9th 2022, 5:13 PM

# Anne Heche

Anne Heche in a coma after LA car crash, representative confirms

The 53-year-old was taken to hospital following the incident on Friday morning.

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Aug 9th 2022, 9:48 AM

# Donald Trump

Trump says his Florida home has been 'raided' by the FBI

The FBI declined to comment on whether the search was happening or what it might be for.

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Aug 9th 2022, 9:09 AM

# Georgia

Man who shot jogger Ahmaud Arbery given life sentence for hate crime

Travis McMichael’s punishment is largely symbolic as he had already been sentenced to life without parole for murder earlier this year.

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Aug 8th 2022, 4:59 PM

# Nancy Pelosi

China's largest-ever Taiwan military drills draw to a close

Beijing has raged at a trip to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

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Aug 7th 2022, 11:44 AM

# California

Receding floodwater lets police evacuate people trapped in US Death Valley

It nearly equaled the record for rainfall in a single day in the valley.

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Aug 6th 2022, 7:43 PM

# Joe Biden

US President Biden tests negative after second bout of Covid-19

Biden’s physician Kevin O’Connor said his antigen test this morning was negative.

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Aug 6th 2022, 7:38 PM

# Abortion

White House calls Indiana abortion ban 'devastating'

The ban takes effect on September 15.

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Aug 6th 2022, 5:42 PM

# sandy hook shooting

Alex Jones ordered to pay $49.3 million in damages over Sandy Hook hoax claims

The conspiracy theorist must pay the money to the parents of a pupil killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings.

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Aug 5th 2022, 11:18 PM

# Elon musk

Elon Musk accuses Twitter of fraud in countersuit over abandoned $44 billion takeover

In its own filing, Twitter rejected the billionaire’s argument, calling it “as implausible and contrary to fact as it sounds.”

11.8k

Aug 5th 2022, 7:00 PM

# US

Two killed following lightning strike near the White House

Police said two others remain in a critical condition in hospital following the strike.

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Aug 5th 2022, 3:57 PM

# sandy hook shooting

Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook parents more than $4 million over hoax claims

The parents had sought at least $150 million in compensation for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

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Aug 4th 2022, 10:56 PM

# Taiwan

27 Chinese warplanes enter Taiwan's air defence zone following Pelosi visit, Taipei says

China is gearing up for military exercises dangerously close to the island’s shores in retaliation for the visit.

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Aug 3rd 2022, 3:28 PM