All news on the topic: United States

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Pentagon employee arrested for attempting to pass classified information to foreign government
A tech specialist working for the U.S. Department of Defense’s intelligence agency was arrested on May 29 for attempting to pass national defense information to a foreign government agent.
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US court rules Trump tariffs unconstitutional: president overstepped authority
A U.S. federal trade court has ruled that tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump were unconstitutional, stating that the president overstepped his authority.
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Trump pardons couple convicted of bank fraud and tax crimes
U.S. President Donald Trump has pardoned Todd and Julie Chrisley — a reality TV couple who were sentenced in 2022 to lengthy prison terms for financial crimes and fraud.
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North Korea warns: Trump’s “Golden Dome” will turn space into a nuclear battlefield
North Korea has said Donald Trump’s new dystopian ‘Golden Dome’ could turn outer space into a ‘nuclear war field’.
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Trump: I don’t know what the hell happened to Putin, he’s killing people
US President Donald Trump says he’s not happy with Putin’s most recent actions against Ukraine
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Leader of Mexican drug cartel with a $1 million bounty on his head killed in gunfight
Jorge Humberto Figueroa, who went by the nickname "El Perris", was shot and killed Friday in a raid carried out to arrest him
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RedBird Capital Partners acquires The Daily Telegraph, concluding a two-year sale process
RedBird Capital Partners, a US-based private equity firm, reports to have purchased Telegraph Media Group for £500 million
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Trump administration trying to drop charges against MS-13 leader to facilitate his deportation
Сritics and the defendant’s legal team state that the US president is trying to do a favor for his Salvadorian counterpart, who struck a deal with the gang in 2019
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Plane crash in the US: light aircraft crashes into 15 homes in San Diego
Multiple people on board a private plane that crashed into a San Diego neighborhood early Thursday are dead, authorities said.
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$50 billion in losses: SEC hacker sentenced over Bitcoin price manipulation
The convicted individual had assisted co-conspirators in hacking the SEC’s X account to post false news about the highly anticipated approval of a spot BTC ETF.
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Former US President Biden diagnosed with cancer
Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer with metastases to the bones.
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Major disaster in the U.S.: at least 21 dead as tornadoes destroy hundreds of homes in Kentucky and Missouri
A "mass casualty event" has been declared in the United States after tornadoes resulted in the deaths of at least 21 people overnight.
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‘Shells of death’: conspiracy theory accuses ex-FBI chief of threatening Trump
A conspiracy theory circulating in right-wing circles claims that a former FBI director posted an assassination threat against Donald Trump – using nothing more but seashells.
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UK considers building “supermax” prisons as jails struggle with wave of violence
Britain could see the introduction of US-style "supermax" prisons as a response to a wave of violent episodes among inmates, the prisons minister has announced.
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Trump backs down: US and China freeze tariffs for 90 days after Geneva talks
The United States and China have agreed to reduce tariffs by 115% over the next 90 days, which could mark the end of Donald Trump’s global trade war.
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US to cut medical aid to Zambia by $50 million over ’systematic theft’
The reduction in aid is not related to the Trump administration’s freeze on foreign assistance.
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US begins serial production of thermonuclear bombs
United States to begin mass production of new thermonuclear bombs in May
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Credit Suisse caught in new scandal: $4 billion offshore and $511 million fine for tax evasion in the US
Settlement encompasses a guilty plea and penalties related to undeclared U.S. assets and accounts in Singapore.
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“Three weeks from her dream”: British nursing student brutally murdered in the U.S. just before graduation
A British nursing student studying in the United States has been discovered stabbed to death in an apartment in Houston, Texas, only days before she was scheduled to graduate, according to police and her family.
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U.S. establishes new military zone along the border with Mexico
The number of apprehensions for attempted illegal border crossings into the U.S. in March dropped to the lowest level ever recorded.
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The U.S. and Ukraine sign a minerals agreement: Washington "starts digging" to offset aid
The United States and Ukraine have entered into a minerals agreement following weeks of discussions.
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Ultra-wealthy club backing Trump opens in the US
A new club is opening in Washington — and you probably won’t be able to enter.
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CBS News: US defense secretary ordered a makeup room to be installed at the Pentagon
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently ordered modifications to a room next to the Pentagon press briefing room to retrofit it with a makeup studio that can be used to prepare for television appearances, multiple sources told CBS News.
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Harvard scientist detained by ICE after returning with undeclared lab samples
A Harvard Medical School scientist working on a ground breaking cancer detection microscope has been detained by US immigration officers and faces possible deportation.
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Trump eases rhetoric on China and Fed chief amid economic pressure
US President Donald Trump has appeared to soften his recent comments on China and the head of the US Federal Reserve after recent clashes as he pursues his economic agenda.