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Investigation over truck crash near White House On Monday night, a truck driver was apprehended after crashing into security barriers near the White House. A spokesperson from the Secret Service confirmed that no injuries were reported. It was determined that the truck posed no immediate threat, and preliminary investigations indicated the possibility of an intentional act. As a precautionary measure, certain local roads and pedestrian areas were temporarily closed. WUSA, a Washington DC-based television station…

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US debt ceiling: Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy seek to break deadlock President Joe Biden and top Republican Kevin McCarthy held a phone conversation, marking a change in the stalemate over the US debt ceiling. After returning from the G7 summit in Japan, Biden expressed optimism about the call, stating that it went well and that they planned to continue discussions on Monday. Disagreements persist between the two sides, particularly regarding the Republicans’ insistence on…

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US President Joe Biden backing on Friday the Western allies’ plan to train Ukrainian fighter pilots on F-16 fighter jets is “the most significant weapons announcement […] since the tanks were promised in February; arguably more significant, because while it doesn’t represent a step change in capability; what it does do is that it extends that asssistance into the air domain directly,” said Frank Ledwidge, a senior lecturer in military strategy at the University of Portsmouth. “It’s also interesting that the means by which this was leveraged to the United States was very similar; in other words, the British and one or two other powers in Europe got together in February and donated modern NATO tanks; much the same happened in terms of training promises and Prime Minister Sunak’s mention of a coalition for jets, which also pressured the US at this time as well. Although I suspect it wasn’t quite one following the other; I suspect there was a bit more co-operation than we’re led to believe.”

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Harry and Meghan: Angry US agency refuses to give footage of chase An American photo agency that took pictures of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during what the couple’s spokesperson described as a ‘near castestriphic’ car chase through New York City has refused to hand over the images and footage of them. Backgrid has said they rejected a legal demand from the royal couple to share all the material taken during the several hours in…

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Montana becomes first US state to ban TikTok app on personal devices The US state of Montana has banned TikTok on personal devices, marking the very first US state to do so. Governor Greg Gianforte signed the legislation into law on Wednesday and it is expected to come into effect on 1 January. TikTok has been at the centre of global concerns over data privacy and possible surveillance by the Chinese government. They have called…

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Harry and Meghan in ‘near catastrophic’ car chase in NYC – spokesperson Prince Harry, his wife Meghan Markle and her mother were involved in a “near catastrophic car chase” involving paparazzi, a spokesperson has said. The incident happened after Harry and Meghan attended an awards ceremony in New York on Tuesday. Harry’s spokesperson said the “relentless pursuit” lasted for over two hours. “While being a public figure comes with a level of interest from the…

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North Carolina lawmakers override veto, enact 12-week abortion ban North Carolina lawmakers have managed to override Governor Roy Cooper’s veto on a bill that imposes a ban on most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy. The measure, initially passed by the Republican-controlled legislature in early May, faced opposition from the Democratic governor but was overturned in consecutive votes. The new law, effective from July 1, reduces the abortion window from 20 weeks and includes exceptions…

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Democratic candidate and former TV anchor Donna Deegan just DEFEATED the DeSantis-endorsed Republican candidate Daniel Davis in the race for Jacksonville, Florida mayor. She is the second Democrat to win a mayor’s race there in. Donna Deegan defeats DeSantis Republican She is the second Democrat to win a mayor’s race there in three decades and her opponent had outraised her four-to-one.

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Elon Musk documents subpoenaed in Jeffrey Epstein lawsuit Billionaire Elon Musk has been subpoenaed by the US Virgin Islands in a lawsuit against JP Morgan Chase, accusing the bank of facilitating Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking activities. The subpoena seeks any documents showing communication between Musk, JP Morgan Chase, and Epstein, who died in 2019.  Musk is not accused of any wrongdoing in the case. The Virgin Islands government alleges that trafficked women were sexually abused…

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Dunham Report: FBI criticised for Russia-Trump investigation A highly anticipated report by special counsel John Durham has sharply criticised the FBI’s handling of the investigation into alleged ties between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign. The 306-page report concluded that the agency’s inquiry lacked “analytical rigour” and that there was no “actual evidence” of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia before launching the investigation. The report also highlighted instances of “confirmation bias” and noted…

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Trump will pardon a ‘large portion’ of Jan. 6 rioters – makes promise at CNN town hall event Former US President Donald Trump made a promise during a CNN town hall event at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire. He stated that if elected, he would pardon a significant number of individuals convicted of federal offences related to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. “I am inclined to pardon many of them,”…

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Jury finds Trump sexually abused writer in NY department store In a landmark civil case, a jury has found former US President Donald Trump responsible for sexually abusing a magazine columnist during an incident at a New York department store in the 1990s. However, the jury did not hold him liable for the rape allegations made by E Jean Carroll, the columnist, in the dressing room of Bergdorf Goodman. This verdict marks the first time…

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