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USA

US lawmakers subpoena Donald Trump demanding 6 January riot testimony

The investigation into events at the US Capitol saw new video from inside the building, and reviewed Secret Service messages about plans for violent protests.

14/10/2022

USA

Jury in Florida asks for life in prison for 2018 Parkland shooter

On 14 February 2018, Nikolas Cruz opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, from which he had been expelled a year earlier, killing 17.

13/10/2022

USA

'Stop the jitters': IMF chief chides UK amid pressure for Truss U-turn

World financial leaders meeting in Washington have criticised the Truss government's unfunded tax cut plan amid fears the market turmoil could overshadow more considerable challenges.

13/10/2022

USA

US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ordered to pay $965m in damages

Jones spread lies saying the deadliest school shooting in US history never happened, and that grieving families were actors.

13/10/2022

USA

'Unscrupulous blackmailers': Russia's fury as UN condemns annexations

This was the strongest support from the General Assembly for Ukraine and against Russia since Russian troops invaded Ukraine on 24 February.

13/10/2022

Culture news

Alex Jones told to pay $965 million over Sandy Hook massacre lies

Jury orders the Infowars host and founder Alex Jones to pay $965 million to people who suffered from his lies about the Sandy Hook school massacre in 2012.

13/10/2022

Culture news

Animal Collective cancel tour because of "the economic reality"

Animal Collective are just the latest high-profile artist to pull a tour post-Covid because of spiralling inflation.

12/10/2022

Culture news

Demand soars in US for children's books dealing with trauma and grief

Sales of books for young readers on violence, grief, and emotions have increased for nine straight years in the US, according to NPD BookScan

12/10/2022

Culture news

Angela Lansbury, 'Murder, She Wrote' star, dies at 96

For millions Angela Lansbury was the elderly sleuth on Sunday night television who solved a constant stream of killings. The actress died five days shy of her 97th birthday.

11/10/2022

Work

Meet 'Flippy 2,' an AI-powered French fry robot speeding up fast food

US company Miso robotics is inventing robots that can unburden kitchen staff at fast food chains.

11/10/2022

Tech News

Elon Musk's 8 most explosive tweets of all time

The billionaire has claimed he's always been "crazy" on Twitter.

10/10/2022

Soul Of The South

Memphis: A stop on the Civil Rights Trail

In partnership with GoUSA TV

Join writer and photographer Johny Pitts as he tours the Civil Rights trail of the American South to discover his heritage.

10/10/2022

Mobility

Usain nuts and bolts: A running robot just won a Guinness World Record

Cassie uses machine learning to imitate human behaviour, managing to sprint 100 m without falling over in just over 24 seconds.

08/10/2022

Travel News

ESTA: How to beat long waits for US visitor visas

The difference between US visitor visas and ESTAs explained.

07/10/2022

Culture news

How much would you pay for a Spider-Man comic book?

More than 2,000 Spider-Man comics are hitting the auction block. The existing record sale for a comic book at a public auction belongs to Heritage Auctions, who sold a first edition Spider-Man "Amazing Fantasy #15" issue for $3.6 million in 2021.

07/10/2022

Mobility

Female Russian cosmonaut hitches a ride to ISS with SpaceX capsule

Elon Musk’s rocket venture SpaceX has just sent a capsule to the ISS, with a Russian cosmonaut sharing the ride with two Americans and a Japanese.

06/10/2022

Mobility

Pie in the sky: Watch these drones delivering food in the US

Several companies have started offering all-electric drone deliveries in parts of the US in a bid to cut carbon emissions.

06/10/2022

Culture news

Actor Alec Baldwin settles lawsuit over killing Rust cinematographer

The US actor Alec Baldwin has agreed to settle a civil lawsuit brought by the family of a cinematographer he killed during the filming of Rust in Santa Fe last October. Filming will resume in January with the victim's husband as executive producer.

05/10/2022

Tech News

Musk teases ‘X’ app after Twitter deal U-turn: What is he up to?

Rumour has it that the new app would look somewhat like China’s WeChat.

05/10/2022

Tech News

Elon Musk reverses course on Twitter buyout deal - again

After trying to walk away from it, the billionaire Tesla CEO is now offering to proceed with his €44 billion deal to buy Twitter.

04/10/2022

USA

'Mega drought' leaves millions in California facing water shortages

More than 1,200 wells have run dry this year statewide, a 57% increase over the same period last year, according to officials.

04/10/2022

Tech News

Big Tech unites to make voice recognition tools more inclusive

Tech giants including Apple and Google are working with university researchers to improve voice recognition tools for people with disabilities.

04/10/2022

Tech News

Meta unveils AI tool that turns text into short videos

Facebook’s parent company has taken AI image generation a step further, creating videos from text prompts.

04/10/2022

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Helicopters airlift people to safety amid Hurricane Ian destruction

Helicopters airlift people to safety amid Hurricane Ian destruction in Florida.

03/10/2022

Tech News

Worth the hype? What to make of Tesla’s new humanoid bot

Tesla is the latest car manufacturer to unveil a humanoid robot. How advanced is it?

03/10/2022

Money

Kim Kardashian to pay €1.29 million over undisclosed crypto ad payment

The reality TV star had not disclosed she was paid a large sum to promote the cryptocurrency on her Instagram account.

03/10/2022