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Culture news

Families of Astroworld victims reject Travis Scott's funeral offer

A growing number of representatives for the 10 victims of last month's Astroworld disaster are declining Scott's offer to pay for funerals and other medical costs.

01/12/2021

Tech News

Twitter bans posting pictures and videos of private individuals

In an update to the platform’s privacy policy, it's now prohibited to post private photos and videos of individuals outside of the public eye.

01/12/2021

USA

Ghislaine Maxwell: 1st accuser testifies at British socialite's trial

A woman testified that British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was often in the room when the witness, then just 14, had sexual interactions with the financier Jeffrey Epstein.

01/12/2021

USA

Three students killed in shooting at US school

The suspect wasn't hurt when he was taken into custody and he refused to say how he got the gun into the school, authorities said.

30/11/2021

Health news

COVID vaccines less effective on Omicron, warns Moderna boss

The vaccine maker said the large number of mutations in the newly-identified Omicron variant could make it more resistant to current COVID vaccines.

30/11/2021

USA

New COVID-19 variant cause for concern, not panic, Biden tells US

US President Joe Biden called the new coronavirus variant omicron a cause for concern but “not a cause for panic". He said he was not considering any widespread lockdown.

30/11/2021

USA

Maxwell, Epstein were 'partners in crime,' prosecutor says

Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein were “partners in crime” in the sexual abuse of teenage girls, a prosecutor said on Monday, while Maxwell’s lawyers said she was being made a scapegoat for a man’s bad behaviour.

30/11/2021

USA

Jeffrey Epstein: Trial of former lover Ghislaine Maxwell begins

The trial, taking place in the Thurgood Marshall US courthouse in lower Manhattan, is expected to continue into mid-January.

29/11/2021

Sport

Turkish NBA player adds Freedom to his name to toast US citizenship

Kanter had his Turkish passport revoked by Ankara in 2017. The 29-year-old is an outspoken critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Turkish government.

29/11/2021

Tech News

Woman convicted for using joke website to try to have ex whacked

A woman in the US has been convicted for using the joke website rentahitman.com to try and have her former husband killed.

26/11/2021

No Comment

Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC

There are 15 giant character balloons, 28 floats, 36 novelty and heritage inflatables, 800-plus clowns, 10 marching bands, nine performance groups.

25/11/2021

Tech News

Pentagon is launching a new UFO investigations unit

The Pentagon is launching a new unit responsible for investigating UFOs that are observed by branches of the US military.

25/11/2021

USA

US jury holds three pharmacies responsible for opioid crisis

How much the pharmacies must pay in damages will be decided by a federal judge next year.

24/11/2021

Culture news

Astroworld: Who will face legal action over crowd crush disaster?

Travis Scott has been named alongside fellow rapper Drake, promoters Live Nation, and Houston venue NRG Park in legal action worth $3 billion in total.

24/11/2021

USA

Boy, 8, becomes sixth person to die from Wisconsin parade crash

An eight-year-old boy became the sixth victim to die after a man drove his SUV through a suburban Milwaukee Christmas parade on Sunday.

24/11/2021

USA

Fighting gas prices, US to release 50 million barrels of oil

President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered 50 million barrels of oil released from the US' strategic reserve to help bring down energy costs.

23/11/2021

Food and Drink

Daniel Boulud: Lyonnais chef voted winner of Best Restaurateur 2021

The 66 year old from Lyon has a two-Michelin star establishment in New York City.

23/11/2021

Culture news

Kevin Spacey ordered to pay €23 million for 'House of Cards' losses

MRC studios allege the actor halted the production of the Netflix show and required numerous rewrites as a result of sexual assault allegations.

23/11/2021

Culture news

Breakdancing opera singer makes Met Opera debut

Jakub Józef Orliński will be featured in the new opera "Eurydice" by young composer Matthew Aucoin which is set to premiere Tuesday, Nov. 23.

23/11/2021

USA

Police: Wisconsin parade-crash suspect was in a domestic disturbance

The driver who plowed into a Christmas parade in Wisconsin, killing at least five people, was leaving the scene of a domestic dispute, police said.

22/11/2021

Mobility

NASA wants to put nuclear reactors on Moon to keep astronauts alive

Despite the various challenges involved, the US space agency is looking for a means to power its planned Moon base.

22/11/2021

Culture news

Smooth like Butter: BTS storm American Music Awards with 3 wins

BTS tore through the AMAs like a stick of dynamite this weekend with two performances and three award wins.

22/11/2021

USA

At least 5 dead after SUV ploughs through Wisconsin Christmas parade

Officials in the Wisconsin city of Waukesha say at least five people were killed and 40 injured after an SUV drove through a Christmas parade.

22/11/2021

Mobility

US law mandates that carmakers integrate anti-drink driving technology

The federal law will require new cars to incorporate breath sniffing sensors and finger-scanning detectors to prevent drink-driving.

20/11/2021

USA

US teenager acquitted of all charges in Kenosha shootings

A US teenager was acquitted of all charges after pleading self-defence in the deadly Kenosha shootings during protests over a Black man's death at the hands of police.

19/11/2021

USA

Rare copy of US Constitution sells for a world record €38 million

It is one of only 11 known surviving copies of the US charter.

19/11/2021