US News
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'Very concerned' Covid-19 variants could risk recovery : Yellen
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday (Jul 11) she was "very concerned" about the risk that new variants of...
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Biden signs order to tackle corporate abuses
President Joe Biden signed a sweeping executive order on Friday to promote more competition in the US economy, urging agencies...
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Biden vows US action over Russian cyber-attacks
President Joe Biden has told President Vladimir Putin the US will take "any necessary action" to stop cyber-attacks from Russia,...
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IMF chief sees risk of sustained rise in US inflation
The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday said further fiscal support in the United States could fuel inflationary pressures and warned...
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Global tax overhaul backed by 130 countries
Officials from 130 countries have agreed to overhaul the global tax system to ensure big companies "pay a fair share"...
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US 'coming back together' but Covid not yet finished
Calling a vaccination "the most patriotic thing you can do," President Joe Biden on Sunday mixed the nation's birthday party...
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Asset owners managing US$6 trillion call for global carbon price
Investors managing more than US$6 trillion in assets on Tuesday (Jul 6) called for a coordinated global price on carbon...
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Biden orders probe after massive ransomware attack potentially hit 1,000 businesses
A ransomware attack on a US IT company potentially targeted 1,000 businesses, researchers said Saturday (Jul 3), with one of...
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U.S. plans to make airlines refund fees if bags are delayed
The U.S. Transportation Department will propose that airlines be required to refund fees on checked baggage if the bags aren't...
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200 businesses hit by ransomware after breach at Florida IT firm
Cybersecurity company Huntress Labs said on Friday (Jul 2) that 200 American businesses have been hit by ransomware attacks following...
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US conservatives voice concern as Facebook tests alerting users to extremist posts
A Facebook test of pop-up boxes asking people whether they think friends are becoming extremists raised concerns on Friday (Jul...
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US hands Bagram Airfield to Afghans after nearly 20 yrs
After nearly 20 years, the US military left Bagram Airfield, the epicenter of its war to oust the Taliban and...
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Venezuela migrants cross US border in droves
Marianela Rojas huddles in prayer with fellow migrants after trudging across a slow-flowing stretch of the Rio Grande and nearly...
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US shale industry tempers output even as oil price jumps
Even with oil prices surging toward $75 a barrel, US shale producers are keeping their pledges to hold the line...
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US in first ending up in Israel's new foreign minister amid Iran moves
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Israel's new top diplomat Yair Lapid on Sunday (Jun 27), in the United...
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US lawmakers to research approval, pricing of Alzheimer's drug from Biogen
US lawmakers on Friday (Jun 25) announced a study in to the approval and pricing of Biogen Inc's Alzheimer's drug,...