US News
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Matthew McConaughey rules out running for Texas governorship in 2022
US actor Matthew McConaughey has officially announced he will not be running to become governor of Texas next year, ending...
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Omicron threatens the fragile recovery of Africa’s aviation sector
As African airlines pick up the pieces after almost two years of travel restrictions, another coronavirus variant threatens the fragile...
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JPMorgan boss regrets saying bank will outlast Chinese Communist Party
JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon has apologised after saying his Wall Street bank would outlast China's Communist Party.The comments, made...
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Pentagon creates new office to probe UFO reports
The Pentagon is creating a new office to investigate unidentified flying objects amid concerns that after broad probes it cannot...
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Co-ordinated global effort to ease energy prices leaves markets uncertain
The decision by the US, the largest producer of crude, and some of the world's biggest oil-importing countries to release...
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US to release oil reserves in attempt to lower prices
The US has said it is releasing 50 million barrels of oil from its reserves in an attempt to bring...
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'Replica' £40,000 Constable painting now believed to be real thing worth up to £5m
A recently rediscovered landscape by British artist John Constable is expected to sell for between £3 million and £5m ($4m-$5.3m)...
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US expects to screen 20 million air travellers during Thanksgiving period
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said on Wednesday it expects to screen about 20 million air passengers during the...
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Zverev dethrones Medvedev to win second ATP Finals title
Alexander Zverev captured his second ATP Finals title after producing a brilliant performance to defeat world number two Daniil Medvedev...
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Guns, stress and politics: U.S. road rage shootings on the rise
After a speeding driver cut her off abruptly on a Californian highway in May, Joanna Cloonan gestured rudely towards the...
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Toyota plans to invest billion of dollars in battery plant in US
Toyota Motor is planning to invest billions of dollars in a battery plant to be built on the outskirts of...
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Interior secretary seeks to rid U.S. of derogatory place names
U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday formally declared “squaw†a derogatory term and said she is taking steps to...
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Medical products company planning $123M expansion in Auburn
An east Alabama medical products company is planning to invest $123 million for an expansion project at its Auburn facility.Auburn...
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Evergrande shares slip after deal to raise $273 million in a business sale
Indebted property developer China Evergrande is set to raise about $273 million by selling its remaining shares in film production...
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U.S. drug overdoses top 100,000 in pandemic year
U.S. annual drug overdose deaths surged to more than 100,000 for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic, a crisis...
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U.S. cars mandated to spot drunk drivers -- and stop them
Breath-sniffing sensors and finger-scanning detectors are central to a landmark U.S. safety mandate to fight drunk driving that is spurring...