2 mn readJack Smith, the special counsel who led two federal criminal cases against Donald Trump, has resigned from the Justice Department before the president-elect takes office later this month. According to a court filing submitted on Saturday, Mr Smith “separated from the Department” on Friday. CBS News, the BBC’s US media partner, reported in November that […]
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3 mn readPresident Joe Biden has been a busy man, trying to squeeze in parts of his agenda right before Donald Trump retakes the Oval Office. It’s too bad he wasn’t this active during his presidency. In the past five days, Biden has made multiple moves to cement his legacy. He blocked the merger of U.S. Steel […]
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4 mn readU.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warned in a recent advisory about alcohol use increasing cancer risk. The advisory notes that alcohol can increase the risk of throat, liver, esophageal, mouth, larynx (voice box), colon and rectal cancers, making it the “third leading preventable cause of cancer” in the U.S. This guidance follows the rise […]
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2 mn readNippon Steel and US Steel are suing the US government over blocking a takeover, claiming that President Joe Biden “ignored the rule of law to gain favor” with trade unions. The two companies also alleged that Biden, who is entering the last weeks of his presidency, stopped Nippon Steel buying US Steel to pursue his […]
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2 mn readFierce fighting is under way for a second day in Russia’s Kursk region after Ukraine launched a counter-attack on Sunday. Moscow said it had met the attack with artillery and air power and on Monday stated that Russian troops thwarted a breakthrough attempt by Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Kursk operation, launched with […]
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< 1 mn readew Orleans authorities are responding to a “mass casualty incident” in which at least 10 people have died and 30 have been injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd in the city’s bustling Bourbon Street area during the early hours of New Year’s Day. A spokesperson for the New Orleans Police Department confirmed initial […]
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