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Autopilot death / Tesla ordered to pay $242m

A Florida jury on Friday ordered Tesla to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to plaintiffs who blamed a deadly 2019 crash on the company’s “Autopilot” driver assistance technology.

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Row with Russia / Trump deploys nuclear submarines

US President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of two nuclear submarines Friday in an extraordinary escalation of what had been an online war of words with a Russian official over Ukraine and tariffs.

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Russia's actions in Ukraine 'disgusting': Trump

Washington has given Moscow until the end of next week to cease hostilities in Ukraine, under threat of severe economic sanctions

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Trump to build ballroom at White House

President Donald Trump plans to build a ballroom at the White House as he pushes forward with remodeling the US executive mansion, his spokeswoman said Thursday

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US takes in $87b from tariffs in first half of 2025

More than $87 billion in tariff revenue collected by end of June, surpassing $79 billion total for all of 2024

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US to refuse visas to Palestinian Authority officials

The United States said Thursday it would deny visas to Palestinian Authority officials, accusing the body which governs parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank of seeking to "internationalize" the situation

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US to impose 25% tariff on India

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States will impose a 25 percent tariff on goods imported from India starting on August 1.

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NY officials honour ‘hero cop’ Didarul in Manhattan shooting

Officials said he had migrated to the US from Bangladesh, had two children and his wife was expecting a third

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US VP Vance, EU chief talk tariffs in Rome

US Vice President JD Vance said yesterday that Europe was “an important ally” despite disagreements over trade as he met European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Rome.

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Trump calls ex-FBI chief a ‘dirty cop’ after alleged threat

Donald Trump labeled former FBI director James Comey a “dirty cop” Friday over a social media post that the US president deemed a veiled call for assassination and which prompted a Secret Service probe.

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Reality TV competition for US citizenship!

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is considering taking part in a reality TV show in which immigrants would compete for American citizenship, the department confirmed on Friday.

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India and US at odds on Kashmir truce: analysts

A week since Trump announced a surprise truce between India and Pakistan to end a brief but intense conflict

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US approves first blood test for Alzheimer's

The United States on Friday approved the first blood test for Alzheimer's, a move that could help patients begin treatment earlier with newly approved drugs that slow the progression of the devastating neurological disease

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Tornadoes kill 20 in the US

More than 20 people have died after severe storms swept through the US states of Missouri and Kentucky, laying waste to local communities and cutting off electricity to nearly 200,000 people, authorities said.

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Trump blasts SC over block on deportations

US President Donald Trump lashed out Friday at the Supreme Court after it blocked his bid to resume deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members, saying the justices are “not allowing me to do what I was elected to do.”

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Qatari jet gift turns spotlight on Trump graft allegations

The US president's decision to accept a luxury jet from Qatar is the latest in a barrage of ethical conflicts that opponents say have blurred the line between his public role and private business interests

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WHO reduces management team after US funding cuts

The World Health Organization chief told staff yesterday the UN agency was reducing its management team after US funding cuts forced it to shrink its budget dramatically.

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Trump offers to go to Ukraine talks if Putin does

US President Donald Trump yesterday offered to head to Turkey for talks on ending Ukraine war if his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin also showed up.

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