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TikTok sparks user revolt in US over sale plan
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US House Speaker Johnson blocks vote on Ukraine aid passed by Senate
The Republican leader of the US House of Representatives on Tuesday blocked war aid for Ukraine, ignoring President Joe Biden's plea that passing the bill was vital for standing up to "Russian dictator" Vladimir Putin.
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Why Biden couldn’t resist TikTok
Under national fire last year — and still under official security review — TikTok spent money, made the right friends and appears back in the fold.
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Trump urges Republicans to reject Senate deal on border measures, Ukraine aid
Former US president Donald Trump urged Republicans Monday to reject a bipartisan Senate deal trading tough new border security measures for $60 billion in Ukraine funding and other national security priorities.
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Republican lawmakers push to ban feds from removing border barriers after Supreme Court defeat
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Boeing plane makes emergency landing in Florida after ‘engine malfunction’
Atlas Air 747 cargo plane bound for Puerto Rico was filmed trailing flames from left wing before landing safely back in Miami
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ChatGPT creator joins forces with Pentagon
OpenAI has dropped its prohibition on providing its technology to military entities, according to an executive
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Architect of Russia sanctions facing fresh corruption allegations
US Senator Bob Menendez was previously accused of acting as an agent on behalf of the Egyptian government
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US and Venezuela agree to release of 10 Americans – and convict ‘Fat Leonard’ – in exchange for release of Maduro ally
The senior administration official said additional individuals are not being named, citing their privacy.
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US warship in Red Sea reportedly attacked by drones from Yemen
Pentagon says it is investigating reports of attack by Houthi rebels that also targeted two commercial vessels
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US accuses Indian agent of directing plot to assassinate American citizen
Indictment released by DoJ also provides new evidence unnamed agent ordered murder of activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar
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Inside the highly secretive military branch responsible for protecting American interests in a vulnerable new domain.
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Pentagon announces new nuclear bomb 24 times more powerful than one dropped on Japan
.The new bomb would replace some current stocks and not increase the US nuclear stockpile.
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Top Republican lawmaker backs Biden’s Ukraine aid plan
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has argued that US support for Kiev and Israel is “interconnected”
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