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September 12, 2023

Politics

Top US House Republican orders impeachment inquiry into Biden

Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, bowing to pressure from his party's hard right, gave the go-ahead on Tuesday for an impeachment investigation into US President Joe Biden.

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Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he had given the green light for the opening of an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden. © Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images/AFP

September 07, 2023

Society

Federal appeals court says Texas’ floating barriers can remain in Rio Grande for now

The controversial border buoys were deployed in the Rio Grande as part Operation Lone Star, Abbott’s border security initiative.

By Editors Desk

Omar Ornelas/El Paso Times/USA Today Network | Buoys placed by the state of Texas float on the Rio Grande international boundary between Mexico and the US in Eagle Pass, Texas, on July 21, 2023.

September 06, 2023

United States

Texas ordered to remove buoys meant to block migrants from Rio Grande River

Preliminary order issued by judge David Ezra requires the floaters to be relocated to an embankment on the state side of the river

By Editors Desk

A border patrol boat navigates alongside a string of buoys in the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas. Photograph: Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP/Getty Images

September 05, 2023

United States

Ex-Proud Boys leader Tarrio sentenced to 22 years for Jan. 6 Capitol attack

Convicted of seditious conspiracy, he recruited a group of 200 to march on Capitol, though he wasn’t in D.C. that day

By Editors Desk

Prosecutors have asked for a 33-year sentence for ex-Proud Boys leader Henry “Enrique” Tarrio. (Allison Dinner/AP)

September 03, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

South African Inquiry Rebuts U.S. Charge on Russian Arms

A government investigation about a Russian ship contradicts U.S. accusations that South Africa provided arms to fight Ukraine, President Cyril Ramaphosa said. But a government report won’t be released, he added.

By Editors Desk

President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir V. Putin, late last month at the Russia-Africa summit in St. Petersburg, Russia.Credit...Sergei Bobylyov/TASS, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

September 03, 2023

Politics

Mitch McConnell: From polio victim to political titan

He's the longest-serving party leader in the history of the US Senate, but - amid a very public health struggle - Mitch McConnell's time in office may be nearing its end.

By Editors Desk

GETTY IMAGES | Mitch McConnell as a young senator

September 02, 2023

Business

New phone sparks worry China has found a way around U.S. tech limits

Huawei, which has been under U.S. sanctions for years, released the phone pointedly during Gina Raimondo’s visit to Beijing.

By Editors Desk

Chinese chip stocks surged in value after Huawei Technologies introduced its latest Mate 60 Pro phone. According to AnTuTu, a Chinese benchmarking website, the phone features a Kirin 9000s CPU designed by HiSilicon that supports 5G.

September 01, 2023

Media & TV

'90 Day Fiance' Paul Staehle's Family Worried He's Lost in Brazil

Staehle’s family hasn’t since been able to contact him. His mom told TMZ the people he said may be able to assist him have been unreachable as well.

By Editors Desk

September 01, 2023

Politics

Proud Boys Ethan Nordean and Dominic Pezzola jailed for US Capitol riot

Two members of the far-right Proud Boys group have been jailed for leading the US Capitol riot.

By Editors Desk

GETTY IMAGES | Joe Biggs (right) with Enrique Tarrio at a rally in 2019

August 30, 2023

Society

‘Extremely dangerous’ Hurricane Idalia makes landfall on Florida coast

A hurricane, likely to be the strongest in the region for a century, has smashed into Florida with 200km winds and fears for people’s safety.

By Editors Desk

Police block access to a closed bridge in Clearwater, Florida, after Hurricane Idalia made landfall. (Photo by Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP)

August 27, 2023

Society

Who Is Ryan Palmeter? Everything We Know About Jacksonville Shooter

His victims were later identified as 52-year-old Angela Michelle Carr.

By Editors Desk

Jacksonville officials speak at a press conference on the "racially motivated" shooting that left three Black people dead on Saturday. Inset, 21-year-old Jacksonville shooting suspect Ryan Palmeter. JACKSONVILLE SHERIFF’S OFFICE

August 27, 2023

United States

US soldiers killed in horror Darwin crash

Tragic details are emerging about a helicopter crash that killed three US Marines north of Darwin on Sunday.

By Editors Desk

Three US Marines died on August 27 after an Osprey aircraft crashed on a remote tropical island north of Australia during war games.

August 25, 2023

Politics

Americans react to Donald Trump's mugshot

Former President Donald Trump has surrendered to the Fulton County Jail to face charges of trying to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia.

By Editors Desk

Americans react to Donald Trump's mugshot

August 23, 2023

Politics

Republican Candidates Spar Over Abortion and Trump

The former president isn’t on the stage with eight of his rivals, but he’s expected to heavily influence how the first Republican presidential primary debate unfolds.

By Editors Desk

August 23, 2023

World

China’s Xi unexpectedly skipped a key BRICS event. No one is saying why

The Chinese leader has flown out to South Africa for the summit but asked his commerce minister to read out his remarks.

By Editors Desk

Chinese President Xi Jinping, second from left, with other world leaders at the BRICS summit. Pic: AP

August 22, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

U.S. tells Americans to leave Belarus immediately

According to a recent Google Flights search, there were no direct or connecting flights from Minsk to the United States.

By Editors Desk

Lithuania installed razor wire last week in Sumskas, on its border with Belarus. The U.S. Embassy warned that avenues for leaving Belarus could become more limited. (Janis Laizans/Reuters)

August 21, 2023

Society

More Than 800 Missing Nearly Two Weeks After Lahaina Wildfire

About 85% of the Maui disaster site has been searched

By Editors Desk

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Monday tour areas in Lahaina that were devastated by the wildfires that swept Maui this month. (Evan Vucci/AP)

August 21, 2023

People

Jimmy Carter, 6 Months Into Hospice, Is Still ‘Very Much’ Himself, Grandson Says

He still holds hands with his wife, Rosalynn, their grandson Josh Carter said. The family is making plans for the former president’s 99th birthday in October.

By Editors Desk

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter during a reception to celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary in Plains, Ga., in 2021. “They still have a house full of love, and a house full of family,” their grandson Josh Carter said.Credit...Pool photo by John Bazemore

August 21, 2023

United States

Maui Knew Dangerous Wildfires Had Become Inevitable. It Still Wasn’t Ready.

As President Biden arrives to survey the damage with state and local officials, shock and grief are giving way to anger and questions about the government’s preparation.

By Editors Desk

A neighborhood in Lahaina, Hawaii, that was heavily damaged by wildfires.Credit...Bryan Anselm for The New York Times

August 18, 2023

World

Lukashenko shares thoughts on future of Ukraine

Kiev should sue for peace before it loses the remnants of its sovereignty, the leader of Belarus said in an interview

By Editors Desk

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Tragic details are emerging about a helicopter crash that killed three US Marines north of Darwin on Sunday.

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