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Mark Zuckerberg ‘to testify before US Congress’ on data leak to Cambridge Analytica

FACEBOOK chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly bowed to pressure and has agreed to testify before US Congress on a massive data leak.

March 27, 2018

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly agreed to testify before US Congress. Picture: APSource:AP

EPA / A worker clears snow near "The Last Three" sculpture in New York

Spring snow storm blankets eastern US

March 21, 2018

Mark Zuckerberg: "I started Facebook, and at the end of the day I'm responsible"

Facebook's Zuckerberg admits mistakes over Cambridge Analytica

March 21, 2018

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March 20, 2018

Shooting confirmed at High School in Maryland, facility on lockdown

A school shooting has taken place at Great Mills High School in Maryland. It has since been contained, according to authorities cited by local media.

March 20, 2018

March 09, 2018

NRA sues Florida over gun bill same day Gov. Scott signed it into law

Gov. Scott talks about signing a school safety bill as family members of those slain at the Feb. 14th mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL react.

March 09, 2018

February 23, 2018

Florida shooting: NRA-linked firms hit by consumer boycott

More than half a dozen US companies have cut ties with the National Rifle Association (NRA) as consumers urge a boycott of businesses linked to the politically powerful gun lobby.

February 23, 2018

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Image caption Activists are putting pressure on companies with ties to the NRA, a powerful gun lobby

February 21, 2018

Trump endorses guns for teachers to stop shootings

S President Donald Trump has said arming teachers could prevent school shootings like that which left 17 people dead last week in Florida.

February 21, 2018

REUTERS / President Trump holds his notes at the listening session. Point five says: "I hear you"

February 20, 2018

Trump pushes for ban on gun 'bump stocks'

US President Donald Trump has signed an order to ban bump-stock devices, which were used by a gunman who killed 58 Las Vegas concert-goers last year.

February 20, 2018

GETTY IMAGES / Bump stocks allow semi-automatic rifles to fire rapidly

February 15, 2018

Florida shooting suspect charged amid questions over warning signs

Nikolas Cruz charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder over shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland

February 15, 2018

A photo provided by the Broward County Jail of Nikolas Cruz, a former student at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school. Photograph: AP

February 14, 2018

Florida School Shooting Suspect Nick Cruz Was ‘Creepy and Weird,’ Survivors Say

The ex-student reportedly had a history of threatening other students before he opened fire in his old classrooms.

February 14, 2018

Florida School Shooting Suspect Nick Cruz Was ‘Creepy and Weird,’ Survivors Say

February 14, 2018

At least 17 dead in Florida school shooting, law enforcement says

Seventeen people, including the suspect, were sent to area hospitals, said Dr. Evan Boyar of Broward Health. The suspect was treated and released to police.

February 14, 2018

Anxious family members await news of their loved ones.

February 14, 2018

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Florida: what we know

There have been at least 17 other school shootings in the US in 2018.

February 14, 2018

#Stonemanshooting: Florida Mass Shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School — 'at least 20 injured' — 'Shooter still at large' / Boing Boing

February 07, 2018

Trump tells Pentagon 'to top' France military parade

US President Donald Trump has asked the Pentagon to organise a large military parade in the nation's capital.

February 07, 2018

GETTY IMAGES / Mr Trump saluted troops marching in Paris in July - reportedly the inspiration for his plans

January 31, 2018

FBI has 'grave concerns' about controversial Republican memo

The FBI has publicly challenged a push by Republican lawmakers to release a controversial memo which purports to show anti-Trump bias at the agency.

January 31, 2018

Republican Devin Nunes' staff wrote the secretive memo

January 26, 2018

The White House Says It Supports Giving Citizenship To 1.8 Million DREAMers

A one-page document released by the White House proposes legalizing 1.8 million undocumented immigrants in exchange for a $25 billion fund for border security, including the wall.

January 26, 2018

January 14, 2018

Hawaii changes protocols for alerts after missile false alarm

A false alarm that warned of a ballistic missile headed for Hawaii sent the islands into a panic Saturday, with people abandoning cars in a highway and preparing to flee their homes until officials said the cell phone alert was a mistake. (Jan. 13) AP

January 14, 2018

January 14, 2018

Trump’s s***hole comment encapsulates America’s perpetually racist foreign policy

Critics of US President Donald Trump were quick to point out that his alleged use of the term “s***hole countries” to describe Haiti and some African nations does not reflect what all Americans think of the rest of the world.

January 14, 2018

January 13, 2018

‘Whole state was terrified’: Hawaii urges ‘tough & quick’ reprisal for bogus missile alert

After the entire state of Hawaii suffered an almighty scare over an imminent missile attack warning, angry officials and the public are calling for “tough and quick accountability” for the “totally inexcusable” mishap.

January 13, 2018

January 10, 2018

17 dead after flooding and mudslides force thousands to flee in California

Many more are feared to be dead and buried beneath the mud. At least 24 people are missing, fire officials said.

January 10, 2018

15 dead after flooding and mudslides force thousands to flee in California (ABC News)

January 09, 2018

Trump: Oprah 'will be a lot of fun,' but I'll win

"Yeah, I'll beat Oprah,"

January 09, 2018