The trapped skiers were directly across the snow-blocked highway from the Boreal Mountain Ski Resort, also closed due to the weather, but the resort was able to deploy rescue teams in an attempt to reach them. Another nearby resort, Tahoe Donner’s Alder Creek Adventure Center, also sent teams. Some used a snow-cat, a manned vehicle […]
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The president’s calls for peace and willingness to exert military power can at times feel like competing impulses.source
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The arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of misconduct in public office is dominating headlines in the US. Yet some US lawmakers are asking why no Americans linked to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are under criminal investigation. The BBC’s North America editor Sarah Smith explains why US prosecutors don’t seem to be […]
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Figure skaters Ilia “Quad God” Malinin and Sarah Everhardt train to achieve their Olympic dreams at SkateQuest in Reston, Virginia, a suburb of Washington DC. It’s also where the next generation of Olympic hopefuls are watching, learning, and being inspired by those they train with in the same rink. On the eve of the men’s […]
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A commission made up of Trump appointees signed off on the design after architects made changes in response to concerns.source
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The identities of the six – all women – were shared by a family spokesperson with the BBC’s US media partner, CBS News. They are: Caroline Sekar, Liz Clabaugh, Carrie Atkin, Danielle Keatley, Kate Morse, and Kate Vitt, all from either the Bay Area, Idaho, or the Truckee-Tahoe region. source
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The company says it has addressed the issue and it “did not provide anyone access to information they weren’t already authorised to see”.source
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The US is surging forces to the Middle East amid negotiations with the Islamic Republic over its nuclear programme.source
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US lawmakers urge their government to follow the UK’s suit and push harder on those who were close to Jeffrey Epstein.source
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In 1999, Jesse Jackson flew to Yugoslavia to help free three US soldiers captured during the Kosovo War.source
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