A severe winter storm that could affect more than 200 million Americans has brought heavy snow, and freezing temperatures. Regions that could see more than a foot of snow stretch from Colorado to West Virginia, New York City and up to Boston, according to the National Weather Service. More than 10,000 US flights were cancelled […]
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has weighed in on a separatist movement in Alberta, saying the western Canadian province is a “natural partner for the US”. “Alberta has a wealth of natural resources, but they won’t let them build a pipeline to the Pacific,” Bessent told an American right-wing commentator in an interview on Thursday. […]
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Hundreds of businesses in Minnesota closed on Friday and thousands of protesters turned out in severely cold weather to demonstrate against the ongoing immigration crackdown in the state. The widespread rallies come after organisers encouraged residents to skip work or school and refrain from shopping in a show of opposition to US Immigration and Customs […]
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Before President Donald Trump left the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, he announced the creation of the Board of Peace and called it a “new international oversight body”, though several key US allies were not present at a charter-signing ceremony. Trump also met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Elon Musk appeared at the […]
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“I think it’s a monumental and game-changing moment right now. I can’t even describe in words what it feels like.” Bonmati, winner of the Ballon d’Or in 2023, 2024 and 2025, was reportedly the highest-earning female player before this news. Rodman’s agent claims this multi-million US dollar contract will make her the highest-paid female player […]
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More than 20 countries have accepted US President Donald Trump’s invitation to join his new Board of Peace. So, what actually is it? The BBC’s Washington Correspondent Daniel Bush answers key questions about the newly established charter. Video by Meiying Wu source
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TikTok’s new US joint venture has made changes to its privacy policy that include expanding the type of location data the company can collect from its 200 million American users. The new policy was published after investors closed a deal with TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance on Thursday to run the popular short-form video app’s business […]
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Suranjana Tewari,Asia business correspondentand Lily Jamali,North America technology correspondent Watch: Does TikTok’s US deal threaten the company’s global ambitions? TikTok has closed a deal that will allow the hugely popular short-video app to continue operating in the US, it announced on Thursday. The deal comes after a years-long tussle between Washington and Beijing that began […]
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Jude Sheerin,Washingtonand Helen Sullivan Reuters US President Donald Trump has withdrawn an invitation for Canada to join his newly constituted Board of Peace, in the latest spat between the North American neighbours. “Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada’s joining,” Trump said […]
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Watch: Ryan Wedding escorted by police in handcuffs after arrest Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder and alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding has been arrested in Mexico and will be extradited to the US after years on the run, FBI Director Kash Patel has said. Wedding, who had been on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, […]
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