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What to know about impeachment amid effort to oust US defense secretary Pete Hegseth
Hegseth is facing a Republican-led impeachment effort accusing him of violating federal law and the constitution
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Kim Kardashian's Skims offers refunds for $148 advent calendar after backlash
The contents of the calendar, including hair clips and keychains, have been widely criticised on social media.
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International
Texas man charged with murder of woman aboard MSC cruise ship
Jason Leon Watford said he ‘snapped’ after verbal dispute with the woman, before allegedly killing her in a cabin
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Crypto
Michigan sports parent allegedly defecates in rival high school’s corridor: ‘definitely a first’
The suspect, tracked down from surveillance video, claims to have had a medical emergency
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International
Democrats demand answers on 8-year-old Haitian boy detained by ICE
Child was put into restraints and taken into custody after arriving for an immigration check-in in San Diego Democratic lawmakers in California are demanding answers from the Trump administration about the safety and whereabouts of an eight-year-old Haitian boy who they say was put in restraints and taken into custody by federal immigration officers at a check-in last week. Video obtained by NBC News shows the third-grader being led away by three armed officials after he was summoned to what his family said was a routine immigration appointment in San Diego on 4 November. Continue reading...
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International
Gilded statue in DC mocks Trump for ‘dodging’ Vietnam war draft over bone spurs
New statue titled The Foot Soldier was installed on the National Mall just two days before Veterans Day
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International
Jimmy Carter’s Georgia farm to open to the public: ‘This land shaped him and his legacy’
Conservation group acquires former US president’s family farm with plans to transfer it to the state in 2028
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International
The vaccine limbo in the US is worsening the measles outbreak
Earlier doses for children, a focus on unvaccinated adults, a risk strategy based on geography – here’s how a functioning ACIP would address the measles outbreak
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International
Historic ocean liner to ‘live on’ beneath waves as world’s biggest artificial reef
The SS United States will sink off Florida coast to become an artificial reef, ending long-running wrangle over its fate
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International
Hegseth calls Republican’s bid to impeach him a ‘stunt’ by critics of Trump
Thomas Massie has accused US defense secretary of illegally waging war without congressional authorization and abusing his powers
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International
Hegseth: Impeachment effort is 'farce' and 'stunt'
In his first news conference in six months, the defence secretary defended the US's "lawful military operations".
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Finance
Tech’s biggest names sank a tax on billionaires’ wealth with $425m and a familiar playbook
California saw the most expensive opposition campaign in its history as funding of political campaigns broke records in the US midterms In the hours after polls closed on election day, tech industry players began praising Sergey Brin, the co-founder of Google, on social media. “Huge thanks to Sergey Brin here,” wrote Garry Tan, the CEO of Y Combinator. Venture capitalist Ilya Sukhar posted: “God bless Sergey Brin.” And David Marcus, a crypto entrepreneur, simply wrote: “Hero.” Continue reading...
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