Time Magazine has named Donald Trump as their person of the year for the second time. “For marshaling a comeback of historic proportions, for driving a once-in-a- generation political realignment,…
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USA: Biden commutes nearly 1,500 sentences, pardons 39 people
United States President Joe Biden has commuted nearly 1,500 prison sentences and pardoned 39 people in what the White House has described as the largest act of clemency in a…
USA: Trump takes jab at Canadian PM Justin Trudeau
US President-elect Donald Trump took a light jab at his Canadian counterpart on Tuesday, referring to Justin Trudeau as the “governor” of the “Great State of Canada”. In an early…
USA: Lawyer cites 300 potential cases against Diddy
A lawyer representing several alleged victims of Sean “Diddy” Combs says the potential number of civil legal cases against the musician “is probably in the 300 range”. Tony Buzbee said…
USA: Amazon and eBay to pay ‘fair share’ for electrical waste recycling
Online marketplaces such as Amazon and eBay will have to pay their “fair share” of the costs of recycling electrical waste under new government proposals. Circular economy minister Mary Creagh…
USA: FBI Director Christopher Wray to resign before Trump takes office
FBI Director Christopher Wray plans to resign at the end of the Biden administration, as President-elect Donald Trump takes office, Wray told bureau employees on Wednesday according to CBS News.…
USA: Celebrities among thousands fleeing Malibu wildfire
Actor Dick Van Dyke and musician Cher are among thousands of residents who have been told to leave their homes in the city of Malibu after a fast-moving wildfire broke…
USA: Lara Trump quits Republican Party post amid Senate seat speculation
Lara Trump, President-elect Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law, has stepped down as co-chair of the Republican National Committee amid speculation she might fill a possible Senate vacancy in Florida. Announcing her resignation…
USA: Blaze named Franklin Fire forces evacuations near Malibu
An evacuation order is in place near the city of Malibu in the US state of California after a wildfire broke out with a “rapid rate of spread”. The blaze…
USA: Google unveils quantum computing chip
Google has unveiled a new chip which it claims takes five minutes to solve a problem that would currently take the world’s fastest super computers ten septillion – or 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000…