The Trump administration is immediately pulling $400m (£310m) of federal funding from Columbia University, saying it failed to fight antisemitism on campus. A statement by four federal agencies said the…
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USA: Data, waves and wind to be counted in the economy
Wind and waves are set to be included in calculations of the size of countries’ economies for the first time, as part of changes approved at the United Nations. Assets…
USA: SpaceX rocket explodes, raining debris from sky for second time in a row
A SpaceX rocket exploded shortly after it was launched from Texas on Thursday, grounding flights and triggering warnings about falling spaceship debris. SpaceX confirmed the un-crewed ship had suffered “a…
USA: Trump reining in Musk after a cabinet showdown with secretaries
US President Donald Trump called a meeting of his cabinet secretaries on Thursday to discuss Elon Musk and his efforts to slash government spending and personnel numbers. It turned heated,…
USA: Actor Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa died of natural causes one week apart
Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman died of natural causes about a week after his wife Betsy Arakawa, who died after contracting a rare virus, a New Mexico medical investigator has said.…
USA: Job growth stable as government cuts start
US President Donald Trump’s cuts to the government workforce have started to hit, but overall hiring last month remained stable as growth in other sectors offset those losses. The Labor…
USA: Trump celebrates Irish in America ahead of taoiseach’s visit
Trump celebrates Irish in America ahead of taoiseach’s visitTrump celebrates Irish in America ahead of taoiseach’s visitUS President Donald Trump has hailed the impact of the Irish in America days…
USA: Canadian Olympian wanted by FBI on drug ring charges
Former Olympic snowboarder and Canadian national Ryan Wedding, 43, has been placed on the FBI’s 10 most wanted fugitives list for allegedly running a violent transnational drug trafficking network. Wedding…
USA:Trump’s strategic Bitcoin reserve criticised
President Donald Trump’s decision to establish official government cryptocurrency reserves in the US has drawn criticism from industry watchers. He has signed an executive order creating what he calls a Strategic Bitcoin…
USA: South Carolina man to be executed in US by firing squad
A South Carolina prison inmate convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat will be the first person in the US to be executed by firing squad in…