Meta and Amazon are axing their diversity programmes, joining firms across corporate America that are rolling back hiring and training initiatives criticised by conservatives, citing legal and political risks. The…
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USA: Boeing and Google each give $1m for Trump inauguration
US aviation giant Boeing has told BBC News it is donating $1m (£812,600) to an inauguration fund for President-elect Donald Trump. Google has also confirmed that it has made a…
USA: TikTok appear before the US Supreme Court to prevent ban
TikTok will appear before the US Supreme Court on Friday in a last-ditch effort to overturn a ban, in a case testing the limits of national security and free speech.The…
Australia: Authorities offers support USA – in the middle of its own fire season
Despite being in the midst of its own bushfire season, Australia has offered to help authorities in Los Angeles. North American fire crews and aircraft were crucial when Australia faced…
USA: Treasury slaps sanctions on close aide to Hungary’s Viktor Orban
The US Treasury has imposed sanctions on Antal Rogan, one of the most powerful men in Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz government and the minister in charge of his…
Venezuela: US announces $25m reward for arrest of President Maduro
The US has announced an increased $25m (£20.4m) reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on the day he was sworn in for a third…
USA: Many celebrities to lost their homes in wildfires
Jeff Bridges is among the celebrities who have lost homes in the deadly wildfires raging in the Los Angeles area. The US actor, who won an Oscar for Crazy Heart…
USA: Donald Trump spared jail or fine as judge sentences him in historic NY case
Donald Trump’s sentencing made for a jarring juxtaposition. Prosecutor Joshua Steinglass reviewed what he called the “overwhelming evidence” behind Trump’s criminal conviction and detailed how the president-elect had shown “disdain…
USA: Mel Gibson’s home burned down in LA fires
Mel Gibson has revealed his home has been destroyed in the Los Angeles wildfires while he was away recording Joe Rogan’s podcast. The Oscar-winning film star said his Malibu property…
USA: Anger after fire evacuation alert sent in error to millions in LA
Residents were already on edge as more fires erupted across the Los Angeles region, traumatising millions of people who feel that after four days there’s no end in sight. Then…