US aviation authorities have banned the use of drones in 22 cities of New Jersey until 17 January, allowing the government to use “deadly force” against unmanned aircraft if they…
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USA: Starbucks baristas to strike in US- union
A union representing more than 11,000 Starbucks baristas in the US says its members will hold a five-day strike starting Friday morning, in a dispute over pay and working conditions.…
USA: Congress in disarray and shutdown looms as Trump, Musk slam spending deal
A US government shutdown could be two days away after President-elect Donald Trump called on Republican lawmakers to reject a cross-party funding bill.Trump urged Congress to scrap the deal and…
USA: Girl, 14, and teacher named as Wisconsin school shooting victims
A teacher and a teenage student have been identified as the two victims killed in a school shooting in Wisconsin. Erin West, 42, and 14-year-old Rubi Vergara were shot on…
USA: Jeff Bezos dines with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos has become the latest billionaire to meet Donald Trump at his Florida resort.He was seen entering Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday night on his…
USA: Family of US protester killed by Israeli forces presses Blinken for investigation
The family of a US-Turkish woman killed by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank met Secretary of State Antony Blinken to call for a US investigation.Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26,…
USA: Stocks slide as US central bank signals slower pace of rate cuts
US share prices slumped after the central bank cut interest rates for the third time in a row but its economic projections signalled a slower pace of cuts next year.…
USA: Supreme Court to hear TikTok challenge to potential ban
The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear last-ditch legal arguments from TikTok as to why it should not be banned or sold in the US. The US government is…
USA: Biden seeks to reassure US safety over drone mystery
A puzzling flurry of apparent drone sightings along the US east coast is “nothing nefarious”, says President Joe Biden. The sightings in recent weeks have occurred in New Jersey and a number…
Canada: Authorities announce new border rules following Trump tariff threat
Canada has promised to implement a set of sweeping new security measures along the country’s US border, including strengthened surveillance and a joint “strike force” to target transnational organised crime.…