Debbie Nelson, Eminem’s mother, whose difficult relationship with her son was reflected in much of his earlier music, has died at the age of 69. The rapper’s representative, Dennis Dennehy,…
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USA: Search under way for woman believed trapped in sinkhole
Officials in Pennsylvania are searching underground for a woman who is believed to have fallen into a 30-ft (9m) deep sinkhole that may have opened up below her feet as…
USA: Woman sentenced in case that sparked Springfield cat-eating rumours
An American woman whose case was one of the sparks behind a baseless claims about Haitian immigrants has been sentenced to a year in prison for animal cruelty. Authorities said…
USA: Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky pleads guilty to two fraud counts
Alex Mashinsky, the founder and former CEO of cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network, has pleaded guilty in the United States to two counts of fraud.Mashinsky, 59, was indicted on July 13,…
Mexico: Hawaii woman reported missing spotted entering Mexico – police
A woman from Hawaii who was reported missing in Los Angeles by her family last month was last seen by US authorities safely crossing the southern US border into Mexico,…
USA: Uber probed by US regulator over subscription plan
Uber is facing an investigation by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) into its flagship subscription plan, the company has said. As first reported by Bloomberg, the US consumer watchdog…
USA: Software giant Adobe accused of ‘trapping customers’
The US government has sued software giant Adobe, accusing it of violating consumer protection laws with “hidden” termination fees and a convoluted cancellation process. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said…
USA: White House defends pardon of Hunter Biden amid backlash
The White House has defended President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter, after repeatedly insisting he had no plans to grant such executive clemency. The press secretary said Biden…
USA: Trump taps Lebanon-born Massad Boulos as Arab and Middle East adviser
United States President-elect Donald Trump has selected Lebanon-born billionaire Massad Boulos as his senior White House adviser for Arab and Middle Eastern affairs, citing the businessman’s outreach to Arab Americans…
Angola: Biden to vist Luanda, his first and last trip to Southern Africa while in office
United States President Joe Biden is visiting Angola this week on his first-ever bilateral trip to Africa as president – weeks before he leaves the post to Donald Trump. Biden is…