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Trump critic De Niro urges Americans to vote after bomb plot
AFP, Published on 26/10/2018
» NEW YORK - Actor Robert De Niro, one of the intended targets of a bomb plot and an outspoken critic of US President Donald Trump, urged Americans on Friday to get out and vote.
Surprise! One in five Americans hit with unexpected bills after surgery
AFP, Published on 12/02/2020
» WASHINGTON - One in five Americans who undergo elective surgery receive surprise bills -- despite their insurance covering the procedure -- researchers said Tuesday, with the average debt around $2,000.
Why many Covid experts think Americans can ditch their masks soon
AFP, Published on 13/05/2021
» WASHINGTON - Covid cases are declining quickly while vaccinations continue to rise slowly but surely in the United States, the former epicenter of the pandemic.
100 years after Tulsa race massacre, African Americans still feel outcast
AFP, Published on 31/05/2021
» TULSA (UNITED STATES) - At the foot of modern buildings on an anonymous street, a few discreet metal plaques catch the eye.
Three white Americans go on trial in death of black jogger
AFP, Published on 18/10/2021
» WASHINGTON - Three white men in the US state of Georgia will go on trial Monday in the high-profile shooting death of a Black jogger that sparked a national outcry and helped fuel last summer's social justice protests.
50 years on, mystery hijacker’s mid-air escape still fascinates Americans
AFP, Published on 21/11/2021
» WASHINGTON - On the eve of Thanksgiving, 1971, a nondescript, 40-something man who called himself Dan Cooper approached the airport counter and bought a one-way ticket for the short flight from Portland to Seattle.
A year after Capitol riot, Americans fear for their democracy: polls
AFP, Published on 03/01/2022
» WASHINGTON - One year after the violent assault on the US Capitol, Americans remain deeply concerned about the health of their democracy and about a third say violence against the government can sometimes be justified, according to two polls published Sunday.
58% of Americans believe US democracy in danger of collapse: poll
AFP, Published on 13/01/2022
» WASHINGTON: One year after the storming of the US Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump, six out of 10 Americans believe the country's democracy is in danger of collapse, according to a poll released Wednesday.
Americans to be allowed to mark gender as ‘X’ on passports
New York Times, Published on 31/03/2022
» WASHINGTON: The Joe Biden administration Thursday announced several measures intended to make federal forms of identification, applications for federal programs and travel documents more inclusive for Americans who identify as transgender or nonbinary, or who otherwise do not conform to traditional gender roles.
Supreme Court says Americans have right to carry guns in public
AFP, Published on 23/06/2022
» WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Americans have a fundamental right to carry firearms in public in a landmark decision that came just weeks after another deadly school shooting.