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26,000 evacuate as US wildfire spreads
New York Times, Published on 04/07/2024
» CALIFORNIA - When a fast-moving wildfire began marching across thousands of acres of Butte County on Tuesday, David Pittman did not panic. He packed up his family, including their 90-pound (40-kilogramme) African sulcata tortoise, and drove to his sister’s house across town in Oroville, California.
Terror accused on the run after daring escape from London jail
AFP, Published on 06/09/2023
» LONDON - British authorities on Wednesday issued an all-ports alert to track down a former soldier awaiting trial on terrorism charges, after he escaped from jail by clinging to the bottom of a delivery van.
Proud Boys leader jailed for 17 years over US Capitol attack
AFP, Published on 01/09/2023
» WASHINGTON - Two senior members of the Proud Boys militia were handed hefty prison sentences Thursday for their role in the 2021 assault on the US Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump.
Proud Boys leader jailed for 17 years over US Capitol attack
AFP, Published on 01/09/2023
» WASHINGTON - A leader of the Proud Boys militia who called for a "war" to keep Donald Trump as president was sentenced to 17 years in prison Thursday, one of the longest sentences yet over the 2021 attack on the US Capitol.
Trump faces biggest legal threat as documents case opens in court
AFP, Published on 13/06/2023
» MIAMI - Donald Trump is due in court Tuesday to face dozens of felony counts of mishandling US government secrets, in the most serious yet of a firestorm of criminal probes threatening to derail his bid to win back the White House.
Four far-right Proud Boys convicted of sedition over Capitol attack
AFP, Published on 04/05/2023
» WASHINGTON - Four members of the far-right Proud Boys were convicted of seditious conspiracy on Thursday for their roles in the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol by supporters of former president Donald Trump.
Right-wing Republicans trigger speaker showdown in new US Congress
AFP, Published on 04/01/2023
» WASHINGTON - The new US Congress was thrown into chaos on its first day Tuesday as rebel right-wing Republicans moved to block party favorite Kevin McCarthy from becoming speaker of the House of Representatives.
Republicans take control of US House, but Congress split
AFP, Published on 17/11/2022
» WASHINGTON: Republicans on Wednesday took control of the US House of Representatives from Democrats, networks said, narrowly securing a legislative base to oppose President Joe Biden's agenda for the final two years of his term –- and leaving power in Congress split.
UK in mourning faces harder times ahead
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/09/2022
» LONDON: Rail and postal workers have suspended strike action, the Bank of England has postponed its next interest-rate decision, and the government might delay an emergency budget. Even the pound halted its decline.
Trump defence urges dismissal of 'absurd' impeachment trial
AFP, Published on 09/02/2021
» WASHINGTON: Donald Trump's legal team argued Monday on the eve of his impeachment trial that the case is constitutionally flawed and it was "absurd" to hold the former president responsible for the US Capitol riot.