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Ex-Facebook manager criticises company, urges more oversight

US says record-low refugee admissions partly due to pandemic

The Biden administration says the coronavirus pandemic and the difficulty of reversing Trump administration policies were responsible for the record-low number of refugees admitted to the United States during the 2021 budget year.

J&J asks US FDA to authorise booster shots of Covid vaccine

EU leaders seek unity on how to face China and US

US stocks rebound as tech shares gain

Democrats warn of looming downgrade as US faces debt default crisis

Minneapolis cop who killed 911 caller resentenced Oct. 21

The former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot a woman who called 911 to report a possible rape behind her home is being resentenced this month, after the Minnesota Supreme Court threw out his murder conviction.

Divers find underwater Southern California oil pipeline responsible for major spill was split open, apparently dragged

Kellogg’s US cereal plant workers go on strike

About 1,400 Kellogg Co cereal plant employees went on a strike on Tuesday, hoping to get the packaged foods maker to negotiate what a labour union called a “fair contract” for the workers.

Biden pushes social spending plans as key to US’ future success

Calling opponents “complicit in America’s decline”, President Joe Biden is making the case for his ambitious social spending and building plans by framing them as key to America’s global competitiveness and future success.

Far-right group member found guilty of assault among other charges in Portland protests

A jury in Oregon has found a member of far-right group Proud Boys guilty of assault, menacing and unlawful use of a weapon for pulling out a loaded revolver, firing paintballs and spraying bear mace at people during Portland protests last year.

US Bancorp launches cryptocurrency custody service for investment managers

EU lawmaker says US tech giants should be regulated by EY countries where they are based

US tech giants such as Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon should be regulated by the EU country where they are based under proposed EU rules, a top lawmaker said on Tuesday, knocking back efforts by some countries to broaden the planned act’s scope.

White House says Biden had ‘constructive’ meeting with Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday

White House says Biden has confidence in Fed Chair Powell

Macron meets Blinken as US seeks to restore confidence

President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday held talks with visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in his first meeting with an American official since the scrapping of a submarine contract with Australia plunged relations into crisis.

US suspends authority to ship nuclear materials to China’s CGN

The US nuclear power regulator last month suspended the shipment of radioactive materials and a hydrogen isotope used in reactors to China’s largest state-owned nuclear company, CGN, reflecting Washington’s concerns about the country’s buildup of atomic weapons.

Brawl trial begins for Florida school massacre suspect

US senator suggests another hearing on national security relating to Facebook

US Senator Richard Blumenthal said on Tuesday the Senate may want to explore national security issues relating to Facebook at an additional hearing.

Top US envoy brought up Khashoggi in talks with Saudis: US official

A US delegation led by White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan brought up the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in talks with leading Saudi Arabian officials last week, a senior US official said on Monday.