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BBC/Maarten Lernout By Jonathan Beale Defence correspondent, USS Dwight D Eisenhower aircraft carrier It’s not just merchant ships being targeted by the Houthis in the Red Sea. The US carrier strike group trying to protect them has also been under constant threat too. The BBC is the first British media to visit the USS Dwight
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Getty Images By Malu Cursino BBC News The US State Department has announced a charter flight for its citizens stranded in Haiti, as gang violence and hunger grip the impoverished country. Police in the capital Port-au-Prince are trying to recapture areas held by notorious gang leader Jimmy Chérizier. Chérizier, known as “Barbecue”, has a stronghold
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AP By Jacqueline Howard & Thomas Mackintosh BBC News A suspected gunman in a series of deadly shootings in Pennsylvania has been captured alive in neighbouring New Jersey, US police said. The police said the suspect shot three people dead in Levittown on Saturday before fleeing across state lines to the home in nearby Trenton.
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Reuters By Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent Donald Trump’s long journey through the American legal system took a few new twists and turns this week. And each new development is making it less and less likely that the former president will stand trial before he stands before the American people in November’s presidential election. Here’s
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Getty Images By James Gregory BBC News Lawyers for US actor Alec Baldwin have asked a judge to dismiss involuntary manslaughter charges against him over a fatal shooting on a movie set in 2021. A new court motion accuses prosecutors of “unfairly stacking the deck” against the Emmy award-winning actor. Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey said
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This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Matt Murphy BBC News, Washington US Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer has called for new elections in Israel, accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of prioritising his “political survival” above the country. Mr Schumer, a Democrat and
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Benedict family/GoFundMe By Mike Wendling BBC News A 16-year-old from Oklahoma whose death in February was the subject of attention across the US died by suicide, a medical examiner has said. Nex Benedict was non-binary and used they/them pronouns. Their death one day after a fight in a school toilet prompted protests and vigils across
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Getty Images By Bernd Debusmann, Matt Murphy & Natalie Sherman BBC News, in Congress, Washington DC & New York The US House of Representatives has passed a landmark bill that could see TikTok banned in America. It would give the social media giant’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, six months to sell its controlling stake or
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Reuters By James Gregory BBC News A US judge has dismissed a defamation case brought against the Duchess of Sussex by her half-sister. Samantha Markle was suing Meghan over comments she made in a Netflix documentary and a 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey. In her ruling, Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell found these comments were either
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Getty Images By Tom Bateman State Department Correspondent BBC News In the days after the 7 October attack, two US aircraft carrier strike groups set sail for the Middle East – a war-ready fleet signalling President Biden’s determination to deter Israel’s foes. On Tuesday, a different projection of American power departs from the east coast.
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Getty Images By Noor Nanji Culture reporter Al Pacino has explained why he did not read out the names of all 10 best picture nominees at the Oscars, saying the show’s producers made the decision. The veteran actor handed out the final trophy of the night, at Sunday’s star-studded event in Los Angeles. But there
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Getty Images By Theo Leggett Business correspondent, BBC News A former Boeing employee known for raising concerns about the firm’s production standards has been found dead in the US. John Barnett had worked for Boeing for 32 years, until his retirement in 2017. In the days before his death, he had been giving evidence in
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This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Cillian Murphy has become the first Irish-born winner of the best actor award, as Oppenheimer swept the Oscars. The film dominated proceedings, winning best picture, best director for Christopher Nolan, and best
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