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Coronavirus: US disease chief Dr Anthony Fauci calls White House attacks ‘bizarre’
US infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci has described recent efforts by the Trump administration to discredit him as “bizarre” and “nonsense”.
Major US Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam
Billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are among many prominent US figures targeted by hackers on Twitter in an apparent Bitcoin scam.
Trump administration drops deportation plans
US President Donald Trump’s government has dropped its plans to deport international students whose courses move fully online because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Biden sets out $2tn plan for carbon-free electricity by 2035
Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden has set out an ambitious $2tn (£1.6tn) green energy plan to create carbon-free electricity by 2035.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: US Supreme Court oldest justice treated for possible infection
US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been taken to hospital in Maryland “for treatment of a possible infection”, the court has said.
Should US firms be worried about Hong Kong sanctions?
The future of American companies in Hong Kong has been thrown into doubt after Donald Trump signed an order to end the city’s preferential treatment.
Michigan face mask row ends in fatal police shooting
Police say the incident began in a convenience store near Lansing, where the suspect – named as Sean Ruis – attacked a 77-year-old man who had challenged him for not wearing a mask.
Trump says he has ended preferential economic treatment for Hong Kong
US President Donald Trump has signed an order to end preferential economic treatment for Hong Kong, after China enacted a new security law there.
Glee star died of accidental drowning, California officials say
Actress Naya Rivera died of accidental drowning, officials in California have said after a post-mortem examination.
Trump weakens environmental law to speed up infrastructure projects
July 16, 2020
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Robert Jones
US President Donald Trump has announced alterations to a landmark environmental law, in a controversial move to allow projects to go ahead with less oversight.
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