Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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Today marks the 20th anniversary of one of the most horrific terrorist attacks the world has ever seen: 9/11. The event claimed the lives of 2,977 people and injured at least an additional 25,000, the Washington Post reports, forever changing anti-terrorism legislation around the world. The devastation to New York…
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Joe Biden has appealed for a return to the spirit of "true national unity" that took hold in America in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks on this day 20 years ago. In a television address on Friday night he said that togetherness was seen in "heroism everywhere", adding:…
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The US Justice Department is suing Texas in an attempt to block its new law banning most abortions, arguing the state's legislature enacted it "in open defiance of the constitution". The lawsuit comes after the Supreme Court refused to block the legislation, which bans nearly all abortions after six weeks…
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Donald Trump says he'd like to beat up President Joe Biden, and believes that it wouldn't even be a challenge for him. During a promotional event for a boxing match between two other fighters of advancing years - Evander Holyfield, 58, and Vitor Belfort, 44 - Trump, 75, didn't hold…
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President Joe Biden has sent a very clear message to American citizens who are yet to have the Covid-19 vaccination: "Our patience is wearing thin." Speaking from the Briefing Room in the White House on Thursday (September 9), Biden spoke about the importance of raising the vaccination rate across the…
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Caitlyn Jenner says she supports Texas's new abortion ban that prevents women from getting an abortion in almost all cases after six weeks of pregnancy. Over the last few months, the former Olympic decathlete, 71, has sparked much controversy after voicing her conservative standpoints on social and political matters amid…
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A man has gone viral on social media after approaching a group of young women at a beach and likening their swimsuits to "pornography". Footage of the uncomfortable encounter was uploaded to TikTok by user Mia, who uses the handle @ggarbagefairy on the social media platform. Per the Daily Mail,…
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Jen Psaki has responded to Texas Governor Greg Abbott's recent comments about "eliminating" rape in the southern state. This comes after Texas introduced a new law - known as Senate Bill 8 - that bans abortion providers from carrying out terminations after the fetus' heartbeat had been detected. Per CNN,…
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An elderly woman with dementia has been awarded $3 million in compensation after being violently tackled by police officers in 2020, per Sky News. Karen Garner's family filed a federal civil rights lawsuit after the grandma, then 73, suffered a broken arm and dislocated shoulder when she was attacked and…
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Robert E Lee was a "genius" who could have led America to victory in Afghanistan, Donald Trump has said. The former POTUS did not withhold praise for the Confederate Civil War General, whose statue has been removed from Virginia's capital city on Wednesday, September 8. Per Politico, Trump decried the…
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Ted Cruz has told millions of Americans who lost their unemployment benefits to "get a job". The US senator from Texas took to Twitter to dish out unsolicited advice after sharing a headline that read "Jobless Americans have few options as benefits expire." "Um, get a job?" Cruz, who led…
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has slammed Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s recent comments defending his state's new abortion law. AOC, the representative for New York's 14th congressional district, described Abbott's defense as "disgusting" and "deeply ignorant", following the governor's recent comments regarding rape victims. Per the Huffington Post, Abbott was asked by a…
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A statue depicting American-Confederate General Robert E. Lee has been removed from a historic Virginia street. The 12-ton, six-story bronze statue - which has stood tall in the state for more than 130 years - was the final confederate statue to be removed from Richmond's historic Monument Avenue, CNN reports.…
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Greta Thunberg has given her take on the ever-going debate surrounding abortions, as she shared a chart that explains why women get them. The topic of abortion has been a never-ending one in recent days after the state of Texas introduced a new legislation, Senate Bill 8, that bans abortions…
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Melania Trump is reportedly telling friends that she doesn’t want to return to the White House. What's more, the former First Lady has reportedly said that if her husband, ex-POTUS Donald Trump, plans to run again, he'll be doing it without her help, per CNN. "Not unlike 2016, Melania Trump…
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A female sports reporter has taken to social media to share footage of the moment she was 'violated' by football fans. Lyndsey Gough, a Sports Director for the Georgia-based CBS-affiliated television station WTOC11, was on-hand during the fallout from the NCAA Clemson Tigers v. Georgia Bulldogs game on Saturday. However,…
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A statue of Confederate Civil War General Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, is set to be taken down on Wednesday, September 8. The 12-ton, six-story bronze statue was a centerpiece of protests over racial injustice. Per CNN, the Commonwealth of Virginia announced on Sunday it would remove the confederate…
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The Satanic Temple has launched legal action against the new anti-abortion legislation in Texas. The controversial new legislation, Senate Bill 8, bans abortions after six weeks in Texas and took effect last week after the Supreme Court's inaction. The Supreme Court and a federal appeals court did not act upon…
