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Federal Reserve shake-up: Donald Trump fires Governor Lisa Cook; accuses her of ‘potentially criminal conduct’

File photo: US President Donald Trump and Lisa Cook (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has removed Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from her position in a move that could set off a major legal fight over the independence of America’s central bank.Trump announced Cook’s dismissal on Monday evening through a letter posted on […]

UK helicopter crash: 3 die as chopper spirals into field during a flight lesson; cause under probe | World News

3 die as chopper spirals into field during a flight lesson in UK; cause under probe (Pic credit: X/@standardnews) Three people were killed and one seriously injured after a helicopter crashed during a flight lesson on the Isle of Wight, off England’s south coast, on Monday morning, authorities said. The Robinson R44 II aircraft, operated […]

US-China trade row: Donald Trump says he could ‘destroy China’; hints at 200% tariffs on rare earths

File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has claimed that the United States holds overwhelming leverage over China, even suggesting that if he chose to use it, he could “destroy” the world’s second-largest economy.Speaking in the Oval Office on Monday before a bilateral meeting with South Korean President Lee […]

National guard in Chicago? Not on our watch: Illinois governor JB Pritzker slams Trump plan; court battles loom | Watch

Illinois governor JB Pritzker speaks during a news conference at River Point Park. (AP) Illinois Governor JB Pritzker fired back at President Donald Trump on Tuesday, warning that any attempt to deploy the National Guard to Chicago would face fierce resistance from state and city officials.“We are watching, and we are taking names,” Pritzker said […]

Comedian Reggie Carroll shot dead: Meet suspect Tranell Williams

Police in Mississippi have arrested Tranell Marquise Williams, 38, in connection with the murder of comedian Reginald ‘Reggie’ Carroll, The Guardian reported. Carroll died on August 20 at Regional One Hospital in Memphis after being shot on Burton Lane in northern Mississippi. Southaven police rushed him to the hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries.Williams, […]

Trump: Putin won’t meet Zelenskyy as he ‘does not like him’; eyes Kim Jong Un meeting, pushes Russia-China denuclearisation talks

President Donald Trump speaks as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP photo) US President Donald Trump on Monday suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin is reluctant to meet his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy simply because he “does not like him,” while also signaling a renewed willingness […]

‘They call me president of Europe’: Donald Trump boasts from Oval Office, criminalises burning of US flag with new order | Watch

President Donald Trump speaks as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. Standing with the President from left are, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem (AP) US President Donald Trump on Monday claimed that European leaders “jokingly” refer to […]

‘Forced to look into the camera’: US teacher jailed for 215 years after videotaping abuse of students; school district sued

A Sacramento elementary school teacher who preyed on his students for years has been sentenced to 215 years to life in prison after admitting to sexually abusing children and recording the assaults, prosecutors announced, as reported by US Today.Abuse hidden behind ‘broadcasting club’Kim Kenneth Wilson, 64, a longtime teacher at Del Paso Heights Elementary School, […]

‘At some point’: Donald Trump signals readiness for meeting Kim Jong Un; hints at renewed talks

Donald Trump (AP image) and Kim Jong Un (PTI image) US President Donald Trump on Monday said he was open to meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “at some point,” according to news agency AFP. “Someday I’ll see him,” Trump told reporters when asked if he planned another meeting with Kim, ahead of South […]

‘There will be more transactions’: More Intel-like deals coming soon? What Donald Trump’s aide said

After its deal with Intel, the US could be paving a new way to build wealth by investing in more private companies.US President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, said on Monday that more such investments may follow.Hassett, who heads the National Economic Council, told CNBC that Trump’s push for a sovereign wealth fund […]