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US to bar and screen some tech investments in China
Getty Images The US plans to require American companies to disclose investments they make in China in high-tech sectors such as artificial intelligence, and to prohibit certain investments outright. The much anticipated move gives the government new power to screen foreign dealings by private companies. The US said the measure would be narrowly targeted, but…
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Search warrant was issued for Donald Trump’s Twitter account
Getty Images By Mike Wendling BBC News The US special counsel investigating Donald Trump obtained a secret search warrant for the ex-president’s Twitter data in January, unsealed records show. Jack Smith requested “data and records” relating to Mr Trump’s account which may have included unpublished posts. After initially resisting the warrant, Twitter eventually complied, but…
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Lizzo: Lawyers reviewing at least six new allegations against singer
By Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Lawyers representing three of Lizzo’s former dancers have said they are reviewing new complaints against the singer. Fresh allegations are reported to have been made by at least six people who said they had worked with Lizzo. Employment lawyer Ron Zambrano said the allegations concern a “sexually charged environment” and…
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Hawaii wildfires: Winds from hurricane fuel fires prompting evacuations
Hawaiian officials have said they were also monitoring fires on the northern side of Big Island (also known as Hawaii island), which were threatening about 200 homes in and around the Kohala ranch – a community of more than 500 people. The fire there has burnt at least 600 acres (243 hectares) of land, according…
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What the Lizzo allegations show about harassment in entertainment
All workers are vulnerable to workplace misconduct. But people in industries without explicit guardrails may struggle even more. The allegations were shocking, and the backlash was swift. On 2 August, the musician Lizzo, widely known for messages of body-positivity and self-love, was named in a lawsuit that accused her of creating a hostile work environment.…
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Dianne Feinstein taken to hospital after fall at home
Getty Images By Sam Cabral BBC News, Washington DC The oldest member of the US Senate was taken to hospital on Tuesday after “a minor fall in her home”, a spokesperson for her office has confirmed. The fall at Senator Dianne Feinstein’s home in San Francisco, California was first reported on Wednesday by TMZ. “All…
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Tampa mayor finds 70lb of cocaine on fishing trip
Jane Castor was on a family fishing trip in the Florida Keys when she found a suspicious package. It wasn’t long before Castor, a former police officer and Tampa’s first female Chief of Police, knew that it was cocaine. The 70lb (32kg) are estimated to be worth $1.1 million (£865,000).
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Haiti: US nurse Alix Dorsainvil and child freed by kidnappers, charity says
El Roi Haiti By Sam Cabral BBC News An American nurse and her child kidnapped in Haiti nearly two weeks ago have been freed, according to the Christian charity she worked for. El Roi Haiti confirmed “the safe release of our staff member and friend, Alix Dorsainvil” and her young daughter, who has not been…
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More than 50 injured in Russia factory explosion
Reuters By Antoinette Radford BBC News One woman has died and more than 50 have been injured following a warehouse explosion near Moscow, officials said. Moscow’s state governor Andrey Vorobyov said on Telegram that six people were in intensive care. Videos shared online showed a large plume of smoke billowing from the facility in the…
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Sudan conflict: Call for gravediggers in Omdurman as fighting intensifies
AFP By Zeinab Mohammed Salih Omdurman, Sudan Residents of Omdurman, the twin city to Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, have had to live through massive aerial bombardments and heavy fighting over the past three days as the conflict between the army and a paramilitary force intensifies as it approaches its fifth month. A call went out on…