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Passing police officer shoots dead Texas gunman
A lone gunman has shot and killed eight people in a Texas shopping mall before he was shot dead by a passing policeman. Some of the victims in the attack north of Dallas are reported to be children. Footage of the aftermath showed that the gunman was wearing black combat clothing and carrying a semi-automatic…
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Has the US Supreme Court become too political?
The Supreme Court looms large in America. Its facade rises over the Washington swamp – an independent voice above the political fray. But ever since the court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion – it’s been criticised for being part of America’s divided and partisan society. The accusation that judges are too political has…
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Can the fentanyl crisis be solved? Expert explains
We spoke to Ben Westhoff – who’s spent years investigating the hazardous world of synthetic drugs – and the illegal industry behind the opioid epidemic.
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The impact of the deadly fentanyl ‘plague’ on one American city
The supply of fentanyl reaching the US is increasingly arriving from south of the border, supplied by Mexico’s crime cartels.
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‘Biden’s job is not over,’ says Democrat Congressman
We spoke to the Democrat congressman Hank Johnson and asked him whether President Biden went against political expectations by announcing his re-election bid for 2024.
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Biden formally announces bid for second term as US president
Biden versus Trump – so good, they ran it twice. It’s certainly heading that way for 2024, as Joe Biden confirmed he would be seeking a second term in the White House, pitching himself , again, as the best bet to stop Donald Trump. With a campaign slogan “let’s finish the job”, Mr Biden said…
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Why are Fox News and Tucker Carlson ‘parting ways’?
The outspoken Conservative TV host Tucker Carlson is leaving Fox News – where he presented the network’s top rated programme.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship launches but explodes minutes later
The biggest and most powerful rocket ever built – that was the boast from SpaceX, the company owned by Elon Musk, a man who has never knowingly undersold himself.
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Knocking on the wrong door, approaching the wrong car: the common mistakes leading to gun violence
Gun violence in America is sadly no longer news. But the mundane circumstances of the latest violence this week is.
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Will Republicans choose Ron DeSantis as presidential candidate?
Now – Donald Trump might be under arrest – facing charges in a New York court – but he’s still ahead in the polls to become the Republican party’s presidential candidate in 2024.
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White House admits it doesn’t know extent of Pentagon intelligence leak
The White House has admitted it does not know the extent of the classified document leak from the Pentagon, saying they have no idea if the threat to national security has been contained, or who might be behind it.
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Is this the end of Trump’s presidential run?
On today’s episode of the Fourcast we talk with our presenter Matt Frei from downtown Manhattan, about this momentous week for American democracy following Donald Trump’s indictment and whether this all might just embolden him even more. Watch the full interview on our YouTube channel.
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Trump’s court appearance ‘not a typical hearing’, says Law & Crime editor
Donald Trump’s appearance in court yesterday was the opening act of a courtroom drama that could help define next year’s presidential race. In the room, watching that drama unfold, was Adam Klasfeld – managing editor of the Law and Crime network.
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Donald Trump case ‘extraordinarily weak’, says former US national security adviser John Bolton
We were joined by John Bolton, who served as National Security Adviser under Donald Trump.
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Donald Trump rails against enemies in arrest aftermath
Yesterday the scene of a spectacle never before witnessed in America: that of a former president hunched over a courtroom table, flanked by lawyers as criminal charges were read out to him by a judge. An unforgettable image blazoned across every front page, perhaps placing Donald Trump exactly where he wants to be – front…