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At least six killed in shooting at Fourth of July parade in Illinois
The latest statement from Chicago police says six people have been killed and 24 injured after a mass shooting during a Fourth of July parade in a city suburb. The authorities are still searching for the suspect.
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US Supreme Court delivers blow for climate action
In another blow to Joe Biden’s administration, the Supreme Court has curtailed the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to fight climate change.
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America after Roe
What next for women’s rights in America?
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Ghislaine Maxwell: Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘madam’ sentenced to 20 years
The former British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has been sentenced to 20 years in jail in a New York federal court in her sex trafficking case. It’s been almost two years since she was arrested on charges of helping Jeffrey Epstein groom and abuse underage girls. Maxwell apologised to the victims of her abuses and said…
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‘Stacks of bodies’: 50 found dead in abandoned lorry in Texas
50 people have been found dead inside an abandoned lorry in Texas and at least a dozen others were taken to hospital with heat related illnesses. Homeland Security officials are investigating what’s assumed to be an attempt to smuggle people across the US border. Many of those who died were Mexican and the country’s president…
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Biden could declare public health emergency to get around Roe v Wade decision, says professor
Women have been rushing to make appointments at abortion clinics in states across America before they shut their doors for good, after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion.
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Roe v Wade: Have pro-choice groups lost abortion battle?
We spoke to Terrisa Bukovinac from the Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising group and Jose Vela – a member of Austin City Council who’s pro-choice.
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Roe v Wade: Protests as Supreme Court overturns right to abortion
It was a decision that America knew was coming.
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Gun reform bill moves through US Senate – as Supreme Court block law limiting guns in public
For the first time in decades, new gun safety legislation has won support from Republicans and Democrats in the US Senate.
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‘Proud boys don’t have blood on their hands’, said group leader shortly after Capitol riot
This interview took place in February 2021. The public hearings of the January 6 select committee are investigating the causes of the attack on the Capitol building in Washington DC last year. During the inquiry, questions have been raised over what role militias and other right-wing groups may have had in planning and co-ordinating the riot.…
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Trump ‘detached from reality’ over 2020 election results, former US Attorney General says
Donald Trump’s former attorney general has told the investigation into the January 6th storming of the Capitol about his concerns that Mr Trump had become “detached from reality”.
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January 6 hearing: ‘US democracy is on the brink’, says commentator
We spoke to the columnist and broadcaster, Jonathan Capehart.
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House of Representatives backs gun control bill – but faces defeat in Senate
The House of Representatives has backed a series of bills around stricter gun controls – while a committee will also begin its public hearings today to investigate what really went on during the storming of the US Capitol on January 6th last year.
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Texas shooting: 11-year-old Uvalde survivor tells terrifying story to Congress
An 11-year-old girl who survived the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas by covering herself with blood and pretending to be dead, has described her traumatic experience to members of Congress in a pre-recorded video – telling them “I don’t want it to happen again”.
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Amber Heard expected to appeal against $8.5m damages bill after losing case against Johnny Depp
Amber Heard is expected to appeal against the $8.5 million damages bill she was ordered to pay – after losing the defamation case against her former husband Johnny Depp.