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Trump: Judge orders release of redacted search court papers
By Bernd Debusmann Jr & Anthony Zurcher @HICGINewsAgency A US judge has ordered investigators to release a redacted version of court papers that convinced him to authorise a search of Donald Trump’s estate. The public version of the affidavit, a document that includes the evidence gathered by prosecutors, could reveal new details about the inquiry….
Trump Claims FBI seized three passports during at his Mar-la-go home
Last week, FBI agents recovered “top secret” documents from the former US president’s home, including some which contained information they said could cause “exceptionally grave” damage to US interests if revealed publicly. Tuesday 16 August 2022 01:36, UK Donald Trump has accused the FBI of seizing his passports during a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate….
Shock – US going into recession as economy contracts for second consecutive quarter
The world’s largest economy has contracted for a second consecutive quarter, although the downturn is yet to be officially termed a recession. The US recorded a 0.9% decline in output on an annualised basis between April and June, when economists had forecast an increase of 0.5%.Sponsored link The early data would meet the international criteria…
BREAKING: Rihanna and A$AP Rocky Welcome A Baby Boy
Update May 20 2022 at 0540 EAT By Kafeero Twaha A$AP Rocky and Rihanna – Courtesy photos Billionaire Rihanna has welcomed her first child with rapper A$AP Rocky, various media reports suggest. According to information making rounds on social media, the two famous artists welcomed their baby boy on 13 May in Los Angeles. The…
US covid death toll Surpasses 900,000
The United States hits grim milestone as new cases are declining, but deaths are at more than 2,400 per day on average. By Faith Barbara Namagembe updated at 0950 EAT on 5 February 2022. Propelled by the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant, the US COVID-19 death toll hit 900,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins…
CDC says US COVID hospitalisations up 33% in past week
COVID deaths across the country rose by 40 percent as more than 841,000 in the US have died in the pandemic. By Ted Regencia, Arwa Ibrahim and Usaid Siddiqui and http://www.twitter.com/FaithNamagembeUpdated at 2300 EAT on 12 Jan 2022. Hospitalisations in the United States from the coronavirus are up by about 33 percent over the past…
US man recovers after pig heart transplant.
Surgeons hope genetic modifications will help patient’s body accept the organ and that pig organs could help alleviate shortages of donor organs Published By Faith Barbara Namagembe updated at 0735 EAT On 11 Jan 2022. A man with terminal heart disease is responding well three days after being given a genetically modified pig heart in…
Ahmaud Arbery murderers sentenced to life in prison
A white father and son convicted of killing a black jogger have been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. A jury found Travis and Gregory McMichael and their neighbour, William Bryan, guilty of murdering Ahmaud Arbery in February 2020. Bryan also received the maximum penalty of life, but was offered the…
USA Mark’s anniversary on Capital Riot.
‘Are we going to be a nation that accepts political violence as a norm,’ President Joe Biden says in a speech. By Faith Barbara Namagembe updated On 6 Jan 2022 at 2353 EAT. People across the United States are commemorating the first anniversary of the deadly attack on the US Capitol, described by top officials in Washington,…
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