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130 students in US join federal lawsuit over revoked visas

More than 130 international students across the United States have joined a federal lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully cancelling their visas, jeopardising their legal status in the country, court documents show...

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Trump eyes slashing State Department by 50pc: media

The US State Department is expected to propose an unprecedented dismantling of Washington’s diplomatic reach, multiple news outlets reported Tuesday, shuttering programs and embassies worldwide to slash the budget by almost 50 per cent...

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Biden slams Trump ‘destruction’

Joe Biden, in his first major speech since leaving the White House, railed Tuesday against his successor Donald Trump’s frenetic government overhaul, claiming the ‘hatchet’ effort put Americans’ retirement benefits at risk...

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Zuckerberg testifying again in US antitrust trial

Social media titan Mark Zuckerberg took the stand for a second day Tuesday in a landmark US antitrust trial where his conglomerate Meta is accused of taking over Instagram and WhatsApp before they could become competitors.

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Harvard sees $2.2bn funding freeze after defying Trump

Elite US university Harvard was hit with a $2.2 billion federal funding freeze on Monday after rejecting a list of sweeping demands that the White House said was intended to crack down on campus anti-Semitism.

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US exempts tech imports in tariff step back

The Trump administration has announced a series of major exemptions to its punishing global tariffs—an apparent step back in an escalating trade war with China.

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Man executed by firing squad in South Carolina

A man facing the death penalty for committing two murders was executed by firing squad on Friday, the second such execution in the US state of South Carolina this year.

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US govt cuts thousands off from social security

The Trump administration has added over 6,000 immigrants to a database of dead social security recipients, effectively cutting off benefits and their ability to work, US media reported Thursday.

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