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Potential crack in California chemical tank may help avert catastrophic explosion
The threat of a toxic rupture at a GKN Aerospace site in Garden Grove has forced tens of thousands of residents to evacuate.
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US Justice Department purges website of January 6 criminal cases news releases
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Trump’s next medical exam renews health scrutiny as 80th birthday nears
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California races to prevent chemical tank explosion as thousands evacuated
The tank contains 26,000 litres of a flammable liquid used to make plastics, with firefighters warning the situation was serious.
24 May 2026 - 2:06PM
An aerial view of water being sprayed onto an overheated chemical tank in Garden Grove, California, on Saturday. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
Gun violence in the US
Gunman dies after being shot by US Secret Service near White House
Trump was at the White House at the time working to negotiate a deal with Iran.
24 May 2026 - 3:35PM
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‘Time on our side’: Trump says Iran blockade remains until deal is signed
We must take our time ‘and get it right’, said the US president. Iran said managing the Strait of Hormuz was Tehran’s ‘legal right’.
24 May 2026 - 11:57PM
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US-China tech war
A cloud above the clouds: US, China jockey for position in computing space race
China could be a leading player in the new technological battlefield, but the US has a substantial lead in essential tools such as reusable rockets.
23 May 2026 - 9:00AM
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SpaceX launches its biggest, most beefed-up Starship yet on test flight
CEO Musk hopes the rocket will get people to Mars one day, but he must first beat Bezos’ Blue Origin to help Nasa put astronauts on the moon.
23 May 2026 - 7:58AM
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US judge tosses case against wrongly deported Salvadorean man Abrego Garcia
The indictment was ‘an abuse of prosecuting power’ against a man at the centre of a row over Trump’s migrant crackdown, the judge ruled.
23 May 2026 - 7:19AM
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Trump won’t attend eldest son’s wedding: ‘I have a thing called Iran’
‘I have a thing called Iran,’ the US president had earlier said on why the timing of the event was bad for him.
23 May 2026 - 5:02AM
United States
Trump to force foreigners seeking US green cards to go home first
The change could affect hundreds of thousands of people a year and potentially reduce legal immigration further.
23 May 2026 - 4:37AM
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The US awards about 1 million green cards a year, though roughly half of those are for foreign relatives being sponsored by an American citizen. Photo: Shutterstock
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Warsh takes US Fed’s helm with inflation dilemma already unfolding
Trump’s pick to lead the central bank must contend with an economy roiled by the AI boom, as well as oil price and tariff shocks.
23 May 2026 - 4:17AM
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US spy chief Tulsi Gabbard quits in latest Trump cabinet exit
She cited her husband’s diagnosis with a rare form of bone cancer as the reason for her departure, but an insider says she was forced out.
23 May 2026 - 3:52AM
Canada
PM Carney says Alberta ‘essential’ to Canada, as separatist push advances
Premier Danielle Smith plans to hold a vote that will bring the oil-rich province closer to a referendum on independence.
23 May 2026 - 12:36AM
Fashion
Chinese fast-fashion juggernaut Shein to buy eco-friendly Everlane
The ‘jarring’ takeover bid arrives at a time when Everlane is struggling with weak sales and higher debt.
22 May 2026 - 11:37PM
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Chinese fast fashion heavyweight Shein is buying Everlane for an undisclosed price. The deal comes as Everlane is struggling. Photo: AP
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Democrats release 2024 US election loss ‘autopsy’ report, only to disavow it
The DNC publishes a scathing review, accompanied by an apology from the chairman who claims the document falls below standard.
22 May 2026 - 5:23PM
United States
Stephen Colbert hosts Late Show finale after controversial cancellation
The top-rated host signs off from CBS with a defiant farewell following a politically charged corporate axing.
22 May 2026 - 5:22PM
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Woman jailed for nearly 42 years over US$250 million Minnesota fraud case
Aimee Bock sentenced for orchestrating the largest known theft of federal Covid-19 relief funds.
22 May 2026 - 11:50AM
Aimee Bock, centre, founder and executive director of the charity Feeding Our Future. Photo: Minnesota Public Radio via AP
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Trump pledges more troops for Poland as Rubio cautions allies
Trump announcement is an apparent reversal of his moves to reduce the presence of US forces in Europe.
22 May 2026 - 8:44PM
US-China relations
US foreign affairs chairman warns of China role in Argentina contract bid
Brian Mast’s letter to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio concerns an auction for a contract to dredge and operate Argentina’s Parana River.
22 May 2026 - 4:46AM
Artificial intelligence
Pair charged in US under new law for creating AI celebrity porn
Arrests mark some of the earliest prosecutions under the Take It Down Act as the US cracks down on explicit ‘deepfakes’.
22 May 2026 - 11:02AM
United States
US jobless claims fall as lay-offs remain low despite economic uncertainty
Despite historically low lay-offs, the labour market appears to be stuck in what economists call a ‘low-hire, low-fire’ state.
21 May 2026 - 9:03PM
Workers climb down from a building during a heat advisory on Tuesday in New York. Photo: AP
Donald Trump
How Trump’s revenge tour against Republicans could backfire in the midterms
The US president’s approval rating is at an all-time low, despite his iron grip on his base of Maga voters.
21 May 2026 - 7:36AM
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Ex-US prosecutor sent herself Trump probe report disguised as cake recipe
Carmen Lineberger is accused of emailing the report on the investigation of Trump’s hoarding of classified files to her personal account.
21 May 2026 - 8:25AM
United States
Harvard to cap A-grades, despite heavy opposition from students
The change is one of the first efforts by a prestigious US university to tackle the widespread problem of grade inflation.
21 May 2026 - 11:39AM
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