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Biden, Trump to meet at White House ahead of historic return
by Joshua Melvin - November 10, 2024 - 9:13am
Joe Biden will meet with President-elect Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday after the US leader pledged an orderly transfer of power back to the Republican he beat in elections just four years ago.
Americans wait, wonder and cope with high-stress vote
by Joshua Melvin - November 4, 2024 - 9:28am
A few dozen people lay with eyes closed in a Virginia yoga studio as a gong sounded. Like many in America, they were seeking a little peace ahead of Tuesday's high-stress election.
Harris says US ready for woman president
by Joshua Melvin - October 23, 2024 - 12:58pm
Kamala Harris said Tuesday that America is "absolutely" ready to elect its first woman president but downplayed her historic bid, saying she simply wants to turn the page for a nation "exhausted" by Donald Trum...
Israel announces 'temporary' opening of aid routes into Gaza
by Joshua Melvin - April 5, 2024 - 4:01pm
Israel announced on Friday that it would allow "temporary" aid deliveries into famine-threatened northern Gaza, hours after the United States warned of a sharp shift in its policy over Israel's war against Hamas...
Whistleblower accuses Twitter of hiding major flaws
by Joshua Melvin - August 24, 2022 - 7:53am
Twitter misled users and US regulators about "extreme, egregious" gaps in its online protections, the platform's ex-security chief claimed in whistleblower testimony that could impact the court fight over Elon Musk's...
Flight tracking exposure irks billionaires and baddies
by Joshua Melvin - August 7, 2022 - 11:31am
Whether Russian air freight firms, Saudi Arabian plane owners or others, Dan Streufert said his group gets dozens of "requests" each year to stop posting aircrafts' whereabouts.
EU eyes Russian oil import ban amid new bid to evacuate Mariupol
by Joshua Melvin - May 5, 2022 - 8:25am
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said the bloc would "phase out Russian supply of crude oil within six months, and refined products by the end of the year".
Russia steps up Ukraine assault as US warns of annexation
by Joshua Melvin - May 3, 2022 - 8:00am
The new heavy fighting came as the European Union said it was bracing for a complete end to Russian gas supplies, with the bloc preparing another package of sanctions sure to anger President Vladimir Putin.
Dozens of civilians evacuated from besieged Mariupol steel plant
by Joshua Melvin - May 2, 2022 - 8:20am
The UN said earlier that a "safe passage operation" was going on at the Azovstal plant, the last holdout in the port city that has endured a Russian blockade since the conflict began on February 24, while the International...
Russia strikes Kyiv during UN chief's visit, Biden asks for $33 billion for Ukraine
by Joshua Melvin - April 29, 2022 - 9:02am
Russian forces bombarded Ukraine's capital late Thursday during a visit by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who decried the "absurdity" of war in the 21st century, as US President Joe Biden asked for $33 billion...
Russia warns of WWIII after top US officials visit Kyiv
by Joshua Melvin - April 26, 2022 - 8:18am
Speaking to Russian news agencies, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov criticised Kyiv's approach to floundering peace talks, saying the risk of a World War III "is serious".
Top US officials visit Kyiv as war casts pall over Orthodox Easter
by Joshua Melvin - April 25, 2022 - 8:31am
The trip by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin comes as the war enters its third month, with thousands dead and millions displaced, and as Kyiv desperately sought relief for Ukrainians...
Twitter adopts 'poison pill' defense against Musk $43-million buyout bid
by Joshua Melvin - April 16, 2022 - 9:24am
Twitter moved Friday to defend itself against Elon Musk's $43 billion hostile takeover bid, announcing a "poison pill" plan that would make it harder for the billionaire to get a controlling stake.
Google to overhaul ad tracking system on Android devices
by Joshua Melvin - February 17, 2022 - 9:02am
Google announced plans Wednesday to limit ad tracking on its Android operating system running on billions of devices, a sensitive privacy issue that rival Apple has already moved to address on its iPhones.
US lawmakers rebuff Instagram boss's self-regulation pitch
by Joshua Melvin - December 9, 2021 - 8:35am
Instagram's boss aimed to appease fuming US lawmakers Wednesday with a rosy view of the photo-sharing app's impact on teens, but they rejected his self-regulation proposal and signaled a rekindled push to clamp down...
TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat defend impact on kids at US hearing
by Joshua Melvin - October 27, 2021 - 7:28am
Video-sharing app TikTok and photo network Snapchat, in their first testimony to US senators, argued they are built to protect against the mental health and safety risks present on social media.
Facebook fights global outage and whistleblower revelations
by Joshua Melvin - October 5, 2021 - 7:22am
Tracker Downdetector said it had received 10.6 million reports of problems ranging from the United States and Europe to Colombia and Singapore, with trouble first popping up around 1545 GMT.  Roughly seven...
'Belly of the beast': From 13, kids treated as adults online
by Joshua Melvin - September 30, 2021 - 10:58am
Facebook drew outrage for its now paused plans for an Instagram app for kids aged 12 and under. But 13-year-olds are already welcome on social media with few protections and sometimes tragic effects, experts...
Trailblazer Kamala Harris: America's first woman vice president
by Joshua Melvin - January 21, 2021 - 9:42am
Kamala Harris smashed through one of America's highest glass ceilings Wednesday, becoming the first woman, first Black American and first person of Asian heritage to be appointed vice president, blazing a trail...
Kamala Harris: On the cusp of US election history
by Joshua Melvin - October 31, 2020 - 1:58pm
Kamala Harris is on the verge of what would be a double-dream for US Democrats: becoming the nation's first woman vice president and ending Donald Trump's turbulent rule.
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