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Death toll in Miami condo collapse at 32, funeral held

The death toll from a partially collapsed Miami-area condominium rose by four to 32, officials said on Tuesday, as rescue workers braced for a tropical storm and relatives of a deceased family of four prepared for the disaster's first funeral.

3y ago

New York prosecutors to indict Trump Org insider - but not Trump, sources say

New York prosecutors investigating former US President Donald Trump's business practices are likely to issue one or more criminal indictments this week – but not against Trump himself, according to people involved in the case.

3y ago

Death toll climbs to 11 in Florida condo collapse, 150 missing

Search-and-rescue teams pulled two more sets of remains from the concrete and steel rubble of a partially collapsed Florida condominium tower on Monday, bringing the death toll to 11 with 150 people still listed as missing four days after the disaster.

3y ago

Florida building collapse: death toll climbs to 9, with 150 still missing

As the death toll rose to nine, searchers worked on Sunday to find more than 150 missing residents amid the rubble of a Florida apartment building that collapsed three days ago, as questions arose about the tower's structural integrity.

3y ago

Death toll climbs to five, 156 still missing at collapsed Florida building

The death toll rose to five on Saturday at the site of the Florida building collapse where rescue workers methodically searched for more than 150 missing residents while firefighters made progress in battling a smoldering fire in the mountain of debris.

3y ago

Ex-police officer Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22-1/2 years for George Floyd murder

A Minnesota judge sentenced former police officer Derek Chauvin to 22-1/2 years in prison on Friday for the murder of George Floyd during an arrest in May 2020 on a Minneapolis sidewalk, video of which sparked global protests.

3y ago

Migrant children report overcrowding, spoiled food, depression in US shelters

Migrant children sent to emergency shelters within the United States described crowded living conditions, spoiled food, lack of clean clothes and struggles with depression, according to 17 testimonials filed in a court case on Monday.

3y ago

Alabama storm: 9 children, one adult killed in highway crash

Nine children and a young father were killed when a van and other vehicles slammed together on a rain-drenched Alabama highway during Tropical Storm Claudette, authorities said on Sunday.

3y ago

‘No sense of cleanliness’: Donald Trump blames India, China for climate change

US President Donald Trump blames big economies India, China and Russia for climate change stating that these countries do not have any sense of cleanliness and pollution.

5y ago

Trump sees progress in Mexico talks but ‘not nearly enough’

Straining to stave off threatened US tariffs, Mexican and American officials claimed progress in White House talks, but President Donald Trump declares it was “not nearly enough” to halt the import taxes he is holding out as a way to force Mexico to stanch the flow of Central American migrants flooding America’s southern border.

5y ago

US now seeking social media details from all visa applicants

The State Department is now requiring nearly all applicants for US visas to submit their social media usernames, previous email addresses and phone numbers.

5y ago

US won't 'tiptoe' around China with Asia stability at threat: Defence chief

The United States will no longer "tiptoe" around Chinese behaviour in Asia, with stability in the region at threat on issues ranging from the South China Sea to Taiwan, acting US Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan says.

5y ago

Huawei Mate 20 Pro back in Google's Android Q beta programme

Google reinstates Huawei Mate 20 Pro as one of the devices eligible for its Android Q Beta programme.

5y ago

Huawei is too close to Chinese government: US defence chief

Acting US Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan says that technology firm Huawei is too close to the Chinese government, adding that Washington is concerned about cyber attacks and the theft of intellectual property.

5y ago

Trump vows rapid increase in tariffs on Mexico goods unless illegal immigration ends

President Donald Trump, incensed by a surge of illegal immigrants across the southern border, vows to impose a tariff on all goods coming from Mexico, starting at 5% and ratcheting higher until the flow of people ceases.

5y ago

Mueller a ‘conflicted person’

President Donald Trump yesterday acknowledged for the first time that Moscow helped him win the White House in 2016 -- before retracting himself to launch a fiery attack on Robert Mueller and the Russia probe.

5y ago

'13 Reasons Why' linked to uptick in US adolescent suicides: Study

A new study about "13 Reasons Why," which follows the story of a high school girl who takes her own life, has found that suicides among US youths rose significantly in the months following the popular Netflix show's release.

5y ago

US Special Counsel Mueller says charging Trump was 'not an option'

US Special Counsel Robert Mueller says his investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election was never going to end with criminal charges against President Trump because of Justice Department policy and that he would give no more information than was already published in his report.

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