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Trump’s blog page shut down a month after launch
The former US president’s blog page, launched last month after major social media platforms banned him, has been removed from his website.
- by Elizabeth Culliford
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Biden launches vaccine blitz in bid to ‘declare independence’ from COVID-19
US President Joe Biden has announced an all-out push to vaccinate more Americans against COVID-19, including offering free child care for those getting the jab.
- by Matthew Knott
NASA announces two new missions to Venus, its first in decades
The mission, the first in decades, will study the atmosphere and geologic history of Earth’s closest planetary neighbour.
- by Steve Gorman
Analysis
Cyber warfare
‘This is enough’: Wave of ransomware attacks to force Biden into more aggressive stance on Russia
The US intelligence and military community has long had the capability to damage computer servers used by private hackers in other countries, but largely refrained.
- by Andrea Shalal
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Cyber warfare
Latest ransomware target: ferries to Martha’s Vineyard
Separately, hackers believed to be backed by the Chinese government broke into New York City’s subway system’s networks in April, a report revealed.
- by Theresa Braine
From ‘crazy people’ to Chinese co-operation: what Dr Fauci’s emails reveal about his handling of the pandemic
The correspondence from March and April 2020 opens a window to the world of the American health official during some of the most frantic days of the crisis.
- by Damian Paletta and Yasmeen Abutaleb
‘Push an apex predator, man’: Teen trends after shoving a bear to save her dog
California teen Hailey Morinico said she didn’t push that bear “that hard” off her garden wall, but the TikTok footage has made her an overnight sensation.
- by Brittany Shammas
Scientists discover a new rock-hard mineral in a mollusc’s tiny teeth
The rare, iron-based mineral previously had been found only in actual rocks.
- by Emily Anthes
Ransomware attack on meat processer JBS likely from Russia, says US
The cyberattack caused its Australian operations to shut down and has stopped livestock slaughter at its plants in several US states.
- by Tom Polansek and Jeff Mason
Joe Biden to halt oil leases in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
Republicans and the oil industry have long been trying to open the wildlife refuge, considered sacred by the Indigenous Gwich’in, for drilling.
- by Matthew Daly
‘So glad’: Britain reports no new COVID-19 deaths for first time since March 2020
Prime Minister Boris Johnson now faces the dilemma of whether to prioritise the economy and ease the rules or to stay cautious and delay the final step out of lockdown.
- by William James