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Trump emerges from seclusion to denounce Fauci, China and dangle 2024 rerun
Trump joined a chorus of Republican politicians who are criticising Fauci for asking Americans to wear masks to guard against the virus.
- by Makini Brice
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‘Next time I’m in the White House’: Trump vows to shun Zuckerberg after Facebook ban
The former president hinted he would run again despite the two-year Facebook ban introduced after the social media giant ruled he was a risk to public safety.
- by Barbara Ortutay
Judge overturns California’s 30-year assault rifle ban as ‘failed experiment’
US District Judge Roger Benitez compared the AR-15 rifle to a Swiss army knife, “a perfect combination of home defence weapon and homeland defence equipment”.
- by Don Thompson
Fauci calls on China to release medical records of Wuhan lab workers
The top US infectious disease expert said the medical records of nine people might provide vital clues into whether COVID-19 first emerged as the result of a lab leak.
Leap of faith required to cook cicadas
Some gourmands have taken to calling cicadas “the other white meat” – or “tree shrimp” because of their genetic closeness to crustaceans.
- by Amelia Lester
US says mysterious UFOs not a sign of alien life
But with 120 incidents over the past decades, it’s still far from clear what the flying objects are.
- by Julian E. Barnes and Helene Cooper
After writing ‘coup is a classical system of installing a government’ uni student almost blocked from graduation
A Stanford University student mocked a right-wing club with a satirical flier. In response, he was nearly denied graduation.
- by Jaclyn Peiser
Ransomware to be treated more like terrorism, US official says
Investigators in US attorney’s offices handling ransomware attacks will be expected to share both updated case details and active technical information with leaders in Washington.
- by Christopher Bing
Biden administration unveils plan to vaccinate world against COVID-19
Australia is not among the more than 40 countries that will receive allocations in the first phase of the US vaccine-sharing program.
- by Matthew Knott
United Airlines aims to bring back supersonic flying with Boom deal
The ultra-fast jets would cut flying time between London and the New York area by 50 per cent to about 3½ hours, while Tokyo would be only six hours from San Francisco.
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