‘We save TikTok’: Trump says he will delay ban after app goes dark in US
The US President has proposed that the US take partial ownership of the app.
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The protest comes two days before the billionaire reclaims the Oval Office.
Donald Trump's inauguration speech
Donald Trump delivered the speech after his inauguration as 47th President of the United States. Video / JCCIC
US grounds SpaceX’s Starship after fiery mid-air explosion
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Fire-hit LA faces new peril as dangerous winds ramp up
Firefighters are on high alert, with 88,000 evacuees eager to return home.
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Letters: Trump short of compassion over LA wildfires
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LA fires burn larger area than San Francisco, killing at least 11
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'It just looked like a ghost town going through downtown LA'.
'It can’t be real': Football Ferns captain’s home destroyed in LA wildfire
'Our entire neighbourhood is gone.'
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Kiwis evacuated from Los Angeles fires, including consul-general
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Los Angeles wildfires and discussions over Treaty Principles Bill deadline | NZ Herald News Update
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'He thought I was a Dixie Chick.'
US tourist stunned after Kiwi skydive instructor's brutal question mid free-fall
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Flight diverted after passenger passes excessive gas
The man was removed from the aircraft once it returned to the gate.
Three dead as massive waves slam Peru, Ecuador, and Chile
Nearly 100 ports have been closed because of the rough conditions.
Former US President Jimmy Carter dies at the age of 100
Jimmy Carter's son said the former president died in his home where he had been receiving hospice care. Video / AFP
Martha Stewart: I had a secret affair – but men who cheat are ‘a piece of s***’
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Gen Z American confused by bizarre Kiwi question
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Donald Trump affiliate Matt Gaetz accused of statutory rape and drug offences
The former US lawmaker who was Trump's first pick for Attorney-General has been accused of statutory rape, drug-fuelled parties and taking special favours. Video / AFP
Biden pardoned son while leaving hundreds in limbo
Amid the blowback over Hunter Biden’s pardon, the President announced 1500 commutations.
Ruchir Sharma: How ‘the mother of all bubbles’ will pop
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Teen in custody after alleged quadruple homicide of family in New Mexico
US teen, 16, allegedly kills family; charged with four counts of first-degree murder.
UK joins Indo-Pacific trade bloc CPTPP in 'biggest deal since Brexit'
Membership is hoped to boost the UK's flagging economy by up to $4.4 billion a year.
Trump calls for end of daylight savings
US President-elect says daylight savings are 'inconvenient and very costly'.
Kiwi woman killed in US robbery: Fresh details emerge as three men due to stand trial
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Trump administration keen to re-examine JFK assassination
Robert F Kennedy wants Amaryllis Fox Kennedy to be the spy agency’s second-in-command.
Trump named Time's Person of the Year
The award is in acknowledgement of the mogul's stunning political comeback.