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Surge in children at US border as thousands seek entry
The number of kids crossing by themselves has risen 60 per cent.
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FBI chief warns violent 'domestic terrorism' growing in US
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Jennifer Lawrence injured on film set in explosion stunt gone wrong
Production on the film Don't Look Up has been temporarily shut down after the incident.
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'You're killing me': Giuliani stuns host with wild conspiracy theory
Trump lawyer's latest conspiracy theory is so wild even Steve Bannon was stunned.
US troops pour into Washington as states answer plea for help
Military leaders have been calling states in an appeal for more National Guard troops.
Trump administration carries out 13th and final execution
No president in more than 120 years has overseen as many federal executions.
Covid-19 coronavirus: Oxygen supplies dwindle in the Amazon rainforest
Patients in overloaded hospitals waited as oxygen arrived to save some, but not all.
Biden vows to 'manage the hell' out of US Covid response
He plans to set up 100 vaccination centres nationwide in his first month in office.
The ex-air hostess and 'average mum' behind Trump rally chaos
Amy Kremer travelled through states in a big red bus collecting disgruntled Americans.
Republicans block measure calling for quick removal of Trump
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Terminated: 'Worst president ever' - Arnie compares Trump, Capitol siege to Nazis
'The good thing is he will soon be as irrelevant as an old tweet.'
Video shows moments leading up to fatal shooting
The video captures the shocking moment the US riots in the Capitol turned deadly.
US riots: Biden doesn't endorse impeachment, although Trump 'unfit'
"If we were six months out, we should be doing everything to get him out of office."
Pelosi seeks to curb 'unhinged' Trump's nuclear power, plans to impeach
Pelosi says "this unhinged president could not be more dangerous" in his last few days.
California sees two-day record of coronavirus deaths
California's death toll since the start of the pandemic rose to 28,045.
'Sealed the deal': Riots lead expat to renounce US citizenship
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Socialite v Stingray: How the FBI found Ghislaine Maxwell
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Nashville bomber left hints of plan
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Man responsible for Nashville bombing blew himself up
Eerie song played before bomb blast rocked downtown area of Nashville.
Nashville blast: FBI zero in on person of interest
Investigators are scouring hundreds of tips and leads in the blast that rocked Nashville.
'It's not unprecedented': Trump ally hints at using military to overturn election result
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn has suggested martial law as a next step.
Analysis: The election is over; Trump's attacks will linger
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Trump Administration claims another death-row inmate
It is the most civilians executed federally in the US in one year since 1896.
US virus deaths hit record high after warnings to stay home for holidays ignored
Millions of Americans disregarded the advice to stay home for Thanksgiving.
'Rigged': Trump's new claim in first TV interview since election
Donald Trump has appeared on Fox News to make a string of fresh voter fraud claims.
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The singer spent six days on the continent.