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Lyle Menendez joins brother in being denied parole in parents’ LA murder

The hearing stretched for more than 10 hours and examined his violations in prison and the 1989 killings of his parents in their Beverly Hills mansion.

by The editor•23 August 2025•Posted inBBC US politics
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Ghislaine Maxwell claims in DOJ interview that Epstein list doesn’t exist

Maxwell denied that there is any ‘client list’ of prominent figures involved in Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes.

by The editor•23 August 2025•Posted inBBC US politics
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Will Serena Williams’s weight-loss admission help shed stigma of anti-obesity drugs?

Could her comments instil a new sense of confidence in those using the drugs and quieten the critics?

by The editor•23 August 2025•Posted inBBC US politics
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Why has Gavin Newsom gone ‘dark woke’? The BBC explains

The California governor is using President Trump’s notable social media playbook and turning it on Republicans.

by The editor•23 August 2025•Posted inBBC US politics
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Five dead after tour bus crashes on New York highway

Police say most of the victims are tourists from India, China and the Philippines.

by The editor•22 August 2025•Posted inBBC US politics
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Royal Mail and DHL halt some US deliveries over tariffs

Services including Royal Mail and DHL say they are suspending deliveries until they have proper systems in place.

by The editor•22 August 2025•Posted inBBC US politics
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Lyle Menendez faces US parole hearing after brother Erik’s release denied

It is the older Menendez’s turn to make his request for freedom after the brothers spent decades in prison for killing their parents in 1989.

by The editor•22 August 2025•Posted inBBC US politics
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Fed chair Powell boosts expectation of US rate cut

Jerome Powell appeared to back a cut to borrowing rates and played down long term inflation risks in his annual speech at Jackson Hole.

by The editor•22 August 2025•Posted inBBC US politics
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White House announces chipmaker Intel to give US government 10% stake

President Trump earlier said the company’s CEO agreed to the deal in a recent meeting at the White House.

by The editor•22 August 2025•Posted inBBC US politics
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National Guard in Washington DC to be armed amid crime crackdown

Donald Trump has suggested he could extend the mission and declare a national emergency.

by The editor•22 August 2025•Posted inBBC US politics
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from jail and will return to Maryland home

The El Salvadoran was mistakenly deported by the Trump administration but was brought back to face human smuggling charges.

by The editor•22 August 2025•Posted inBBC US politics
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Prison conduct and contraband: Four things we learned from Erik Menendez’s parole hearing

A phone, candles and behaviour by the long-term US inmate factored into the refusal of his release.

by The editor•22 August 2025•Posted inBBC US politics
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Watch: How the FBI raids on John Bolton’s home and office unfolded

The former national security adviser has become a vocal critic of President Donald Trump since serving in his first administration.

by The editor•22 August 2025•Posted inBBC US politics
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FBI searches home of Trump adviser-turned-critic John Bolton

Bolton served in Trump’s first administration but has since become a fierce critic of the president.

by The editor•22 August 2025•Posted inBBC US politics
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US to review all 55 million visas to check if holders broke rules

A US state department official says US visa holders will face “continuous vetting”.

by The editor•22 August 2025•Posted inBBC US politics
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New Jersey under state of emergency for Hurricane Erin

But the first Atlantic hurricane of the season is drifting away from the continent and will soon be downgraded.

by The editor•22 August 2025•Posted inBBC US politics
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Watch: Hurricane Erin produces dangerous surf conditions along East Coast

The rough conditions along the US East Coast are expected to last for at least a couple more days, officials say.

by The editor•22 August 2025•Posted inBBC US politics
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US judge orders shutdown of Trump’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention centre

The temporary injunction says much of the facility must be dismantled, and no more migrants brought there.

by The editor•22 August 2025•Posted inBBC US politics
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Canada to drop many of its retaliatory tariffs on the US

The move comes after the two countries blew past a self-imposed deadline to reach a trade agreement.

by The editor•22 August 2025•Posted inBBC US politics
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Top US health agency permanently fires 600 CDC employees

The firings are part of mass layoffs announced by Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr in March.

by The editor•22 August 2025•Posted inBBC US politics
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Trump backs down from 250% EU pharma tariff in deal

The US and EU have released details of the new trade deal reducing tariffs between the two partners.

by The editor•22 August 2025•Posted inBBC US politics
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Appeals court throws out Trump’s $500m civil fraud penalty

In its 323-page ruling, the New York judges stated that the fine was excessive, and likely violated the US Constitution.

by The editor•22 August 2025•Posted inBBC US politics
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Narrow escape after 60,000lb earthmover crashes in Massachusetts

No one was seriously injured after brake failure sent an earthmover careening through traffic, officials said.

by The editor•22 August 2025•Posted inBBC US politics
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Hundreds of thousands of Grok chats exposed in Google results

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot appears to have published messages without users’ knowledge.

by The editor•22 August 2025•Posted inBBC US politics
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Florida removes rainbow crosswalk honouring Pulse nightclub victims

The crosswalk was part of a larger memorial for the 49 people who were shot and killed at the gay bar in Orlando in 2016.

by The editor•22 August 2025•Posted inBBC US politics
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Erik Menendez denied parole three decades after killing his parents in LA

The younger of the Menendez brothers, who killed their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion, can try again for parole in three years.

by The editor•22 August 2025•Posted inBBC US politics
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Bridgerton isn’t a romance, it’s a workplace drama – Shonda Rhimes

The creator of one of the biggest shows on Netflix explains how her vision for the drama came about.

by The editor•21 August 2025•Posted inBBC US politics
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Texas approves new electoral map favouring Republicans

Facing opposition from Democrats who fled the state to stall the vote, Republicans hope the new maps will lead to more seats in Congress.

by The editor•21 August 2025•Posted inBBC US politics
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FBI arrests woman charged with killing her 6-year-old son and fleeing to India

Cindy Rodriguez Singh was on the “Most Wanted” list since 2023, when she left the US two days after police tried to check on the boy.

by The editor•21 August 2025•Posted inBBC US politics
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Watch: Are museums in DC too ‘woke’? We ask visitors what they think

President Donald Trump has called for a review of Smithsonian museums, saying they focus too much on “how bad Slavery was”.

by The editor•21 August 2025•Posted inBBC US politics

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