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Maverick filmmaker David Lynch dies at 78: family statement 16 Jan 2025 - 09:53 pm
(FILES) US director David Lynch arrives on May 25, 2017 for the screening of the tv series 'Twin Peaks' at the 70th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. Lynch died at the of 78, according to a statement released by his family on January 16, 2025. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP)
TikTok CEO to attend Trump's inauguration: US media 16 Jan 2025 - 07:22 pm
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US stocks near flat after mixed retail sales data 16 Jan 2025 - 05:50 pm
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TikTok plans total US shutdown as ban deadline looms: report 15 Jan 2025 - 06:13 pm
This photograph taken on April 19, 2024 shows a man holding a smartphone displaying the logo of Chinese social media platform Tiktok in an office in Paris. Photo by Antonin UTZ / AFP
US bans red food dye over possible cancer risk: health authorities 15 Jan 2025 - 06:07 pm
A boy holds a wrapped Dubble Bubble Bubble Gum candy in his mouth, a product that uses Red Dye # 3, in this illustration photograph on December 27, 2024. Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP
Fire-hit LA faces new peril as dangerous gusts forecast 15 Jan 2025 - 02:52 pm
An aerial view of homes destroyed in the Palisades Fire as wildfires cause damage and loss through the LA region on January 13, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, California. Photo by MARIO TAMA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
Biden warns America's 'soul' at stake as Trump comeback looms 15 Jan 2025 - 02:41 pm
US President Joe Biden walks into the East Room of the White House to applause before signing proclamations to establish the Chuckwalla National Monument and the Sattitla Highlands National Monument in California, in Washington, DC, on January 14, 2025. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt / AFP)
What is the pink stuff coating fire-ravaged Los Angeles? 15 Jan 2025 - 12:57 pm
A firefighting aircraft drops the fire retardant Phos-Chek as the Palisades Fire burns amid a powerful windstorm on January 7, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, California. Mario Tama/Getty Images/AFP
Fire-hit LA faces new peril as dangerous winds ramp up 14 Jan 2025 - 10:44 pm
The Auto Fire spreads following the riverbed of the Santa Clara River in Oxnard, North West of Los Angeles, California, on January 13, 2025. (Photo by ETIENNE LAURENT / AFP)
US deficit tops $700 bn to hit record in October-December 14 Jan 2025 - 10:38 pm
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Israel must accept 'time-bound, conditions-based' path to Palestinian state: Blinken 14 Jan 2025 - 07:22 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC, on January 14, 2025. Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP.
US to ban smart cars containing Chinese tech 14 Jan 2025 - 05:45 pm
(Files) This photo taken on April 18, 2024 shows BYD electric cars for export waiting to be loaded onto a ship at a port in Yantai, in eastern China's Shandong province. (Photo by AFP)
'Take my data': US 'TikTok refugees' flock to alternative Chinese app 14 Jan 2025 - 05:06 pm
A detail view of the pin worn by TikTok educational influencer, Tiffany Cianci as she livestreams outside the U.S. Supreme Court Building while the court hears oral arguments on whether to overturn or delay a law that could lead to a ban of TikTok in the U.S., on January 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Photo by Kayla Bartkowski / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP.
Biden says America 'stronger' on world stage in farewell speech 13 Jan 2025 - 11:48 pm
US President Joe Biden reacts to a standing ovation as he arrived to deliver a speech about his foreign policy achievements in the Ben Franklin Room at the State Department's Harry S Truman headquarters building in Washington, DC, on January 13, 2025.(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)
Melania Trump hints she will mostly live in White House 13 Jan 2025 - 11:34 pm
File: US President-elect Donald Trump and wife Melania leave St. John's Episcopal Church on January 20, 2017.  (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP)
Peru president's new nose in prosecutors' crosshairs 13 Jan 2025 - 10:59 pm
File: Peru's President Dina Boluarte / AFP
Olympic chiefs vow to replace US swim star medals lost in LA fires 13 Jan 2025 - 09:54 pm
The entranceway to a damaged home is seen as the Palisades Fire continues to spread in Los Angeles, California, on January 12, 2025. (Photo by David Swanson / AFP)
US announces new restrictions on AI chip exports 13 Jan 2025 - 06:19 pm
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