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US Attorney General Merrick Garland is expected to come under scathing criticism from Republicans for prosecuting former president Donald Trump

US Attorney General Denies Political Influence On Prosecutions

US Attorney General Merrick Garland strongly denied Wednesday that politics steered his investigative decisions, pushing back on Republican allegations that he has "weaponized" the Justice Department against President Joe Biden's top rival Donald Trump.
Family members of victims of the 9/11 attack at the National September 11 Memorial in New York to mark  the attack's 22nd anniversary

'Never Forget' - US Marks 22 Years After 9/11

Bells were rung and the names of nearly 3,000 people were read out in somber ceremonies in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania on Monday to mark the 22nd anniversary of the Al-Qaeda attack on the United States.
President Joe Biden's administration is banning new drilling over 40 percent of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, a region important for polar bears

Biden Bars Drilling Over Vast Swath Of Alaska

The move comes a little over a year before the 2024 election, as Biden seeks to shore up his green credentials that were damaged by a decision earlier this year to greenlight a project by U.S. energy giant ConocoPhillips in the same area.
US federal student loans will start accumulating interest again from September 1, 2023 after a three-year pause caused by the Covid-19 pandemic

US Graduates Brace For Return Of Student Loan Repayments

Joe Biden campaigned for president on a pledge to forgive at least $10,000 in student loan debt for millions of Americans, and unveiled a $400 billion program to do just that after taking office. But on June 30, the Supreme Court ruled that his administration had overstepped its authority, and struck down the student loan forgiveness program.
A Chinese military landing ship sails towards the zone where China said it would conduct live fire exercises northeast of Pingtan island, the closest point in China to Taiwan, in China’s southeast Fujian province on April 10, 2023

US Approves First Arms To Taiwan Under Foreign Aid Program

The State Department informed Congress on Tuesday of the $80 million package, which is small compared with recent sales to Taiwan but marks the first assistance to Taipei under the Foreign Military Financing program, which generally involves grants or loans to sovereign countries.
Streets were flooded in parts of Cuba as Idalia passed nearby

Hurricane Idalia Slams Into Florida Coast As Category 3 Storm

Hurricane Idalia intensified to a Category 3 before slamming into Florida's Big Bend, bringing a strong storm surge and heavy winds and rains to the state. Idalia is projected to weaken to a tropical storm before crossing Georgia and South Carolina to the Atlantic Ocean.

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