President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act — a centuries-old law that gives the president the authority to send the US military into US cities and towns to quash domestic unrest — if state governors don’t take sufficient action to quell the ongoing protests and unrest happening in cities across the country.
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Not for the first time in recent days, members of the sports world - notably NBA great Michael Jordan and Formula One star Lewis Hamilton - are paying respects to George Floyd's memory.more
Some of the most dramatic scenes from Sunday night’s protests took place just steps from the heart of national power, with fires raging in a park near the White House as America dealt with another night of riots and violence following the death of George Floyd.more
At least 25 cities in the United States are under curfew as tense protests across the country threaten to turn violent after the death of George Floyd and other police killings of black men.more
The second attempt to send the Dragon capsule manufactured by Space X to the International Space Station will take place tonight, at 20:22 GMT (21:22 Polish time). Wednesday's start was canceled due to bad weather.more
The former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck before his death on Monday has been arrested on murder and manslaughter charges, local authorities announced on Friday after days of protests and riots.more
Twitter has hidden one of Donald Trump’s tweets behind a warning that it “glorifies violence”, further escalating the social media company’s row with the US president.more
Protesters angered by the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died while in police custody, gained access to a Minneapolis police precinct on Thursday, the third straight night of violent protests spreading beyond the city.more
The White House has announced that President Donald Trump will sign a landmark executive regulation on social media today. The draft decree suggests that it may result in full liability for websites created by users.more
Beijing's limitation of Hong Kong's autonomy through the National Security Act may cause the US to impose sanctions and challenge Hong Kong's status as an autonomous financial center, White House Security Advisor Robert O'Brien saidmore
The coronavirus pandemic has eliminated many events in New York that accompany the long Memorial Day weekend to commemorate American veterans. There will be no parades, ceremonies at the Intrepid Museum or traditional picnics.more
The Trump administration stepped up its campaign of blaming China for the deadly coronavirus pandemic, with a top aide suggesting Beijing sent airline passengers to spread the infection worldwide.more
Puerto Ricans will go to the polls Nov. 3 to cast a non-binding vote on whether they want the U.S. territory to become a full-fledged state, Governor Wanda Vazquez said Saturday.more
The dispute in the British government is growing whether as part of negotiations with the United States last week on a trade agreement to significantly reduce tariffs on agricultural products from this country - reports the Financial Times.more
In New York, as a result of complications associated with Covid-19, Dr. Bogdan Lekan died. This is the first Polish-American doctor who became a victim of a pandemic.more
Agnes Pannier-Runacher, Secretary of State at the French Ministry of Economy, said today that the French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi's plan to deliver the coronavirus vaccine to the United States is unacceptable.more
Children’s hospitals in New York are investigating some cases of a mysterious inflammatory syndrome in children that might be connected to COVID-19.more
United Airlines responded Monday after a doctor who was on a flight home after volunteering at a New York City hospital said every seat on the carrier's 737 was full.more
Around 33 million Americans have applied for unemployment benefits since the beginning of the coronavirus epidemic. Last week, 3.2 million people came to the US, the US Ministry of Labor announced.more
Over 71 thousand people infected with coronavirus have died in the US since the outbreak of the epidemic; over the past 24 hours, this number has increased by 2,333, according to a balance sheet from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.more
The UK and US have begun negotiations on an "ambitious" post-Brexit free trade deal. International Trade Secretary Liz Truss formally opened the talks on Tuesday during a video conference call with US trade representative Robert Lighthizer.
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