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Texas National Guard troops assembled at an army reserve facility southwest of Chicago.

Trump threat escalates as National Guard roll into Illinois

The Texas National Guard has arrived in the state of Illinois, as President Donald Trump threatens to use a centuries-old law to send troops to more US cities.

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Lanes of a freeway were closed in Sacramento, California, after a helicopter crashed on Monday.

Carnage as medical chopper ploughs into busy highway

A helicopter has crashed on a busy freeway in northern California, leaving three people with critical injuries.

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Donald Trump has sent the National Guard to several US cities including Washington DC.

Chicago sues Trump over National Guard deployment

The lawsuit is the fourth legal action opposing US President Donald Trump's unprecedented use of soldiers to police US cities.

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been sentenced to more than four years in prison.

Diddy sent back to Brooklyn jail he calls 'inhumane'

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has returned to a prison after sentencing that his lawyers say is violent and inhumane.

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Major US medical societies continue to recommend COVID shots for younger children and pregnant women.

US makes major COVID-19 vaccine change

The US Government’s Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has announced a major change for COVID-19 vaccines.

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The US government shutdown is continuing as politicians fail to agree on a bill funding services. (AP PHOTO)

‘The right deal’: Trump willing to negotiate on US shutdown

President Trump said he was open to meeting with Democrats to end the impasse. Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, denied any talks were underway.

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A woman was found dead inside a cardboard box in the Arizona desert.

Woman found dead in cardboard box in middle of desert

Detectives identified the victim, who had been charged for indecent exposure just six days before her body was found.

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Two girls have lost their lives after attempting a viral social media challenge.

Girls die on train after TikTok subway surfing challenge

Two girls have lost their lives after attempting a viral social media challenge.

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Balin Miller fell to his death in Yosemite National Park.

Popular climber falls to death during TikTok live stream

A rising star in the world of rock climbing has fallen to his death in tragic circumstances while his ascent in Yosemite National Park was being live streamed on social media.

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Sean "Diddy" Combs founded Bad Boy Records and is credited with popularising hip-hop in US culture. (AP PHOTO)

What Diddy wrote as he pleaded for mercy from judge

Sean Combs made a plea for leniency in a letter to a Federal judge before his sentencing on prostitution-related charges, writing he had been ‘humbled’. Here’s what he said.

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The teenager was shot in the head and killed.

Teenager shot dead after being mistaken for a squirrel

A promising school-age athlete has been shot in the head and killed after tragically being mistaken for an animal.

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Signage outside the Capitol Hill visitors center notifies the public of its closure due to the government shutdown in Washington.

Inside US shutdown: Confusion for employees, public in dark

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The US government shutdown left federal agencies in flux and many of their employees in a state of confusion.

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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are heading to the divorce courts.

Viral interview that signalled Urban, Kidman were done

An awkward radio interview earlier this month has gone viral after Keith Urban appeared annoyed at a line of questioning about his estranged wife, Nicole Kidman, and their relationship.

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Jane Goodall observes Tess, 5 or 6 years old, left, Sophie, 7 , center, and Bahati, 3, eating at the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary near Nanyuki, 170 kms (110 miles) north of Nairobi Sunday December 6, 1997.  When young, orphaned chimps first come to the sanctuary, they are given lots of affection to compensate for the loss of their mothers. Jane Goodall, 64, who spent three decades studying chimpanzees, advocates animal rights, raising money for chimpanzee sanctuaries and doing conservation work.

‘Rich emotional life’: Jane Goodall’s primate breakthroughs

Her discoveries as a primatologist in the 1960s about how chimpanzees behave in the wild broke new ground and were hailed as ‘one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements’.

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Mitchell Deakin (far left) hit the ground after an 11,000 feet free-fall.

Horror as both chutes fail in 11,000-foot tandem skydive

Two men have miraculously survived hitting the ground after both parachutes failed to open during a skydive experience in the US. 

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