What White House picks tell us about Trump 2.0
vr-news-net.preview-domain.com The contours and priorities of his new presidency are starting to take shape as he fills key positions.
November 2024
Cheap fix floated for plane vapour’s climate damage
The warming impact of the vapour trails that emerge from airplanes is being discussed at climate gathering.
Surge in Russian drone strikes test Ukrainian defences and devastate families
Russia is launching mass drone strikes on Ukraine. A 14-year-old girl was one of the latest victims.
US flights to Haiti halted for month after attacks
America’s aviation regulator suspends US flights to the country after three gun attacks on planes.
‘Adults buying kids toys to escape global turmoil’
Retailers are increasingly targeting the “kidult” market as family finances are squeezed.
‘Man of his word’: Jan 6 rioters expect Trump will keep pardon promise
Several Capitol riot defendants have asked for hearings to be delayed in anticipation of pardons.
US airman Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison
Teixeira leaked highly classified Pentagon documents to an online platform popular with gamers.
Bitcoin tops record $80,000 as Trump nears sweep of US Congress
On the campaign trail the president-elect pledged to make America “the crypto capital of the planet”.
‘I was moderating hundreds of horrific and traumatising videos’
The BBC speaks to social media moderators, whose job it is to find and remove distressing and illegal…
Who’s in the frame to join Trump’s new top team?
Susie Wiles has been appointed chief of staff as the transition team vets other candidates for key roles.