NEW YORK (REUTERS) – Nico Ali Walsh, the grandson of former heavyweight champion and boxing legend Muhammad Ali, defeated Jordan Weeks by technical knockout in his professional boxing debut on Saturday (Aug 14). Middleweight fighter
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US home prices soar 23% in Q2, the fastest rate on record
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – US home prices rose the most on record in the second quarter as buyers battled for a scarcity of listings. The median price of an existing single-family home jumped 23 per cent
Read moreControversial Republican Congressman King ousted in Iowa primary
Provocative statements piling up over the years, including against Muslims, were a drag on Steve King’s campaign. US Representative Steve King of Iowa, the nine-term Republican with a long history of racist rhetoric and interactions
Read moreUS Supreme Court ruling boosts Trump's power to deport immigrants
Court ruling bolsters power of Trump’s administration to quickly deport people seeking asylum without judicial review. The United States Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the Trump administration can deport some people seeking asylum without
Read more'Tired of this': Tens of thousands protest George Floyd killing
Major cities rocked by nationwide demonstrations decrying police brutality following killing of an unarmed black man. Tens of thousands of people protested across the United States and in major world cities for a sixth night
Read moreProtesters try to pull down ex-US president's statue in DC
Police use pepper spray to push back hundreds of protesters trying to topple statue of Andrew Jackson near White House. Protesters tried to pull down a statue of former US President Andrew Jackson near the
Read moreTennessee newspaper investigating apocalyptic, 'Islamophobic' ad
A self-described ‘Evangelical’ group ran the ad in the state’s biggest newspaper, saying a nuclear bomb will explode. A Tennessee newspaper has said it is investigating what its editor called a “horrific” full-page advertisement from
Read moreUS slavery: What is Juneteenth and how is it commemorated?
A look at the African American commemoration day amid sky-high tension over race relations in the United States. Juneteenth, an annual commemoration marking the emancipation of African American slaves, will see events held all across
Read moreTrump, Bolton trade barbs as White house seeks to block book
Bolton’s memoir alleges Trump asked China for help in re-election campaign and portrays him as ‘stunningly uninformed’. The Department of Justice has called for an emergency injunction to block the sale of a book critical
Read moreUS, Canada and Mexico extend border restrictions for 30 more days
The travel restrictions had already been extended several times and were set to expire on June 23. The United States, Canada and Mexico have agreed to extend their restrictions to keep their shared borders closed
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