Myanmar quake: a nation unprepared for disaster
BANGKOK - Ravaged by four years of civil war, Myanmar is ill-prepared to cope with the destruction brought by Friday's massive earthquake.

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Adam Schleifer, a longtime financial fraud prosecutor, was dismissed from the U.S. Attorney's office in L.A. on Friday. He was pursuing charges against the former CEO of Fatburger, a Trump supporter, for alleged financial fraud.

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Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) was among a delegation of senators who visited the migrant detention operation at Guantanamo.

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Donald Trump&s mineral deal seeks to trap Kyiv in US colonial protection racket

A new Donald Trump deal offered to Ukraine in return for continued US support, but with no security guarantees in the face of Russia&s invasion, forces it to choose between life as a US economic colony or Russian occupation.

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President Trump threatened to block funding for Smithsonian exhibitions that discuss racism and ordered the restoration of monuments taken down because of their celebration of racist figures.

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US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. Photo: Reuters

The top vaccine official with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has resigned and criticised the nation&s top health official for allowing &misinformation and lies& to guide his thinking behind the safety of vaccinations.

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