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Trump says 'threat' led US to pull bombers from RAF Fairford - The Pentagon confirmed on Sunday it had removed the B1 bombers from the base in England back to their home stations in America. 18 mins ago - UK

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Watch: What caused the US to remove its bombers from UK base in such a hurry? -- The Pentagon confirmed on Sunday it had removed its bombers - thought to be about a dozen B-1s - from the base back to their home stations in America.

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Pentagon stops using Anthropic AI tools after blacklisting company, BBC told -- It labelled Anthropic a "supply chain risk" in February after the firm refused to remove safety guardrails from its tools.

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US 'watching closely' after plague researcher dies in Russia -- Donald Trump says the US was looking "very strongly" at the case of a lab technician who died at a research centre in Siberia.

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All six passengers presumed dead after plane went missing off US coast -- The aircraft lost communication with flight controllers after significantly dropping in altitude, according to flight data.

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'Not again': Arrest of US marine for murder reignites protests in Japan's Okinawa -- For many locals on this island, the arrest has brought decades of frustration back to the fore.

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Georgia officials hunt for suspect in shooting that killed two and injured 35 -- A homecoming celebration turned into a scene of deadly violence, as dozens of shots were fired into a crowd.

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Why has Brazil accused the US of election interference? -- The Latin American country will vote for its next president, as Lula da Silva and Bolsonaro clash over sovereignty, security and ties with Washington.

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Newly released video shows Luigi Mangione's arrest -- The bodycam footage also shows a police officer finding a gun in Mangione's backpack, days after the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

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How widely used is the death penalty in the US? -- The death penalty is back in the news after Christa Pike survived two lethal injection attempts in Tennessee - but how widely used is it in the US?

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Cornell students voice frustration at public hearing over rape case -- The BBC's Nada Tawfik was at the hearing, where the university's Student Assembly led a discussion around safety concerns and sexual violence on campus.

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What we know about Christa Pike's condition after failed execution -- The BBC's Ione Wells reports from outside the Tennessee hospital where Pike is said to have arrived Wednesday night after surviving two lethal injection attempts.

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I've seen nearly 500 executions - but never one like Christa Pike's -- Texas reporter Michael Graczyk has seen botched executions in his time, but not one in which an inmate survived.

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'Ashamed': Cornell students gather to voice anger over alleged gang rape -- Students tell the BBC that the tension on campus has become palpable since allegations from 2024 resurfaced.

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The wealthy Cuban Americans ready and waiting for Havana to fall -- Cuban exiles in Florida are increasingly hopeful that regime change in Cuba is now on the horizon.

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What's gone wrong at Nike? How the world's sportswear giant lost its mojo -- Several self-inflicted mistakes have cost the biggest sportswear brand on the planet in recent years.

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The Parti Québécois, which secured a minority, has vowed to hold an independence referendum in the years to come.

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The execution of Nidal Malik Hasan will be the first military execution since 1961 and the first by firing squad since the end of World War Two.

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The ads, which tout Trump and his policies, could have violated US laws barring public government funds being spent on political advertising.

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US voters will head to the polls on 3 November in a ballot that could have a major impact on Donald Trump's presidency.

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Caleb Flynn, a former music pastor from Ohio, fatally shot his wife Ashley in February before trying to cover it up.

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The Pentagon confirmed on Sunday it had removed its bombers - thought to be about a dozen B-1s - from the base back to their home stations in America.

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Police in Baltimore have said the young girl was not a target of the shooting but was caught in the crossfire.

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The convicted killer is in hospital in Tennessee after surviving two lethal injections, in a case that has raised many questions.

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The woman alleges she was drugged and raped at a fraternity house at the university two years ago.

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