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Firms spent heavily on AI. Now rising costs are outpacing its value
All this artificial intelligence spending was showing no noticeable increase in productivity, Uber’s chief operating officer says.
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United States
US reverses new rule on overseas applications for green cards
31 May 2026 - 8:37AM
Donald Trump
Trump to headline Freedom 250 event after musicians pull out
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United States
Trump’s ‘shocking’ ICE blitz in US cities destroyed 668,000 jobs
The crackdown also caused labour shortage and forced companies to reduce operations for everyone, including US-born workers, a report said.
30 May 2026 - 12:55PM
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US Customs and Border Protection agents hold up less-lethal weapons in front of a federal building during a protest against the Trump administration’s immigration raids in Los Angeles last year. Photo: AFP
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Trump ordered to address fraud claims in IRS case that led to ‘slush fund’
A group of 35 ex-federal judges have asked for the case to be reopened to investigate conduct by the president and the Justice Department.
30 May 2026 - 2:54PM
US-China relations
Ex-California mayor Eileen Wang pleads guilty to acting as China agent
She faces up to 10 years in prison for doing the bidding of Chinese officials by sharing articles favourable to Beijing.
30 May 2026 - 6:19AM
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US judge orders Trump’s name removed from Kennedy Centre
The judge also blocked the administration from closing the iconic arts venue for major renovations.
30 May 2026 - 7:14AM
A sign with Trump’s name is seen at the Kennedy Centre in Washington in January. Photo: AFP
Canada
Canada might double exports to China, Wang Yi says during rare visit
Wang is on a three-day trip to Canada, the first such visit by a Chinese foreign minister in a decade.
30 May 2026 - 3:39AM
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Sexual harassment and assault
Bondi refused to answer questions about Trump and Epstein files, Democrats say
She also pushed any blame for missteps with the release of files related to the late sex offender onto Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
30 May 2026 - 2:52AM
Canada
Canadian poison seller Kenneth Law pleads guilty to aiding suicides
The former chef could face 10 to 20 years in prison but will not stand trial for murder.
30 May 2026 - 2:31AM
United States
US judge freezes Trump ‘slush fund’ for allies
Opponents of the fund say it could be used to reward loyalists, including defendants convicted of crimes related to the January 6 riots.
29 May 2026 - 10:57PM
US President Donald Trump at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC in January. The decision to block the fund is another setback for one of Trump’s most politically explosive second-term initiatives. Photo: AFP
United States
Rescuers find 6 more bodies after US paper mill disaster
Rescuers are working in an ;active and hazardous recovery environment’ to recover three more victims.
29 May 2026 - 5:59PM
Space
Blue Origin rocket explodes on launch pad during engine-firing test
Jeff Bezos’ space venture hit with a major setback in New Glenn rocket ‘anomaly’.
29 May 2026 - 4:19PM
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Donald Trump
Note for Trump: US Treasury designs US$250 bill with president’s face
Scott Bessent confirms planning for currency despite a long-standing legal ban on living faces on banknotes.
29 May 2026 - 3:17PM
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United States
Explosion and fire at Dallas residential building kills at least 3
Child among the victims at the two-storey complex following a suspected gas leak.
29 May 2026 - 11:54AM
Flames engulfing the two-storey complex. Photo: KDFW FOX 4 via AP
Islamic State
Man jailed for 15 years over foiled Taylor Swift concert attack plot in Austria
Austrian court convicts 21-year-old over planned 2024 bombing that forced the cancellation of concerts.
29 May 2026 - 3:13PM
Crime
Killer of 4 in New York’s Chinatown sentenced to 40 years to life in prison
Homeless victims of the 2019 metal-bar attacks included Chuen Kok, an immigrant from Hong Kong.
29 May 2026 - 5:12PM
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Canada
Making partnerships great again? Carney pitches new US-Canada ties
Prime minister adopts conciliatory tone and emphasises Canada’s role in fuelling US economic growth.
29 May 2026 - 4:53PM
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in New York on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump
‘Gestapo tactics’: Springsteen hits out at Trump, announces protest festival
Rock icon launches ‘Power to the People’ line-up as artists back out of Trump’s US 250th anniversary events.
29 May 2026 - 11:42AM
United States
US key inflation gauge worsens, eroding Americans’ income, spending power
Inflation of 3.8 per cent in April was the highest since May 2023 amid high petrol prices and food costs.
29 May 2026 - 2:58AM
United States
US judge allows Trump to implement mail-in voting executive order
The decision comes as Trump’s Republicans battle to keep control of both houses of the US Congress in the November midterm elections.
28 May 2026 - 6:14PM
United States
US Justice Department launches criminal probe into Trump accuser
Federal prosecutors investigate whether E. Jean Carroll committed perjury in her two civil lawsuits against Donald Trump.
28 May 2026 - 1:37PM
E. Jean Carroll in 2024. Donald Trump has denied all wrongdoing and is still in legal battles with the former columnist. Photo: AP
Joe Biden
Jill Biden feared Joe Biden was having a stroke during disastrous 2024 debate
New interview details inner circle’s fear before mounting pressure forced Joe Biden out of re-election race.
28 May 2026 - 9:34AM
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Fame and celebrity
Assistant who gave Matthew Perry fatal ketamine dose gets 41 months in prison
After injecting the drug, Kenneth Iwamasa left to run errands and then returned to find the Friends star dead in the hot tub.
28 May 2026 - 3:53AM
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United States
Biden sues Trump’s Justice Department over release of interview audio
The recordings, made in Biden’s home, were part of the writing process for his 2017 memoir.
28 May 2026 - 4:34PM
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