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Fentanyl is US problem; broken family values behind addiction rise: Mexico

Mexico doesn't produce the synthetic opioid, says President Lopez Obrador, claiming Americans, including single-parent families and parents who kick grown children and elderly out of homes, are turning to fentanyl due to social decay.

Argentina links multiple deaths to Legionnaires' disease

Legionnaires', a rare bacterial infection of the lungs, identified as underlying cause of four deaths at a clinic in San Miguel de Tucuman city, officials say.

Biden says Trump, 'MAGA Republicans' threat to US republic

US President Biden launches a fierce assault on Donald Trump and the former leader's supporters, branding them a threat to democracy and "very foundations of our republic."

Two US mass shootings within few hours leave several dead

Police are investigating the latest US mass shootings to hit Philadelphia and Chattanooga, Tennessee, leaving at least six people dead and 25 others injured.

Sprawling, lumbering winter storm wallops eastern US

The East Coast storm with winds blowing from the northeast could bring accumulations of 31 cm to 61 cm (1 to 2 feet) to the country's most densely populated region before tapering off on Tuesday, the US National Weather Service said.

Vaccine airlift to help airlines trim pandemic-triggered losses

As Covid-19 vaccines start to get approval across the world, the task to airlift the much-needed doses is starting to pick up pace, giving airlines a badly needed boost.

Trump campaign appeals loss in Pennsylvania election dispute

The campaign appealed US District Judge Matthew Brann's decision to the US 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, a day before the state's 67 counties are set to certify their results and send them to state officials.

US election 2020: Biden closes in on White House as Trump’s margin narrows

President Donald Trump continues to mount legal challenges in battleground states even as his campaign loses court rulings in Pennsylvania and Michigan. Joe Biden’s lead in Arizona is narrowing but he appears to be closing in on an overall win.

Clashes in Philadelphia for a second night after police kill Black man

The fresh unrest came a day after 27-year-old Walter Wallace was killed by police in front of his mother after his family called for an ambulance to get him help with a mental health crisis.

Nationwide anti-racism protests force US states to consider reforms

Anti-racism protests continue in the US as statues, monuments and buildings of US historical leaders who carried out policies viewed as racist are being removed, following last month's police killing of unarmed black man George Floyd.

Minneapolis police face civil rights probe over Floyd death

Thousands of demonstrators defiantly remained on the streets across the US even after curfews put in place in some states following unrest in the wake of the police killing of unarmed black man George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Unrest overshadows peaceful US protests for another night

City and state officials deployed thousands of National Guard troops, enacted strict curfews and shut down mass transit systems to slow protest movements, but demonstrators pushed on in many cities.