Keeping up with America

Dozens of people have died and thousands have been told to evacuate their homes after fast-spreading wildfires caused devastation on the Hawaiian island of Maui.

Miscommunication between pilots caused United plane to drop near ocean’s surface, investigation finds: The crew failed to manage the plane’s path, airspeed and nose direction after the mix-up, the NTSB said in its report.

The Federal Election Commission has begun a process to potentially regulate AI-generated deepfakes in political ads ahead of the 2024 election, a move advocates say would safeguard voters against a particularly insidious form of election disinformation.

WeWork has ‘substantial doubt’ it can stay in business: US workspace-sharing firm once valued at $47bn made net loss of $397m between April and June.

Despite slowing inflation, many Americans still struggling with high prices, surging bills.

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What was once a safe haven for those fleeing China is now a more dangerous place: Turkey no longer feels safe for many Uyghurs as it “closely aligns itself with Beijing,” according to a report shared exclusively with NBC News before publication.

US voices fears for Niger’s ex-president, who is ‘running out of food’: Mohamed Bazoum has been held at the presidential palace since the coup that deposed him.

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