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The Americas section covers news from across the United States and the wider region, spanning political, healthcare, cultural and diplomatic developments that affect communities throughout the continent. From regulatory reforms and medical advances to international relations and crime reporting, this section encompasses the diverse stories making headlines from the Americas.

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You will find comprehensive coverage of both significant institutional decisions and the individual stories that illustrate their real-world impact. Whether tracking major policy shifts, following diplomatic developments, or reporting on cases that capture public attention, this topic provides insight into what matters to people across the region.

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Nolan reveals why he cast Travis Scott in The Odyssey

  • Nolan cast Travis Scott to echo the Odyssey's oral-poetry origins, likening it to rap
  • Scott plays bard Demodocus alongside Hathaway, Holland and Pattinson
  • Scott also co-recorded closing song "When I'm Home" with James Blake

Travis Scott has explained how Christopher Nolan cast him in a lead role in The Odyssey, describing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon how he received a surprise phone call from the director asking him to act despite having no acting background. Nolan later told Time magazine…

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Trump salutes ‘great heroes’ as he attends dignified transfer of US service members killed in Jordan, Iraq

  • Trump attended dignified transfer for four troops killed in Jordan, Iraq
  • He saluted flag-draped caskets, calling service members "great heroes"
  • Comes amid rising US-Iran tensions and regional military activity

President Donald Trump attended a dignified transfer ceremony on Wednesday for four US service members recently killed in action in Jordan and Iraq, saluting their flag-draped caskets as they were returned home. The event underlines the human cost of ongoing US military operations in the Middle East at…

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Canada’s ‘powerful’ dairy sector is in Trump’s trade crosshairs

  • Trump cites Canada's dairy system as grounds for a 50% tariff threat
  • Canadian politicians call supply management non-negotiable
  • US producers get only 3.5% tariff-free access to Canada's dairy market

Canada's dairy supply management system has become a flashpoint in trade tensions with the US, after Donald Trump named it as one of three grievances behind a 50% tariff on $20bn of Canadian goods, due to take effect in August. Canadian leaders, including Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette and…

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Watch Kacey Musgraves Serve Sultry & Sweet in ‘Mexico Honey’ Music Video

  • Kacey Musgraves releases "Mexico Honey" music video on 22 July.
  • Video filmed in Mexico shows a romantic desert getaway.
  • Song features on her album Middle of Nowhere, a Billboard 200 top-three hit.

Kacey Musgraves has released the official music video for "Mexico Honey," a romantic and sultry visual filmed in Mexico. The eight-time Grammy winner unveiled the video on 22 July, showing her and an onscreen lover enjoying an intimate desert getaway, reflecting the sun-soaked, passionate themes of the song…

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Connecticut Democrats warn Yale risks tax status if it makes DOJ deal

  • Connecticut Democrats urge Yale not to settle with the Justice Department.
  • They threaten to reconsider Yale’s state tax privileges.
  • Yale says it is co-operating and denies wrongdoing.

Connecticut Democratic lawmakers have warned Yale University that its state tax privileges could be reconsidered if it reaches a voluntary settlement with the US Department of Justice over admissions investigations. They argue that an agreement would fail to defend the legal and academic freedoms Yale’s special status is…

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Army 1st Lt Tyler Feehan Honored with Public Tributes and Air Force One Family Flight

  • Army 1st Lt Tyler James Feehan honored with emotional tribute from President Trump at Georgia event
  • Trump arranged for fallen officer's family to fly aboard Air Force One following Dover dignified transfer ceremony
  • Travelers at North Carolina airport spontaneously stood in respectful silence as service member's remains passed through terminal

Army 1st Lt Tyler James Feehan, a fallen US service member, received an emotional public tribute from President Trump at Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia. Trump revealed he had arranged for Feehan's family to fly

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Liam Gallagher buys Tony Adams’ Cotswolds home for £250,000 less than £4.2million asking price – joining string of celebs in the ‘new Hollywood’

  • Liam Gallagher buys Tony Adams' former Cotswolds home
  • Paid £250,000 below the £4.2million asking price
  • Cotswolds increasingly dubbed the "new Hollywood" for celebrities

Former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher has purchased ex-England footballer Tony Adams' home in the Cotswolds, securing the property for £250,000 below its original asking price. The purchase adds Gallagher to a growing list of celebrities who have bought homes in the area, which has increasingly been nicknamed the…

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Travelers unite in powerful moment of silence as fallen US service member returns home

  • Airport travellers unite in silent tribute to fallen US service member
  • Dignified transfer at Raleigh-Durham airport moves crowd to tears
  • Video shared by White House highlights wider tributes to fallen troops

A video shared by the White House showed travellers at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina pausing in a spontaneous show of respect as the remains of a fallen American service member were carried through the terminal. Passengers were seen standing still, many with their hands over their…

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US teen drops Meta lawsuit on social media addiction days before trial

  • Florida teen RKC drops Meta addiction lawsuit before LA trial
  • Other platforms (YouTube, TikTok, Snap) had already settled the case
  • Follows Meta's earlier $6m and $375m losses over addictive design claims

A 15-year-old Florida boy known as RKC has withdrawn his lawsuit against Meta days before the case was due to go to trial in Los Angeles, in a claim that alleged Instagram had contributed to his depression and anxiety. The withdrawal is a win for Meta, which had…

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Lose your hair AND your belly: Using fat jabs make you 68 per cent more likely to go bald, study suggests

  • Fat jabs linked to 68% higher risk of hair loss, study finds
  • Rapid weight loss thought to be behind the shedding
  • Adds to list of known side effects of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic

A new study suggests that people taking GLP-1 weight-loss injections, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, may face a significantly higher risk of hair loss compared with those not using the drugs. Researchers found users were 68 per cent more likely to experience hair thinning or baldness, adding an…

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