Analyst believes offering from US bank ‘will blow the competition out of the water’The US bank Chase has launched its first current account in the UK, prompting one analyst to say it “will blow the competition out of the water”.Offering 1% cashback on …
‘We couldn’t be more inconsistent’: discordant Democrats imperil Biden’s agenda
Divisions between progressives and moderates in Congress are threatening to scuttle a $3.5tn social spending program and a $1tn infrastructure billAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez cannot have been surprised that wearing a “Tax the Rich” dress to New York’s Met…
‘Free and open’: Quad leaders call for ‘stable’ Indo-Pacific in veiled China dig
Joe Biden meets leaders of Australia, India and Japan in latest effort to cement US leadership in Asia US president Joe Biden and the leaders of Australia, India and Japan highlighted their Quad group’s role in safeguarding a stable, democratic Indo-Pa…
Psaki: Biden will not invoke executive privilege to block access to Capitol riot records – live
Psaki’s comments come after subpoenas issued to former Trump aidesMayorkas: no migrants remaining under Del Rio bridge‘There will be consequences’ for treatment of Haitians: BidenHouse Democrats vote to establish federal right to abortionSign up to rec…
‘It’s awful. It’s exhausting’: Alaska rations care as it hits Covid nadir
The state has the highest rate of Covid in America, leaving hospitals overwhelmed and health workers burned outHealth systems in Alaska are at a breaking point, and the Republican governor, Mike Dunleavy, has activated crisis standards of care for the …
Gabby Petito case: Brian Laundrie charged with illegal bank card use
An arrest warrant shows unauthorized charges worth more than $1,000 were made during the time his girlfriend was missingThe boyfriend of Gabby Petito has been charged on Thursday with unauthorized use of a debit card as the search for him continued in …
US House panel to hold hearing on ‘surge in air rage’ and effects on airlines – live
Hearing comes as airlines report major rise in violence among passengersNearly one in five flight attendants have had a ‘physical incident’Members will hear from a flight attendant and several airline executivesSign up to receive First Thing – our dail…
Anti-abortion bill modeled after Texas ban introduced in Florida
The bill gives citizens the right to sue anyone who helps someone who seeks an abortion, as in TexasAn anti-abortion bill that would ban abortions after an embryonic heartbeat is detected, about six weeks, and allow citizens to sue doctors who perform …
US envoy to Haiti resigns over ‘inhumane’ decision to deport migrants
Daniel Foote excoriates Washington in letter addressed to Antony Blinken for deporting hundreds from a border campThe US envoy to Haiti dramatically resigned on Thursday in a letter that excoriated Washington for deporting hundreds of migrants to the v…
US public health workers leaving ‘in droves’ amid pandemic burnout
Many workers feel stonewalled by elected officials and scapegoated for the high US Covid death tollAlexandra was working in the public health emergencies unit in a major north-eastern American city when the first wave of the pandemic hit. Although her …