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Watch: UFC arena construction begins at White House ahead of fight
Preparations are underway at the White House South Lawn for an upcoming Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event. The cage fight is scheduled to take place 14 June as part of the America 250 celebrations.
US President Donald Trump stated UFC president Dana White, a longtime ally, will build “a 5,000-seat arena right outside the front door of the White House”, along with eight large screens in a nearby park for fans to watch from a distance.
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Fans rally behind US men’s national soccer team as World Cup roster revealedBBC’s Carl Nasman was at the event, where he asked enthusiasts about World Cup ticket prices and what the sport means to the US.US & Canada
Watch: Nasa shows renderings for planned permanent moon baseThe plans include permanent human habitation on the Earth’s only natural satellite by 2032.US & Canada
Moment SpaceX rocket explodes in the Indian Ocean after splashdownElon Musk’s SpaceX has successfully launched its Starship V3 rocket, which landed in a planned fiery explosion on Friday.US & Canada
Watch: Miley Cyrus receives her star in the Hollywood Walk of FameActress Anya Taylor-Joy and designer Donatella Versace delivered tributes to the singer during the ceremony.US & Canada
Fans react to Stephen Colbert’s final showThe late-night host will appear behind his CBS desk for the final time after the network revealed last summer that the show would end after 11 seasons.US & Canada
Trump: White House ballroom to be ‘drone-proof’ with military complexThe president, who claims the building is a ‘gift’ to the US, says it will include a hospital and research facilities. US & Canada
Watch: Crews battle blaze as thousands evacuated near Los AngelesThe Sandy Fire ignited in the city of Simi Valley and spread across 1,364 acres (550 hectares) with minimal containment as of Tuesday, officials stated.US & Canada
Watch: Can a Republican win an election while at war with Trump?Thomas Massie, the Republican congressman from Kentucky who led the release of the Epstein files, is running against a Trump-backed primary challenger.US & Canada
San Diego mosque attack: Police explains how it unfoldedTwo teenage attackers fatally shot three men at a mosque in San Diego, California, in a suspected hate crime, before taking their own lives, say police.US & Canada
Why Elon Musk lost in the OpenAI court battle against Sam AltmanBBC’s Lily Jamali was at court during the trial, as Musk accused Altman of breaching a non-profit contract by shifting the ChatGPT-maker to a for-profit company.US & Canada
BBC reports from Penn Station as strike halts busy commuter rail lineSakshi Venkatraman reports from an eerily quiet rail station as a strike by Long Island Rail Road workers caused delays for thousands of commuters.US & Canada
Moment two fighter jets collide mid-air at US air showFour crew members safely ejected from US Navy jets and are in a stable condition after the collision. US & Canada
Waymo driverless cars become trapped in Atlanta suburb after glitchThe company stated the vehicles, which use AI to drive, had encountered “a routing problem” that kept taking them to the same cul-de-sac.US & Canada
Hundreds of illegal motorbikes bulldozed in New York City crime crackdownA moped had been used in the deadly stray-bullet shooting of a 7-month-old in Brooklyn last month, officials stated.US & Canada
Colbert discusses his show’s end with late-night peersStephen Colbert met with Seth Meyers, John Oliver, Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon to talk about the end of his late night show.US & Canada
Why were Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions overturned?The BBC’s Bernd Debusmann explains why the South Carolina supreme court ordered a new trial for the man convicted of killing his wife and son.US & Canada
Watch: US Naval Academy’s freshman class completes annual ‘Herndon Climb’The 76-year-old tradition, where a hat is placed atop an obelisk covered in vegetable grease, saw the New Jersey governor’s son claim victory.US & Canada
‘Bingo! It’s a match’- Franklin expedition sailor’s DNA links to BBC reporterResearchers at the University of Waterloo found remains of Rich Preston’s great great great uncle John Bridgens.US & Canada
Canada’s Mark Carney speaks with Artemis II crew on EarthThe prime minister met Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and other crew members in Ottawa.
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Man shares footage from inside hantavirus quarantineOne American passenger who sailed on the MV Hondius is now in a quarantine unit in Omaha, Nebraska.US & Canada
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