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Miami Beach is once again struggling with spring break violence and unruly crowds, despite a massive police presence and a range of activities that offer alternatives to drinking alcohol and roaming the streets

Silicon Valley Bank, a leading lender for technology start-ups, collapsed in consequence of wrong decisions and panicked customers in the largest failure since the 2008 crisis; the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation stepped in to guarantee stability

A record 6.542 guns have been intercepted at US airport security checks in 2022; experts say the figure mirrors how frequent and careless is the personal possession of arms in the country

The search for two of the flying objects shot out of the sky earlier this month has been called off, difficult terrain and climate conditions part of the reason; President Biden affirmed they would be most likely research balloons

The last of the Boeing747, the plane that revolutionized air travel on 9 Feb 1969, was delivered with an event at the Everett factory with industry leaders and thousands of workers; Boeing then announced a cut of about 2000 jobs in HR, finance

1.214 people have been killed in the first weeks of 2023, including 120 children, and 39 mass shootings occurred; the Gun Violence Archive, a not-for-profit research group, warns the figure will increase to thousands for the ready availability of weapons

Former President Donald Trump will be allowed to return to Facebook and Instagram more than two years after he was banned for inciting violence when his supporters stormed the US Capitol on Jan 6, 2021

Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected House speaker on a historic post-midnight 15th ballot early Saturday

The storm that swept across the US over the holiday weekend has killed at least 60 people in eight states: an arctic air blanket covered a number of States in one of the coldest Decembers in decades, paralyzing air and ground circulation and cutting power

U.S. border officials have stopped migrants 2,38 million times in the fiscal year that ended on 30 September, +37% on previuos year; the annual total surpassed 2 million for the first time in August and is more than twice the highest level in 2019

Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, in Hawaii, has erupted for the first time in 38 years and the alert level has been upgraded from an "advisory" to a "warning" - the highest classification

A snowstorm media called ‘historic’ has hit western New York state yesterday leaving more than 2m of snow in some places; roads have been closed and flights cancelled the weekend before the Thanksgiving holiday

After Democrats averted worst-case-scenario congressional losses in Tuesday’s midterm elections, President Joe Biden announced that he could run for a second term and that he would make a definite decision early next year