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CUE: North Korea says it's tested an underwater attack drone that can carry a nuclear weapon.
The government news agency says the test is a protest against this week's military drills held jointly by South Korea, Japan, and the United States.
Here's Andrew Wood in Hong Kong
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Children's lives could have been saved if police had acted sooner when a gunman opened fire at an elementary school in Texas - according to a US justice department investigation.
The damning report details "critical failures" in the response, as roughly 400 officers waited for more than an hour while a gunman continued his massacre inside two classrooms.
19 students and two teachers were killed.
Kate fisher reports from Washington
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Children's lives could have been saved if police had acted sooner when a gunman opened fire at an elementary school in Texas - according to a US justice department investigation.
The damning report details "critical failures" in the response, as roughly 400 officers waited for more than an hour while a gunman continued his massacre inside two classrooms.
19 students and two teachers were killed.
Kate fisher reports from Washington
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A US government report released Thursday details the "critical failures" in the delayed police response to a school shooting in the state of Texas.
The Justice Department's investigation found children's lives could have been saved if law enforcement officers had acted sooner.
In May 2022, a gunman opened fire at a primary school, killing 19 students and two teachers.
Sally Patterson has more.
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Lawmakers in the United States are racing against the clock to avert a partial government shutdown, with just a day left until funding runs dry.
Both chambers of Congress — the House of Representatives and the Senate — must pass a short-term extension by the end of Friday, but recent history shows that consensus can be hard to come by on Capitol Hill.
From Washington, Benji Hyer reports.
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United States authorities will return $8.9 million recovered from the state of New Jersey on behalf of Nigeria.
The money was looted by Nigerian government officials to acquire property in 2014.
Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports.
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Japan and the United States are planning a leaders summit for April according to Kyodo News.
Citing government sources, the reports say Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida is expected to visit Washington as a state guest.
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CUE: An American newspaper says Chinese scientists knew vital information about the Covid 19 virus just before the start of 2020 … two weeks before revealing it to the world. The Wall Street Journal says it's seen documents compiled by US congressional researchers that make the claim.
Here's Andrew Wood in Hong Kong.
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Production of some of America's top selling beers could be halted after workers threatened to strike.
5000 Anheuser-Busch employees at 12 breweries voted to take industrial action over wages, job security and benefits.
US correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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U.S. President Joe Biden is meeting with members of Congress at the White House on Wednesday to try and come to a resolution on major security spending that includes aid for Ukraine and Israel. Republican representatives want more border security before agreeing to his requests.
Caroline Malone reports.
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