US Senate passes first gun control bill in decades
Craig TaylorThe landmark bill could be signed into law within days after Republicans and Democrats supported it. BBC News – US & Canada
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President Biden urges petrol tax ‘holiday’ as fuel prices bite
Analysts say suspending the tax would do little to lower costs for people at the pump. BBC News – US & Canada
The woman who could upend US abortion rights
Lynn Fitch says she wants to empower women. Her next step is to repeal Roe v Wade. BBC News – US & Canada
Global inflation: Five ways US rate rise will affect you
The impact of higher interest rates in the US will cascade through the global economy. BBC News – US & Canada
Russia sentences US teacher to 14 years for cannabis smuggling
Former US embassy employee Marc Fogel was detained in mid-August at Sheremetyevo airport. BBC News – US & Canada
Republican Senate gun negotiator walks out of talks
“We’re about run out of our rope here,” a frustrated Senator John Cornyn said as he left Washington. BBC News – US & Canada