Manuel Burga: Peruvian ex-Fifa official cleared of corruption
Craig TaylorPeru’s Manuel Burga was one of about 40 football officials charged in the US over corruption. BBC News – US & Canada
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Miss America leaked emails: CEO Sam Haskell and three others quit
Four executives resign after the leaking of misogynistic emails about contestants. BBC News – US & Canada
California Thomas fire becomes largest in state’s history
The Thomas fire has now burned an area greater than New York City, Brussels and Paris combined. BBC News – US & Canada
US Congress averts federal government shutdown for another month
The short-term bill does not address some of the thorniest partisan issues such as immigration. BBC News – US & Canada
Trump hails ‘largest tax cut’ in US history
The US president will end the year by signing the biggest rewrite of the tax code in a generation. BBC News – US & Canada
House passes Republican tax reform bill
The House of Representatives backs the biggest tax overhaul for years and now the Senate will decide. BBC News – US & Canada