Passenger dragged off United Airlines plane wins settlement
Craig TaylorDr David Dao will be paid an undisclosed sum after being violently dragged off a United flight. BBC News – US & Canada
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100 days: America in a time of Trump
Trump’s election was a celebration for some, a calamity for others. What’s the state of the nation now? BBC News – US & Canada
Has the US started a lumber trade war with Canada?
Canada is calling new tariffs on softwood lumber import to the US “unfair and punitive”. BBC News – US & Canada
North Korea ‘ready to sink’ US aircraft carrier Vinson
The USS Carl Vinson is expected off the peninsula soon, amid rising regional tension. BBC News – US & Canada
US to honour ‘dumb’ Australia migrant deal
The US agrees to accept asylum seekers under a resettlement plan previously condemned by President Trump. BBC News – US & Canada
Arkansas executes Ledell Lee in first death penalty use in 12 years
A US Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for the first in the state’s planned spate of executions. BBC News – US & Canada