president biden has said he s very concerned by a supreme court decision to leave a strict new abortion law in place in texas. it s being challenged by abortion providers in the state. president biden has acknowledged that inflation is affecting american families, after the annual rate in the us hit its highest level in nearly forty years. higherfuel, food and housing costs contributed to prices rising by 6.8% in november. the high court in london has ruled thatjulian assange should be extradited to stand trial in the united states. the wikileaks founder faces charges linked to the leaking of classified military documents. mike nesmith the guitarist in the sixties band the monkees has died at the age of 78. the group was formed as an american version of the beatles, with a string of hits and a successful tv series.