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Pilot threatens to crash plane into a Walmart store in US city; store evacuated
Washington: A pilot, flying in circles for over an hour, has threatened to intentionally crash into a Walmart store in Tupelo, a city in the state of Mississippi in the US, as…
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Student killed in US high school stabbing
Washington: One student was killed and another was injured during a stabbing incident at a high school in the US state of North Carolina, police said. A spokesperson for the Jacksonville Police…
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Ex-cop gets record 10-yr sentence over US Capitol riots
New York: A federal jury in New York has sentenced a former police officer to a record 10-year prison term for assaulting law enforcement officials during the January 6, 2021 Capitol riots,…
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Trump may have stashed classified docs in children’s homes, Trump Towers: Ex-attorney
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump is likely to have stashed copies of classified documents, seized in FBI raids from his Mar-a-Lago residence, in multiple locations across the country in an apparent…
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Asian Development Bank grants USD 3 million to support Pakistan’s flood response
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 1 (ANI): Amid widespread floods across, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday approved a USD 3 million grant to support Pakistan’s emergency relief efforts. The grant, financed from…
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NYC to put up ‘gun free zone’ signs throughout Times Square
New York: The New York City Police Department (NYPD) are copying signs declaring Times Squares gun-free status. Robert Barrows, the NYPD’s executive director of legal operations, held up one of the signs…
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Biden calls Mikhail Gorbachev ‘man of remarkable vision’
Washington: US President Joe Biden has praised the former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who died in Moscow at age 91, as a “man of remarkable vision.” Gorbachev had worked to bring about…
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US announces USD 30 million in support for Pakistan to deal with floods
Islamabad: The US on Tuesday announced USD 30 million to help cash-starved Pakistan and people affected following severe rains and flooding in the country. The devastating floods caused by record monsoon rains…
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US reports nearly 350,000 child Covid cases in a month
Washington: The US has reported nearly 350,000 child Covid-19 cases in the past four weeks, according to the latest report by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children’s Hospital Association.…
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US: Republican Senator warns of ‘riots’ if Trump is prosecuted
Washington: Republican Senator Lindsey Graham warned there “will be riots in the streets” if former President Donald Trump is indicted. “If they tried to prosecute President Trump, there literally will be riots…
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Taliban says US drones entering Afghanistan through Pakistan
Kabul: The Taliban’s interim Defence Minister Mullah Yaqub on Sunday has claimed that the US drones were entering the war-torn country through Pakistan, the media reported. While narrating the one-year performance of…
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September, historically, the worst month of the year for the US stock market
New York: September, which begins on Thursday, is historically the worst month of the year for the US stock market. The Dow and S&P 500 and fell sharply in September last year…
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Video: TiktoK challenge leads to theft of 642 cars in Chicago
A recent Tiktok challenge in Chicago city of the USA has led to 642 cars being stolen. A few videos under the hashtag of Kiaboyz have surfaced on the internet. As part…
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US warships transit Taiwan Strait for first time since Pelosi visit
Taipei: Two US Navy warships sailed southward through the strategic Taiwan Strait for the first time since a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that was harshly condemned by China. The…
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Trump wrong on legal status of Biden’s student loan write off: Education Dept
Washington: The US Education department, brain behind US President Joe Biden’s massive billion dollar write off program on student debt, pointed out it has proper legal status under the HEROES act and…
