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More than 200 million Twitter email addresses leaked: Report
Washington: More than 200 million email addresses of Twitter users were hacked and posted on an online forum, according to a security researcher, reported CNN. The apparent data leak could expose the…
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Making every effort to reduce visa interview appointment time in India: US
Washington: The US is making every effort to reduce the waiting time for a visa interview appointment in India, a top State Department official has said, asserting that the visa processing is recovering faster than projected and…
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US logs record number of discrimination complaints from schools
Washington: The US Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights logged a record nearly 19,000 discrimination complaints in the last fiscal year from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022, a media report…
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US House panel releases redacted version of Trump’s tax returns
Washington: The US House Ways and Means Committee has released a redacted version of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns. The documents include six years of tax information for the time Trump,…
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Donald Trump may not have a cakewalk in 2024 Republican nomination
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump may be the de-facto leader of the Republican Party since 2016, but he is now shell-shocked as his endorsement in the primaries in the 2024 Presidential…
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Biden signs $1.7 trillion government spending bill into law
Washington: US President Joe Biden has signed a massive $1.7 trillion spending bill for the federal government that includes a number of administration priorities and officially avoids a government shutdown, ending what…
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US winter storm death toll reaches 62
Washington: At least 62 people have died in the US due to the catastrophic winter storm that continues to wreak havoc across the country since it started on December 22, officials said.…
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Washington-Moscow relationship at its lowest point: Russian FM
Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that the Washington-Moscow relationship is at its lowest point. “Indeed, Russia-US relations are in an extremely poor state. They have become practically frozen through…
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Biden speaks to New York Governor on deadly impacts of winter storm
Washington: US President Joe Biden spoke to New York Governor Kathy Hochul by phone on the deadly impacts of “a historic winter storm”. Biden on Monday offered “the full force of the…
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US: Brutal winter storm kills 38, knocks out power connection
Washington: Thirty-eight people have been killed in the brutal winter storm in the US and the number is expected to rise as some motorists have reportedly been trapped inside their cars, according…
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Biden approves more military aid as Zelensky visits Washington
Washington: US President Joe Biden pledged to his visiting Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to offer military aid, mentioning in particular the Patriot surface-to-air missile battery he just approved for Ukraine in a…
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Biden slams antisemitism, says America won’t be silent
Washington: US President Joe Biden said “America will not be silent” as he slammed antisemitism at a White House party to commemorate the second day of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights.…
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NASA launches 1st-ever mission to observe Earth’s water
Washington: NASA has launched the first-ever global satellite mission that will observe nearly all water on Earth’s surface, measuring the height of water in the planet’s lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and the ocean.…
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Biden signs short-term funding bill
Washington: US President Joe Biden signed a short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown. The continuing resolution provided appropriations to federal agencies through December 23, for continuing projects and activities, Xinhua…
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US Congress passes massive military spending bill
Washington: The US Congress has passed the annual defence authorisation bill worth nearly $858 billion. Late Thursday night, the Senate approved the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2023 and…
