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US To Ban Smart Cars Containing Chinese, Russian Technology

January 14, 2025 admin

Washington: The United States finalized a rule Tuesday effectively barring Chinese technology from cars in the American market, taking aim at software and hardware from the world’s second-biggest economy on national security risks. The announcement comes as outgoing President Joe Biden wraps up efforts to step up curbs on Chinese-made technology, and after a months-long…

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“Distinct Possibility” Of Israel-Hamas Deal Over Gaza This Week: US

January 13, 2025 admin

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said there’s a “distinct possibility” that Israel and Hamas will be able to reach a ceasefire deal before President Joe Biden leaves office in a week. “The pressure is building for Hamas to come to yes,” Sullivan said in an interview at Bloomberg’s Washington bureau on Monday. “It’s there…

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US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy Cites Indian Roots In “Parting Prescription”

January 9, 2025 admin

New Delhi: To help people live healthier and more fulfilled lives, Dr Vivek Hallegere Murthy, 19th and 21st Surgeon General of the United States shared a ‘parting prescription’ in which he emphasised building a community. The parting prescription addresses a “foundational-and urgent-question” that Dr Murthy has grappled with: What are the root causes of the…

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US Man, 52, Allegedly Kills Fiancee A Day After Sharing Proposal Video On Facebook

January 8, 2025 admin

A 52-year-old US man has been accused of stabbing his fiancee to death a day after he publically proposed to her in a video shared on social media. According to The Independent, the man, identified as Jose Melo, has been charged with first-degree murder after his 31-year-old fiance, Naket Jadix Trinidad Maldonado, was found dead…

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Powerful Winter Storm To Hit Half Of US With Snow, Ice And Strong Winds

January 5, 2025 admin

Washington: A powerful winter storm began hammering the central United States on Saturday, with meteorologists warning that millions in the east of the country would face blizzard conditions, treacherous ice, frigid temperatures and severe travel disruptions. More than 60 million people are in the path of the dangerous storm, which is set to plunge the…

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Issued Over 1 Million Nonimmigrant Visas To Indians For 2nd Year: US Embassy

December 28, 2024 admin

New Delhi: The US mission in India on Friday said it issued more than one million nonimmigrant visas for the second year in a row, including a record number of visitor visas, underscoring the huge demand of Indians for travel to the US. Washington is also working to formally establish a US-based to renew H-1B…

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Why Is The Middle East Always In Turmoil?

December 19, 2024 admin

Few could have foreseen Bashar al-Assad’s dramatic ouster as 2024 drew to a close. For years, Syria’s battle lines had been frozen under a fragile ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey in 2020. Yet, Assad’s downfall—after his family’s iron grip over Syria for over five decades—has shaken the region to its core. Lina Khatib of…

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73-Year-Old Woman In US Duped Of $20,000 By Scammer Posing As TV Host

December 17, 2024 admin

73-Year-Old Woman In US Duped Of ,000 By Scammer Posing As TV Host

A 73-year-old woman in the United States was duped into sending at least $20,000 to a scam artist posing as an MSNBC news anchor. According to the New York Post, Patricia Taylor from Seatle began a month-long dialogue on Facebook earlier this year with someone pretending to be Ari Melber, the Emmy-winning journalist who hosts…

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Antony Blinken Says US In Contact With New Syria Rulers

December 15, 2024 admin

The United States said Saturday it had made contact with Syria’s victorious Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rebels, as Western and Arab states along with Turkey jointly voiced support for a united, peaceful Syria. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s comment on “direct contact” with the HTS rebels came despite the United States having designated the group as…

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2-Year-Old Boy In US Accidentally Shoots And Kills Mother With Unsecured Gun: Police

December 13, 2024 admin

A 2-year-old boy in the US fatally shot his 22-year-old mother inside their apartment in Northern California, police said on Monday. According to CBS News, Jessinya Mina died on Friday from a single gunshot wound to her upper body after her toddler son picked up an unsecured gun inside a bedroom of the home and…

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