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Eminent Indian-American physician elected official delegate to Republican Convention

July 1, 2024 admin

File picture of Dr. Sampat S. Shivangi | Photo Credit: V. Sreenivasa Murthy Eminent Indian-American physician Dr. Sampat Shivangi has been elected as an official delegate to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee this month that would formally nominate former U.S. president Donald Trump as the party’s presidential candidate. Mr. Trump, 78, is the presumptive…

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2 killed, 6 wounded in shooting at Juneteenth event in Texas park

June 17, 2024 admin

A Police Department vehicle blocks a road after a fatal shooting on June 16, 2024, in Round Rock, Texas, U.S.A. Multiple people were shot at the park during a Juneteenth celebration. | Photo Credit: AP A weekend shooting in a Texas park in the U.S. left two people dead and six wounded, including two children,…

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U.S. Federal Reserve likely to scale back plans for rate cuts because of persistent inflation

June 12, 2024 admin

Representational image of the seal of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System | Photo Credit: AP United States Federal Reserve officials will likely make official what’s been clear for many weeks: With inflation sticking at a level above their 2% target, they are downgrading their outlook for interest rate cuts….

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Columbia University suspends students, refuses to divest from Israel as protests persist

April 30, 2024 admin

Columbia University on Monday, April 29, began suspending students who refused to leave a ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’ after negotiations with protesters failed and the students decided to ignore a warning that remaining would lead to their suspension and eviction. Columbia said the nearly two-week-long protest violated university policies, created an unwelcoming and “intolerable” environment for…

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‘Shame on you’: White House Correspondents’ Dinner overshadowed by protests against Israel’s war in Gaza

April 28, 2024 admin

The war in Gaza spurred large protests outside a glitzy roast with U.S. President Joe Biden, journalists, politicians and celebrities on April 27 but went all but unmentioned by participants inside, with Mr. Biden instead using the annual White House correspondents’ dinner to make both jokes and grim warnings about Republican rival Donald Trump’s fight…

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U.S. House passes billions in aid for Ukraine and Israel after months of struggle

April 20, 2024 admin

The House swiftly approved $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies in a rare Saturday session as Democrats and Republicans banded together after months of hard-right resistance over renewed American support for repelling Russia’s invasion. With an overwhelming vote, the $61 billion in aid for Ukraine passed in a matter…

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12 jurors picked for Donald Trump’s hush money trial; selection of alternates under way

April 18, 2024 admin

A jury of 12 people was seated Thursday in former U.S. President Donald Trump’s hush money trial, propelling the proceedings closer to opening statements and the start of weeks of dramatic testimony. The jury includes a sales professional, a software engineer, a security engineer, an English teacher, a speech therapist, multiple lawyers, an investment banker…

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U.S. Treasury Secretary heads to China to talk trade, anti-money laundering and Chinese ‘overproduction’

April 4, 2024 admin

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is headed to a China determined to avoid open conflict with the United States, yet the world’s two largest economies still appear to be hashing out the rules on how to compete against each other. There are tensions over Chinese government support for the manufacturing of electric vehicles and solar…

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Nikki Haley’s supporters not all in favour of backing Republican nominee Donald Trump

March 26, 2024 admin

Now that Nikki Haley has ended her U.S. presidential campaign, one person who voted for her refuses to back former President Donald Trump and plans to reluctantly vote for President Joe Biden. Another Haley primary supporter acknowledges that he was probably always a “closet Trump fan” and will vote for the former president again in…

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Fraud trial | Michael Cohen testifies against Trump, who calls him ‘proven liar’

October 25, 2023 admin

In a courtroom showdown five years in the making, Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen testified Tuesday that he worked to boost the supposed value of the former U.S. president’s assets to “whatever number Trump told us to.” Mr. Trump’s lawyers — and outside court, Mr. Trump himself — by turn sought to portray Mr. Cohen…

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