US & Canada
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Major winter storm claims 23 lives across US
Washington/New York: A major winter storm has claimed at least 23 lives across the US, according to NBC News. The media…
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Sikhs in US Marines can now keep beard, wear turban
New York: In a historic move forward, a federal appeals court has ruled that Sikhs recruits in the US Marine…
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US House passes $1.7 trillion govt funding package
Washington: The US House of Representatives passed a massive package worth $1.7 trillion to fund the federal government. The House…
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Biden signs bill to avert US govt shutdown through Dec 30
Washington: US President Joe Biden signed a bill to continue previous funding levels for the US government through December 30,…
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Senate passes $1.7 trillion spending bill, a step towards avoiding govt shutdown
Washington: The US Congress walked a step closer towards avoiding a government shutdown as the ruling Democratic Party passed the…
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US House panel investigating Capitol riot releases final report
Washington: The US House select committee investigating the Capitol riot has released its final report. The 845-page report, released late…
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US records over 12,000 deaths from flu this season
Los Angeles: There have been at least 18 million illnesses, 190,000 hospitalisations, and 12,000 deaths from flu so far this…
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Hundreds of flights cancelled in US due to snowstorms
San Francisco: Hundreds of flights were cancelled in major airports in the US Pacific Northwest due to icing and snowstorms.…
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Thousands of residents in US Texas off power amid Arctic blast
Houston: Thousands of people were without power as the Arctic blast rushed into the south-central US state of Texas, bringing freezing…
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Bilawal Bhutto fails to get in-person meeting with Blinken in Washington
New York: Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari failed to get an in-person meeting with US Secretary of State Antony…
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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…
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Banned TTP is Pakistan’s redline, Bilawal Bhutto tells Taliban
Washington: Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto said the Afghan Taliban have been told that the banned TTP is Pakistans redline…
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US House panel investigating Capitol riot delays release of final report
Washington: The US House select committee investigating the Capitol riot of January 6, 2021, said that it will delay the…
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Indian-American Attorney named 1st non-white treasurer of Missouri
New York: Indian-origin Attorney Vivek Malek has been appointed as the first non-white treasurer of the US state of Missouri,…
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Ukrainian Prez Zelensky comes to the US, dressed in military fatigues
Washington: US President Joe Biden received Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who was dressed in military fatigues befitting a war-time leader,…
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Zelensky visits US in first trip abroad after Russian invasion
Washington: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet US President Joe Biden at the White House on Wednesday in what is…
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Canada issues record-breaking 4.8 mn visas in 2022
Toronto: Canada has processed an all-time high of 4.8 million visa applications in 2022, nearly twice the 2.5 million processed…
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US panel votes to make Trump’s tax returns public
Washington: A US House of Representatives panel has voted to make six years of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns…
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6.4-magnitude quake in California kills 2, injures 11
Los Angeles: At least two people were killed and 11 others injured after a massive 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Northern California’s…
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Accused found unfit to stand trial in Indian-American student’s killing
New York: A Purdue University student, who was charged with murder after he stabbed his Indian-origin roommate to death in October,…
