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FBI arrests leader of right-wing militia that detained migrants in New Mexico
Hopkins’ arrest comes as tensions rise over ultraconservative paramilitary groups operating along the southwestern border. Professed militias have a long history of targeting immigrants from Latin America, tracing back to the Ku Klux Klan’s creation of its own border patrol in the 1970s.
Parents who starved and shackled children sentenced to life
The children — ages 2 to 29 — had been chained to beds, forced to live in squalor, fed only once a day, allowed to shower only once a year and deprived of toys and games. They slept during the day and were active a few hours at night.
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Donald Trump vetoes measure to end US involvement in Yemen war
The veto — the second in Trump's presidency — was expected, and Congress lacks the votes to override it. But passing the never-before-used war powers resolution was viewed as a milestone for lawmakers.
US asks its citizens to reconsider travel plans to Pakistan due to terrorism
Asserting that terror groups continue plotting possible attacks in Pakistan, the State Department said that terrorists may attack with little or no warning, targeting tourist locations.
No plans to run for office but will focus on finding solution to impending care-crisis: Indra Nooyi
Indra Nooyi warned that there is going to be a “massive shortage” of about a million caregivers for young children and the elderly in the US in the next couple of years.
Major decline in India's steel export to US; increase in aluminum: report
Last year President Donald Trump used Section 232 to apply new tariffs to steel and aluminum imports and potentially on automobile and auto parts and other sectors currently under investigation.
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House chairman says Treasury’s concerns over Donald Trump’s tax returns ‘lack merit’
The chairman, Rep. Richard E. Neal, set a new deadline for compliance, April 23, and warned that if the Trump administration did not reply by then, its “failure will be interpreted as a denial of my request.”
Explained: Why candidates run for US president when they probably don't stand a chance
2020 US Presidential Elections: For those with little to lose but an election, a national campaign appears to have grown only more attractive, even in a primary contest now teeming with 18 candidates.
Cho Yang-ho, indicted Korean Air chairman, dies at 70
Cho Yang-ho had been indicted on multiple charges, including embezzlement and tax evasion, and his death came less than two weeks after a shareholder vote to remove the 70-year-old from the company's board over a series of scandals surrounding the ruling family.
Pune: City-based paediatrician appointed IAMI president
Pune-based paediatrician Dr Rajeev Joshi has been nominated the new president of the Indian Association for Medical Informatics (IAMI) - the oldest and largest society of medical informatics in the country.
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Tired of waiting for asylum, migrants from caravan breach US border
Some migrants may hope to defeat the odds and penetrate one of the most fortified sections of the southern US border
Modi in US, Day 2: Meetings with Obama, Ash Carter, grand welcome at USIBC gala
The Prime Minister said that a larger Indian economy has multiple benefits for the world
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Narendra Modi meets Barack Obama: Taking bilateral ties to new heights
Narendra Modi laid a wreath at the Tomb of Unknown Soldiers and paid homage to Indian-American astronaut late Kalpana Chawla at Arlington National Cemetery.
Monster blizzard paralyzes eastern, southern US with snow
A blizzard with gale-force winds paralyzed the southern and eastern United States on Saturday.
Born on the Fourth of July: Parades, Fireworks and Hot Dogs
Fourth of July celebrations as US marks its 239 years of independence.
US Supreme Court legalises same-sex marriage nationwide
The US Supreme Court declared Friday that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the country, in a culmination of two decades of litigation over marriage, and gay rights generally.
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Implant files: How medical devices that are recalled in the US are still in use in India
The Indian Express-ICIJ investigation finds that at least 57 medical devices, many used in critical care, were being sold in India when the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clamped down on them for a range of faults over the last two years.
Tracking the extent of #MeToo in India: News in Numbers
How big was India’s #MeToo movement? Take a look.
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Fuel prices at an all-time high: News in Numbers
How the government is explaining the rise in petrol and diesel prices. Take a look in today’s News in Numbers.
Beginning of the Gulf War: How Bush senior and Saddam Hussein's Iraq locked horns
On this day, US President Bush senior ordered US troops to defend Saudi against a potential Iraqi invasion by Saddam Hussein.
US decision was unfortunate: MEA on F-16 sale
New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Vikas Swarup on Thursday said it does not agree with the United State’s rationale that the sale of F-16 to Pakistan is for counter-terrorism activities. Swarup added that US decision was very unfortunate and will certainly convey negative sentiment, but the relationship between two countries is on broader level.
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Pak stands exposed over Headley's claim: Rajnath Singh
Trivandrum, Feb 11 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday asserted that the revelations made by David Coleman Headley before a Mumbai special court has exposed Pakistan, adding that New Delhi would still prefer cordial relations with Islamabad. Deposing from an undisclosed location in the US, Headley had so far told the special court that the ISI was helping different terror outfits in Pakistan and was providing financial, military and moral support. Headley, who had conducted recce of the places in Mumbai which were attacked by 10 LeT terrorists on November 26, 2008, also revealed that the outfit had initially planned to attack a conference of Indian defence scientists in Taj Mahal Hotel. He also said he had also conducted a recce of the famous Siddhivinayak Temple and Naval Air Station on directions of LeT commanders.
China-US: reef row gets real
The USS Lassen reportedly breached the 12-mile exclusion zone imposed by China around the Subi and Mischief islands, part of the Spratly Archipelago.
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