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Ilhan Omar blasts Republican congresswoman over anti-Muslim bigotry Lauren Boebert (L), and Ilhan Omar (R). (Getty Images)
US Congresswoman, Ilhan Omar, has blasted the Republican Representative from Colorado, Lauren Boebert, over her "anti-Muslim" remarks made in a viral video.
"Anti-Muslim bigotry isn’t funny & shouldn’t be normalized. Congress... |
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Analyst: System in US must be overthrown to achieve justice for Black people A protester speaks to a crowd as they march through a neighborhood in Brunswick, Georgia, on May 5, 2020. (AP photo)
The system in the United States "must be overthrown to achieve justice for African Americans," says African American writer and journalist Abayomi Azikiwe.
Azikiwe, an editor at the... |
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Flash mob thefts terrorize US retailers ahead of Christmas 80 people stormed a California luxuty store and stole merchandise.
US retailers are adding security and locking up goods after flash mob heists involving dozens of thieves at once stunned luxury stores in the San Francisco area and beyond, as the holiday shopping season opens.
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Biden says hard work remains for racial justice in US after Arbery verdict Vicente Contreras, a member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, speaks at a US demonstration following the guilty verdict for the defendants in the trial of the killers of Ahmaud Arbery on November 24, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia, US. (Via AFP)
President Joe Biden has said the United States still... |
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Havana Syndrome: FBI admits to anonymous ailmet among staff People walking by the FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
The FBI has announced dealing with a widely reported "anomalous health" issue among its staff is a top priority; in a first formal acknowledgment that some of its current or former employees could have symptoms consistent with Havana Syndrome.
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Pentagon to form new group to investigate UFOs A screengrab obtained in April 2020 courtesy of the defense department shows part of an unclassified video taken by navy pilots showing interactions with unidentified aerial phenomena. (AFP)
The United States Department of Defense late on Tuesday said it will establish a new group to investigate reports... |
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Poll: 77% of Americans say inflation personally affecting them, 57% blame Biden US President Joe Biden arrives for the White House Thanksgiving turkey pardon in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC on November 19, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Over three-quarters of Americans - 77 percent - say inflation is affecting their lives and a clear majority - 57 percent - blame... |
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Biden invites Taipei to summit for democracy amid tensions with China A man cycles past a Taiwan flag in Taipei, Chinese Taipei, on November 16, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
US President Joe Biden has invited Chinese Taipei to an upcoming virtual summit for democracy alongside more than 100 countries, in a move that is expected to enrage China, as tensions continue to grow... |
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Biden asked to apologize to Rittenhouse FILE PHOTO. © Reuters / Joshua Roberts
White House press secretary Jen Psaki declined to say whether President Joe Biden would offer an apology after labeling Kyle Rittenhouse a "white supremacist," instead demurring to a more general condemnation of "hatred."
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Georgia jury ends first day of deliberations with no verdict in Arbery killing Protesters gather Monday outside the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga., where Travis McMichael, his father, Gregory McMichael, and William "Roddie" Bryan are on trial. (AP photo)
A Georgia jury deliberated for more than six hours on Tuesday, but failed to reach a verdict on murder and other... |
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More Trump allies handed subpoenas over January 6 attack on Capitol Donald Trump (left) Roger Stone (center) and Alex Jones
The US House of Representatives has issued subpoenas for two more of former President Donald Trumps allies over their links to the deadly January 6 attack on Capitol Hill by Trumps supporters.
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Biden, 79, will run for reelection in 2024: White House US President Joe Biden (File photo by Getty Images)
The White House has announced that US President Joe Biden, who was the oldest individual to be inaugurated when he was sworn in January, intends to run for reelection in 2024.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki made the announcement on Monday... |
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Ex-Trump fixer released from prison, vows to cooperate to unearth other dirty deeds Michael Cohen, an ex-personal attorney for former US President Trump has been officially released from his prison after three years behind bars.
Once a Trump fixer, the 55-year-old vowed to cooperate with the US law enforcement to during a statement made outside the federal courthouse in New York,... |
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US added to list of backsliding democracies for first time Supporters of former US President Donald Trump rally in front of the US Supreme Court. (File photo by AFP)
The United States has been added to an annual list of "backsliding" democracies for the first time, a downward trend that began in 2019 and has deteriorated since, an intergovernmental body said... |
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US military force with worst Covid-19 vaccination rate so far revealed FILE PHOTO. A firing party from the Marine Barracks, Washington, DC, October 4, 2021. © Global Look Press / Keystone Press Agency / Elizabeth Fraser
The Marines are on course to be the least vaccinated US military branch. Newly-released data shows that up to 10,000 Marines are poised to miss the... |
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Christmas parade SUV ramming: 5 dead, 40 injured Waukesha, Wis., after an SUV plowed into a Christmas parade. ©AP Photo / Jeffrey Phelps
The death toll in the Waukesha, Wisconsin car-ramming incident has been revealed by the authorities. Five people were killed and over 40 were injured after an SUV plowed through a Christmas parade on Sunday.
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Violent crime and victimization against disabled people in US rising: Bureau of Justice Statistics A disabled person sits in a wheelchair in an undated stock image. (Getty Images)
Disabled Americans are disproportionately victims of violent crime and victimization, new data released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) show.
According to the data, the frequency of such crimes is also rising,... |
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SUV drives through Christmas parade in US state of Wisconsin, killing multiple people A Police officer investigates in the scene, after a vehicle plowed through the Christmas Parade, leaving multiple people killed and injured in Waukesha, Wisconsin, US, on November 21, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
At least five people have been killed and 40 others wounded after a sports utility vehicle... |
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Kissinger says does not expect an all-out attack on Chinese Taipei Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger says he does not "expect an all-out attack" on Chinese Taipei by the government in Beijing within the next decade.
The senior American politician made the comments in an interview with CNN, shattering allegations... |
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GOP senator: US middle class bears the brunt of tax increase on corporations US Republican Senator Ron Johnson participates in a Senate Foreign relations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (File photo by Getty Images)
US Republican Senator Ron Johnson has said that the American middle class bears "the brunt of the tax increase on corporations.
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Guns, stress and politics: US road rage shootings on the rise Las Vegas Metro Police officers and FBI agents stand in the street after a stand-off with a suspect in Las Vegas February 19, 2015. (Reuters photo)
After a speeding driver cut her off abruptly on a Californian highway in May, Joanna Cloonan gestured rudely towards the car. A passenger grabbed a pistol... |
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US Covid infections rising again, deaths in 2021 surpass last years toll The waiting area at a vaccination site at the Minneapolis convention center in Minnesota on 4 November. (Photo via The Guardian)
Covid-19 infections are rising in the United States again, and could soon hit a weekly average of 100,000 cases a day, a report says.
Daily case reports increase over 20%... |
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Ex-DC Guard commander calls for retraction of Jan. 6 report by Pentagon The commander of DC National Guard has called for retraction of a Pentagon report on the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol by supporters of former US President Donald Trump.
William Walker, the current US House sergeant-at-arms, called the report "sloppy," "inaccurate," and "incomplete" in an interview... |
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Three Amigos regroup for first US-Mexico-Canada summit in five years President Joe Biden with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the White House on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. (Photo by AP)
US President Joe Biden hosted the leaders of Canada and Mexico on Thursday in the first North American regional summit since... |
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Three in 5 US voters want Biden to retire at end of term: Poll US President Joe Biden removes his protective face mask as he steps off Air Force One upon arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, on November 17, 2021. (Via AFP)
A new US poll shows that 61% American voters want President Joe Biden to stand down at the end of his four-year term and make way... |
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Texas Rep. calls for VP Harris replaced as border czar amid migrant crisis US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a Tribal Nations Summit in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next to the White House, in Washington, DC, on November 16, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
A Texas lawmaker has called for the replacement of US Vice President Kamala... |
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Most Americans have doubt about Bidens health, mental fitness, poll shows US President Joe Biden
Most of the US citizens have cast doubt on US President Joe Bidens health and mental fitness, a new poll revealed.
According to a POLITICO/Morning Consult poll released on Wednesday, 50 percent of respondents disagreed with the statement that Biden "is in good health," while... |
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Steve Bannon pleads not guilty to contempt charges An FBI officer observes as Steve Bannon arrives at the FBIs Washington Field Office to turn himself in to federal authorities on November 15, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
Steve Bannon, a longtime aide to former US President Donald Trump, has filed a motion to plead not guilty to criminal contempt of... |
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QAnon Shaman set to be sentenced for role in Jan. 6 US Capitol riot Jacob Chansley was the face of the riot at the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
The US Capitol rioter, nicknamed the ‘QAnon Shaman for his horned head-dress, is likely to be sentenced on Wednesday to more than four years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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US calls Russian anti-satellite missile test irresponsible, destructive The American SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule approaches the International Space Station for docking. (AP file photo)
The United States has called a Russian anti-satellite missile test "irresponsible" and "destructive" claiming that it caused a debris field in space that forced astronauts aboard the International... |
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