Rare sedition charge gains interest after Capitol attack
A Civil War-era sedition law being dusted off for potential use in the mob attack on the US Capitol was last successfully deployed a quarter-century ago in the prosecution of … Read More
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Republicans on Board, U.S. House Democrats Press Forward on Impeachment Vote
With at least five Republicans joining their push to impeach President Donald Trump over the storming of the U.S. Capitol, Democrats in the House of Representatives stood poised for a … Read More
Mass Vaccination Sites Open in New York City as COVID-19 Batters U.S.
For or Claudia Zain, a home healthcare aid in New York City, getting the first shot of the coronavirus vaccine on Sunday felt like being “a little part of history” … Read More
Most US Covid-19 vaccines go idle as New York, Florida transfer to penalise hospitals
More than two-thirds of the 15 million coronavirus vaccines shipped inside the United States have to date gone unused, US well being officers stated on Monday, because the governors of … Read More
Biden To Name Yellen To Treasury To Lead U.S. From Sharp Economic Downturn
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen as U.S. Treasury secretary, breaking a 231-year gender barrier and putting a seasoned economist and labor market … Read More
New York Governor Issues New Restrictions as U.S. Grim Records Mount
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday imposed a new round of restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus as the infection rate climbed and hospitalisations soared in … Read More
Report says Russia’s Vladimir Putin to quit as Russian President next year amid health concerns
Vladimir Putin is planning to quit in January next year amid speculations that the Russian President has Parkinson’s disease, a report has claimed. As per media reports, Vladimir Putin (68) … Read More
Francis becomes 1st pope to endorse same-sex civil unions
Pope Francis became the first pontiff to endorse same-sex civil unions in comments for a documentary that premiered Wednesday, sparking cheers from gay Catholics and demands for clarification from conservatives, … Read More
Facebook And Twitter Limit Sharing ‘New York Post’ Story About Joe Biden
Facebook and Twitter took action on Wednesday to limit the distribution of New York Post reporting with unconfirmed claims about Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, leading President Trump’s campaign and allies to … Read More
Pompeo and Australia’s Payne discuss China’s ‘malign activity’, says spokesperson
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his Australian counterpart, Marise Payne, discussed on Tuesday shared concern over China’s “malign activity” in the region, a state department official said. Pompeo … Read More