On Sunday, the Pentagon announced that a U.S. naval ship successfully intercepted and destroyed multiple Houthi drones in the Red Sea following attacks on commercial vessels. This development coincided with a statement from Yemen’s Houthi rebel group, claiming responsibility for targeting two Israeli ships in the same region. The Pentagon ...
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WASHINGTON – In his inaugural Oval Office address on Friday evening, President Joe Biden addressed the nation to discuss a significant bill aimed at raising the debt ceiling and imposing limits on federal spending. Describing the agreement as “critical,” President Biden highlighted the importance of this legislative measure. Subsequently, on ...
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The US Transportation Department has imposed a $1.1 million (£878,000) fine on British Airways for alleged failure to issue refunds for flights that were cancelled during the coronavirus pandemic. In a legal document, the department stated that the airline did not promptly provide refunds to passengers for abandoned or rescheduled ...
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The US government plans to invest $500 million to transform metropolitan areas in middle America into new centers for tech innovation. On Friday, the Department of Commerce announced the first notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the Regional Technology and Innovation Hub program, also known as Tech Hubs. This initiates ...
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USA – During an appearance on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) praised President Biden’s decision to cancel some student loans, saying the move will benefit working families and low-income people. The Biden administration announced last week that it would cancel up to $20,000 in student loans ...
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The US military said Wednesday that three US service members in Syria were wounded in two separate rocket attacks by suspected Iran-backed militants. The latest attacks on US personnel linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard came hours after the US military launched airstrikes against Iranian-backed groups in eastern Syria. According ...
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The White House said in an assessment Tuesday that the Inflation Reduction Act, the most aggressive climate investment ever by Congress, could cut the social cost of climate change by up to $1.9 trillion by 2050. The White House said the act, which the president signed into law earlier this ...
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The Defense Department on Friday announced a new $775 million military aid package for Ukraine, as Russia nears the six-month mark with an unprovoked invasion of the country. The package includes four additional High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) 16 howitzers and 36,000 rounds of heavy field artillery pieces of ...
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A bill was passed in the United States House of Representatives expressing the seriousness of the gun culture and deaths due to its consequences in America. Decades later, this action was taken to ban Assault Rifles. Now it is necessary to pass it in the Upper House so that it can become ...
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Alphabet Inc. has agreed to pay $90 million to settle a legal battle with app developers to build apps for Android smartphones and entice users to make in-app purchases, according to court filings. In a lawsuit filed in federal court in San Francisco, App developers had accused Google of using ...
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