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Capitol riot hearing: lawyers quit amid Trump pressure

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Trump’s claims of voting fraud have no support, according to officials of the Justice Department. The attorneys claimed, president’s strategy to make up for his defeat was “a murder-suicide pact”. A committee is looking at last year’s disturbance at the US Capitol as a potential coup attempt. According to testimony given to a congressional inquiry, … Read more

Three people killed in fresh protest violence in Ecuador

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ecuador

Ecuador’s cost-of-living protests have claimed three more lives this week. Police in Quito sprayed tear gas on Thursday to disperse Indigenous protesters who attempted to attack congress. The total number of fatalities over the 11 days of protests now stands at six, rights groups say. Police in Ecuador capital sprayed tear gas on Thursday to … Read more

President Biden requests federal gas tax to be suspended for 90 days in Congress

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Congress

President Joe Biden urged Congress on Wednesday to temporarily suspend the federal gas tax. The federal tax is presently 18 cents and 24 cents, respectively, per gallon. Biden declared, “Now is not the time for profiting.” In light of record-high gas prices, President Joe Biden urged Congress on Wednesday to temporarily suspend the federal gas … Read more

Biden is anticipated to call for the suspension of the federal gas tax

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joe biden

Gasoline prices have been surging around the world due to a combination of rebounding demand, sanctions on oil producer Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, and a squeeze on refining capacity. The price of U.S. gasoline averaged more than $5 a gallon for the first time on June 11. U.s. President Joe Biden is supposed … Read more

US President Reagan’s shooter John Hinckley released after 41 years

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Reagan

John Hinckley, who wounded then-US President Ronald Reagan, was released without conditions on Wednesday. After 30 years in a psychiatric hospital in Washington, he was granted full-time conditional release in 2016. A jury ruled him not guilty due to insanity. In accordance with a federal judge’s order, John Hinckley, who wounded then-US President Ronald Reagan … Read more

Petrobras in Brazil will delay raising fuel prices

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Petrobras

Petrobras management told the government on Monday that Brazil’s diesel and gasoline prices are lagging behind international markets. The final decision depends on factors like oil prices and the exchange rate, “but the idea is to hold,” a source says. Congress has approved a bill that caps the ICMS state tax on fuels and other … Read more

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi hospitalised with COVID-related issues

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Sonia Gandhi

Sonia Gandhi, the widow of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, is the Congress’ longest-serving president. The statement was made via Twitter, but no further information was provided. Sonia Gandhi has visited the United States multiple times in recent years to deal with health difficulties. NEW DELHI: Sonia Gandhi, the leader of India’s biggest opposition party, … Read more

Sonia Gandhi: “India needs a President with a healing touch”

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Sonia Gandhi

Sonia Gandhi, the interim head of the Congress, sought out to opposition leaders. Sonia Gandhi delegates Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Mallikarjun Kharge, to coordinate with other politicians while she is ill with Covid. The Congress believes that the country requires a President who can defend the Constitution. Sonia Gandhi, the interim head of the … Read more

Del Rio: Washington fines $100K for comments on U.S. Capitol attack

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Washington

Jack Del Rio minimized last year’s assault on the U.S. Capitol as a “dust-up”. Del Rio questioned why protests after George Floyd’s death were not discussed in the same way. The Washington Commanders fined Del Rio $100,000 for his comments. Washington head coach Ron Rivera said in a statement that her met Del Rio earlier … Read more

To combat inflation, the US is considering lowering some tariffs on China

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China

Gina Raimondo said President Joe Biden has asked his team to look at the option of lifting some tariffs on China. The tariffs were put in place by former President Donald Trump, to combat the current high inflation. Some of the tariffs will be kept on steel and aluminum to protect U.S. workers. U.S. Trade … Read more

Indian Congress Member and singer Sidhu Moose Wala shot dead

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Sidhu Moose Wala

On Sunday, Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala was shot and killed in the Mansa district’s Jahawarke village. The shooting event resulted in the injuries of two more people. Only yesterday, the Punjab government reduced Moosewala’s protection. Moosewala was guarded by four police gunmen, two of whom were withdrawn. The police believe gangsters were involved in the … Read more

Democrats’ anti-price gouging proposals are ‘quite gimmicky,’ and are unlikely to reduce inflation.

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Former Obama economic adviser Jason Furman slammed Democrats’ efforts in Congress to pass anti-price gouging legislation, claiming that such legislation will do little to reduce inflation and may even worsen shortages. On CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, Furman discussed whether the Democrats’ request for a price-gouging restriction will have any effect on consumers as … Read more

How Tennessee GOP officials cleverly outvoted trump backed candidate

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US Election 2020: Republican Party Seeks To Retain Majority In Senate

How Tennessee GOP officials cleverly outvoted trump backed candidate It wasn’t long after Ex-President Donald Trump reported his support for Morgan Ortagus in Tennessee’s recently drawn fifth Congressional District that various neighborhood Republicans started plotting how to nuke her application. After 90 days, a gathering of Tennessee GOP authorities cast a ballot covertly at a … Read more

US House Foreign Affairs Committee believes Congress will quickly pass Ukraine funding

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Rep. Michael McCaul, the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, voiced optimism on Sunday that a new aid package for Ukraine would pass soon in Congress. “I think time is of the essence,” he told. He believes the next two to three weeks are going to be critical. He said, “I don’t think … Read more

Pelosi hopes for the approval of $33bn for Ukraine “as soon as possible”

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a press conference on Capitol Hill on Friday that she hopes the request to Congress for $33bn passes “as soon as possible.” The additional money involves over $20 billion in guns and ammunition to reinforce Ukraine’s defenses, as well as $3 billion in humanitarian help. The emergency funds have … Read more

Georgia voters can challenge Greene’s reelection run says Judge

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

A federal judge on Monday ruled that a group of Georgia voters can proceed with legal efforts seeking to disqualify U.S Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene from running for reelection to Congress, citing her role in the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol. The challenge filed last month with the Georgia secretary of state’s office alleges … Read more

Govt should stop verbal balancing act, ask Russia to stop bombing: Congress

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P Chidambaram

New Delhi – When an Indian student was killed in shelling in Ukraine, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram asked the government to “stop its verbal balancing act” and demand “loudly and bravely” that Russia immediately stop the bombing, which is putting the lives of Indians too in danger. The Congress also stepped up its attack … Read more

IMF chief says no alternative to Argentina deal

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WASHINGTON: IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday said there was no alternative to a pending agreement with the Washington-based crisis lender to get Argentina out of its spiral of inflation and poverty. “Our main focus is to get Argentina out of this very dangerous path of high inflation,” she told reporters. Last week, Argentina … Read more

Tough final year for Bolsonaro

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Bolsonaro

RIO DE JANEIRO – It was already shaping up to be a tough year for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, with his popularity at an all-time low nine months from elections, the economy in recession and Covid-19 surging. Then the far-right leader had his New Year beach vacation come crashing to an end with an emergency … Read more

Election rallies cancelled as India sees Omicron surge

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election

NEW DELHI – Election rallies were cancelled in India’s heartland Thursday as authorities fret over a sudden Covid surge, driven by the Omicron variant, which has seen confirmed infections nearly triple in two days. Teeming crowds have thronged campaign events for next month’s poll in Uttar Pradesh — the country’s most populous state with over … Read more

Congress to lead the Astroworld tragedy

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Congress has formed an independent committee to look into the catastrophe at the Astroworld event. The House Committee stated on Wednesday that it will lead an investigation into Live Nation’s role in the Festival incident at NRG Park in Houston on November 5. A letter was written to Michael Rapino, president and CEO of Live … Read more

Congress reaches agreement to avert calamitous US debt default

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US

WASHINGTON: US senators struck a deal on Tuesday to create a one-time law, allowing Democrats to lift the nation’s borrowing authority and avert a catastrophic credit default without requiring votes from the opposition Republicans. The House of Representatives approved the fix in an evening vote and it is expected to be approved by the Senate in … Read more

A British comedian urged Prince Harry to leave his job and pursue happiness

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Prince Harry

American stand-up comedian Andrew Lawrence parodied Prince Harry’s recent words about mental health in his latest video.

The Duke of Sussex has been chastised for saying, “that leaving your job will bolster ‘mental health awakening.”

Read more: Prince Harry to not wear his uniform while honoring US military heroes

In his YouTube video, the comedian impersonates Prince Harry.

Lawrence added a caption to the video that read, “Prince Harry-Quit your job and find happiness.“

Senior royal biographer Angela Levin, who is notorious for her criticism of Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, retweeted his video.

Watch the complete video here:

After standing down from their positions, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have relocated to California.

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US govt shutdown looms as lawmakers squabble

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US govt shutdown

WASHINGTON: The threat of a US federal government shutdown loomed larger on Wednesday as the lawmakers failed to reach a budget agreement with just two days to go before the funding runs out. Congress has until Friday night to come up with a new budget to avoid a sudden stoppage of most so-called non-essential federal government … Read more

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle said to review Sussex sale plan ‘Less is more’

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Sussex

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been advised to reconsider their Sussex brand’s entire post-Megxit sales plan. Sean Neil, a royal specialist, made this allegation on his personal YouTube channel. He was also reported saying, “One of the problems I find with Harry and Meghan is this on a serious note.” “Why don’t people around … Read more

Crunch time for Biden as Congress debates historic agenda

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US Congress

WASHINGTON: Joe Biden faces the most important test of his presidency this week as Democrats in the US Congress launch a highwire bid to implement his sweeping economic agenda while keeping the government’s lights on. The House and Senate are moving towards votes on legislation dealing with infrastructure and social programs worth almost $5 trillion … Read more

The US forms a task force to combat ransomware

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ransomware

The White House has established a specific ransomware task force to combat cyberattacks and to focus on identifying cryptocurrency transactions engaged in them, according to sources.

According to the report, the subject was discussed yesterday during a virtual briefing with members of Congress.

The new section will evaluate and track crypto transactions that impacted firms and institutions have sent or will send to ransomware attackers as part of the planned campaign.

Such attacks, in particular, have shown to be exceedingly disruptive and damaging to even huge worldwide corporations.

The attack on Colonial Pipeline, an American gasoline pipeline company, resulted in fuel shortages across the Southeastern United States, and is one of the most high-profile recent cases.

In the end, the firm reportedly offered the DarkSide hacker organisation. “nearly $5 million” in “untraceable cryptocurrency.” Federal authorities, on the other hand, were eventually able to retrieve roughly $4.4 million in Bitcoin.

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Square to Make a Hardware Wallet for Bitcoin

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Square is Going to Make a Hardware Wallet for Bitcoin

Square is going to make a hardware wallet for bitcoin, the company’s hardware lead, Jesse Dorogusker, announced on Thursday. CEO Jack Dorsey, who is also the CEO of Twitter, said in June that the company was going to make one. And now Square has made the decision to move forward. “We have decided to build … Read more

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