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Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

US hiring slows for 3rd month in sign of struggling economy

11:29 pm October 2, 2020

Washington: America‘s employers added 661,000 jobs in September, the third straight month of slower hiring and evidence from the final jobs report before the presidential election that the economic recovery has weakened. With September’s hiring gain, the economy has recovered only slightly more than half the 22 million jobs that were wiped out by the […]

AG seeks delay in releasing Breonna Taylor grand jury files

9:10 pm September 30, 2020

Louisville: Kentucky’s attorney general is seeking to delay the release of secret grand jury proceedings in the Breonna Taylor case just as audio recordings were set to be released to the public. Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s office filed a motion Wednesday morning asking for a week’s delay to enable the redaction of names and personal information. A […]

Florida city repeals 13-year ban on saggy pants

11:57 pm September 13, 2020

Opa Locka: After 13 years, a South Florida city has overturned a ban on “saggy pants” — bottoms that reveal the wearer’s underwear. The Opa-locka City Commission voted Wednesday on a 4-1 vote to repeal both the original 2007 legislation and a 2013 ordinance that said women, not just men, could receive civil citations for wearing pants […]

Bloomberg to spend at least USD 100 mn to help Biden in Florida

11:45 pm September 13, 2020

Washington: Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is committing at least USD 100 million to help Joe Biden‘s presidential campaign in the crucial battleground state of Florida. Bloomberg’s late-stage infusion of cash reflects Democrats’ concerns about the tight race in a state that is a priority for President Donald Trump. A victory for Biden in Florida, the […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Black scientists highlight racism in the lab and the field

8:59 pm September 13, 2020

Washington: University of Washington ecologist Christopher Schell is studying how coronavirus shutdowns have affected wildlife in Seattle and other cities. But when planning fieldwork, he also thinks about how he’s perceived in neighbourhoods where he installs wildlife cameras. “I wear the nerdiest glasses I have and often a jacket that has my college logo, so that people don’t mistake […]