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Will provide citizenship to 11 million people if voted to power; says Biden

10:54 am October 15, 2020

Washington: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has vowed to provide citizenship to 11 million illegal immigrants if voted to power in the November 3 presidential elections. Biden identified this as one of his priorities in addition to beating the virus, rebuilding the economy and figuring out how to restore American leadership around the world. Responding to a question at a virtual […]

2 Stanford economists win Nobel prize for improving auctions

11:57 pm October 12, 2020

Stockholm: Two American economists won the Nobel Prize for improving how auctions work, research that underlies much of today’s economy – from the way Google sells advertising to the way telecoms companies acquire airwaves from the government. The discoveries of Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson, both of Stanford University, “have benefitted sellers, buyers and taxpayers around the world,” the Nobel Committee said. […]

Harris says GOP trying to ‘ram through’ Barrett

11:29 pm October 12, 2020

Washington: Democratic vice presidential nominee and Senator Kamala Harris is criticizing Republicans for trying to “ram through” Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett while Americans are voting in the presidential election. The California senator said on Monday that running mate Joe Biden has “been really clear” and she has been “really clear.” She tells reporters on Capitol Hill, “We are 22 days away from an election, […]

No ‘dogma’: Democrats walk tightrope on Barrett’s faith

9:38 pm October 10, 2020

Washington: “The dogma lives loudly within you.” It’s that utterance from California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, that’s on the minds of Democrats and Republicans preparing for this coming week’s hearings with Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. Feinstein’s 2017 remarks as she questioned Barrett — then a nominee for an appeals court — about the influence of […]

Wisconsin presidential recount in 4th day, with few changes

Whitmer plot a new twist in fight for battleground Michigan

9:32 pm October 10, 2020

Lansing: Gretchen Whitmer knew she’d have the spotlight Thursday. And she decided not to waste it. Hours after the FBI revealed a group of anti-government vigilantes had plotted to kidnap her, the Democratic governor of Michigan addressed her state — and the nation — with a message that didn’t mince words about whom she blamed for the threat: President […]