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Unemployment benefits expire for millions as Trump rages

3:08 pm December 27, 2020

Washington: Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet lapsed overnight as President Donald Trump refused to signed an end-of-year COVID relief and spending bill that had been considered a done deal before his sudden objections. The fate of the bipartisan package remained in limbo Sunday as Trump continued to demand larger COVID relief checks and […]

Dalai Lama receives first dose of anti-coronavirus vaccine

US Congress seeks int’l coalitions to ensure next Dalai Lama is appointed by Tibetan Buddhists

10:37 pm December 22, 2020

Washington: Needling China, the US Congress has passed a bill that reaffirms the right of Tibetans to choose a successor to their spiritual leader and expands the role of a special diplomat on Tibetan issues to pursue international coalitions to ensure that the next Dalai Lama is appointed solely by the Tibetan Buddhist community. The Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2020, which was passed […]

2nd COVID-19 vaccine authorized in US ships out

10:05 pm December 20, 2020

Olive Branch: Initial shipments of the second COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the US left a distribution center on Sunday, a desperately needed boost as the nation works to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control. The trucks left the factory in the Memphis area with the vaccine developed by Moderna Inc. and the National Institutes of […]

US vaccinations ramp up as 2nd COVID-19 shot nears

8:41 pm December 15, 2020

Washington: Hundreds more US hospitals geared up to vaccinate their workers Tuesday as federal regulators issued a positive review of a second COVID-19 vaccine needed to boost the nation’s largest vaccination campaign. The Food and Drug Administration said its preliminary analysis confirmed the effectiveness and safety of the vaccine developed by Moderna and the National Institutes of […]

Biden names Janet Yellen as Treasury Secretary, Neera Tanden as head of OMB

10:54 pm November 30, 2020

Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday named Janet Yellen as his Treasury Secretary and Indian-American Neera Tanden as Director of Office of Management and Budget, as he announced key members of his economic team. If confirmed by the US Senate, Yellen, 74, will be the first woman to lead the Treasury Department in its 231-year history, and the first person to […]