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Biden looks to restore, expand Obama administration policies

6:40 pm October 31, 2020

Washington: Joe Biden is promising to take the country on a very different path from what it has seen over the past four years under President Donald Trump, on issues ranging from the coronavirus and health care to the environment, education and more. The Democratic presidential nominee is promising to reverse Trump policy moves on things such as withdrawing the […]

Rupee drops by 16 paise to over 1-month low on strong dollar demand

7:13 pm October 28, 2020

Mumbai: The rupee depreciated by 16 paise to settle at more than one-month low of 73.87 against the US currency on Wednesday due to month-end dollar demand from importers and the greenback’s gains against major currencies. Losses in domestic stock markets and uncertainty ahead of expected fresh stimulus measures also weighed on the investor sentiment. […]

Collins votes against Barrett, heads home to save Senate job

12:01 pm October 28, 2020

Portland: When Republican Senator Susan Collins had to vote on a Supreme Court justice in 2018, she deliberated under the spotlight for weeks, building suspense that ended with a dramatic floor speech. When she announced her support for President Donald Trump’s nominee, she triggered an onslaught of Democratic anger. On Monday, Collins cast her vote against Trump’s pick without any speech and quickly […]

3 social media CEOs face grilling by GOP senators on bias

11:43 am October 28, 2020

Washington: The CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google are facing a grilling by Republican senators making unfounded allegations that the tech giants show anti-conservative bias. The Senate Commerce Committee has summoned Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Google’s Sundar Pichai to testify for a hearing Wednesday. The executives agreed to appear remotely after […]

Trump slams media for ‘blocking’ alleged graft cases against Biden

10:48 am October 28, 2020

Milwaukee: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday slammed the mainstream media and big tech companies for blocking the alleged corruption cases against his opponent Democratic challenger Joe Biden. Nobody has ever seen anything like we’re witnessing right now. I think it’s a very sad time and it’ll go down as a very sad era for […]