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Indian-American family, child, among over 150 people missing after building collapse in US

8:05 pm June 28, 2021

Houston: An Indian-American couple and their one-year-old child are among more than 150 people who are still missing after the collapse of part of a 12-story residential building in the US state of Florida on Thursday, according to media reports on Monday. Search and rescue teams have been feverishly scouring the site since shortly after 55 of the building’s […]

Teen wounded in shootout with Florida deputies ordered held

11:12 pm June 8, 2021

Deland: A14-year-old girl wounded in a shootout with Florida deputies last week after she and a 12-year-old boy escaped a juvenile facility and broke into a home with a cache of weapons was ordered on Tuesday to be held in detention for 21 days until she has another hearing. The teen made her first appearance before a […]

US pipeline company halts some operations after cyberattack

11:25 pm May 8, 2021

Washington: A company that operates a major US energy pipeline says it was forced to temporarily halt all pipeline operations following a cybersecurity attack. In a statement, Colonial Pipeline said the attack took place Friday and also affected some of its information technology systems. The company describes itself as the largest refined products pipeline in the United States and […]

Married 66 years, husband, wife die minutes apart of virus

7:38 pm March 21, 2021

Fort Lauderdale: Bill and Esther Ilnisky spent nearly seven decades together as Christian ministers and missionaries, including stints in the Caribbean and Middle East before preaching for 40 years in Florida. They complemented each other — he the bookworm, she outgoing and charismatic. One without the other seemed unthinkable. So when they died minutes apart of COVID-19 this month at a Palm Beach County […]

House passes legislation to expand background checks

11:14 pm March 11, 2021

Washington: Emboldened by their majorities in the House and Senate, Democrats are making a new push to enact the first major new gun control laws in more than two decades — starting with stricter background checks. The House passed legislation on Thursday to require background checks on all firearms sales and transfers. The chamber was also voting on, and expected to pass, […]

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