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Lock of Lincoln’s hair and bloodied telegram up for auction

9:17 pm August 28, 2020

Washington: This is one macabre auction: A lock of Abraham Lincoln’s hair, wrapped in a bloodstained telegram about his 1865 assassination, is up for sale. Boston-based RR Auction said bidding has opened online for the items ahead of a live auction scheduled for September 12 in New Hampshire. The auction house set the minimum bid […]

Biden admin rolls back Trump-era citizenship test, reverts to 2008 version

Trump calls Biden’s pick Kamala Harris as ‘very unusual’ and ‘risky’

10:49 am August 13, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump has said that Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris is a “very unusual” and “risky” pick as a running mate by Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nomiTrump calls Biden’s pick Kamala Harris as ‘very unusual’ and ‘risky’nee. Biden on Tuesday named Harris as his vice-presidential running mate, making history by selecting the first black woman to compete on a […]

Trump slams media for 'blocking' alleged graft cases against Biden

Playing electoral defense, Trump to promote recovery in Ohio

10:47 pm August 6, 2020

Washington: Forced to play defense in states he led comfortably months ago, President Donald Trump set his sights on Ohio on Thursday in an attempt to reframe the centerpiece of his reelection pitch. During his visit, Trump planned to promote the economic prosperity that much of the nation enjoyed before the coronavirus pandemic and try to make […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Pandemic, racism compound worries about Black suicide rate

8:14 pm July 11, 2020

Chicago: Jasmin Pierre was 18 when she tried to end her life, overdosing on whatever pills she could find. Diagnosed with depression and anxiety, she survived two more attempts at suicide, which felt like the only way to stop her pain. Years of therapy brought progress, but the 31-year-old Black woman’s journey is now complicated […]

Joe Biden administration promises focus on environmental justice

Biden looks to clinch nomination as 7 states, DC vote

2:59 pm June 2, 2020

Montclair (US): Joe Biden could seize the number of delegates needed to formally clinch the Democrats’ presidential nomination on Tuesday as seven states and the District of Columbia push through a pandemic and exploding racial tensions to host the largest slate of primary elections in almost three months. Voters will be asked to navigate curfews, […]