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Texas set to allow unlicensed handgun carry despite outcry

10:49 am May 25, 2021

Austin: Texas is poised to remove one of its last major gun restrictions after lawmakers approved allowing people to carry handguns without a license, and the background check and training that go with it. The Republican-dominated Legislature approved the measure Monday, sending it to Governor Greg Abbott, who has said he will sign it despite the objections of […]

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CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

White House, GOP infrastructure talks hit crucial stage

11:08 am May 21, 2021

Washington: Negotiations between the White House and Senate Republicans over President Joe Biden‘s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan are hitting a crucial stage ahead of talks Friday after the latest GOP offer left some dismay in the administration that there wasn’t more movement off the Republicans’ initial $568 billion proposal. Republicans did increase their offer and have been working in good […]

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Biden directs US to mitigate financial risk from climate

11:04 am May 21, 2021

Washington: President Joe Biden is directing federal agencies to develop a comprehensive strategy to identify and manage financial risks to government and the private sector posed by climate change. An executive order Biden issued Thursday calls for concrete steps to mitigate climate risks, while protecting workers’ life savings, spurring job creation and helping the United States lower greenhouse gas emissions that […]

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Biden move to share vaccine designed to spread US influence

11:30 pm May 8, 2021

Washington: It won’t speed the manufacture of vaccines. It enraged the developers who delivered lifesaving doses in record time. But President Joe Biden’s decision to support waiving intellectual property rights for coronavirus shots had a broader purpose: to broadcast his administration’s commitment to global leadership. More than a month of internal debate led up to […]

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US lawmakers applaud India’s decision to not allow Chinese companies to conduct 5G trials

9:53 pm May 6, 2021

Washington: Top US lawmakers have applauded India’s decision to not allow Chinese telecom companies to conduct 5G trials in the country. The Department of Telecom in India on Tuesday had approved applications of telecom companies Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and MTNL to conduct 5G trials but none of them would be using technologies of Chinese entities. ”India’s decision to exclude Huawei and ZTE from its […]

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