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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 […]

Trump denies calling US war dead 'losers,' 'suckers'

Trump accepts Republican nomination, calls Biden ‘destroyer of American greatness’

7:16 pm August 28, 2020

Washington: US President Donald Trump castigated his Democratic rival Joe Biden as “the destroyer of American greatness” and assured voters that he will end the raging coronavirus pandemic that has ravaged the economy and quell the civil unrest, as he accepted the Republican nomination for a second term in office. “This election will decide whether we save the American dream” or […]

Men have 30 pc higher risk of dying from COVID-19 than women: Study

Fear of missing out impacts people of all ages, study finds

11:46 pm August 27, 2020

Washington: Fear of missing out (FOMO) — the social anxiety that other people are having fun without you — can have an impact on any, irrespective of age. In fact, not age, but aspects of self-perception–namely loneliness, low self-esteem, and low self-compassion–were more closely associated FOMO, according to a recent study by Washington State University researchers published […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Governor: New Jersey election will be done mostly by mail

11:33 pm August 14, 2020

Trenton: New Jersey will move to a nearly all-mail election this November, following the model the state used in its July primary, Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy said Friday. Murphy, a Democrat, said during an interview with CNN that all voters would get a ballot, but it’s not clear if people who aren’t registered will get an application to register. “It doesn’t […]

Biden ‘nailed this decision’ in picking Harris to be his running mate: Obama

7:53 pm August 12, 2020

Washington: Former US president Barack Obama has joined top Democrats, including Hillary Clinton, to praise Indian-American Senator Kamala Harris’ selection as the party’s vice presidential candidate in the November election, saying Joe Biden has “nailed this decision”. Presumptive Democratic party presidential nominee Biden on Tuesday named 55-year-old Harris as his vice presidential running mate, making […]