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VP Pence ordered borders closed after CDC experts refused

Six coronavirus deaths in US, 91 confirmed cases: Pence

1:59 pm March 3, 2020

Washington: The number of deaths in the US from the deadly coronavirus rose to six on Monday while the total number of confirmed cases in the country crossed 90, Vice President Mike Pence has said, as the novel virus continues to spread around the world despite travel restrictions. All the six deaths in the US […]

Supreme Court formally rejects Trump election challenge cases

US Supreme Court will decide fate of Obama health care law

9:26 pm March 2, 2020

Washington : The US Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide a lawsuit that threatens the Obama-era health care law, but the decision is not likely until after the 2020 election. The court said it would hear an appeal by 20 mainly Democratic states of a lower-court ruling that declared part of the statute unconstitutional […]

Trump tweets video with 'white power' chant, then deletes it

Will be meeting Taliban leaders soon: Trump

2:35 pm March 1, 2020

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Saturday said he planned to meet Taliban leaders in the “not-too-distant future”, asserting that it was time that the war against terrorism was fought by someone else, particularly the countries in the region. “I will be meeting personally with Taliban leaders in the not-too-distant future. And we will be […]

44-yr-old Coronavirus: NDA suspends large gatherings, expeditionsgaon resident tests positive of coronavirus

Coronavirus time bomb: America’s uninsured and brutal work culture

2:25 pm March 1, 2020

Washington: Like many Americans, bartender Danjale Williams is worried about the growing threat of the novel coronavirus. What makes the 22-year-old in Washington even more frightened: The thought of medical bills she just can’t afford, as one of almost 27.5 million people in the United States who don’t have health insurance. “I definitely would second […]

Trump ally gets 40 months prison amid meddling firestorm

12:47 am February 21, 2020

Washington: Donald Trump’s longtime ally Roger Stone was sentenced Thursday to 40 months in prison for impeding a congressional investigation, in a case that ignited a firestorm over the US president’s political interference in the justice system. Stone, a veteran Republican operative and one of Trump’s oldest confidants, was convicted in November of lying to […]