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Obama to hold joint fundraiser for Biden next week

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is getting some help from his "former boss," Barack Obama, as he looks to fill his campaign coffers and unify the Democratic Party ahead of the November election. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3dcGRVn

Black Lives Matter banner removed at US Embassy in Seoul

The banner was put up on Saturday with Ambassador Harry Harris tweeting that his embassy "stands in solidarity with fellow Americans grieving and peacefully protesting to demand positive change." But the banner was taken out on Monday. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/37vCL9u

North Korea's military threatens to reenter demilitarized areas

North Korea's military has threatened to move back into zones that were demilitarized under inter-Korean peace agreements as the country continued to pressure South Korea amid stalled nuclear negotiations. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YGsz9V

In landmark ruling, US Supreme Court bars discrimination against LGBT workers

The justices decided that gay and transgender people are protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of sex as well as race, color, national origin and religion. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/30RuUlr

Pakistan does not meet minimum requirements of fiscal transparency, says US report

Pakistan does not meet the minimum requirement of fiscal transparency, an official US report has said, alleging the country did not adequately disclose all government-guaranteed debt obligations, including financing to state-owned enterprises for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor projects. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3ftQPDi

US making very good headway in respect to vaccines: Trump

The United States is making very good headway in respect to vaccines for the coronavirus pandemic and also therapeutically, President Donald Trump has said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3d0KoFT

Beijing reports 27 new confirmed Covid-19 cases

Beijing reported 27 new confirmed domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases and three new asymptomatic cases on Monday, the municipal health commission said on Tuesday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3e6A8xn

New Zealand confirms two new cases of coronavirus

New Zealand said on Tuesday that it has two new cases of the coronavirus, both related to recent travel from the UK, ending a 24-day streak of no new infections in the country. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3ftyp5k

US FDA ends emergency use of hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19

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Trump says ex-adviser Bolton will break the law if he publishes book

Trump told reporters that Bolton knows he has classified information in his book, and that he had not completed a clearing process required for any book written by former government officials who had access to sensitive information. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UMS1to

Pakistan does not meet minimum requirements of fiscal transparency, says US report

Pakistan does not meet the minimum requirement of fiscal transparency, an official US report has said, alleging the country did not adequately disclose all government-guaranteed debt obligations, including financing to state-owned enterprises for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor projects. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YCH4vE

Trump to halve US troops in key NATO ally Germany

US troops have been stationed in the geopolitically vital country since the end of World War II, forming the bulk of NATO's conventional defense against the Soviet Union during the Cold War. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3d72g26

New York police to disband plain-clothes unit

America's largest police force, the NYPD, is to disband its plain-clothes anti-crime unit, its commissioner said Monday, as calls for police reform spread across the United States following anti-racism protests. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/30L07Xh

In landmark ruling, US Supreme Court bars discrimination against LGBT workers

The justices decided that gay and transgender people are protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of sex as well as race, color, national origin and religion. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/30RuUlr

US, China to hold top-level talks on tensions: Reports

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Few rules, consequences when US police use lethal force

The death of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks, shot while running away from an Atlanta police officer, has boosted calls to sharply reduce officers' use of their guns and lethal restraint techniques. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MXR794

US making very good headway in respect to vaccines: Trump

The United States is making very good headway in respect to vaccines for the coronavirus pandemic and also therapeutically, President Donald Trump has said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3d0KoFT

Less than 400 US coronavirus deaths in 24 hours for 2nd day: Johns Hopkins

The United States is the country by far the hardest-hit in the pandemic, with both the highest number of deaths, 116,114, and the most infections at more than 2.1 million, the tracker showed. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UPxBA5

Deeper inquiries launched into hanging deaths of two black men in California

The deaths of two black men found hanged from trees 10 days and 50 miles (80 km) apart in California, one in a municipal park, gained deeper scrutiny on Monday amid a public outcry that authorities were ready to prematurely rule both cases suicides. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UOfn1N

Trump to sign police reform executive order on Tuesday

The order would encourage police departments to employ the latest standards for use of force; improve information sharing so that officers with shoddy records are not hired without their backgrounds being known and add social workers to law enforcement responses to non-violent cases involving drug addiction and homelessness, officials said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3hz0oSY

Xi’s fortress against pandemic cracks as Beijing cluster grows

The new outbreak has jolted China, which had appeared to have largely stifled the virus after it emerged late last year from Wuhan. This failure in the capital’s defenses appeared to rile Xi’s subordinates. Two local officials and the general manager of the Xinfadi market were dismissed on Sunday for what the city leadership said was a failure to move quickly enough. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2AuMJfm