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Hurricane Sally blasts ashore in Alabama with punishing rain

Hurricane Sally made landfall Wednesday near Gulf Shores, Alabama, as a Category 2 storm, pushing a surge of ocean water onto the coast and dumping torrential rain that forecasters said would cause dangerous flooding from the Florida Panhandle to Mississippi and well inland in the days ahead. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2FH9QFw

US pushes arms sales surge to 'Fortress Taiwan,' needling China: Sources

The United States plans to sell as many as seven major weapons systems, including mines, cruise missiles and drones to Taiwan, four people familiar with the discussions said, as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on China. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3kjCr2P

Ukraine bars 1,000 Jewish pilgrims over virus

A Ukrainian border guard spokesman, Andriy Demchenko, told AFP "there are around 1,000 people" at the border crossing point, while Belarus said 1,064 people had attempted to cross. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2FLR8fO

Russia records 5,670 Covid-19 cases in past 24 hours

"Over the past 24 hours, Russia has confirmed 5,670 COVID-19 cases in 84 regions, of which 1,309 (23.1 percent) have been detected actively, with people showing no clinical symptoms," the response center said in a statement, adding that the total tally has reached 1,079,519. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/3hHyiEg

Science mag makes first endorsement in 175 years, taps Biden

Even though Scientific American had never endorsed a presidential candidate in the magazine's 175-year history, its top editor said Tuesday there was little internal debate over a decision to back Democrat Joe Biden. Editor-in-Chief Laura Helmuth said President Donald Trump's administration was much worse for the scientific community than the magazine had feared. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/33yXpnn

Yoshihide Suga named Japan's PM, succeeding Abe

Yoshihide Suga is replacing Shinzo Abe, who resigned earlier in the day because of ill health. Suga had been chosen as leader of the ruling party on Monday, virtually assuring his succession. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZFFNp1

Pak reports 665 new cases of coronavirus: Health ministry

Pakistan has reported 665 new cases of coronavirus, taking the total number of infections in the nation to 303,089, the health ministry said on Wednesday. The Ministry of National Health Services said that four more people succumbed to the disease due to which the current toll stands at 6,393. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZHd6rP

Trump denies downplaying virus, casts doubt on mask usage

Trump, in what could well be a preview of his performance in the presidential debates less than two weeks away, cast doubt on the widely accepted scientific conclusions of his own administration strongly urging the use of face coverings and seemed to bat away the suggestion that the nation has racial inequities. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Fp2sz1

Despite small shift toward Donald Trump, 2/3rd of Indian-Americans back Joe Biden

Two out of three Indian-Americans currently favor Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden, although there has been a significant uptick in their support for incumbent Donald Trump, according to a survey released Tuesday by Indiaspora, a nonpartisan community organization, and AAPI Data, which records demographics and policy developments relating to Asian American and Pacific Islanders. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RvcoJB

Trump campaign video aimed at Indian American voters hits 10 million views

US President Donald Trump campaign commercial titled '4 more years' aimed at winning support from the country's Indian American voters has hit the 10 million views. Trump senior adviser Kimberly Guilfoyle took to Twitter during the Republican convention last month and posted the commercial. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3hxrOaD

India, US defence officials discuss production, co-development of defence equipment

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Nepal wakes up to 6.0 magnitude earthquake, no damage reported

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Minorities made up 78% of US Covid-19 pediatric deaths: study

Racial minorities accounted for 78 percent of Covid-19 deaths under the age of 21 in the United States between February and July, a government report said Tuesday. Out of 121 deaths among under-21s, 45 percent were among Hispanics, 29 percent among blacks and four percent among American Indians or Alaskan Natives, according to the study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2FHofkW

Joe Biden holds lead over Trump among Indian American voters: Survey

Indiaspora, a nonprofit member organisation of global Indian diaspora leaders, and Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Data on Tuesday released their joint report on Indian American voters' attitudes in the upcoming 2020 US presidential election. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RsQ9UH

Bill Gates Sr, who guided billionaire son’s philanthropy, dies at 94

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Japan's PM Shinzo Abe resigns, clearing way for successor

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Cabinet resigned, clearing the way for his successor to take over after parliamentary confirmation later Wednesday. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, long seen as Abe's right-hand man, was chosen Monday as the new head of the governing Liberal Democratic Party. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3mpl0Qb

Hurricane Sally lumbers toward US Gulf Coast, threatens 'catastrophic flooding'

Hurricane Sally moved slowly closer to the US Gulf Coast on Tuesday, threatening historic floods as rain and storm-force winds started lashing the shore, and governors of four states urged people to flee the coastline. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3iAWysS

Lousiville to pay $12m to family of black woman killed by cops

After months of protests that turned Breonna Taylor’s name into a national slogan against police violence, US city officials agreed to pay her family $12 million and institute reforms aimed at preventing future deaths by officers. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3c9V2LW