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The Treasury named NRP Director Oscar Callejas Valcarce and Deputy Director Eddy Sierra Arias to its sanctions blacklist, which freezes any property they might have in the United States, and bars US transactions with them. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/3xjewXg

US president Joe Biden on Friday nominated Indian-American Rashad Hussain as the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. Hussain is the first Muslim to be nominated to head US diplomacy for advancing religious liberties. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/3xetAFE

In another dispiriting setback for the nation's efforts stamp out the coronavirus, scientists who studied a big Covid-19 outbreak in Massachusetts concluded that vaccinated people who got so-called breakthrough infections carried about the same amount of the coronavirus as those who did not get the shots. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/3BY6fvt

The US state department said Friday that Moscow is forcing it to lay off nearly 200 Russian employees in its Russia diplomatic missions, saying the move will constrict diplomatic efforts and embassy operations. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/2VnlzRD

Michigan's longest-serving US senator had a slightly rumpled, down-to-earth demeanour that helped him win over voters throughout his 36-year career, as did his staunch support for the hometown auto industry. But the Harvard-educated attorney also was a respected voice on military issues, spending years leading the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/3xcIbBy

Noem's rise as a potential contender for the 2024 GOP presidential ticket has been mostly fueled by her hands-off approach to the pandemic - a distinction that may complicate her messaging to a Republican base that has rejected the vaccine in large numbers. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/3rIWe0o

USA-VIETNAM/HARRIS (UPDATE 3, PIX)UPDATE 3-US Vice President Harris to visit Vietnam, Singapore from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/3BZRxnx

US infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Friday he hopes regulators could as soon as next month start granting full approval for the use of Covid vaccines, a move he said could spur unvaccinated Americans to get the shots. Use of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna two-dose vaccines and Johnson & Johnson's one-dose shot are currently authorized on an emergency use basis by the US FDA from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/2V0A8L8

Hours before a nationwide eviction moratorium is set to expire, Congress raced Friday to try to extend the ban in a long-shot effort to prevent millions of Americans from being forced from their homes during a Covid-19 surge.​ from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3zSFCpP

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 jolted the Peru-Ecuador border region on Friday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said, but only minor reports of damage were registered immediately following the tremor. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2WDnamV

California's largest wildfire so far this year was flaring up Friday but it was because the flames were chewing through unburned islands of vegetation within a perimeter that firefighters have built, authorities said.​ from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3rR8RXu

Hours before a nationwide eviction moratorium is set to expire, Congress raced Friday to try to extend the ban in a long-shot effort to prevent millions of Americans from being forced from their homes during a Covid-19 surge.​ from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/3zSFCpP

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California's largest wildfire so far this year was flaring up Friday but it was because the flames were chewing through unburned islands of vegetation within a perimeter that firefighters have built, authorities said.​ from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/3rR8RXu

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The White House and Canada issued a joint statement of support for a commuter bridge that when completed will span the Detroit river, connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/3C96kwy

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USA-CUBA/Biden to meet Cuban-American leaders amid calls for tougher action in Havana from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/2WuCceu

USA-TRUMP/TAXES (UPDATE 1, PIX)UPDATE 1-US Justice Dept says IRS must provide former President Donald Trump's tax returns to Congress from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/3yeq4w9

A US agency on Friday rejected a protest by Blue Origin and defense contractor Dynetics Inc over Nasa's decision to pick a single lunar lander provider. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/3C0oMYb