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Cyclist who flipped off Donald Trump wins US local election
That decision paid off on Tuesday night, as Briskman celebrated her victory in a tweet that linked to a copy of the image.
06 Nov 2019 3:44 PM
Donald Trump Jr releases provocative book defending father
The book quickly rose to third on Amazon's list of bestselling books after the president encouraged his Twitter followers to order a copy.
06 Nov 2019 12:48 PM
Mississippi rated fattest state in America, says report
Meanwhile, Utah was ranked the least fat, followed by Colorado, Massachusetts, Connecticut and California.
06 Nov 2019 12:38 PM
Top Trump ally admits tying Ukraine aid to Joe Biden investigation
Sondland, in amended testimony that reversed his earlier denial, admitted he laid out allegedly illegal quid pro quo in Sept 1 discussion.
06 Nov 2019 9:22 AM
Khorasan group of ISIS attempted suicide attack in India last year, says US official
Despite America's key victories against the ISIS in Syria and Iraq, the terror outfit remains a deadly threat to US, Senator Hassan said.
06 Nov 2019 8:49 AM
Pak’s security establishment fearful of India’s strategic encirclement: US report
Pakistan, it said, has played an active, and by many accounts, a negative role in Afghan affairs for decades.
06 Nov 2019 8:18 AM
Trump's awkward hug as he hosts World Series champs Washington Nationals at WH
Trump congratulated the Nationals on becoming the first Major League Baseball team in Washington to win World Series in nearly 100 years.
05 Nov 2019 3:02 PM
Trump's accounting firm ordered to hand over 8 years of tax returns
Under the agreement, Trump has 10 calendar days to file the petition.
05 Nov 2019 12:52 PM
Columnist sues Donald Trump for calling her sex assault claim a lie
Carroll's account of alleged rape at Bergdorf Goodman on Fifth Avenue, which she said occurred between autumn of 1995 and spring of 1996.
05 Nov 2019 9:52 AM
US begins year-long process to formally quit Paris Climate pact
Once it exits, US - the top historic greenhouse gas emitter and leading oil and gas producer - will become the only country outside accord.
05 Nov 2019 8:43 AM
Name of whistleblower should be revealed, says Donald Trump
Earlier, attorney to whistleblower Mark Zaid said that his client was ready to offer answers to House Representatives' questions in writing.
04 Nov 2019 3:50 PM
McDonald's ousts CEO over consensual relationship with employee
In an email to employees, Easterbrook acknowledged he had a relationship with an employee and said it was a mistake.
04 Nov 2019 8:32 AM
Airbnb bans 'party houses' days after California shooting kills 5
On Friday, police tape surrounded the block as people came to collect their cars and other belongings.
03 Nov 2019 2:17 PM
Trump aide behind theory that Ukraine hacked democrat mails: Mueller notes
In 2016, WikiLeaks began publishing thousands of Democratic National Committee emails, embarrassing Trump's election rival Hillary Clinton.
03 Nov 2019 1:05 PM
India concerned over use of social media, WhatsApp for radicalisation: US
Indian authorities blamed Pakistan for cross-border attacks in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
02 Nov 2019 5:15 PM
Will US-China trade war end? Hinting at 'soon-to-be signed' deal, Trump goes on location hunting
As per the initial decision taken by Trump and Xi last November, the two countries were scheduled to arrive at a deal in 100 days.
02 Nov 2019 3:56 PM
36-year-old US woman has 140 snakes; found with Python wrapped around neck at home
Hurst, of Battle Ground, Indiana, had an eight-foot (2.4-meter) reticulated python wrapped around her neck.
02 Nov 2019 12:50 PM
Impeachment move by Democrats an attack on US democracy: Trump
So far only two US Presidents Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton have been impeached but neither of them were convicted by Senate.
02 Nov 2019 10:27 AM
Pak failed to limit LeT, JeM from funding, recruiting, training terrorists: US report
Terror groups conducted attacks against governmental, non-governmental, and diplomatic targets in Balochistan and Sindh provinces.
02 Nov 2019 10:22 AM
‘Not sure about good of Twitter’: Tesla chief Elon Musk says he’s going offline
Musk and the SEC early this year reached a deal to settle their differences over his Twitter use.
02 Nov 2019 9:00 AM
Columns
The Indian amendment raises a number of troubling questions.
At the beginning of the week, Saudi Arabia announced that it was putting an end to gender segregation in restaurants.
As highlighted in the report, the lack of a clear strategy and conflicting objectives has dogged the war from the outset.
After being passed by both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, it remains a mere formality for the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill to finally become a law.