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Trump Must Blame Russia For Cyber Attack On U.S., Biden Says
Presidentelect Joe Biden said on Tuesday he had seen no evidence that a massive cyber attack against the United States is under control and warned that the breach will not go unanswered once he takes office on Jan. 20.
Trump: Classified Material Can Be Used In Durham Probe
The special counsel investigating the origins of the FBI's probe into the 2016 election now has the authority to use classified information indefinitely in his investigation, a procedural step following his earlier appointment, according to a memorandum i...
U.S. Consumer Confidence Stumbles; COVID-19 Sapping Economic Momentum
U.S. consumer confidence dropped for a second straight month in December as a deterioration in the labor market amid renewed business restrictions to slow the raging pandemic offset the rolling out of a vaccine for COVID19.
Argentina Heads For Close Senate Vote On Expanding Right To Abortion
Argentina's Senate will decide next week whether to give final approval to a governmentbacked bill that would expand the availability of legal abortion, a proposal that has divided a society with strong ties to the Roman Catholic church.
UP Govt Running Away from Debate on Kejriwal Vs Yogi Models of Education, Says Sisodia in Lucknow
The Aam Aadmi Party leader had announced that he will contest elections in UP to provide the people facilities like those in Delhi, after which Nath had openly challenged him to a debate.
Nicaragua Essentially Bans Opposition From 2021 Elections
Nicaraguas ruling partydominated Congress passed a law Monday that would essentially ban opposition candidates from running in the 2021 presidential elections.
Kumaraswamy's U-turn, Gowda's Silence and Dozen MLAs Ready to Jump Ship: JDS’ Latest Challenge
The centralisation of power with the Gowda family, unilateral decisions and inconsistencies on important issues are said to be the reasons for disenchantment with the party.
Wall Street Weekahead: Investors Bet Old-school Retailers Will Rebound In 2021
As holiday shopping season wraps up, U.S. equity investors are gauging whether longlanguishing shares of brickandmortar retailers can sustain their recent rebound in anticipation of a full economic reopening in 2021.
The Latest: Biden Marks Anniversary Of Deaths Of Wife, Child
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SBSP Chief Meets Shivpal Yadav Pitches to be Part of Bhagidari Sankalp Morcha Ahead of 2022 UP Assembly Polls
The crucial meeting lasted for nearly an hour and the conversation revolved around Rajbhar asking Shivpal to be a part of the Sankalp Morcha in the upcoming assembly polls.
Urmila Matondkar's Instagram Account Restored
Actor-politician Urmila Matondkar on Thursday said her Instagram account has been restored after it was hacked briefly. Taking to Twitter, the 46-year-old actor thanked Mumbai Police and Instagram for restoring her account, though some of her old posts...
Centre Interfering in West Bengal's Jurisdiction, Says CM Mamata Banerjee on Summons to IPS Officers
Banerjee, a strident critic of the saffron party, iterated that BJP national president J P Nadda's convoy was not attacked in Diamond Harbour and wondered why convicted criminals were accompanying him.
Karnataka Council Meets for a Minute Over Anti-Cow Slaughter Bill, Adjourns Sine Die Amid Uproar
While JDS and BJP said the Chairman had no moral right to sit and preside over the House, the Congress said preventing the Chairman's entry and installing the deputy in the chair were pre-planned.
Under Attack From Trump, Institutions Bend But Don't Break
For weeks, President Donald Trump has put America's democratic institutions under unprecedented strain as he fights to hold power despite losing his bid for reelection. But the institutions so far are holding firm.
Owaisi’s AIMIM May Join Hands With Kamal Haasan’s MNM for Tamil Nadu Polls, Likely to Contest At Least 25 Seats
Asaduddin Owaisi is holding a discussion today with office-bearers of the Tamil Nadu unit his party to prepare a strategy for the assembly elections next year.
Senate Sends Trump Defence Bill He Has Vowed To Veto
Washington, Dec 11 (AP) The Senate on Friday approved a wide-ranging defence policy bill, sending it to President Donald Trump, despite his threat to veto the bill because it does not clamp down on big tech companies he claims were biased during the elect...