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Hawaii Lawmakers Considering Nation's Highest Income Tax
Hawaii is considering overtaking California as the state with the highest income tax rate in the nation, under legislation slated for a vote this week.
Authorities To Seek Charges After Violent Boulder Party
Authorities promised Sunday to pursue criminal charges after a massive party near the University of Colorado devolved into a violent confrontation with police that left three officers injured.
Uyghur Activists Allege Rape and Forced Sterilisation by China, Call for Support on Women's Day
The letter also states that Uyghur and Turkic women are forced to marry Han Chinese men.
China Exports Spike to Highest in Decades After Covid-19 Hit
The latest customs figures stand in stark contrast to last year's fall of around 17 percent in exports and 4 percent drop in imports.
North Korea's Petroleum Imports Breached Sanctions Cap: UN Experts
The shipments mark Pyongyang's latest circumvention of international embargoes meant to stem its weapons development by choking off revenue needed to keep its economy running.
Joe Biden Appoints Two More Indian-Americans to Key Administration Positions
Chiraag Bains has been appointed as Special Assistant to the President for Criminal Justice and Pronita Gupta has been named Special Assistant to the President for Labour and Workers.
PM Modi, Biden May Meet Virtually as Morrison Hints at First Talks Between Quad Heads
While no final dates have been announced, the meeting is likely to be held virtually.
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Slave Portraits At Harvard
A Massachusetts state judge has dismissed a lawsuit from a Connecticut woman who said Harvard University illegally owned photos of her enslaved ancestors and refused to turn them over.
Third Time's Not a Charm? SpaceX Rocket Explodes on Ground After Seemingly Successful Flight
The rocket rose into the sky and progressively shut down its three engines as it reached a height of six miles (10 kilometers) and assumed a horizontal position before becoming vertical again and returning to Earth.
Prosecutors: Man Threatened Missouri, Tennessee Congressmen
A federal grand jury indicted a southwest Missouri man on charges that he threatened to kill two Democratic congressmen from Missouri and Tennessee.
Huawei CFO Lawyer Says Trump Comments A 'Salvo' In Trade War
Comments made by former U.S. President Donald Trump turned a senior executive for Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies, into a bargaining chip and coopted the extradition process, her lawyers argued in a Canadian court Wednesday as they fought...
Biden Withdraws Budget Chief Pick Neera Tanden After Senate Pushback
The nomination collapsed when centrists on both sides of the political aisle made clear they were not going to vote for Tanden thanks to several of her previous tweets in which she disparaged lawmakers.
Chief European Union Diplomat In Venezuela Leaves Country
The chief European Union diplomat in Venezuela left the country on Tuesday, a week after the government of Nicols Maduro ordered her expulsion following the EU's decision to impose sanctions on several Venezuelan officials accused of undermining democracy...
Conservative Group Pushes Proposals To Tighten Voting Laws
As Donald Trump made false allegations about voting fraud and tried to overturn the will of the people in last year's election, one of his chief allies was conspicuously silent. The Honest Election Project, a leading advocate for more restrictive voting l...
Cyprus Church Says 'Satanic' Eurovision Entry Must Be Yanked
The Orthodox Church of Cyprus on Tuesday called for the withdrawal of the countrys controversial entry into this years Eurovision song contest titled El Diablo, charging that the song makes an international mockery of countrys moral foundations by advocat...
Senate Votes To Confirm Biden Pick As Commerce Secretary
The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to confirm Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo to serve as President Joe Bidens commerce secretary and help guide the economy's recovery during and after the coronavirus pandemic.