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Washington— The session of the 119th US Congress will begin on Friday. However, the Republican Party’s control of both houses of Congress and the presidency faces challenges after a contentious government funding battle last month. The Senate is entering the new session as Republicans have taken the majority from the Democrats and Senator Mitch McConnell…
The Tournament of Roses Parade is an annual New Year’s tradition in which lavishly decorated floats illuminate the streets of Los Angeles. Jenia Dulot shows us a float highlighting efforts to give military veterans a second career in computer coding and cybersecurity. Source link
Beijing has launched a series of retaliatory measures against US technology sanctions, including cutting supplies of rare earth elements and punishing US companies operating in China. US President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly warned of imposing additional tariffs on Chinese exports and analysts believe he will further tighten technical restrictions on China. What other cards could…
Seoul, South Korea – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he will impose the “toughest” anti-US policy, less than a month before Donald Trump takes over as US president, the country’s state media reported on Sunday. Trump’s return to the White House raises the prospect of high-profile diplomacy with North Korea. During his first…
Abortion has become more common, despite bans or deep restrictions in most Republican-controlled states, and the legal and political fight over its future is far from over. It has now been two and a half years since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade opened the door for more states to impose restrictions. The…
Severe weather disrupted holiday travel across the United States on Saturday, with deadly tornadoes in the Southeast and heavy snow and wind on the West Coast and thousands of flights delayed or canceled across the country. More than 7,000 flights were delayed and more than 200 canceled in the US on Saturday, according to tracking…
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week that a genetic analysis shows the bird flu virus had mutated inside a Louisiana patient, the country’s first serious case of the disease. Scientists believe the mutation may allow the virus to better attach to receptors in the upper airways of humans – a…
A US appeals court has halted enforcement of an anti-money laundering law that requires corporate entities to disclose the identities of their real beneficial owners to the US Treasury Department ahead of the deadline for most companies. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals late Thursday reinstated a nationwide injunction that had been…
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Two US Navy pilots were shot dead in an apparent “friendly fire” incident over the Red Sea on Sunday, the US military said, marking the first time in more than a year that US troops have been targeted by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. This is the most serious incident of bullying….
Havana – Thousands of Cubans joined a protest in front of the US Embassy in Havana on Friday, led by President Miguel Diaz-Canel and former leader Raul Castro, against Washington’s long-running trade blockade. “Now we are marching to tell the US government to let the Cuban people live in peace. Stop the interference!” Diaz-Canel told…
