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US Democrats introduce bill proposing major police overhaul; Trump opposes
The political outlook is deeply uncertain for the legislation in a polarised election year
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Donald Trump set to order review of law protecting social media companies
The draft order, as written, attempts to circumvent Congress and the courts in directing changes to long-established interpretations of Section 230
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US Congress approves sanctions on China over ethnic crackdown on Uighurs
Beijing's barbarous actions targeting the Uighur people are an outrage to the collective conscience of the world, says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a floor speech in support of the bill
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Indians may gain as senators push H1-B law favouring US-educated foreigners
India accounts for the second largest number of foreign students in the US after China. There are more than 200,000 Indian students in the US.
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Antitrust case: Amazon refuses to send Jeff Bezos to testify in US Congress
Amazon's blog late on Friday did not commit to a specific person or consideration for who could eventually testify
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US senators introduce legislation to impose sanctions on China over Covid
The Covid-19 Accountability Act, authored by Senator Lindsay Graham and co-sponsored by eight others, was introduced in the Senate -- the upper chamber of Congress
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Covid-19: Bill in US Congress to give Green Cards to 40,000 nurses, doctors
The move is likely to benefit a large number of Indian nurses and doctors in the US, who are either on H-1B or J2 visas
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Bill introduced in US Congress to stop predatory acquisitions by China
The legislation will prevent companies with ties to China from owning more than 51 per cent of shares in the critical infrastructure
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Covid-19: US deficit could quadruple to $3.7 trillion; GDP to fall 40%
The CBO report illustrated the fiscal pressures lawmakers in Congress face as they prepare to craft new legislation to respond to the pandemic
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Wall Street rises as crude oil bounces back; Dow Jones, S&P 500 jump 2%
US crude and benchmark Brent prices climbed after a collapse in the past two days, sending the S&P 500 energy index up 3.6 per cent
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Free testing to paid sick leave, major elements of US coronavirus aid bill
The bill would provide free coronavirus testing for those who need itR
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More than half a dozen Indian-Americans win Congressional primaries
In California, incumbents Dr Ami Bera and Ro Khanna registered an easy win in their respective seventh and 17th Congressional Districts. Both are from the Democratic party
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Trump acquitted in historic impeachment vote as re-election campaign looms
Trump was acquitted largely along party lines on two articles of impeachment approved by the Democratic-led House of Representatives on Dec. 18
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US Congress panel seeks documents from 4 big tech firms' top executives
Republicans and Democrats alike on the House Judiciary Committee, which is investigating the market power and behavior of the big 4 companies
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Argentina's bright young hope
In recent years, he has divided his time between New York and Argentina, where he is a professor of macroeconomics at the University of Buenos Aires.
India's strength is secular democracy with minority rights: Congressman
Bera, is expected to assume the chairmanship of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia Pacific
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Trump wants Apple to develop communication infra for 5G wireless in US
Trump met Cook on Wednesday during his visit to Apple's upcoming campus in Texas, in the latest sign of a close relationship between two of America's most powerful men.
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Will strongly consider testifying in impeachment probe, says Trump
Trump floated the possibility of him testifying before the Congress after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested the president has every opportunity to testify himself
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US Congress grills Boeing CEO on MAX crash in presence of victims' families
Senators from both parties signalled clear dissatisfaction, bordering on rage in some cases
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Donald Trump, only fourth US president to face impeachment enquiry
House committees are trying to determine if President Donald Trump violated his oath of office by asking Ukraine to investigate political rival Joe Biden and his family
