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Afghan official says three children killed in US drone strike on IS

An Afghan official says three children were killed in a drone strike that US officials said struck a vehicle carrying Islamic State suicide bombers

Blinken to host ministerial meeting with key partners on Afghanistan

US Secretary of State Tony Blinken on Monday will host a virtual ministerial meeting with key partners on Afghanistan, his spokesperson said

Did inequality increase during pandemic? Wait for more data to get answers

It might be in the nature of economic modernization and industrialization for inequality to at first increase and then decline.

US averaging 100,000 new Covid infections a day, driven by Delta variant

The Covid-19 outbreak in the US crossed 100,000 new confirmed daily infections Saturday, driven by the highly transmissible delta variant and low vaccination rates in the South

Florida breaks record with more than 21,000 new coronavirus cases

Florida has reported 21,683 new cases, the state's highest one-day total since the start of the pandemic

US govt seizes dozens of website domains connected to Iran: Official

The United States government has seized dozens of US website domains connected to Iran, linked to what the US says are disinformation efforts, according to a national security official

Oil resumes climb as US crude inventories fall more than expected

Oil prices rose after data showed US crude inventories fell more than expected, reinforcing views of a tightening supply-demand balance with road and air travel picking up in Europe and North America

Delta variant 'greatest threat' to US' Covid-19 efforts: Dr Anthony Fauci

The highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus is the "greatest threat" to America's attempt to eradicate the COVID-19 pandemic, White House Chief Medical Advisor Dr Anthony Fauci has warned

Facebook expands 'Shops' feature to WhatsApp, Marketplace in commerce push

Facebook is expanding its "Shops" feature to its messaging app WhatsApp in several countries and to Facebook Marketplace in the US, the company said as it announced changes to its commerce tools

Google likely to soon face antitrust claims over Play store from US states

The lawsuit has been in the works since last year and has already been delayed, but seems close again, a report said

US Senate Republicans block legislation on voting rights amid tensions

US Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked a sweeping bill to overhaul federal elections, heightening already inflamed tensions over voting rights

Covid-19: Why lab-leak theory is back despite little new evidence

President Biden has ordered the US intelligence to deepen their investigation of whether coronavirus emerged naturally from animal-to-human transmission or leaked accidentally from the Wuhan lab

US Chambers seeks to double H-1B quota to address workforce shortage

The powerful US Chambers of Commerce has launched a campaign to address the acute shortage of skilled and workforce, which includes urging the Biden administration to double the number of H-1B visas

US court to hold in-person extradition hearing of Tahawwur Rana on Thursday

A US court is all set to hold on Thursday an in-person extradition hearing of Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, who is sought for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack

'Think carefully': Quest to trace Covid origin spurs debate on work labs do

'Gain-of-function' research gets bad name as world tries to put a lid on how the pandemic started.

US sends Taiwan 2.5 million vaccine doses, tripling pledge

The US sent 2.5 million doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine to Taiwan on Sunday, tripling an earlier pledge in a donation with both public health and geopolitical meaning.

Lina Khan named FTC chair by Biden in victory for Big Tech's critics

As chairwoman, Khan will need a majority of five-member agency to make enforcement decisions, have significant control over staff who conduct agency's competition, consumer protection investigation

US retail sales drop in May, hinting at shift to spending on services

The total value of retail purchases fell 1.3% in May following an upwardly revised 0.9% gain in April, Commerce Department figures showed Tuesday.

EU, US reach deal to end Boeing-Airbus trade dispute after 17 years

The European Commission spent Monday night discussing the accord with member states to get the deal over the line before an EU-U.S. summit in Brussels with President Joe Biden, according to officials

US father-son duo charged with helping Carlos Ghosn flee plead guilty

Appearing for the first time since they were extradited to Japan from the U.S. earlier this year, Michael Taylor, 60, and Peter Taylor, 28, listened as the prosecutor read out the charges.