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US Supreme Court strikes down race-based affirmative action in college admissions
By Yashwant Raj Washington– In a landmark judgment, the US Supreme Court on Thursday declared race-based affirmative action in college…
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Over 120 mn Americans across dozen states under air quality alerts due to Canadian wildfire smoke
Los Angeles– More than 120 million people across more than a dozen US states from the Midwest to the East…
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Millions of Americans under unhealthy air quality alert due to wildfire smoke
Washington– Millions of Americans are on alert for unhealthy air quality as wildfire smoke from Canada continues to drift to…
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17 dead amid heat wave in southern US
Houston– At least 17 people have died from heat-related illnesses as a severe heat wave continued in Texas while spreading…
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Pedestrian deaths in US hit 41-year high in 2022: Report
Washington– At least 7,508 pedestrians were killed on US roadways in 2022, the highest since 1981, a new report revealed.…
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NYC officially declares Diwali as school holiday
New York– New York City Mayor Eric Adams has officially decalred Diwali as a school holiday aimed at honouring the…
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Pentagon ‘leaker’ indicted for disclosing national defence information
Washington– The US air national guardsman, accused of leaking classified documents involving intelligence on the Russia-Ukraine war and others, was…
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Thousands of dead fish wash ashore in Texas
Houston– Thousands of dead fish have washed ashore on a beach along the Gulf Coast of the US state of…
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New York state comes under air quality alert amid Canadian wildfires
New York– The central and eastern areas of New York state will come under an air quality health advisory on…
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US House overwhelmingly passes debt ceiling bill
Washington– As US lawmakers raced to prevent a catastrophic default, the House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a bill to…
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