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Trump marked 100 days in office with a Michigan speech
During his 100th day in office, US President Donald Trump said he is “going to run for a little time before I’ll leave the country”. “Somebody would say, ‘Oh, well…that’s a change’,” he added. “We give them a little time before we slaughter them if they don’t do this, right? They used to say…’To be…
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Pope Francis had an opinion
Cardinal Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, has apologised for the Roman Catholic Church’s mistreatment of the LGBT community. In January, Cardinal Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, issued an apology for the church’s mistreatment of L.G.B.T.Q. people for the first time. He added that he was “profoundly sorry” for the “hurt and disappointment” it had…
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The golden oldies are the research papers of the last few decades
Microsoft’s ‘ImageNet’ was the top-cited paper of all time from 1955-2014, as per an analysis by Nature. It is followed by a 2009 paper ‘ImageNet: A Large-Scale hierarchicalimage database’ which is ranked number 24. Some of the most famous papers did not cite the original work because it was too expensive when it was published.
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Is social media bad for teens’ mental health?
A new study has found that small effects of “rude measures” like self-reported screen time are found in public-health studies. However, the researchers said that the type of small effects is not unusual in public- health studies based on crude measures, such as self-reported screen time. They argue that the effects are often masked when…
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The prosecutors resigned after being ordered to drop the NYC Mayor Eric Adams case
Former US prosecutor Christopher O’Leary has alleged that ex-US Attorney for New York Christopher Bove “gave strong, direct encouragement to the line prosecutors to aggressively pursue the investigation, legal process, support FBI, etc”. Bove and O’Leary worked in the US Attorney’s Office in New York at the time of the 2016 Capitol riots. Bove was…
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Some Trump voters are not comfortable with his pardons
US President Donald Trump said that he doesn’t support giving pardons to people who engage in violence on January 6, including assault on police, and breaking windows. “People have to serve time. I don’t support giving pardons to people who engaged in violence on January 6, including assault on police, and breaking windows,” he added.
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The CEO flatters Trump ahead of the deadline
US President Donald Trump has said that his decision on China’s TikTok app will be made soon, but he needs time to review the situation. “My decision will be made in the not too distant future, but I must have time to review the situation,” he added. Last week, the US Supreme Court blocked the…
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Next steps for the Israel-Hamas ceasefire
The US Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on the ban on TikTok. The incoming administration is required to implement the law after the apex court’s ruling, said the White House. Earlier, President Joe Biden had asked the court to delay the ban to give his administration time to negotiate with ByteDance to resolve…
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A Cybertruck is outside of a Las Vegas hotel
A man died after a vehicle exploded in a crowd at US President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Las Vegas, officials said. The person was found dead inside the truck, they added. Trump’s son Eric tweeted, “My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families during this difficult time.” Tesla CEO Elon Musk…
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Taylor Swift’s tour made more than $2 billion in ticket sales
The Taylor Swift Eras Tour has become the first tour in history to make $1 billion in a year. The tour, which began in November 2018, made $1 billion last December, according to Pollstar. This week, Taylor’s production company confirmed that the tour’s total ticket sales for the first time, telling the New York Times…
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The Syrian rebels are to be applauded for their stunning takeover of the city of Aleppo
The US Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford has said that the rebel attacks in Syria show that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government is weak. He added that the rebels’ attacks are part of a plot by the US and Iran to take over Syria. This comes after rebels launched an attack on Syria’s capital Damascus…
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Social media is banned for children in Australia
The Australian Parliament has passed new social media laws which will ban children from using platforms that do not provide age-based security. The law includes taking “reasonable steps” to prevent children who have not reached a minimum age of 16 from having accounts. It’ll come into effect in a year and platforms have time to…
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The congressman will be the U.N. ambassador
US President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate Florida Senator Marco Rubio to serve as Secretary of State. Rubio has been a key voice in debates over US foreign policy during his time in the Senate. During his tenure, the lawmaker advocated for Libya’s intervention in 2011; and criticised then-President Trump’s plan to withdraw from…
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A new poll shows cracks in her support
The Michigan Republican Party has enlisted ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to speak for US President Donald Trump. “Every time Harris calls Trump a felon, that’s a reminder of what she thinks of us,” he said, adding, “If Clinton is elected, our entire country will end up being like Detroit.” Kilpatrick served time in federal prison…
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What does the death of Sinwar mean?
Yahya Sinwar, the leader of the Islamic militant group Hamas’ military wing, was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Thursday, the military said. Sinwar’s death comes at a time when tensions between Israel and the Palestinians have been escalating. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz appealed for “support and assistance” to advance Israel’s goals…
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How to watch the vice presidential debate
During the first vice presidential debate on Tuesday, US Vice Presidential nominee JD Vance said, “For the first time in a generation, Donald Trump had the wisdom and the courage to say to that bipartisan consensus, ‘We’re not doing it anymore.’ I think so.” He added, “For the first time in a generation, Donald Trump…
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How to watch the vice presidential debate
During the Vice Presidential debate, US Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance said that former President Donald Trump had the courage to say “it was time to not do it anymore”. He added, “Donald Trump had the wisdom and the courage to say to the people around him that it was time to not do it…
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It has often been overshadowed by self-made controversy
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance said on the trail that the “problem isn’t that”. In an interview with The Washington Post, Vance added, “The problem isn’t that, it’s that we’ll never be successful and we’ll never be able to work together.” He further said that he had a “great time” when he was in…
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What are you going to know about the debate in New York City?
US Vice President Joe Biden and US President Donald Trump on Tuesday clashed over issues like health care, immigration and economic policy in the second vice presidential debate. The two candidates will face off for two minutes at a time to answer each other’s questions. The debate will be held in Michigan and will be…
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Lebanon braces for more after a week of attacks
Israel’s military said on Monday it carried out a wave of air strikes across Lebanon over the past 24 hours, targeting more than 400 militant sites, including rocket launchers. An Israeli military official said that there are no plans for a ground operation at this time. The official added that the strikes were to stop…
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This is what we know about the assassination attempt on Trump
A man who was spotted firing an AK-style rifle at former US President Donald Trump’s golf course in Florida on Sunday has been arrested. The Secret Service alerted local authorities about multiple gunshots at the course around 1:30 pm, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said. At the time of the incident, Trump was one…
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Who will be watching the Paris games?
The 20th Paralympics, which began on Wednesday, will offer some live coverage from each of the 22 sports for the first time. The flame went out for the Olympics in Paris and was lit by two athletes for the Paralympics in the English village of Mandeville, where 16 World War II veterans were injured. It…
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A Trump campaign was built to fight Biden
US President Donald Trump on Friday said, “If you’ve never seen the 2016 Democratic National Convention, I tell you, we don’t have to watch it.” “It’s been a long time since we had a convention like this,” he added. Trump’s comments came one day after he said that the Democratic Party should “stop wasting its…
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There was an opinion about why Josh Shapiro would make such a difference
US Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Tuesday became the first black and South Asian candidate to run for President of the US since Barack Obama’s presidential election in 2008. “We’re at a tipping point in American history. And I’m here to tell you it’s time for a change,” she said. If she’s elected, she…
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The U.S. men’s soccer team lost to France
The first Olympic Games to be held amid the coronavirus pandemic will begin on July 28 in Paris. Over 3,300 people have died and more than 1 lakh have been diagnosed with coronavirus across the world so far. The Games will be held in a new format for the first time in nearly a quarter…