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Oldest US veteran of WWII, Lawrence N. Brooks, dies at 112

Brooks, born on Sept. 12, 1909, was known for his good-natured sense of humor, positivity and kindness

US, Germany say Russia poses 'urgent' challenge to stability

Both Germany and the United States see Russia's actions toward Ukraine as an immediate and urgent challenge to peace

US plans fresh Covid-19 stimulus; HK bans flights from eight nations

Biden, a Democrat, approved the $1.9 trillion "American Rescue Plan" in March 2021

Great Resignation hits record high with 4.5 million exits in November

The Labor Department also reported that employers posted 10.6 million job openings in November

US, its allies pushes unity on Ukraine ahead of key Russia meetings

In a display of unity, the Biden administration and its European allies are beginning a series of meetings aimed at showing Russia that an invasion of Ukraine would be met with a forceful response

Toyota dethrones General Motors as top-selling automaker in US for 1st time

For the first time since 1931, Detroit-based General Motors has lost the crown of top-selling automaker in the US, handing over the baton to Japanese giant Toyota Motor

US, Japan to hold security consultative meeting amid Chinese assertiveness

The US-Japan Security Consultative Committee "2+2" Meeting, 2022 will be held on January 6 to strengthen the alliance and to address global challenges amid Chinese assertiveness in the region

US carrier Allegiant Air to buy 50 Boeing 737 MAX jets: Report

The 737 MAX planes will help Allegiant's growth strategy and replace aging aircraft over the coming years, though it will continue to be an Airbus operator.

Navy officer Bauernschmidt becomes 1st woman to command US nuclear carrier

The USS Abraham Lincoln deployed this week from San Diego under the command of Capt Amy Bauernschmidt, the first woman to lead a nuclear carrier in US Navy history.

Omicron variant now accounts for 95% of new Covid cases in US: CDC

The omicron variant accounted for 95% of new coronavirus infections last week, according to US health officials' latest estimates. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention posted its newest estimates Tuesday. The CDC uses genomic surveillance data to make projections about which versions of the COVID-19 viruses are causing the most new infections. The latest estimates suggest a dramatic swing - in just one month - in which version of the coronavirus is most abundant. Beginning in late June, the delta variant was the main version causing US infections. The CDC said more than 99.5% of coronaviruses were delta as recently as the end of November. The CDC's estimates are based on coronavirus specimens collected each week through university and commercial laboratories and state and local health departments. Scientists analyse their genetic sequences to determine which versions of the COVID-19 viruses are most abundant. However, those specimens represent just a small fraction of wha

US CDC posts rationale for shorter isolation, quarantine for Covid patients

The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has explained the scientific rationale for shortening its -19 isolation and quarantine recommendations

US flight cancellations ease a bit but disruptions still running high

Clearing weather over much of the eastern United States raised hopes that air-travel disruptions will ease after a dreadful start to the new year. By early Tuesday evening on the East Coast, airlines had scrubbed about 1,500 flights for the day. That's a very high number but well below Monday's disruptions, which included more than 3,200 cancelled flights. Southwest Airlines cancelled about 400 flights, or 12% of its schedule Tuesday. Airlines had already cancelled nearly 500 US flights for Wednesday, according to FlightAware. The number of cancelled flights began rising Dec 24, and several airlines blamed it on crew shortages due to the spreading omicron variant of COVID-19. Over the weekend, the sickouts were compounded by winter storms that swept across the country. About 2,700 US flights were cancelled on Saturday and a similar number were grounded Sunday. Thousands more were delayed. In all, about 20,000 US flights have been cancelled since Christmas Eve, according to FlightA

EAM Jaishankar speaks to US Secretary of State, Russian counterpart

It is understood that the situation in Afghanistan also figured in the conversation

Musk's fortune climbs $30 bn in a day over Tesla's record quarter

Musk's fortune jumped by $33.8 billion on Monday to $304.2 billion

Verizon, AT&T agree delay of 5G roll-out, avert aviation stand-off

The companies issued separate statements on Monday night, two days before their planned January 5 launch

Apple's $3-trillion mark has a warning for S&P

The advance came on a broadly positive session for stocks, where Apple and Amazon.com Inc. both contributed to the Nasdaq 100 Index outperforming.

Silicon Valley's fallen superstar faces 20 years behind bars

Jurors found Holmes guilty of four counts of tricking investors into pouring money into what she claimed was a revolutionary testing system

Omicron: Data shows Covid-19 pandemic's end, US logs 1 million cases

Britain concerned over swamped health infra; China locks down 1.2 mn over 3 cases

China denies US report it's rapidly growing its nuclear arms

A senior Chinese arms control official denied Tuesday that his government is rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal, though he said it is taking steps to modernise its nuclear forces.

Over 1 mn Covid cases reported in US amid rapid spread of Omicron variant

The US on Monday reported over 1 million COVID-19 cases amid rapid spread of the Omicron variant.The US health authorities registered more than three times as many new cases as in any previous wave of the coronavirus, over 1 million reported on Monday alone, reported USA TODAY.A substantial increase in coronavirus infections was expected when this week's numbers came out, but nothing like this. About 1 of every 100 Americans will have been reported as a positive case in just the last week, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.On Tuesday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris planned to meet with the White House coronavirus response team to discuss a course of action as omicron becomes ubiquitous, reported USA TODAY.By 7:30 pm ET Monday, Johns Hopkins University data showed about 1,042,000 more cases than the day before, and it wasn't immediately clear that all states had reported in. That count clearly includes hefty numbers of backlogged cases.About ...