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Better.com CEO Vishal Garg taking time off with immediate effect: Report

Chief Financial Officer Kevin Ryan will be managing the day-to-day decisions of the company and will be reporting to the board, Vice reported

Starbucks workers vote to join union at one store in New York's Buffalo

Starbucks employees voted to join a union at one store in Buffalo, New York, delivering the coffee chain its first unionized company-owned location in the US

US consumer prices climb in Nov at fastest annual rate since 1982

The consumer price index increased 6.8% from November 2020, according to Labor Department data released Friday

US is the 'bestplace' to hide, launder illicit funds, says Janet Yellen

Switzerland or the Cayman Islands have long been the focuses of regulators looking to find hidden cash

US stocks rise after in-line inflation data meets Fed expectation

The S&P 500 gained 0.5 per cent and Nasdaq 100 added 0.6 per cent as the headline CPI rate came in at 6.8 per cent

WikiLeaks founder Assange one step closer to extradition to United States

The 50-year-old Australian has been charged in the US under the Espionage Act for his role in publishing thousands of classified military and diplomatic documents in 2010 and 2011

US sanctions on Iran have no bearing on India's Chabahar port project: Govt

The US sanctions on Iran have not affected India's Chabahar port project, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told Lok Sabha on Friday. Replying to a question from BSP member Ritesh Pandey, the minister also clarified that US sanctions are "not relevant" to India's Chabahar port project in Iran "at all". During the Question Hour, Pandey sought to know from the government if US sanctions on Iran had any bearing on India's project at the Chabahar port, and claimed that the Iranian government is "publicly saying that our Chabahar port project has been miserably delayed" due to sanctions imposed by the US". The BSP member also claimed he is "aware" that China is trying to work on the project by taking advantage of US sanctions on Iran as it did "with the rail link", and asked the government if it is working on a "solution". "I would like to inform the member that (his) assertion is completely inaccurate. This agreement was signed in 2016. We took possession of the terminal in 2018.

Court rejects Donald Trump's efforts to keep records from 1/6 panel

A federal appeals court ruled Thursday against an effort by former President Donald Trump to shield documents from the House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol. In a 68-page ruling, the three-judge panel tossed aside Trump's various arguments for blocking through executive privilege records that the committee regards as vital to its investigation into the run-up to the deadly riot that was aimed at overturning the results of the 2020 presidential election. Judge Patricia Millett, writing for the court, said Congress had a uniquely vital interest in studying the events of January 6 and that President Joe Biden had made a carefully reasoned" determination that the documents were in the public interest and that executive privilege should therefore not be invoked. Trump also failed to show any harm that would occur from the release of the sought-after records, Millett wrote. On the record before us, former President Trump has provided no basis for this cou

Severance of ties with Taiwan does not reflect Nicaraguan people's will: US

The decision of the Nicaraguan government to sever the relations with Taiwan does not reflect the will of the Nicaraguan people, US State Department said on Thursday (local time).This statement was issued after Nicaragua announced cutting off ties with Taiwan and recognized the island as a part of the People's Republic of China."The Ortega-Murillo regime has announced it has severed diplomatic relations and ended official contact with Taiwan, but the sham election on November 7 did not provide it with any mandate to remove Nicaragua from the family of American democracies," US Department of State spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement on Thursday."Without the mandate that comes with a free and fair election, Ortega's actions cannot reflect the will of the Nicaraguan people, who continue to struggle for democracy and the ability to exercise their human rights and fundamental freedoms," he added.On Thursday, Foreign Minister Denis Moncada said in a televised announcement, said the ..

US delivered 30 Javelin anti-tank missile systems to Ukraine in October

The United States delivered 30 Javelin anti-tank missile systems and 180 missiles for them to Ukraine in October, Department of Defense spokesman Lt. Col. Anton Semelroth said.

Apple shuts US store after staff members get Covid positive: Report

Apple has shut one of its retail stores in Texas in the US after at least four of its staff members were found Covid-19 positive

Vienna talks underway, negotiations for 2015 Iran nuke agreement continue

Talks aimed at reaching common ground on the Iranian nuclear situation held in Vienna are underway and this is the seventh round of negotiations on the 2015 JCPOA

China laying mines, dropping bombs in Taiwan Strait to deter US, allies

China has increased the range of its military exercises near the Taiwan Strait in an effort to show force and attempt to deter the US and its allies from intervening to protect Taiwan.

US considers banning key exports to Chinese chipmaker SMIC: Report

US officials are considering discussing a Defense Department proposal this month to close regulatory loopholes that have allowed Chinese chipmaker SMIC to buy critical technology

Joe Biden's top secret service agent David Cho to join hedge fund Citadel

The head of President Joe Biden's security detail is retiring and taking a job with Citadel, billionaire Ken Griffin's hedge fund

New York's attorney general seeks Trump's testimony in civil probe

New York's attorney general is seeking former President Donald Trump's testimony in an ongoing civil investigation into his business practices, a person familiar with the matter said.

Diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics triggers deep freeze with US

East-West tensions spilling onto the turf of sports didn't raise many eyebrows as Washington announced a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics

US inflation may hit 40-year high amid pandemic, shocking Americans

Already-hot inflation is forecast to climb even further when November data comes out on Friday

Russia accuses Ukraine of mobilising heavy artillery towards front line

Russia added that escalating tensions over Ukraine could lead to a repeat of the Cuban missile crisis

Biden sounds alarm at virtual summit about global democracy

Biden called it a critical moment for fellow leaders to redouble efforts on bolstering democracies