FORMER STATE DEPARTMENT AIDE IN TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CHARGED WITH ASSAULT AT US CAPITOL

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• As per the court papers, Federico Klein, who previously worked for the election campaign of Donald Trump in 2016, was seen wearing a hat with “Make America Great Again” written over it

• Klein was taken in the custody in Thursday in Virginia ...

SUPREME COURT JUSTICE AMY CONEY BARRETT ISSUES 1ST OPINION

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• Supreme Court Justice on Thursday delivered her first opinion against an environmental group that sought access to government records

• Barrett wrote for a 7-2 court stating that certain draft documents do not have to be disclosed under the federal Freee...

FORMER US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP LIKELY TO CONTEST IN 2024

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• The former US President hinted at contesting again as he said that, he may even decide to beat them for a third time

• Trump also dismissed talks of a third party as fake news alluding that he is not interested in dividing the votes, and will run as a Re...

MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE CHARGED IN US CAPITOL RIOT: THE UNITED STATES

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• According to the reports, over 300 people are currently facing federal charges in links with the January 6 riots on Capitol Hill and a minimum of 280 people have been taken under in the custody

• Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman said that “Ba...

DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS REINTRODUCE A LEGISLATION TO PREVENT FUTURE MUSLIM BANS

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• The Biden administration on its first reversed the Muslim travel ban, which was introduced by former US President Donald Trump

• This ban specifically targeted Muslim-majority countries and restricted the entry of people from North Korea, Iran, Syria, Li...

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO IMPOSE NEW RULE AIMED AT CHINA TECHNOLOGY THREATS

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• The Biden administration is planning to allow a rule imposed by his predecessor Donald Trump which is aimed at combatting Chinese technology threats to take effect next month

• As per the rule, the Commerce Department can ban technology-related business ...

US PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN OFFICIALLY REVERSES GREEN CARD BAN

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• President Biden said “It harms the United States, including by preventing certain family members of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents from joining their families here.”

• After taking over the White House on January 20, th...

AFTER TRUMP'S WITHDRAWAL, US IS SEEKING A RETURN TO THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

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• This move has been made three years after the former US President Donald Trump's administration had withdrew from it

• Talking to the council in a video message, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said “I'm pleased to announce the Uni...

51 PERCENT STAKE IN UNDER-CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN PUNE ACQUIRED BY TRIBECA

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• Tribeca has acquired 51% stake in under-construction project Voyage to the Stars.
• The project started in 2015 and ran into financial difficulties in 2019.

Developer of multiple Trump Towers in India, Tribeca has acquired 5...

FORMER US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP MADE $1.6 BILLION DURING HIS REGIME: REPORT

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• Former US President Donald Trump made a whopping sum of $1.6 billion during his presidency irrespective of donating his $400,000 salary

• It had been reported that while he made hundreds of millions of dollars each, the Republican paid only $750 towards ...

US SUPREME COURT DECLINES TO STEP IN TO HALT TURNOVER OF TRUMP'S TAX RECORDS

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• This decision by the top court is another defeat to the former Republican president and is the apparent culmination of a lengthy legal tussle

• This move by the Supreme Court holds extreme significance as the tax records of Donald Trump are not supposed ...

US OFFICIALLY REJOINS THE PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT

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• The US on Friday officially rejoined the Paris climate agreement in order to reinvigorate the battle against climate change

• The move which was ordered on the first day of Joe Biden’s office was welcomed by scientists and foreign diplomats

US UPLIFTS TRUMP LAID SANCTIONS ON TEHRAN

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• The Biden organization on Thursday (Feb 18) revoked the previous president Donald Trump's reclamation of UN sanctions on Iran, a declaration that could help Washington push toward rejoining the 2015 atomic arrangement pointed toward getting contro...

US CAPITOL RIOTS: DEMOCRATS CLAIM MOB WANTED TO KILL HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI

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• In wake of the incident which claimed lives of few Capitol Police officers, the members of House of Representative were immediately evacuated from the complex

• Pelosi was rushed to a secure offsite location because some of the rioters publicly declared ...

TRUMP’S SECOND IMPEACHMENT TRIAL: US SENATE FINDS IT CONSTITUTIONAL

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• Second impeachment trial of the former United States President Donald Trump was formally held in the Senate yesterday

• The split of 56-44 clearly showcases that Republicans had joined Democrats in voting to go ahead with the impeachment trial

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TRUMP APPOINTEES INTERFERED WITH PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDANCE: US DEMOCRATS

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• The CDC in the month of August had said that people who were exposed to the novel virus but were asymptomatic didn’t require to be tested for the virus

• While the most of the states had rejected that guidance, the CDC then changed the August advic...

US TRADE DEFICIT RISES 17.7% IN 2020 TO $679 BILLION, HIGHEST SINCE 2008

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• The Commerce Department said that the difference between the value of the goods and services the US sells abroad and what it purchases jumped from $577 billion in 2019

• The impact of tax policies imposed by the former US President Donald Trump to narrow...

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION REVIEWING TRUMP’S ORDER TO WITHDRAW AMERICAN TROOPS FROM GERMANY

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• Walters said Biden administration is reviewing the order issued by former President Donald Trump in the month of July last year

• Lloyd Austin is conducting a thorough review of the decision and will soon reach a conclusion after consulting with civilian...

RALLY PRECEDING THE US CAPITOL RIOT WAS FUNDED BY TOP TRUMP DONOR: REPORT

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• The violent storming of the US Capitol on January 6 by Trump supporters was funded by an heiress to the Publix Super Markets chain which donated nearly $300,000 said the Wall Street Journal

• The Journal said Alex Jones himself pledged over $50,000 in se...

CHINA ASKS INDONESIA TO TREAT ARRESTED SAILORS JUSTLY

• China government gave a lightning call to Indonesia on Wednesday to hand out fair treatment to a group of detained Chinese sailors.
• However, the Chinese Government gave no sign of what their vessel was doing when it was found at sea transferring fuel from an Iranian ship.
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