A brutal winter storm, that brought Xmas chaos to millions of Americans, will be slow to dissipate, the US National Weather Service (NWS) said on Monday, after intense snow & frigid cold caused power outrages, travel delays and death toll is rising across the country. Much of the eastern US will remain in a deep ...
Rapid City, South Dakota : South Dakota‘s, AG on Wednesday announced that he has filled a position to coordinate efforts from state, tribal & local law enforcement agencies, as well as nonprofit organisations, to tackle alarming rates of indigenous people going missing or having their deaths unsolved. The hirings came almost four years after the ...
Washington,DC: The US Senate passed bipartisan legislation to protect same- sex marriages, an extraordinary sign of shifting national politics on the issue & a measure of relief for the hundreds of thousands of same-sex couples who have married since the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision that legalized gay marriage nationwide . The bill, which would ensure ...
New York : Christine Mc Vie, the British-born Fleetwood Mac vocalist, songwriter & a keyboard player whose cool, soulful contralto helped define such classics as “You Make Loving Fun” ,”Everywhere” & “ Don’t Stop” , died on 30 November 2022 at age 79. Her death was announced on the band’s social media accounts. No cause ...
Indian-born educator Jayanthi Murthy has become the President of the Oregon State University (OSU) – one of the top Universities in the US renowned worldwide for its cutting- edge research & facilities particularly in the fields of Al, robotics & advanced technology. Murthy, 64 , is the first woman of colour to lead OSU that ...
Washington DC : A titanic struggle for technological, social, economic & political primacy is brewing between two storied American companies, Twitter & Apple. The clash could accelerate in Tesla, primarily an electric automotive company, making smartphones to challenge Apple’s domination in the field & Apple producing an iCar to drive Tesla off the road. Outlines ...
Washington DC: A Columbia University alumnus has accused her Indian-American Professor of assigning her demeaning “female” tasks like applying the female Prof. makeup & making restaurant reservations in a law suit alleging gender-biased discrimination. Elizabeth Blackwell worked as a “ research associate” for Sheena Iyengar, a Columbia Business School Professor, following a five month interview ...
The Messenger, a new book has become an instant bestseller in the US as it tells the story behind Moderna’s Covid vaccine. Peter Loftus, the author says, Moderna was an obscure company, but due to government patronage, today Moderna’s stock market capitalization was $66.9 billion. Peter Loftus too has become a millionaire with the publication ...
Friday, US authorities announced a ban on the import or sale of communications equipment deemed “ an unacceptable risk to national security”- including gear from Chinese giants Huawei Technologies & ZTE. Due to security concerns the move came, until further notice, equipment from Huawei & ZTE is banned. The order also affects others, including video ...
Washington, DC: A Walmart employee killed six people & wounded several others before fatally shooting himself at a store in Cheaspeake, Virginia, authorities said on Wednesday, the country’s second high- profile shooting in four days. The shooter, who has not been identified, used a pistol in the shooting late on Tuesday,wounding at least four people ...
