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Venues Revealed For 2024 Copa America In USA
Next year's 48th edition of the Copa America, featuring 10 South American nations and six North American teams, will be held in 14 venues across 10 US states, organizers said on Monday
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Jeff Bezos' Ex-Wife MacKenzie Is Donating Millions After "Giving" Pledge
American philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has donated $436 million to Habitat for Humanity and dozens of its US affiliates, the homebuilding non-governmental organization said Tuesday.
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US SEC Stops American CryptoFed DAO From Registering 2 Digital Tokens
The US SEC has stopped the registration of two new digital tokens Ducat and Locke by a decentralised autonomous organization (DAO) called American CryptoFed DAO. The securities regulator alleges that America CryptoFed's form did not contain the required information, such as information about the two tokens and the company's business, management and...
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25 Countries Pledge $100 Million Aid To Venezuela, US Announces
Twenty-five countries have pledged $100 million in aid to crisis-hit Venezuela, US national security advisor John Bolton announced Thursday following an Organization of American States conference on assisting the crisis-hit country.
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Protesters Rally Against Islamic Law In Dozens of US Cities
Protesters held rallies across the United States on Saturday to denounce sharia law, the Islamic legal and moral code that organizers say poses a threat to American freedoms, but critics believe anti-Muslim hatred is behind the condemnation
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Donald Trump Again Vows To Bring Back US Jobs, But Offers Few Details
President Donald Trump told about two dozen chief executives of major U.S. companies on Thursday he plans to bring millions of jobs back to the United States, but offered no specific plan on how to reverse a decades-long decline in factory jobs.
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'H-1B Visa Row In WTO May Lead To Trade Retaliation Against US': Congressional Report
Months after India dragged the United States to WTO over imposing increased fees on H-1B and L-1 visas, a Congressional report has warned American lawmakers that if the dispute moves to formal settlement phase it could possibly result in a WTO-authorised trade retaliation against the US.
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17 Countries in Americas May Have Eliminated Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission: UN
Data from 17 countries and territories across the Americas, including the United States, Canada and Chile, show they may have eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, the UN World Health Organization said on Monday.
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Embattled Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez Says US May Still Provide Aid
Hondurans waving torches may have taken to the streets demanding his resignation over corruption, but their president said Wednesday the US Congress may pass a huge Central American aid package anyway.
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US Teen Pleads Guilty to Providing Material Support to Islamic State
A 17-year-old American today pleaded guilty for helping a classmate get to Syria to join the Islamic State militant group and providing material support to the dreaded terrorist organisation.
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US Plays Down Flyover by Russian Bombers Near Warship
The US military released a video Monday of a Russian Su-24 bomber flying past an American warship in the Black Sea to dispel what it called inaccurate media reports about a routine encounter.
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Destructive Hacking Attempts Target Critical Infrastructure in Americas: Survey
The poll by the Organization of American States found that 40 percent of respondents had battled attempts to shut down their computer networks.
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Slaying of American Reopens Debate on Ransoms
The United States, by rejecting demands for a nine-digit payment to save kidnapped American journalist James Foley, upheld a policy choice that some European and Arab governments long found too wrenching to make themselves: ruling out ransom to rescue any citizen held captive by militant organizations, in hopes the tough stand will make Americans s...
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Ethical Issue: Who Gets Experimental Ebola Drug?
The use of an experimental drug to treat two Americans diagnosed with Ebola is raising ethical questions about who gets first access to unproven new therapies for the deadly disease. But some health experts fear that debate over extremely limited doses will distract from tried-and-true measures to curb the growing outbreak, like more rapidly identi...
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Protests continue after Venezuelan diplomatic win
Venezuelans returned to the streets in protest on Saturday, while the government continued to celebrate a diplomatic victory in the Organization of American States.
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Venues Revealed For 2024 Copa America In USA
Next year's 48th edition of the Copa America, featuring 10 South American nations and six North American teams, will be held in 14 venues across 10 US states, organizers said on Monday
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Jeff Bezos' Ex-Wife MacKenzie Is Donating Millions After "Giving" Pledge
American philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has donated $436 million to Habitat for Humanity and dozens of its US affiliates, the homebuilding non-governmental organization said Tuesday.
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US SEC Stops American CryptoFed DAO From Registering 2 Digital Tokens
The US SEC has stopped the registration of two new digital tokens Ducat and Locke by a decentralised autonomous organization (DAO) called American CryptoFed DAO. The securities regulator alleges that America CryptoFed's form did not contain the required information, such as information about the two tokens and the company's business, management and...
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25 Countries Pledge $100 Million Aid To Venezuela, US Announces
Twenty-five countries have pledged $100 million in aid to crisis-hit Venezuela, US national security advisor John Bolton announced Thursday following an Organization of American States conference on assisting the crisis-hit country.
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Protesters Rally Against Islamic Law In Dozens of US Cities
Protesters held rallies across the United States on Saturday to denounce sharia law, the Islamic legal and moral code that organizers say poses a threat to American freedoms, but critics believe anti-Muslim hatred is behind the condemnation
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Donald Trump Again Vows To Bring Back US Jobs, But Offers Few Details
President Donald Trump told about two dozen chief executives of major U.S. companies on Thursday he plans to bring millions of jobs back to the United States, but offered no specific plan on how to reverse a decades-long decline in factory jobs.
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'H-1B Visa Row In WTO May Lead To Trade Retaliation Against US': Congressional Report
Months after India dragged the United States to WTO over imposing increased fees on H-1B and L-1 visas, a Congressional report has warned American lawmakers that if the dispute moves to formal settlement phase it could possibly result in a WTO-authorised trade retaliation against the US.
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17 Countries in Americas May Have Eliminated Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission: UN
Data from 17 countries and territories across the Americas, including the United States, Canada and Chile, show they may have eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, the UN World Health Organization said on Monday.
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Embattled Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez Says US May Still Provide Aid
Hondurans waving torches may have taken to the streets demanding his resignation over corruption, but their president said Wednesday the US Congress may pass a huge Central American aid package anyway.
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US Teen Pleads Guilty to Providing Material Support to Islamic State
A 17-year-old American today pleaded guilty for helping a classmate get to Syria to join the Islamic State militant group and providing material support to the dreaded terrorist organisation.
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US Plays Down Flyover by Russian Bombers Near Warship
The US military released a video Monday of a Russian Su-24 bomber flying past an American warship in the Black Sea to dispel what it called inaccurate media reports about a routine encounter.
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Destructive Hacking Attempts Target Critical Infrastructure in Americas: Survey
The poll by the Organization of American States found that 40 percent of respondents had battled attempts to shut down their computer networks.
-
Slaying of American Reopens Debate on Ransoms
The United States, by rejecting demands for a nine-digit payment to save kidnapped American journalist James Foley, upheld a policy choice that some European and Arab governments long found too wrenching to make themselves: ruling out ransom to rescue any citizen held captive by militant organizations, in hopes the tough stand will make Americans s...
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Ethical Issue: Who Gets Experimental Ebola Drug?
The use of an experimental drug to treat two Americans diagnosed with Ebola is raising ethical questions about who gets first access to unproven new therapies for the deadly disease. But some health experts fear that debate over extremely limited doses will distract from tried-and-true measures to curb the growing outbreak, like more rapidly identi...
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Protests continue after Venezuelan diplomatic win
Venezuelans returned to the streets in protest on Saturday, while the government continued to celebrate a diplomatic victory in the Organization of American States.
