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Opinion | Why America Is Like A Teenager Who Refuses To Grow Up
American foreign policy in West Asia is a textbook example of adolescent overreach: short attention spans, cyclical memory, a belief in shortcuts to regime change, and an almost allergic reaction to complexity.
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Opinion | It's Time The US, Forever Preaching To Others, Got Off Its High Horse
In releasing the State Department's 2023 International Religious Freedom report recently, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken referred to India by name for violating religious freedom.
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America's Largest Reptile Sanctuary Applies To Import Gharials From India
America's largest reptile bank based in Arizona has applied to the federal government to import six gharials and another equal number of mugger crocodiles from Tamil Nadu, which it says would help preserve these endangered species.
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Andrew Yang, American Presidential Hopeful, Speaks Up for Bitcoin
Yang tweeted that he is a big supporter of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general. The former Presidential candidate made the statement while replying to a tweet by entrepreneur Jeff Booth.
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Scientist Shows How Easily American Voting Machines Can Be Hacked
At a Boston technology conference last month, computer scientist Alex Halderman showed how easy it was to hack into an electronic voting machine and change the result, without leaving a trace.
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US Congressmen To Meet IT Minister, H-1B Visa Issues To Be Discussed
An eight-member high-powered delegation led by US Congressman Bob Goodlatte will meet IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tomorrow to discuss issues like movement of skilled manpower and IP rights. The meeting comes at a time when the new administration in the US, under President Donald Trump, is proposing an overhaul of the popular H-1B visa regime, r...
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If Russia Tried To Influence The US Election, Things Aren't Going As Planned
A funny thing happened in Russia this past week: President Donald Trump's face, once ubiquitous on the talk shows and evening news programs that tack closely to the Kremlin's political agenda, was suddenly absent. Gone.
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America's Favorite Coffee Trend is Finally Coming to an End
Coffee pods, which are incredibly efficient by comparison, have pushed people to make only what they plan to drink.
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US Flight Diverted To Canada On 'Security Concern'
A United Airlines flight from Alaska to Denver was diverted to Vancouver after a "security concern" and one person was placed in custody on Saturday, officials said.
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Study Testing Blood Pressure Says Go Lower
For years doctors have been uncertain what the optimal goal should be for patients with high blood pressure. The aim of course is to bring it down, but how far and how aggressively remained a mystery.
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U.S. Makes Final an Array of Rules on Food Safety
Far-reaching food industry rules aimed at reducing food-borne illness in the United States have become final, the federal government announced.
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City Health Board Approves Sodium Warnings on Menus in New York
The plan would affect mainly restaurants with 15 establishments or more in New York City, along with some movie theaters and ballpark concession stands.
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McDonalds Plans Shift to Eggs From Only Cage-Free Hens
The company uses some 2 billion shell and liquid eggs annually, or a little more than 4 percent of the 43.56 billion eggs produced in the United States last year.
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Google Expands Food Delivery in America
Google Express shopping service launched two years ago added Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin to the roster of states where it will let people order online from selected shops and then get the goods to doorsteps.
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About Half of American Adults are Diabetic or Prediabetic: Study
Approximately half of the American adult population has diabetes or is prediabetic, although prevalence of the disease appears to be leveling off after decades of increase, researchers said.
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Opinion | Why America Is Like A Teenager Who Refuses To Grow Up
American foreign policy in West Asia is a textbook example of adolescent overreach: short attention spans, cyclical memory, a belief in shortcuts to regime change, and an almost allergic reaction to complexity.
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Opinion | It's Time The US, Forever Preaching To Others, Got Off Its High Horse
In releasing the State Department's 2023 International Religious Freedom report recently, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken referred to India by name for violating religious freedom.
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America's Largest Reptile Sanctuary Applies To Import Gharials From India
America's largest reptile bank based in Arizona has applied to the federal government to import six gharials and another equal number of mugger crocodiles from Tamil Nadu, which it says would help preserve these endangered species.
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Andrew Yang, American Presidential Hopeful, Speaks Up for Bitcoin
Yang tweeted that he is a big supporter of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general. The former Presidential candidate made the statement while replying to a tweet by entrepreneur Jeff Booth.
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Scientist Shows How Easily American Voting Machines Can Be Hacked
At a Boston technology conference last month, computer scientist Alex Halderman showed how easy it was to hack into an electronic voting machine and change the result, without leaving a trace.
-
US Congressmen To Meet IT Minister, H-1B Visa Issues To Be Discussed
An eight-member high-powered delegation led by US Congressman Bob Goodlatte will meet IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tomorrow to discuss issues like movement of skilled manpower and IP rights. The meeting comes at a time when the new administration in the US, under President Donald Trump, is proposing an overhaul of the popular H-1B visa regime, r...
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If Russia Tried To Influence The US Election, Things Aren't Going As Planned
A funny thing happened in Russia this past week: President Donald Trump's face, once ubiquitous on the talk shows and evening news programs that tack closely to the Kremlin's political agenda, was suddenly absent. Gone.
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America's Favorite Coffee Trend is Finally Coming to an End
Coffee pods, which are incredibly efficient by comparison, have pushed people to make only what they plan to drink.
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US Flight Diverted To Canada On 'Security Concern'
A United Airlines flight from Alaska to Denver was diverted to Vancouver after a "security concern" and one person was placed in custody on Saturday, officials said.
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Study Testing Blood Pressure Says Go Lower
For years doctors have been uncertain what the optimal goal should be for patients with high blood pressure. The aim of course is to bring it down, but how far and how aggressively remained a mystery.
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U.S. Makes Final an Array of Rules on Food Safety
Far-reaching food industry rules aimed at reducing food-borne illness in the United States have become final, the federal government announced.
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City Health Board Approves Sodium Warnings on Menus in New York
The plan would affect mainly restaurants with 15 establishments or more in New York City, along with some movie theaters and ballpark concession stands.
-
McDonalds Plans Shift to Eggs From Only Cage-Free Hens
The company uses some 2 billion shell and liquid eggs annually, or a little more than 4 percent of the 43.56 billion eggs produced in the United States last year.
-
Google Expands Food Delivery in America
Google Express shopping service launched two years ago added Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin to the roster of states where it will let people order online from selected shops and then get the goods to doorsteps.
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About Half of American Adults are Diabetic or Prediabetic: Study
Approximately half of the American adult population has diabetes or is prediabetic, although prevalence of the disease appears to be leveling off after decades of increase, researchers said.
