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Takeaways From The Only U.S. Vice Presidential Debate
Wednesday night's matchup between Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic challenger Senator Kamala Harris opened without the fireworks that marred last week's chaotic debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.
U.S. Explores Restrictions On Ant Group, Tencent Payment Platforms - Bloomberg News
The United States is considering restrictions on China's Ant Group as well as Tencent Holdings Ltd over concerns their digital payment platforms threaten national security, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.
Wall St Jumps On Hopes For Piecemeal Stimulus Deal
Wall Street's main indexes jumped on Wednesday on hopes of at least a partial deal on more fiscal stimulus after U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly called off negotiations on a comprehensive bill in the previous session.
Busy 2020 Hurricane Season Has Louisiana Bracing A 6th Time
For the sixth time in the Atlantic hurricane season, people in Louisiana are once more fleeing the state's barrier islands and sailing boats to safe harbor while emergency officials ramp up command centers and consider ordering evacuations.
Hurricane Delta Rips Through Cancun, But Damage Less Than Feared
Tourists in Mexico's top Caribbean resort Cancun picked their way through battered streets, broken glass and trees downed by Hurricane Delta on Wednesday, though damage was less severe than some feared as the storm tore across the Yucatan peninsula.
Putin Sends A Mixed Message On US Election, Hedging His Bets
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday decried what he called Joe Bidens sharp antiRussian rhetoric but praised the Democratic presidential nominees comments on arms control.
Appellate Judges Let 2020 Census Continue Through October
A panel of three appellate judges on Wednesday upheld a lower court order allowing the 2020 head count of every U.S. resident to continue through October. But the panel struck down a provision that had suspended a yearend deadline for turning in figures u...
Firefighters Recover 3 Killed In Houston Building Collapse
The bodies of three workers who were killed when a stairwell collapsed inside a highrise building under construction were recovered Wednesday, the Houston Fire Department said.
Avg Time Taken To Probe Rape, POCSO Act Cases Down To 113 Days In Rajasthan
The average time taken to probe rape and POCSO Act cases has come down from 278 days to 113 in Rajasthan as a result of setting up of special investigation units for crime against women in every police districts, according to an official release. Also,...
Scene For VP Debate: Red, White And Blue — And Plexiglass
The stage in Utah has been set with all the trappings of a modern political debate: Red, white and blue carpets, a backdrop of the Declaration of Independence and plexiglass.
J'Khand Govt Does Not Decide Where Lalu Would Be Lodged: JMM Leader In Response To BJP Taunts
JMM spokesman Supriyo Bhattacharya on Wednesday said the prison administration and authorities at RIMS hospital decide where jailed RJD chief Lalu Prasad would be lodged, and not the government, amid taunts by the BJP, which said the ruling party got no...
Peru Bet On Cheap COVID Antibody Tests; It Didn't Go Well
In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, the harried health officials of Peru faced a quandary. They knew molecular tests for COVID19 were the best option to detect the virus yet they didnt have the labs, the supplies, or the technicians to make th...
16 More People Die Of COVID-19 In Rajasthan
Rajasthan recorded 16 more fatalities due to the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, taking the COVID-19 death toll in the state to 1,590, according to a health department bulletin. The state also reported 2,151 new cases and the total number of people infe...
Under Secretary and Above Level Officers to Attend Office on All Working Days: Centre Tells All Departments
For government servants below the level of Under Secretary, at least 50 per cent attendance is to be ensured, it said.
Bihar Assembly Polls: Parshuram Chaturvedi BJP's Candidate from Buxar, Deepak Sharma from Arwal
The BJP on Wednesday released a list of two candidates for the first phase of the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections.
My Life's Purpose Is To Bring People Of All Faiths Together: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said his life's purpose is to bring people of all faiths together in India. He made the remark on Twitter while tagging a media report in which Nobel laureate economist Joseph Stiglitz is quoted as saying that...