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Ex-FBI director James Comey brushes off ’86 47′ Instagram post allegations: ‘Went for a walk and posted a silly picture…’

James Comey posted controversial 86 47 insta post James Comey says he’s just a sweater-wearing grandfather who likes beach walks and has no idea why people are furious over a photo of seashells.The former FBI director responded this week to the controversy surrounding a now-deleted Instagram post that many interpreted as a threat to US […]

US slaps visa ban on agencies facilitating illegal immigration

NEW DELHI: The US on Monday imposed a visa ban on errant Indian travel agencies and their owners who facilitate illegal immigration to the country. US State Department’s statement on Monday said it’s taking steps to impose visa restrictions on owners, executives and senior officials of travel agencies, based and operating in India, for knowingly […]

65 people self-deport as first flight under Trump’s ‘Leave and get $1,000’ deal takes off

First flight under Trump’s $1,000 “self-deport” deal left Monday, Axios reported. The first charter flight carrying 65 immigrants took off from Houston early Monday, Axios reported exclusively, calling it the first flight of President Donald Trump’s new program offering migrants a free trip back home and $1,000. As Donald Trump announced the program a few […]

What is ‘Take it Down Act’? Donald Trump signs landmark law backed by Melania to combat revenge porn and AI deepfakes

Donald Trump and FLOTUS Melania Trump sign landmark bill US President Donald Trump on Monday signed a new law that makes it illegal to share explicit images of people without their permission, including fake images made using AI.The legislation is called the “Take It Down Act,” and aims to protect victims of revenge porn and […]

Taylor Lorenz who celebrated Brian Thompson’s murder says Biden should ‘rot in hell’

Taylor Lorenz celebrated Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis. Journalist Taylor Lorenzwho has been a staunch critic of former president Joe Biden openly celebrated his cancer diagnosis and wished that he should rot in hell and “rests in p*ss”. Lorenz wrote this, sharing a misleading headline of a 2019 article that claimed Biden said it would be […]

Trump administration to pay nearly $5 million to family of Ashli Babbitt, January 6 rioter killed by police

US to pay nearly $5 million to the family of Ashli Babbitt The US government on Monday agreed to pay nearly $5 million to the family of Ashli Babbitt, the woman who was fatally shot by police during the Capitol riots on January 6, 2021, reports the Washington Post. Babbitt was a vocal Trump supporter […]

UAE vs Bangladesh, 2nd T20I: UAE script historic win, level series 1-1 in Sharjah

The UAE scripted one of the biggest wins in their T20 international journey, stunning Bangladesh in the second match of a three-match series in Sharjah on Monday, 19 May. The UAE chased down the highest target in their T20I history – 206 – to outclass Bangladesh and level the series at 1-1. Bangladesh had won […]

Study casts doubt on water flows as cause of streaks on Martian slopes

WASHINGTON: Images taken of Mars from orbit dating back as far as the 1970s have captured curious dark streaks running down the sides of cliffs and crater walls that some scientists have construed as possible evidence of flows of liquid water, suggesting that the planet harbours environments suitable for living organisms.A new study casts doubt […]

Indian-origin Howard University professor says H-1B visas have no connection to US worker shortage

Howard professor Ron Hira weighed in on the recent H-1B uproar. Howard University professor Ron Hira said H-1B visa programs that allow US companies to hire skilled labour from outside the country have no connection to merit or shortage of US workers for those specific jobs.Ron Hira, whose parents were Indians and came to the […]

Yuri Grigorovich, Considered Among Greatest Choreographers Ever, Dies At 98

Quick Reads Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. Russian ballet maestro Yuri Grigorovich has died at 98, Bolshoi Theatre says. He served as artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet from 1964 to 1995. Grigorovich was known for ballets like Spartacus and Romeo and Juliet. Moscow: Russian ballet maestro Yuri Grigorovich, considered one of the greatest […]