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Grandson of a poor farmer in India: Vivek Murthy re-introduces himself to America
Murthy said, "And in this moment of crisis, when so many Americans have fallen sick and lost loved ones, when people are losing jobs and struggling with childcare, I feel grateful to be able to do everything I can to end this pandemic."
United States may get Army general Lloyd J. Austin as first black Defence Secretary
If confirmed, the retired general would become the first black Defence secretary even as Biden goes about the task of putting together what he calls the most diverse team of senior administration officials in American politics.
Donald Trump compares United States with ‘Third world country’
He called these elections a disgrace to the US while speaking at the Oval Office of the White House during a ceremony where he was presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Dan Gable who is wrestler and coach.
Fauci's 'wear a mask' plea tops list of 2020 notable quotes
The list was assembled by Fred Shapiro, an associate director at the library and the editor of the Yale Book of Quotations, which was first published in 2006. The US currently accounts for the world's deadliest outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
No explosives found aboard Russian airliner in NYC
The departure of the Aeroflot plane back to Moscow, initially scheduled for 5.40 p.m. on Sunday, had been delayed by over five hours.
Biden to reportedly name California Attorney General as Health Secy
Becerra, 62, has been a member of the US House of Representatives for more than two decades before beginning serving as Attorney General of California in 2017.
US post office to be named after slain Sikh police officer
Decks were cleared for renaming the post office at 315 Addicks Howell Road in Houston as "Deputy Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal Post Office Building" with the US Congress passing the necessary legislation, the American Bazaar said in a report on Saturday.
Joe Biden picks retired General Lloyd Austin to run Pentagon
If confirmed by the Senate, Austin, a retired four-star general of the US Army, would be the first black man to lead the Department of Defence, Xinhua news agency quoted the Politico news report as saying on Monday.
Kamala Harris to George Floyd, Facebook shares top 2020 moments
The moments include the cheerful timing of United States Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to the heart-wrenching death of African-American George Floyd.
Judge orders resumption of US programme for illegal child immigrant
Federal Judge Nicholas Garaufis in New York City ruled on Friday that children who had been brought to the US as illegal immigrants should continue to be registered for the programme known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
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