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Didn’t offer any plea deal to Sam Bankman-Fried: US govt
On the first day of Bankman-Fried’s six-week trial on Tuesday at the Southern District of New York, the Joe Biden government’s lawyers told federal district Judge Lewis Kaplan that they never offered any plea offers to the former CEO.
'Military has no place in domestic politics': Ex-chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff of US Armed Forces
"So as I look overseas, I think you have a wide variety of threats. I think China is the single most significant national security challenge to the US, and will remain so for many, many years to come. But the immediate threat right now is clearly this war that's in Central Europe, with Ukraine and Russia.
2 Indian-origin men plead guilty to multimillion-dollar Covid fraud in US
Nishant Patel, 41, Harjeet Singh, 49, and three others engaged in a conspiracy to defraud the SBA and certain SBA-approved PPP lenders by submitting false and fraudulent PPP loan applications, a Department of Justice statement said on Monday.
Iran will not stop Israeli-Saudi normalisation: Netanyahu
Iran will not prevent Israel from "further expanding the circle of peace for the benefit of the citizens of Israel, the peoples of the region and all humanity," Netanyahu said on Tuesday in a statement released by his office.
US job market now robust; Aug employment opportunities crosses 9.61mn
Employment vacancies at US businesses unexpectedly surged in August, a sign that the labor market remains tight and robust despite the Federal Reserve's efforts to slow the economy.
Greg Fergus elected Speaker of Canada's House of Commons
Fergus, who represents the Quebec riding of Hull-Aylmer near Ottawa, is the first Black Canadian to become Speaker of the House of Commons in Canada, Xinhua news agency reported.
US Speaker Kevin McCarthy removed from office in historic first
McCarthy later told reporters that he will not run again for the Speaker's post and that he had not yet decided if he would resign from the Congress. He went on to rail against both the Democrats who voted en bloc to remove and the eight Republicans who joined them.
Pakistan to deport over 1 mn illegal immigrants after Nov 1 deadline
"Any refugee return must be voluntary and without any pressure to ensure protection for those seeking safety," Qaisar Khan Afridi, a spokesman for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), told Anadolu.
Sri Lanka varsity drops joint research with Chinese ship Shi Yan 6 despite pressure from Beijing
The University of Ruhuna, the government-run university on Tuesday announced that it will stay away from the planned geophysical scientific research with the Chinese ship.
Amid India's diplomatic offensive, Trudeau says 'not looking to escalate' tensions
Trudeau was speaking as he arrived to attend the Liberal caucus meeting here on Tuesday, in wake of India seeking removal of 41 diplomats by October 10, following which it would revoke their diplomatic immunity, the CBC reported.
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