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"I am not a Zionist": Hugh Laurie responds after Dana Eden tribute sparks backlash

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World - / Feb 21, 2026 - Pakistan poverty explodes, inequality at 27-year high as economic crisis deepens - Pakistan's poverty has surged to an 11-year high of 29%, with 70 million people now in extreme poverty. Income inequality has also reached a 27-year peak of 32.7. These increases are attributed to IMF stabilization policies, natural disasters, and weak growth, leading to a 12% fall in real household income over seven years.

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World - / Feb 21, 2026 - Elon Musk is no longer the richest person in the world? How this Nottingham Woman surpassed him to become a 'quadrillionaire' (but on paper) Sophie Downing, a 29-year-old business owner from Nottingham, has reportedly become the richest person in history according to a local coffee shop receipt. The catch is that her fortune can only be spent at 200 Degrees Coffee. The Nottingham story

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Kennedy Center Under Attack: Outdoor Ice Rink Smashed, Performance Cancelled - Report

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'Terrible, Terrible American Game Plan': Jeffrey Sachs Uncovers CIA's 'SECRET PLOT' Against Iran

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'Terrible, Terrible American Game Plan': Jeffrey Sachs Uncovers CIA's 'SECRET PLOT' Against Iran

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Putin In Action Over Cuba: Russian Oil Ship Sets Sail to Break American Siege Amid Trump Threat

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US' 'WAR' In Pacific: American Military Launches Lethal 'KINETIC STRIKE', Boat Blown Into Pieces

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From decorating the house to preparing Iftaar: Dipika Kakar and Shoaib Ibrahim share their Ramadan preparations

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Bengaluru to Goa by Vande Bharat in just over 12 hours? What we know

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'e200x': Chennai startup to develop first electric air taxi

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Why even non-vegetarians can be low on vitamin B12

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What is the mystery of Area 51: Donald Trump calls for release of government files on UFO and UAP files that might have the answer

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Trump to offer Khamenei 'token' deal as US continues major military buildup in Middle East

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Watch: US releases video of 'lethal kinetic' attack on alleged drug traffickers; 3 killed

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In dissent, 3 Justices warn tariff decision may unleash chaos, at least in short-term

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Meet Asha Sharma: Indian-origin executive named CEO of Microsoft Gaming

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'Time to pay the piper': Newsom hails Supreme Court tariff ruling, asks Trump to refund Americans

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Donald Trump's swollen ankles spark fresh health concerns after appearance on Josh Pate's podcast

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Trump announces new 10% global tariff after Supreme Court ruling: What are Sections 122, 232 and 301? Explained

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Explained: 5 reasons why NYT op-ed is saying it's 'India's century'

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New rules for seeking asylum in the US: Work permits can be paused for '14 to 173 years'

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'Deeply disappointing,' says Donald Trump on US Supreme Court striking down Tariffs — Top quotes

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'Stand up': Trump puts Pakistan PM Sharif on spot at Board of Peace meet - watch

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Teacher shot dead in Ohio: Husband, who once appeared on American Idol, arrested for murder

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Pakistan says Imran Khan rejected 'serious deals' twice for release from jail

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Karachi gas explosion: 16 dead, several injured after illegal building collapse

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Ghosts of the past: Why Pakistan is in perpetual crisis

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'Under vengeful instructions of Asim Munir': Family claims Imran Khan enduring 'unimaginable mistreatment' in prison; supporters protest

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Pakistan: 14 soldiers, three civilians killed in seperate deadly attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Pakistan: 2 killed, 14 injured in IED blast in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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'6 days left': BLA claims Pakistan soldiers in custody; sets deadline again

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'Where is your ID?': Guard nearly stops Pakistan army chief Asim Munir in Munich — Watch

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Imran Khan undergoes eye examination at Adiala Jail: PTI calls process 'malicious', questions exclusion of family and personal doctors

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BLA claims detention of 17 Pak soldiers; releases 10 Baloch men, sets deadline for prisoner swap for remaining seven

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Pakistan-linked 'death squads' accused as seven go missing in Balochistan

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'Avoid speculations': Imran Khan to undergo specialised eye treatment, says Pak govt; family claims 'not consulted'

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'Intervention is necessary': Pak SC on Imran Khan's 'vision loss'; allows ex-PM to speak with his sons

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'Used & threw us like toilet paper, we didn't learn': Pakistan's Khwaja Asif's big remark on US

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03:14 - Break the spine, but spare the bones: How Taliban is crushing women, one rule at a time

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Committed to minority safety and cordial relations with India: Bangladesh lone Hindu minister

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Committed to minority safety: Bangladesh Hindu minister

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Trump writes to Bangladesh's new PM Tarique; seeks 'decisive action' on defence front

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Will seek respectful relations with neighbours: Bangladesh foreign minister

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Tarique Rahman hints at tough road ahead as 'eco battered by graft, misrule'

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Foreign secy Vikram Misri holds courtesy meeting with Jamaat chief

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We can become catalysts for each other's growth: Modi to Tarique

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In a sweeping vote, Sri Lankan lawmakers scrap their pensions

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The 'Battle of Begums' chapter ends: Bangladesh turns a new page with a nawab, Tarique Rahman

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'Right thing to do': UK plans bill to exclude former prince Andrew from line of succession

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Epstein Files: From beheadings to murder - why former prince Andrew arrest is mild by Europe's bloody history of royal treatment

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Mysterious death of Asos co-founder Quentin Griffiths in Thailand: Fell from 17th floor balcony

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Epstein files, Andrew arrest: Is this the beginning of the end for the UK monarchy?

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'Great son of India': UK deputy PM David Lammy, Rishi Sunak trade stories of their Indian heritage

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UK PM Keir Starmer blocks Donald Trump from using RAF bases for potential Iran strike

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Who is Charles Bronson? Britain's most notorious prisoner, will he finally be released after 50 years?

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Former Prince Andrew released 11 hours after arrest amid Epstein Files probe

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Trump withdraws support for Chagos deal as four Chagossians land on disputed archipelago saying they plan to settle there

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After Andrew's arrest, King Charles says 'law must take its course' in personally signed statement

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Andrew, former prince, arrested at his royal residence over Epstein scandal

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Who is Antonia Romeo? Starmer appoints first-ever woman UK cabinet secretary in historic Whitehall moment

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From prince to just Andrew, why King Charles III stripped off brother's royal titles

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'We reported Andrew when others were...': Anti-monarchy group says they got Epstein-linked former prince arrested

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'Law must take its course': King Charles on arrest of his brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor amid Epstein probe

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Good boy commits bad crime: Italian man uses pet dog to illegally dump garbage

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'Double-edged sword': Austria converts Hitler's birth house into police station

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'Thank you India!': French President Macron shares highlights of his three-day visit

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Who was Quentin Deranque? 23‑year-old French far-right activist killed in Lyon attack

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'Free speech is pure bull... ': French President Emmanuel Macron blasts social media platforms at AI summit

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French nationalist beaten to death: Meet antifa activist-turned-MP Raphael Arnault at the heart of France's latest political scandal

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India-AI Impact Summit 2026: Sweden's Deputy PM Ebba Busch backs India's AI leadership, hails EU deal; who is she?

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Sit, stay, run: Dog gatecrashes Olympic sprint, crosses finish line - watch

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Watch: Video shows massive avalanche racing toward group of skiers in Italy; 2 killed

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Guilty or not? Austrian man on trial for leaving as girlfriend freezes to death on mountain

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'29 missiles, 396 drones': Russia launches massive strike on Ukraine ahead of peace talks in Geneva

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Frog or synthetic? Experts question origins of toxin 'linked' to Alexei Navalny's death in Russia

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'Unwanted Valentine's Day gift': Italy's iconic 'lovers' arch' collapses after storms

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No one on board for Trump's peace? EU says won't join as member, raises concerns

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Avalanche derails Swiss train: 80 passengers on board; casualties feared

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Fireworks shop explosion kills 12 in China

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UK and Canadian citizens can now travel visa-free to China for 30 days from February 17

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Fireworks store explosion in China kills 8 ahead of Lunar New Year

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'Plotting to split China through Taiwan': Beijing warns US interference could lead to confrontation

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Student expelled after calling for probe into Hong Kong's deadliest fire that claimed 168 lives

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CIA sabotaging Chinese military? US releases video appealing to potential PLA spies; Beijing sees red

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Watch: CIA's latest move to lure Chinese military officers to spy for US

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Apple Daily sentences show new era of media peril in Hong Kong

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China critic Jimmy Lai given 20-yr jail after landmark trial

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China-critic & media tycoon Jimmy Lai jailed for 20 years in Hong Kong sedition case; Beijing under fire for 'death sentence', draws global condemnation

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UAE launches pioneering gene therapy to treat autism and rare brain disorders in children

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UAE weather forecast: Foggy mornings, rising humidity expected through Wednesday

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Dubai planetary parade today: Jupiter, Saturn and 4 more planets visible — Where and how to watch?

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Ramadan 2026: Registration opens for I'tikaf at Makkah and Madinah mosques, here's how to apply

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Saudi clarifies regional HQ not mandatory in all government tenders under new exemption rules

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Trump to offer Khamenei 'token' deal as US continues major military buildup in Middle East

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19-year-old Palestinian-American shot dead in West Bank village clash; mother mourns son with 'two homelands'

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'False prophet of our time': Iran's exiled prince Reza Pahlavi slams Khamenei's 'illegitimate' regime; urges Shias to 'reclaim faith'

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'Not a negotiated document': India clarifies signing UN statement condemning Israel's West Bank expansion

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Saudi Arabia: King Salman orders disbursement of SAR3 billion in Ramadan aid for households

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UAE's Etihad Rail operator Keolis appoints Yoen Dupuis as CEO ahead of passenger service launch

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UAE residents could get 4-day holiday for Eid Al Fitr 2026, here's how

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Dubai unveils 10 new mosques ahead of Ramadan 2026, 5 more to boost worship capacity

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Saudi-Bahrain King Fahd Causeway toll hike: Cars now pay 35 SAR, discounts up to 40% introduced

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UAE President orders nationwide release of 1,440 inmates to mark Ramadan 2026

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Footage shows highway swallowed by gas cloud after Chile truck explosion — watch

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UN warns! The world is entering 'water bankruptcy' and billions could be in serious danger

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Everest wasn't always a mountain! These 200 million-year-old marine fossils prove the Himalaya was once underwater

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Japan's legendary Samurai: Unveil the mysterious legacy of knights from fearsome swordsmen to masterful artists

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Venezuela passes landmark amnesty bill — who benefits and who's excluded?

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Playground gun attack in Mexico kills two, wounds eight

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South Korean woman charged with drug-linked murders after AI chat gives evidence

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Harrison Okene: The man who survived three days under a boat at the bottom of the sea

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The first world leader to activate the 'nuclear briefcase': How a Norwegian research rocket nearly triggered nuclear war

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Nigeria: At least 37 dead, several injured after toxic gas leak in mine

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Canada sharpens skilled immigration system, unveils new Express Entry categories for 2026

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What lies beneath Egypt's Giza Pyramid: Satellite radar study claims vast underground structures

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Former South Korea president Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to life imprisonment for 'insurrection'

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Now, domestic violence legal in Taliban-led Afghanistan — as long as no 'broken bones, open wounds'

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Anonymous person donates $3.6 million in gold blocks to fix clogged drains and water system in Japan's Osaka

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From funding to scale: Why are more Indian founders building in Dubai

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Never got H-1B, couldn't visit home in 8 years: 30-year-old Indian man dies in US, fundraiser says he was under a lot of stress

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Indians attacked in Israel: 'Racially motivated' assault on 2 Indian workers in Ashkelon plotted on WhatsApp

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Tariff ruling: Meet the Trump-appointed Supreme Court judges who went against him

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'Stay in own lane': French President Macron tells Italian PM Meloni to 'stop commenting on other countries'

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Israel launches strike on Lebanon; 10 dead including senior Hezbollah leader —video shows aftermath

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'How can army ignore us?': BLA releases video of captured Pakistan soldiers pleading for help

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Who is Neal Katyal? Indian-American lawyer at center of Trump's biggest legal setback

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'Why Dallas looks like New Delhi': Texas senator John Cornyn slammed for now-deleted 'Welcome to Indian century' post

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Why & how wars will never end

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Streamer Clavicular breaks silence on Polymarket 20% prediction during Piers Morgan Uncensored after charges were dropped

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Gigguk speaks out after Twitch warning linked to combined YouTube and Twitch chat

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Can Trump overturn Supreme Court tariff ruling? What US Constitution says

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Indian-American Jay Bhattacharya to head CDC in addition to NIH

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Good news for Indian Green Card applicants: EB-2 line moves forward 11 months; immigration attorney explains why this happened

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'Full blown North Korea vibes': Huge banner with Trump's face displayed at Justice Department HQ sparks backlash

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Donald Trump considering 'limited strike' on Iran to force nuclear deal

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'Extremely brave': Trump jokes about giving himself the Congressional Medal of Honor — is it possible?

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Kristi Noem's ICE seeks approval to buy $70 million luxury jet for deportations, cabinet travel: Report

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Indian-origin scholar says H-1Bs not taking jobs from Trump supporters: 'Completely different levels of skill'

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'Born to die free': Rock band U2 honours Renee Nicole Good with tribute song 'American Obituary', slams ICE

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71% of Indian-Americans disapprove of Donald Trump's second-term performance: Survey

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Indian-origin motel owner arrested in Ohio; women held against her will at Dipak Kumar Patel's property

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'Epstein files won't go away, even for aliens': Thomas Massie takes dig at Trump over UFO disclosure

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