The potential for intimidation and violence by extremist individuals or groups during and after the United States general election on November 3, 2020 has been raised by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), national security experts, civil and human rights…
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Workers protest racial inequality in US
Workers from the different professions rallied with organised labour on Monday to protest systemic racism and economic inequality.
Foreign students in US: Trump admin drops deportation plans
US President Donald Trump’s government has dropped its plans to deport international students whose courses move fully online because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The WFP man was surprised as this man politely declined per diem in dollars
Mostafa Kamal Majumder After the April 29, 1991, devastating cyclone that ravaged the Southeastern coastal belt of Bangladesh with the official death toll put at 140,000; a spectacular post-cyclone agricultural recovery was achieved in the Kutubdia Island Upazila of Cox’s…
GM proposes Zero-emissions vehicle sales mandate in US
Detroit, Oct 27 (AP/UNB) — General Motors says it will ask the federal government for one national gas mileage standard, including a requirement that a percentage of auto companies’ sales be zero-emissions vehicles.
Hurricane victims in US getting IRS tax filing relief
Panama City, Oct 13 (AP/UNB) — The Internal Revenue Service says victims of Hurricane Michael will get a grace period before having to file some tax returns and payments. The IRS said Friday it’s offering the relief in parts of…
In US, cigarette smoking reaches new low: study
13.9 percent of the US population smokes cigarettes, according to a US government report Tuesday which said the American smoking rate has reached “the lowest level ever recorded.”