US Senate passes USD 850 billion defence spending bill \
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US Senate passes USD 850 billion defence spending bill

16-Dec-2022
Senators overwhelmingly passed the National Defence Authorization Act (NDAA) on Thursday, with sending the bill to US President Joe Biden to be signed into law, The Hill newspaper reported.
16-Dec-2022 World
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US National Archives release trove of Kennedy assassination records \
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US National Archives release trove of Kennedy assassination records

16-Dec-2022
The agency released 13,173, documents containing new information, stating now over 97 per cent of records in the collection are publicly available, ABC news network reported. The report added that initially, the National Archives said 12,879 documents were being released but later updated the total due to "last-minute additions."
16-Dec-2022 World
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US, Africa seal USD 15 billion in trade investments during Washington summit \
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US, Africa seal USD 15 billion in trade investments during Washington summit

15-Dec-2022
Since 2021, the US government said that it has helped close more than 800 two-way trade and investment deals across 47 African countries for a total estimated value of over USD 18 billion, and the US private sector has closed investment deals in Africa valued at USD 8.6 billion.
15-Dec-2022 World
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US President Biden signs same-sex marriage bill into law \
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US President Biden signs same-sex marriage bill into law

14-Dec-2022
The new US law enshrines federal protections for same-sex couples, requiring that the federal government and all states recognize marriages if the couple was married in a state where the union was legal, The Hill reported.
14-Dec-2022 World
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“Glad both sides disengaged” White House reacts to India-China clash in Tawang \
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“Glad both sides disengaged” White House reacts to India-China clash in Tawang

14-Dec-2022
During a press briefing on Tuesday (local time), White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that the US is closely monitoring the situation and encourages both sides to utilise existing bilateral channels to discuss disputed boundaries.
14-Dec-2022 World
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US achieves major scientific breakthrough in fusion technology \
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US achieves major scientific breakthrough in fusion technology

14-Dec-2022
US media reports have said that proponents of fusion hope to one-day produce nearly limitless, carbon-free energy and displace fossil fuels as well as other traditional energy sources. Experts said net energy gain has been an elusive goal because fusion happens at inordinately high temperatures and pressures that are very difficult to control.
14-Dec-2022 World
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India-US ties not simply built on anxiety around China: Top White House official \
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India-US ties not simply built on anxiety around China: Top White House official

09-Dec-2022
Speaking at Washington-based The Aspen Institute, White House Asia Coordinator Kurt Campbell, said both India and US have surmounted remarkable hurdles in the last two decades to build deep diplomatic ties.
09-Dec-2022 World
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Antony Blinken hails release of Brittney Griner, says US continues to work ‘relentlessly’ to bring Paul Whelan home \
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Antony Blinken hails release of Brittney Griner, says US continues to work ‘relentlessly’ to bring Paul Whelan home

09-Dec-2022
Blinken said that Cherelle Griner spoke to her wife Brittney and stressed that listening to them connect for the first time after the basketball player's release "was as moving as it was unforgettable."
09-Dec-2022 World
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US dismisses lawsuit against Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing \
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US dismisses lawsuit against Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing

07-Dec-2022
A US judge dismissed the lawsuit against Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammed bin Salman over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi after Biden's administration recommended.
07-Dec-2022 World
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Elon Musk to release files on ‘Hunter Biden story’ censor \
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Elon Musk to release files on ‘Hunter Biden story’ censor

03-Dec-2022
Taking to Twitter, Musk said, "What really happened with the Hunter Biden story suppression by Twitter will be published on Twitter at 5 pm ET!"
03-Dec-2022 World
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