A preliminary Department of Homeland Security report sent to Congress reveals that two federal officers fired their weapons during the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on January 24, according to notices obtained by multiple news outlets.Both the agents were placed on administrative leave, according to DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin. MS Now was first...
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Intel, which has US government as its largest shareholder, makes a promise for ‘Trump accounts’
Intel has announced that it will match the Trump administration’s $1,000 payout for children of its US employees. The contribution will be made under the 530A ‘Trump Accounts’ programme for eligible children of US employees. The 530A program, often called “Trump accounts”, is a tax-deferred savings account for children under 18, funded with a $1,000...
Delhi Police SWAT commando dies after husband hits her with dumbbell
NEW DELHI: A 24-year-old SWAT commando of Delhi Police‘s special cell succumbed to her injuries at a hospital in Ghaziabad on Tuesday, five days after being brutally assaulted, allegedly by her husband, with a heavy dumbbell in their house in southwest Delhi’s Mohan Garden.Kajal Chaudhary’s husband, Ankur, a clerk in the ministry of defence, was...
Meta spent millions in 2 months to convince Americans that data centres bring jobs, tax revenue
Mark Zuckerberg (File Image) It seems Meta knows that datacentres, which are the backbone of artificial intelligence (AI) industry, may become a hot political issue. This has made the Mark Zuckerberg-owned company spend $6.4 million to run a series of ads promoting the benefits of data centres that ran across several states in the US...
FBI searches Fulton County elections office in Georgia — what we know
FBI agents carried out a search at the Fulton County elections office near Atlanta on Wednesday, officials said.An FBI spokesperson confirmed that agents were executing a “court-authorised law enforcement action” at the county’s main elections office in Union City, south of Atlanta. The search comes at a time when the FBI, under Director Kash Patel,...
‘Not an act of war’: Marco Rubio defends Venezuela operation at Senate hearing — what he said
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday, defending the Trump administration’s recent military actions in Venezuela and explaining the US posture on Iran.Rubio said the US operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was not an act of war and stressed that Washington does not plan further...
Bareilly: Man strangled two months after love marriage; wife, in-laws booked
BAREILLY: A 33-year-old contract employee of the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) was allegedly strangled to death barely two months after his love marriage, with investigators suspecting that the crime was initially staged to appear as a suicide. Police have filed a case against the victim’s wife and her family, citing a dispute over ancestral...
Hockey analyst says Maple Leafs unofficially eliminated after losing streak
Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews (Via Getty Images) The Maple Leafs’ playoff window appears to have slammed shut. Following a devastating 7-4 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night, Toronto finds itself eight points adrift of the Eastern Conference wild card positions. This loss marked the end of a devastating five-game run at the...
‘Trump accounts’: US govt launches new federal investment programme for newborns
Donald Trump (AP image) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday launched a new federal investment programme for newborns, with the White House saying over 500,000 families have already enrolled. The initiative aims to help children build long-term savings and address affordability concerns for American families.The investment accounts, named after Trump are being set up for...
Uttarakhand horror: 25-year-old woman offered lift, raped in moving car; two arrested
RUDRAPUR: Two men were arrested for allegedly raping a 25-year-old woman in a moving car in the Transit Camp area of Rudrapur.Police officials said that the survivor wrote in her complaint that on the morning of Jan 25 (Sunday), she was walking from her home to her workplace in Pantnagar when two men offered her...
