For a second time in just over a month, US Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell froze for more than 30 seconds while speaking to reporters at an event in Kentucky.
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Hawaii’s Maui island wildfire deadliest in century as deaths near 100
The raging wildfire that swept through Lahaina town on the Hawaiian island of Maui this week has killed at least 93 people, making it the most deadly US fire in a century. Maui County officials said early Sunday that firefighting crews are continuing to extinguish flare-ups in the Lahaina and Upcountry Maui fires. In the Upcountry Maui fire, three structures in Olinda and 16 structures in Kula were destroyed.
TuneCore hires Indian-origin Spotify exec as Vice President, International
TuneCore, a global platform for independent musicians – owned by Paris-based Believe, has hired a former Spotify executive as the Vice President, International, to drive the company’s international growth by accelerating expansion into new global markets and managing the successful execution of localized business strategies.
Indian American teen Dev Shah wins 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee
Dev Shah, a 14-year-old Indian American from Florida, has won the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee, by correctly spelling the word “psammophile” — an organism that lives in sandy areas.
US debt ceiling deal clears first procedural hurdle in Congress
A hardline Republican revolt could not prevent legislation to raise the US debt ceiling from clearing its first procedural hurdle in the House of Representatives. The two parties finally reached a deal late Tuesday evening after a showdown lasting months, then weeks of painstaking negotiations.
Report says Twitter okayed 83% of govt requests to restrict content, Elon Musk responds
Under Elon Musk, Twitter approved a staggering 83 per cent of government requests to either restrict or block content globally, including in India and Turkey, a media outlet reported. Since Musk’s takeover in October 2022, the micro-blogging platform received 971 requests from governments (compared to only 338 in the six-month period from October 2021 to April 2022), according to a report in El Pais, a Spanish-language daily newspaper.
Truck rams into White House security barriers, Secret Service detains driver
The driver of a truck that rammed into the security barriers outside the White House has been detained, a Secret Service official said. The incident which occurred in Lafayette Square at about 10 pm on Monday triggered evacuations of nearby hotels, including the Hay Adams which is located about 236 metres from the White House, the BBC reported.
Harry-Meghan looked nervous, says Indian American cab driver
ukhcharn Singh, an Indian-American cab driver in New York City who drove Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for a short while while they tried to escape the paparazzi, said the Duke and Duchess of Sussex “looked nervous” during the brief ride.
Indian startups with ‘strong fundamentals’ will survive: Vinod Khosla tells BBC
With Indian startups facing trying times amidst funding crunch and mass firings, ace Indian-origin venture capitalist Vinod Khosla says the ones with “strong fundamentals” will continue to be funded, though at lower valuations, a media report said.
Covid-19 pandemic most likely originated from Chinese lab in Wuhan: FBI chief
Christopher Wray, Director of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has said that the Covid-19 pandemic “most likely” originated from a “Chinese government-controlled lab” in Wuhan city.
