Chicago violence: 1 dead, 5 injured in mass shooting during outdoor gathering; additional attacks follow overnight

Representative image credits: AP One woman was killed and five others were injured early Sunday morning during a large outdoor gathering on Chicago’s West Side. This shooting was one of three separate incidents reported within less than three hours in the same South Austin neighborhood.The first shooting occurred just before 2.48 am on North La…

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‘Abuse of system’: Cuomo proposes ‘Zohran’s Law’ to bar affluent New Yorkers from rent-stabilised apartments; suggests ‘means test’ in bill

Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, left, and mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (Image credits: AP) Former New York governor and mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo on Monday proposed a bill dubbed “Zohran’s Law,” aimed at preventing affluent New Yorkers from occupying rent-stabilised apartments amid what he calls a “historic affordability crisis” in the state.The proposal follows…

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‘Goal is to crush Putin’s customers, India, China and Brazil’: Lindsey Graham on Putin’s 50% tariff

Senator Lindsey Graham said Trump’s goal is to crush Russia’s customers, India, China and Brazil. Senator Lindsey Graham said every country buying Russian oil and keeping President Vladimir Putin’s war machine will have to pay a heavy price, like India. During an appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press, Graham said he played golf with President…

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UAE: Dubai now inviting AI experts and companies to collaborate on building AI-driven government services | World News

Applications for the second cycle of the AI Accelerator are open until 29 August 2025/ Image: X Dubai is inviting global AI innovators to co-design the next era of government services. With applications now open for the second cycle of its “Future of AI in Government Services Accelerator”, the Dubai Centre for Artificial Intelligence (DCAI)…

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Ecuador shooting: 8 dead, 3 injured in Santa Lucia nightclub attack; authorities link escalating violence to organised crime turf wars

Eight people were killed and three others injured when gunmen opened fire outside a nightclub in southwestern Ecuador on Sunday, marking the latest incident in the country’s ongoing wave of violence.The shooting occurred in the rural area of Santa Lucia, in Guayas province, considered one of Ecuador’s most dangerous regions. Police said the victims, aged…

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Trump’s DOJ defends Obama-era policy to give work permits to spouses of H-1B migrants: Report

Trump DOJ defends policy to give work permits to the spouses of H-1B workers. Donald Trump’s Department of Justice said in a court-ordered response that the Attorney General can give work permits to migrants even though Congress explicitly bars the hiring of illegal migrants, Breitbart reported. This response came in the context of a 2015…

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Indian-origin Dr Vinay Prasad returns to FDA weeks after exit; Laura Loomer calls it ‘egregious decision’

Dr Vinay Prasad is back at his FDA job weeks after exit that was prompted by right-wing activist Laura Loomer’s campaigning against Prasad. Dr Vinay Prasad, the Indian-origin vaccine chief of the FDA who was forced to resign in July after far-right activist Laura Loomer led a campaign against him, has been reinstated to his…

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