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George Clooney says Capitol attack put Trump family into dustbin of history

George Clooney has condemned the attack on the Capitol Hill in the US by thousands of supporters of Donald Trump saying that the president's name will now forever be associated with "insurrection"

Raging Covid cases expected to have restrained US labour market in December

The US economy likely created fewest jobs in seven months in December or even shed workers as the country buckled under onslaught of Covid, marking the start of what is expected to be a bleak winter

US to modify H-1B visa selection process, prioritise skill, wage levels

US Immigration will modify the H-1B selection process, prioritising wages to protect the economic interests of US workers and better ensure the most highly skilled foreign workers benefit from

Twitter, Facebook's breaking point with Trump could be too little, too late

Trump has long used social media to his advantage, stoking chaos by using the microphones offered by companies like Twitter and Facebook

President Trump is 'menace', must be removed: US media after Capitol attack

Donald Trump, whose "seditious rhetoric" incited a violent attack on the Capitol, is a "menace" and is unfit to remain in office and must be removed, US media outlets have asserted

Explainer: Joe Biden's Iran problem is getting worse by the day

US President-elect Joe Biden has an Iran problem. And, it's getting more complicated by the day

China oil majors may be US target after delisting of telecom firms

US President Donald Trump signed an order in November barring American investments in Chinese firms owned or controlled by the military

Biden says will speed up distribution of coronavirus vaccines across US

US President-elect Joe Biden said he has spoken to numerous state and local officials about speeding up the delivery of coronavirus vaccines across the United States

US govt appeals judge's order blocking TikTok curbs from taking effect

The Justice Department said it was appealing Nichols' order to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia

US Covid-19 cases surpass 19 million mark: Johns Hopkins University

The US has reached yet another grim milestone as its overall caseload has surpassed the 19 million mark, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Donald Trump signs $900 billion Covid-19 relief, government-funding measure

President Donald Trump has signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package that will deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals

Covid-19: Politics blunts Christmas as US government shutdown nears

If the House vote succeeds, the Senate may hold its vote as early as Tuesday.

Set to ship 8 million coronavirus vaccine doses on Monday, US govt says

The chief science adviser for the US government's vaccine distribution effort says it will be shipping nearly 8 million doses of coronavirus vaccine on Monday

Cyberattack on US govt agencies still underway: FBI, intelligence agencies

The cyberattack on the US government agencies is still a developing situation, a joint statement of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said

Amazon asks US judge to toss out $10 bn cloud contract award to Microsoft

Amazon urged a US judge to toss out the $10 billion JEDI cloud computing contract award after a court-ordered re-evaluation determined Microsoft's proposal still represented the best value

US agencies, companies secure networks after hack, extent of damage unclear

US government agencies and private companies rushed to secure their computer networks after disclosure of a sophisticated cyber-espionage intrusion suspected of being carried out by Russian hackers

US panel endorses mass use of Pfizer Covid vaccine, shots may begin in days

A US government advisory panel has endorsed Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, in a major step toward an epic vaccination campaign that could finally conquer the outbreak.

Facebook sued for 'predatory' conduct: What it means for social media giant

Facebook Inc could be forced to sell its prized assets WhatsApp and Instagram. Listen to the podcast to know more

US records 3,000 Covid-19 deaths, highest single-day spike since April

The US registered more than 3,000 coronavirus fatalities in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day spike since April, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Biden may select Chinese-American Katherine Tai as US trade representative

President-elect Joe Biden is expected to select Chinese-American trade lawyer Katherine Tai, to become the US trade representative, according to three people familiar with the decision