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Ajmer, Alwar, Mandalgarh votes for Rajasthan bypolls
A total of 1,987 polling booths were set up in the Alwar Lok Sabha constituency, while in Ajmer Lok Sabha constituency, 1,925 booths were set up for voters to exercise their franchise. BJP's Mandalgarh MLA Kirti Kumari died of swine flu on August 28, 2017. For the first time, electronic voting machines will carry pictures of candidates along with their names, state Chief Election Officer Ashvini Bhagat told the Hindustan Times .
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'We don't want to talk to the Taliban'
A brazen suicide auto bombing Saturday claimed more than 100 lives and left more than 200 wounded. WATCH: A string of deadly attacks has hit Afghanistan over the past week. A statement from the Russian foreign ministry earlier this week had called for urgent direct talks between the Taliban and government, adding that Russia, which has maintained contacts with the insurgent movement, could host them.
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BC's attorney general addresses ICBC's $935M loss
Asked whether he would rule out privatizing the public insurance corporation, he said ICBC provides many important services to the public, including driver licensing, and Ontario's privatized regime has not delivered lower costs to ratepayers.
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Attack on Kabul military academy kills 11 soldiers
Interior minister Wais Ahmad Barmak said it is believed a second ambulance was also involved in the operation but had left the area, suggesting some would-be attackers may have escaped. The brutality and frequency of the attacks , including one in December at a Shiite cultural center, has shattered Afghanistan's usually quiet winter, when fighting normally slows down.
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Outrage sparks over Pico Rivera councilman's anti-veteran rant
His mother's friend, Kimberlie Flauto, posted the videos to Facebook asking the community to help them go viral. "My brother had nothing to do with this". Councilman Salcido is committed to protecting and promoting the highest quality of life for Pico Rivera residents. "The City Council and residents of Pico Rivera are steadfast in the recognition that the contributions by those who have served or are now serving our country via military service are respected and we are grateful for their ...
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Man dies after being sucked into MRI machine in freak accident
Police say that Maru was sucked toward the cylinder, and the arm holding the oxygen canister became trapped and, by some accounts, mangled. The incident occurred on Saturday night at the Indian financial capital's Nair Hospital. The accident reportedly happened as Maru was helping hospital staff move his relative from one stretcher to another, which highlights another aspect of the story: the regularity with which understaffed hospitals in India ask relatives for such assistance.
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DACA Dreamers in the crowd for State of the Union Address
DETROW: That's right. The White House is framing this as a bipartisan speech, a salesmanship speech. Although Schumer later withdrew the offer January 22, it is worrisome that the border wall was ever an option and was given any sort of validity by Congressional Democrats-even for a moment.
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White House aide: Trump wants memo released for 'transparency'
Some lawmakers have described the memo as evidence of FBI abuse of the country's government surveillance programs, while others have raised concerns that it reveals possible signs of political bias in the federal investigation that kicked the Russian Federation investigation into gear.
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Donald Trump to Highlight Economic Achievements in State of The Union Address
While the President is again expected to talk about infrastructure , the White House has not yet sent Congress a plan on how $1 trillion in new roads and bridges would be financed - last week, the figure of $1.7 trillion was also floated.
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Vulnerable NJ Republican Frelinghuysen To Step Down From Congress
Frelinghuysen, 71, didn't say why he was retiring in a statement announcing his decision. Republican party committees in the 11th District, which is comprised of parts of Essex, Morris, Passaic and Somerset counties, will now be working to choose a candidate to compete in the general election against the Democratic nominee in an effort to retain the seat.
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Nagaland parties call for poll boycott
Not yet a formal call to boycott the upcoming Assembly election in Nagaland scheduled on February 27, but it has all the ingredients of political parties and voters staying away from the poll process. "When Naga people as a whole have made the collective decision to forgo election, we caution vested interest and unscrupulous persons not to sabotage the historical processes of negotiations by filing nominations and indulging in election process", their statement read.
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Small plane makes emergency landing on busy Southern California freeway
The plane was over open ocean about two miles from the coast when Slod noticed that the plane was descending. He and his passenger, Daniel Gross, realized the engine had completely lost power and they were unable to restart it. Another Twitter user, Peter Erni, seemed to be impressed with the pilot's maneuvering, catching a video just as the plane came to a stop. The pilot had to dodge traffic during his landing; he eventually touched down in the number five lane before easing over to the ...
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Dhoni joins Team India's Wanderers Test win celebrations
On paper, the former of their objectives will go under the "not met" category. If it wasn't already known, the series revealed that India have a sizeable bite to their bark. That man was of course Kohli, who surely did enough to put to bed the myth that he can not score runs in seaming, swinging conditions. The fact all 120 wickets fell in the series, a feat never before achieved in a three-match series, was a testament of how well both the teams' bowling attacks performed.
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Catholic humanitarian groups ask USA to restore aid to Palestinian refugees
The Changemaker Award, which celebrates the beauty company Revlon Live Boldly campaign, was given to Amani al-Khatahtbeh for her advocacy for Muslim women, however, she declined the award because of the ambassador role given to Gal Gadot, who is a former Israeli Army soldier support the Israeli Defence Force's campaign against the Palestinian people.
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U.S. to resume refugee admissions from 11 'high-risk' countries
Applicants from 11 countries, unnamed but understood to include 10 Muslim-majority nations plus North Korea, will face tougher "risk-based" assessments to be accepted. Homeland Security said the new changes will be carried out in compliance with that injunction. "Adding yet more hurdles to an already overly bureaucratic process will burden those seeking safety for themselves and their families", Amnesty International USA said in a statement.
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Senate Vote on 20-Week Abortion Ban Fails
Steve Daines failed to make it to the Senate floor for a vote today. The bill, also known as the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, makes it illegal for a person to perform or attempt to perform an abortion after 20-weeks gestation of pregnancy.
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Mixed response to Government's move to pass the Talaq bill
He said despite the orders of the Supreme Court, the Bill on triple talaq could not be passed by Parliament and Muslim women were denied their rights. Opposition parties are also planning to corner the government on unemployment, price rise, rural distress and atrocities on Dalits. "Almost all opposition parties highlighted that the duration of the session was very short and a wide range of issues need to be discussed.
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Trump ordered release of FISA abuse memo, report says
House Republicans have refused to share the secret memo with the Justice Department , whose officials oppose its release due to national security concerns. Congressional Republicans say their memo will prove once and for all that the DOJ and FBI used tainted information in a politically biased investigation.
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Kabul: Explosions at military university
At least four militants have attacked an army outpost near the Marshal Fahim National Defence University in the Afghan capital of Kabul , a witness said . "The Taliban's cruelty will not prevail", Trump said as he reiterated his commitment to free Afghanistan from terrorists. Saturday's deadly attack had also resulted in more than 200 people being injured.
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Russian fighter jet buzzes USA spy plane in Black Sea, Navy says
Air Force F-22 Raptors intercepted and fired warning flares at two Russian Su-25 jets, after the Russian jets flew east of the de-confliction line that separates Russian- and U.S. That incident was the first "unsafe" encounter for a USA military aircraft in months. CNN military analyst John Kirby said the Russian jet's action was "Inexcusable, provocative & potentially fatal".
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European Union will react 'swiftly' to any Trump trade curbs
Donald Trump appeared to threaten trade with the European Union in Sunday's interview with Piers Morgan on ITV . The EU recently struck free-trade pacts with Canada and Japan, is pushing to wrap up a deal with Latin America and is gearing up for talks with Australia and New Zealand.
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Bruno Mars, Kendrick Lamar win big at Grammys
Mars won all of the awards for which he was in the running on what was expected to be a major night for hip-hop, which for the first time dominated nominations for the major categories. There were also posthumous awards for Leonard Cohen and actress Carrie Fisher, who won best spoken word album for the audio version of her memoirs, The Princess Diarist.
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Off-duty police officer shoots erratic driver after struggle in S
Monday that he saw a auto driving erratically near Broad and Bigler in South Philadelphia . He said: "Anytime someone is trying to run people over we got to look at that angle and see what the investigation leads us". The off-duty officer initially gave a verbal warning to the driver, who did not comply, FOX29 reported. Authorities did not release the name of the driver but said he was in "extremely critical condition", CBS Philly reported.
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Jordan's king calls for Palestinian capital in east Jerusalem
The move led to outcry from the global community who nearly unanimously view Israel's occupation of Palestinian East Jerusalem as illegal. The King reiterated Jordan's support to the two-state solution as the sole way to end the conflicts.
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President Abbas, King Abdullah discuss implications of USA decision on Jerusalem
The U.N. has said that while a "memorable and peaceful solidarity walk by thousands of UNRWA employees" was held in Gaza, the action was not a strike. Dozens of public figures and celebrities have strongly condemned the USA decision to cut funding to the United Nations Works and Relief Agency (UNRWA), an organization that provides life-sustaining aid to Palestinian Refugees in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and in the Diaspora.
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Negotiators Finally See Progress As NAFTA Talks Move Forward 'Very Slowly'
We'll work very hard between now and the beginning of the next round - and we hope for major breakthroughs in that period. "We need to modernize and we need to rebalance". The apparent progress sheds light on less controversial aspects of the sprawling 30-chapter NAFTA renegotiation, where Canadian counter-proposals to so-called US poison pills on autos, dispute resolution and a sunset clause are front and centre.
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Netanyahu to tell Putin: Iran trying to turn Lebanon into 'missile factory'
Gen. Herzl Halevi, was likely to speak with the Russian leader about the situation in Syria, in addition to Iran's growing presence throughout the Middle East as well as its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. The previous meeting to discuss the Russia-Israel relations between Putin and Netanyahu was held on Aug 23, 2017, at Sochi. "As you know, in our country, there were many victims in nearly every family".
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Trump warns United Nations envoys on Iran's 'destabilizing' efforts
In her lame efforts, Haley has tried to convince other members of the U.S. cabinet, such as U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis, to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, claiming Iran has not been living up to the bargain.
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Ahead of Economic Survey, Sensex, Nifty touch fresh highs
The Survey has said that India can be rated as among the best performing economies in the world as the average growth during the last three years is around 4 percentage points higher than the global growth. The BSE auto index gained the most at 1.60 per cent, followed by IT 1.16 per cent, teck 0.92 per cent, consumer durables 0.60 per cent, metal 0.24 per cent, capital goods 0.17 per cent and bankex 0.14 per cent.
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7-Year-Old Arrested After Allegedly Punching Teacher
Repeatedly punching her on her back as he was brought through the hallway, the boy had to be restrained. According to the boy's mother, this isn't the first time the school's administration made a decision to call in the police because of her child, and that the same police officer showed both times.
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Collins advises Trump against talking about Mueller's Russian Federation probe
Graham's bill, which he co-authored with Democratic Sen. According to sources, the special counsel has asked other witnesses about whether Trump has tried to obstruct justice by, for instance, firing Comey, who previously headed the Russian Federation investigation as FBI Director.
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Egyptian politician emerges as sole election challenger to Sisi
Mousa, who leads the Ghad party, told Reuters he was at the electoral commission registering his candidacy after having collected the required number of nomination pledges. Al-Nour was formed in 2011, months after an uprising overthrew Hosni Mubarak, an uprising Egypt 's most prominent Salafi clerics viewed with caution.
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Australia Plans To Become Top 10 Defence Exporter In A Decade
Australia has seen a wave of new jobs, but companies are not keen on paying employees more, leaving wage growth near record lows in an unwelcome drag on consumer spending and inflation. "There is only one goal in making a weapon and that is to kill someone with it. We undertake military exercises with China as well as other countries in the region and will continue to do so", she stressed.
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Trump denies Times report that he ordered Mueller fired
This then led to a targeting campaign that included Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe . Mueller's office is also investigating potential coordination between the Trump campaign and Russian Federation, something that Trump has repeatedly denied.
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FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, frequent target of Trump's ire, steps down
Trump also reportedly summoned McCabe to his office in May, shortly after he had fired FBI Director James Comey, to ask him whom he voted for in the 2016 elections, The Washington Post reported last week. McCabe responded that he had not voted, according to several current and former USA officials. The meeting took place in May after Trump had fired Comey and McCabe took on the role of interim director until Christopher Wray was approved by the U.S.