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A gas explosion triggered a major fire in the unincorporated community of Ashland near Hayward on Thursday after an underground line was damaged by a construction crew, fire officials said. At least one home was destroyed, windows were blown out and nearby houses shook.Six people were taken to hospital for treatment, Alameda County Deputy Fire…
US President Donald Trump pardoned Colorado’s former Mesa County clerk, Tina Peters, for her “attempts to expose Voter Fraud” in the 2020 presidential election in a Truth Social post on Thursday eveningTrump has been vocal about his intentions to free Peters — one of the nation’s most prominent 2020 election deniers — from her prison…
The Department of Homeland Security has signed a contract worth nearly $140 million to purchase six Boeing 737 aircraft for deportation operations, as reported by The Washington Post. The move marks a major shift in how the US government carries out removals, giving ICE the ability to operate its own dedicated fleet instead of relying…
Social media erupted on Thursday after footage from Charlie Kirk’s accused killer Tyler Robinson’s first in-person court appearance went viral, showing the 22-year-old smiling and grinning.Some netizens claimed that the assassin appeared to be “laughing” and showing “zero remorse” over the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Robinson is charged with aggravated murder in the…
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faced a heated session on Capitol Hill as Democratic lawmakers pressed her on deportations, immigration enforcement and the treatment of US military veterans. Among the most memorable exchanges came from Indian-origin Congressman Shri Thanedar, who, without hesitation, asked Noem whether she would resign. Thanedar even brought a board with “Kristi…
Two Indian-origin innovators have earned a place in TIME’s prestigious Person of the Year issue, which spotlights the “Architects of AI” shaping the direction of one of the most transformative technologies of the century. Their inclusion reflects the growing influence of Indian-origin leadership in the global AI landscape, as Karandeep Anand and Sriram Krishnan help…
US President Donald Trump unveiled a new million-dollar “gold card” immigration scheme, with his administration arguing that America must stop admitting “below-average” immigrants and instead prioritise high-earning, highly skilled applicants.Announcing the programme at the White House, commerce secretary Howard Lutnick claimed the existing system brings in immigrants who earn far less than US-born workers. “The…
Stephen Miller, White House aide and key architect of Donald Trump’s immigration policy, said that US would have been better off favouring immigrants from Western and Northern Europe over those from so-called “third world” countries. Unsuccessful immigrants giving birth to unsuccessful children Speaking to Fox News, Miller criticised the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, which…
Sim J. Singh Attariwala, a well-known civil rights advocate and Director of the Anti-Hate Program at Asian Americans Advancing Justice, has been appointed as a Commissioner on the District of Columbia Human Rights Commission. He was appointed by District of Columbia mayor Muriel Bowser and confirmed by the DC Council. He became one of the…
Canada has taken a major step toward correcting a long-standing misunderstanding by clearly separating the sacred Hindu, Jain and Buddhist swastika from Nazi imagery in its federal anti-hate legislation. The change comes through amendments to Bill C-9, which aims to overhaul Criminal Code provisions related to hate crimes and hate symbols. Although the bill is…
