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At least 3 dead, 10 injured in North Carolina tornado
AP, Wilmington
PUBLISHED ON FEB 16, 2021 03:57 PM IST
The tornado hit just after midnight Tuesday in southeastern Brunswick County near Grissettown.
Higher risk of glaucoma suspected in infants undergoing cataract surgery, says study
By Asian News International | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta | Maryland [US]
PUBLISHED ON DEC 21, 2020 04:58 PM IST
A study of the National Eye Institute (NEI) funded by Infant Aphakic Treatment discovered that cataract surgery may lead to increased eye pressure and optic nerve damage in infants.
Scientists study cause of endangered whale calf’s death
By Associated Press | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta | Cape Lookout, N.C.
UPDATED ON NOV 23, 2020 06:52 PM IST
The National Park Service says scientists are trying to discover the cause of death of a whale calf belonging to “one of the rarest marine mammals” on earth.
Reporter escapes bridge collapse by mere seconds. Watch shocking clip
By Srimoyee Chowdhury | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON NOV 15, 2020 08:44 AM IST
Fortunately, both Amber Roberts and the camera person were unharmed.
3 dead, 2 missing from flooding at North Carolina campsite
By Associated Press | Posted by Prashasti Singh | North Carolina
UPDATED ON NOV 13, 2020 06:54 AM IST
In addition to the three deaths at the Hiddenite Family Campground in Alexander County, a motorist was killed in the county while travelling on a road which was washed out by rising water, said Doug Gillespie, county director of public services.
The birth of a new political constituency
By Yashwant Raj
UPDATED ON NOV 06, 2020 10:08 PM IST
“We have arrived,” proclaimed a string of Indian Americans in news profiles of the community’s sudden shot into prominence politically
Biden needs to win 1 more state to reach 270 electoral votes, become US prez
By Bloomberg | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
UPDATED ON NOV 06, 2020 04:57 PM IST
Biden only needs a win in one more state -- Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada or North Carolina -- to reach the 270 electoral votes he needs to be elected president, provided that other race calls stand.
US polls: No clear winner yet as Trump, Biden locked in swing state contests
By Yashwant Raj I edited by Vinod Janardhanan | Hindustan Times, Washington
UPDATED ON NOV 04, 2020 11:44 AM IST
But President Donald Trump did not lose in a landslide as some pundits had forecast, and Biden did not close the contest early as some others had said he might.
US Election 2020: Democrat Deborah Ross wins open House seat in North Carolina
By Associated Press | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri | North Carolina
UPDATED ON NOV 04, 2020 10:21 AM IST
Ross is the second Democrat to win an open House seat after a court order required North Carolina to redraw its congressional map ahead of the 2020 election. The seat is currently held by Republican Party’s George Holding.
US Election 2020: Armed man arrested at North Carolina polling site
By Associated Press | Posted by Niyati Singh | Washington
UPDATED ON NOV 04, 2020 05:11 AM IST
In North Carolina, an armed man loitering at a polling site on Election Day has been arrested and charged with trespassing.
US Election 2020: North Carolina voter rally ends with pepper spray, 8 arrests
By Associated Press | Posted by Prashasti Singh | GRAHAM, N.C.
UPDATED ON NOV 01, 2020 06:21 AM IST
Graham police said they issued several warnings to the crowd at Alamance County’s courthouse to move from the roadway before releasing pepper spraying and later arresting eight people.
US Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to block North Carolina absentee ballot extension
By Reuters | Posted by Prashasti Singh | New York/Washington
UPDATED ON OCT 29, 2020 06:46 AM IST
The state election board, citing potential US Postal Service mail delivery delays, opted to allow absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted if they arrived up to nine days later.
‘Voted for guy named Trump,’ says US President; Biden addresses tipping-point Pennsylvania
By Yashwant Raj | Hindustan Times, Washington
UPDATED ON OCT 24, 2020 09:34 PM IST
President Trump’s first rally of the day was in Fayetteville in North Carolina, a battleground state he won in 2016, but where he is now trailing Biden by a thin margin of 1.5 percentage points in the RealClearPolitics average of polls.
Trump boasts of best environmental numbers; Blames China, India, Russia for ‘spewing stuff into air’
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Srivatsan K C | Washington
UPDATED ON OCT 16, 2020 12:49 PM IST
He said the US has achieved energy independence while protecting its pristine environment.
Donald Trump heads to Iowa looking to galvanize his base, gain boost against Joe Biden
By Reuters | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar | Washington
PUBLISHED ON OCT 15, 2020 06:34 AM IST
On Thursday Donald Trump will be in North Carolina and Florida, on Friday he will campaign in Florida and Georgia and on Saturday he will speak in Michigan and Wisconsin.
Democratic candidate Cal Cunningham admits sending sexually suggestive texts
By Associated Press | Posted by Arpan Rai | Raleigh
PUBLISHED ON OCT 03, 2020 07:09 PM IST
Cal Cunningham apologized late Friday for the text message exchanges in which he tells the woman he wants to kiss her and she says she wants to spend the night with him. The messages were first reported by the website NationalFile.com.
Donald Trump campaign sues to block mail-in ballot rule changes
By Associated Press | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar | Raleigh
UPDATED ON SEP 27, 2020 06:44 AM IST
The lawsuit filed by the Trump campaign and the RNC also accuses the board of trying to override state law in saying that ballots postmarked on or before Election Day can be counted if they are received within nine days of the election instead of the three days prescribed by law.
Donald Trump to nominate female judge to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
By Yashwant Raj | Hindustan Times, Washington, Washington
PUBLISHED ON SEP 21, 2020 03:08 AM IST
The president first spoke of picking a woman for the seat left vacant by the passing of Ginsburg while talking to reporters before departing for the rally.
Donald Trump pledges woman for court, pushes Senate to move on pick
By Associated Press | Posted by Arpan Rai | Washington
PUBLISHED ON SEP 20, 2020 05:55 AM IST
Taking the stage at a North Carolina rally to chants of “Fill that seat,” the president said he would nominate his selection despite Democrats’ objections.
Scientists publish images of coronavirus infected cells
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar | Washington
UPDATED ON SEP 13, 2020 06:03 PM IST
The images, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, were re-colorised, and show infected hairy ciliated cells with strands of mucus attached to cilia tips.
Trump to campaign in Florida, North Carolina battlegrounds on Tuesday
By Associated Press | Posted by Niyati Singh | Washington
UPDATED ON SEP 06, 2020 02:37 AM IST
President Donald Trump will highlight his environmental agenda as he campaigns in the battleground states of Florida and North Carolina on Tuesday.
Obese people might be at a higher risk of COVID-19 complications, studies find
By Asian News International | Posted by Saumya Sharma | Washington [US]
UPDATED ON SEP 01, 2020 12:50 AM IST
A new study led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill raises concerns about the impact of obesity on the effectiveness of a future COVID-19 vaccine.
Republican who drew lines called gerrymanders faces charges
By Associated Press | Posted by: Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Raleigh, North Carolina
PUBLISHED ON AUG 21, 2020 06:09 AM IST
State Rep. David Lewis, chairman of the powerful House Rules Committee since 2015, conducted a scheme to transfer money from his campaign committee to help his ailing farm
Pet dog rushes to call for help, saves Navy veteran. Their story is viral
By Srimoyee Chowdhury | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 18, 2020 06:21 PM IST
Navy veteran Rudy Armstrong was in his boathouse in Oriental, North Carolina with his pet Bubu, a Chihuahua mix, when he suffered a stroke.
Over $700K raised for slain boy’s funeral in North Carolina
By Associated Press | Posted by Prashasti Singh | WILSON, N.C.
UPDATED ON AUG 17, 2020 08:06 AM IST
The donations poured into a GoFundMe page organized by Gwen Hinnant, who identifies herself on the website as Cannon Hinnant’s grandmother.
Trump wears mask, voices hope on Covid-19 vaccine in North Carolina
By Reuters | Posted by Prashasti Singh | Morrisville
PUBLISHED ON JUL 28, 2020 08:33 AM IST
US President Donald Trump, whose job approval ratings have dropped as many Americans believe he has handled the virus badly, sought for the second week to look in command after setting aside his hands-off approach.
Donald Trump reverses his stance, says schools in hotspots should delay reopening
By Yashwant Raj| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi | Hindustan Times, Washington
UPDATED ON JUL 24, 2020 09:47 PM IST
Continuing his retreat from unconditional reopening generally, the president also announced the cancellation of Republican convention in Florida, one of states his the hardest by the second surge in Covid-19 cases.
5 killed, 3 injured in North Carolina highway crash
By Associated Press | CHARLOTTE, N.C
PUBLISHED ON JUL 04, 2020 07:02 AM IST
Officials did not immediately release the identity of the victims or say how the crash happened.
Two Republicans opposed by Donald Trump win in Kentucky, North Carolina
By Associated Press| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal | Louisville
PUBLISHED ON JUN 24, 2020 03:22 PM IST
In western North Carolina, GOP voters picked 24-year-old investor Madison Cawthorn, who uses a wheelchair following an accident, over Trump-backed real estate agent Lynda Bennett. The runoff was for the seat vacated by GOP Rep. Mark Meadows, who resigned to become Trump’s chief of staff and joined his new boss in backing Bennett.
George Floyd death: Largely peaceful protests against police brutality in US
By Associated Press| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal | Washington
PUBLISHED ON JUN 07, 2020 03:53 PM IST
Saturday’s marches featured few reports of problems in scenes that were more often festive than tense. Authorities were not quick to release crowd size estimates, but it was clear tens of thousands of people — and perhaps hundreds of thousands — turned out nationally.
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