Trump condemnation of Charlottesville violence includes ‘white supremacists’: White House
A young woman was killed and 19 people were injured Saturday when a car plowed into a crowd in Charlottesville, Virginia after the rally, which had ignited bloody clashes between white supremacists and counter-protesters.
By Agence France-Presse | Agence France-Presse, Bedminster, United States
UPDATED ON AUG 13, 2017 10:08 PM IST
US President Donald Trump’s condemnation of bigotry and hatred at a “Unite the Right” rally in Virginia that turned violent included white supremacists, the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazis, the White House insisted Sunday.
“The president said very strongly in his statement yesterday that he condemns all forms of violence, bigotry and hatred. Of course that includes white supremacists, KKK, neo-Nazi and all extremist groups,” a spokesperson said.
“He called for national unity and bringing all Americans together.”
A young woman was killed and 19 people were injured Saturday when a car plowed into a crowd in Charlottesville, Virginia after the rally, which had ignited bloody clashes between white supremacists and counter-protesters.
Trump has come under mounting fire, even from members of his own party, for blaming the violence on hatred and bigotry “on many sides,” and not explicitly condemning the white extremist groups at the rally.
The president has long had a following among white supremacist groups attracted to his nationalist rhetoric on immigration and other hot-button issues.
Biden administration to let H-1B spouses work: What it means
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Sameer
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 10:58 AM IST
This comes as a relief for the Indian community in the US that lived with uncertainty after the Trump administration sought to take away their work authorisation as part of a larger effort to protect jobs for Americans
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Reuters, Wuhan
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 10:42 AM IST
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By hindustantimes.com | Written by Susmita Pakrasi, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 08:31 AM IST
The statement said that they discussed the importance of continuing close cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region, and promoting regional security.
San Francisco to strip George Washington, Abraham Lincoln from school names
AP, San Francisco
UPDATED ON JAN 28, 2021 08:09 AM IST
The decision by the San Francisco Board of Education in a 6-1 vote Tuesday night affects one-third of the city's schools and came nearly three years after the board started considering the idea.
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Reuters, London
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 07:48 AM IST
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Joe Biden takes sweeping measures to curb climate change, vows job creation
Reuters, Washington
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 07:44 AM IST
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AFP
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 07:31 AM IST
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US terrorism alert warns of politically motivated violence
AP
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 07:05 AM IST
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UK high streets are emptying at the fastest pace on record
Bloomberg
UPDATED ON JAN 28, 2021 06:45 AM IST
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US will join nuclear deal if Iran complies with provisions: Tony Blinken
PTI, Washington
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 06:33 AM IST
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US-China can work together on areas like climate change: Tony Blinken
PTI, Washington
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 06:17 AM IST
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Pfizer vaccine only slightly less effective against key S.African variant: Study
Reuters, New York
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 06:13 AM IST
The study was conducted on blood taken from people who had been given the vaccine. Its findings are limited, because it does not look at the full set of mutations found in the new South African variant.
Hopeful signs on pandemic lead some US states to ease coronavirus restrictions
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 05:46 AM IST
About 4,300 Americans died of Covid-19 infections on Tuesday, the third highest daily toll since the first US case was identified almost exactly a year ago on Jan. 20, 2020.
Facebook to stop recommending political groups to users
AFP
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 05:41 AM IST
Facebook and Instagram suspended Trump after his supporters stormed the US Capitol on January 6, an attack on the seat of democracy that led to Trump's unprecedented second impeachment.
UK PM Boris Johnson heads to Scotland amid fears of break up of UK
Reuters, London
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 05:26 AM IST
Ahead of his visit, Johnson said that Scotland as a part of the United Kingdom gained access to a coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford.