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Trump administration plans to halve State Department budget
Trump administration wants to nearly halve State Dept budget

WASHINGTON, D.C. President Donald Trump's administration wants to cut the State Department's budget by nearly half, according to documents...

Myrtle the Tortoise reunited with Family after tornado escape
Pet tortoise lost in Mississippi tornado reunited with family

KOKOMO, Mississippi: Myrtle, a beloved pet tortoise, is back with his family in Mississippi after being lost for weeks during a deadly...

NY tour helicopter firm shuts down after deadly crash
Company whose chopper crashed, killing 6, ceasing operations

NEW YORK CITY, New York: The helicopter tour company involved in a recent crash that killed a pilot and a visiting family from Spain...

Education Department moves to cut off Maine's federal education funding
Trump administration moves to pull Maine's school funding over transgender athletes

WASHINGTON D. C.: President Donald Trump's administration announced late last week that it would stop all federal education funding...

Indonesia plans US visit to avert tariffs with bold offer
Indonesia to offer to increase U.S. imports to help trade talks

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesia is preparing a high-level visit to Washington with an ambitious offer to avert steep U.S. tariffs on...

Trump admin ends race-based admissions at military academies
US military academies end race consideration in admissions

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Air Force Academy will no longer use race when deciding who gets in. For many...

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US tariffs put pressure on India’s shrimp exports
Indian shrimp industry sails in troubled waters after Trump tariffs

GANAPAVARAM, India/GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador: India's shrimp exporters are facing mounting uncertainty as new U.S. tariffs threaten to disrupt...

India seeks to fast-track US trade deal after tariff pause
India seeks quick US trade deal as Trump tariffs paused

NEW DELHI, India: India is pushing to fast-track a trade agreement with the United States following a temporary pause on new tariffs,...

Apple airlifts iPhones from India to dodge new US tariffs
Apple airlifts 600 tons of iPhones from India 'to beat' Trump tariffs

NEW DELHI, India: Apple has ramped up shipments of iPhones from India to the United States, chartering aircraft to move hundreds of...

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah denies rift over caste survey, says cabinet discussion "incomplete"
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah denies rift over caste survey, says cabinet discussion "incomplete"

Ramanagara (Karnataka) [India], April 19 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Friday that the state cabinet's discussion...

Union Minister Sanjay Seth slams Jharkhand Minister Hafizul Hassan over 'Shariat first' remark, demands treason case
Union Minister Sanjay Seth slams Jharkhand Minister Hafizul Hassan over 'Shariat first' remark, demands treason case

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], April 19 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth on Friday strongly condemned Jharkhand...

"Variety is spice of life": Shreyas Iyer on PBKS' dominant win over RCB
"Variety is spice of life": Shreyas Iyer on PBKS' dominant win over RCB

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 19 (ANI): Punjab Kings (PBKS) captain Shreyas Iyer was happy after his side registered a clinical...