Senators
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Kamala Harris makes gaffe during senators' swearing-in ceremony, JD Vance spotted laughing: Watch
World | Jan 05, 2025, 12:30 PM ISTA video has gone viral on social media showing US Vice President making a fumble while reading out Pledge of Allegiance during the swearing-in ceremony of new senators at Capitol Hill. This drew reaction from incoming Vice President JD Vance, who was spotted laughing.
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Pakistan: Senators slam 'ignorance' after police save woman from mob accusing her of blasphemy
World | Feb 27, 2024, 11:20 PM ISTThe teenage girl wearing a shirt with Arabic letters was almost attacked by a mob when someone alleged her dress had Quranic verses on it. However, the police managed to intervene and took the girl into protective custody, and the girl later apologised.
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Top Senators urge Trump to temporarily suspend H-1B, other guest workers visas
World | May 08, 2020, 09:46 AM ISTTop Republican senators urged US President Donald Trump on Thursday to suspend all new guest worker visas for 60 days and certain categories of new guest worker visas, including H-1B, for at least a year or until unemployment figures return to normal levels.
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US Senators ask Barack Obama to approve export licenses of LNG
May 03, 2014, 06:10 PM ISTWashington: Five pro-energy US Senators have asked President Barack Obama to impress upon the energy department to quicken the approval of applications for export licenses for natural gas to key American allies and friends. “As
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US shutdown: Focus of negotiations shifts to Senate
Oct 12, 2013, 11:00 PM ISTWASHINGTON: House talks with President Barack Obama over ending the partial government shutdown and preventing a federal default have stalled, Speaker John Boehner told fellow Republicans on Saturday, shifting the focus to Senate efforts to
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US Senators write to Pak Prez, seek Christian girl's release
World | Sep 01, 2012, 04:55 PM ISTWashington, Sep 1: As a young Christian girl charged with blasphemy continued to be held in a Pakistani jail, a bipartisan group of six US Senators has asked President Asif Ali Zardari to take immediate