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  Biden vs Trump battle hinges on 4 key states | All you need to know

  World | November 05, 2020 23:58 IST

  With counting of votes is still underway in the US Presidential election results 2020, the race to The White House now holds on the outcome of 4-5 key battleground states as there is still no clear winner. Democratic candidate Joe Biden though has taken a lead and would need a victory in just one more state to win US Presidency, while for incumbent President Donald Trump who has 214 electoral votes, would need a win in all these battleground states including Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, Wisconsin and Nevada.

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  Cancer, its treatment may accelerate the aging process in young patients

  Lifestyle | August 25, 2020 10:35 IST

  A new study examines the effects of cancer and its treatment on the aging process and finds that the expression of a gene associated with aging is higher in young patients with cancer after treatment with chemotherapy and in young cancer survivors who are frail.

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  North Carolina campus shooting leaves 2 dead, 4 injured

  World | May 01, 2019 7:27 IST

  Campus Police Chief Jeff Baker said authorities received a call around 4:40 p.m. that a suspect armed with a pistol had shot several students. He said officers assembling nearby for a concert rushed to the scene, where they apprehended the male suspect. Authorities did not immediately release the suspect's identity.  

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  Florida turns into 'war-zone'after Hurricane Michael scourge

  News | October 13, 2018 10:00 IST

  Death toll from hurricane Michael rises to 16; likely to rise further

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  Death toll from Hurricane Florence at 31; storm moving away from North, South Carolina

  World | September 18, 2018 9:45 IST

  Nearly 5,00,000 people remained without electricity, while hundreds of thousands of people were forced to leave their homes.

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  Hurricane Florence downgrades to tropical storm, death toll at 17

  World | September 17, 2018 7:18 IST

  Authorities ordered the immediate evacuation of up to 7,500 people living within a mile (1.6 kilometers) of a stretch of the Cape Fear River and the Little River.

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  Death toll in Hurricane Florence rises to 11, destructive flooding in North Carolina likely

  World | September 16, 2018 7:06 IST

  The core of Tropical Storm Florence is now drifting westward over South Carolina, threatening more flash floods and major river flooding.

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  Hurricane Florence strengthens to Category 4, expected to worsen today

  World | September 11, 2018 7:02 IST

  Evacuation of the state’s entire coastline starting Tuesday noon was ordered by the South Carolina governor and predicted nearly 1 million people would flee.

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  One dead after fight leads to fatal shooting at North Carolina mall

  World | December 25, 2015 8:49 IST

  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP): A long-standing dispute sparked a shooting at a crowded North Carolina shopping mall on Christmas Eve, police said, and an off-duty officer fatally shot a man who pointed a gun in his

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  Charleston church shooting suspect feared blacks were taking over the world

  World | June 19, 2015 18:57 IST

  Charleston (South Carolina):  An acquaintance of the man accused of a shooting massacre inside a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina, says Dylann Storm Roof had complained that "blacks were taking over the world."Joey

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  E-Cigarette Flavourings Can affect functioning of lungs: Research

  Lifestyle | May 19, 2015 16:20 IST

  WASHINGTON:  Certain flavourings used in electronic cigarette liquid may alter important cellular functions in lung tissue, according to a new research."The effects of the various chemical components of e-cigarette vapour on lung tissue are largely unknown,"

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  Indian-American kills father in US

  World | January 17, 2013 12:39 IST

  Washington, Jan 17: In a ghastly act, a 28-year-old Indian-American has killed his father in a North Carolina city, following a dispute between them.Jiten Ashwin Patel, 28, is charged with first-degree murder of his father

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  Angry Father In US Shoots Daughter's Laptop With .45 Pistol

  World | February 11, 2012 15:41 IST

  Washington, Feb 11: A man in North Carolina, Tommy Jordan, has taught his disgruntled teenage daughter Hannah a public lession in respecting one's elders by shooting her latop on camera and then posting the video

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  Irene Toll Rises To 18 : Officials

  World | August 29, 2011 11:33 IST

  Washington, Aug 29 : The death toll in the United States from Hurricane Irene has risen to 18, with four new fatalities reported in the state of Pennsylvania, US officials have said.Six deaths have been

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  Irene Slams Into New Jersey Shore, Shuts Down NYC

  World | August 28, 2011 18:03 IST

  New York, Aug 28: A weakened but still dangerous Hurricane Irene shut down New York and menaced other cities as it roared up the East Coast, unloading a foot (30 centimeters) of rain on North