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  'I'm sorry': Mark Zuckerberg to families at fiery US Senate hearing on online child safety

  World | February 01, 2024 7:22 IST

  The CEOs of five companies - Meta, X (formerly Twitter), Snap, TikTok and Discord were grilled for four hours on failing to protect minors from sexual abuse online. Republican Senator Lindsay Graham said these companies had "blood on their hands" as parents of affected children attended the hearing.

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  US Senate confirms Indian-American Seema Nanda as solicitor for labour dept

  World | July 16, 2021 10:04 IST

  A former CEO of the Democratic National Committee who also served in the Department of Labour during the Obama Administration, Nanda, 48, was confirmed by the Senate with 53-46 votes on Wednesday.

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  US Senate committee confirms Indian-American as federal judge

  World | November 22, 2014 9:43 IST

  Washington: A key Congressional committee has confirmed the nomination of an Indian-American counsel to the key post of US District Court judge for Washington, DC.India-born Amit Privardhan Mehta had been nominated to the post by

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  US Senate committee approves Kerry's nomination as Secretary of State

  World | January 30, 2013 7:11 IST

  Washington, Jan 30: Senator John Kerry moved a step closer to being confirmed as the next US Secretary of State, getting a unanimous vote of approval on Tuesday from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.The full