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Economy likely slowed but still posted solid growth in Q4

Washington: The U.S. economy likely rolled out of 2022 with momentum, registering decent growth in the face of painful inflation, high interest rates and rising concern that a recession may be months away. Economists have estimated that the gross domestic...

FDA’s advisers back plan to simplify COVID vaccinations

Washington: The U.S. is poised to make COVID vaccinations more like a yearly flu shot, a major shift in strategy despite a long list of questions about how to best protect against a still rapidly mutating virus. The Food and...

Green comet passing by earth after 50,000 years

Cape Canaveral, Fla.: A comet is streaking back our way after 50,000 years. The dirty snowball last visited during Neanderthal times, according to NASA. It will come within 26 million miles of Earth before speeding away again, unlikely to return...

Boston Metal gets $120 million boost from ArcelorMittal for ‘green steel’

New York: The manufacture of “green steel” moved one step closer to reality Friday as Massachusetts-based Boston Metal announced a $120 million investment from the world’s second-largest steelmaker, ArcelorMittal. Boston Metal will use the injection of funds to expand production...

Astronaut Raja Chari nominated to brigadier general post in US Air Force

Washington: Indian-American astronaut Raja J Chari has been nominated by President Joe Biden for the appointment to the grade of Air Force brigadier general. The nomination will have to be confirmed by the Senate which approves all senior civilian and...

Dr Ganesh Thakur to lead top scientists in Texas

Houston: Ganesh Thakur, an Indian-origin professor has been appointed as the vice president of the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology (TAMEST), an organization that brings the state’s top scientists and researchers to advance research, innovation and business...

Dharmesh Patel, who drove family off cliff taken into custody

New York: An Indian-origin man who drove a Tesla and plunged it 250 feet off a treacherous cliff in northern California, injuring his two young children and his wife, has been released from the hospital and moved to a local jail,...

Harmeet Dhillon loses Republican NC chairmanship election

Washington, DC: Harmeet Dhillon, a prominent Indian-American attorney failed in her bid to win the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee (RNC) to Ronna McDaniel who was reelected in a high-profile and combustible election that could hurt the party...

Astronaut Raja Chari nominated to brigadier general post in US Air Force

Washington: Indian-American astronaut Raja J Chari has been nominated by President Joe Biden for the appointment to the grade of Air Force brigadier general. The nomination will have to be confirmed by the Senate which approves all senior civilian and...

Biden renominates Arun Subramanian as NY district court judge

President Joe Biden has renominated Indian-American attorney Arun Subramanian to be the District Court judge for the Southern District of New York.  If confirmed, Subramanian, who would replace Alison J. Nathan, would become the first South Asian judge to serve...

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Economy likely slowed but still posted solid growth in Q4

Washington: The U.S. economy likely rolled out of 2022 with momentum, registering decent growth in the face of painful...