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Twitter 'faced extraordinary, untenable circumstance' before banning Trump
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 14 (ANI): Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Wednesday said that the social media platform faced an "extraordinary and untenable circumstance" before permanently banning President Donald Trump's account in wake of the violence that broke out at Capitol Hill.
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Trump first President in US history to be impeached twice
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 14 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Wednesday (local time) impeached President Donald Trump for "inciting" last week's deadly violence at Capitol Hill.
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US Military leaders condemn Capitol riots
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 13 (ANI): The United States' most senior General Mark Milley and the entire Joint Chiefs of Staff, which is comprised of the heads of each military branch, issued a statement Tuesday condemning the riots that broke out in Capitol Hill last week saying that the right
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YouTube bars Trump's account from uploading videos for one week
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 13 (ANI): Video-sharing app YouTube said on Tuesday night it was barring new content from being posted on President Donald Trump's channel for at least a week over a violation of its policies, the latest move by a social media giant to crack down on the president follo
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Twitter suspends 70K QAnon accounts in wake of Capitol riots
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
San Francisco [US], January 12 (ANI): Twitter on Monday announced that more than 70,000 accounts have been suspended following the riots in Washington DC stating that these accounts were engaged in sharing harmful QAnon-associated content.
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US Capital requests cancellation of public gatherings through January 24
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Washington, DC has asked the federal authorities to cancel all permits for public gatherings in the US capital beyond the presidential inauguration set for January 20 following the unrest on Capitol Hill last week, Mayor Muriel Bowser told reporters
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Mamata Banerjee has dictatorial attitude like Trump: Dilip Ghosh
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): When the world is condemning the US President Donald Trump over the Capitol Hill violence last week, West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Dilip Ghosh on Monday has compared Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with Trump saying both have 'dictatorial
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Alaska Airlines bans 14 passengers following rowdy DC flight post Capitol
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 11 (ANI): Alaska Airlines has banned 14 passengers following a 'rowdy' five-hour flight from Washington, DC to Seattle on January 7, a day after the riot that broke out at Capitol Hill.
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Democrats demand answers from Justice Dept about Trump's role in Capitol H
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 10 (ANI): Members of the Democratic Party have demanded more information from the leaders of the US Department of Justice regarding what the department is doing to investigate and prosecute the attack on Capitol Hill including the role of outgoing President Donald Tr
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Trump likely to target big tech in his final days
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 10 (ANI): President Donald Trump will be targeting Twitter and other social media platforms during his final days in office to shift the narrative away from the riots at Capitol Hill which took place earlier this week, reported CNN.
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House Republicans warn Democrats against Trump impeachment
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 9 (ANI): Republican lawmakers from the US House of Representatives have warned the Democratic Party against pursuing the impeachment of outgoing President Donald Trump for his role in Wednesday's breach of Capitol by pro-Trump supporters at Capitol Hill.
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18 pc of Republicans support Capitol riots: Polls
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 9 (ANI): Close to 18 percent of the Republicans support the pro-Trump rioters who stormed the Capitol on Wednesday in opposition to Congress's certification of President-elect Joe Biden's win according to a survey conducted by BS NewsHour/Marist released on Friday (l
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