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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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Capitol riots: US football coach declines Presidential Medal of Freedom
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 12 (ANI): American football team New England Patriots' head coach Bill Belichick announced that he is declining the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which he was scheduled to receive from President Donald Trump on Thursday.
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Homeland Security acting secretary Chad Wolf resigns
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 12 (ANI): Chad Wolf, acting secretary of US Homeland Security, has resigned from his post, days after the violent mob attack at the Capitol last week.
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Parler sues Amazon for suspending its services following US Capitol violen
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 12 (ANI): Parler, the alternative social media platform favoured by conservatives in the US, sued Amazon on Monday (local time) after the tech giant de-platformed it, alleging an antitrust violation, breach of contract and interference with the company's business rel
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House Republicans block 25th Amendment resolution to remove Trump
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 12 (ANI): US House Republicans on Monday (local time) blocked a request by Democrats to unanimously pass a resolution seeking Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from power, following a violent breach of the US Capitol by
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Melania condemns Capitol riots, talks of 'gossip' against her but mum on T
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 12 (ANI): US First Lady Melania Trump on Monday (local time) broke her silence on the attack on the Capitol and issued a statement condemning the violent riots at the Capitol on Wednesday, yet remained mum on the role of her husband President Donald Trump in inciting
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US House introduces resolution to impeach President Trump
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 11 (ANI): House Democrats introduced a resolution to impeach US President Donald Trump on Monday, on charges of "incitement of insurrection" during the recent US Capitol riots.
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New York State Bar Association may remove Rudy Giuliani over Capitol riots
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 11 (ANI): The New York State Bar Association has moved to revoke the membership of US President Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani over his instigating speech before Capitol Building riots last week, The Jerusalem Post reported.
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US House Democrats to impeach Trump for inciting insurrection
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 11 (ANI): House Democrats unveiled their resolution to impeach President Donald Trump on Monday, charging him with "incitement of insurrection" for his role in the recent riots in the US Capitol.
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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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Can't call myself a Republican anymore: Colin Powell
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 11 (ANI): In the wake of Capitol riots on Wednesday, Former United States Secretary of State Colin Powell said that he no longer considers himself a Republican.
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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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