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Shooting near White House: Trump calls suspect "savage monster" after one
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, one of the two West Virginia National Guard personnel shot near the White House on Wednesday afternoon (local time), had died from her injuries. Trump said he had spoken with Beckstrom's family and described her as "an incredible person, outstanding in every s
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DC Mayor calls shooting of 2 National Guardsmen "targeted shooting"
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser condemned what she described as a "targeted shooting" that left two members of the West Virginia National Guard critically wounded on Wednesday.
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National Guard troops in DC to more than double under Trump's federal take
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
National Guard troops in Washington, DC, will more than double as Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina, and West Virginia send personnel to support President Trump's federal takeover. Some may soon be armed, while critics, including DC Mayor Bowser, call the move politicized and unnecessary.
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US Supreme Court declines West Virginia's request to allow transgender ath
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
West Virginia's plea for permission to implement a state law that prohibits transgender women and girls from playing on a sports team was rejected by the Supreme Court on Thursday, CNN reported.
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Indiana House passes abortion ban with some exceptions
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Indianapolis [US], August 6 (ANI): The Indiana lawmakers passed a near-total ban on abortion on Friday, with some exceptions, becoming the first state in the US to pass this new legislation since the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.
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Biden terms US Supreme Court's ruling in climate case 'devastating decisio
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 1 (ANI): US President Joe Biden termed the Supreme Court's ruling in West Virginia vs. EPA as 'another devastating decision' and said that he will not relent in using his lawful authorities to protect the public health and tackle the climate crisis.
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Having greenery around hospitals can ease confusion, anger: Study
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
West Virginia [US], February 20 (ANI): Walking and moving around large hospitals can feel like being stuck in a trap. For patients and visitors, finding the way from one point to another inside a visually-bland medical complex exacerbates an already stressed mental state. One landscape archi
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When is chemotherapy most effective? Research suggests, it varies with tim
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Morgantown (West Virginia) [US], January 27 (ANI): Brain tumours are among the trickiest to treat as the blood-brain barrier keeps foreign substances like germs and toxins from entering the brain. By shielding the brain from things that would harm it, the blood-brain barrier also blocks the
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Researchers determine nutritional properties of protein in cricket, locust
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
West Virginia [US], January 19 (ANI): As the human population grows to a predicted 10 billion by 2050 and overall land mass remains constant, traditional animal farming may become a less viable method for food production. Animal farming has traditionally fulfilled human nutritional requireme
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Research suggests positive state of mind may be antidote for working in pa
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 26 (ANI): According to a new West Virginia University study, self-efficacy, optimism, hope and resiliency help inoculate employees from the negative effects of working through a pandemic.
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Study finds three factors that may predict college students' loss of self-
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 11 (ANI): Joining a club that sparks a new interest, playing a new intramural sport or finding a new group of friends may be just as indicative of a college freshman's loss of self-control as drinking or drug use, according to new research at West Virginia University.
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Researchers find opiate overdoses may lead to poor mental health
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 29 (ANI): In disproportionate clusters from Cape Cod to San Diego, the opioid epidemic is taking a deadly toll on people's mental health, suggested the findings of a new study by the researchers from the University of Cincinnati.
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