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VP Harris fights for Democrats’ future — and her own


Boston: Ruby Brown beamed with excitement in a community college gymnasium as she waited for Vice President Kamala Harris to take the stage at a political rally for the Democratic ticket in Massachusetts “As soon as her name was announced, I said I had to find a way to go,” said Brown, 58. The midterms are...

Biden trying to save incumbent Democrats in campaign sprint


Albuquerque, N.M.: President Joe Biden took off on a personal final-days campaign sprint Thursday that reflects the Democrats’ major concerns before next week’s midterm elections, appealing to New Mexico voters to defeat “reckless and irresponsible” Republicans and reelect Democratic New Mexico, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. New Mexico is normally safe Democratic territory, but Lujan Grisham...

FBI warns of ‘broad’ threat to NJ synagogues


Hoboken, N.J.: The FBI said on Thursday it had received credible information about a “broad” threat to synagogues in New Jersey, a warning that promoted some municipalities to send extra police officers to guard houses of worship. The nature of the threat was vague. The FBI’s Newark office released a statement urging synagogues to “take...

Nets suspend Kyrie Irving for at least 5 games without pay


New York: The Brooklyn Nets suspended Kyrie Irving for at least five games without pay Thursday, dismayed by his repeated failure to “unequivocally say he has no antisemitic beliefs.” Hours after Irving refused to issue the apology that NBA Commissioner Adam Silver sought for posting a link to an antisemitic work on his Twitter feed,...

Judge says he’ll appoint monitor for Donald Trump’s company


New York: A Manhattan judge said Thursday he will appoint an independent monitor “to ensure there is no further fraud” at former President Donald Trump’s company, restricting its ability to freely make deals, sell assets and change its corporate structure. Judge Arthur Engoron ordered an outside watchdog as he presides over a lawsuit in which...

Cannot represent Mallya, he is ‘not traceable’: The fugitive businessman’s lawyers tell SC


Lawyers representing fugitive businessman and former Kingfisher Airlines boss Vijay Mallya have told a Division Bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and Hima Kohli in the Supreme Court that they are not willing to represent Mallya as “he is not responding and is not traceable”. They reported that he is not appearing in any...

Indian “shark” Aman Gupta’s startup boAt is case study at Harvard


Being one of the most elite educational institutes, Harvard Business School boasts of a curriculum that includes case studies of many companies that have made an impact in the market. That's why, when his startup boAt was selected for a case study at the prestigious school, co-founder Aman Gupta was more than elated.  Gupta took...

What You Don’t Know Can Hurt: The Facts About Updated COVID Vaccines


From the We Can Do This COVID-19 Public Education Campaign  The updated vaccines have arrived, but surveys are showing that some people don’t know much about them — even though they could make a big difference as cooler weather and growing case numbers abroad signal another possible COVID-19 surge.  “COVID is still with us,” said Dr....

Calling Rishi Sunak, a “cow worshipper” is bigotry, full stop
An open letter to PEN International and Salil Tripathi from the Hindu American Foundation


On October 24th, commenting on the appointment of Rishi Sunak at Prime Minster of the UK, the first non-white and Hindu to hold the position, PEN  International board member Salil Tripathi tweeted:  “The continued denial of Sonia Gandhi’s Indianness reveals more about the churlish meanness, racism, and misogyny of Sanghis than their pride over a cow worshipper becoming...