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Engage and Take Charge: ATEA organizes national conference ‘CATEALYZE 2022’


The American Tamil Entrepreneurs Association (ATEA) just wrapped its national conference of the year. There was an abundant overflow of energy on a Saturday at the most historical venue, Bell Labs, which throughout the twentieth century influenced thousands of researchers and engineers to innovate on some of the world’s most important technological breakthroughs.   It was a rare sight to...

CMT announces five stars as their 2022 Artists of the Year


Nashville, Tenn.: CMT will honor country stars Carly Pearce, Cody Johnson, Kane Brown, Luke Combs, and Walker Hayes as their 2022 Artists of the Year. The network will air its annual TV special on Oct. 14 featuring tributes by other artists. Pearce, Johnson, and Hayes are first-time artists of the year, while Brown and Combs...

Trump accused of vast fraud in NY suit


New York: Former President Donald Trump padded his net worth by billions of dollars and habitually misled banks and others about the value of prized assets like golf courses, hotels and his Mar-a-Lago estate, New York’s attorney general said Wednesday in a lawsuit that seeks to permanently disrupt the Republican’s ability to do business...

House passes election law overhaul in response to Jan. 6


Washington DC: The House has passed legislation to overhaul the rules for certifying the results of a presidential election as lawmakers accelerate their response to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and Donald Trump’s failed attempt to remain in power. The bill, which is similar to bipartisan legislation moving through the Senate, would overhaul an arcane...

Puerto Rico struggles to reach areas cut off by Fiona


Caguas, Puerto Rico: Hurricane Fiona left dozens of families stranded across Puerto Rico after smashing roads and bridges, with authorities still struggling to reach people four days after the storm smacked the U.S. territory, causing historic flooding. For now, government officials are working with religious groups, nonprofits, and others braving landslides, thick mud, and broken...

Marker in tiny Missouri hamlet denotes US population center


Hartville, Mo.: It’s not every day that a small hamlet in the Missouri Ozarks is in the middle of everything, but that was the case for tiny Wright County on Wednesday as officials from the nation’s capital unveiled a marker designating a spot there as the center of population in the United States. Dignitaries from...

Senate ratifies Kigali Amendment deal on refrigerants


Washington DC: In a major action to address climate change, the Senate on Wednesday ratified an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit the use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide. The so-called Kigali Amendment...

Montana law ending Election Day voter registration on hold


Helena, Mont.: The Montana Supreme Court, in a split ruling on Wednesday, upheld a temporary order blocking the enforcement of two election-related laws passed by the 2021 Montana Legislature while the laws are being challenged in court. Five justices agreed with a lower-court judge who blocked a law that required people using a student identification...

Inflation fight may cause recession, says Powell


Washington DC: The Federal Reserve delivered its bluntest reckoning Wednesday of what it will take to finally tame painfully high inflation: Slower growth, higher unemployment, and potentially a recession. Speaking at a news conference, Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged what many economists have been saying for months: That the Fed’s goal of engineering a “soft landing”...