The governor of the US state of Pennsylvania is expected to issue a disaster declaration today following the collapse of an elevated portion of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia, which allegedly occurred after a tanker truck caught fire below the roadway.
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Everest summiter Shrinivas Dattatraya’s wife Sushma Soma pays tribute to his exploration of Singapore
The search for Shrinivas Sainis Dattatraya, who summited Mt Everest but could not make his way down on May 19, has been arguably the most high-profile incident in the 2023 spring climbing season of the Himalayas.
Donald Trump indictment: Ex-president is all sound and fury in his first speech after being charged
At Republican conventions in Georgia and North Carolina, Trump said, “I’ve put everything on the line and I will never yield. I will never be detained. I will never stop fighting for you.”
Russia has started attacking Ukraine with Iranian drones, says White House
Citing newly declassified information, the US said that the Iranian drones had been shipped across the Caspian Sea, and that Russians were working with Iran to produce Iranian drones from inside Russia.
Donald Trump indictment: Nuclear defence and other secret papers dumped in Florida residence’s bathroom, bedroom, storage
The indictment by the US Department of Justice said that the unauthorised disclosure of classified documents could put at risk the US national security, foreign relations, and military safety.
Donald Trump indicted for taking secret documents home; calls it ‘greatest witch hunt of all time’
Donald Trump could spend years in jail if found guilty. He will appear in the federal court in Miami, Florida, for an arraignment on Tuesday, at 3 pm.
US monitoring AI flight forced to land in Russia, says Indian-American State Dept spokesperson Vedant Patel
The United States has said it is closely monitoring the state of the San Francisco-bound Air India flight that made an emergency landing in Russia.
President Joe Biden signs debt limit bill, avoiding a US debt default with just 2 days to go
An unprecedented US debt default has been averted, with President Joe Biden signing a bill to suspend the US debt limit up to January 1, 2025. The Biden Administration had time until June 5 to reach a deal.
Meet Indian-American Dev Shah, 2023 Scripps Spelling Bee champion
Indian-American Dev Shah has won the 2023 edition of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, taking away a USD 50,000 cash prize by correctly spelling the 11-letter word “psammophile”.
Indo-Canadian entrepreneur Firoz Patel detained for USD 24 million Bitcoin fraud
A media release from the Department of Justice (DoJ), US Attorney’s Office, District of Columbia, was headlined: “Former operator of Payza.com charged with laundering 450 Bitcoin.”
