Day: November 24, 2018

Former CIA chief Michael Hayden hospitalized after stroke

WASHINGTON  — Former CIA Director Michael Hayden has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke earlier this week. A statement released Friday by Hayden’s family says he is “receiving expert medical care.” Hayden, who is 73 and a retired Air Force general, led the CIA under President George W. […]

Government asks high court to hear transgender military case

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to issue an unusually quick ruling on the Pentagon’s policy of restricting military service by transgender people. It’s the fourth time in recent months the administration has sought to bypass lower courts that have blocked some of […]

What makes a California wildfire the worst? Deaths and size

The so-called Camp Fire in Northern California in many ways has become the worst wildfire in the history of a state whose topography and climate have long made it ripe for devastating blazes. With terrain ranging from steep, tree-topped mountains to dry, brush-covered hillsides, and matched with a […]

Brexit deal almost done, but Spain holds out over Gibraltar

LONDON — Spain pushed Friday for a cast-iron guarantee of its say over the future of Gibraltar as a condition for backing a divorce agreement between Britain and European Union, as U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May battled to win approval for the deal from skeptical politicians and a […]

Maratha quota: SBCC surveyed 43,629 households, says Maha govt

Mumbai : The Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission (SBCC) surveyed 43,629 households before submitting its report on the social and economic conditions of the Maratha community, which has been demanding reservation. State Social Justice Minister Rajkumar Badole has told this to the Legislative Council in response to a question […]

Named for Roman god of war, Mars isn’t very kind to visitors

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Mars has a nasty habit of living up to its mythological name and besting Earth when it comes to accepting visitors. NASA’s InSight is the latest spacecraft to come calling, with every intent of landing and digging deeper into the planet than anything that’s come before. […]

Ebola in Congo now infecting newborn babies, UN says

LONDON — The World Health Organization says a worrying number of the newest Ebola cases amid Congo’s ongoing outbreak are in patients not usually known to catch the disease: babies. In an update published this week, the U.N. health agency reported 36 new confirmed cases of Ebola, including […]

Raje govt patronised liquor, land and sand mafia in Rajasthan: Gehlot

Udaipur :  Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Saturday attacked Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on the issue of corruption and claimed that the state government led by her patronised liquor, land and sand mafia. The AICC general secretary, who is contesting December 7 elections from Jodhpur’s Sardarpura seat, […]

Taste international food during Hockey World Cup

Bhubaneswar :  Sports lovers seeking to enjoy the upcoming Men’s Hockey World Cup here would have one more reason to celebrate the event – a food festival is being organised to serve them gastronomic delights from across the globe. The International Food Festival will be a part of the […]

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