Biden Nominates Indian-American Lawyer Kiran Ahuja To Head Office Of Personnel Management

US President Joe Biden has nominated Indian- American lawyer and rights activist Kiran Ahuja to head the Office of Personnel Management, a federal agency that manages America's more than two million civil servants. If confirmed by the Senate, 49-year-old Ahuja would become the first Indian-American to serve this top position in the US government. Ahuja served as the Chief of Staff to Director of the US Office of Personnel Management from 2015 to 2017. She has more than two decades of public service and nonprofit/philanthropic sector leadership experience. Ahuja currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Philanthropy Northwest, a regional network of philanthropic institutions.

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Indian Social Activist Anjali Bharadwaj Among 12 Anti-corruption Champions Announced By Biden Admin

Anjali Bharadwaj, an Indian social activist working on issues of transparency and accountability, is one of the 12 anti-corruption champions announced by the Biden administration. "The Biden administration recognises that we will only be successful in combating these issues by working in concert with committed partners, including courageous individuals who champion anti-corruption efforts and countries working to fulfil their commitments to international anti-corruption standards," US Secretary of State Tony Blinken said on Tuesday. For that reason, I am announcing a new International Anti-Corruption Champions Award, recognising individuals who have worked tirelessly, often in the face of adversity, to defend transparency, combat corruption, and ensure accountability in their own countries, he said.

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Guatemalans Outraged By Fake COVID-19 Tests

Lawmakers and rights official in Guatemala called Monday for an investigation into 30,000 fake COVID19 tests that were bought by public health officials.

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Philanthropists Pledge $20M Gift To HBCU In Maryland

Philanthropist Calvin Tyler Jr., and his wife, Tina, pledged $20 million Monday to his alma mater Morgan State University, which the university said is the largest gift to any HBCU ever made by one of its former students.

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Wife Of Drug Kingpin 'El Chapo' Arrested On US Drug Charges

The wife of Mexican drug kingpin and escape artist Joaquin El Chapo Guzman was arrested on Monday at an airport in Virginia on international drug trafficking charges , the Justice Department said.

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Boat Capsizes In Lake In Egypt; At Least 5 Dead

A boat capsized Monday in a lake near Egypts Mediterranean city of Alexandria, leaving at least five people dead, an official said.

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Arkansas Senate Approves Bill Banning Nearly All Abortions

The Arkansas Senate on Monday approved a measure banning nearly all abortions in the state, despite objections to the ban not including exceptions for rape or incest.

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Embed-Virus Outbreak-US Death Milestones, ADVISORY

VIRUS OUTBREAK-US DEATH MILESTONES Map & Chart. The United States has the most COVID-19 related deaths in the world and has surpassed 500,000. The following are two digital embeds tracking these deaths. The first, a map of deaths by county over time, letting the user play an animated map or scrub through dates manually. Second, a chart shows the waves of new daily deaths over time with the 7-day average line. These two embeds will update daily based on finalized daily totals from Johns Hopkins University.

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In Rush Limbaugh's Home State, A Flap Over Lowering Flags

In life, the conservative radio broadcaster Rush Limbaugh was a divisive figure, who proudly waved the flag of conservatism and wallowed in the controversies he helped ignite. In death, those controversies follow him as partisans in his home state of Florida debate over whether to lower the state flag in his honor.

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Centrist Democrats Flex Muscles, Create Headaches For Biden

A moderate Democratic senator from West Virginia is suddenly one of the most powerful people in Washington.

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Syfy's 'Resident Alien' Invader Gets Lift-off With Viewers

Resident Alien, a new Syfy series that caught the attention of veteran TV critic Rob Owen and approving viewers, is evidence that inventive shows exist outside premium cable and streaming services.

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UN: 15 Tigrayan Origin UN Peacekeepers Seek Asylum In SSudan

About 15 Ethiopian peacekeepers of Tigrayan origin who were due to return home on Monday asked to remain in South Sudan, U.N. officials said, a strong indication they feared going back to Ethiopia where government and allied forces have been fighting forces loyal to Tigrays fugitive leaders.

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Emma Coronel fue detenida en Estados Unidos y acusada de narcotráfico

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