News Update of USA

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News Updates of USA

• Glimpse of latest news that happened in last week

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Classified US satellite launched from California

• A rocket carrying a classified US satellite for
  the National Reconnaissance Office has been
  launched from California. 
• The Atlas 5 rocket lifted off at 949 am today
  and roared away into a clear sky over Vandenberg
  Air Force Base.
• All systems were going well when the launch
  webcast concluded about five minutes into the
  flight, as is customary during such missions. 
• The satellite dubbed NROL-79 is described only as
  a national security payload for the NRO. 
• The once-secret office operates an array of
  intelligence-gathering satellites. Read more

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White House staff told to preserve
Russia-related materials

• White House lawyers have instructed the
  president's aides to preserve materials that
  could be connected to Russian interference in the
  2016 election and other related investigations,
  three administration officials said. 
• The memo, which was sent to White House staff on
  Tuesday, comes after Senate Democrats last week
  asked the White House and law enforcement
  agencies to keep all materials involving contacts
  that Trump's administration, campaign and
  transition team or anyone acting on their behalf
  have had with Russian government officials or
  their associates.
• Read more

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Democrat urges US Attorney Gen to
combat rising hate crimes

• In the wake of the killing of an Indian techie in
  Kansas, Indian-American Democrat Raja
  Krishnamoorthi has urged US Attorney General to
  "use the full powers" of the Justice Department
  to "combat the rising tide" of hate and violence
  in the US. "From grave desecration at a Jewish
  cemetery in St Louis to a shooting at a bar in
  Kansas, Americans have been shaken to the core by
  the recent rise in hate crimes," Krishnamoorthi
  said in a letter to Attorney General Jeff
  Sessions.
• Srinivas Kuchibhotla, 32, was killed and Alok
  Madasani, another Indian of the same age, injured
  in the shooting by navy veteran Adam Purinton,
  who yelled "terrorist" and "get out of my
  country" before opening fire on them. 
• Jewish Community Centres nationwide have received
  bomb threats, and countless Muslims have been
  harassed and threatened, the democrat said. Read
  more

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Canada university evacuated over anti-Muslim
bomb threat

• A bomb threat targeting Muslim students forced an
  evacuation of nearly 4,000 students from the
  downtown campus of Concordia University in
  Montreal. 
• In an email to school administrators and local
  media, a group identifying itself as the
  "underground" chapter of C4, or the Council of
  Conservative Citizens of Canada, at the
  university directly warned "Muslim students"
  there it would detonate one homemade explosive a
  day through Friday to protest their activities.
• Now that President (Donald) Trump is in office
  south of the border, things have changed. We will
  not tolerate your behaviour anymore," the group
  said in its emailed letter, referring to the US
  president. Read more

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Jaishankar meets US NSA, discuss bilateral ties

• Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar has met US
  National Security Advisor Lt Gen H R McMaster and
  discussed counter-terrorism, bilateral relations
  and ways to take Indo-US ties forward. 
• The meeting between Jaishankar and McMaster gains
  significance as the top military leader was
  appointed as the National Security Advisor by US
  President Donald Trump ten days ago.
• During the meeting held at the White House, the
  two officials are believed to have discussed
  issues related to security relationship,
  counter-terrorism, and defence partnership. 
• Jaishankar also met Speaker of the House of
  Representatives Paul Ryan and discussed various
  issues, including ways to enhance economic and
  defence cooperation between both countries. Read
  more

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