“Midair collusion” of American Airlines plane with Black Hawk helicopter near Washington DC, two bodies recovered

STC NEWS MONITORING DESKJANUARY 30 (STC): An American Airlines plane collided midair with a Black Hawk helicopter near Washington DC airport early Thursday, reports news agency Associated Press and adds the crash took place when the plane was landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington. The helicopter that collided with passenger jet was flown…

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Land of the Free, Home of the Stateless: America’s Immigration Policies Driving Away Talent

Peerzada Masarat ShahIn the latest chapter of the U.S. immigration saga, a substitute teacher in Fort Worth, Texas, has sparked outrage by allegedly urging Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to raid a local high school, lamenting that many students “don’t even speak English.” The comment, steeped in xenophobia, underscores a broader problem that has long…

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China creates “artificial Sun”Sets a record by sustaining 100-million-degree heat for 18 minutes on Earth.

STC NEWS MONITORING DESKJANUARY 27 (STC): In a step towards making nuclear fusion a viable energy source, Chinese scientists achieved a remarkable world record by sustaining plasma temperatures exceeding 100 million degrees Celsius for nearly 18 minutes. This breakthrough was achieved using the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), a nuclear fusion reactor often referred to…

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US stops all aid to Bangladesh

STC NEWS MONITORING DESKJANUARY 27(STC): The United States (US) government has decided to stop all aid to the Muhammad Yunus-led Bangladesh government. The United States donor agency USAID has announced an immediate cessation or suspension of any work in Bangladesh under contracts, work orders, grants, cooperative agreements, or other assistance or procurement instruments.The suspension of…

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Indian parents in US line-up for urgent C-sections as Trump’s Feb 19 deadline to end birthright citizenship nears

STC NEWS MONITORING DESKJANUARY 23 (STC): President Donald Trump’s executive order ending the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship regardless of the parents’ immigration status is approaching near, Indian parents in the United States are pursuing preterm births. Media reports state that such parents are lining-up at maternity clinics to schedule a C-section for preterm births….

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