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19 Apr 2024
PentagonUS: Biden raises eyebrows by claiming cannibals 'ate' his uncle
United States President Joe Biden's comments about his uncle, 2nd Lt. Ambrose J Finnegan Jr, potentially falling victim to cannibalism in Papua New Guinea during World War II have sparked confusion and criticism.
19 Apr 2024
PentagonBiden shares unusual anecdote about uncle in WWII
Michael Kabuni, a political science professor at Papua New Guinea University, said that some communities did practice cannibalism in the past.
15 Jun 2023
WorldPenn State: Professor accused of performing sexual acts with dog
A Pennsylvania State University professor has been charged with performing sexual acts with his dog.
27 Apr 2023
United States of AmericaUS: Pennsylvania recognizes Diwali as official holiday
The Pennsylvania state of the United States (US) declared the Hindu festival of Diwali as an official holiday on Wednesday.
02 Apr 2023
United States of AmericaUS: Tornadoes tear through 8 states, 26 dead; emergency declared
A series of powerful tornadoes caused devastation in the United States, killing at least 26 people in the South and Midwest.
17 Aug 2022
PhiladelphiaUS: 99-year-old woman welcomes her 100th great-grandchild
Marguerite Koller, 99, from Pennsylvania in the United States welcomed her 100th great-grandchild earlier this month.
13 Aug 2022
Emmanuel MacronSalman Rushdie on ventilator, may lose an eye, liver damaged
Indian-born British author Salman Rushdie has been put on a ventilator in a critical condition after he was stabbed at an event in the New York state.
09 Nov 2020
NevadaUS election: All you need to know about Trump's lawsuits
Democrat Joe Biden has been elected President of the United States in the 2020 US election.
06 Nov 2020
Nevada#USAElections2020: Biden leads in traditionally red state Georgia; Trump suffers
In what comes as a huge setback for incumbent US President Donald Trump, his opponent Joe Biden has taken a narrow lead in the state of Georgia, which has remained a GOP bastion for years. If the Democratic challenger wins Georgia, the White House will be stone's throw away for him.
06 Nov 2020
Georgia#USAElections2020: White House hopeful Joe Biden moves closer to 270-mark
Democrat Joe Biden is inching closer to the 270-mark, which is the number of electoral votes needed to be sworn in as the President of the United States of America, as tense counting continued in two states, Pennsylvania and Georgia.
21 Aug 2020
Bill ClintonDonald Trump terms rival Joe Biden as voters' "worst nightmare"
On Thursday, US President Donald Trump tore into his Democratic opponent Joe Biden just outside the latter's Pennsylvania birthplace of Scranton, calling him the "voters' worst nightmare."
15 Aug 2018
WorldFor decades, Pennsylvania priests sexually abused over 1,000 children
A grand jury report released, on Tuesday, said that hundreds of Roman Catholic priests in Pennsylvania have abused more than 1,000 kids since the 1940s, and senior church officials systematically covered their actions.
11 Mar 2018
Donald TrumpTrump publicly calls for death penalty for drug dealers
During a campaign rally in Pennsylvania for a struggling Republican candidate, US President Donald Trump publicly praised countries that execute drug dealers.
17 Oct 2017
Donald TrumpTrump nominated drug czar accused of relaxing opioid restrictions
Tom Marino, the Pennsylvania Congressman nominated by President Donald Trump as the drug czar, has been accused of helping relax enforcement on pharmaceutical firms, indirectly aggravating the opioid crisis.
26 Sep 2016
ICC Cricket World CupLegendary golfer Arnold Palmer dies at 87
American Golf legend Arnold Palmer died in a hospital in Pittsburgh before his cardiac surgery. He was 87.
