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Warren has requested that the United States Patent and Trademark Office investigate Keytruda from Merck.
Senator Elizabeth Warren of the United States recently wrote to the head of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to express her concern that continued efforts to patent Merck & Co.'s (MRK.N) blockbuster cancer treatment Keytruda may constitute an abuse of the patent system.
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GOP Senator Tommy Tuberville spreads a racist narrative during a Trump rally, blaming Black people and criminality
At a campaign rally hosted by former President Donald Trump on Saturday night, Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville preached a racist narrative about Black people and crime.
Republican presidential candidate Terry Tuberville made the claim that Democrats want reparations for descend...
Oil and gas provisions in the climate bill are a worthwhile trade-off
On July 27, Senators Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer stunned Washington by announcing that they had agreed on a climate package. The bill, known as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, allocates $369 billion for climate action. The United States would take a significant step toward attaining the em...
US SENATOR WIENER ANNOUNCES THE REINTRODUCTION OF THE PET ACT
US Senator, Scott Wiener, announced the reintroduction of Senate Bill 879 today. The legislation is also known as the Prohibiting Extraneous Testing Act.
The PET Act aims at ending the suffering of household pets such as cats and dogs by prohibiting their use in toxicity tests for pesti...
US Supreme Court Goes Ahead with Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers
The Supreme Court of United States announced on Thursday that large businesses did not require their employees to be vaccinated for the Covid-19 nor present weekly negative test results as per the previous instruction by the Biden administration.
However, the court has ruled that health...
Former US Senator Harry Reid Dies at 82
Former U.S. Senator Harry Reid died on Tuesday at the age of 82. The political leader rose from Southern Nevada to become one of the most powerful politicians in American history.
Reid had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2018.
Reid was part of the Democratic Party for...
Jacqui Lambie asks Morrison to show leadership and be a leader
Senator Jacqui Lambie aims at Scott Morrison for playing "both sides of the fence" on COVID-19 vaccine mandates. She gave a fiery speech in parliament slamming Pauline Hanson's One Nation. She took aim at Morrison while citing the example of Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein's mes...
US SENATORS QUESTION APPLE & GOOGLE ABOUT THE DOMINANCE ON THEIR APP STORES
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• Apple and Google can use their power to exclude or suppress apps that complete with their own products and charge excessive fees that affect competition said Amy Klobuchar
• To which, Senator Mike Lee said “I feel like unfrozen caveman lawyer, I...
APPLE INC. CRITICIZED BY U.S.SENATORS FOR NOT TESTIFYING ON ANTI-TRUST ISSUES
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• Tech giant Apple Inc is refusing to testify at an hearing on competition issues regarding the mobile app stores
• As per a statement given by senators Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat, and Mike Lee, a Republican, they had written to Tim Cook, Chief Executive of...
U.S. SENATORS TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO HALT TRUMP'S $23BN SALE OF WEAPONS TO UAE
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• Four separate resolutions of disapproval of the U.S. President's plan to sell arms like Reaper drones, F-35 fighter aircraft and air-to-air missiles will be introduced by threw US senators
• Not just these three senators but many other lawmakers are ...
ILAW OUT RIGHTLY REJECTED IN THAI LEGISLATION BY SENATORS
HIGHLIGHTS
- A draft of charter revisions proposed by iLaw was dismissed in Parliament on Wednesday because of inadequate help from representatives, who overwhelmingly upheld the public authority supported adaptations
iLaw — Internet Law Re...
SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN SENATOR SAYS MAIL-IN BALLOTS ARE OKAY
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- Sen Tim Scott differs from the party’s leader Trump on his views on mail-in ballots
- He delivered his speech at the GOP convention.
The only colored Republican Senator, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina had differed from Trump on his ...
KAMALA HARRIS, THE UNSURPRISING CHOICE OF BIDEN AS HIS RUNNING MATE
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• Kamala Harris is set to make history as the first South Asian-American senator of the US
• She beats many prospective candidates to be chosen
As the election D...
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ASPIRANT JOE BIDEN AND CALIFORNIA SENATE KAMALA HARRIS: NO MORE HARD FEELINGS
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• Biden was asked by Harris why did he oppose mandatory busing in the US
• California Senator Kamala Harris is one of the contenders for the post o vice president when Biden comes he President
As Joe Biden cam...
US SENATE PASSED THE HONG KONG AUTONOMY ACT, SPONSORED BY BOTH A DEMOCRAT AND A REPUBLICAN
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- The Bill was passed last week
- Republicans wanted some technical rectifications in the bill which has caused a delay
The US has been vocal about its dislike of what China is trying to do in Hong Kong. Hong Kong remains an important l...
U.S. SENATOR: CHINA USED PANDEMIC TO STRIKE IN EVERY DIRECTION
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- U.S. Senator has alleged that China has used the coronavirus pandemic as an opportunity to strike in every direction.
- China has harassed Taiwanese, Malaysian, Vietnamese, and Indonesian vessels in the South China sea.
- Chin...
US SEN CRUZ GETS HIS HAIR CUT BY SHELLEY, AN AMERICAN HERO
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- Shelley Luther defied Governor Abbott’s orders to keep salons shut
- Salons have no social distancing which makes them vulnerable places for COVID`19
For defiance of Governor Greg Abbot’s stay-at-home orders by opening her Salon...
Artificial Intelligence is accused of fostering inequality and climate change
A report with the title AI Now 2019 Report has recently been released by the AI Now Institute, outlining the societal impacts of artificial intelligence and also putting forward some recommendations for the tech industry and policymakers.
The artificial intelligence is controlled by the...
Officials to be sent by National Institute of Health to Australia for dengue virus control training
National Institute of Health has made a decision of sending its officials for training purposes to Australia in order to learn dengue virus control in the country, as told to the Senate body on Friday.
In order to conduct discussion on the functions, work, as well as, performance of Nat...
The government can solve the problems of the society on behalf of Elizabeth
The Massachusetts Senator will provide everyone with free health care when Elizabeth Warren is elected as president. It would eradicate student debt for ten million people and provide millions of children with free care.
If adopted, their plans would raise over the course of a decade fe...