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Wisconsin bishop takes rare step of removing defiant priest

MADISON: A Wisconsin bishop has taken the unusual step of removing a priest from the ministry after he made a series of divisive remarks about politics and the pandemic. The Diocese of La Crosse said in a statement Friday that Bishop William Patrick Callahan has issued a decree immediately removing the Rev. James Altman as […]

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Biden Fires Trump Appointee as Head of Social Security Administration

President Biden fired President Donald J. Trump’s appointed head of the Social Security Administration on Friday, setting off a possible legal showdown over who rightfully holds the position. Mr. Biden asked on Friday morning for the resignations of Andrew Saul, the agency’s commissioner, and David Black, a deputy commissioner. Mr. Black resigned as requested, but […]

Technology

How much money can you transfer in a day

UPI applications have become a preferred mode of online payment with many players in the market including Google Pay, Phone Pe, Paytm and many others. However, the UPI mode of payment does have its own limitations. Google Pay has set a maximum amount that can be transferred in a day or month. According to a […]

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Colombia Names 13 Ex-Soldiers Among Haiti Assassination Suspects

General Luis Fernando Navarro said that the accused individuals had left the military between about 2002 and 2018, and that they were involved in “mercenary activities” with “purely economic” motives. It is not clear whether the individuals recruited for the operation knew the specifics of the task they were being assigned, according to John Marulanda, […]

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Canada Judge Won’t Allow Huawei Executive Meng Wanzhou To Use HSBC Documents In US Extradition Case

Meng Wanzhou is set to appear in court in early August. Vancouver: A Canadian judge has denied Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou’s application to add a trove of documents her legal team received from HSBC as evidence to her U.S. extradition case, the judge announced on Friday. Meng, 49, is facing extradition from Canada […]

Business

Another top editor of the publisher of Deadspin and The Onion steps down.

The editorial director for the company that owns Deadspin, The Root, The Onion and Gizmodo resigned on Friday, the second time in two years that the publisher’s top editor had stepped down. Jim Rich, who was previously the editor in chief of The Daily News in New York, said Friday afternoon that he had resigned […]

Sports

Houston Astros put Carlos Correa on IL due to health and safety protocols

The Houston Astros have placed shortstop Carlos Correa on the injured list in relation to MLB’s health and safety protocols, the team announced Friday. Correa, who was selected as a reserve for the American League, said on Thursday that he would not be attending the All-Star Game at Coors Field because he needed to be […]

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Haiti Calls U.S. for Troops, after Wild Day of Gunfights and Suspicion

In an interview with a local radio station, a woman who identified herself as Mr. Uribe’s wife said the two had been married 18 years and had three children, and that he had left home one day after he told her that he had “a very good job opportunity.” She said her husband had been […]

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California forest closed as wildfires burn, heat returns

BECKWOURTH: Flames threatening campgrounds and cabins prompted evacuations and closed off a swath of Northern California forest as the state headed into another weekend of dry, scorching weather and the continuing threat of wildfires. Hundreds of firefighters aided by aircraft were fighting the Beckwourth Complex, two blazes sparked by lightning that were carving their way […]

Business

President Biden Wants to Pour Money Into Infrastructure. Should You?

Crucial bridges are decaying. The electricity grid is straining. And climate change, as it worsens storms, floods and wildfires, is intensifying problems. The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the United States a C– in its latest infrastructure report card. Help may be coming. President Biden has proposed $2 trillion in new infrastructure spending. A […]