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A row erupted involving diversity in medical training after an anti‑vaccine campaigner criticised a Texas hospital residency programme for having only international graduates.Mary Talley Bowden posted on X where she commented on the incoming internal medicine residents at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas in Beaumont. Her post mentioned that all 13 first‑year internal medicine trainees…

Some H-1B slots reportedly opened up in India after 100 days. Several H-1B Redditors Friday reported that some interview slots for H-1B and H-4 visa holders opened randomly for April and May 2026. This came as a relief for thousands of H-1Bs stuck in India, as there were no fresh interview slots available in any…

A video showing a Florida man trying to protect his car during a hailstorm has gone viral on social media.The incident took place during a recent bout of severe weather in Florida, where heavy rain and hail were reported in several areas. In the video, the man is seen standing outside in the middle of…

A Russian man, Matvei Rumiantsev, has been jailed for four years in London for assaulting a woman, in a case that drew attention after Barron Trump, the youngest son of US President Donald Trump, alerted police from the US during a video call.Rumiantsev, 23, was convicted at Snaresbrook Crown Court of assault occasioning actual bodily…

A senior official in the US department of defence allegedly told a military leader that US President Donald Trump does not “want to stand next to a Black female officer” at military events, according to a report in The New York Times.The comment is linked to a dispute over promotions within the US Army’s officer…

NEW DELHI: US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director Kash Patel‘s email was hacked, as claimed by Iran-linked hackers publicly on Friday.The hackers got access to Patel’s personal inbox, with photographs of the ⁠director and ‌his purported resume, as reported by Reuters. On its website, the hacker group Handala Hack Team said Patel “will now…

A major row has erupted after Brandon Gill shared the purported video of Indians celebrating Chhath Puja in Texas. The Hindu American Foundation responded to the major row over a viral clip of Indians observing Chhath Puja in Texas and questioned whether Congressman Brandon Gill had nothing else to worry about apart from milk being…

In a move that signals a shift in how speed and logistics intersect, Japan has transformed one of its iconic bullet trains into a high-speed cargo carrier. The initiative by East Japan Railway Company marks the launch of the world’s first dedicated freight-only Shinkansen, repurposing a former passenger train to transport goods at speeds of…

Guramrit Sidhu admitted to the court in US that his massive drug trafficking between US and Canada took only around a month 62-year-old Guramrit Sidhu, a Canadian man who was extradited to the US on charges of drug trafficking between the two countries, pleaded guilty to leading a criminal organization that trafficked hundreds of kilograms…

Dayton Webber, who lost all four limbs as an infant, charged in alleged shooting, accused of dumping victim’s body/ Charles County Sheriff’s Office A professional cornhole player and quadruple amputee has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in Maryland, after authorities said an argument inside a moving car ended with a passenger being…