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Vice President Kamala Harris was sworn in as the first Black woman and first Indian-American to hold the office as on 20-January-2021. Her oath of office was administered by Justice Sonia Sotomayor

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Sixteen US physicians and healthcare workers, including at least half a dozen medical practitioners of Pakistan descent, have been sentenced to prison for collecting more than $250 million through healthcare fraud and opioid distribution schemes.

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ستمبر 2001 میں امریکہ میں نائن الیون کے حملے کے بعد امریکہ نے اکتوبر 2001 سے افغانستان میں فوجیں بھیجنا شروع کردیں اور جنگ شروع ہوگئی

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U.S. President Joe Biden in March 2022 imposed an immediate ban on Russian oil and other energy imports in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine.

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Donald Trump’s unprecedented second impeachment trial began on 9 February in the Senate. He is the first US president to be impeached twice.

Will Trump be found guilty?

On the face of it, it seems unlikely. An impeachment trial requires a two-thirds majority for a conviction. If every senator votes, then at least 17 Republicans would need to vote against their former president to reach the required 67-vote threshold.

What is Trump charged with?

On 13 January, the US House of Representatives voted by 232 to 197 to impeach Trump over “incitement of insurrection” after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn November’s election result.

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United States President Joe Biden has signed an executive order creating the possibility of splitting $7bn in frozen Afghan funds held in the US.

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In the United States, Election Day is the annual day set by law for the general elections of federal public officials. It is statutorily set by the Federal Government as "the Tuesday next after the first Monday in the month of November"

 Equaling the Tuesday occurring within November 2 to November 8.

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US President Joe Biden signed into law a bill titled, “Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act”, to provide recognition to the ‘Ghost Army’. It is a tactical deception unit deployed by the US during World War II. There are just nine surviving veterans of the Ghost Army across the US. The Congressional Gold Medal is the Congress’s highest award of national appreciation for distinguished contributions.

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The USA on January 11, 2022, announced a new contribution of more than $308 million in humanitarian assistance for the people of Afghanistan. 

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According to The Wall Street Journal, report published in January 2022, since Sept 11, 2001, US military spent $14 trillion during two decades of war in Afghanistan and the Middle East.