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Hillary Clinton is stepping over the White House threshold in yet another role

WASHINGTON (AP) — During her husband’s 1992 presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton observed that “our lives are a mixture of different roles” and said most people are trying to find the right balance. “For me, that balance is family, work and service,” she said. Clinton juggled those roles — and more — during eight years as first lady in the White House. She’s returning Tuesday for her first public appearance in the building since the Obama years to indulge her love for the arts. In her White House years, she was a wife, a mother and the nation’s hostess, but also

3 aspirants of Tripura who cleared UPSC prelims awarded Rs 5 lakh under CM’s scholarship

Agartala (Tripura) [India], September 12 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha handed over scholarships of Rs 5 lakh each as financial support to three aspirants in Agartala who successfully cleared the Prelims of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examinations held this year. “Three aspirants from Tripura have cleared the Civil Service preliminary examination conducted by the UPSC this year. Handed over a scholarship of Rs 5 lakh to three students – Joy Debnath of Santirbazar, Jyotisman Chakma of Abhoynagar and Victor Debbarma of Krishnanagar each under LAKSHYA, the Chief Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme to support the UPSC Aspirants,” posted

What to know about the Morocco earthquake and the efforts to help

An earthquake has sown destruction and devastation in Morocco, where death and injury counts continue to rise as rescue crews dig out people both alive and dead in villages that were reduced to rubble. Law enforcement and aid workers — both Moroccan and international — have arrived in the region south of the city of Marrakech that was hardest hit by the magnitude-6.8 tremor on Friday night and several aftershocks. Residents await food, water and electricity, and giant boulders now block steep mountain roads. WHAT ARE THE AREAS MOST AFFECTED? The epicenter was high in the Atlas Mountains about 70

India’s capital renews firecracker ban to combat pollution

Delhi Pollution

NEW DELHI, Sept 11 (Reuters) – India’s New Delhi has reimposed a ban on firecrackers ahead of the Diwali festival to curb air pollution in the winter, when air quality reaches hazardous levels, the capital city’s environment minister said on Monday. Diwali Firecracker Ban Amid Pollution Concern “Manufacturing, storage, sale, online delivery and bursting of any type of firecrackers is completely prohibited in Delhi,” Minister Gopal Rai said at a press conference, adding that police have been instructed to stop issuing licenses for fireworks. Firecrackers are a part of celebrations for the Hindu festival of Diwali, which falls in mid-November

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