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A passenger was removed from a flight about to depart New York City on Thursday after confronting Ivanka Trump, the eldest daughter of US President-elect Donald Trump. ...
An Indian origin former official of one of the largest pension funds has been charged in a prostitutes and drugs bribery scheme involving billions of dollars in business, prosecutors said....

Multi-awarded global jewellery retail chain Joyalukkas adds another milestone to 2016 with the opening of its second showroom in the USA at Edison, New Jersey on 17th December 2016 at 11:00 AM....
The formation of the National Trade Council further demonstrates the President-elect's determination to make American manufacturing great again and to provide every American the opportunity to work in a decent job at a decent wage," Trump's transition team said in a statement on Wednesday, Xinhua news agency reported....
US President Barack Obama has permanently banned offshore drilling in areas of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans. ...
At least 29 people were killed when several explosions ripped through a fireworks market in Mexico, authorities said. ...

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has signed a controversial physician-assisted suicide bill....
At least 48 journalists have been killed this year, with Syria for the fifth consecutive year topping the chart for the most deadly country for journalism, a study showed....
The White House said US President Barack Obama spoke to German Chancellor Angela Merkel to offer condolences over Monday's fatal attack on a Christmas market in Berlin....