WASHINGTON – Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie said Thursday that his department has all but stopped use of an unproven malaria drug on veterans with COVID-19.

At a House hearing, he defended initial use of hydroxychloroquine on coronavirus patients as justified “to give them hope,” given few treatment options at the time.

But Wilkie said that government-run VA hospitals have “ratcheted it down” — to just three prescriptions in the last week — as studies pointed to possible dangers and other possible treatments were brought online. "I expect that trend to continue in the future,” he added.

President Donald Trump has heavily pitched the drug — even saying in recent days he had been taking it to prevent coronavirus infection — without

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Defense Secretary Mark Esper breaks with Trump, opposes using military for protests

The law gives the president to deploy the U.S. military across the country, but only under certain circumstances.

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Esper breaks with Trump, opposes using military for protests

The law gives the president to deploy the U.S. military across the country, but only under certain circumstances.

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India engaged with US on issue of H-1B visas: Harsh Vardhan Shringla

Harsh Vardhan Shringla said PM Narendra Modi had discussed the issue of H-1B visas, which the US plans to restrict. The talks occurred during US President Donald Trump’s visit to India

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Move over G7, it's time for a new and improved G11

US President Donald Trump is keen to expand G7 to include India, Russia, South Korea and Australia. Mint explores the reasons behind Trump’s moves and whether India should play ball

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Trump to bar Chinese passenger airlines from flying to U.S.: sources

U.S. President Donald Trump‘s administration plans to bar Chinese passenger carriers from flying to the United States starting in mid-June as it pressures Beijing to allow U.S. air carriers to resume flights, three U.S. and airline officials briefed on the matter told Reuters.

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Boris Johnson condemns George Floyd killing, calls for 'lawful' protests

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday condemned the killing of George Floyd by police in the United States but declined to say whether he had spoken about the issue with key ally Donald Trump.

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Trump threatens to halt Chinese Airline flights to US as relations fray

WASHINGTON : The Trump administration on Wednesday issued an order suspending passenger flights from China-based airlines, saying it was retaliation for Beijing barring American carriers from re-entering that market, in a continued escalation of tensions between the two nations.

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Trump Says GOP is Pulling Convention from North Carolina

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday night that he is seeking a new state to host this summer’s Republican National Convention after host North Carolina refused to guarantee the event could be held in Charlotte without restrictions because of ongoing concerns over the coronavirus. Trump announced the news via tweet, complaining the state’s governor, Democrat Roy Cooper, and other officials “refuse to guarantee that we can have use of the Spectrum Arena” and were not “allowing us to occupy the arena as originally anticipated and promised.” “Because of @NC_Governor, we are now forced to seek another State to host the 2020 Republican National Convention,” he wrote.

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Thousands join Black Lives Matter demo in Hyde Park following George Floyd killing

Thousands of demonstrators chanted "no justice, no peace" as they gathered in London's Hyde Park to take part in a Black Lives Matter protest.

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George Clooney calls racism America’s pandemic: “It infects all of us”

"In 400 years we’ve yet to find a vaccine"

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Brits asked to kneel on doorsteps in protest against George Floyd's death

British people are being asked to 'take the knee' on their doorstep at home tonight, in a protest against racism and police brutality in light of George Floyd's death.

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Trump says GOP is pulling convention from North Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C. – President Donald Trump said he is seeking a new state to host this summer’s Republican National Convention after North Carolina refused to guarantee the event could be held in Charlotte without restrictions because of ongoing concerns over the coronavirus.

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US protesters ignore curfew to hit streets for 8th night as Trump berates 'lowlife scum'

Rallies against police brutality continued to swell across the US for an eighth consecutive night over the death of George Floyd - just as Donald Trump labelled rioters "scum".

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Trump says GOP is pulling convention from North Carolina

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 01: President Donald Trump walks out of the White House to make a statement to the press about restoring "law and order." Earlier in the day, he encouraged governors to be more aggressive against violent protesters following sev ( Chip Somodevilla )

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Trump Says Republican National Convention No Longer Happening in North Carolina for This Reason

President Donald Trump is finding a new place to stage the 2020 Republican National Convention.

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Melania Trump urges protesters to stay at home after 'awkward' photo-op with husband

Melania Trump has condemned the furious protests which have broken out across the US in the wake of the death of unarmed black man George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer.

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US to ship first tranche of donated ventilators to India next week: White House

Trump spoke with Modi on Tuesday and 'the two leaders discussed the G-7 (summit), the Covid-19 response, and regional security issues'

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Protesters march again in US cities despite curfews, Trump vow to crack down

President Donald Trump has called for the National Guard or U.S. military to crack down on what has called 'hoodlums'

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Trump to send military to ‘dominate the streets’ as George Floyd protests continue

Hours after a carefully orchestrated declaration by U.S. President Donald Trump to send out the military and “dominate the streets,” American cities were engulfed in more violence and destruction that overshadowed peaceful protests demanding justice after generations of racism.

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GOP senators offer rare rebuke of Trump on church visit

President Donald Trump makes a brief address Monday from the Rose Garden after the death of George Floyd last week in Minneapolis police custody has resulted in days of protests, some of them violent, in multiple American cities.

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Fauci says his meetings with Trump have 'dramatically decreased,' despite ongoing pandemic

Health experts fear that silent carriers of the virus could unwittingly infect others at protests where people are packed cheek to jowl.

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Trump invites Modi to attend G7 summit in US later this year

PM Modi said India would be happy to work with the US for proposed summit’s success

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Pelosi to Trump: Be a 'healer in chief'

WASHINGTON – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday called on President Donald Trump to be a “healer in chief” and not a “fanner of the flame” as the nation reels from mass protests over the treatment of black people in the United States.

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Modi speaks to Trump over phone, discusses Covid-19 situation among other issues

NEW DELHI: India and the US discussed on Tuesday the ongoing border tensions between India and China during a telephone call between US president Donald Trump and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, made by the former to invite Modi to the G7 summit in the US later this year.

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Biden: President Trump 'consumed' by ego, not leading during crisis

In an address to the American public, Joe Biden addressed a need for strong, uniting leadership.

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Joe Biden addresses death of George Floyd, aftermath in Philadelphia

In an address to the American public, Joe Biden addressed a need for strong, uniting leadership.

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Amid domestic US unrest, Pompeo hits China over Tiananmen

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is marking this week's anniversary of China's deadly 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square — a day after federal forces used tear gas to clear peaceful protesters from a park in front of the White House.

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Donald Trump’s move to invite India, Russia, Australia, S Korea to attend G-7 summit riles China

BEIJING : China on Tuesday angrily reacted to US President Donald Trump's plans to invite India, Russia, Australia and South Korea to G7 summit, saying that any attempts to draw a "small circle" against Beijing will be "doomed to fail" and become "unpopular".

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EU says Russia should not yet rejoin G7, despite Trump plan

BRUSSELS – The European Union on Tuesday joined a growing chorus of members of the Group of Seven major economic powers to insist that Russia must not be allowed back into the fold, after U.S. President Donald Trump said that he plans to invite the country to a G7 summit next fall.

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Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic says Trump ‘knocked it out of the park’ with ‘law and order’ speech

Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic has sparked controversy by praising President Donald Trump’s ‘law and order’ speech.

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WWE News: David Bautista SLAMS Jaxson Ryker for posting ‘ignorant’ tweet in supporting Donald Trump

WWE superstar David Bautista has always been vocal about his feelings for US President Donald Trump and never shies away from criticising him. In his latest social media update, the Hall of Famer threw shade at wrestler Jaxson Ryker for posting tweets in Trump’s support. Bautista took to twitter and slammed the SmackDown superstar for posting “ignorant” tweets. He also mentioned that he would like to speak with the wrestler in person. While he did not mention Ryker’s name in his tweet, he did mention that he was talking about his peer.

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Presidents have leeway to use military for domestic purposes

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's warning that he would deploy the United States military to any state that refuses to take aggressive action against rioting rests on a longstanding presidential power that gives wide latitude to the White House, legal experts said.

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Showdown: Law-and-order president versus protesters

WASHINGTON – Hours after a carefully orchestrated declaration by President Donald Trump to send out the military and “dominate the streets,” American cities were engulfed in more violence and destruction that overshadowed peaceful protests demanding justice after generations of racism.

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Online therapy provider ends deal with Facebook over Trump's post

San Francisco: Online therapy provider Talkspace has announced to end its partnership discussions with Facebook over its inability to remove or moderate a controversial post from US President Donald Trump.

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Celebrities criticise 'Agent Orange' Trump as US protests continue

Celebrities have continued to speak out as the protests that have swept the US in the wake of George Floyd’s death show no signs of stopping.

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Peaceful George Floyd protests tear gassed as Donald Trump makes presidential address

Peaceful protesters across the street from the White House were tear gassed as Donald Trump made his first presidential address since the death of George Floyd.

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Presidents have leeway to use military for domestic purposes

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Trump threatens military force against protesters nationwide

Trump said he was recommending that governors deploy the National Guard in sufficient numbers to 'dominate the streets'

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President Trump makes surprise visit to St. John’s Church

President Donald Trump visited the 200-year-old church near the White House that was set on fire as demonstrators clashed with police over the weekend.

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‘Bunker Boy’: Trump mocked for ‘hiding’ from protesters at White House

U.S. President Donald Trump bragged over the weekend that he watched “every move” the Secret Service made to protect him on Friday night while hundreds of Americans rallied outside the White House to protest his response to the death of George Floyd.

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Opinion | Boosted by common man’s trust, PM battles pandemic

As Modi enters the second year of NDA-2, covid is posing the biggest challenge yet

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Violence-stricken US cities clean up, brace for more unrest

In major U.S. cities, people took to the streets to protest the death of George Floyd.

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Trump slams governors as 'weak,' urges crackdown on protests

Terrence Floyd said he wants justice handed to the officers responsible for his brother's death, but feels violence is not what his sibling would have wanted.

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Biden meets with black leaders at Delaware church amid unrest

Former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden meets religious leaders in Wilmington, Delaware on June 1, 2020. - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden visited the scene of an anti-racism protest in the state of Delaware

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Lorraine Kelly begs Piers Morgan to send cutting message to Donald Trump amid US riots

Good Morning Britain erupted into chaos this morning as Piers Morgan and Lorraine Kelly discussed the error of Donald Trump's ways.

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Markets surge nearly 3% as economy opens gradually after two months of lockdown

Indian stock markets rallied on Monday as investors cheered government’s announcement to relax lockdown in phased manner across the country after almost two months of strict measures. The government is on a step-by-step approach to restore normalcy while businesses focus on exit strategies and revive growth.

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Antifa to be designated as terrorist organization, Trump says

The United States will be designating left-wing militant movement Antifa as a terrorist organization, President Donald Trump announced.

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VA says it'll stop almost all use of unproven drug on vets

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