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  • 1 week ago | themuslimtimes.info | Rafiq A. Tschannen |Tooba Masood

    Everything you need to know about New York’s first Muslim and South Asian mayoral candidate. Tooba MasoodJune 16, 2025Six months ago, Zohran Mamdani was a relatively unknown in New York politics. Not anymore. In a crowded, fractious election season, eleven Democrats are vying to replace New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Early voting for the Democratic primary began this past weekend. One name that has started to echo a little louder in the five boroughs: Zohran Kwame Mamdani.

  • Jan 16, 2025 | trtworld.com | Tooba Masood

    In a surprising yet significant move, outgoing US President Joe Biden’s administration has announced that they will be removing Cuba from its terrorism blacklist. Cuba, an hour later, announced that it would release over 500 prisoners from jail, following talks with Pope Francis. Both moves are seen as significant steps in improving bilateral ties between the two countries — after years of diplomatic stagnation and increasing international calls for Washington to ease its stance on Havana.

  • Jan 10, 2025 | trtworld.com | Tooba Masood

    The clock is ticking on TikTok’s future in the US, as the Supreme Court is set to hear an oral argument on Friday (January 10) challenging legislation that seeks to ban the popular short-form video app nationwide. The audio of the public session will be live-streamed. It all began last year when outgoing President Joe Biden signed legislation requiring ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, to sell the platform by January 19, 2025.

  • Dec 10, 2024 | trtworld.com | Tooba Masood

    As most of the global focus remains on conflicts in the Middle East, a mysterious epidemic-like disease has killed dozens of people in a remote part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, putting health experts on the edge as the world still reels under the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) says that at least 31 people, most of the children, have died in DRC’s Kwango province since the illness was first detected in late October.

  • Dec 3, 2024 | trtworld.com | Edibe Betul Yucer |Tooba Masood

    If you thought doomscrolling is dangerous, there is more bad news for those glued to their smartphones. Oxford Languages has just announced ‘brain rot’ as the Word of the Year for 2024, underpinning growing global concerns over the cognitive toll from endless digital consumption. The word was selected following an online poll of over 37,000 participants. The term's usage grew 230 percent between 2023 and 2024, as more people grappled with the effects of endless online content scrolling.

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