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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Commissioners on the Federal Trade Commission will testify to Congress next week to discuss the agency’s anti-fraud efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly its ability to seek financial redress from accused scam artists.
Among the concerns to be discussed is whether the Supreme Court could rule that the FTC overstepped its authority when seeking ill-gotten gains from those accused of deceptive practices. The FTC, which cannot bring criminal charges, has said a ruling against it would severely curtail its ability to undo damage done by fraudsters.
FTC data shows that there have been 259,763 reports of fraud between January 2020 and April 2021, with a median loss of $340.
India News: NEW DELHI: Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday called for stringent action against those found indulging in black marketing and hoardi.
Congress always striving towards achieving Ambedkar s path of building strong India without discrimination: Sonia Gandhi
Synopsis Today, when the thinking of conservatism and discrimination is trying to weaken the society, the Congress party is always conscious that every section of the country should progress equally and without discrimination, we all together build a strong nation. This is the unshakable path of Babasaheb, Sonia Gandhi said in her message.
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Paying rich tributes to Ambedkar on his 130th birth anniversary, she said the Congress has always emphasised on the establishment of an egalitarian society.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said her party is always striving towards achieving the path shown by Bhim Rao Ambedkar of building a strong nation where every citizen progresses without discrimination. Paying rich tributes to Ambedkar on his 130th birth anniversary, she said the Congress has always emphasised on the establishment of an egalitarian soc
Biden sends unofficial US delegation to Taiwan
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Biden sends unofficial US delegation to Taiwan
AFP / Apr 14, 2021, 08:51 IST
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TAIPEI: President Joe Biden sent an unofficial delegation of former US officials to Taiwan on Wednesday in a signal of support for the democratic island as it faces increasingly hostile moves by China.
Taipei said former senator Christopher Dodd and former deputy secretaries of state Richard Armitage and James Steinberg would land in the capital on Wednesday afternoon. Once again this visit demonstrates the firm relationship between Taiwan and the United States, said presidential office spokesman Xavier Chang. It is strong as a rock.