The annual U.S. report on human rights practices released on Monday listed "significant human rights issues" and abuses in India, including reported targeting of religious minorities, dissidents and journalists, the U.S. State Department said. The findings come after the U.S. was monitoring a rise in human rights abuses in India by some government, police and prison officials, in a rare direct rebuke. U.S. criticism of India is rare due to close economic ties between the countries and India's increasing importance for Washington to counter China in the region.

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A Republican proposal to cancel unspent COVID-19 relief money could undercut healthcare for military veterans and pensions for blue-collar workers while doing little to improve the U.S. fiscal picture. The flood of COVID-relief aid -- $5.2 trillion in all -- that Congress approved under Republican President Donald Trump and his Democratic successor Joe Biden has emerged as an early target for House of Representatives Republicans as they search for ways to rein in federal spending.

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A group of 22 U.S. state attorneys general on Monday urged Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp to do more to address millions of vehicles that are prone to theft in the U.S.. Last month, the Korean automakers said they would offer software upgrades to 8.3 million U.S. vehicles to help curb car thefts using a method popularized on TikTok and other social media channels. The post has seen a dramatic rise in thefts of those vehicles.

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What vehicle model was the most commonly stolen in the U.S. in 2022?

Tuesday's answer: The most commonly stolen vehicle in the U.S. in 2022 was the Ford Full-Size Pickup truck with a total of 44,014 thefts.