Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19 Thursday night. Washington: US President Donald Trump had a restful night and continues to do extremely well, his doctor said Tuesday, a day after he was discharged from a military hospital where he was being treated for coronavirus. “Feeling Great,” Trump said in a tweet. “This morning, the president’s […]
Day: October 6, 2020
Nirmala Sitharaman mounts veiled attack on Congress over MSP
CHENNAI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday made a veiled attack on Congress vis-a-vis the new farm legislations, saying those who did not even provide Minimum Support Price (MSP) for commodities other than paddy and wheat were now raising ‘unreasonable’ apprehensions. Stoutly defending the new farm laws of the Centre, she said these legislations […]
NHL draft 2020 live updates
6:00 PM ET ESPN staff Follow the entire 2020 NHL draft through all seven rounds. We have all 217 picks as they happen, starting with Tuesday night’s first overall selection by the New York Rangers and ending with Wednesday afternoon’s final pick. Additionally, Chris Peters, Greg Wyshynski and Emily Kaplan provide detailed breakdowns of each […]
Conservative conference: Johnson on ‘broken’ housing market
Boris Johnson has pledged to help young people get a “long-term fixed-rate mortgage” worth up to 95% of the home’s value. Mr Johnson said that delivering on the Conservative manifesto pledge would allow for two million more owner-occupiers to buy their own home. The prime minister used his conference speech he would “fix our broken […]
Delayed Homeland Security Report Warns of ‘Lethal’ White Supremacy
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security warned on Tuesday that violent white supremacy was the “most persistent and lethal threat in the homeland” in an annual assessment that a former intelligence chief had accused the agency of withholding in deference to President Trump. The intelligence chief-turned-whistle-blower last month accused the department of blocking the […]
Whistleblower Who Alleged White House Virus Failures Resigns
In this image provided by Public Health Emergency, a department of Health and Human Services, Rick Bright is shown in his official photo on April 27, 2017, in Washington. (Health and Human Services via AP) A highranking government whistleblower who alleges the Trump administration fumbled its coronavirus response resigned Tuesday, saying he has been forced […]
Mike Pence Doesn’t Want Plexiglass Barriers at Vice-Presidential Debate
The nation’s political divide is no longer just a metaphor. Aides to Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday criticized plans for their candidate to sit behind plexiglass dividers at this week’s vice-presidential debate, rejecting a safety measure that the organizers said would help prevent any viral transmission between Mr. Pence and his Democratic opponent, Senator […]
Singapore PM Takes The Stand In Defamation Case Against Blogger
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s prime minister testified in court on Tuesday in his defamation case against a blogger who shared an online article linking him to Malaysia’s 1MBD money-laundering scandal. As the head of a government that has pledged zero tolerance of corruption, Lee Hsien Loong, 68, is no stranger to seeking to protect his reputation via […]
Houston Rockets’ Russell Westbrook leaves $8,000 tip for bubble hotel staff, per report
On his way out of the NBA bubble, Houston Rockets star Russell Westbrook wanted to show his appreciation for the housekeepers of the Grand Floridian hotel, and he did it with an $8,000 tip, according to the Dallas Morning News. “They took great care of us,” Westbrook told Bleacher Report, confirming the tip. “Took the […]
Facebook ‘monopoly’ buys, kills competitors
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at an event at Facebook’s Headquarters office in Menlo Park, California on January 15, 2012. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images The House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust determined Facebook wields monopoly powers in social network and has maintained its position by acquiring, copying or killing its competitors, according to […]