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Boris Johnson warns United Kingdom at critical moment with Covid-19 pandemic
Following the introduction of new coronavirus laws, the prime minister has hinted that he would impose another national lockdown if cases spike. On Wednesday, the government announced a further 7,108 cases of people testing positive for coronavirus across the United Kingdom over the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 453,264 cases. [Full Article...]
Kentucky court releases recording of Breonna Taylor grand jury proceedings
Outside the apartment, she said , an officer she recognized told her that "some drug-dealing girl shot at the police". Police said they knocked repeatedly and identified themselves for a minute or more before using a battering ram to enter Breonna Taylor's apartment, according to Kentucky grand jury recordings released Friday, then killed her in a rapid hail of gunfire after the first offic... [Full Article...]
NKorea's Kim wishes Trump a speedy recovery: KCNA
But nothing concrete emerged in terms of Pyongyang's denuclearization, and talks have been officially at a standstill for months. In September the top US commander in South Korea , General Robert Abrams, said that the hermetic country has since issued "shoot-to-kill" orders to prevent the coronavirus from entering the country from China. [Full Article...]
Businessman died attempting Porsche speed record at airfield
The father of two, who almost died in a 230mph motorcycle crash at the same place in 2016, was attempting to break a 207mph land speed record when he lost his life. He returned to racing in 2017, despite concerns he would never walk again. He also set the record for the "flying mile" at Pendine Sands in Wales , breaking the record set by actor Idris Elba. [Full Article...]
Tropical Storm Gamma Heads Towards Mexico, NHC Says
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two tropical waves in the Caribbean Sea. Since water temps are very warm & there will be very little shear the next couple of days, it is forecast to become a tropical storm by Saturday. Meaning, tropical conditions will likely remain favorable until around October 15, now is not the time to let your guard down, said FOX 35 meteorologist Jayme King. [Full Article...]
One-way trans-Tasman travel bubble to start mid-October
The deputy prime minister said this new travel bubble will free up space for almost 325 passengers a week to enter quarantine in Sydney so that more Australians overseas can return home. "And he wants to see as many of his New Zealand cousins and friends as possible". Right now, New Zealand's borders are closed to worldwide travelers under restrictions put in place to limit the spread of the c... [Full Article...]
North Korea warns South’s navy over search for dead official
The fisheries official was shot dead by North Korean soldiers on Tuesday, the first such killing of a South Korean civilian in a decade. The letter also described the man as an "illegal intruder", Suh said. Moon also said Kim's apology showed he was eager to prevent a breakdown in bilateral relations over the incident and called for the North to resume dialogue and reconnect military communica... [Full Article...]
Lewiston city clerk urges absentee voters to check mail carefully
The figure represents 23% of Lewiston's 27,672 registered voters. Ten states are sending ballots to all voters this year or have permitted their counties to do so, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures . In addition, the deadline for changing ballot papers has expired in many states, and ballot papers are sent to cast ballots by mail to voters in 24 states. [Full Article...]
Trump and wife Melania test positive for COVID-19
In the meantime, we will begin our quarantine process". But Trump concluded his statement on Hicks' positive test on Fox News , saying, "I just went for a test and we'll see what happens, I mean, who knows". She had accompanied Trump to OH for the first Presidential debate against challenger Joe Biden . Her diagnosis was then confirmed on Thursday, and Trump continued with his schedu... [Full Article...]
Donald and Melania Trump Test Positive for COVID-19
According to the Associated Press news agency, Mr Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are now awaiting their own test results. "You know I spend a lot of time with Hope, and so does the first lady", Trump said . Stay tuned to Pinkvilla for more updates. She stepped down in March 2018 to become chief communications officer at Rupert Murdoch's Fox, before returning to the White House ... [Full Article...]
Donald and Melania Trump Test Positive for COVID-19
According to the Associated Press news agency, Mr Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are now awaiting their own test results. "You know I spend a lot of time with Hope, and so does the first lady", Trump said . Stay tuned to Pinkvilla for more updates. She stepped down in March 2018 to become chief communications officer at Rupert Murdoch's Fox, before returning to the White House ... [Full Article...]
President Trump has 'mild' COVID-19 symptoms; Pence negative
In the meantime, we will begin our quarantine process". Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Thursday night that he was waiting for the results of his coronavirus test, and commented: "Whether we quarantine or whether we have it, I don't know". [Full Article...]
Trump says he's tested positive for COVID-19
I spent a lot of time with Hope and so does the first lady, and she's tremendous". Trump's diagnosis was sure to have a destabilizing effect in Washington and around the world, raising questions about how far the virus has spread through the highest levels of the US government. [Full Article...]
UK's Boris Johnson Wishes Trump, First Lady "Speedy Recovery"
The news was reported by numerous worldwide news publications before Trump took to Twitter and confirmed the same. President Donald Trump has tested positive for COVID-19, upending the already tense United States election, but was described by his doctor on Friday as feeling "well" and able to perform his duties while quarantining. [Full Article...]
Donald Trump, first lady Melania test positive for coronavirus
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for coronavirus . " President Trump and the first lady have paid the price for his gamble to play down the COVID-19", tweeted Hu Xijin, editor-in-chief of China's Global Times tabloid. [Full Article...]
Trump in 'quarantine process' after top aide gets COVID-19
It was later revealed that Presidential rival Joe Biden and his wife had tested negative for the virus, despite taking part in a debate with Mr Trump earlier in the week. Mr. Trump also is scheduled to debate Mr. Biden again in two weeks, on October 15 in Miami. Hicks reportedly began to feel ill while in Minnesota, and quarantined aboard Air Force One on the trip back to Washington . [Full Article...]
Trump to Begin Quarantine Process After Adviser Tests Positive for COVID-19
Hicks' positive test raises the possibility that others within Trump's immediate circle and at the highest levels of the USA government may have been exposed and have to quarantine as well. Questions are now being raised about when Trump contracted the virus, and who has been in close contact with him since who may have also contracted it. [Full Article...]
Twitter reacts to Trump, Melaina Covid-19 news
Trump said in a tweet. The White House did not immediately confirm the diagnosis, however Trump later acknowledged it in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity, saying Hicks "did test positive". "He went in and we were insisting that the people we had in the ground in China should be able to go to Wuhan and determine for themselves how unsafe this was", Biden said, "He did not eve... [Full Article...]
Read: Memo from Trump's physician on positive coronavirus test
A letter released by the White House said the couple "both feel well at this time ". The development, while a source of concern for Americans, will make it harder for the president to continue trying to shift attention away from the virus and focus on his prized campaign issues, like accusing Democrats of promoting a ruinous socialist agenda and allowing United States cities to be overrun... [Full Article...]
U.S. President Trump and Melania test positive to COVID-19
Others who will be in close proximity to the president and vice president, including reporters, are also tested every day. More than 200,000 people have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, in the United States alone. Public health professionals say mask-wearing is key to helping to prevent the virus from spreading. "He went in and we were insisting that the people we had in ... [Full Article...]