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Student goes to packed party then screeches: 'Yes I f**king have Covid!'

A student has sparked fury after she was filmed screeching ‘Yes I fucking have Covid!’ at a packed house party. The Texas Tech student, whose name appears to be Cady, beams into a camera at a party in Lubbock, Texas, and says: ‘Everyone’s like, “Cady, don’t you have Covid?” ‘”Like, don’t you literally have Covid?” […]

Outraged Donald Trump calls reporter 'disgrace' for lashing him over Covid lies

Donald Trump has lashed out at a journalist who confronted him over his lies about how deadly coronavirus was. ABC News political correspondent John Karl asked the president Thursday: ‘Why did you lie to the American people and why should we trust what u have to say now?’ He was referring to Trump’s newly-published on-the-record […]

Ex-New York Jets player Josh Bellamy charged with coronavirus-relief fraud

WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – Former New York Jets player Josh Bellamy has been charged with participating in a scheme to fraudulently receive coronavirus-relief loans, the US Justice Department said on Thursday (Sept 10). Bellamy, 31, allegedly obtained a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan of US$1.2 million (S$1.6 million) for his company, Drip Entertainment, and used the […]

Divided States podcast: The race for the White House tightens

With just eight weeks until the presidential election, we’re back with a new season. Cordelia Lynch and Emily Purser Brown discuss the state of the race as we enter the final, intense period of the campaign, and why the polls have been narrowing in the past few weeks. :: Subscribe to Divided States on Apple […]

Cyclist ripped off bike by firefighters who saw him punch woman, 60, at random

A group of have-a-go hero firefighters chased after a cyclist who punched an unsuspecting woman and ripped him off his bike. Surveillance footage captured the cyclist, named by police as Daniel Biggs, 53, as he rode behind the 60 year-old woman in Brooklyn, New York, on August 26 and punch her in the mouth. She […]

Doomed-to-fail Senate vote will usher final scene on US Covid-19 stimulus package

WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – The US Senate is poised to vote on Thursday (Sept 10) on whether to advance a slimmed-down Republican-crafted pandemic relief Bill, opening what’s likely to be the final stage of the months-long partisan battle over fiscal stimulus. Democrats say they have the votes to block a narrowly tailored Bill introduced by Majority […]

New York to mark 9/11 anniversary amid the coronavirus pandemic

NEW YORK (AFP) – With crime on the rise, shops and apartments increasingly vacant, and homeless people on the sidewalks, New York on Friday (Sept 11) will mark the 19th anniversary of the Sept 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic and a bitter fight with the White House. The city […]

In nod to conservatives, Trump reveals new list of potential Supreme Court picks

WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Sept 9) unveiled a list of potential nominees – including three sitting US senators – to fill any future Supreme Court vacancies in a move aimed at bolstering support among conservative voters ahead of the Nov 3 election. At a White House event, Trump announced a […]

'Substantial chance' Russian officials behind Navalny poisoning: Pompeo

WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday (Sept 9) there was a “substantial chance” that the suspected poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was ordered by senior Russian officials. “There is a substantial chance that this actually came from senior Russian officials,” Pompeo told the Ben Shapiro radio programme, according […]

N.Y.C. to Allow Indoor Dining, in Milestone on Recovery From Pandemic

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that restaurants can open for indoor service at 25 percent capacity, starting on Sept. 30. By Jesse McKinley Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Wednesday that the prohibition on indoor dining in New York City would be lifted on Sept. 30, a boost to the city’s recovery from the pandemic […]