Biden will not announce VP pick this week: Campaign
US presidential candidate Joe Biden will not reveal his long-awaited choice of running mate this week despite previous expectations he would, his campaign told AFP on Tuesday.
Kamala Harris is best bet for Biden as running mate: Indian-American community leader
China vows retaliation if any US action against journalists
China vowed on Tuesday to retaliate if the United States persisted with “hostile action” against Chinese journalists who may be forced to leave in coming days if their US visas are not extended. “The US has been escalating its actions against Chinese journalists,” Wang told reporters. “The US should immediately correct its mistake and stop …
Trump giving $35 million to aid human trafficking survivors
The Trump administration is awarding more than $35 million in Justice Department grants to organizations that provide safe housing for survivors of human trafficking. The grants are being announced Tuesday at a White House event attended by Attorney General William Barr, presidential adviser Ivanka Trump, survivors of human trafficking and organizations that serve them.
Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in North Carolina
Hurricane Isaias has made landfall near Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. The hurricane made landfall on Monday with maximum sustained winds of 136 km/h. Coastal shops and restaurants closed early, power began to flicker at oceanfront hotels and even the most adventurous of beachgoers abandoned the sand on Monday night as newly restrengthened Hurricane Isaias …
Donald Trump’s nursing home plan limits supply of free Covid-19 tests
The Trump administration’s plan to provide every nursing home with a fast Covid-19 testing machine comes with an asterisk: The government won’t supply enough test kits to check staff and residents beyond an initial couple of rounds.
US doing ‘very well’ against Covid-19, India has a ‘tremendous problem’: Trump
“I think we’re doing very well. I think that we have done as well as any nation. If you really look, if you take a look at what’s going on, especially now with all these flare ups and nations that they were talking about,” US President Donald Trump said. The US is the worst-hit country …
Shops closed, beaches deserted as hurricane Isaias nears the Carolinas
Coastal shops and restaurants closed early, power began to flicker at oceanfront hotels and even the most adventurous of beachgoers abandoned the sand Monday night as newly restrengthened Hurricane Isaias sped toward the Carolinas.
US adds 46,321 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins
The US has now recorded 4,711,323 total cases, with 155,366 deaths, making it by far the worst-hit country in the world.
US teachers protest school reopenings, coronavirus cases down in South, West
Diesel truck soot likely sparked major California wildfire
A California wildfire raging through dry brush and timber east of Los Angeles, forcing thousands of people from their homes, was likely sparked by burning soot from the exhaust of a diesel truck, investigators said on Monday.
Clock is ticking for Microsoft to buy TikTok
Nevada lawmakers OK mailing voters ballots, Trump slams move
Nevada state lawmakers have passed a bill that would add the state to a growing list of US states that will mail active voters ballots ahead of the November election amid the coronavirus pandemic.
US will ban Tiktok on September 15 unless an American company buys it, says Trump
US President Donald Trump on Monday said the popular Chinese app, TikTok, would be banned in the country beginning September 15, unless it is bought by an American company and asserted that a substantial amount of the buyout deal should go to the treasury.
Macular degeneration may increase severity of Covid-19: Study
People with age-related macular degeneration – an eye disorder caused by overactive immune system — are at greater risk of developing severe complications and dying from Covid-19, according to a study. Complement, one of the immune system’s oldest branches may be influencing the severity of Covid-19 disease, said the researchers at Columbia University in the …
China accuses US of harassing Chinese students, researchers
China on Monday accused the United States of “monitoring, harassing and willfully detaining” Chinese students and researchers in the US. Foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin’s comments follow the denial of a bail request in California for a university researcher accused of lying about her ties to China’s military and Communist Party to gain access to …
Coronavirus: US has entered a ‘new phase’ of the pandemic, White House expert says
The United States has entered a “new phase” of the pandemic, White House coronavirus advisor Deborah Birx warned Sunday, with rural areas just as threatened as major cities. “It is extraordinarily widespread. It’s into the rural as equal urban areas,” she added. “To everybody who lives in a rural area, you are not immune or …
Thousands remain evacuated from Southern California wildfire
The Apple Fire in Riverside County consumed more than 31 square miles (about 80 square kilometers) of dry brush and timber, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. As of Monday morning, it was 5% contained. The cause was under investigation.
Microsoft to continue talks to buy TikTok from ByteDance
Microsoft Corp said on Sunday that it would continue discussions to acquire popular short-video app TikTok from Chinese internet giant ByteDance, and that it was aiming to conclude the negotiations by September 15.
Trump to give TikTok’s Chinese owner 45 days to reach deal to sell: Sources
US President Donald Trump has agreed to give China’s ByteDance 45 days to negotiate a sale of popular short-video app TikTok to Microsoft Corp, two people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.
Firefighters struggle to contain blaze in southern California
The so-called Apple Fire that broke out Friday near the city of San Bernardino has so far charred more than 20,000 acres, sending up columns of smoke visible from far away. At least 2,600 homes and nearly 7,800 people were evacuated, and officials said it was not clear when they might be able to come …
SpaceX capsule and Nasa crew make 1st splashdown in 45 years
Two NASA astronauts returned to Earth on Sunday in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown, their capsule parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico to close out an unprecedented test flight by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company. The return clears the way for another SpaceX crew launch as early as next month and possible tourist flights next year.
Pompeo says Trump to take broad action on Chinese software
Donald Trump plans to take action on a what he sees as a broad array of national security risks presented by software connected to the Chinese Communist Party, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday. Pompeo’s remarks followed reports that Microsoft is in advanced talks to buy the US operations of TikTok.
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Trump to act on Chinese software companies in coming days: Pompeo
Southern California ‘Apple Fire’ forces nearly 8,000 to evacuate
Covid spread can be contained in US universities with students testing every 2 days: Study
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Florida braces for hurricane conditions as Isaias approaches
Isaias is threatening to trigger a storm surge and flash flooding in parts of Florida, the National Hurricane Center said Sunday, adding that “preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion.”