It may be safer to rob a bank. Retailers across the country are increasing their defenses to protect against looting, including by hiring armed guards, planting scouts to monitor, and securing shop windows with barbed wire, The Post has learned. As The Post reported on June 2, the iconic Saks Fifth Avenue department store has fortified its New York City …
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A forecast published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. USA It now projects more than 127,000 coronavirus deaths in the United States by June 27. The joint forecast is based on 20 individual forecasts from external institutions and researchers. The new projections, released Thursday, forecast 127,230 deaths by June 27, with a possible range of 118,450 to …
Read More »Chinese companies facing setback in the United States are hedging their bets in Hong Kong
NetEase attributed its decision in part to the need for more funds, which it wants to use to expand its business. But he also made it clear that he believes the United States is becoming more hostile to Chinese companies, as regulators and lawmakers consider new rules that would lead to more severe scrutiny. Some restrictions may even make it …
Read More »Kartik Aaryan did not know the meaning of this word in Deepika Padukone’s Cannes throwback post. So she helped him
Deepika Padukone in a frame from her Cannes throwback video. (Courtesy image: deepikapadukone ) Highlight Deepika shared a Cannes 2019 throwback video “Pranks of the green room,” he wrote “Cannes” added in the caption New Delhi: If you like Deepika Padukone and Kartik Aaryan’s entertaining Instagram conversations, then this story is a delight for you. On Thursday, Deepika flipped through …
Read More »Appeals court blocks order that would have expanded vote-by-mail amid pandemic in Texas
Thursday decision A ruling that would have allowed Texas voters to request ballots by mail for fear that the lack of immunity to Covid-19 would put them at risk if they voted in person, is held at the United States’ 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. District Judge Fred Biery had issued a decision In May, that expanded mail voting by …
Read More »Pregnant elephant had a severe traumatic injury, according to a post mortem report
The elephant is suspected to have eaten fruit or food stuffed with firecrackers Thiruvananthapuram: The pregnant elephant that died in the Palakkad district of Kerala last week had a severe traumatic injury that likely occurred after an explosion in the mouth, according to the post-mortem report. The injury prevented the elephant from consuming food and water for several days and …
Read More »American billionaires have grown rich by $ 565 billion during the pandemic
American billionaires have gotten richer by $ 565 billion since March 18, according to a report released Thursday by the Institute for Policy Studies, a progressive expert group. Total wealth for billionaires is now $ 3.5 trillion, 19% more than the low point near the start of the pandemic, according to the report. Amazon (AMZN) Chief Jeff Bezos alone is …
Read More »Emotional debate erupts over anti-lynching legislation when Cory Booker and Kamala Harris speak out against the Rand Paul amendment
When the George Floyd memorial service began in Minnesota, Paul, who has been delaying popular bipartisan legislation to make lynching a federal crime, came to the Senate in Washington to add an amendment to the anti-lynching legislation and then pass it. He argued that the bill as written is too broad and said his amendment “would apply criminal penalties only …
Read More »Manipur Girl, COVID-19 suspect, gets 3 minutes to say goodbye to father
The girl had returned from Chennai on a Shramik train and was then sent to institutional quarantine. Kangpokpi: When 22-year-old Anjali Hmangte was taken to Manipur’s Kangpokpi from a quarantine center in Imphal, she had only three minutes left to say goodbye to her father, who died Tuesday night of a prolonged illness. Heartbreaking images show the girl, a COVID-19 …
Read More »The Supreme Court dismisses CBI’s challenge to P Chidambaram’s bail in an INX Media case
The Supreme Court had dismissed last year the CBI’s claim that P Chidambaram was a flight risk (File) New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition for review filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against the bail of former union minister and congressional leader P Chidambaram in the INX Media case. “The hearing request is rejected …
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