Trump abruptly pulled from briefing after shooting outside WH
US President Donald Trump was temporarily escorted by a Secret Service agent from an ongoing coronavirus briefing after a shooting was reported outside the White House.
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NY governor urges police to better enforce social distancing
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo urged the New York City Police Department to step up enforcing social distancing rules on bars and restaurants while COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU patients in the state have dropped to their lowest levels since March....
2 shot, over 100 arrested in Chicago violence
In the violence on Monday, a security guard and a civilian were struck by gunfire and taken to the hospital in critical conditions, reports Xinhua news agency....
FCC head Ajit Pai welcomes move to boost 5G adoption in US
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai has applauded plans to auction off 100 megahertz (MHz) of mid-band spectrum in the country that will boost the 5G adoption in the US which is lagging behind China and South Korea....
Over 97,000 kids in US tested COVID-19 positive in July
More than 97,000 children across the US tested positive for COVID-19 in the last two weeks of July, according to a new report from the American Academy of Paediatrics and the Children's Hospital Association....
US student killed in UP accident
The victim, Sudiksha Bhati, was in India for vacations and was supposed to return to the US on August 20. The 19-year-old was on her way to Bulandshahr on a two-wheeler when the accident took place....
Trump says children unlikely to catch coronavirus
US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his assertion that children are "essentially immune" from COVID-19, despite a new report which said nearly 100,000 kids tested were infected with the virus by the end of July....
Are the roots still strong? Dr. Jacob Eapen looks at post-Covid era
Though an American now, I hail from the southern state of Kerala, in India; one with strong roots in commitment to its people. Historically, Kerala has been a state with much to boast of, achieving milestones in education, gender equality, and, perhaps most evident in our current times, healthcare. People have spoken of the “Kera...
Study identifies longer-term symptoms in COVID-19 patients
Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have identified a pattern of longer-term symptoms likely to be experienced by people who were hospitalised with the COVID-19 infection....
Biden leads Trump in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin: Poll
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was leading US President Donald Trump in the two battleground states of Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, which the latter had won in the 2016 election, a new poll showed.
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