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US Customs brag about seizing AirPods; face awkward reality check

It's one thing to brag about something and whole another thing if it turns out to be the reason for shame. The US Customs and Border Protection know better.

Sep 14, 2020

Selfie accident: Andhra woman slips while taking pic, drowns in Tennessee waterfall

In a horrible accident, a yound 27-year-old woman from Andhra Pradesh died after slipping near a waterfall while taking a selfie. The woman was identified as Polavarapu Kamala on Sunday.

Sep 14, 2020

Researcher claims to have discovered TR-3B UFO in Greenland, urges Elon Musk to take a look

The new UFO discovery has made several people believe that aliens have been visiting the earth for hundreds of thousands of years.

Sep 14, 2020

ByteDance drops TikTok's US sale, to partner with Oracle

ByteDance abandoned the sale of TikTok in the United States on Sunday to pursue a partnership with Oracle Corp that it hopes will spare it a US ban while appeasing China's government, people familiar with the matter

Sep 14, 2020

China is hiding truth about coronavirus widespread; major hint uncovered

China is either preparing for a second wave of coronavirus or still hasn't gotten the virus under control, under-reporting the number of actual COVID-19 cases in the country.

Sep 14, 2020

Those eating at restaurants most likely bring in Covid; CDC study finds

That's partly because wearing a mask not an option while eating and drinking, say researchers.

Sep 13, 2020

US rounded final turn on COVID crisis; Fauci disagrees with Trump's assessment

Fauci said he disagreed with the President's assessment, noting that if Americans aren't careful, the pandemic could worsen.

Sep 13, 2020

Elderly man tries to stop black bloc rioter, gets shoved amid growing protests in Paris

Some protesters wore black clothes and carried the flag of an anti-fascist movement, suggesting the presence of radical demonstrators dubbed "black blocks", often blamed for violence at street marches in France.

Sep 13, 2020

US deadline on TikTok sale coercive robbery: China

The US President has categorically said that he will not extend the September 20 deadline for China-based ByteDance to sell the US business of TikTok or face the complete ban.

Sep 12, 2020

Palestine accuses US of pressurising Arab countries to make peace with Israel

A senior Palestinian official on Saturday accused the United States of pressurising Arab countries into normalizing relations with Israel.

Sep 12, 2020

Father forgives daughter's rapist, killer; mother wishes for him to be hung

The Hillsborough County handed down a death sentence to Granville Ritchie for assaulting and killing 9-year-old.

Sep 12, 2020

Complete timeline of 9/11 attacks on WTC, Pentagon and Flight 93

September 11, 2001, was a dark day and goes on to haunt us even to this day as the deadliest terror attack on US soil unfolded and left thousands dead, WTC in dust, and the Pentagon under attack. Here's a detailed timeline of the events that unfolded on that day.

Sep 12, 2020