‘Gluttonous’ Vegas couple ‘stole identities of dead people to defraud Medicaid of $13m’ which they blew on a private jet, luxury cars, designer clothes and vacations…
May 28, 2020
Latisha and Timothy Mark Harron worked together to carry out a 'massive fraud' on the North Carolina Medicaid program, according to a press release from the Department of Justice issued on Wednesday. The couple, who were arrested on Wednesday, allegedly did this by billing the government for what the Department described as 'fictitious home services'.
Texas Supreme Court blocks ruling that expanded voting by mail…
May 28, 2020
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who had argued for the state in the case, welcomed the decision and said it was incorrect to include fear of contracting COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, as a “disability” on mail-in ballot applications.
Mysterious ‘continuously active’ object discovered in Jupiter’s orbit…
May 28, 2020
It's unclear what caused 2019 LD2 to show "cometary behavior," but the researchers have a few theories, including one suggesting it collided with another asteroid. Further research is needed to determine what is causing the activity, but researchers are excited by the discovery, nonetheless.
“Minneapolis Is Burning” – Buildings Torched, Stores Looted, Protests Over George Floyd Intensify …
May 28, 2020
Hundreds of people protesting the death of George Floyd blocked a Los Angeles freeway and shattered windows of California Highway Patrol cruisers…
May 28, 2020
U.S. Unit To Arrive In Colombia To Help Fight Drug Trafficking
May 28, 2020
The U.S. Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) will arrive in Colombia in early June, the embassy said, without specifying the size of the unit. “SFAB’s mission in Colombia is an opportunity to demonstrate our mutual commitment against drug trafficking and support for regional peace, respect for sovereignty and the lasting promise to defend shared ideals and values,” said U.S. Southern Commander Admiral Craig Faller in a statement.
Beijing approves national security proposal for Hong Kong…
May 28, 2020
While details about the bill remain scarce, the move will bypass Hong Kong's legislature, prompting concerns over eroding freedoms in the special administrative region.
US workers file 2.1 million more jobless claims as crisis total tops 40 million…
May 28, 2020
The workers sidelined by the pandemic in the past 10 weeks now outnumber the entire population of California and account for roughly 26 percent of the American workforce.
Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey clash as Trump social media order looms…
May 28, 2020
Mr Zuckerberg, Facebook’s founder and chief executive, took to Fox News on Wednesday night to criticise Twitter for fact-checking Mr Trump’s tweets, saying that private technology companies “shouldn’t be the arbiter of truth of everything that people say online”. Mr Dorsey, Twitter’s co-founder and chief executive, countered with what he called his own “fact check”, defending his company’s actions in for the first time labelling Mr Trump’s Twitter posts as potential misinformation...
US to cancel visas for thousands of Chinese grad students with ties to Chinese military schools…
May 28, 2020
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the plan with President Trump during a meeting Tuesday, The New York Times reported, citing officials with knowledge of the discussions.
UConn murder suspect arrested in Maryland after manhunt…
May 28, 2020
Connecticut State Police said Peter Manfredonia, 23, was taken into custody in Hagerstown, Maryland, and there were no injuries to law enforcement or Manfredonia despite authorities saying he was believed to be heavily armed.
US Army soldier stops an active-shooter by ramming him with a car on a bridge in Kansas…
May 28, 2020
Police initially responded to reports of a road-rage incident on the Centennial Bridge over the Missouri River at around 11 a.m. local time, according to Leavenworth Police Chief Pat Kitchens. Upon arriving, police officers discovered two people who were injured, a separate Ft. Leavenworth soldier with a gunshot wound; and another person "trapped under the car."
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp slashes Australian newspapers, media jobs, in virus downturn
May 28, 2020
From next month, the company which dominates Australia’s media and political landscape said it would take 76 regional mastheads online only and shut another 36 altogether. It said the closures would lead to job cuts, without saying how many.