- Defence Team Has Been Unable to Reach Victor Bout for 2 Weeks, Lawyer Says
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The defence team of Russian citizen Viktor Bout, who is imprisoned in the United States, has been unable to contact their client for two weeks, lawyer Alexey Tarasov said on Monday.
- Trump says he will only allow TikTok sale if US government gets a cut
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. government should get a "substantial portion" of the sales price of the U.S. operations of TikTok and warned he will ban the service in the United States on September 15 without a sale.
- Trump threatens to sue Nevada to stop universal mail-in ballots
Nevada's legislature recently voted to join six other states who send the ballots to every voter ahead of election day.
- 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.
- 'No silver bullet': WHO urges states to enforce security measures
Officials exhort countries 'do it all' to curb the spread of COVID-19 as there might never be a lasting vaccine.
- 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 the United States.
- Powerful 5.6-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northern Mariana Islands - USGS
The Northern Mariana Islands, a commonwealth of the United States in the Pacific Ocean, is located in the seismically active zone known as the Ring of Fire.
- 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 protected from this virus."
- US entering 'new phase' of Covid-19 outbreak, say White House experts
The United States is in a new phase of the novel coronavirus outbreak with infections "extraordinarily widespread" in rural areas as well as cities, White House coronavirus experts said on Sunday.
- Microsoft to Proceed With Talks Over Possible TikTok Purchase in US After 'Conversation' With Trump
Earlier in the week, US President Donald Trump announced his intention to ban the Chinese-owned viral video platform TikTok in the United States amid allegations that the app "spies" on American citizens and could be used to "meddle" in the US presidential election.
- Will the Gulf-Israel rapprochement be derailed by annexation?
Netanyahu's annexation plans could break the anti-Iran alliance Trump helped built between Israel and some Gulf states.
- Welcome to Slytherin House! 5,000 Burmese Pythons Captured in Florida
Native to Southeast Asia, pythons were first introduced to the United States as exotic pets, and later the South Florida Everglades swamp became home to thousands of the snakes.
- US counts 61,262 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins
 The United States counted 61,262 new coronavirus cases in the 24 hours leading up to 8:30 pm Saturday (0030 GMT Sunday), according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. It was the fifth consecutive day with more than 60,000 infections recorded, according to the Baltimore-based university. There were also 1,051 deaths in the 24-hour period.
- Space X Crew Dragon With Two Astronauts Aboard Undocks From ISS to Return to Earth - Video
Earlier on 30 May, the United States conducted their first space launch in ten years, sending a Space X Crew Dragon capsule to the International Space Station. On 31 May, the vehicle successfully docked with the ISS.
- Taking cue from India, US to ban TikTok
 China and China-linked entities are about to learn a harsh lesson in global economics and survival. Antagonizing India and the United States and losing the two biggest markets in the world is one way to become irrelevant. US President Donald Trump on Friday said he is banning TikTok, the Chinese video-sharing social networking service, following India’s lead in canning the app, following China’s predatory moves on the border
- Mysterious ‘Biowarfare Seeds’ From China Sowing Panic in US Turn Out to Be…Veggies and Herbs
Last week, residents of dozens of US states reported receiving suspicious, unsolicited packages of seeds from China, with fear mongers online immediately asking whether their delivery was a form of “biological warfare” by the People’s Republic against the United States.
- Google Says 'Contact Tracing' Apps Are Being 'Explored' in 20 US States & Territories Now
In May, Google and Apple announced their partnership in a bid to develop a tool which is set help individuals around the world to track their exposure to COVID-19. The initiative was welcomed in some US states, but there were also sceptics who remained concerned about issues of personal data collection potentially enabled by the tracing apps.
- Washington Ethics Office Releases Trump's Self-Reported 2019 Financial Records
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United States Office of Government Ethics on Friday released President Donald Trump’s self-reported financial records for 2019.
- Trump vows to ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok from US
President Donald Trump said Friday he will bar fast-growing social media app TikTok from the United States as American authorities have raised concerns the service could be a tool for Chinese intelligence.
- 'I Have That Authority': Trump Says He Will Ban TikTok From US 'As Soon as Saturday'
Reports of Trump weighing a possible ban of TikTok in the United States emerged after several Republican Senators raised concerns that China might meddle with the US presidential election via TikTok - a video platform with short musical videos.
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