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Man Buys Porsche Worth Rs 1 Crore With Cheque Printed At Home

Offbeat | Wednesday August 5, 2020

A man in Florida has been arrested for purchasing a Porsche with a cheque he printed on his home computer.

Twitter Being Probed by US FTC Over Ad Targeting Practices

Reuters | Tuesday August 4, 2020

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is probing Twitter for alleged violations of a law that prevents the social network from using personal data provided for security purposes to target ads, the company disclosed on Monday.

Florida Braces For Hurricane Conditions As Isaias Approaches

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday August 2, 2020

Florida braced for hurricane conditions Sunday, with forecasters warning tropical storm Isaias could strengthen before slamming into the state, which is already struggling with the coronavirus.

SpaceX Crew Dragon Departs ISS for Earth With Two US Astronauts

Agence France-Presse | Sunday August 2, 2020

The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft shoved off from the International Space Station on Saturday with two US astronauts on board, beginning their journey back to Earth despite a storm threatening Florida.

Twitter Hack: US Teen Accused of Masterminding Bitcoin Scam Attack That Hit Obama, Musk

Reuters | Saturday August 1, 2020

A 17-year-old Florida boy masterminded the hacking of celebrity accounts on Twitter, including those of US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk, officials said on Friday.

US Teenager Charged In Twitter Hack Targeting High-Profile Accounts

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday August 1, 2020

Prosecutors in Florida on Friday said they have filed a slew of criminal charges against a 17-year-old accused of masterminding the massive hack of high-profile Twitter users in mid-July.

Players Take A Knee As NBA Restarts In Florida

Agence France-Presse | Friday July 31, 2020

Four months after the league shut down in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, the NBA restarted its season with 22 teams based inside a secure "bubble" at Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

NASA Rover Perseverance Launches For Mars, To Look For Signs Of Ancient Microbial Life

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday July 30, 2020

NASA's latest rover Perseverance launched for Mars on Thursday, blasting off from Cape Canaveral, Florida on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket on schedule.

NASA's New Mars Rover 'Perseverance' Launched, Seeks Signs of Life

Reuters | Thursday July 30, 2020

NASA's next-generation Mars rover Perseverance blasted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral on Thursday atop an Atlas 5 rocket on a $2.4 billion mission to search for traces of potential past life on Earth's planetary neighbour.

Indian Nurse Stabbed "Multiple Times", "Struck By A Vehicle" In US: Cops

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 29, 2020

An Indian nurse has been killed outside a hospital in the US after she was stabbed multiple times and struck by a vehicle, in what police in South Florida are calling an incident of domestic dispute.

Signs Of Hope In Some US States Hard-Hit By Outbreak: Top Health Expert

World News | Reuters | Tuesday July 28, 2020

A coronavirus surge in Florida, California and a handful of other hard-hit states could be peaking while other parts of the country may be on the cusp of growing outbreaks, the top U.S. infectious diseases official said on Tuesday.

Games Postponed As MLB Rocked By Coronavirus Outbreak

Agence France-Presse | Monday July 27, 2020

Major League Baseball confirmed in a statement that games between the Miami Marlins and Baltimore Orioles in Florida, and the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees in Pennsylvania, had been scrapped.

Microsoft, NBA Team Up to Put Virtual Fans in Basketball Arenas

Reuters | Saturday July 25, 2020

When the National Basketball Association restarts its coronavirus-interrupted season on July 30 in its "bubble" in Orlando, Florida, the stands could have more than 300 fans - none of whom will actually be in the arena.

Asked To Wear Mask, Man Pulled Gun On Fellow Shopper At Walmart Store

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday July 24, 2020

A man was arrested for pointing a gun at a fellow shopper who asked him to wear a mask because of the coronavirus pandemic at a Walmart store in Florida, police in the US state said.

Donald Trump Scraps Republican Convention As US Virus Cases Top 4 Million

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday July 24, 2020

President Donald Trump announced Thursday he was scrapping the Republican nominating convention in Florida as the number of coronavirus cases in the United States topped four million.