Articles by R. Ghosh

US Treasury Sends Coronavirus Relief Money to Millions of Dead People; Scrambles to Find if Checks Were Cashed

The checks were mistakenly sent to the deceased because only the IRS had access to the Social Security Administration's full set of death records.

Jun 26, 2020

Coronavirus

Singapore Chooses Ericsson and Nokia over China's Huawei to Build its Main 5G Networks

Singapore plans to cover half the city-state with 5G signals by end-2022, and the entire island by 2025.

Jun 25, 2020

Huawei 5g

Ahmaud Arbery Shooting: Three White Georgian Men Indicted on Murder Charges

A video shot by one of the suspects reveals that Arbery was blocked by a pickup truck and fired at from a shotgun.

Jun 25, 2020

Singapore PM's Brother Joins Opposition Party: Will He Contest Next Month's Election?

Lee Hsien Yang and his sister Wei Ling have been embroiled in a dispute with Lee Hsien Loong over their family house, made by their father.

Jun 24, 2020

Porn Star 'Hedgehog' Ron Jeremy Charged with Raping, Sexually Assaulting Four Women

The alleged rape and sexual assaults took place between 2014 and 2019. If convicted, Jeremy faces punishment of up to 90 years.

Jun 24, 2020

Philadelphia Teenager Survives Miraculously After Being Shot 17 Times

Two 15-year-old boys were seriously wounded in a shooting on Monday night that saw an exchange of more than 20 rounds of bullets.

Jun 23, 2020

'Extraction' Producer David Guillod Arrested And Charged with Rape, Sexual Assault and Kidnap

A warrant was issued for Guillod's arrest earlier this month after three years of investigation. He surrendered on Monday.

Jun 23, 2020

Netflix

Cop Accused of Killing George Floyd Goes Out to Buy Food; ''Go Back to Jail,' Says Furious Shopper

The video was shot by a shopper who identified J. Alexander Keung, who is charged with abetting second-degree murder of George Floyd.

Jun 22, 2020

NYPD Suspends Officer Without Pay for Using Banned Chokehold; Video Goes Viral

The video shows at least four officers positioned above the man, trying to restrain and handcuff him with one appearing to put him in a chokehold.

Jun 22, 2020

Breonna Taylor Shooting: Louisville Police to Fire Officer Brett Hankison

Hankison fired 10 rounds from his service weapon, with at least 8 shots hitting Taylor that resulted in her instant death

Jun 20, 2020

New York Frets as it Readies for Phase II Reopening; Will Murders and Shootings Surge Again?

There have been 38 murders and 97 incidents of shooting in the past 28 days in NYC, more than double the number compared with last year.

Jun 20, 2020

Coronavirus

US Announces Whopping $20M Reward for Capturing Two Rebel Colombian Drug Lords

Seuxis Hernandez-Solarte and Luciano Marin Arango have been accused of conspiring with Venezuelan cartels to smuggle drugs into the US.

Jun 19, 2020

Antifa Backlash: Facebook Removes Trump Re-Election Ads With Nazi Symbol

The ads attacked Antifa with the image of an upside-down red triangle, a symbol worn by political prisoners in Nazi camps.

Jun 19, 2020

Facebook

New York City Freezes Rents for Million-Plus Regulated Units: All You Need to Know

There are around one million rent-stabilized apartments across the five boroughs of New York City.

Jun 18, 2020

'That '70s Show' Actor Danny Masterson Arrested, Charged with Rape of Three Women

Four women filed a case against Masterson last year, alleging the actor drugged and raped them in the early 2000s.

Jun 18, 2020

China Cancels Over 1,200 Flights From Beijing as Fears of Coronavirus Second Wave Spike

Since the outbreak last Thursday, 11 markets have been closed down in Beijing and 8,000 workers have been quarantined.

Jun 17, 2020

Coronavirus

President Trump Signs Order Banning Police Chokeholds, Says 'Bad Cops' Will be Accountable

The new order allows police departments to track officers who have been accused of using excessive force.

Jun 17, 2020

T-Mobile Faces FCC Investigation After Extended Outages Paralyze Voice, Text Services Across US

T-Mobile said it was working to fix a widespread "voice and data issue" and the service would be back to normal at the earliest.

Jun 16, 2020

FDA Stops Emergency Use of Hydroxychloroquine as it 'Weakens' Effectiveness of Remdesivir

The FDA also asks caregivers to instruct patients to reveal if they are taking hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine.

Jun 16, 2020

Coronavirus

Singapore's OCBC Group Says it Will Hire 3,000 New Staff Across Sectors This Year

Singapore bank DBS had said in May that it would hire more than 2,000 people in the country this year.

Jun 15, 2020

Coronavirus

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