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Qureshis star but Eagles soar

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BOCA RATON/FL: USA – The father/son combination of Zishawn Qureshi and Mahammad Qureshi both starred with the bat but could not save the Orlando Stars as they were beaten twice by the Pakistan Eagles as cricket returned to the United States. Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) decided to host the T10 cricket league four months after the COVID 19 pandemic began. On the opening day, there were two matches carded between Pakistan Eagles and Orlando Stars. After taking the first game by six wickets, the Eagles again were in top form…

Donald Trump revises US Covid-19 toll estimate again to ‘hopefully under 100,000’

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US President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he departs on travel to the Camp David presidential retreat from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, US, May 1, 2020. (REUTERS) COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ President Donald Trump on Friday revised the estimate of US fatalities from Covid-19 to “hopefully” less than 100,000, just days after he said he feared it could go up to 60,000 and then to 70,000. His first estimate based on projections by his coronavirus task force was up to 200,000. As of Saturday morning,…

Donald Trump points to Wuhan lab as Covid-19 source, threatens new tariffs as punishment

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COURTESY BY : https://www.hindustantimes.com/ President Donald Trump on Thursday said the United States has intelligence that establishes a virology lab in Wuhan is the source of the pandemic and indicated new tariffs as his administration considers a range of punitive measures such as partly cancelling public debt and allowing victims to sue China. “Yes I have,” Trump told reporters when asked if he has seen intelligence that traces the epidemic’s origin to the Wuhan lab with a high degree of confidence. He did not share any evidence and when asked…

US ‘hasn’t seen’ North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently, Mike Pompeo

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COURTESY BY: https://www.bbc.com/news/ US officials “haven’t seen” North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently and are watching reports about his health “closely”, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said. He also expressed concern that the hermit state could be hit either by the coronavirus outbreak or a famine. Mr Kim, 36, last appeared in state media on 12 April, triggering speculation that he was seriously ill. But officials in South Korea later said such reports were not true. Kim Jong-un illness rumours denied amid intense speculation Who might lead N…

US finds tentative cure for Covid-19, hunts chutes for a vaccine

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A lab technician visually inspects a filled vial of investigational coronavirus disease treatment drug remdesivir at a Gilead Sciences facility in La Verne, California, US. (Gilead Sciences Inc/Handout via Reuters) COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ A sliver of hope ran through a nation ravaged by a new virus and shuttered at home after a top US government scientist announced Wednesday that data from ongoing federal trials demonstrated that an antiviral drug can significantly shorten the duration of the illness and hasten recovery from coronavirus. News reports indicated the US Food and Drug…

Trump faces the risk of a coronavirus cliff

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Unemployed Americans will lose a federal safety net long before the economy fully recovers — potentially creating a messy Election Day for the GOP. COURTESY BY: https://www.politico.com/ Republicans are trying to pull off a high-wire act over the next three months: Reopen the economy enough to get most jobless Americans back to work and off the public dole, while resisting another giant stimulus package. If they fail, they’ll face a coronavirus cliff — an even deeper collapse in spending and sky-high unemployment in the months before Election Day. That could…

Ohio’s G.O.P. Governor Splits From Trump, and Rises in Popularity

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Gov. Mike DeWine wore a protective mask made by his wife at a coronavirus briefing this month. His handling of the pandemic has led to a surge in his approval ratings.Credit…Doral Chenoweth/The Columbus Dispatch, via Associated Press COURTESY BY: https://www.nytimes.com/ For 40 years, Mike DeWine rose steadily if blandly up the ladder of Ohio politics, finally landing his dream job as governor. He took office last year as a familiar figure in the state, not because of any indelible political identify, but because, at 72, he had been around forever.…

Trump and Florida’s DeSantis talk reopening plans and share mutual congratulations

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COURTESY BY: https://edition.cnn.com/ Last week, when a Republican governor set plans to begin reopening his state, President Donald Trump signed off before reversing himself and declaring the strategy a mistake. This week, as another GOP governor contemplates his own reopening scheme, he’s talking to the President in person. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis traveled to Washington on Tuesday to meet with Trump in the Oval Office as the expiration of his state lockdown order nears on May 1. He said during the meeting he would unveil his reopening plans on Wednesday. And he made…

USA Nationals postponed

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Players like Zishawn Qureshi always look forward to showcasing his talent at the USA Nationals MaqT10.

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MARGATE/FL – USA: The 2020 USA Nationals Maq T10 has been postponed to a date to be announced. So says chairman and CEO of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) Maq Qureshi. He told 925 News that with the current COVID 19 pandemic there is no way the tournament could have taken place at its original time which is April. We are looking at alternate dates. I want everyone to know that this tournament is not canceled it is postponed for the moment. We know how crucial this tournament is on the…

CCUSA applauds frontline workers

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Chairman and CEO of CCUSA Mahammad Qureshi.

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MARGATE/FL – USA: Chairman of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) continued his powerful messages to the masses Friday saying that frontline workers should be cherished and appreciated. Speaking to News 925 the Fort Lauderdale resident said: “I wish to applaud all frontline workers for the outstanding, exceptional and patriotic service to our great country the United States of America. I salute these exemplars who risk their lives on a daily basis to save mankind from this deadly COVID 19 virus. I thank you all very much for your efforts and sacrifices…